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Martin Laird boosted hopes of teeing-up in next week’s start to the PGA Tour Play-Off Series with his lowest score of the season on day one of the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina, Laird took full advantage of the superb scoring conditions on the rain-softened Sedgefield Country Club course in posting a five under par 65. It left the Scot just two shots behind first round leader Camilo Villegas of Columbia who posted a seven under par 63 to be one clear of the Americans Webb Simpson ...

Stuart Adams of www.golftourimages.com has been keeping us up-to-date with the progress work on spectator grandstands and corporate enclosures at Gleneagles and venue on September 26th of the start of the Ryder Cup. Here is a selection of Stuart’s latest photographs of the host Centennary Course. All photographs – www.golftourimages.com  

In a huge blow the 2014 Ryder Cup organisers Tiger Woods has ruled himself out of contention for a Gleneagles ‘wildcard’ pick citing lingering back problems. Woods confirmed the news in a statement and in many ways takes the pressure of USA Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson. The seven-time Ryder Cup star, who underwent surgery in March to treat a pinched nerve in his back, asked Watson not to consider him for the team competition against Europe next month. “While I greatly appreciate ...

Padraig Harrington is reluctant to draw on a PGA Tour money list exemption should he not finish first or second in this week’s Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina. The 75th anniversary event being played on the Donald Ross designed Sedgefield Country Club course is a Harrington ‘Last Chance Saloon’ scenario for the triple Major Champion. Harrington’s currently ranked 188th on the Tour money list and needs to be inside the top-25 at the close of this week’s $US 5.3m event ...

Stephen Gallacher has a Scotland ‘feel good’ reason to do well and secure his 2014/15 PGA  Tour card at this week’s Wyndham Championship at Greensboro, North Carolina. Gallacher is making his debut in the $5.3m event being played on the superb Donald Ross designed Sedgefield Country Club course. Just prior to turning into the course Gallacher passes Scotland Street and then when inside there is a permanent reminder on a ‘Former Champions’ wall featuring fellow Scot Sandy Lyle who captured ...

This year’s Wyndham Championship is celebrating the 75th staging of the event at Greensboro, North Carolina. Some of golf’s greatest names have tasted success in the event including a then 20-year old Spaniard Seve Ballesteros, and competing in the US for a first time in his career. There was also the time in April 1968 when Friday’s second round was cancelled due the killing in Memphis of Civil Rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King. However there is one golfer who stands out more ...

It is not commonly known but fellow American Rocco Mediate was Tiger Woods opponent when Woods six years ago captured a 14th and his last Major Championship. Mediate tied Woods in regulation play at the 2008 US Open at Torrey Pines in California and then he and Woods were tied after Monday’s 18-hole play-off before Woods won in sudden-death at the first extra hole, and the 91st of the tournament. Woods competed virtually on one leg as he struggled with pain that week, and it was not surprising ...