Have you ever wondered what Rory McIlroy would look like with Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee’s hair? Probably not. But, for those of you who have, you’re in luck.
The “Morning Drive” crew had some fun Sunday in wishing McIlroy a happy 25th birthday. Charlie Rymer’s present to the young star was a “hair consult from Brandel Chamblee.” View the segment in the video below:
And, of course, Chamblee gave a stamp of approval for Rory’s new do:
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Phil Mickelson’s 62. Rory McIlroy’s 65. J.B. Holmes’ 66 to take the 54-hole lead. Moving Day lived up to its name Saturday at the Wells Fargo Championship.
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After a sizzling 63 during the third round, Phil Mickelson is once again in position to hoist the trophy at the Wells Fargo Championship, a title that has eluded him up to this point. Here’s what You Oughta Know heading into the final round at Quail Hollow, where Mickelson sits two shots behind J.B. Holmes:
•Mickelson enters the final round alone in a tie for third and is in search of his first top-10 finish on the PGA Tour this season. He’ll try to end his drought on a course where he has had significant success; seven of his 10 previous starts at Quail Hollow have netted a top-10 finish.
• While Mickelson dazzled during the third round, including a front-nine 29, consistency hasn’t been his strong suit this season. The southpaw has yet to record back-to-back rounds in the 60s, a streak that he will hope to end Sunday.
• Holmes has battled numerous injuries in recent years, including brain surgery in 2011, but has had a successful 2014 campaign. He fulfilled the obligations of his major medical extension with a T-11 last week in New Orleans and is now in position for his first win since the 2008 Waste Management Phoenix Open.
• Martin Flores held the lead for much of the day Saturday, and still has a chance to win on the PGA Tour for the first time. Flores will tee off Sunday in second place, one shot behind Holmes. His best prior finish on the PGA Tour came last year at the John Deere Classic, when he tied for fourth.
•Rory McIlroy made the cut on the number, but moved into contention with a 65 during the third round. The Ulsterman now finds himself in a tie for 11th as he looks to replicate his feat at this event in 2010, when he made the cut on the number but rallied to win after rounds of 66 and 62 on the weekend.
• Should either Mickelson or McIlroy win Sunday, they’ll join the list of players bringing an OWGR abacus with them to TPC Sawgrass. Mickelson (currently No. 9 in the world) and McIlroy (currently No. 11) will both have a chance to assume the top spot in the world rankings should they win both this week in Charlotte and next week at the Players Championship.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Phil Mickelson’s best round of the year wasn’t enough for him to stay in the lead Saturday in the Wells Fargo Championship, just enough to give him a chance to end his slowest start to a season in 11 years.
J.B. Holmes overpowered Quail Hollow on a good day for scoring, and he made a 20-foot birdie putt from the fringe on the final hole for a 6-under 66. That wound up giving him a one-shot lead when Martin Flores made his only bogey on the final hole. Mickelson had a 63 and was two shots behind.
Flores hit his tee shot into the creek left of the 18th fairway and missed a 20-foot par putt, settling for a 69 that at least put him in the final pairing with Holmes.
They’ll be looking at Mickelson, who filled the course with one big cheer after another. Mickelson rolled in birdie putts of 30 feet on No. 4 and 40 feet on the par-3 sixth hole and went out in 29. He took the outright lead with a 7-iron from 216 yards into 10 feet on the 13th hole and closed with a par as exciting as some of his birdies. After having to lay up out of a fairway bunker, his wedge spun by the hole and left him a tap-in for par.
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”I don’t think I’ll be leading at the end of the day because I think there are some birdies out there,” Mickelson said. ”But just to be in contention, and to have a chance at a golf course that I’ve become so close to over the years, I’m excited about tomorrow’s round.”
Not since 2003 – his last winless year on the PGA Tour – has Mickelson gone this deep into the season without a victory. This year has been so difficult, mainly through injuries, that he doesn’t even have a top 10.
