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Former long-time World No. 1 Tiger Woods has suggested Rory McIlroy ‘move on’ and get over occasionally missing the halfway cut in a tournament. Woods had just walked from the Muirfield Village course after shooting a first round 70 in The Memorial, and in an event he’s won four times in the past. However very quickly into his post-round interview Woods found himself being asked to assess the recent efforts of McIlroy who arrived in Ohio having missed the cut in both the Players ...

While Rhys Davies would dearly love to win his own National Open, the Welshman says he’s under no extra pressure to perform well at this week’s ISPS Handa Wales Open. Davies is making his fifth straight appearance with his best result runner-up in 2010 to Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell who used the victory as a spring board into success a week later in the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. Davies, who turned 27 yesterday (MON), first burst onto the international stage in playing in the 2005 GB ...

Sweden’s Alex Noren and Scotland’s Marc Warren has qualified for next month’s U.S. Open in blistering manner in the U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier at Walton Heath. The Callaway-attached Noren added a four under par 68 in superb and hot conditions on the New Course to his earlier round of 67 on the New Course. It will be the second straight year the affable Swede has won through to golf’s traditional second Major. “I am very happy to qualify given I was really tired this ...

British Open champion, Darren Clarke has withdrawn from next month’s U.S. Open in San Francisco. Clarke, 43 advised United States Golf Association officials today that a groin injury he has been carrying for some weeks is still troubling him. Clarke also has reluctantly withdrawn from next fortnight’s Nordea Masters in Sweden. “I am extremely disappointed as Open champion that I will not be able to play the US Open,” said the Northern Irishman, who earned a five-year exemption with ...

For the first time William Hill customers truly believe thatLuke Donald has the ruthless streak that is required to win major championshipsand he has been backed into 14/1 to win the US Open. Luke is now 4/1 to win theRace To Dubai, 7/1 to top the PGA Tour money list and 11/8 to be the WorldNumber One on 31/12/12 “Donald was clinical on Sunday and certainly ourcustomers are now convinced there is a major win round the corner,” saidHill’s spokesman Rupert Adams. Luke Donald 2012 Major Wins: ...

Rory McIlroy was dealt a double blow with Luke Donald replacing McIlroy as World No. 1 and Justin Rose unseating the Irishman atop of the Race to Dubai following the final round of the BMW PGA Championship title. Donald went back to the game’s best-ranked player for a fourth time in carding a last round 68 to win by four shots with a 15-under par tally. Rose (70) and Scotland’s Paul Lawrie (66) shared second place on 11-under par. Donald needed only to finish top-eight at Tour HQ to ...

Defending champion Luke Donald is set to move back to World No. 1 after breezing to a two stroke lead on day three of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. There was cheers of ‘Luke, Luke, Luke’ on day three when Donald holed a 15-foot birdie putt on the final green in a round of 69 to move to 11-under par. “That was by far the best round of my three as conditions were very tough out there, and to shoot in the 60s today when the wind was pretty constant was very pleasing,” he said. “I ...