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TPC Boston, MA …. Graeme McDowell teed-up this week at TPC Boston somewhat a relieved golfer. No, it’s nothing to do with the fact his wife has given birth to the couple’s second child.  It’s just G Mac’s confessed he’s relieved the European Ryder Cup selection process is over. While tweeting he was ‘gutted’ not to make the side, McDowell can now devote his full focus to cementing his place in the season-ending Tour Championship later this month in Atlanta. McDowell ...

TPC Boston, MA …. Open Champion Henrik Stenson admitted if it were not for the FedEx Play-Off Series and the Ryder Cup he would not be competing in now fearing a further operation on an injured knee. Stenson two-putted the last for birdie in a round of a three under par 68 on the opening day of the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston. It put the Swede, who is set to contest a fourth Ryder Cup later this month, just two strokes behind the leading duo of Surrey’s Paul Casey and Argentinean ...

TPC Boston, MA … World No. 1 Jason Day’s wife, Ellie and their two children have been lucky not to have been seriously injured in a car accident. Day rushed from the TPC Boston course after his round of a one under par 70 on the first day of the Deutsche Bank Championship to be with his wife and children. The Australia later released the following statement: “After the completion of my round today I was informed my wife Ellie, our children Dash and Lucy, and friend Katie were involved ...

TPC Boston, MA … Members of the 2016 USA Ryder Cup team along with a number of players in line for ‘wildcard’ selection visited the nearby New England Patriots Stadium on Wednesday night. When Phil Mickelson spoke of the experience of visiting the stadium following today’s Deutsche Bank Pro-Am he joked that the visit had led to the USA Team identifying a big fault ahead of their showdown against the rival Europeans on September 30th at Hazeltine. And this was after Mickelson ...

There was an avalanche of two eagles and 24 birdies among the leading four golfers on day one of the Omega European Masters at Crans-sur-Sierre. American Paul Peterson, the French pair of Grégory Havret and Mike Lorenzo-Vera along with England’s Daniel Brooks enjoyed a share of the lead with six under par 64s. Peterson claimed his first European Tour title just 11 days ago at the D+D REAL Czech Masters and his search for a second began with a six under par 64 at Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club. Lorenzo-Vera ...

TPC Boston, MA … No sooner had Russell Knox suggested possible changes to the Ryder Cup selection process and European Team captain, Darren Clarke has also lent his weight to likely changes. Knox has been reported earlier today expressing not only his bitter disappointment but also the European Tour should consider incorporating the FedEx Cup Play-Off Series in the European Team qualifying period. See story – http://www.golfbytourmiss.com/2016/08/bitterly-disappointed-russell-knox-suggests-changes-to-european-ryder-cup-selection-process/ Now ...

Olympic gold medallist Justin Rose will defend his UBS Hong Kong Open title alongside reigning Masters champion Danny Willett at the Hong Kong Golf Club from 8-11 December. Of course, it will not just be the first time the event will have the current Olympic Champion but it is the first occasion a reigning Masters winner will tee-up in suburban Fanling. At the official launch of the UBS Hong Kong Open earlier, organizers proudly announced that Rose and Willett would headline at Fanling, and outlined ...