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Rory McIlroy didn’t mince his words id describing the final hole on day two of the BMW PGA Championship at ‘s**** show’. Following an 80-minute fog delay at the start of day two at Wentworth the secound round ended amid farcical scenes with four groups waiting on the 18th tee, and the sight of Dane Thomas Bjorn exchanging words with a drunk spectator on the green at the closing hole of the famed West Course at Wentworth. The final hole was in near darkness, except for the light ...

Poland’s Adrian Meronk is superbly channelling his bitter Ryder Cup selection snub into a hopeful BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. Meronk, 30, posted a four-under second 68 in muscling his way to within a shot of the lead on day two of the DP World Tour’s flagship event over the famed ‘Burma Road’ course in leafy Surrey. Meronk capped his round eagling the par-5 12th hole and while the now World No. 50 dropped shots at the 13th and 17th holes, he birdied the 18th for a ...

The 2023 Ryder Cup teams has been chosen but with a fortnight to the opening round of matches in Rome not all is seemingly at ease within the European camp. Only one LIV player, and that being Brooks Koepka, will be teeing-up on the Marco Simone course while super Spaniard Jon Rahm has been outspoken in saying it is ‘stupid’ compatriot and Europe’s most successfull player in Sergio Garcia is not being a part of the European Team. Garcia’s historic Ryder Cup record of 25 wins, ...

Tiger Woods was spotted working on his short-game during a clinic ahead of this week’s Nexus Cup at New Jersey’s Liberty National Golf Club. The 15-time major champion was seen chipping and putting, and for a first time wiht golf clubs in hand on a golf course since the bitter disappointment in being forced to withdraw after the third round of his year’s Masters. Soon after the Masters, the 47-year-old Woods underwent subtalar fusion surgery on his injured right leg. Woods has been ...

European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald is wisely using this week’s BMW PGA Championship to help decide likely Ryder Cup pairings ahead of the next fortnight’s Ryder Cup showdown in Rome. And with all 12 members of the European Team teeing-up at DP World Tour HQ why wouldn’t he? The opening two rounds will see the following three-balls teeing-up on the famed West Course at Wentworth. Thursday – Round 1 8.40am 9.00am 12.40pm   12.50pm You can see by the four Wentworth ...

The USA Ryder Cup side have been visiting the Marco Simone course and venue later this month for the hosting of the 44th biennial competiton between Europe and the USA. All but three members – Patrick Cantlay, Jordan Spieth and Xander Schauffele – travelled to Rome to inspect the host course just north of the Italian capital. Spieth chose to remain home as his wife is expecting the ple’s second child and along with Schauffele and Cantlay who also had family matters that took ...

  Home favourite Rory McIlroy made the most of golf’s ‘moving day’ producing an equal best of the round 66 as he seeks not only a second Irish Open title but a third DP World Tour triumph this season. The World No. 2  snatched seven birdies, including at the last two holes, and with his only bogey at the par-5 where he found water with his second shot, and this a day after eagling the hole when he spun his second shot back into the cup McIlroy is in third place at 11-under. Germany’s ...