After an eight-month stretch, Rory McIlroy has moved away from swing coach Pete Cowen to return to his life-long coach, Michael Bannon. “Yes, Michael and I are back working together,” McIlroy told Golfweek. “I’ve always had a relationship with Pete and I’ll ask for...
Legendary coach Pete Cowen has gone public in a UAE newspaper addressing rumours he has been sacked by Rory McIlroy. Cowen says he’s taken the very unusual step of writing for the Dubai-based Gulf News after revealing he has also been hounded by journalists from...
Ahead of his opening round at the Scottish Open, Rory McIlroy joked that if you were to ask Pete Cowen about how the pair have been working together, “he would probably tell you that I’m sh*te!”, but far from being upset with such brutal honesty, McIlroy is relishing...
Among the first text messages leaving Rory McIlroy’s mobile last Sunday was a message to Pete Cowen. Cowen has been working with the four-time Major winner for just over a month and naturally was delighted to receive the first of hopefully more such messages. “We are...
Given all the films I’ve referenced down the years in this column, I can’t believe it’s taken until now to pull inspiration from one of my favourites, The Blues Brothers. Standing at the back of the church with the Reverend Cleophus James presiding, Jake Blues,...
