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Brett Rumford has become the first Australian in 41-years to win back-to-back European Tour titles after capturing the Volvo China Open at Tianjin. Rumford shot a final 68 to win by four shots with a 16-under par tally on the Binhai Lake GC course. It had taken Rumford five years and 231 days and 121 Tour events to capture a fourth Tour title in winning last week’s Ballantine’s Championship and now he’s tasted success in a fifth just seven days later. “As with my win last week I’m ...

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Brett Rumford is one round away from becoming only the third Australian to win back-to-back in the history of the European Tour. Rumford shot a three under bogey-free 69 to move one shot clear of his rivals at 12-under par in bright but windy conditions on the Binhai Lake Golf Club course at Tianjin. The 35-year old Perth-born Rumford ended a six-year victory drought in capturing last week’s Ballantine’s Championship and despite battling tiredness he now on target to win a second straight Tour ...

Padraig Harrington’s decision to use the belly putter has resulted in his worst two rounds in nearly six years. The triple Major winner tucked the belly putter into his stomach for a first time in this week’s Wells Fargo Championship but was bundled off the $6.7m cash coach after just two rounds with shock scores of 85 and 75. It left the Dubliner in an embarrassing share of last place on 11-over par with England’s Greg Owen, and 20 shots behind American Phil Mickelson. It is Harrington’s ...

Struggling Australian Scott Gardiner and World No. 2 are near the top of the Wells Fargo Championship leaderboard midway through the second round of the $6.7m event all thanks to Dave Stockton. Gardiner ended the second round in a three way tie for second place on seven under par and two behind Phil Mickelson who heads the field on nine under par. Gardiner turned to Stockton earlier this week and the short-game guru got the Aussie pointed in the right direction with scores of 70 and 67 on the Quail ...

There have been few more popular Major winners in recent years than Darren Clarke and Your Golf Travel is giving golfers the chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to spend a day with the 2011 Open champion – and play golf with him on his home course. The world’s largest golf travel company has teamed up with Tourism Ireland to offer 12 lucky competition winners an amazing trip to Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland to play alongside Clarke on its famous Dunluce Course. As well as playing ...

Flying Finn Mikko Ilonen equalled the course record with a sizzling nine under par 63 to take a three shot into the final two rounds of the Volvo China Open at Tianjin. Illonen birdied four of his closing five holes in a 12-under par tally to move clear of Australia’s Brett Rumford and Thailand’s Kiradeck Aphibarnrat who each recorded 67s to be tied in second place on nine under par. Illonen’s score matched the Binhai Golf Course record set last year by Sweden’s Alexander Noren, and is an ...