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Rory McIlroy moved into the co-pilots seat on day three of the Turkish Airlines Open at Belek. The four-time Major winner admitted he needed to dig deep to register a third consecutive 67 and get within one shot of the lead heading into the final round of the Turkish Airlines Open. The Race to Dubai leader was level par for his round when he dropped a shot on the tenth but he then came to life, picking up four strokes in his next four holes with the help of a brilliant eagle on the 13th. The four-time ...

Justin Thomas birdied the final two holes to shoot a 5-under 67 at the CIMB Classic on Saturday and take a share of the lead with American compatriot Brendan Steele going into the final round of the PGA TOUR event in Malaysia. The duo were a shot clear of last year’s runner-up Kevin Na, who equalled the best round of the day with a 64 and move to 19-under par/ Just four strokes separate the top nine players, including former World No. 1 Adam Scott. Steele added a 66 to his blistering second ...

Tiger Woods announced Friday that he underwent a successful follow-up procedure to his September back surgery. This was done to relieve discomfort. It was performed late Wednesday in Park City, Utah, by neurosurgeon Dr. Charles Rich. “Tiger is doing well, and we expect him to make a full recovery,” Rich said. There is no timetable for Woods’ return to the PGA Tour. “It’s one of those things that had to be done,” Tiger said. “I have an outstanding team of ...

Springbok golfer Jaco Van Zyl was all alone in First Class after posting a new course 11-under par 61 on the first day of the Turkish Airlines Open at Belek. Van Zyl carved a stroke off the old Montgomerie course low and with the Johannesburg born golfer also setting a new European Tour personal low by three strokes. It put the hang-gliding and micro flights enthusiast three shots clear of the field competing in the $US 7m event, and the opening tournament in the Final Four Series. “I played ...

Scotland has won the right to host The Solheim Cup in 2019 and the 16th edition of the greatest team event in women’s golf will be played at the world famous PGA Centenary Course at The Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire. After an extensive and very competitive bidding process, the final decision saw Scotland’s submission up against a strong bid from Sweden, which nominated The Bro Hof Slott Golf Club as its proposed venue. Earlier in the year, ten countries – Denmark, England, Netherlands, ...

England’s Lee Corfield wiped off a two-shot deficit to stormy home in windy conditions and win the Ghala Open for his fourth victory on the MENA Golf Tour. Playing in the day’s second last group, Corfield closed with a bogey-free three-under 69 to finish at eight under, two clear of Germany’s Aaron Leitmannstetter with England’s Stuart Archibald settling for third on five under. “It was probably the best round I played this year. Going bogey-free in such windy and tricky conditions ...

The 2016 Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play finds itself in a prime position the New Year schedule sandwiched between the PGA Championship and the start of the Olympic Games when it is returns to the Murcar Links Golf Club and to be staged from August 4-7, 2016. The PGA Championship is a week before at Baltusrol in New Jersey while the Summer Olympics, and heralding a return of golf to the world’s biggest sporting spectacle, commences in Rio do Janeiro for the men on August 11th and on ...