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European Ryder Cup captain Padraig Harrington ‘selfishly’ insists we would dearly love to see Rory McIlroy playing as well as he did last week in Abu Dhabi no matter whether he’s winning or simply just being in contention. McIlroy’s share of third last week was his ninth top-five finish in the UAE captital and soon had his game again under the golfing microscope. Long-time European Ryder Cup star, Ian Poulter came out in support of McIlroy on Tuesday following the post Abu ...

As Stephen Gallacher nears a 600th Tour event the champion Scot has singled out son, Jack in helping him get through the continuing COVID-19 crisis. They’ve been two more players to test positive and ruled out of this week’s Omega Dubai Desert Classic including ultra-Thai talented Jazz Janewattananond and Scot Ryan Lumsden. ‘Jazz’, and with 10 wins already in his pro career, was forced out of the Dubai event along with his caddie, while Lumsden withdrew thus ruling himself out of qualifying. Gallacher ...

Looking for a good all round bet at this week’s 2021 Farmers Insurance Open you would not go wrong picking Scotland’s Russell Knox. Knox is making his sixth appearane at this week’s Torrey Pines event and in four of five prior showings on the course overlooking the stunning-looking Pacific Ocean the proud Scot has made the cut. Here’s the results of Russell’s efforts at the Farmers Insurance Open. 2014 – T10th (Low round 3rd round 67) 2015 – Missed Cut 2018 ...

Ian ‘The Postman’ Poulter has delivering a scathing criticism of those critical of Rory McIlroy post last week’s disappointing result at the Abu Dhabi Championship. McIlroy has been again under the golfing microscope following his ninth top-five finish in 11 appearances in the UAE capital. McIlroy had led by a shot but ended-up finishing five strokes behind England’s Tyrrell Hatton but Poulter will have nothing untoward said of McIlroy’s showing. “It’s ridiculous,” Poulter ...

For so long, Australian-born golfers have found their way home for the Christmas/New Year season. They’ve returned in the later weeks of a year to support the Australsian Tour but this year is the first time all Australians have gone without playing back on home soil given the global pandemic resulted in the 2020/21 season being cancelled. Defending Farmers Insurance Open winner Marc Leishman is one of dozens who missed out on supporting the Australasian Tour and indeed, the pandemic meant ...

Robert MacIntyre admits he would have snapped-up a top-20 finish at the start of his new season last week in Abu Dhabi. MacIntyre muscled his way to a share of 16th place with fellow Scots Stevie Gallacher and Scott Jamieson at six-under par in the 2021 opening Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship while MacIntyre’s solid showing in the UAE capital was also in stark contrast to a year ago when a niggling wrist injury forced him out of the event. He said: “Yes, I would have snapped it up in taking a ...

Marc Warren could not contain his delight in holding a 40-footer birdie putt that earned him a cool £91,000 to wrap-up a share of fifth at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. Warren was staring at missing out on a top-10 finish in the $US 8m Rolex Series event until he birdied the par-3 16th and then holed his monster birdie at the 72nd hole. The Glaswegian’s finish helped celebrate the start of his 15th European Tour season and also securing his best finish by 21 places in 14 prior Abu Dhabi ...