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Adam Scott is returning to competition from his Augusta play-off success at this week’s Players Championship. The first-ever Australian to be fitted with a Masters green jacket will tee up at TPC Sawgrass with the praise of Peter Dawson, CEO of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews. Dawson was on hand when Scott let slip being presented with the famed Claret Jug in last year’s Open Championship after Scott had sadly bogeyed the last four holes to hand victory to South African Ernie ...

Australia’s in-form Brett Rumford will make his PGA Championship debut later this year thanks to his back-to-back Ballantine’s Championship and Volvo China Open victories. Rumford teed up last fortnight in South Korea ranked a lowly 253rd in the world but after winning a fifth Tour title last Sunday in China he’s jumped 177 places to be now ranked 76th. The 36-year old Aussie earned a third career appearance in the $8.75m WGC – Bridgestone Invitational starting on August 1st in Akron, Ohio ...

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 ...