Custis Luck Could Feel Right At ‘Home’ On Norman Designed TPC San Antonio Course.

Rookie Perth professional Curtis Luck could feel right at “home” this week in the play-for-play ranks at the Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio. The $US 6.2m event is the first of nine invitations afforded to the 20-year-old during the remainder of the 2017 season. The event is again being staged on the Greg Norman designed Oaks Course featuring narrow and tree-lined fairways with plenty of rocky outcrops. After being over-looked for an invitation last week at Hilton Head it has ...

Woods Unveils Plans First Public Golf Course But No Plans On When He Returns To Competition.

Tiger Woods has hit his first golf shots in public since last February but the 14-time Major Champion is still no closer to returning to full competition. Woods was guest of honour at Big Cedar Lodge on the outskirts of Springfield in the US State of Missouri to unveil plans for his first public course design. The course is being named Payne’s Valley in honour of the Missouri born Payne Stewart who won two US Opens and a PGA Championship before his death in a 1999 plane crash and shortly after ...

Donald Looking To End 7-Year Winless Itch & An 8-Event 36-Hole Leading Hoodoo.

Luke Donald brilliantly ignited hopes of ending a seven year PGA Tour victory drought in holing a chip shot for birdie at the last to tie Canadian Graham DeLaet for the lead through two rounds of the RBC Heritage at Hilton Head in South Carolina. Donald, 39 signed for a four under par 67 to match the score set by DeLaet earlier in the day in cloudless and hot conditions on the Harbor Town course. The former World No. 1 ranked Donald was joint runner-up in the event a year ago and is looking for ...

Knox Again Takes Big Second Round Bite Out Of Alligator-Infested RBC Hertiage Host Venue.

Hilton Head, SC … Russell Knox continued a fondness for the second round of this week’s host course in again taking a huge bite out of the alligator-infested course with a five under par 66 on day two of the RBC Heritage. The Scot birdied four of his opening six holes and dropping his only shot at the 12th before birdies at 13 and 15 in glorious warm conditions on the Harbor Town layout at Hilton Head in South Carolina. It handed Knox a share of tenth place at six under and just four behind ...

Luke Donald Also Draws Strength From All Euro Masters Final Day Showdown.

Hilton Head, SC …. Luke Donald is yet another European drawing inspiration from last Sunday’s Masters thriller in storming his way to the front early with a six under par 65 on day one of the RBC Heritage Classic at Hilton Head in South Carolina. Donald, 39 has been runner-up four times in the $US 6.3m event including sharing second place last year with Scot Russell Knox. And at end of the first round Donald found himself in a three way share of second and one behind American Bud Cauley. Since ...

Poulter Motivated By Masters Thriller To Secure Full Tour Status At Hilton Head.

Hilton Head, SC … Ian Poulter, motivated by Sunday’s thrilling end to the Masters, boosted hopes of securing his full PGA Tour card after a rousing five under par 66 on the first day of the RBC Heritage Classic at Hilton Head in South Carolina. Poulter bogeyed the first but played the next 13 holes in six under before ending with four straight pars and end the day trailing just three shots behind American Bub Cauley who carded an eight under par 63 in bright and hot conditions on the Harbor ...

Grace Making His Mark In Winning On Four Continents.

Hilton Head, SC … In winning last year’s RBC Heritage Branden Grace was making a point that the South African wants to be seen as a worldwide player. Grace may have been a stranger to his USA fans but the then 26-year old had won ten times around the globe before winning at Hilton Head. He had tasted success five times on his home Sunshine Tour and on six occasions on the European Tour including successfully defending his Commercial Bank Qatar Masters crown in the months before travelling ...