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Dan Olsen, a little known former PGA Tour pro, has done a complete back-flip over accusations Tiger Woods is absent from the game as he’s currently on suspension from the Tour for using banned drugs. Olsen, 48, is believed to have made the comments on a Michigan radio show at the weekend. “I heard he’s on a month’s suspension … it’s kind of a strong witness. It’s a credible person who is telling me this,” Olsen said Olsen said the revelations came ...

A jubilant Padraig Harrington delivered crestfallen Tiger Woods a subtle reminder after the Dubliner ended a seven-year winless drought to capture a second Honda Classic title at PGA National. Harrington won with a par at the second extra hole, the par three 17th, after the 21-year old Berger found the water guarding the green on route to a double bogey. It is Harrington first taste of success on the PGA Tour in 119 events since capturing the 2008 PGA Championship. Harrington’s contested 176 PGA ...

Double winning Honda Classic champion Padraig Harrington is now facing a Masters preparation dilemma. Harrington earned an automatic invitation into the season’s first Major in ending a seven-year PGA Tour winless drought by capturing the rain-affected Honda Classic at PGA National. The triple Major winner had trailed five shots behind and with 11 holes to play when he resumed his final round Monday morning US time. Harrington then brilliantly muscled his way to the lead with four birdies in ...

Ireland’s Padraig Harrington ended a long 7-year winless drought with a play-off victory in capturing the 2015 Honda Classic. Harrington came from three shots behind and ninth place with 11 holes to play in this morning’s conclusion to the $US 6.1m event at PGA National course at Palm Beach Gardens. The triple Major winner, who teed up ranked 297th in the world, set up victory with four birdies in succession from the 11th hole in a round and forced his way to the play-off by holing a ...

By his own admission England’s Paul Casey is in a good place in his private life and he’s now, and for a second week running, in a very good place on the PGA Tour. When the siren sounded due to darkness to halt play at 6.18pm local time Casey and fellow Brit Ian Poulter were sharing the lead on seven under on the PGA National course in the rain-affected Honda Classic. Casey, and currently ranked 65th in the world, had played nine fourth round holes and Poulter seven and with the round ...

After missing the halfway cut in the Honda Classic World No. 1 Rory McIlroy will be seeking to walk away with first place among the professionals in Monday’s Seminole Golf Club ‘Pro-Member’ event. McIlroy will star in an event on Monday featuring fellow Major winners Bubba Watson, Ernie Els, Justin Rose, Adam Scott, Jason Dufner and possibly Jack Nicklaus. As well, the likes of Rickie Fowler and Dustin Johnson are expected to tee up and possibly Phil Mickelson and Lee Westwood, ...

Padraig Harrington took off his shoes and socks and then donned a spray jacket in playing a second shot from within a hazard early in his third round of the rain-affected Honda Classic. Harrington’s ball came to rest in the hazard down the left side of the second fairway and 176-yards from the flag. The triple Major winner studied the shot and brilliantly picked the ball from the hazard landing the ball just short of the green and 33-feet from the flag. Harrington then played a super flop ...