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Pebble Beach, California …. Top-ranked Scot Russell Knox declared ‘common sense’ has prevailed with the decision to lift the bizarre restrictions on caddies lining-up their players. After the fiasco of the past few weeks, the R & A and USGA jointly announced Rule 10.2b (4) has been ‘clarified’ after the scenario that saw China’s Haotong Li slapped with a two-stroke penalty at the Dubai Desert Classic and American Denny McCarthy also penalised at the Phoenix Open but then have the ...

Rory McIlroy again has insisted he is “positive” he will complete his career Grand Slam at the Masters ahead of ‘Take Five’ in that quest in April. Only five players have won all four of the modern Majors but then none of those four needed more than three attempts to win the final leg of the most exclusive club in the history of golf. McIlroy will return to Augusta National again looking to join Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tiger Woods as the only players to have ...

Triple Major winning Brooks Koepka has pulled no punches in declaring Sergio Garcia acted ‘like a child’ following controversy at last week’s inaugural Saudi International where the Spaniard was disqualified from the event for damaging a number of greens. Garia later issued an apology and with the European Tour’s CEO, Keith Pelley accepting the apology. However, and much to the surprise of many observers, the 2017 Masters champion avoided a fine and also a suspension and this ...

Shane Lowry has returned to golf’s richest stage for a first occasion in nearly six months confident of securing a Masters invitation. Lowry will team with Gerry McManus, and the younger brother of J P McManus, in this week’s Euro 6.64m PGA Tour AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in California. The Offlay golfer is no stranger to the event and returns with a real spring in his step having capturing last month’s European Tour Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. However, by not contesting last week’s ...

Pebble Beach, California … Rory McIlroy will surprise many with a decision not to contest the Honda Classic starting later this month in Florida. The new World No. 9 ranked McIlroy, and a former Honda Classic champion and also event runner-up, has revealed his schedule up to and including the Masters in April and it does not include teeing-up at the Tour stop closest to his palatial Bears Club abode in clisebyJupiter. Another casualty of his new-look 2019 schedule is McIlroy’s decision to ...

Sergio Garcia has avoided any suspension and/or fine with European Tour CEO, Keith Pelley declaring the matter ‘to be over’ after the Spaniard’s sensational disqualification from the Saudi International. Garcia, and an honorary Life Member of the Tour, was thrown out of the event on Saturday after reigning Masters champion, Patrick Reed and a number of other players complained that Garcia had damaged some five greens. Pelley first issued a statement indicating the 39-year old Garcia had been ...

Sergio Garcia is staring at yet another European Tour career fine and the possibility now of a first competition ban after being thrown out of the Saudi International. Nearly two years after being afforded the honour of Life Membership in capturing the Masters and Garcia was unceremoniously ‘red-carded’ out of the historic first Saudi Arabia by European Tour CEO, Keith Pelley. It was reigning Masters champion, Patrick Reed along with a number of Garcia’s fellow Saudi competitors who came forward ...