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The R&A announced today that Royal Birkdale will host The Open Championship in 2017 and Carnoustie will host the Championship in 2018. Five-time Open Champion Tom Watson, who won The Open at Royal Birkdale in 1983 and at Carnoustie in 1975, joined The R&A to make the announcement at the Greenbrier. “I am delighted to see The Open returning to two great venues in Royal Birkdale and Carnoustie,” he said. “I know both courses are held in high regard by the players and I certainly consider ...

England’s James Heath has won himself a gleaming new BMW after an ace at the par three 16th hole during the final round of the BMW International Open. The 31-year old Londoner hit a 171-yard 7-iron that found the bottom of the cut for Heath’s first European Tour hole-in-one. Heath earned himself a Euro 160,000 gleaming new BMW i8 coupe. BMW will ship the car to Heath’s Worcester Park residence and the only costs the English golfer will have to pay is any import duties. It is the ...

Former champion Pablo Larrazabal is looking to celebrate his 200th tournament with victory after being handed a three shot lead on day three of the rain-affected BMW International Open near Cologne. Larrazabal, who won the event three years ago in Munich, birdied four of his closing five holes in a bogey-free 67 to move to a three shot lead on 17-under par on the Gut Larcenhof course. However the 31-year old Barcelona golfer was just one shot ahead with a hole to play when playing partner, Emiliano ...

European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley acknowledged the so-called ‘Ryder Cup Captain’s curse’ after missing the halfway cut for a third event in succession at the BMW International Open in Cologne. McGinley added a second round 71 to his opening 72 to fall short of playing all four rounds for a first time since sharing 15th place in last May’s Spanish Open and since then he’s missed the cut in both the flagship BMW PGA Championship and last week’s Irish Open at Fota Island. However ...

Craig Lee produced a sizzling four hole run to move within two strokes of the lead on day two of the BMW International Open near Cologne. After being three over par after just three holes on Thursday, the Bridge of Allan golfer was already contemplating the weekend off before signing for a first round 69 and then a second day 65 to move to within two strokes of the lead at 10-under par on the Gut Larcenhof course. In contrast, reigning U.S. Open Martin Kaymer spoilt a victorious return home and also ...

Long time World No. 1 Tiger Woods was unconcerned in missing the halfway cut in his return after a three month injury lay off in the Quicken Loans National on the Congressional course in suburban Maryland. The 14-time Major champion shot a four over par 75 and added to his three over par opening round of 74 it meant a seven over par tally for the American. But while the majority are quick to report the bare facts those who cover golf full time realise this was Woods first event since a final round ...

Reigning U.S. Open Martin Kaymer spoilt a victorious return home and also ended a near two-year successful Tour run in easily missing the halfway cut in the BMW International Open near Cologne. Kaymer recorded rounds of 71 and 73 for a shock even par tally and four shots shy of the halfway cut, and in a first event since his convincing eight-shot success at Pinehurst No. 2. The German, who grew-up in nearby Dusseldorf, left near record crowds deflated he walked from the Gut Larcenhof course 12 shots ...