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.… Albany, The Bahamas  It is an old expression, and it was an expression I recall double English-born World 500cc motor-bike champion Barry Sheene once used and that is ‘the people you pass on the way up, you ​​pass on the way back down’. It’s an expression one c​​ould use in all walks of life and Sheene drew on the phrase in describing a rival, who clearly was intent of caring little about those around him and focussed solely on riding his way to a championship title. Of course, ...

After his best-ever season there is more celebration ahead for red hot Chilean golfer Joaquin Niemann will ‘tie the knot’ on December 21st. Nieman’s future wife is Christina Hellema Puga, a fellow Chilean who is into architecture, art, photography and traveling, and is studying architecture at the University de Desarrollo in Santiago, the capital of Chile. The couple will marry after Niemann captured a 15th pro career win and  third victory of this year at the PIF Saudi International ...

Graeme McDowell’s place on next year’s 2025 LIV Tour will be formally confirmed mid this week. McDowell, who has struggled in his two seasons with the breakaway body, will again be a member of the Smash GC under the captaincy of Brooks Koepka and with fellow team members being Talor Gooch and Jason Kokrak. It is understood the formal contract ensuring McDowell’s membership of the team will be signed on Wednesday. “I’m super excited, all being well, to play under Brooks ...

Chile’s Joaquin Niemann completed arguably the finest season of his pro career capturing the US$5million PIF Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers following a memorable play-off victory against Aussie Cam Smith and American Caleb Surratt. After both Niemann and Surratt made a mess of the 72nd hole with bogeys that allowed Smith into the play-off before Niemann won with a birdie at the second extra hole. He pocketed a first prixe cheque of US$1 million that esured success also ...

…. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Champion Aussie golfer ended his 2024 not only revealing the pain from an aching wisdom tooth but also suffering a fourth event in his closing five tournaments where he’s had victories door slammed shut in his face at the PIF Saudi International Open in Riyadh. Smith had written off his chances for victory despite posting a sizzling final round 62 for a 21-under-par tally on the host Riyadh. The former Open Champion was in the clubhouse while the leading two players ...

After all the emotion in ending 27=years on the DP World Tour career last month in South Korea and Dane Søren Kjeldsen was smiling broadly in storming his way to a stunning victory at the PGA Tour Champions Final Qualifying event in Phoenix, Arizona. Kjeldsen, who turns 50 next May, was the best player over eight rounds, firstly at the initial stage of qualifying when he finished top of the board in Mississippi and he carried that good form into final qualifying posting a closing 66 to finish top ...

... Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Aussie Cam Smith has done probably everything on an individual basis this year but collect the ‘W’. The champion ‘Down Under’ golfer has contested 14 LIV Golf events finishing second on three occasions and enjoying five other top-10s while the current World No. 101, yes 101st in the world, contested eight ‘other’ events and best results capped  recently back home with three top-3s. The 2022 Open Champion was T3rd in the Queensland PGA, ...

Asian Tour Commissioner Cho Minn Thant is quietly-confident the main trio of bodies hosting men’s professional will soon return to being each on the same page. Thant has been at the helm of golf’s third biggest tour since 2018 and having worked prior to that as the Tour’s Chief Operating Officer. And is a hopeful sign of better times ahead, it has been the Asian Tour first to welcome members of the breakaway LIV Golf on the Asian Tour and in a move through the highly-successful International ...