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It is Ryder Cup judgement day Monday at high noon in the Gleneagles Hotel for Ireland’s Padraig Harrington. European Ryder Cup captain, Jose Maria Olazabal will use the surrounds of the hotel, described when it opened in 1924 as the ‘Riviera of the Highlands’, to announce his Medinah wildcard picks. Indeed the exclusive Scottish hotel has witnessed some historic meetings in its life including the 1977 Gleneagles Agreement that sought to ‘discourage’ contact and sports competition between ...

Paul Lawrie officially confirmed his return to the European Ryder Cup team in emphatic manner with victory in the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles. Lawrie’s win not only takes him inside the top-30 on the World Rankings but he becomes the first Scot ever to win three different European Tour events on home Scottish soil – 1999 Open Championship, 2001 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and now a first Johnnie Walker Championship win. But of more importance Lawrie is returning to ...

Scotland’s Paul Lawrie has celebrated official confirmation of a return to the European Ryder Cup with a resounding four shot victory in the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles. The 43-year-old Lawrie shot a final-round 68 to finish with a 16-under 272 total for his second tour victory of the year and the eighth of his career on the PGA National Course at Gleneagles. Lawrie commenced the final round leading by a shot and at one stage late in his round moved five clear of his rivals. The ...

Mention the name Al Capone and it conjures up images of a notorious gangster from the time of the American Prohibition era who was involved with murder, bootlegging illegal liquor, smuggling and prostitution. However this machine gun tottling criminal legend, who many believe instigated the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, was given shots in playing golf on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Turnberry and Muirfield. Capone’s exploits with the golf clubs are detailed in a new book released ...

Bookmakers William Hills have, without much surprise, installed Europe’s Rory McIlroy and American Tiger Woods to be the individual leading point scorers at next month’s Ryder Cup at Medinah. McIlroy is 11/2 with the following odds being offered the European Team and those on the fringe of a possible ‘wildcard’ pick:- 6/1 Luke Donald, 7/1 Justin Rose, 7/1 Graeme McDowell, 8/1 Lee Westwood, 8/1 Ian Poulter, 8/1 Sergio Garcia, 12/1 Francisco Molinari, 10/1 Padraig Harrington, ...

Former British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown has slammed the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews ( R & A) for not admitting women members. Brown used his speech at the inaugural Campbell Christie memorial lecture at the Scottish Parliament Holyrood’s Festival of Politics to single out the R & A for its inequality towards the admittance of women members. Brown, who was British Prime Minister from June 2007 to May 2010, said the R & A should folow the example set earlier this ...

European Ryder Cup captain, Jose Maria Olazabal has appointed fellow Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez as his fourth vice-captain for next month’s Ryder Cup at Medinah, Illinois. Jimenez joins Paul McGinley, Darren Clarke and Thomas Bjorn as Olazabal’s back room team. “Miguel’s announcement means I now have four world class golfers as my Vice-Captains,” said Olazabal. “They all have tremendous experience of playing in the Ryder Cup which is absolutely invaluable. “Thomas, Darren and Paul ...