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Four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy moved closer to a third Race to Dubai title in four years and then predicted Ireland’s exciting new Tour star Paul Dunne will have no concerns retaining his Tour card after his success earlier this week at the Tour School. McIlroy has never met Dunne but was full of praise for the 22-year old Dubliner who will make his full European Tour member debut in next week’s Euro 1.5m Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa, and in the first event of the 2016 Race ...

Around 40 or so 2016 European Ryder Cup ‘possibles’ and ‘probables’ have been measured this week for Hazeltine team clothing. European Ryder Cup Captain Darren Clarke has been in Dubai since early in the week overseeing the first big step in his captaincy process ahead of travelling on Monday night to Sydney for next week’s Australian Open. Of course, Clarke is not contesting the DP World Tour Championship but then he’s been playing on the opening two days of the event ...

Visiting American Patrick Reed reckons he’s got the low-down on Europe’s double decade dominance in the Ryder Cup. Reed birdied five of his closing six holes in a blistering seven under par 65 to move to nine under par and share third place heading to the closing two rounds of the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. England’s Andy Sullivan birdied his last in a round of 66 to steal a one shot lead in the £5.2m event at 12-under par ahead of Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo who ...

England’s Andy Sullivan is the only player on the European Tour to have won three times this season and now he’s on track for a fourth at the halfway stage of the US$8 million DP World Tour Championship, Dubai at Jumeirah Golf Estates after a second successive six under par 66 around the Earth course took him to 12 under par for the tournament. The 28 year old gained worldwide attention a year ago when a hole-in-one in the KLM Open won him a trip into outer space. And now after victory ...

The appointment of Tiger Woods as one of Davis Love 111’s vice-captains next year at Hazeltine has surprised a few Ryder Cup stars while for the most part it’s been heralded as a ‘smart move’ by Love. Here is player reaction, both from a number of European Team capped players and also from American Patrick Reed who is competing also in this week’s DP World Tour Championship. RORY MCILROY – Winning Ryder Cup team 2010, 2012 & 2014. “You mean, he’s not playing? “So ...

­­Four-time Major winner Rory McIlroy revealed just how close his long-time manager Sean O’Flaherty came to last week’s horrific Paris Attacks. The recently engaged O’Flaherty caught the EuroStar to the French capital arriving at his hotel shortly after the first attacks, and travelling to Paris for a U2 concert on Saturday night. However the concert was cancelled and with O’Flaherty returning home first thing Saturday morning. “The hotel I stayed in on Friday night was only three ...

Rory McIlroy was clearly taken by surprise in learning Tiger Woods appointment as a Hazeltine Ryder Cup vice-captain. Woods selection along with that of the current PGA Tour competing Jim Furyk and Steve Stricker is also seen by McIlroy as a move towards potential USA team captaincy for all three. In fact, it’s been revealed Woods phone American captain Davis Love 111 seeking to be a part of next year’s Ryder Cup. “You mean, he’s not playing?” was McIlroy’s first reaction. “So I don’t ...