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South African Darren Fichardt stormed his way into a four-way share of the lead on day three of the rain affected Tshwane Open in Centurion. Just under two hours play was lost when a thunderstorm forced players from the Els Club course at the Copperleaf Golf Estate just after 3pm local time. When play resumed Fichardt, who is looking for a second straight Race to Dubai success, birdied his closing three holes in a round of an eight under par 64 for a 16-unde par total and with his third round score ...

UK bookmakers, William Hill has eased struggling World No. 1 Rory McIlroy from 5/1 to 7/1 to win the Masters while the double Major winner is also 3/1 to fail to make the Augusta National halfway cut. In four Masters appearances McIlroy has only missed the cut once and that was in 2010 with scores of 74 and 77. In prior starts at Augusta he was T40th last year, T15th after his Masters meltdown in 2011 and placed T20th on debut in 2009 And William Hill have also reacted to McIlroy’s indifferent ...

As readers may be aware, rather than just my annual awards I have introduced monthly awards under the banner – ‘Bernie’s Monthly Medal Winners’. Hereunder is the good, bad and ugly of February, 2013. BEST GOLF TOURNAMENT – Omega Dubai Desert Classic. The Omega Dubai Desert Classic has certainly raised the bar in the Middle East in recent years and all thanks to Adrian Flaherty and his Golf In Dubai Team. The tournament boasts a dedicated press room and well managed by ...

South African Charl Coetzee is two rounds away from a double celebration in the co-sanctioned Tshwane Open in Centurion. Play in the second round was completed early Saturday when a thunderstorm late on Frday forced an abandonment to play leaving 54 players still to complete their rounds on the Els Club course at the Copperleaf Golf Estate. Coetzee, who will celebrate his 32nd birthday on Monday, had moved to the clubhouse lead on 12-under par well prior to the stoppage with a second day score of ...

Fellow US Open winner and close friend, Graeme McDowell has declared not to write off World No. 1 Rory McIlroy after his shock withdrawal from the Honda Classic. It was uncharacteristice McIlroy slamming his clubs into the ground on route to being seven over par through just eight holes on day two in the defence of his title. Then when McIlroy found water down the 18th or the ninth hole of his round, he turned to playing partners Ernie Els and Mark Wilson saying he’d had enough. McIlroy, who ...

It seems that Rory McIlroy’s shock withdrawal from the defence of his Honda Classic was more mental than the pain of dental concerns. McIlroy later cited an aching wisdom tooth as he reason for walking off after finding the water with his drive down the 18th. However after commencing Friday’s round at level par from the 10th, McIlroy posted a double bogey at the 11th where he had uncharacteristically slammed his club into the ground in fluffing his chip shot from rough behind the flagstick McIlroy ...

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy has shocked officials in withdrawing from the defence of his Honda Classic title in Florida. The 23-year old double Major winner had slumped to seven over par for his round and the tournament including taking a double bogey at his second hole of the day and then a triple at the 16th or his seventh. McIlroy then bogeyed his eighth but after putting a ball into the water at the 18th it was the last playing partners, Ernie Els and Mark Wilson saw of the Northern Irishman. “There’s ...