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Virginia Water, Surrey … Shane Lowry’s insists he’s no longer ‘scared’ of seeing his name on top of the leader board as was the scenario on the opening day of the BMW PGA Championship. Lowry was out among the early groups seeing his name on the board at four under par before setting for a three under par tally in ideal scoring conditions at Wentworth. Also at three under is fellow Irishman Graeme McDowell and producing his first sub-70 start around the ‘Burma Road’ since 2005. The ...

Wentworth, Surrey … For a first time in 26 years the Australian flag flies high sharing the lead in the European Tour’s flagship BMW PGA Championship. Queenslander Scott Hend, wearing a pair of eye-catching lime green coloured trousers, seized eight birdies and had just one bogey in a storming seven under par 65 in ideal conditions on day one on the famed ‘Burma Road’ West Course at Wentworth in Surrey. Hend, 43 was later joined by former PGA Champion, Y E Yang and then very in-form ...

Russell Knox reckons he always wanted to be a superstar and he will go a long way to achieving European Tour history in capturing this week’s BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. Scotland’s top-ranked golfer features in a grandstand high snap of the current WGC – HSBC Champions winner at the back at the 18th hole grandstand at Tour HQ. Knox, unlike many of his European-born PGA Tour colleagues such as Rory McIlroy, Henrik Stenson, Justin Rose and Sergio Garcia, has elected to tee-up looking ...

Newly-married Shane Lowry has joined expected Ireland team-mate Rory McIlroy expressing doubt in travelling to Rio for the Summer Olympics. Lowry shares McIlroy’s fears of contracting the lethal Zika virus, and a fear shared also by Graeme McDowell who is currently first reserve in the Ireland team. Lowry is due soon to have general innoculation ‘shots’ but after learning of McIlroy’s concern earlier this week it’s a subject that Lowry and his new wife, Wendy have discussed. “I do ...

Russell Knox now finds himself also faced with the dilemma, should Masters Champion Danny Willett withdraw, of considering if he will travel to this year’s Rio Olympics. Willett, as a father of a less than two-month old boy, has joined four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy hinting he may not elect to tee-up in Brazil for fear of contracting the Zika virus. And if Willett were to withdraw ahead of the July 17th close-off date for qualifying Knox would qualify as first reserve to partner Justin Rose ...

Rory McIlroy reckons top-ranked Scot Russell Knox has the ‘bottle’ to handle being a member of this year’s European Ryder Cup team. McIlroy’s eyes were still watery from the emotion of capturing a first Irish Open, and a first success anywhere in six months when singling out the Scot for praise. The four-time Major winner needed to pull off two ‘career-best’ hybrid club shots to come from one behind Knox with three holes to play and win by two on the K. Club course. And while admitting ...

Masters Champion Danny Willett has noiw joined four-time Major winner, Rory McIlroy expressing apprehension in travelling to Brazil for this year’s Olympic Games. Like McIlroy, Willett fears contracting the ‘ZIKA’ virus. Willett revealed his fears ahead of this week’s BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. “We are monitoring it,” said the Augusta National winning hero. “We’ve had an e-mail from the WHO (World Health Organisation) and we are keeping on ...