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Frenchman Victor Dubuisson has put himself in position to capture a first Race to Dubai victory this year after ending the second round of the Nordea Masters tied for then lead on six under par. Last year’s brilliant Turkish Airlines Open winner shares the lead in Sweden with big-hitting Spaniard Alvaro Quiros and England’s Eddie Pepperell. Quiros bounced back from electing not to contest the second round of Monday’s U.S.Open qualifier with a best Malmo round of 67 that included ...

Rory McIlroy has revealed he is carrying a second injury after clearly in pain on day one of the Memorial. The double Major winner had just 22 putts in a sizzling score of a nine under par 63 to storm to the front in the $US 6.2m event but most interest after his round centered on his left knee. McIlroy injured his knee on the seventh hole but after posting his equal lowest ever opening score on the PGA Tour the 25 year  old revealed he’s also carrying a lower back injury he sustained on day ...

Rory McIlroy mesmerized his rivals with two eagles and an equal lowest ever PGA commencing round of a nine-under par 63 on the opening day of the Memorial. McIlroy was five under par through 10 holes and then holed 15-foot eagle putt on the par five, 11th to move to seven-under par. The Irishman, fresh from his victory in last week’s BMW PGA Championship, birdied the 13th to move to eight under before the only hiccup in his round when McIlroy doubled the par four 14th before a second eagle ...

Tiger Woods, Matt Kuchar and double Major winning Angel Cabrera have been officially confirmed for the inaugural America´s Golf Cup to take from October 21st to October 26th at Pilar Golf Club. An official presentation took place at the Madero Walk Eventos hall, in Puerto Madero to rubber stamp their appearance. In attendance at the presentation were Lisandro Borges, CEO America´s Golf Cup; Juan Carlos Arroyo, Sports Secretary of the Pilar Municipality; Francisco Aleman, America’s Golf Cup Sports ...

Padraig Harrington shot three over par 75 to be trailing nine strokes off the lead in the first round of a 36-hole U.S. Open qualifier at Walton Heath in Surrey. It is the first time in his illustrious career the triple Major winner has been forced to qualify for the season’s traditional second Major following the end last year of his five-year exemption in capturing the 2008 PGA Championship. Harrington was among 104 players who teed-up in the cold and sometimes rainy conditions. But after a birdie ...

Welshman Stuart Manley has set the early pace in round one of today’s 36-hole U.S. Open qualifier at Walton Heath. Manley was the very first player to tee-off at 6.40am and posted a six under par 66 that included an outward nine of 30 and inward half of 36 on the New Course. It is the first occasion the 35-year old Aberdare-born Manley has teed-up in a U.S. Open qualifier. Germany’s Max Kieffer shot a 68 and Scotland’s Scott Jamieson posted a 69 each on the New Course. However India’s ...

Ireland’s Shane Lowry secured his biggest-ever prize check of Euro 527,770 ($US 705,544) shooting a round of 68 for a 13-under par tally to finish one shot behind close friend Rory McIlroy in the BMW PGA Championship. McIlroy remarkably came from seven shots behind to win on European soil for a first time in his pro career shooting a 66 for a 14-under par total on the famed Burma Road course. Lowry went into the last day trailing five shots behind third round leader Thomas Bjorn of Denmark ...