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Four-time major winning Rory McIlroy revealed he is heading to New Zealand later this year for a first occasion in his pro golfing career. However, it will not be to tee-up in any New Zealand sanctioned Tour event but with the World No. 3 set to join a handful of close friends travelling to the Land of the Long White Cloud and play a number to the countries golfing gems. “I going to join some good friends playing some of the great golf courses of New Zealand such as Tara Iti, Kauri Cliffs and great ...

BREAKING NEWS …. It’s not the result he sought but PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan would welcome an invitation to return to future Dunhill Links Championships. Monahan made his debut in the $US 5m event teeing-up at Carnoustie on Thursday and paired Billy Horschel however, not all went well for the all-American team with Horschel missing the third round cut by a shot at 8-under while they fell well shy of being inside the top-20 on the team standings. Monahan found his way into this ...

Despite the presence at the Home of Golf this week of the supposed two key ‘fixers’ currently in men’s golf, Rory McIlroy believes it could be at least more three years of ‘cross-overs’ before men’s professional golf is fully mended of the rift that has virtually torn the heart out of the game. McIlroy had just posted a disappointing third round two-under-par 70 but after letting slip a stunning start to his round when he raced to seven-under for his round through ...

There was plenty of spectator support, an abundance of uncharacteristic October sunshine and a golf course where he produced a second in the 2018 Open Championship but then there was little golfing fireworks from World No. 3 Rory McIlroy. McIlroy posted four birdies and also dropped a shot in the definition of a no-frills round and given the fact that so many players went low, and really low. Seventy-two players posted a score lower than McIlroy’s three-under 69 headed by South African Darren ...

…. by Bernie McGuire, Carnoustie The sounds of rifle shots sent a slight scare into the two of the more high-profile golf officials competing on day one of the 2024 Dunhill Links Championship in Carnoustie. PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and Saudi Arabia’s Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the Governor of the Public Investment Fund that supports the PGA Tour’s rival LIV league were well into their opening round when shots could be heard from the north-end of the famed course. However, there was no ...

EXCLUSIVE …. Open Champion and fellow South African Louis Oosthuizen leads the chorus of approval for billionaire businessman Rohann Rupert in achieving a coming together of two golfing figures instrumental to any future calm in men’s pro golf. Rupert, 74, is currently the CEO of Compagnie Financiere Richemonty.  He is the richest person South African born on the 2024 Forbes list, with an estimated net worth of US$12.0 billion and US$14.5 billion according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index. However, ...

EXCLUSIVE ….. Shane Lowry will have played the most tournaments in seven seasons when finally puts away the clubs in some six weeks time after competing in Dubai. Lowry will contest a 25th world-ranked event of his year at this week’s Dunhill Links Championship ahead of completing a 16th pro career season with the back-to-back Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. All up, it will be 27 tournaments for the current World No. 28 and the most he ...