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England’s Paul Casey continued his push towards only a second PGA Tour victory with a fighting four under par 68 to move to 11-under par on day three of the Shell Houston Open. Casey capped his third round with three birdies in succession from the sixth hole and posting birdies either side at four and the 10th holes on the Golf Club of Houston course He then recorded pars at the next seven holes before his only bogey at the 17th. “I played good all day and it was just a couple of loose ...

It’s not surprising Phil Mickelson is in contention and in the week before the Masters and the year’s first Major. Mickelson added a round of 67 to his opening 66 to move to 11-under par after two rounds of the Shell Houston Open. It gave the five-time Major winner the lead before fellow American Andrew Putnam shot a round of 65 to seize a one stroke advantage and a third American in Austin Cook, who was a Monday qualifier for the $US 6.6m event also shooting a 65 to join Mickelson in ...

Former USA President George H. Bush was a special guest during the second round of the 2015 Shell Houston Open. The 41st President of the United States was conveyed by motorised cart to the first tee where he had the pleasure of meeting eventual second round leader, Phil Mickelson as well as Mickelson’s fellow Major winning Ernie Els. Bush also caught up with leading Texas-born golf journalist Art Striklin and with Art getting in next week’s Masters mode with an eye-catching shirt. Bush, ...

Las Vegas born Scott Piercy drew a full house to shoot a nine under par 63 and equal the Golf Club of Houston course record on day one of the Shell Houston Open. Piercy, 36 was three under after his opening nine holes, and the back nine on the course, but then stormed home to play his inward half in six under par including posting five birdies in succession from his ninth hole. Fellow American J B Holmes had the chance to tie Piercy after moving to eight under par through 14 holes but played his ...

The duo of Open Champions Padraig Harrington and Darren Clarke had more in common on the opening day of the Shell Houston Open then they are Irish-born. Both players got off to bright starts on the Golf Club of Houston course only to let slip their good work in dropping shots near the end of their rounds to end the day tied with rounds of 71. Harrington  had moved to four under par after a dozen holes but then proceeded to play his remaining six holes in three over par. At the time in holing a nine-foot ...

Spain’s Sergio Garcia rebounded from a horror fourth hole double bogey to play the next 14 holes in seven under par in a round of 67 on the opening day of the Shell Houston Open. Garcia put his second shot into the water down the left side of the par five fourth before his fourth was just short of the putting surface from where he chipped to three feet and two-putted. But to his enormous credit Garcia, who is contesting the Houston event for only a third occasion in his career, then capped ...

Here is a selection of pictures in the lead-up to the 2015 Shell  Houston Open.