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Wielding a hot putter, Jose Ignacio Marin Casado rode a blistering start on Thursday to open up a two-shot lead heading into the final round of the MENA Tour’s Pattana Golf Championship which has been reduced to 36 holes due to bad weather. The Spaniard ace, starting from the 10th tee, rattled off six birdies in a row from the 11th en route to a sizzling eight-under 64 as Thailand’s Nakul Vichitryuthasastr went bogey-free to occupy solo second on six under. England’s Jodan Garnish and ...

Ponte Vedre, FL … World No. 1 Dustin Johnson is heading to Dallas in good spirits after celebrating Mothers Day with his equal best score in 3o rounds of the Players Championship. Johnson, and wearing pink like most other competitors in recognition of Mothers Day in the US, capped his round at the par five, second hole when he holed a brilliant 50-foot eagle putt on route to a four under par 68 to grab the early clubhouse lead with a two-under tally. The only other occasion Johnson has ...

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Ponte Vedre, FL … A very frank Masters champion, Sergio Garcia confessed he has been disappointed in his poor play over two rounds and putting that down to the overwhelming sentiment he has enjoyed in a first event back to competition since winning at Augusta National Garcia, and very much more than for most new Major champions, has been congratulated at the every turn of the TPC Sawgrass course and venue for this week’s Players Championship. Of course, the 39-year old Garcia has won ...

onte Vedre, FL … Rory McIlroy will return to Belfast on Monday for an MRI on an injured back he fears could keep him out of next fortnight’s BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. The World No. 2 revealed he has been struggling with yet another niggling injury since last Sunday and this after superbly birding the last in second round of 71 to make the cut with an even par total at the Players Championship in Florida. “I’ve been struggling with it a bit this week, sort of felt it for ...

Ponte Vedre, FL .. Masters champion, Sergio Garcia sensationally celebrated his return to competition with an ace late in his round on day one of the Players Championship at Ponte Vedre in Florida. Garcia used a 52-degree wedge at the famed island-green par three 17th sending his 123-yard tee shot onto the green and delighting in seeing his ball take two bounces before spinning back into the bottom of the cup. The Spaniard lifted his right arm and clenched fist into the air as a massive roar of delight ...