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Chaska, Minnesota …. Rory McIlroy, despite being clearly upset by a heckler, humbled expected PGA Tour ‘Player of the Year’ Dustin Johnson for a third time in six days. McIlroy again paired with rookie Thomas Pieters took the U.S. duo of Brooks Koepka and Johnson to task to hand Europe the first point of the afternoon four-ball session. Pieters sealed the 3-and-1 win with a short birdie putt. It was McIlroy’s third consecutive match win and drew Europe even at 6 1/2-6 1/2. McIlroy ...

Chaska, Minnesota … A furious Rory McIlroy called on security officials to remove a Hazeltine heckler after a very vulgar and unprovoked exchange early in his Saturday afternoon Fourball match. The fan launched into his verbal abuse of McIlroy as he walked between spectators from the seventh green and the eighth tee and his and Thomas Pieter’s match match with Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson. McIlroy could clearly hear what was a very disgusting ‘Suck a d*** , Rory’ remark, ...

Chaska, Minnesota … Masters champion Danny Willett has apologised on behalf of his elder brother over disparaging remarks Peter Willett directed at USA Ryder Cup fans. The European Team, including Captain Darren Clarke, were in damage-control mode Wednesday at Hazeltine over the remarks that appeared in a UK-based golf magazine. Clarke was so incensed he grabbed a copy of the article and presented it to Danny Willett on course as the reigning Masters Champion practiced ahead of tomorrow’s ...

Chaska, Minnesota … USA Captain Davis Love 111 admits the weight of expectation grows ahead of tomorrow (FRD) morning’s opening shots in the 41st Ryder Cup. Leading betting agencies have Love’s team at 4/6 to win back the Ryder Cup and deny Darren Clarke’s men, who are at 6/4 to win for an unprecedented fourth straight occasion. Love 111 reckons he’s got all USA team boxed ticked second time around and reform revealed he’s been getting plenty of encouragement from past USA captains ...

Chaska, Minnesota … Darren Clarke and his European Ryder Cup team were in damage-control mode after the attention-seeking brother to Masters Champion Danny Willett labelled USA fans ‘brainless bastards’. Peter Willett, and the eldest son of their Sheffield preacher,  has sought to throw himself more into the limelight since Danny was fitted with the famed green jacket. But Peter Willett’s comments, appearing in a UK-based golf magazine. could not have come at a more inopportune time ...

England’s Craig Hinton rode a strong birdie-eagle start en route to a six-under 66 that propelled him atop the leaderboard after the opening round of the MENA Golf Tour’s Ascorp Golf Citizen Abu Dhabi Open at Yas Links course on Monday. The 27-year- old Englishman from Thame made five birdies and one eagle against a long bogey to go one clear of Joe Heraty of England and Kevin Esteve of Andorra on a hot and humid day when 28 players broke par. England’s Lee Corfield, a four-time winner ...

Chaska, Minnesota.    US President Barack Obama has led the ‘world’ tributes calling the late Arnold Palmer “the American dream come to life.” Obama praised the late golfer’s rise from a humble start in Pennsylvania to “superstardom” around the world. He says Palmer did it with a grin that hinted he had another “shot up his sleeve.” Obama says in a statement that Palmer’s freewheeling and fearless approach to golf inspired a generation. ...