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… Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club, Japan  Forget Brooks Koepka or Rory McIlroy as it’s been Justin Thomas who has been one of the best-performed players in recent weeks on the PGA Tour. Thomas had slipped to 10th in the World Rankings mid-August at the Northern Trust but since then the now 26-year old has been one of the best performed on the Tour. Indeed, Thomas has won twice in capturing the BMW Championship and last week’s second victory at the CJ Cup in South Korea, and ...

… Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club, Japan  World No. 2 Rory McIlroy has removed any doubt in confirming he will represent Ireland in the 2020 Olympics. The news is a huge boost for the Ireland Olympic Team and comes after McIlroy had indicated earlier this year he would be ‘likely’ to play in the Japan Olympics after joining so many other leading golfers in boycotting the 2016 Rio Olympics for fear of catching the Zika virus. “I’m excited to play the Olympics and call myself ...

…. Accordia Golf Narashino CC,  Chiba,  Japan  Four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy admits he would be scared to even take regular pain-killers, such as the ultra-popular Advils in the wake of the recent suspension of fellow PGA Tour colleague, Matt Every. Every was suspended by the PGA Tour to early January 2020 after the Tour announced he had been in voilation of the Tour’s policy on drug abuse in taking a ‘banned’ substance and with the Florida golfer soon after revealing ...

England’s Harry Ellis continued his sizzling form in posting a second straight score of 64 to muscle his way two shots clear of the field on day of the Al Ain Open by Arena Al Ain Equestrian Shooting and Golf Club. The Southampton-born Ellis, who finished tied second in the Abu Dhabi Open by Arena, was bogey-free for a second consecutive day and moved to 12-under par 128. Ellis now heads to the final round two clear of Jesper Alm of Sweden, who shot his second straight 65. Both Ellis and ...

England’s Harry Ellis continued his strong showing on the MENA Tour by Arena when a six-under par 64 gave him a share of the lead after the first round of the Al Ain Open by Arena at Al Ain Equestrian Shooting and Golf Club. The 24-year-old from Southampton, who finished tied second in the Abu Dhabi Open by Arena, was bogey-free for his round and was later joined on top of the leaderboard by Germany’s Constantin Schwierz, who made just one bogey and seven birdies. One shot behind the leaders ...

… Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club, Japan  It was a case of Aussie Rules with Jason Day scooping the $100,000 18th hole skin for a $210,000 winner’s purse in capturing the inaugural MGM Reosert Challenge – Japan Skins. The event finished under lights but it was Day who shone the brightest winning eight skins at the Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club in Japan, while Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy secured five and four skins, respectively, but both won $60,000. Local Japan hero, ...

…. Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club It was Rory McIlroy was at his political correctness best. The World No. 2 was returning to competition for a first time since the controversy of lambasting the European Tour for the seemingly ‘easiness’ of the European Tour venues. Then in his two weeks away from the game World No. 1 Brooks Koepka stirred the rivalry pot ahead of his defence of the CJ Cup stating: “I’ve been out here for, what, five years. Rory hasn’t won a ...