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Reigning US Open champion Justin Rose is not about to hit the panic button given he’s currently outside the top-nine who will automatically qualify for the Gleneagles Team. Rose is among 13 Europeans teeing-up in this week’s Valspar Championship at the stunning Innisbrook Resort complex in Tampa Bay, Florida. It is Rose’s eighth appearance in the event with his best result being fifth three years ago. Rose is also just outside those who will qualify automatically for the Ryder Cup and he’s ...

In the many years reporting on top professional golf we’ve come to witness some bizarre training aides that players will use to gain that extra advantage. There’s been all sorts of gadgets from using a medicine ball between the legs or arms, gadgets that fit under your arm pit plus these fibre-glass sticks you see sticking out of the bag of many of the pros. Of course, most of the pros now also use Trackman. However Japan’s Ryo Ishikawa produced the latest and one thing is for ...

Tiger Woods could be serious doubt for next month’s Masters with continuing concerns for his ailing back. The 14-time Major winner again endured back spasms during the final round of the WGC – Cadillac Championship at Trump Doral in suburban Miami. After getting himself back into the $US 9m event courtesy of a third round 66, Woods was clearly struggling after playing an 8-iron bunker shot at the sixth hole when he had to play with his right foot out of the bunker. Woods had earlier his ...

After being mauled by the Blue Monster in Miami, Luke Donald is now looking to take the sting out of the ‘Snake Pit’ in Tampa. The former World No. 1 ended his WGC – Cadillac Championship campaign with three back nine birdies in a final round 69 for a mid-field finish on five-over par. It left the Chicago-based Brit eventually sharing 25th place on five over par. Hurting Donald was a horror second round 82 in Friday’s blustery condition and his worst score in the States in 11 years. However ...

American Patrick Reed withstood a last hole bogey to drive off with the WGC – Cadillac Championship crown. The Texas-born Reed posted a final round level par 72 to win a third PGA Tour title along with a $US 1.53m first prize cheque. Reed was two shots clear of the field at the start of the final day and maintained that advantage for much of the day including still leading by two standing on the 18th tee. The American’s victory cause was helped when Welshman Jamie Donaldson, and playing ...

Double Major winning Rory McIlroy has targeted a repeat of last year’s final round, a seven under par 65, heading to this year’s fourth day of the WGC – Cadillac Championship. McIlroy tees up in Sunday’s showdown to the $US 9m event sharing 19th place on three over par and just five shots behind American Patrick Reed. Reed carded a day three 69 to move to four under par and two shots clear of compatriots Jason Dufner (68) and Hunter Mahan (71). However looming large in the ...

World No. 1 Tiger Woods muscled his way to where he is comfortable and that was close to the driver’s seat heading into the final round of the WGC – Cadillac Championship at Trump Doral. Woods snatched eight birdies in a blistering six under par 66 and in what was the lowest round of the day to move to one under par in superb scoring conditions in suburban Miami. The defending champion’s only dropped shots was a three-putt bogey on four and a bogey on the par three 13th. Woods ...