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Ian Poulter has been rightfully named The Race to Dubai Golfer of the Month for September for his pivotal part in the Miracle at Medinah. Poulter’s passion for the biannual event again came to the fore with the Englishman collecting four points from as many matches. And it was Poulter’s match on Saturday afternoon when he birdied his closing five holes on the suburban Chicago course that helped turned the tide in Europe’s fabour. The effort energised Jose Maria Olazabal’s ...

Double European Tour winner Shane Lowry has abandoned plans of trying to seek his PGA Tour card. Lowry ended a more than three winless drought in winning the Portugal Masters and defeating management stable mate, Ross Fisher. It’s the second time in his career Lowry has beaten an England-born golfer into the runner’s-up role. But while Lowry toasted his success well into the late hours of Sunday night, he’s now made the sober decision to concentrate on the European Tour. Lowry’s moved to ...

Scotland’s Ryder Cup winner hero, Paul Lawrie has reaped a reward for his part in the ‘Miracle at Medinah’ with the annoucement of a continuation of his sponsorship agreement with multinational transport company FirstGroup. Lawrie will continue to serve as an ambassador for Aberdeen-headquartered FirstGroup for another year. The company has sponsored 43-year-old Lawrie and his eponymous Junior Golf Foundation since 2007. “I’m very grateful to FirstGroup for their ...

I just finished reading a very timely article written by good friend and long-time colleague, Peter Stone the famed golf correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald. Stoney’s article highlights the glaring anomalies in the selection process for inductees into the World Golf Hall of Fame. It was announced recently American Ken Venturi would be inducted into its ranks in March in the Lifetime Achievement  category. As Stoney pointed out, Venturi won 14 times on the PGA Tour, including ...

Justin Rose captured a $1.5 Turkish winning delight in defeating fellow England golfer Lee Westwood by a stroke to capture the Turkish Airlines World Golf Final in Belek. The World No. 5 ranked Rose shot a round of a six under par 66 to defeat Westwood by a stroke. Rose was never headed in the race to the $US 1.5m first prize cheque in firstly birdieing the opening hole and then to be three under par after nine holes and one shot clear of his World No. 4 ranked rival. Westwood then birdied the ...

Rory McIlroy intends trimming his 2013 playing schedule despite the tired-looking World No. 1 being handed a golf lesson by Tiger Woods in their much-anticipated Turkish Airlines World Golf showdown. The event billed as ‘Tiger –v- Rory’ turned into a box office flop with Woods advancing to the semi-final by winning by six shots over his newest rival. McIlroy’s reward for the week, on top of a reputed $1m appearance fee, was $300,000. The 23-year old had spend the afternoon by the hotel ...

Tiger Woods is now backing good friend, Darren Clarke to be appointed as Europe’s next Ryder Cup captain. Woods has been a close companion of Clarke’s and with the 14-time Major Champion very helpful some years back in supporting Clarke when the Northern Irishman’s  first wife, Heather passed away weeks prior to 2006 Ryder Cup in Ireland. “I’m not sure what the process is but if Darren is selected he would make a great captain,” said Woods. “He’s one of my best friends out here ...