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Martin Laird returns to PGA Tour competition later today (THUR – US time) after a nightmare six-month injury and COVID-19 lay-off. Laird’s last appearance on the Tour was last March in contesting the opening round of Players Championship only for the Tour to cancel their showcase event later that night. The 37-year old triple Tour-winning Laird returned home to then pack-up his young family and move to a new dwelling in Denver, Colorado. The Scot kept himself busy but then a week prior to ...

In a normal season Shane Lowry would be at home with his young family considering teeing-up in European Tour events in Portugal, Italy and then later in the year in Scotland, South Africa and end his year in Dubai. This though has not been a normal year given the worldwide Coronavirus pandemic that continues to bring death and despair around the globe. When Lowry would have made three or four return trips already this year across ‘The Pond’ he’s remained Stateside since mid-February. Some ...

Scottish No. 1 Robert MacIntyre reckons he could not have asked for a better warm-up ahead of next week’s maiden U.S. Open than the ‘brutal’ test he faced at last week’s Andalucia Masters. MacIntyre arrived back in Oban yesterday (MON) morning after posting a final round one-under par 70 and finishing just inside the top-25  on the tight unforgiving Valderrama course in Spain. It was his best finish by some 25 places in the four events MacIntyre has contested since the lifting of the lockdown. MacIntyre ...

After the thrill and the excitement of a day earlier, Rory McIlroy seemed to be running on the smell of an oily rag on day two of the Tour Championship in Atlanta. McIlroy had lit-up the East Lake course with Friday’s round of 64 that matched his best scores in 25 rounds of the PGA Tour’s season-ending event. Saturday’s second day seemed as flat as the continuing ‘no spectator’ policy as McIlroy went through the motions in posting a no frills one-over par 71, Included in McIlroy’s round ...

Golf de la Saint Baume is located in the heart of Provence situated around halfway between Aix-en-Provence, Marseille and Brignoles in France. The golf course gets its name from the towering Saint Baume mountains dominating the countryside.  The summit is 1,147 metres. Saine Baume is situated also in the heart of the Regional Natural Park of Sainte Baume , one of the concerns of the golf is to safeguard its ecosystem, to preserve and enhance the local flora and fauna. The Golf de la Sainte Baume ...

Russell Knox has hailed the course improvements at Nairn Dunbar, as the club celebrates attracting 80 new members since golf’s return. The championship venue has undergone a series of adjustments as the club prepares to co-host The Amateur Championship in June next year. After receiving consistent feedback that holes 9, 10 and 11 had a more parkland feel, the club put a restoration plan in place to unveil as much of the natural dune systems and undulations as possible to promote a true links experience. Course ...

Scot Connor Syme continues to show he’s made of sterner stuff in continuing to deal with tournament golf in a ‘bubble’ to be sharing second place and just two shots off the lead heading to the weekend rounds of the Andalucia Masters at Valderrama in Spain. The Drumoig golfer birdied his 16th and managed two great closing par saves for a second day one-over par 72 and a one-under par 36-hole tally. American John Catlin, who was banned from teeing-up a month ago when he and his caddie left the ...