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Future Ryder Cup captain Padraig Harrington has labelled as ‘silly’ suggestions by Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood the European Tour drop its mandatory Tour membership requirement that would have seen the likes of Paul Casey compete at Hazeltine McIlroy and Westwood are on record as saying changes should be made to the selection process and with European Tour CEO, Keith Pelley hinting the matter will be up for discussion before Christmas when the 2018 European Team Captain is appointed. Harrington, ...

Masters Champion Danny Willett has dropped outside the top-10 on the World Rankings for a first time since winning at Augusta and confessing an end-of-season downturn in his game could not have come at a worst time. The 29-year old Willett has enjoyed just two top-10s since being fitted last April with the famed Augusta National members green jacket. Willett’s frustration boiled over last Sunday after finishing in a distant share of 68th place in the Turkish Airlines Open at Belek in Turkey. Two ...

THORBJORN OLESEN – WITH HIS 2016 TURKISH AIRLINES VICTORY * His fourth European Tour International Schedule victory in his 159th official European Tour event. * Moves to 1,751,589 points in the Race to Dubai and takes his career earnings to Euro 7, 077, 613 since his first Tour event in 2009 * His first victory since the 2015 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. * This victory beats his previous best 2016 performances of tied second in the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters and BMW International Open. * ...

Denmark’s Thorbjorn Olesen overcame seeing a seven-shot lead reduced to just one mid-round before holding on to capture a Euro 1m first prize cheque and become Europe’s newest Euro 7m man following victory in the Turkish Airlines Open at Belek. Olesen, 26 eventually won by three strokes with a round of 69 for a 20-under par tally on the Regnun Carya course. It is Olesen’s fourth European Tour success and has taken his career earnings through the Euro 7m barrier in his seventh season on ...

Europe’s biggest Ryder Cup defeat in 35-years could lead to a new qualifying process ahead of the 2018 biennial showdown in Paris. Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood were very critical post their Hazeltine defeat and particularly a process where the very in-form Paul Casey, and despite not being a member of the European Tour, was excluded from selection. In fact, McIlroy went so far to say not having Ca sey, and who McIlroy had beaten into second place at the Deutsche Bank Championship, ‘definitely ...

South African George Coetzee moved straight into First Class to record his lowest score in nearly three years on day one of the Turkish Airlines Open at Belek. The 30-year old Pretoria-born golfer recorded a seven under par 64 for a one stroke lead in superb scoring conditions on the Regnum Carya Resort course. It is Coetzee’s lowest European Tour score since a similar 64 in the opening round of the 2014 Qatar Masters in Doha. Coetzee was actually eight under through 16 hole with the current World ...

The road to The 146th Open next year at Royal Birkdale will now travel through 10 different countries. The first qualifying event will begin at the Emirates Australian Open and with two new events have been added to the schedule for 2017: the SMBC Singapore Open being played from 19-22 January at Sentosa Golf Club and the Ho Tram Players Championship at The Bluffs in Vietnam from 13-16 April. A total of 44 places in The Open are available through the Series, which provides golfers with opportunities ...