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TAYLORMADE DRIVING RELIEF DETAILS HOW FANS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO FUNDRAISING EFFORTS FOR COVID-19 RELIEF Carlsbad, Calif. (May 11, 2020) – As Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson prepare to compete against Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff in raising funds for COVID-19 relief efforts during TaylorMade Driving Relief supported by UnitedHealth Group – the return of televised golf – on Sunday, May 17 at Seminole Golf Club, fans at home will be able to contribute to the fundraising efforts thanks to PGA TOUR Charities through online donations and Text-To-Give options powered by GoFundMe. TaylorMade Driving Relief is centered around a $3 million charity skins match supported by UnitedHealth Group to raise money and awareness for the American Nurses Foundation and CDC Foundation. The team of McIlroy-Johnson will compete on behalf of the American Nurses Foundation while Fowler-Wolff play for the CDC Foundation. Farmers Insurance® also pledged $1 million to back a birdies-and-eagle pool to benefit Off Their Plate, a fundraising initiative through World Central Kitchen that helps both frontline COVID-19 healthcare workers and impacted restaurant shift employees PGA TOUR Charities’ online fundraiser is now live on GoFundMe, where fans around the world can come together and donate to support additional COVID-19 relief efforts in conjunction with TaylorMade Driving Relief, building upon the event’s initial $4 million raised. As they enjoy the competition on May 17, viewers located in the United States will also be able to donate to the fundraiser by texting ‘DRIVINGRELIEF’ to 41-411. Standard text rates apply. PGA TOUR Charities’ GoFundMe will benefit qualified organizations providing or in need of COVID-19 relief. For information about donating via PGA TOUR Charities’ fundraiser on GoFundMe, please visit PGATOUR.com/DrivingRelief and for more information about PGA TOUR Charities Inc. and the programs it supports, see pgatourcharities.org. Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler, Matthew Wolff RORY MCILROY WITB SIM 10.5 driver Kurokage 70 XTS SIM 14.0 fairway Tensei White 80 TX SIM Max 19.0 rescue Hzrdus Smoke Black 105 X P760 4 iron Project X 7.0 P730 5-PW irons Project X 7.0 MG2 RAW 52.09 SB wedge Project X 6.5 MG2 RAW 56.12 SB wedge Project X 6.5 MG2 RAW 60.08 LB wedge Project X 6.5 Spider X putter TP5 #22 DUSTIN JOHNSON WITB SIM Max 10.5 driver Speeder 661 SIM Max 16.0 fairway Hzrdus Smoke Black 95 SIM Max 19.0 rescue Hzrdus Smoke Black 100 P730 4-PW irons DG X100 MG2 wedge 52 KBS Tour Black MG2 wedge 56 KBS Tour Black MG2 wedge 60 KBS Tour Black Spider Tour Mini putter TP5x #1 RICKIE FOWLER WITB TP5 pix 2.0 #15 MATTHEW WOLFF SIM 10.5 driver GD TP 7TX SIM Ti 15.0 fairway GD XC 8TX P790 2 iron Hzrdus Smoke Black 105 X P750 4-PW irons Nippon Modus 130 X MG2 50.09 DG X100 MG2 56.12 DG X100 MG2 60.10 DG X100 Spider X putter TP5 #21 EVENT INFORMATION: Players: All four players will donate their time for the 18-hole, two-person team skins competition, with McIlroy/Johnson playing for the American Nurses Foundation and Fowler/Wolff playing for the CDC Foundation. Location: Seminole Golf Club (Juno Beach, Fla.). A majestic Donald Ross design with a clever routing on a rectangular site, each hole at Seminole encounters a new wind direction. Seminole has long been one of America’s most-revered clubs and this marks the club’s first-ever golf event broadcast. No fans or spectators will be permitted on site. Date/Time: Sunday, May 17; live coverage will air from 2-6 p.m. ET Television Broadcast: NBC, GOLF Channel, NBCSN, Sky Sports and other PGA TOUR global media partners Digital: Unauthenticated streaming of the entire event available via PGA TOUR LIVE (NBC Sports Gold and Amazon Prime Video), GOLFPASS, GolfChannel.com and GOLFTV powered by PGA TOUR. Pre-match coverage as well as the first two holes of the event also will stream on Twitter. Safety measures: PGA TOUR will follow all guidelines, executive orders and mandates issued by the state of Florida, Palm Beach County and the city of Juno Beach.

From the Inbox -- this one's interesting. It appears Rory isn't happy with the ProV1 and is on the hunt for a new ball. Who will it be? Srixon? Bridgestone? Kirkland? STROK? Rory McIlroy plans on switching golf balls after Masters performance Golf News Net Rory McIlroy is looking for a new golf ball, apparently ready to move on from the Titleist Pro V1x after a disappointing finish at the 2017 Masters. Speaking after winding up tied for seventh place at Augusta National, McIlroy expressed concern with the spin he saw from the ball in difficult conditions on Thursday and Friday. "I need to change my golf ball. That's a big thing," McIlroy said Sunday. "I thought my golf ball this week was doing weird things in the wind. It was very inconsistent so there's one thing I will change and try to work on the next few weeks." McIlroy didn't allude to a slate of potential balls he could be playing. The four-time major winner chose to put the Pro V1 into play at the start of 2017, a consequence of moving on from Nike Golf equipment after their decision to exit the golf hard goods business in 2016. He also chose to play Callaway Golf's Great Big Bertha Epic driver and fairway woods and irons, as well Bob Vokey wedges from Titleist. McIlroy said he would be willing to change equipment at a moment's notice, having the freedom to do so without contracts that tie him to certain manufacturers. He exercised that flexibility at Augusta National, taking out the Epic fairway woods and putting in TaylorMade Golf M2 fairway woods. Despite the disappointment of not completing the career Grand Slam in his third crack at it, McIlroy is the only player to finish in the top 10 in the Masters in each of the last four years

Rory is definitely doing what he can to corner the 10-year old demographic. The look on the kid's face is priceless.

Looking for a 2nd home on the Emerald Isle? Rory's old house is on the market... If you have 2.5M pounds in your couch cushions, click here to check out the listing....

With Jordan Speith being seemingly the best player over the last few months and Rory being dominant last year, we could be in for a treat. What if Rory and Jordan become 1 and 2 in the world and have a real back and fourth for world number one? Everyone always begged for this from Tiger and Phil but it never really materialized due to Tiger's dominance. We could be in for a show with both of these guys early in the it careers and showing such good form. Is this wishful thinking on my part?

Wow, Just, wow.... If anyone ever says golfers aren't athletes....

Can't say I've ever done this -- but only because the 3rd putt is a gimme