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Double Masters champion Rory McIlroy found himself being singled by golf mad US President Donald Trump last night at an exclusive White House gala dinner held in honour of visiting Royal guests King Charles 111 and his wife Queen Camilla. McIlroy is believed to have been the only elite sportsperson to be in the room filled by some of the world’s leading business dignataries. The Northern Irishman-born golfer, and in his first public appearance since capturing a second straight Masters, was ...

In the absence of Rory McIlroy and also Matt Fitzpatrick a big question heading into this week’s Cadillac Championship must be can the game’s current No. 1 ranked golfer in Scottie Scheffler tame the famed ‘Blue Monster’ course on his debut. Scheffler is making a ninth start of the season and his debut this week at the Trump National Doral course, affectionately known as the Blue Monster. The Texas enters the week after being relegated into playing second fiddle in his last ...

What a super storyline after the Fitptatrick brothers – Matt and Alex – combining to capture the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. The Fitxpatrick’s – Matt at age 31 years and seven months – teamed with ‘baby’ brother Alex – at age 27  years and 3 months – to create a slice of PGA Tour history, and no doubt DP World Tour and other tour’s history, in becoming the first brothers teaming to capture the Zurich Classic team event on the famed alligator-infested ...

It has to be seen to be believed and that is the newest version of the famed LPGA’s Poppie’s Pond that is actually for this week’s Chevron Championship described as a ‘temporary imovable obstruction’ but is actually a swimming pool. Since the hosting of the 1988 Nabisco Dinah Shore at the Rancho Mirage courese in the California desert there has been the custom at the first major championship of the year for the winner of the event to celebrate her victory by jumping ...

Breaking golf-related news stories for your reading pleasure: Let’s start with news items from Scotland. GENESIS SCOTTISH OPEN – Renaissance Club to host tournament through to 2030. The Genesis Scottish Open will be played at The Renaissance Club through to 2030, with the East Lothian venue preparing to host the Rolex Series event for the eighth consecutive season from July 9-12, 2026. Founded in 2008, The Renaissance Club nestles on 300 picturesque acres along the Firth of Forth to ...

Strange that someone of Bob MacIntyre’s enormous talent has to continually declare what you see is what you are going to continue to get, as he again finds himself defending his highly improper actions during day one of the recent Masters. MacIntyre returned to his beloved Scotland to host the annual Genesis Scottish Open media day at the Renaissance Club near Gullane in East Lothian. It is an occasion arranged by the DP World Tour and with MacIntyre, as winner of the event two years ago, confirming ...

Scotland’s Jamie Duguid is celebrating after superbly taming the windy conditions in capturing the famed Battle Trophy at Crail Golfing Society in the Home of Golf nation. Duguid posted rounds of 70, 70, 71 and a closing 73 to secure success by a shot in the four-round, two-day event held last weekend over the Gil Hanse designed Craighead Links course at Crail and some 10 miles east of St. Andrews. The Dunbar attached Duguid, and where he proudly reigned as Club Champion two years ago, landed ...