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Four more Americans will join the European Tour from the start of the 2014 season next week at the close of qualifying in Spain. It was Spaniard Carlos Del Moral who finished top graduate after he romped to a five-shot victory at the PGA Catalunya Resort, where 27 players from 15 countries earned their place on The 2014 Race to Dubai. It was another stunning round over the Stadium Course, a five under par 67, which sealed glory for the Spaniard, who has now qualified from the Final Stage four times ...

Masters Champion Adam Scott is just one round away from capturing the second leg of the Australian golfing grand slam after storming to a four shot lead on day three of the Australian Masters in Melbourne. Scott, who captured last week’s Australian PGA Championship by four shots, posted a third round five under par 77 for a 14-under par total on the famed Royal Melbourne course. And if Scott should successfully defend his Australian Masters he then needs only to capture next fortnight’s ...

Adam Scott has moved into a share of the lead after two rounds in the defence of his Australian Masters title at Royal Melbourne. Scott, who last week added the Australian PGA title to his growing list of achievements, shot a five-under-par 66 on Friday, taking a share of the lead with Victorian Nathan Holman. If Scott were to claim a victory he then only need to win next fortnight’s Australian Open at Royal Sydney to become only the second player in the history of Australian golf behind Robert ...

Former PGA Champion, Rory McIlroy and 2010 US Open winner, Graeme McDowell have welcomed suggestions in taking the PGA Championship and one of four Majors, outside of the US. PGA of America President, Ted Bishop hinted in a TV interview if the move where to go ahead he would like to see the PGA Championship, and first staged in 1916, moving to venues such as Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. “Royal Portrush would be a great first international major,” Bishop said. “I think given the powerful ...

Defending champion Adam Scott found himself upstaged by fellow Australian Nick Cullen who shot a six-under-par 65 – which included six birdies, an eagle on the 11th hole and two bogeys – to lead the opening  round of the Australian Masters at Royal Melbourne. The 28-year-old holds a two-stroke buffer ahead of recently-crowned Australian PGA champion Scott and Germany’s Maximilian Kieffer who are equal second on four under. Scott made a steady start after beginning his round at ...

While there is four players mainly in contention for the Race to Dubai No. 1 crown mathematically anyone of nine players could still break the victory tape first. Sweden’s Henrik Stenson is in the driving seat as he enters the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai with 2,379,194 points to his name. But with 985476 points available to the winner from the $8 million prize fund, all players down to last week’s Turkish Airlines Open Champion Victor Dubuisson can still catch the Swede. Last place ...

Double Major winning Rory McIlroy indicated he intends to kick start his 2014 season much earlier than in prior years. McIlroy will again use the facilities at the Els Club here in the  UAE. “I’ve been coming here to Dubai early in the New Year ever since I  turned pro, spending a couple of weeks here before going to Abu Dhabi,” he said. “But for next year I’m actually coming out earlier then I have ever been. “The facilities here in Dubai are second to none, ...