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World No. 1 Rory McIlroy is now just two days away from confirmation he will be wearing the Nike swoosh in 2013. It what has been one of golf’s worst kept secrets, Nike is expected to annouce on the first day of January the official signing of the double Major winning McIlroy. It is a deal expected to be worth $200m to McIlroy and that’s a far cry from the $46m sign off fee to secure Tiger Woods’ signature when he turned pro in September, 1996. And McIlroy will be among a number ...

Tiger Woods today celebrates his 37th birthday. Woods was born on December 30th, 1975 and no doubt he will be spend the day either with his two children or with his mother. However the best birthday present Woods could receive was knowing that he heads into 2013 edging closer to breaking the ecord of 18 Majors set by Jack Nicklaus. Nicklaus was 22 years old when he captured a first Major in winning the 1962 US Open and was then aged 46 years when he stormed from four shots behind to overhaul Tom ...

It’s official! Rory McIlroy is a Geek and girlfriend, Caroline Wozniacki a Nerd. That’s what the hottest sporting couple donned on Christmas Day to be photographed in front of a well-decorated Christmas tree wearing the t-shirts. The t-shirts given new meaning to the famed The 12 Days of Christmas tune that will now read: “On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, a shirt extolling the social ineptitude of thee.” Wozniacki tweeted the pic but didn’t ...

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy looks all set to see in the New Year in Brisbane, Australia. That’s where World No. 10 ranked girlfriend, Caroline Wozniacki will be as she’s competing in the Brisbane International that gets underway on New Year’s in the Queensland capital. The Brisbane International is part of the Australian Open series with the first tennis Grand Slam event to take place later next month in Melbourne where Wozniacki will continue to strive to win a first Major. While ...

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The staging of the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles in 2014 has seen the cancellation of the European Tour’s Johnnie Walker Championship on the PGA Centenary. The Johnnie Walker Championship, and previously known at the Scottish PGA and the Diego Championship, has been on the Race to Dubai schedule since 1999 when Englishman Warren Bennett captured the inaugural title. But as Tournament Chairman, Colin Montgomerie hinted on Thursday night, the event will now not take place in 2014 in order to preserve ...

It is one of the most prized items of postage you could ever receive in the mail – a white envelope bearing the Augusta National logo in the top left-hand corner and post-marked Augusta, GA. Inside the letter will be an invitation to compete in the most elite major of the four major championships, the Masters. Indeed 83 players will receive such an invitation in coming days to tee-up next April in the 2013 Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club. Hereunder is those players assured of teeing-up ...