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Palm Beach Gardens, FL … Shane Lowry’s return to the US this year could not have got off to a better start in shaking hands with legendary Jack Nicklaus. Lowry arrived into the States late last Sunday night on a charter flight out of Mexico City following his top-30 finish at the WGC – Mexico Championship. The Open Champion headed straight to his Ballen Isles estate residence and the Lowry’s rented premises in Florida’s Palm Beach Gardens for the next six months. First stop Monday was ...

Stephen Gallacher brilliantly muscled his way to share of the Oman lead in Muscat lead as the Bathgate pro looks to become the first Scot to win on this year’s European Tour. Gallacher, 45 did not drop a shot in grabbing five birdies in a five under par 67 and head to the weekend rounds at nine-under par and tied at the top with Dane Rasmas Hojgaard (68). Hojgaard, 27 won earlier this year in capturing the Mauritius Open. Gallacher, and with son Jack on the bag, has capped his opening two rounds ...

Palm Beach Gardens, FL …. Charl Schwartzel brilliantly capped his second round at the Honda Classic in holing a 206-yard second shot for eagle at the par-4 16th at PGA National. Schwartzel had minutes earlier dropped back-to-back shots at 14 and 15 when he came to the 426-yard par-4 16th and the second hole of the famed ‘Bear Trap’. Then to the absolute delight of spectators, the 2011 Masters champion’s second shot hit the green and then disappeared into the bottom of the ...

Palm Beach Gardens, FL …. For Gary Woodland winning last year’s US Open was a pinnacle in his career. The American won by three shots over the runner-up and two-time defending champion Koepka to become the fourth champion in U.S. Open history who was double-digits under-par. The victory was his first major and his sixth professional win. In his previous thirty starts in majors, Woodland had only carded two top-ten finishes, both in the PGA Championship. Of course, the very affable American ...

Lee Westwood and Luke Donald sent the England flag to the top the mast to be sharing the clubhouse lead late on day two of the Honda Classic at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The former back-to-back World No.1s grabbed 11 birdies between with Westwood three birdies in a one-under par 69 and Donald eight birdies in his 66 to share the lead on four-under with American J T Post (69). It was last month Westwood became just the third player in European Tour history to win over four decades in capturing ...

Palm Beach Gardens, FL …. Shane Lowry has his Royal Portrush Open Championship winning putter into overdrive taming the Bear Trap and getting himself into contention at the Honda Classic in Honda Classic at Palm Beach Gardens in Florida. Lowry added a second straight one-under par 69 in bright but continuing cool conditions to move to two-under par and just two shots off the clubhouse lead midway on day two of the Euro 6.36m event. The England duo of Luke Donald (66) and Lee Westwood (69) along ...

Palm Beach Gardens, FL …. Open Champion, Shane Lowry received a rousing return to the ‘Bear Trap’ on day one of the Honda Classic at PGA National. Lowry’s first event in the States this year, and as the 148th Open Champion, was a mix of three great birdies in his opening four holes that help propel him just a shot from the lead before letting slip the initiative in dropping three shots in three holes from the 11th and then managing a fourth birdie at 15 on route to a one-under ...