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South African George Coetzee made it back-to-back wins, and also his fifth on the European Tour posting a closing round 66 and with by two shots at 16-under par. Coetzee, and whose sister married Branden Grace who won earlier this year on the European Tour, arrived in Portugal having won a week ago in capturing an 11th Sunshine Tour title victory on his home club course in Pretoria. He said: “When I won last week, it was on my own club and I’ve never had so much fun in being in the lead but that ...

Talk about a Safeway Open logjam atop of the board in the $6.6m event in Napa California. Three share the lead at 16-under par –   (USA unless stated) Brian Stuard James Hahn Cameron Percy (Australia) Three players share third place at 15-under par:- Kristoffer Ventura (Denmark) Sam Burns Harry Higgs Five players are tied in seventh place at 14-under par:- Russell Knox (Scotland) Doug Ghrim Stewart Cink D J Trahan Emiliano Grillo (Argentina) Six players sharing 12th place on 13-under ...

Russell Knox revealed his source of motivation in watching TV coverage of Victoria Azarenka defeat Serena Williams at the U.S. Open tennis for the Scot the to remain well in contention heading to the closing two rounds of the Safeway Open in Napa, California. After securing a first for the 2020/21 PGA Tour new season by leading the opening round of 50 events, Knox birdied his closing two holes in a second round three-under par 69 to move to 12-under in the $6m tournament. If left the double Tour ...

An eight-over par Winged Foot massacre! That’s the winning score being predicted by those charged with setting-up and maintaining next week’s U.S. Open host venue on the famed Winged Foot course. If so, the world’s best, including a trio of Scots, could be headed for a highest winning score in a major championship, since Paul Lawrie’s six-over winning total in capturing the 1999 Open at Carnoustie. That’s also a shot more than the ‘1974 U.S Open Massacre’ when Hale Irwin won at Winged ...

  Some lucky punter is set to earn $3,375,000 should Phil Mickelson capture next week’s U.S. Open at Winged Foot. The Nevada punter waged $45,000 at odds of 75/1 (+7500) at one of William Hill’s Southern Nevada Sports Books on ‘Lefty’ to claim what would be a first U.S. Open title and the only major the now 50-year old Mickelson needs to join golf’s ultra-exclusive ‘Grand Slam Club’. The wager represents the second largest liability for an individual golf ...

Pádraig Harrington will now join fellow Open Champion Shane Lowry in contesting the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at Galgorm Castle Golf Club from September 24-27. Had it not been for the Coronavirus, Harrington would be leading his European Team into competition that week in the Ryder Cup. Instead, Harrington will be teeing-up in Northern Ireland in his first competitive appearance in nearly seven months when the three-time Major winner targets a second victory in the event. The 49-year-old was due ...

There were no keys to a new car, no cash windfall and no champagne shower other than a gift pack of local wine when Jonathon Caldwell grabbed an ‘ace’ on day two of the Portugal Masters. Caldwell had bogeyed the third and fourth holes but then birdied the fifth when he stood on the tee at the near 200-metre par-3 sixth hole. Caldwell’s caddy, Henry Tomlinson’s instructions were seemingly clear: “Aim at the camera tower.  Middle of the green.” The 36-year old Belfast golfer, and a proud ...