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Panamus, New Jersey …. Brooks Koepka brilliantly ignited his quest for back-to-back victories birding his closing three holes and storm to a share of the lead on day two of the Northern Trust. Last fortnight’s PGA Championship winner recorded a six-under par 65 to join countryman Jamie Lovemark (66) atop of the leader board at 10-under par. The 30-year old Lovemark, and coached by Tiger Woods’ former coach, Chris Como, set-up a hopeful maiden Tour victory thanks to five birdies in a six-hole ...

Paramus, New Jersey … Seamus Power admitted his knees were knocking in holing a testy three-foot putt on the final hole for par and be assured of contesting all four rounds of the Northern Trust at Paramus, New Jersey. Power was the last to tee-up on day two of the opening event of the FedEx Cup Play-Off Series and the very last to putt out in a round of a second straight score of a level par 71 and walk from the course at 6.28pm local time. As the proud West Waterford golfer emerged from the ...

Paramus, New Jersey …. Ireland’s Seamus Power’s ‘Play-Off Series’ pocket money is on Tiger Woods to bring down long-time arch-rival Phil Mickelson in their now eagerly-awaited $9m winne-takes-all Las Vega showdown. Woods and Mickelson went onto Twitter to confirm the staging of ‘The Match’ to be held under light in the evening of Thanksgiving Day (November 23rd) at the Shadow Creek club. There’s already been plenty of social media banter between the multi-Major winning duo ...

Paramus, New Jersey … Tiger Woods has all confidence for security arrangement for this year’s Ryder Cup in terrorism-alert France. Next month’s Ryder Cup at the Le Golf National host course in Versailles will see unprecedented golf-tournament security and with the likelihood of nearby businesses, including the worldwide HQ for Renault, being asked to shut down as an expected 50,000 fans flock to the venue. Woods is no stranger to up-front security and ever since stepping-out to make his ...

Paramus, New Jersey … There’s been a new baby and now a look look along with a new outlook and a decision to hire his old caddy. Hideki Matsuyama has teamed-up with his long-time caddy and the move paid immediate dividends for Japan’s No. 1 ranked player on the day one of the Northern Trust in Paramus, New Jersey. Matsuyama, 26 kick-started his round in brilliant manner with three birdies in succession from his second hole and then moved to four-under with a birdie at his eighth on ...

Panamus, New Jersey ... Tiger Woods suggested he could tackle Phil Mickelson also in playing left-handed in their planned $US9m ‘winner-takes-all’ showdown later this year in Las Vegas. Woods and Mickelson confirmed the staging of ‘The Match’ to be held in the evening of Thanksgiving Day (November 23rd) at the Shadow Creek club. There’s already been plenty of social media banter between the multi-Major winning duo and that also down to a blunder on the promotional graphic that shows Woods ...

Paramus, New Jersey … Tiger Woods could not have been more pleased for close friend J P McManus after Limerick’s stirring All-Ireland GAA title triumph. John Kiely’s men ended a 45-year winless drought and with McManus among the first to congratulate the side and then join in the Croke Park celebrations. Woods has been a close friend of the legendary Irish race horse owner since the late 90s and well before coming to Ireland in 2000 and walk off with the JP McManus Pro-Am first prize at ...