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Suggestions the World Cup will end this week is out-of-bounds with confirmation the next edition of the biennial event will change with the format of competition to fall in line with similar competition when golf is reintroduced to the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil. Also golf’s only global team’s event in professional competition will command world ranking points and also reintroduce an individual four-round trophy for a first occasion since 1999 when Tiger Woods won the individual award in Malaysia. Ken ...

Top-ranked Scotland golfer Martin Laird admits he could struggle to make his debut in next year’s European Ryder Cup team. Laird revealed he will take up European Tour membership in the New Year but he’s cutting his chances of being in Medinah by half in electing not to compete on both the European or PGA Tours. The Colorado-based Laird will attract points on the secondary Ryder Cup ‘World Points’ list for appearances in PGA Tour events. But he will not register any points whatsoever on ...

The Australasian PGA Tour has fined John Daly an undisclosed sum following his controversial ‘walk off’ after just 10 holes on day one of the recent Australian Open in Sydney. Daly said he ran out of golf balls after sending an unknown number into the water hazard all the way down the right side of the 11th hole at The Lakes Club. The Australian PGA reacted to Daly’s actions by immediately withdrawing an invitation for the double Major winner to compete in this week’s Australian ...

Pre-Omega Mission Hills World Cup favourite, Ireland muscled their way to a share of the lead in overcast conditions on day two of the event at Haikou, Hainan Island. The U.S. Open winning duo of Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell posted a four under par 68 to draw level on 13-under par with the Australian right-and-left hand combination of Richard Green and Brendan Jones who bogeyed the last in a 70 in the Fourball format. Australia, looking to win the event for a first time in 22-years, were two ...

Rory McIlroy revealed he will pledge $US 100,000 of his savings to the Japan earthquake and tsunami appeal when he tees up alongside Japanese golfing heartthrob next Monday in Yokohama. McIlroy will fly to Japan from China and this week’s Omega Mission Hills World Cup on Sunday night to join Japan’s ‘Bashful Prince’ firstly in a nine-hole pro-am format before the pair play a skins match over the inward nine. The current U.S. Open champion indicated just 1,500 people have been invited to ...

While Rory McIlroy is determined to capture what could be the final Omega Mission Hills World Cup of Golf he remains undecided if he will contest next year’s Irish Open. The confusion lies in that the 2012 Irish Open will move to being staged from a fortnight after The Open to three weeks before in order not the clash with the commencement of the 2012 London Olympics. It means a scheduling dilemna for the reigning U.S. Open winner as the June 28th to July 1st tournament will clash with the ...

The gleaming gold Ryder Cup trophy has witnessed some epic battles in its illustrious career but never before has it graced an active battle ground as it will this week. Colin Montgomerie will take the gleaming gold trophy with him when he visits the British troops in war-torn Afghanistan. Monty will spend four days on the ground visiting army personnel and meeting with British Embassy staff. Europe’s victorious Ryder Cup captain will take the gleaming golf Ryder Cup with him along with a load ...