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Graeme McDowell had no excuses after posting his poorest round in three months and shooting a three over par 75 to slide to five over par on day three of the Arnold Palmer Invitational. McDowell’s score included three birdies along with a similar number of bogeys plus a hurtful triple bogey ‘7’ at the par four 15th where he put his second shot from a bunker well right and out-of-bounds. He was forced to take a penalty drop in the bunker before managing to send his third some 50-yards ...

Graeme McDowell battled a mystery bug to play his way into the final two rounds of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando. McDowell complained of weariness and muscle soreness for the past few days after signing for a second round 74 for a two over par tally in the event. England’s Justin Rose (70) and American Bill Haas (66) share the lead on nine under par and one clear of another American in John Huh (69). World No. 2 Tiger Woods bogeyed his closing three holes in a score of 70 to be among ...

Jordan Spieth, 19 has officially joined the PGA Tours a Special Temporary Member for the remainder of the 2013 season. With a T7 finish at the Tampa Bay Championship presented by EverBank, Spieth earned $148,893 for a total of $521,893 in four starts this season, surpassing the total earnings of the player that finished No. 150 on the 2012 money list ($474,295). The Texas-born Spieth is now eligible for unlimited sponsor exemptions in his attempt to earn his 2013-14 TOUR card through the Non-member ...

Tiger Woods had his claws clipped when he uncharacteristically bogeyed his closing three holes on day two of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando. Woods was just one shot from the lead when he found a fairway bunker at the 16th. However the 14-time Major champion then lashed out at the bunker when he shot fell short into a stream guarding the green. Woods, who is looking also to end an 871-day absence as World No. 1, then played a wild tee shot missing the green left at 17 for a second straight ...

A tired sounding Sergio Garcia is already looking forward to a fortnight’s competition rest ahead of a 14th straight Masters appearance. The eight-time PGA Tour winner posted a second round three under par 69 for a three under par tally in the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Florida. However the 33-year old is now hoping his energy levels will be high enough to remain competitive over the closing two rounds of the $6.2m event in suburban Orlando. “I am kind of running almost on empty and ...

Graeme McDowell was heading home and a private practice session at Lake Nona after scrambling his way to a level par 72 on the opening day of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando. McDowell did the late, great Seve Ballesteros proud after finding some seven bunkers, hitting just over half of the greens in regulation and taking 29 putts in a similar start to a year ago on the Bay Hill course. It left the current World No. 15 trailing seven strokes behind fellow Lake Nona resident and clubhouse ...

Graeme McDowell has a new edition to his trophy cabinet – a 1-iron from Arnold Palmer’s own collection. McDowell had just finished a MasterCard clinic on Wednesday afternoon when Palmer walked over carrying a 1-iron that on closer inspection had Palmer’s signature on the sole of the club, and it looked as though it had seen plenty of use. McDowell put a ball down and immediately was taken by how well he hit the shot. He then went to hand the club back to Palmer who remarked:  “No, you go ...