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Russell Knox’s breath-taking Travelers Championship victory has made Ryder Cup amends for his WGC – HSBC Champions victory disappointment. The Scot celebrated a second PGA Tour triumph in this year’s 2015/15 wraparound schedule courtesy of holing a dramatic 12-foot putt for par at the 72nd hole to win by a shot with a 14-under par tally on the TPC Riverlands course in Cromwell, Connecticut. Knox went into the final round trailing by three shots but after back-to-back birdies at ...

Russell Knox brilliantly reignited his Ryder Cup qualifying dream with a heart-stopping victory in the Travelers Championship in Connecticut. Knox went into the final round trailing by three shots but found himself two clear of the field, including ‘Mr. 58’ Jim Furyk, courtesy of back-to-back birdies on the 14th and 15th holes go on and eventually win by a stroke with a final round 68 for a 14-under par tally on the TPC River Highlands course. The win ensures Knox joins World No. 1 Jason Day, ...

Four years after capturing a maiden PGA Tour victory with success at the 2012 Travelers and Marc Leishman has muscled his way towards a hopeful second championship victory at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut. Leishman, 32 added a two under par 68 to his opening 65 to move into a four way tie at the top of the board in the $US 6.6m. The Virginia Beach-based Leishman joined South African Tyrone Van Aswegen (66) and the American pair of Daniel Berger (67) and Russell Henley (65) on seven ...

Golf’s Olympic contestants will get more than they bargain in meeting the ‘locals’ next Thursday and the start to the Men’s Olympic Games Golf event in Rio de Janeiro. Since being opened for play just a handful of months ago the Gil Hanse designed course has become home to boa constrictors, monkeys, sloths, an abundance of bird life along with crocodile-like creatures. And in the quest for a medal the likes of Padraig Harrington, Rickie Fowler, Henrik Stenson and Bubba Watson could come ...

Russell Knox’s quest to break into the Ryder Cup team is back on track with a second straight 67 to be well in contention late on day two of the Travelers Championship in Connecticut. Knox confessed following Sunday’s conclusion to the PGA Championship he needs one ‘good performance’ prior to the end of Hazeltine qualifying if he’s to make the European Team automatically. And the US-based Scot again let his clubs do all the talking racing to seven under par on the back of four birdies in ...

Top seed Chris Wood breezed into the second round of the Aberdeen Asset Management Paul Lawrie Match Play with a 4 and 3 win over Aussie Brett Rumford at Archerfield. The BMW PGA winner is looking for a victory this week to cement his place in the European Ryder Cup team and ensure he can begin married life later this month with a week’s holiday rather fight to get into Darren Clarke’s team for Hazeltine. Wood lost the first to Rumford but from there it was all Wood starting with a birdie ...

Nike Golf’s decision to withdraw from manufacturing golf equipment leaves the likes of Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy,  Paul Casey, Brooks Koepka, Jamie Lovemark, Michelle Wie and many other leading golfers with immediate uncertainty. Nike confirmed that while it would continue to produce footwear and clothing for the golf market, it will “transition out” of making clubs, balls and bags. The four-time Major winning McIlroy signed with Nike in January 2013 in a 10-year deal reputed worth ...