KILLARNEY, Ireland — Rory McIlroy showed his temperamental side after blowing an early lead and double-bogeying the 18th hole Thursday at the Irish Open, telling a TV commentator to “shut up.”
After shooting a 1-under-par 70 to trail leader Jeev Milkha Singh by seven shots, McIlroy fired off a retort to the Twitter account of American analyst and former pro Jay Townsend.
“Shut up. You’re a commentator and a failed golfer, your opinion means nothing!” wrote McIlroy, the winner of the U.S. Open.
• Olin Browne eagled two holes in a five-hole span and finished with a 7-under 64 to take a two-stroke lead over Mark O’Meara and Michael Allen after the first round of the U.S. Senior Open in Toledo, Ohio.
• Meena Lee overcame wet conditions to shoot a 7-under 65 for a two-shot lead over Brittany Lincicome after the first round of the Women’s British Open in Carnoustie, Scotland.
• Trevor Immelman shot a 6-under 64 to take the first-round lead by a stroke over five others at the Greenbrier Classic in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
“Speedy” Peterson’s 911 call released.
Utah law enforcement officers released the 911 tape in which Olympic silver medalist Jeret “Speedy” Peterson tells a dispatcher he’s about to kill himself Monday.
Initially calm, Peterson identifies his location. When the dispatcher asks him the nature of his emergency, the U.S. freestyle skier tearfully tells her he’s going to kill himself and wants the police to come and get his body in the 26-second recording.
Footnotes.
North Carolina athletic director Dick Baddour said he will step down after 14 years on the job.
• The New Jersey Devils acquired forward Trent Hunter from the New York Islanders in exchange for forward Brian Rolston.
• Former NBA player and ESPN analyst Jalen Rose was given a speeding ticket Wednesday night (46 mph in 25-mph zone) in suburban Detroit hours after he was sentenced to nearly three weeks in jail for drunken driving, authorities said.
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