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Former Open Champion Darren Clarke is now in doubt for next week’s Masters after withdrawing from this Valero Texas Open with a hamstring injury. Clarke was set to join fellow Irish Padraig Harrington, Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry in the $6.2m event starting Thursday in San Antonio. However his management company advised Clarke had injured his leg while playing a social round of golf last weekend in the Bahamas. Also dropping out of the Texas event is Australia’s Geoff Ogilvy, who had ...

Rory McIlroy admits getting his early season schedule wrong declaring he should have entered the Omega Dubai Desert Classic after the huge embarrassment for Nike in missing the cut a fortnight earlier in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. The World No. 2 revealed this after putting four balls into the water in what was just his twelfth completed round of golf this year ahead of signing for a two under par 70 and a four under tally in the Shell Houston Open. Overall, McIlroy recorded 15 birdies over ...

Sweden’s Henrik Stenson will play in his eighth straight Masters after storming to the clubhouse lead in the storm-affected Shell Houston Open. However’s Stenson’s joy is Marcel Siem’s disappointment and despite the German capturing the European Tour’s Hassan 11 Trophy in Morocco. Siem had moved to 49th on the World Rankings following his third Race to Dubai victory. However his position was short-lived with Stenson moving above his ranking of 53rd and effectively knocking Siem to 50th. But ...

World No. 2 Rory McIlroy was already on the I-10 and headed west to San Antonio long before the winner had been declared in the Shell Houston Open. McIlroy put four balls into the water over the final day but did also birdie his closing two holes in a round of 70 for a four under par tally but a disappointing top-50 finish. The 23-year elected at the 11th hour to add this week’s $6.2m Valero Texas Open to his schedule in an effort to find the form that has earned him two Major victories. But ...

After a disappointing effort in the Shell Houston Open there was a smile of the face of World No. 2 Rory Mclroy as he headed into the Redstone Clubhouse. McIlroy was met by ‘Betty’, the Easter Bunny and happily obliged to have his photo taken before packing up his possessions and taking the 3-hour drive west along I-10 to San Antonio and Thursday’s starting $6.2m Valero Texas Open. Also meeting the Easter Bunny was England’s David Lynn who played alongside McIlroy and American ...

Marcel Siem led from start to finish to capture the Hassan 11 Trophy at Agadir in Morocco but his invitation into next fortnight’s Masters is on hold as he waits to see how Sweden’s Henrik Stenson performs in today’s final round of the Shell Houston Open. Siem won his third Race to Dubai title holding off a final round challange from Finland’s Mikko Ilonen and former winner, David Horsey. Siem, who carded a last round 70 to win by three shots at 17-under par, went into the ...

Here’s a question ahead of the final round of the 66th Shell Houston Open. What do co-leaders Stewart Cink and Bill Haas have in common besides sharinng the lead in the $6.2m event being staged at the Redstone Golf Club course? Answer:  They both went to the same barber. And as Cink responded when it was mentioned, tongue in cheek, they have the same barbers he responded:  “Same barber.  Self baber.” REDSTONE – EASIEST AND TOUGHEST HOLE ON DAY DAY Easiest hole Toughest ...