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Sergio Garcia confirmed after paying a whopping £1m fine he will not make his return to the DP World Tour till the first week of July and the BMW International Open in Munich. Garcia, and speaking exclusively with GolfByTourMiss, indicated it is the added tournaments suspension imposed on him that means he will not be formally eligible to compete to tee-up in a full DP World Tour event until the 26th touranment in the 42-tournament 2024/25 wraparound season. “I’ve paid the fine and happy to ...

Double major winning and five-time Ryder Cup star Dustin Johnson is backing Rory McIlroy by declaring also he would pay to play rather than be paid to represent his country in a Ryder Cup. It was reported earlier last month, the PGA of America as organisers of the Ryder Cup when staged in the States, would and pending board member approval, remunerate all dozen USA team members with $400,000 for teeing-up at Bethpage Park. Talk of the American team being paid to play clearly touched a nerve last ...

Bubba Watson laughed when he remarked he’d love to see an eventual Bubba’s Sweet Spot here in Riyadh. Bubba’s Sweet Spot is located far away in the heart of Pensacola, Florida but it’s not the only sweets shop on South Palafox Street. Of course, being a double Masters champion and the winner of 13 other tournaments in his now 22-year pro career has helped Bubba’s Sweet Shop to be No. 1 in a city boasting 10 sweets shops and just over half-a-million residents. And in ...

Adrain Meronk says he’s enjoyed his rookie LIV Golf season and has moved on from last year’s bitter Ryder Cup non-selection disappointment. Meronk had won the May 2023 DS Automobiles Italian Open at the host Ryder Cup course in Rome before ultimately finishing fifth on the European points list and two places outside the top-three on that list to qualify automatically. Captain Luke Donald then overlooked Meronk in favour of Nicolai Hojgaard and Ludwig Auberg, who finished a respective 25th and ...

….. PIF Saudi International, Riyadh Triple USA Ryder Cup star Patrick Reed has come out strongly against suggestions his countrymen may be paid to contest next year’s Ryder Cup declaring “it’s not about the money but about representing your country”. It was reported earlier last month, the PGA of America as organisers of the Ryder Cup when staged in the States would, pending board member approval, remunerate all dozen USA team members with $400,000 for teeing-up at ...

Firstly, it was a great pleasure to meet my namesake and also to congratulate Michael on his victory in the Asian Tour’s Black Mountain Championship. American Michael Maguire is looking to end his second full Asian Tour on a high in banking victory in this week’s PIF Saudi International at the Riyadh Golf Club. Maguire celebrated his 32nd birthday during the week in capturing his maiden Tour title some six weeks ago the Black Mountain Championship. The Asian-based golfer defeated newly-crowned ...

Scot David Law arrives home on high after securing a best finish in six months at the Australian Open in Melbourne. Law battled the changing conditions producing a closing 71 to share 20th at seven-under and 11 shots behind shock American winner Ryggs Johnston on the Kingston Heath course. Johnston, competing in just a 12th event as a pro and only his second on the DP World Tour after qualifying off this year’s secondary Challenge Tour, won by three and denying the all-Aussie LIV ‘Crushers’ ...