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Atlanta, GA … Paul Casey is on target to celebrate the birth of his daughter with a whopping $Us 11.5m victory celebration at the Tour Championship in Atlanta. Casey brilliantly grabbed a sixth hole eagle and five birdies in a third round 65 and take a two-shot lead at 12-under in the final round on the East Lake course in Atlanta. The Americans Kevin Kisner (64) and Xander Schauffele (65) share second place on 10-under par while Justin Rose struggled with a 71 to be sharing ninth place on ...

Atlanta. GA … Jason Day was delighted to bouce back from dropping three shots in succession from his 12th hole to birdie two of his closing three holes in a round of 67 to stay well in sight of the leaders heading to the weekend rounds of the Tour Championship in Atlanta. Day ended his round sharing 11th place at four-under par and only three back of the leading trio of England’s Paul Casey (67) and the American pair of Justin Thomas (66), and with the reigning U.S. PGA winner eagling ...

Atlanta, GA .. Justin Rose shrugged off a left shoulder concern to muscle his way into contention on day two of the PGA Tour season-ending Tour Championship in Atlanta. Rose produced a superb up-and-down from a greenside bunker at the last in first playing a 100-foot wedge shot from the forward slope of the bunker and then was clearly pleased to see his 10-foot birdie putt drop in a round of a four-under par 66. Rose’s round, that included four other birdies and just one bogey, handed him ...

Atlanta, GA … Shane Lowry produced his lowest round in over three years to now be knocking loudly on victory door for a second Portugal Masters success. Lowry, winner of the event in 2009 and his first as a pro, snatched eight birdies and dropping just one shot in a sizzling seven under 64 in ideal conditions at the Victoria course at Vilamoura. The Clara golfer heads to the weekend enjoying a six-way tie for sixth place on nine-under par and trailing just three shots behind Italian Nino Bertasio, ...

Atlanta, GA ….. Tiger Woods has provided a positive update on his fitness but admits he is “not in golf shape yet” and has no date in mind for a return to competitive action. Woods has not competed since withdrawing earlier this year ahead of day two of the Dubai Desert Classic. The 14-time Major winner is currently recovering from a fourth back operation over the past three years but did indicate last month he had been cleared to resume short-game practice. Woods releaed his latest ...

Scott Henry ignited the fireworks ending his round in sensational style in birding 16, holing his second shot for an albatross ‘2’ at 17 and then birding the last on day two of the Kazakhstan Open. Henry, and winner of the event in 2012 edition at the nearby Zhailjau Golf Club, went into the second round at Nurtau Golf Club one adrift of the overnight lead after an opening 67. The 30-year old Scott secured the first albatross of his career at the par five 17th by holing out from 212 ...

Atlanta, GA …. Marc Leishman was glad to find the comfort of the East Lake cluhbhouse in battling his way to a one-over par 71 on day one of the season-ending Tour Championship. It left the Victorian sharing 21st place and seven shots behind American Kyle Stanley who signed for a sizzling six-under 74 in the hot and humid conditions just east of the Atlanta CBD. Leishman was running virtually on the smell of an oily rag after he superb efforts in his last two events starting with a gallant ...