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Greensboro, NC … Geoff Ogilvy is quietly-confident of a T5th finish or higher at the Wyndham Championship to qualify for next week’s Northern Trust and the first event of the FedEx Cup Play-Off Series. That is the PGA Tour forecast after Ogilvy produced a second straight four-under par 66 to move into a share of 23rd place at eight-under par. Ogilvy went into the round in continuing heatwave conditions trailing nine strokes from the lead and immediately making inroads with three birdies ...

Greensboro, North Carolina … Ollie Schniederjans has muscled his way into Wyndham Championship victory contention thanks to a new Odyseey putter. The Dallas-born Schniederjans had just 27 putts on day two of the Greensboro event in shooting a sizzling seven-under par 63. Then on day three the 6 foot 1 inch Schniederjans stood tall and muscling his way TBA Schneiderjans teed-up in this week’s $US 5.8m event packing an Odyssey Touloun Design Long putter in his Callaway bag. MORE TO FOLLOW

Greensboro, NC …  Geoff Ogilvy epitomises the expression – When the going gets tough, the tough get going! Ogilvy arrived in Greensboro for this week’s Wyndham Championship, and how the Americans love to say, right on the bubble for next week’s start to the FedEx Cup Play-Off Series. The 2006 U.S. Open champion is lying 125th on the points list and right on the cut-off point for those who will tee-up in the Northern Trust on Long Island. And the now 40-year old Ogilvy was not excited ...

Greensboro, NC … Martin Laird is assured of qualifying for next week’s start to the lucrative FedEx Cup Play-Off Series despite withdrawing before the start to his second round in the Wyndham Championship. Laird ended Thursday’s round very well placed at four under-par and sharing 18th place with fellow Scot Russell Knox. A PGA Tour official indicated Laird cited ‘family reasons’ in withdrawing fro the $US 5.8m event and returning to his Charlotte residence. Laird teed-up in Greensboro ...

Greensboro, NC … Former Open Champion Henrik Stenson continued to battle stifling conditions and muscle his way to a two-shot clubhouse lead on day two of the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina. Stenson, who is looking for a first victory on U.S. soil in four years, added a 66 to his sizzling first round eight-under 62 to advance to 12-under in the near century-like heat on the Sedgefield course. The 41-year old Swede, and leaving his Callaway driver in his locker for a second ...

Greensboro, NC … Henrik Stenson was in sizzling form producing his lowest score of his PGA Tour career of an eight-under par 62 in meltdown conditions on the opening day of the Wyndham Championship. Stenson birdied four of his opening nine holes and repeated the effort over his inward half to end the day trailing just one shot behind American Matt Every who went within one shot of matching the Sedgefield Country Club course record with his nine-under par 61. Six players, including formerU.S. ...

Greensboro,  NC … Brisbane-born Cameron Smith felt right at home in sweltering heatwave conditions to record a 63 and the lowest round of his PGA Tour career on day one of the Wyndham Championship. It is Smith’s lowest score in his 60 Tour events and a shot better than a 64 he posted earlier this year on day one of the Sony Hawaii Open. But in a complete turnaround in recent weeks the 23-year old seized seven birdies and none better than his 181-yard uphill second shot into the 18th green ...