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Tiger Woods could finally breath some relief in ending an injury-plagued 18th pro season pain free despite sharing last place in the Hero World Challenge in suburban Orlando. Woods, who struggled with illness throughout the week at Isleworth, posted a final round 72 for a level par tally and share 17th place with fellow American Hunter Mahan. The former long-time World No. 1 came into the event after a four-month injury layoff having shot a pair of 74s to miss the cut in August’s PGA Championship. However ...

Jordan Spieth has become the new Hero World Challenge in storming his way to a 10-shot success with an impressive 26-under par victory tally on the ultra-exclusive Isleworth Country Club course. The 21-year old Dallas-born Spieth led from start to finish in carding a final round 66 in the Tiger Woods hosted event. Spieth’s winning margin was the largest on any Tour this season eclipsing Martin Kaymer’s European Tour counting eight-shot success in capturing the US Open and three shots ...

While covering this week’s Hero World Challenge we took the opportunity to visit the nearby Bay Hill Country Club course and venue each year for the Arnold Palmer Bay Hill Invitational. Joining us was renowned Indian-born golf correspondent Vishwanathan Krishnaswamy or ‘Swamy’ as he is more affectionately known. ‘Swamy’ is one of the most respected journalists in India having been among a select few to be present in February this year when Tiger Woods made his first ...

Double Major winning John Daly has celebrated his engagement in capturing the Beko Classic, a three-round Pro-Am format tournament at Antalya, Turkey. It is Daly’s first victory first time in 10 years since tasting success since winning the 2004 Buick Invitational and the fifth of his five wins on the PGA Tour. Daly, with his future wife Anna Cladakis carrying the clubs, shot an even-par 72 in the final round and hold on to win by a stroke with a 15-under par total and one clear of England’s ...

Graeme McDowell made amends for his disappointing second round finish and clawing his way up the leader board with and eagle and five birdies on day three of the Hero World Challenge. A day after ‘rushing’ to complete his third round McDowell was a picture of concentration in shooting a four under par 68 and move from a share of 14th place in the 18-man field and into a then tie for fifth. After a bogey at the second McDowell picked off three birdies in succession from the par five seventh hole ...

Illness had left Tiger Woods with the slightest of whispers in posting a three under par 69 on day three of the Hero World Challenge at Windermere in Florida. The Woods roar that has seen him capture 14 Majors had disappeared and with journalist gathered around him struggling to hear what the current World No. 24 was saying. Woods had been coughing badly on the first tee and politely declined to shake hands with playing partner Billy Horschel or officials in not wanting to pass on his illness ahead ...

Padraig Harrington is close to ending a six-year main tour victory drought after storming to a five shot lead in the weather interrupted BANK BRI Indonesia Open. The three-time Major winner was 16-under through 13 holes before play was called off at the Damai Indah Golf, PIK course. He will return on Sunday at 6.40am alongside 44 other players to complete the round. Playing in the same group as Harrington, unheralded Australian Nathan Holman was a distant five shots back while co-overnight leader ...