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Albany, Bahamas …. Tiger Woods and fellow Masters winner Patrick Reed have led golf’s tribute to President George W Bush who passed away aged 94. The 14-time Major winning Woods got to know the 41st President of the United States since his amateur days and their friendship was nurtured through Bush’s fondness and involvement with the PGA Tour, the Ryder Cup and the Presidents Cup. Then in his retirement years, the late President was a regular visitor also to the PGA Tour’s long-running ...

Albany, Bahamas …. It is now official! Rory McIlroy cannot enjoy the honour of becoming a future European Ryder Cup Captain. This, in essence, is the view of European Tour CEO, Keith Pelley who revealed he’s spoken to McIlroy about his likely decision not to re-join the Tour in season 2019. McIlroy shocked many, not only Pelley but 2019 Irish Open host, Paul McGinley when suggesting at the recent DP World Tour Championship, he was also considering just playing two ‘regular’ European Tour ...

Albany, Bahamas ….. Big-hitting Spaniard Jon Rahm produced a lowest round since victory earlier this year and end with a share of the lead with a sizzling 63 on day two of the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas Rahm, who turned 24 earlier this month, birdied four of his outward nine holes and five over the home stretch to be tied at 10-under par with Sweden’s and playing partner Henrik Stenson, who signed for a 66. The victorious European Ryder Cup duo are one shot clear of the American ...

Nassau, The Bahamas … Tournament host Tiger Woods has avoided penalty after a near 40-minute trial-by-video review of an incident down the last hole on day two of the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. Woods tee-shot right at the 18th hole came to rest under a bush right of the fairway and with Woods crouching down to play an 8-iron brush-like stroke back to the fairway. The 14-time Major winner eventually walked off with a double-bogey ‘6’ and after a flawless prior 17 holes in a round ...

Albany, Bahamas ….. Tiger Woods has delivered a resounding vote of confidence for good friend Padraig Harrington to be handed the 2020  European Team captaincy The European Tour will announce early next month Harrington being handed the 2020 captaincy reins and thus become the third Irish-born European Team captain in past four Ryder Cups. Woods has long been very good friends with ‘Paddy’, as he fondly calls Harrington, and with the current USA Presidents Cup captain speaking of his delight ...

Albany, Bahamas …. Tiger Woods was somewhat subdued and admitting after posting a one-over par 73 and finish the round sharing 16th place and one from the bottom in the 18-player field that he was struggling to shake off a ‘bug’ and also revealing his ankles have been hurting. It left the tournament host trailing eight shots behind the leading duo of reigning Masters champion, Patrick Reed and fellow American Patrick Cantlay. Woods had revealed during Wednesday’s Pro-Am he was ...

Albany, Bahamas …. There was a bizarre and funny moment involving good friends, Ryder Cup victorious colleagues and 2016 Olympic Games Gold and Silver medal winners Henrik Stenson and Justin Rose before tee-off on day one of the Hero World Challenge. Stenson managed seven birdies in his Hero World Challenge first round to be sharing third place at four-under par with Ryder Cup rival, Dustin Johnson who capped his round with his day with four birdies from the 11th to 15th holes. Rose would shoot ...