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Paul Casey has given the thumbs up to the new Nike driver World No. 1 Rory McIlroy will take into competition in the New Year. Casey joined all five Nike staff players in unveiling the crimson-coloured SV Covert driver on day one of the storm affected Barclays Singapore Open on Sentosa Island. Joining Casey using the club for a very first time was fellow Ryder Cup star Francesco Molinari along with Spain’s Pablo Martin, England’s Simon Dyson and Glasgow’s Scott Jamieson. McIlroy had been observed ...

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy battled a virus to card a one under par 70 to be officially five strokes from the lead at the close of the storm-affected Barclays Singapore Open. McIlroy joined half the field in returning to the course on the ninth hole at 7.30am this morning to resume their round that had been delayed at 3.15pm Thursday due to storms. The 23-year old then played the 10 holes in one under par. “It went okay with the weather we have here at this time of the year, you have to expect ...

The Sultanate of Oman will make its debut on the European Challenge Tour when the National Bank of Oman Golf Classic is staged for the first time at Almouj Golf, The Wave Muscat, from October 24th until October 27th, 2013. Promoted by National Bank of Oman, the tournament will be the first Challenge Tour event of its kind not only in the Sultanate of Oman but also in the GCC and will offer a total prize-money of US$300,000.   With its place on the 2013 calendar (confirmed as the last event ...

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy finds himself now commanding so much attention away from the golf course. Of course, attracting the most interest at present is the intense media hype surrounding his move from Titleist to Nike. But then McIlroy has also been in the news for other reasons than just switching management companies. Firstly, legendary Arnold Palmer joked he would break McIlroy’s arm if he didn’t make his debut in competing at Arnie’s event at Bay Hill. Well, McIlroy was asked about this ...

Colin Montgomerie has labelled the club illegal and saying it should be banned despite packing a belly putter into his bag for this week’s Barclays Singapore Open. Monty is competing in the co-sanctioned event for a third straight year but has been in the former Colonial outpost for a week acclimatising the Singapore’s sauna-like weather.   The former eight-time European No. 1 arrived in Singapore from Australia where he had hosting corporate outings at the famed Royal Melbourne course ...

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy heads the list of stars to be signed by sporting giant, Nike. www.golfbytourmiss.com has it on good authority McIlroy’s signature to a reported $20m a year contract is just the tip of a multi-million dollar iceberg as Nike looks to further boost its standing on the world stage. American Gary Woodland, who has been sponsored by Titleist and is also a management stablemate to Tiger Woods, is believed to be signing also with Nike. Also it’s understood 24-year ...

Ireland’s Peter Lawrie and Italy’s Francesco Molinari have put their names forward to become members of the Tournament Players Committee. Lawrie and Molinari will join two others, in England’s Richard Finch and Spain’s Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano who are seeking re-election. A vacancy on the Committee has become available after England’s Barry Lane withdrew but then it will four players vying for the three spots. Lawrie first played full time on the Tour in 2003 and while ...