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South African Charl Schwartzel made it three wins in his past six events this season and in the process capturing a first regular PGA Tour title with a play-off victory in the Valspar Championship at Palm Harbor. The 31-year old, whose only other victory in the U.S. was in capturing the 2011 Masters, posted the best round of the day of a four under par 67 to join American Bill Haas on seven under par. The duo headed to the first extra play-off but with Haas, who held the 54-hole lead for a seventh ...

World No. 1 Jordan Spieth admitted his first title defence of 2016 was a ‘bit of a bummer’ but reckons there’s no cause for Augusta alarm bells despite a top-20 finish in the defence of his Valspar Championship title near Tampa Bay in Florida. It was the first of five PGA Tour counting title defences this year and with Spieth holing a 30-footer for birdie at the last in a round of a two over par 73 for an even par total on the Copperhead course. Spieth has a week off ahead of two events ...

Reigning MENA Golf Tour amateur champion James Allan has now joined the same management stable of Jason Day and Rickie Fowler with a decision to turn professional and will make his debut at the season-opening Royal Golf Mohammedia Open by HLO scheduled for March 23-25 in Morocco. The 21-year-old English prodigy from Chelmsford flashed a glimpse of his precocious talent at the 2016 Omega Dubai Desert Classic, finishing in a tie for 45th on five-under — a creditable achievement which took his confidence ...

Scott Hend made amends to hold off a stunning late charge from home favourite Piya Swangarunporn to win the True Thailand Classic Presented by Chang. The big-hitting Hend, who let slip victory a year ago to fellow Queenslander Andrew Dodt, came into the final round at Black Mountain Golf Club six shots ahead of Swanagarunporn but was a shot behind with five holes to play as the Thai fired a brilliant course record 63 to get to 17 under. A birdie on the 14th put Hend back into a share of top spot ...

Martin Laird is the very first to admit he’s long been his hardest critic but fatherhood, including the birth next month of a second child has put tournament golf more in perspective. The US-based Scot has already savoured a professional career the envy of most on the PGA Tour with the now 33-year old having won three times on golf’s biggest stage including the 2011 Arnold Palmer Invitational and starting later this week in Orlando. However, it’s also been three years since Laird slipped into ...

Scotland’s Russell Knox ended his Valspar Championship third round on a positive note sending a second shot 9-iron to just three feet for birdie at the last in a score of a one under par 70 to move to back to one over par. It was among three birdies in his round that also included two bogeys to leave him T30th with a round to play in the $US 6.1m event on the Copperhead Course. “It was a good positive note to end on as I didn’t think I could get my second shot so close given I was on ...

Triple Major winning Padraig Harrington says he’s excited not only returning to India for a first time in 22-years but is looking forward to celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with the new Irish Ambassador to India. Harrington is heading to India for a first occasion since losing the semi-final of the 1994 India Amateur title to Frenchman and now retired European Tour colleague, Christian Cavaer. Harrington joins India’s top world-ranked Anirban Lahiri in headlining the co-sanctioned ...