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Stephen Gallacher has added incentive to make his Ryder Cup debut after European great Tony Jacklin slammed the Scot saying he hasn’t got what it takes to tee up at Gleneagles. Jacklin is Europe’s greatest-ever Ryder Cup stars representing GB & I and later Europe on seven occasions before taking up the captaincy in 1983. The Scunthorpe-born son of a truck driver then steered Europe to victory in 1985 and 1987 before the memorable tie two years later at the Belfry that ensured Europe retained ...

Double Major winning Rory McIlroy will add the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship to this year’s schedule. McIlroy will again team-up with his father, Gerry in the event commencing October 2nd and the week immediately following the Ryder Cup. It will be the first occasion since 2011 McIlroy will contest the ‘celebration of links golf’ when he finished runner-up to fellow Northern Irishman Michael Hoey. McIlroy has further fond memories of the event having stood at the back of the 18th ...

Padraig Harrington found himself yet again at the center of a rules incident and this time during the second round of the BMW PGA Championship. The triple Major winner was on the fourth green of the West Course and all set to mark his golf ball with a coin he’s always used. However in attempting to mark his ball the Irishman dropped his coin marker and with the coin bouncing off his golf ball and then presenting the uncertainty as to whether or not his ball may have moved. “I mark my ball ...

Chris Doak laboured his way through a 12-hour shift to put himself in contention in the 60th anniversary BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. Doak was among 33 players unable to finish his opening round after two stoppages on Thursday resulted in a near two-hour delay to play in the Tour’s flagship event. The proud Greenock golfer was three under par and hadn’t dropped a shot when darkness halted play just after 8.30pm and with Doak having pared the 14th on the West Course. Doak had the alarm ...

Sweden’s Jonas Blixt continues to impress on his debut in the European Tour’s flagship BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. The 30-year old double PGA Tour winner shot a second round one under par 71 and move to five under par, and just one shot from the clubhouse lead in continuing wet and miserable conditions. Spain’s Rafa Cabrera-Bello dropped one shot in his round of 73 but enjoys the lead at six under par as first round leader, Thomas Bjorn of Denmark took to the West Course. The Florida-based ...

The continuing downturn Padraig Harrington’s career will see him enter U.S. Open qualifying for a first time next Monday at Walton Heath. After missing out of qualifying for last month’s Masters for a first occasion in 14 years, he is now staring at the likelihood of not competing in a U.S. Open for 15 years. Harrington will be among 121 players teeing-up in the 36-hole qualifier with the leading dozen players earning the right to contest the June12th U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2. The triple ...

Shane Lowry dusted the cobwebs off an old putter to post an eight-under par 64 on the opening day of the storm-affected BMW PGA Championship. Lowry snatched 10 birdies to end the round in second place and just two shots behind Dane Thomas Bjorn who matched the West Course record with a 10-under par 62. It is Lowry’s second lowest score of his European Tour career with his best being a second round 62 on route to victory in the 2009 Irish Open at Baltray. As well, it is the most number of birdies ...