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Donald Trump has ‘fired’ leading world golfers Justin Rose, Louis Oosthuizen, Charles Howell 111, Steve Stricker and told Ian Poulter his dress sense is no where near as good as the billionaire American. However in a twist during a segment shown on TV during the third round of the WGC – Cadillac Championship the Donald Trump doing the ‘firing’ was not the real life owner of this week’s host Doral ‘Blue Monster’ course. nstead the person sporting ginger ...

Raymond Floyd has slammed golf’s Hall of Fame declaring the Florida-based institution charged with recognising the greats of the game has lowered the bar by admitting those ‘who don’t belong’. The Fort Bragg born Floyd was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1989 on the back of Major Championship wins in the 1976 Masters, 1986 US Open and 1969 and 1982 PGA Championship. Floyd, who went as close to completing the Grand Slam when he runner-up to Jack Nicklaus in the 1978 Open ...

Double Open Championship winner, Greg Norman has been appointed to coach the China Olympic golf team. Golf is returning to the 2016 Olympics for a first time since 1904. The China Golf Association has asked Norman to be the country’s advisory coach to the national golf team. The former long-time World No. 1 will help develop a golf program and identify China’s best players for the Games in Brazil. Norman says he is honored to be the coach and that it was a culmination of his 35 years ...

Fellow Masters champion, Bubba Watson has purchased the former Isleworhth house that belonged to Tiger Woods. Watson confirmed he is moving his wife, Angie and adopted son Caleb from Scottsdale in Arizona to join a large number of fellow PGA Tour players residing in the Orlando area. “It’s true,” said Watson straight after posting a second-round 69 at the WGC-Cadillac Championship to move into a share of fifth place on nine under par and just four shots behind the former home owner. “I ...

Graeme McDowell tamed the Doral’s Blue Monster course for a second day running adding a five under par 67 to his opening round 66 and move to 11-under par in the WGC – Cadillac Championship in Miami. It put McDowell into the clubhouse lead and then one shot clear of last year’s Ryder Cup rivals Phil Mickelson and Steve Stricker who also signed for 67s to end at 10-under par. World No. 2 Tiger Woods was the leader on the course having moved to 13-under par through 13 holes. Woods ...

Tiger Woods looks set to compete in next year’s 25th anniversary of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic. Woods’ long-time manager, Mark Steinberg indicated he is in discussion with a number of overseas tournament directors, including officials from the Omega Dubai Golf Classic and the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship/ Woods is a two-time former Dubai Desert Classic winner having won the event in 2006 and 2008. “Dubai is the first place he went in the Middle East, he’s won there ...

Auchterlonies of the St. Andrews has been ranked the No. 1 golf business in Fife. In a special St. Andrews Citizen supplement, and the fifth of its kind, the newspaper has compiled a top-100 of businesses of all-time in the Kingdom of Fife. There is no surprise in the top-10 with the Leven based Diageo being able to raise a glass in being named No. 1 and the company itself now the world’s biggest producer of whisky. Auchterlonies comes in at No. 46 and is one of only three Fife located golf ...