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Dutchman Joost Luiten is on standby with Sweden’s Peter Hanson in doubt for this week’s 142nd Open Championship. Hanson has a disc problem in his lower back and has not played since having to withdraw with just  a handful of holes remaining in the recent Greenbrier Classic on the PGA Tour. “I still struggling with my back and I’m sure about playing this week,” said the double European Ryder Cup star. “I thought the disc problem in my back was getting better but then it starts ...

Former Open Champions, Tiger Woods and Louis Oosthuizen along with past US Open winner, Graeme McDowell have been grouped together for the opening two rounds of this year’s 142nd Open Championship. The trio will tee off at 2.45pm Thursday (local UK time) and then commence their second rounds at 9.44am Friday. World No. 2 Rory McIlroy will begin his quest for golf’s oldest major at 9.33am Thursday ahead of teeing up at 2.45pm Friday. Joining the double Major winning McIlroy will be Japan’s ...

Defending Open Champion Ernie Els this morning met with R & A CEO, Peter Dawson to return the famed Claret Jug. Els drove up to the Muirfield clubhouse precisely at 10am to be met by Dawson and just on a year after winning a second Open Championship at Royal Lytham and St. Annes. “I am very proud and a little sad to be handing back the trophy but things are so and a year’s gone by and I am happy to report the trophy is all in tact, and the jug is in safe hands again with the R & A,” ...

Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond confirmed he will boycott next week’s British Open over Muirfield’s all-male membership policy. The Honorable Company of Edinburgh Golfers club at Muirfield is hosting golf’s oldest major for a 16th time and despite the controversy surrounding the club’s decision not to allow female members. The golf-mad Salmond, who had played a social round earlier today at the nearby Fortrose and Rosemarkie Club before heading back to watch the action on day three ...

Visiting American Phil Mickelson is on the verge of ending a 20-year European winless drought after moving to within two shots of the lead on day three of the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open. Mickelson joined tournament leader, Henrik Stenson in signing for a six under par 66 and move to a five way share of second place on 14-under par and just two shots behind the Swedish-born Stenson. Stenson, 36 picked up seven birdies as he strives to win for a first time this year after being runner-up ...

France have ended a 25-year wait to capture the EuropeanBoys’ Team championship after a thrilling comeback to beat Norway at Murcar Links near Aberdeen in Scotland After a superb five days’ golf in the north-east, the French came through a brilliant match to emulate their 1988 success – ironically also in Scotland, when they beat the home nation in the final at Renfrew Golf Club. “I’m so pleased for two reasons,” said French Boys’ Captain Francois Dubrule after the 4-3 win. “Firstly, ...

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy look set to land a $4m payout after agreeing to head back to China later this year for the second Duel at Jinsha Lake in Zhengzhou. The world’s top two golfers will again be the only competitors in the 18-hole event to be staged on Monday October, 28th and the day after the BMW Masters in Shanghai. However the venue is yet to be confirmed despite Zhengzhou boasting a city of 10 million but only three golf courses. Last year’s inaugural Duel at Lake Jinsha was ...