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Old Westbury, New York …. If Geoff Ogilvy had not of secured full playing rights for next year’s PGA Tour he could mirror the money on the public speaking circuit being earned by former Presidents and Prime Ministers with his vast knowledge. His pre-Northern Trust press conference, and just two days after moving right on the ‘bubble’ and 125th place on the FedEx Cup to 116th position and the assurance of membership for the 2017/18 season, was a golf writers dream. There was one fabulous ...

Greensboro, NC ... Henrik Stenson celebrated a 21st pro career victory in becoming the winningest Swede on the PGA Tour and setting a new tournament record in capturing the Wyndham Championship. Stenson, 41 birdied four of his closing six holes and as he had done a day earlier in signing for a six-under 64 and win by a shot with a 22-under par tally. The win in Stenson’s first since his Open Championship victory last year and a first Stateside in four years. It is also Stenson’s sixth taste ...

Greensboro, NC … “Mission Accomplished” declared Geoff Ogilvy after the double comfort of securing his PGA Tour card for next season and in the immediate future qualifying for Thursday’s start to the lucrative FedEx Cup Play-Off series. Not since he first went to Q-School nearly 19-years ago has Ogilvy endured the pressure he found himself this week at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina. For Ogilvy and many of his PGA Tour colleagues it was a PGA Tour ‘Last Chance ...

Greensboro, NC … World No. 9 Henrik Stenson birdied four of his closing six holes and take ‘Route 66’ for a second day running in seizing a one-shot lead at 16-under par into the final round of the Wyndham Championship in North Carolina. Stenson, and looking to win for a first time in four years Stateside, also posted the second-lowest 54-hole tally in the tournament’s history and three behind fellow Swede Carl Pettersson. Three players and all American – Kevin Na (65), Webb Simpson ...

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 ...