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Rory McIlroy said that winning a third straight Ryder Cup would be the icing on the cake after he’s incredible season. The World No. 1 arrived at Gleneagles mid-afternoon today having won four tournaments in the last five months, including two additional Majors in The Open and the US PGA Championship. It has been a stunning return to form for McIlroy, who had slipped to as low as 11th in the rankings following a disappointing 2013, and now the Northern Irishman is looking to add another Ryder ...

Joot Luiten – With his ISPS Handa Wales Open victory. • It is Luiten’s fourth European Tour International Schedule victory in his 154th European Tour event.• Moves to €1,359,927 in The Race to Dubai.• To highlight his progress in the last two seasons, he has now won €2,771,837, from his last 47 events.• Moves to inside the top 40 of the Official World Golf Ranking from 48th.• It is Luiten’s first victory since the 2013 KLM Open and comes after finishing T5th last week ...

Dutchman Joost Luiten made amends for missing out on Ryder Cup selection shooting a final round 71 to capture the Wales Open at Celtic Manor. Luiten bounced back from two straight bogeys in commencing his round to finish one shot clear of his rivals with a level par 71 for 14 under par victory tally. It is the 28 year old’s third Tour success and comes after being overlooked as a Gleneagles ‘wildcard’ pick in favour of eight-time Ryder Cup star Lee Westwood who finished one place behind Luiten ...

European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley is not convinced World No. 1 Rory McIlroy will play all five matches when the Ryder Cup commences in Scotland later this week. Members of the European Team have begun arriving at Gleneagles and with the Tom Watson led USA Team arriving at 10am tomorrow morning (Monday) into Edinburgh Airport. They will be greeted by Event Scotland officials and not by Scotland First Minister Alex Salmond, who will officially meet the team later in the week. McIlroy is making ...

European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley has been marvellous in the run-up to this week’s Ryder Cup accommodating and entertaining the media. Now with less than a week before the start of the 2014 Ryder Cup McGinley has given further insight some of the issues he will be confronting this coming week. Qn:  Is the tiredness and fatigue of many team members resulting from a heavy competitive schedule a concern? McGinley:  “It’s obviously a concern. They’ve played a lot of golf.  It’s ...

American legend Johnnie Miller says the US Team can’t make the same mistake twice and not pair Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley over all four team matches at this week’s Ryder Cup. The duo were unbeaten in their three Medinah matches before Mickelson surprisingly persuaded captain Davis Love 111 to rest he and Bradley from the Saturday afternoon Fourballs. And Miller believes the Mickelson and Bradley over both Foursome and Fourballs encounters will put fear into their European rivals. Miller ...

Holland’s Joost Luiten birdied three of closing four holes in a round of 65 for a two shot lead on day three of the Wales Open at Celtic Manor Luiten came from a stroke back at the start of the overhaul Ireland’s Shane Lowy and move to 14-under par in ideal scoring conditions on the Twenty-Ten course. The 28-year old arrived in Wales having finished fifth in his defence of last week’s KLM Open title and is now primed to become the first Dutch-born winner of the Wales Open. “I am very happy, ...