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Padraig Harrington continues to show age is no barrier moving into the early clubhouse lead early afternoon on day two of the Genesis Scottish Open. Harrington, who turns 52 at the end of next month, grabbed six birdies in a four-under-par 66 and head to lunch at seven-under in overcast conditions on the host Renaissance course. The triple major-winning Harrington, who turns 52 at the end of next month, is the oldsest in this year’s 41st hosting of the Scottish Open. After heavy early morning rain, ...

Seamus Power will be hoping he’s shaken off a hip injury that forced him out after just nine holes on day one of the Genesis Scottish Open, The double PGA Tour winning Irishman was making his debut in the premier Scottish event when he advised his two playing partners he was withdrawing after nine holes on day of the $US 9m co-sanctioned event. Power was two-over at the time. The affable Irishman’s has returned to Europe very much with the goal of boarding September’s special charter ...

It took Rory McIlroy just seven holes to stamp his presence with an eventual eight-under 64 in bright but windy conditions on the opening day of the Genesis Scottish Open. McIlroy headed to a well-earned luncheon break close to fours-hours even after teeing-off with a six-under-par 64 and his lowest PGA Tour first-round score since the 2022 Travelers Championship (62) The effort tied McIlroy with Belguim’s Thomas Detry, and at the end of the opening day in the $US 9m event, the duo were sharing ...

A switch of the Horizon Irish Open to September has Shane Lowry contesting a first Genesis Scottish Open since 2016. Lowry is among five Irish contesting this week’s $US 9m co-sanctioned PGA Tour tournament being staged for a fifth occasion on the Renaissance course to the east of Edinburgh. The Irishman is returning to competition after a fortnight’s break following his T19th finish at the Travelers Championship, and a tournament he began and ended with a round of 64. “This week’s Scottish ...

Rory McIlroy was sticking to his no ‘partnership’ discussion stance in avoiding the waiting written media ahead of this week’s Genesis Scottish Open here at the Renaissance Club to the east of Edinburgh. McIlroy was out first at 8am in Wednesday’s pro-am and, unlike any of his other 23 professional colleagues, he played a full 18-holes in a third visit to this week’s host venue. He walked from the course signing autographs and agreeing to two TV interviews, and one ...

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler has called for players to be more involved in the ‘partnership’ negotiations following yesterday’s revelations forthcoming from the Senate hearing in the US capital. Scheffler’s not a member of the PGA Tour’s Player Advisory Board but as the presently the game’s best, last year’s Masters champion does have the ear of his fellow colleagues. “For me I just try to keep may head down and play golf. I don’t get too involved ...

In what is a first in the history of men’s professional golf, the ancient club-and-ball game was called to answer at a US Senate public hearing. From the hearing that took place Tuesday morning (US time) within the walls of the US Capitol building in Washington D.C., we’ve learned the remarkable contents of a 276-page proposed deal to end the bitter rivalry between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour. Some of the revelant points of the document include: The possibility of Tiger Woods and Rory ...