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Tiger Woods will commence his new season next week moving back to World No. 2 before he even plays a shot in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. Woods is currently ranked No. 3 in the world behind World No. 1 Rory McIlroy and Luke Donald the current No. 2 ranked best player. However when the World Rankings are adjusted next Monday the 14-time Major winning Woods will find himself teeing up in the UAE capital as World No. 2. The last time the world’s top two ranked golfers met was in October’s ...

With opinion mounting in favour of Colin Montgomerie’s return to the Ryder Cup captaincy, Sweden’s Henrik Stenson is prepared to again leap to his feet in favour of the Scot at next week’s Ryder Cup captaincy selection meeting in Abu Dhabi. Three years ago it was Stenson who turned the Ryder Cup captaincy meeting around in Monty being awarded the 2010 Celtic Manor leadership role. Stenson, as a member of the Tournament Players Committee, pointed the finger at Monty and declared to the committee:  ...

Ireland’s Shane Lowry intends drawing on management stable mate Rory McIlroy’s enormous popularity to compete more in the States in 2013 should he break into the world’s top-50. The current No. 52 ranked Lowry took another step in achieving that goal carding a two under par 70 in cold and wet conditions on the first day of the Volvo Champions event in Durban. Lowry, who had five birdies in his round, needs only a decent finish along the Indian Ocean shoreline to break into the 50 and the ...

Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee celebrated his first-ever competitive round in South Africa with a seven under par 65 on the opening day of the Volvo Champions event in Durban. Jaidee, 43 birdied six of his opening 10 holes to end the day three strokes clear of the South African Major winning pair of Ernie Els and Louis Oosthuizen on the famed Durban Country Club course. Jaidee qualified for the elite 33-player field in capturing last year’s Wales Open. “This is my first event in 2013 and it’s ...

Colin Montgomerie is gearing up to make a spectacular return to the Ryder Cup arena to be named 2014 Gleneagles captain at next Tuesday’s committee vote in Abu Dhabi. There was no hiding Monty’s joy on the eve of the Volvo Champions event in Durban at the thought of being asked to again lead Europe and this time virtually in his own Perthshire backyard. The Tournament Players Committee will meet in the UAE capital to appoint a successor to Medinah miracle worker, Jose Maria Olazabal. Thomas Bjorn, ...

The appointment of a new European Ryder Cup captain next Tuesday in Abu Dhabi will not be swayed by the PGA of America decision choosing Tom Watson to captain the US team for the 2014 Ryder Cup in Scotland. The Tournament Players Committee will meet in the UAE capital to select a successor to Spain’s 2012 Medinah winning Jose Maria Olazabal. However long-time Committee chairman Thomas Bjorn, and contrary to the recent remarks of fellow committee man Darren Clarke, has ruled out the 13-man committee ...

Reigning Open Champion Ernie Els has again his disgus golf’s ruling authorities will ban anchoring the belly or long putter to any part of the body. Els is among the favourites to capture this week’s Volvo Champions event and on the Durban Country Club course where he has won two South African Open titles including one with a 25-under par victory tally. However the current World No. 24 was again drawn into the belly and long-handled putter debate on the eve of this week’s Euro ...