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Double U.S. Open winner and double European No. 1 Retief Goosen was the only story after qualifying for the 144th Open Championship at the Woburn course in England. Having missed The Open last year for a first time since making his debut in 1996 the South African has qualified for golf’s oldest Major after birding the first extra hole. Irishman Paul Dunne topped the qualifiers and for a second year running to join four other amateurs now in the field for the St Andrews Open. The 22-year-old ...

At the end of the 2015 BMW International Open in Munich it was Spain’s Pablo Larrazabal who claimed a second victory in four years. Off the golf course there was two clear winners – Werner Snitznel and the odd drop of Weiss beer. Well if the truth be known it was Werner Snitznel Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday and Weiss beers unashamedly on all five nights while in the Bavarian capital.

European Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke will add another first to his illustrious playing career by travelling to Communist Russia later this year. Clarke indicated he is very likely to be present in Moscow to tee-up in the September 3rd starting M2M Russian Open being played on the Skolkovo course on the south-western outskirts of the Russian capital. The European Team Captain will join fellow Ulsterman, and former tournament winner, Michael Hoey in what will be the commencement in Russia of the ...

Pablo Larrazabal – With His 2015 BMW International Open Victory • His fourth European Tour International Schedule victory in his 228th European Tour event. • Moves to 576,068 points in The Race to Dubai. • Could move into the top 70 of the Official World Golf Ranking, from 118th. • His first European Tour victory since the 2014 Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship. • The first time during his European Tour career he has won in consecutive European Tour seasons. • This victory beats ...

Spain’s ‘Giant Killing’ Pablo Larrazabal has struck again in capturing a second BMW International Open in four years in Munich. Larrazabal came from an equal-record five shots back to win by a stroke with a final round 66 for a 17-under par tally and one fewer than in winning in 2014 on the same Munich Golf Course course. Sweden’s and World No. 7 Henrik Stenson came from seven shots behind to take second place with a round of 65 for a 16-under par total. Seven years ago this coming ...

No sooner had Michael Hoey signed his scorecard of a BMW International Open third round 71 when he was confronted by two young German women seeking a photograph with the five-time Tour winner. Hoey had ended the day sharing fifth place at 11-under par and just marginally behind England’s James Morrison who dropped a shot at the last in bizarre circumstances in a round of 67 to still lead by two shots at 14-under par. see:- http://www.golfbytourmiss.com/2015/06/morrison-leaves-bmw-int-open-marshall-with-bruised-arm-breast/ And ...

It was pure and quintessential Colin Montgomerie after his second straight round of 68 on day two in his defence of the U.S. Senior Open. Check out the link to a video clip that could easily go viral:- http://www.usga.org/videos/2015/06/26/colin-montgomeriefri062615fv-4324468761001.html