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The Lyoness Open will be the new title name of the Austrian Open. European Tour officials made the annoucement this morning at a press conference here in the Media Centre at the BMW PGA Championship. Lyoness backed the tournament last year but now takes over as the title sponsor. The event is scheduled to take place from July 25th to 28th at teh Diamond Golf Club course at Atzenbrugg course. There had been rumours the event may not go ahead this year but the signing on a new title sponsor guarantees ...

Great news as there will be a new sponsor for July’s Austrian Open. The European Tour is set to announce tomorrow (FRI) a new sponsor for the event commencing the week after the 141st Open Championship.

Former U.S. PGA champion, Martin Kaymer is planning to visit the infamous Alcatraz prison ahead of next month’s U.S. Open in San Francisco. The German has never been to the Golden Gate City so the host Olmypic course will be a first for the 27-year old Kaymer. The Olympic Club will be the first of three new Major venues not only for Kaymer but for the likes of current World No. 1 Rory McIlroy and many others set to tee up in the June 14th commencing U.S. Open. “I haven’t been to ...

Defending BMW PGA champion Luke Donald was this morning honoured with European Tour Life Membership. George O’Grady, CEO with the European Tour, presented the award to Donald in the Media Centre at Wentworth. The Englishman became the first player to head the money lists on both The European Tour and the US PGA Tour in the same season  – topping The Race to Dubai with record earnings of €5,323,400 – and reached World Number One for the first time, a position he held for the majority ...

Graeme McDowell’s Volvo World Match-Play scars have healed and he’s ready to get straight into the overtaking lane in this week’s BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. The Ryder Cup winning hero had the victory red carpet pulled right out from under him by Belgium’s Nicolas Colsaerts who claimed the biggest title of his career. But while McDowell looked totally rejected last Sunday he’s brimming with enthusiasm heading into this week’s Euro 7.5m flagship event. “Wentworth has a real big-time ...

Martin Laird has been measured for Ryder Cup attire but the Scot declared he’s not about be consumed by trying to qualify for the European Team. While qualifying began last September Laird gave away three months by not joining the European Tour to January. Laird soon kick-started his bid with second in the PGA Tour season-opening event in Hawaii and while he stalled for some three months the Colorado-based Scot shot to 20th on the points table on the back of his share of second in the Players Championship. Laird ...

Admittedly, it was around a fortnight ago but out flight from Funchal to Lisbon following the Madeira Islands Open was quite spectacular. Shortly after leaving Funchal we had a superb view of the island of Santo and seen clearly from the air was the Seve Ballesteros designed Porto Santo course that hosted the tournament from 2009 to 2011. Also the view coming into the Portuguese capital was superb. Hereunder is a selection of shots taken on route.   *Click on photos to enlarge. #gallery-1 ...