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Denmark are the world team golfing champions after capturing the inaugural Golf Sixes event and some six months after being crowned World Cup winners. The Danish team of Thorbjorn Olesen and countryman Lucas Bjerregaard were conceded victory on the final hole to win 3 & 1 over Australian rivals Scott Hend and Sam Brazel. Olesen had teamed with the leading Danish golfer, Søren Kjeldsen last November in Melbourne, Australia and now he is a double team winner in playing alongside Bjerregaard. The ...

Wilmington, NC … Newest European Tour sensation Jon Rahm says after taking down Sergio Garcia two weeks before his Masters success it is enough inspiration to join Garcia as a Major Champion. The US-based Rahm joined the Tour on the eve of the WGC – Mexico Championship and just days before finishing third in Mexico City. Three weeks later Rahm bravely fought back from being 5 down after just eight holes in the WGC – Dell Match–Play Championship only to lose 1 down to World No. 1 Dustin ...

Wilmington, NC … For five years Billy Hurley 111 was an officer in the US Navy as a lieutenant aboard a guided missile destroyer. However on day two of the Wells Fargo Championship the 34 year old has joint command of the $US 7.5m tournament being staged at Eagle Point course in Wilmington, North Carolina. Hurley 111 grabbed six birdies, including four over his last seven holes, and had three bogeys in a three under par 69 to move to five under before being joined atop of the board by Irishman ...

Wilmington, NC … Seamus Power created a PGA Tour first in moving to a share of the clubhouse lead with an impressive showing on day two of the storm-affected Wells Fargo Championship in Wilmington, North Carolina. Power took full advantage of the softer Eagle Point course in battling strong winds to work his way to the front courtesy of a gutsy one under par 71 for a five under tally. The Irishman joined American Billy Hurley 111 tied at the top near 5pm local time. It the first time Power, ...

Wilmington, NC … It is only just for one year but Paul Casey very much to a liking to the switch from Quail Hollow to Eagle Point for this year’s Wells Fargo Championship. Casey headed into the storm-affected round two of the $US 7.5m event having shot a first day two-under par 70 and being among just 80 to break par.   It is Casey’s fourth appearance in the event having missed the cut in both 2008 and 2009 while he finished T41st a year ago and also starting with a 70 but ending ...

Wilmington, NC … Scotland’s Martin Laird posted a one-under par 71 on day one of the Wells Fargo Championship and then revealed he still awaits confirmation of his “exemption” into Scotland’s premier event – the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open at Dundonald Links. “I am expecting to play but it just that I have not heard from the European Tour,” said Laird. Laird capped his opening Eagle Point round with three birdies in succession from the fourth hole with ...

Wilmington, NC … Swede Alex Noren formally confirmed he will return to defend his Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open title in July as he looks to also gain a foothold on the PGA Tour. Noren posted a five under par 67 but held the clubhouse lead for just over an hour before Italy’s Francesco Molinali chipped-in at the last in a 66 to make it a European one-two atop of the Wells Fargo Championship leader board in Wilmington, North Carolina. Molinari, 34 and the reigning Italian Open ...