NEW YORK – The new Yankee Stadium has turned into the house Aaron Judge built this season, but on Tuesday, a different kind of power hitter was on display. Rory McIlroy hit golf balls from a luxury suite above home plate — and for everyone in the Bronx’s safety, he kept the driver in the bag.
McIlroy made his first trip to Yankee Stadium to help kick off his title defense of the FedEx Cup. And as part of a ceremony involving FedEx making a $1 million donation to St. Jude's in McIlroy's name, the four-time major champ took on cancer survivor Mary Browder Howell in a friendly competition involving targets set up around the diamond and in the outfield grass.
“It’s inspiring to see someone come through a battle like that and be as achieved and successful as she has been since, it’s incredible,” McIlroy said. “She's come through a battle 100 times harder than anything I've had to do in my life.”
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Ross KinnairdABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – JANUARY 18: European Tour, Chief Executive, Keith Pelley talking to the media during the pro-am event prior to the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship at Abu Dhabi Golf Club on January 18, 2017 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)European Tour chief executive Keith Pelley is known for being hands-on, but this might be a little much. On Monday Pelley issued an open letter on the tour’s website noting his frustration with the tour’s website and app and that, for now, the tour was going back to its old design.
“I have been disappointed with the functionality of our new platforms since they were relaunched and I completely understand the frustration many of you have shared with us,” Pelley wrote. “I was hopeful the technical issues we faced were behind us, but having monitored our website and app closely they are clearly not, which is why we have taken action.”
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