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Sandy Lyle will be out for a second career Phoenix success and first class seating aboard the ‘Langer Airlines’ direct flight to Augusta, Georgia. It was 22-years ago when the then World No. 4 captured the Phoenix Open and a fourth of six PGA Tour victories when he defeated Fred Couples with a bogey at the third extra hole. Lyle has returned to the Arizona capital in very different circumstances for Friday’s start to the Champions Tour season-ending Charles Schwab Championship. He and his ...

Martin Laird brilliantly returned to competition for the first time since his Las Vegas victory jackpot grabbing an ace at his second hole on day one of the Houston Open. Laird landed his 9-iron tee shot well left of the flag and with his ball superbly finding the slope about 30-feet from the cup and then as it picked-up pace and was some four-feet from hole, Laird could be heard saying: “Go in”. It did for only Laird’s third ace of his PGA Tour career and his second in back-to-back Houston ...

Scot Robert MacIntyre brilliantly birdied his closing two holes in a bogey-free 65 and lead after day one of the inaugural Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Showdown. MacIntyre’s six-under par effort handed him a one-shot lead and just four days after the 24-year old posted a final round 65 last Sunday to share third place in the Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Open. Last year’s ‘Rookie of the Year’ was naturally pleased with his showing. “I’m delighted. Again, I played great golf,” he said. “A few ...

Adam Scott admits his Masters preparations have been disrupted by the total surprise in learning the 2013 Augusta National champion tested positive for COVID-19. Scott had been forced to withdraw from last fortnight’s ZoZo Championship but over two weeks later the champion Australia, and as strict he and his family have been, how he contracted the disease. “I mean, I was surprised. I had no symptoms at the time I tested positive, but I developed some symptoms about 12 hours after I tested ...

There are now two Northern Ireland golfers this year that can call themselves winners of golf’s global stage. Joining Graeme McDowell, who captured the Saudi International earlier this year, in the 2020 winner’s enclosure is Darren Clarke and last Sunday ending a more than nine-year winless drought to capture the Timber Tech Championship on the Champions Tour. The now 52-year old Clarke last won on the ‘regular’ in toasting a then 21st career victory capturing the 2011 ...

Adam Scott now finds himself among a growing group of golfers who will retain a victory trophy for two years. This was after Golf Australia and the PGA of Australia made the decision on October 16th to cancel both events, and also including the Women’s Australian Open. All three events were first due to be held around late November and early December but then moved to February, 2021. But the impacts of COVID-19, particularly assembling international fields and ensuring the safety of players, ...

Graeme McDowell is determined to celebrate the 19th anniversary of a first PGA Tour appearance with a return to winning form at (THUR) today’s starting Houston Open. McDowell was already a promising 21-year old amateur when he captured the 2000 South of Ireland championship at Lahinch and a win, due to sponsorship from Shell, that earned him an invitation into the 2001 Shell Houston Open. Now with one major championship title along with 16 other pro wins to his credit, and also 243 PGA Tour ...