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Jonathon Vegas was second out and proceeded to produce a sizzling putting display to put himself high up the board on day one of the Arnold Palmer Invitational here at Bay Hill. Vegas needed just 23 putts in a super opening round five-under 67 to still be among the leaders early in the afternoon on day one of the $20m event. The very affable 41-year-old Venezuelan has won four times on the PGA Tour and could be staring at a fith this week and, if so, thanks to a new LAB putter he’s added to ...

For top-ranked Scot Robert MacIntyre remarked being a member of Luke Donald’s European Ryder Cup side is very much like working for a boss. You receive your intructions and you go do what is asked of you. The two-time winning Ryder Cup winning MacIntyre spoke in sharing his delight Luke Donald has elected to remain European Ryder Cup captain for the 100th anniversary hosting next year at Adare Manor. MacIntyre said: “It’s great news for Ryder Cup Europe. Whoever was going to take ...

It was an exclusive of sorts when I asked Grand Slam winning Rory McIlroy about his hosting of the up-coming Masters Champions dinner. Of course, the Masters Champion Dinner is an annual occurence on the Tuesday night of Masters week when all the past champions, along with Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley gather within the clubhouse to enjoy a meal chosen by the reigning Masters champion. This year it’s McIlroy to host the dinner and with five-time Masters champion, Tiger Woods guaranteed ...

Carlos Ortiz’s approach shot from 167 yards on his final hole Thursday at HSBC LIV Golf Hong Kong was headed directly toward the flag. Despite the long odds of holing out, for a brief moment, shooting 59 was a possibility. The ball finished inside 2 feet, leaving Ortiz with a tap-in birdie for a 10-under 60 and a two-shot lead over Dean Burmester after Thursday’s opening round at Hong Kong Golf Club. The Mexican’s round included an eagle and nine birdies with just the one bogey on ...

“It feels a miracle to be able to walk”  declared Andrea Pavan after being released from hospital after sustaining multiple injuries, including a fractured vertebrae, in freak lift shaft fall on the eve of last week’s Investec South African Open in Stellenbosch. The 36-year-old Italan golfer fell three floors after stepping through open lift doors into an empty shaft while staying in a private hotel. Sponsored stories This Game is So Beautiful. If You ...

For champion golfer Shane Lowry it was very much akin to another day in the office. Lowry was fourth out at an early 7.30am tee-off local time in Wednesday’s Arnold Palmer Pro-Am captaining his side of amateur partners Chiro Aikat, Abhivav Arnand and Daryl Risinger each members at the Arnold Palmer Bay Hill Lodge and Club and all four residing the Orlando area. Also joining the group was Lowry’s father Brendan, who this journalist and then working for the R & A media team had arranged ...

Rory McIlroy was always going to asked his views over a conflict that’s come to light between LIV Golf’s top star Jon Rahm and the DP World Tour over Rahm’s refusal to meet event mandates, coupled with the threat of denying the champion Spaniard European Ryder Cup eligibility. Rahm’s dispute with the DP World Tour has escalated after the Spaniard accused the ­organisation of “­extorting” golfers over fines for competing on the LIV circuit. Rahm’s Ryder Cup future remains ...