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Scotland’s Connor Syme wasted little time igniting a ‘Down Under’ rare of topping his Australian Amateur win with victory in this week’s ISPS Handa Australian Open in Sydney. Syme, 28, grabbed eight birdies in a sizzling seven-under 64 in wet and overcast conditions to muscle his way to a share of third on the par-71 Lakes course, and one of two courses hosting joint men’s and women’s top Aussie titles. Sydney-sider Cameron Davis, and winner of the event in 2017 at The Australian ...

Double European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald, while saying it would be ‘great’ if Tiger Woods is appointed rival 2025 US Captain, believes the ‘culture’ created under his leadership in Rome will put his European Team in good stead heading to Bethpage Park. Donald, 45, revealed a decision to remain after leading Europe to a 16½ – 11½ victory against the United States at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome. He becomes Europe’s first repeat Captain since Bernard ...

For those visiting Bethpage Park (Black) course there is a warning sign on the first tee advising it is an ‘extremely difficult’ golf course. That’s not the only thing that is extremely difficult as newly-appointed double European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald and many of his team heading to New York in late 2025 are already aware. There have been two recent major championships hosted at Bethpage Park (Black) – 2009 US Open and 2019 PGA Championship – and among a few ...

Luke Donald has elected to remain as European Ryder Cup captain by agreeing to lead his side into competition at the 44th hosting of the competition in 2025 at Bethpage Park in New York. There were loud calls of ‘two more years, two more years, from his dozen Rome winning golfing gladiators soon after Europe’s comfortable five-point victory over the visiting Americans. And now, after discussions between his family, fellow players and the European Tour, Donald has agreed to stay on. It ...

Two months ago, Viktor Hovland and Collin Morikawa were Ryder Cup rivals in Rome However for the past two years, the Norwegian and the American have been sharing a house within the exclusive Albany resort in The Bahamas. Their house-sharing the last two years also ended with Hovland being handed the ‘Tiger’ trophy by tournament host, Tiger Woods and winning back-to-back matches also matched the effort by Woods in 2006 and ’07. Though in the 23-year history of the event no-one ...

After one of his toughest years on the PGA Tour, Scotland’s Russell Knox has decided to enter Q-school a week prior to Christmas in the goal of securing one of five 2024 PGA Tour membership cards. One of the nicest guys in pro golf endured a poorest season this past year, contesting a whopping 37 events though securing a best finish of T21st in the 2022 RSM Classic, as part of the 2022/23 schedule but then losing full players at the recent season-ending 2023 RSM Classic. Knox played all four ...

“That can’t happen again”. Tiger Woods final four words in what is a 4,700 word, 10-page transcript following his pre-Hero World Challenge news conference at the Albany club in the Bahamas. It was Woods’ first formal meet with the golfing media since last April’s Masters, and with Woods being asked some 40 questions, and double the number than the norm, ranging from the following: TIGER’S DEFIANT FOUR LAST WORDS …. TWs @TigerWoods @TWlegion four final words ...