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Sergio Garcia confirmed after paying a whopping £1m fine he will not make his return to the DP World Tour till the first week of July and the BMW International Open in Munich. Garcia, and speaking exclusively with GolfByTourMiss, indicated it is the added tournaments suspension imposed on him that means he will not be formally eligible to compete to tee-up in a full DP World Tour event until the 26th touranment in the 42-tournament 2024/25 wraparound season. “I’ve paid the fine and happy to ...

Double major winning and five-time Ryder Cup star Dustin Johnson is backing Rory McIlroy by declaring also he would pay to play rather than be paid to represent his country in a Ryder Cup. It was reported earlier last month, the PGA of America as organisers of the Ryder Cup when staged in the States, would and pending board member approval, remunerate all dozen USA team members with $400,000 for teeing-up at Bethpage Park. Talk of the American team being paid to play clearly touched a nerve last ...

Adrain Meronk says he’s enjoyed his rookie LIV Golf season and has moved on from last year’s bitter Ryder Cup non-selection disappointment. Meronk had won the May 2023 DS Automobiles Italian Open at the host Ryder Cup course in Rome before ultimately finishing fifth on the European points list and two places outside the top-three on that list to qualify automatically. Captain Luke Donald then overlooked Meronk in favour of Nicolai Hojgaard and Ludwig Auberg, who finished a respective 25th and ...

….. PIF Saudi International, Riyadh Triple USA Ryder Cup star Patrick Reed has come out strongly against suggestions his countrymen may be paid to contest next year’s Ryder Cup declaring “it’s not about the money but about representing your country”. It was reported earlier last month, the PGA of America as organisers of the Ryder Cup when staged in the States would, pending board member approval, remunerate all dozen USA team members with $400,000 for teeing-up at ...

Chilean-born Joaquin Niemann is just one round shy in joining golfing greats such as Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player as back-to-back winners of the Australian Open. Niemann will head into the final round in a four-way share of second place at 12-under and just two shots shy of the duro of Australia’s Lucas Herbert an Amercian Ryggs Johnston who lead the way at 14-under on the host Kingston Heath course in Melbourne. Herbert had led the opening two days thanks to rounds of 63 and 66 but a third ...

American Peter Uihlein superbly tamed the ‘Shamal’ winds to put himself in contention for a second Asian Tour triumph in some four months at the International Series Qatar in Doha. Uihlein, 35 birdied six of his opening 10 holes and then holed a second shot for an eagle ‘2’ at the par-4 16th in a round of 64 and take a two-shot lead at 12-under into the closing two rounds of the $2.5m on the host Doha Golf Club course. Fellow American Zac Bauchour with a second score of 68 ...

In-form Aussie Lucas Herbert posted a sizzling eight-under 63 to lead but it’s his Crushers captain Cam Smith who’ll he will be keeping a close eye as the co-sanctioned ISPS Handa Australian Open continues over the Kingston Heath and Victoria club courses at the ISPS Handa Australian Open. Herbert was brilliant form birdieing five holes from his fourth to 10th holes and then eagling his last on the Kingston Heath course and the No. 2 ranked course in Australia. The duo of American Ryggs ...