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Graeme McDowell brilliantly delivered Ryder Cup Captain Thomas Bjorn a reminder of his talent taking Route 66 to a share of third place on day one of the 20th Commercial Bank Qatar Masters. McDowell, and competing in his first event in some 10 weeks, birdied his opening three holes and then four of the next eight before the only the only bogey of his day at his 15th. It handed the World No. 91 the clubhouse lead before Welshman Bradley Dredge, out in the afternoon half of the draw, ended the round ...

Torrey Pines, CA … Triple Tour winning Martin Laird insists anyone writing off Tiger Woods as a ‘spent force is kidding themselves’. Woods ends a 17-month PGA Tour absence at this week’s Farmers Insurance Open and Laird is one of so many relishing the chance to again compete alongside the 14-time Major Champion. The last time Woods was seen on the PGA Tour was 23rd August, 2015 and after bravely sharing 10th place in the Wyndham Championship in North Carolina. It had been ‘Tiger ...

Torrey Pines, CA … Newly appointed PGA Tour Commissioner, Jay Monaghan believes better communication will avoid any repeat of ast year’s bizarre Bridgestone/French Open fiasco. Monaghan attended the media centre here at the Farmers Insurance Open officially for a first time facing the media. The new Commissioner first thanked the media stating “the media is a very important relationship with the PGA Tour and it’s a relationship that is and is going to be very important for ...

Scotland’s Jimmy Gunn secured his best Web-Com Tour finish and the largest prize cheque of his career despite a horror re-start to his third round on route to eventually finishing in second place and three shots from a maiden victory in the Bahamas. The Dornoch-born Gunn went into his final 28 holes of the weather-affected Bahamas Great Abaco Classic enjoying a four stroke leading cushion when poor light halted play late on Tuesday. The 36-year old Gunn had birdied the eighth hole as the ...

Torrey Pines, CA … Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston makes his PGA Tour debut this week at Torrey Pines and excited at the thought of ‘chewing the fat’ with Tiger Woods. Johnston had to miss last week’s start to his New Year and new career path at Palm Springs due to a head cold, and he was clearly still struggling on the eve of the $US 6.5m Farmers Insurance Open near San Diego. The 27-year old Londoner earned his PGA Tour card by qualifying late last year via the finals of the secondary ...

Dornoch’s Jimmy Gunn took full advantage of the windy conditions to open up a four shot lead with some 28 holes to play in the weather-affected Bahamas Great Abaco Classic. The second Web.Com event of the New Year began on Sunday but the poor weather has seen only two full rounds played and with Tour organisers hoping the weather that has now plagued both Bahamas events will allow the remainder of round three and then round four to be played Wednesday. Gunn, 36 grabbed seven birdies in his second ...

Torrey Pines, CA … The President of the PGA of America has stressed no decision has been made whatsoever that the PGA Championship will be moving from its current August time slot to May. New PGA Tour Commissioner, Jay Monaghan revealed recently in Hawaii discussions have already been taking place on the subject of firstly moving the Players Championship from its present date in May and back to March and in turn, bringing the PGA Championship, and run solely by the PGA of America, forward three ...