Holmes only last week secured his card for the rest of the year through a medical extension from ankle surgery last year. He hasn’t won since the Phoenix Open in 2008, though he can be scary when he’s finding fairways with his enormous length.
He birdied all the par 5s and only dropped one shot.
”A good week so far,” he said.
Holmes was at 13-under 203, and he’ll have inexperience at his side. Flores is in his fourth full year on the PGA Tour, and he has never finished in the top three. That would have been hard to guess by the way he played. Flores kept it simple on a gorgeous afternoon and never had more than 4 feet left for par until his final hole. He blew past Mickelson and built a two-shot lead after the turn when he made three straight birdies, the last one from 40 feet just off the 12th green.
Only the finish knocked him out of the lead.
Even so, the strong player by Holmes and Flores on the back nine at least gave them some separation. Midway through the third round, nearly two dozen players were separated by only four shots.
When it ended, the list of serious contenders was considerably smaller.
Kevin Kisner had a 68 and was alone in fourth at 10-under 216.
Justin Rose (71) and Jason Bohn (67) were four shots behind. Former PGA champion Martin Kaymer bogeyed his last two holes for a 70 and was five behind.
Rory McIlroy set the tone for the low scoring. Coming off a 76 in which he missed five putts from 6 feet or less, the two-time major champion made five birdies in his opening eight holes and saved par on the 18th for a 65. But at the end of the day, that left him seven shots behind.
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Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy shoots a 65 on day three of the Wells Fargo Championship, but JB Holmes leads.
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Phil Mickelson is still without a top-10 finish on the PGA Tour this season, but he’s in position to end that drought in emphatic fashion in Charlotte. Here’s how things look through three rounds at the Wells Fargo Championship, where Mickelson trails J.B. Holmes by two:
Leaderboard: J.B. Holmes (-13), Martin Flores (-12), Phil Mickelson (-11), Kevin Kisner (-10), Justin Rose (-9), Jason Bohn (-9)
What it means: Rory McIlroy got things started with an early 65, then Mickelson took control with a sizzling 63. When it was all said and done, though, it was Holmes’ name atop the leaderboard as he looks to win on the PGA Tour for the first time since 2008.
Round of the day: Mickelson bounced back from a second-round 75 in a big way, bettering that effort by 12 shots. His outward 29 set a tournament record for nine-hole score and included a stretch of five birdies and an eagle from Nos. 3-8. His 9-under 63 matched his low score of the year and also the lowest third-round total of his career.
Best of the rest: McIlroy made the cut on the number but quickly sparked a rally, with five birdies across his first eight holes. He added three more birdies across his inward half to surge into contention and perhaps match his feat of 2010, when he went from the cut line to the winner’s circle after rounds of 66 and 62.
Biggest disappointment: Angel Cabrera held at least a share of the lead after each of the first two rounds, but the Argentine plummeted down the leaderboard after a 3-over 75 Saturday. Cabrera managed only a single birdie against four bogeys, and as a result he’ll begin the final round in a tie for 11th, seven shots off the pace.
Main storyline heading into Sunday: Holmes has battled back from multiple injuries and would be a deserving winner, but all eyes will be focused on Mickelson as he looks to triumph at a course where he already has seven top-10 finishes. He’ll play alongside Kisner in the penultimate group with an eye on carding back-to-back rounds in the 60s for the first time all year.
Quote of the day: “I had a good round today, and it feels good, because it’s been a rough year for me.” – Mickelson
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When Rory McIlroy won the 2010 Wells Fargo Championship, he made the cut on the number and went low on the weekend. In 2014, the same script appears to be playing out, writes ESPN.com’s Bob Harig.
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After making the cut on the number, Rory McIlroy came out early Saturday and carded a 7-under 65 to move back into contention at the Wells Fargo Championship.
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Justin Rose is one off the lead at the halfway stage of the Wells Fargo Championship but Rory McIlroy is 10 strokes adrift.
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