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Golden Bear Jack Nicklaus watched a few of Tiger Woods’ swings last week from the Hero World Challenge and liked what he saw. “I thought he swung the golf club fairly decently,” said Nicklaus ahead of today’s starting Father-Son Challenge in Orlando. “He didn’t really play very well as it relates to what he was trying to do, but it was nice to see him back. I think he was pleased to be back. “There is a lot of depth out there while Tiger was going through his problems a lot of ...

Naples, Florida … Top-ranked Scot Russell Knox insisted he’s not about to go on a charm offensive to get to better know new European Ryder Cup Captain, Thomas Bjorn. Knox has applauded Bjorn’s appointment despite admitting he’s hardly spoke to the Dane. Bjorn was appointed as 2018 European Team captain earlier this week and in a move that surprised no-one given the Dane’s rich credentials as a vice-captain, former Ryder Cup player and long-time chair of the Players Tournament Committee. “I’ve ...

Scott Hend has created an historic Asian Tour first and with still two rounds of the final event of 2916 to be played at the UBS Hong Kong Open. Hend will win the 2016 Asian Tour Order of Merit title and in the process become the first Australian-born golfer to do so. And winning the Asian Tour Order of Merit will see Hend tee-up in the Masters for a very long overdue first time in his career. Heading into this week’s co-sanctioned event in Hong Kong, Hend had earned $US 996,592 from his 10 ...

Naples, Florida … Russell Knox ignited the hopes of the ‘Ryder Cup reject’ pairing of he and Luke Donald with a string of four birdies on the opening day of the Shark Shootout at Naples, Florida. Knox, who was hardly known to Donald before their pairing, this week, birdied the 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th holes in the ‘scramble’ format on day one of the $US 3.1m 24-player event. It left the all-British pair just shots behind the leading duo of Americans Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly ...

Padraig Harrington, as the potential 2022 European Ryder Cup captain, is delighted to see Thomas Bjorn appointed to lead Europe in Paris in 2018. Harrington was never in the mix to replace Darren Clarke, and those writing he was have got their wires crossed as Bjorn was always going to be the choice. “I’m very pleased for Thomas getting it,” Harrington told RTÉ Sport. “I saw him behind the scenes at the last Ryder Cup as we were both vice-captains. “His thought processes and what he ...

Open Champion Henrik Stenson has his gold medal and overcoming fears to win the prestigious Swedish sport, Svenska Dagbladet’s Bragdguldet award on Tuesday. Stenson, 40 becomes the first male-born Swedish golfer to win the award and joining Annika Sorenstam as the only golfers to be honoured with the award. In July, Stenson reached the pinnacle of his career in capturing the Open Championship at Royal Troon in Scotland while a few weeks later he was runner-up to England’s Justin Rose at the Rio ...

In an historic first for golf’s seventh oldest club, Crail Golfing Society members unanimously elected Pam Smith as their first female captain at the club’s annual general meeting on Monday (5/12/16). Crail Golfing Society, located just a short distance from the Home of Golf at St. Andrews, has broken with 230 years of tradition and in a decision believed ensures the club is the oldest golf club in existence to make such an appointment. And Pam brings to the position a wealth of experience ...