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Aussie Karl Vilips is riding doubly high of golf’s cloud nine not only after his stunning maiden success in just his third event on the PGA Tour but receiving a surprise congratulatory voicemail message from none other than Tiger Woods. Vilips, 23, posted a closing eight-under 64 in ‘preferred lie’ conditions to capture the Puerto Rico Open by three shots thanks to an even more impressive 26-under tally. The new World No. 106 and up 140 places on the rankings is the Tiger Woods’ ...

Calum Hill brilliantly carved out a slice of history in becoming the first Scot to capture the Joburg Open. Hill, 30, was left somewhat shocked in producing a virtual tap-in regulation par at the second extra play-off hole denying the South African duo of Shaun Norris and Jacques Kruyswizk victory on the host Houghton course in the South African capital. It is Hill’s second victory in his 112th Tour event, and coming 49 tournaments since his last at the 2021 Cazoo Championship on the Hillside course ...

Sergio Garcia will take a second LIV victory to this week’s LIV Golf Singapore but it’s a tournament next month in Augusta, Georgia along with a bigger golf event later this year in New York State that the Spaniard is eyeing. Garcia brilliantly stormed home on the back of a 63 to claim a second LIV Golf title in the space of just seven events at the LIV Golf Hong Kong while also leading his Fireballs team to a just as stunning one-shot success. The 45-year-old super Spainard also made ...

Shane Lowry has put himself in position ot capture a first PGA Tour event since July 2019 when he endeared himself to all of Ireland in capturing the Open Championship at Royal Portrush. Now after a second round 67 he will take a two-shot lead at eight-under-par into the weekend round of the $20m Arnold Palmer Invitational. Lowry’s round included six birdies and just the one bogey over the host Bay Hill course in surburan Orlando and it will see him tee-up around lunchtime with American Wyndham ...

Connor Syme is delighted to have bounced back from last week’s Durban disappointment in missing the cut in the rain-shortened South African Open and put himself in contention for a maiden Tour victory at the Joburg Open Syme superbly added a five-under second round 65 to Thursday’s opening 66 to move to nine-under and tied for third heading to the weekend rounds in the co-sanctioned event being played on a wet Houghton course. Heavy overnight rain saturated the course located to the north ...

Xander Schauffele could not have described it better declaring with a smile on his face: “Got my ass kicked”. This after the current World No. 3 posted a shock five-over-par 77 on the opening day of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Orlando. The now rib-injury free Schauffele is returning to competition in a first event since the season-opening The Sentry in Hawaii. However the former Olympic Games Gold medalist from 2020 surely was not expecting a round that included just ...

It came as a real surprise news at the start of year of Irishman Tom McKibbin’s potential signing with LIV Golf. Yes, there was rumours in the days ahead of the Northern Irishman competing in the DP World Tour’s Team Cup in Abu Dhabi that the 22-year-old had signed with LIV as a member of Jon Rahm’s Legend X111 team. However it was not till three weeks later, and after missing the halfway cut at the Ras Al Khaima and with McKibbin back home in Northern Ireland, that it was all official ...