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Scot David Drysdale has been horribly denied ending a near-500 winless drought losing out for the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters crown at the fifth extra play-off hole in Doha. Drysdale can really feel short-changed with Spaniard Jorge Campillo holing four monster putts at the 18th, a first in regulation to force the play-off and then three of five times on the same green in the play-off. The Borders golfer teed-up in the Qatar capital in his 498th Tour event since making his debut at the 1999 Scottish ...

Orlando, FL … Marc Leishman finds himself heading into the final round of the 2020 Arnold Palmer Invitational in a near repeat of the scenario four years ago at the Bay Hill Country Club course in suburban Orlando. Leishman braved the bitterly cold conditions, the lush rough and then the rock-hard greens in posting a level par 74 to remain at four-under par and now sharing second place with World N0. 1 Rory McIlroy (73) and with the duo trailing two shots adrift of England’s Tyrrell Hatton. Hatton, ...

Orlando, FL … England’s Tyrrell Hatton reveals he is still fighting off a post WGC – Mexico Championship upset stomach in taking a two-shot lead into the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando. Hatton produced one of the loudest roars on a bitterly cold third day in holing a superb 31-footer for birdie at the final green in a round 73 and lead by two shots at six-under par. The double Alfred Dunhill Links champion went into day three tied for the lead on seven-under ...

Orlando, FL …. If the World No. 1 ranked player Rory McIlroy reckons the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational was more akin to a U.S. Open then it must have been tough. Yes, tough enough that not one of the 69 players who made the halfway cut managed to break 70 on the Bay Hill course. Indeed, current World No. 3 Brooks Koepka and a four-time Major winneer, produced the highest score of his PGA Tour career of a nine-over par 81 to drop 24 spots and into a distant share of 64th place. England’s ...

Scotland’s affable David Dyrsdale is just one round shy of capturing a first Tour title in his 498th European Tour event at the Qatar Masters. The Borders golfer, and with wife Vicky again calling the shots, produced a brilliant bogey-free third round 64 to be sharing second pace with a 13-under par 54-hole tally on the Education City course in Doha. The veteran Scot trails and along with Dane Jeff Whinter (65) just one shot adrift of Spain’s Jorge Campillo (67) who heads the field ...

Orlando, FL …. World No. 1 Rory McIlroy is confident he end what will be a six-year drought in capturing a long overdue fifth Major Championship. It’s been that long since McIlroy captured back-to-back Majors in winning the 2014 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool and then finsihed in near darkness to win the 2014 PGA Championship at Valhalla in suburban Louisville, Kentucky. “I remember when we had that chat at the end of 2013 I predicted I would win two and I went on to do that,” ...

Orlando, FL … World No. 1 Rory McIlroy turned the chance to distance himself from his rivals into a ‘grind’ and fall two shots behind on day two of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando. McIlroy, who was one off the lead on day one, went into his second round after lunch finding himself in the lead by a shot after overnight leader Matt Every crashed from his opening 65 but crashing out of the event with a horror second round 83. Every was not alone and in fact, just two players ...