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England’s Ross McGowan, 38 ended an 11-year and 15-day winless drought in holing a 20-foot birdie putter in a last round 71 and win by a shot with a 20-under par tally and capture a first Tour title since his 2001 Madrid Open success. McGowan had, for a second day running, eagled the par-5 sixth hole but the standout shot of his round was holing a greenside bunker shot for birdie at the par-4 16th. After 11 years and 15 days, @RossMcGowan is a winner again on the European Tour 🏆#ItalianOpen ...

For a second time this COVID-19 year the Llanymyech Golf Club faces a dilemma. The club hit the golfing headlines earlier this year after all golf clubs in the UK and Ireland were closed due to growing concerns of the worldwide pandemic and then with clubs in England re-opening in May and on a different date than in Wales. Llanymyech is unique in the world of golf as it proudly boasts on its website – ‘Drive in Wales. Putt in England’ – and it means courtesy of Offa’s Dyke ...

The news was very much expected but then it is still disappointing to officially learn the 2020 Hero World Challenge has been cancelled. The Bahamas has long been in lockdown mode to both arrivals and departures and with a statement released overnight indicating the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and associated travel restrictions, Tiger Woods’ TGR Foundation announced on social channels the cancellation of this season’s Hero World Challenge at Albany, Bahamas. There was suggestions the event may ...

In what will be a PGA Tour first in 238 days organisers of next month’s The PGA Tour have announced 2,000 spectators a day will be allowed to attend next month’s 73rd edition of the Houston Open in Texas. It will be the first golf tournament on either the European Tour or PGA Tour to allow spectators, and this after organisers of the recent ASI Scottish Open had to abandon plans to allow 650 spectators per day due to an increase in coronavirus cases. However, those lucky enough to get a ticket ...

England’s Tyrrell Hatton was virtually in a class of his own in comfortably driving away with a four shot victory in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. Hatton, 28 won a fifth European Tour victory and a ninth pro career success in posting a closing round 67 for a 19-under par tally in the $7m Rolex Series event over the famed ‘Burma Road’ course. It also seemed appropriate the expected new World No. 9 was the only player over the four days to post four rounds in the 60s after ...

TYRRELL HATTON .. With his 2020 BMW PGA Championship success • It is Hatton’s fifth European Tour victory in his 148th appearance adding to the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship (2016 and 2017), the Italian Open (2017) and Turkish Airlines Open (2019) • It is his third Rolex Series victory after the Italian Open (2017) and Turkish Airlines Open (2019) • Only Jon Rahm (four) has won more Rolex Series victories • It is Hatton’s second victory worldwide in 2020 following the Arnold ...

Tyrrell Hatton’s boyhood dream of 23-years ago is now just one round from becoming a reality in capturing the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. The 28-year old Englishman capped his round in brilliantly eagled the 12th hole in a round of a three-under par 69 lead the field by three shots at 14-under par on the famed ‘Burma Road’ course. Next best is Frenchman Victor Perez (70) and Dane Joachim B. Hansen (70) at 11-under par. Four players – the England pair of Tommy Fleetwood ...