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It was one of those questions you come to look forward to from the China-born media. On this occasion it was a question directed at former European No. 1 Lee Westwood and it centered around the christening of the third in line to the British throne – Prince George. Westwood was asked by this male journalist if he had been paying attention to news surrounding the christening and whether he had any relationship with Royal Family. “I don’t know that well,” Westwood said breaking ...

Rory McIlroy has singled out fellow Irishman Peter Lawrie for special praise ahead of this week’s BMW Masters in Shanghai. Lawrie went to Australia for last week’s Perth International with the task of trying to hold onto his Tour card for 2014 and he achieved that goal as reported earlier this week by www.golfbytourmiss.com The Dublin-based father of four managed to move from 114th on the money and to 109th and retain his card by some Euro 5,000. McIlroy was competing in South Korea where ...

Rory McIlroy insists he’s not about to hit any any ‘panic button’ just because he hasn’t tasted success this season. McIlroy arrived in Shanghai and this week’s BMW Masters buoyed by his share of second place in last week’s Kolon Korean Open and in what was his equal best finish this year on top of second in the PGA Tour’s Valero Texas Open in San Antonio. Last season McIlroy won five times around the globe including adding a second Major Championship with his tearaway PGA ...

England’s Craig Hinton consolidated his position at the top of the leaderboard after carding a tidy three-under 69 in the second and penultimate round of the MENA Golf Tour’s Abu Dhabi GOLF CITIZEN Open on Tuesday. One clear overnight, Hinton is now seven-under par after 36 hole and will start the final round a good three strokes clear of Welsh ace Stephen Dodd, who fired a 68 — the day’s joint best score — and Scotland’s Clarke Lutton. England’s Matthew Turner matched Dodd’s ...

World No. 6 Rory McIlroy was still beating the same tune but now on ceremonial Chinese battle drums ahead of this week’s BMW Masters in Shanghai. McIlroy joined fellow BMW stars Henrik Stenson, Peter Hanson and China’s Ashun Wu at a spectacular launch at the famed Bund in the heart of Shanghai. The four firstly gathered in the Mandarian International Hotel where they tried their hands at beating the drums before being invited to each open a China fortune cookie. McIlroy then left the ...

Tour Championship and FedEx Cup champion Henrik Stenson is in serious doubt for his return to golf at this week’s BMW Masters in Shanghai. Stenson arrived in the Chinese business capital sporting blue ‘spider’ tape on a swollen right forearm with the Swede saying he sustained the injury while practicing last week at the Lake Nona course in Orlando, Florida. The current World No. 4, who is commencing a seven-event run to end his season, was to undergo an MRI on his forearm at a Shanghai hospital ...

One of the first things Peter Lawrie did after securing his Tour card for next year was to thank super caddy John ‘Ronnie’ Roberts. Lawrie could breathe a huge sigh of relief after ending the Perth International in a share of 18th place.  It meant Lawrie, who went to Perth lying 114th on the list, moving up to 109th and the security of 2014 Race to Dubai membership. “I could not have managed to hold onto my card this week without Ronnie’s help,” said Lawrie. “I ...