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Torrey Pines, CA … Tiger Woods admitted he was excited in learning his return from a 17-month injury lay-off would be playing the opening two rounds of the Farmers Insurance Open alongside World No. 1 Jason Day and World No. 3 Dustin Johnson. Woods will tee-up for a first time on the PGA Tour since sharing 10th place in August 2015 at the Wyndham Championship. He competed in December’s Hero World Challenge, an invitational event in the Bahamas but this week it’s all about getting ...

Torrey Pines, CA … Padraig Harrington has undergone Cryotheraphy treatment in the goal of easing the discomfort of a trapped nerve in his shoulder heading to the start of his new season and this week’s Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines struggling with a trapped nerve in his shoulder. Harrington will tee-up on the stunning clifftop course overlooking the Pacific Ocean just north of San Diego in what is the first of five straight PGA Tour events for the Dubliner. His last event was some ...

Scotland’s Jimmy Gunn secured his best Web-Com Tour finish and the largest prize cheque of his career despite a horror re-start to his third round on route to eventually finishing in second place and three shots from a maiden victory in the Bahamas. The Dornoch-born Gunn went into his final 28 holes of the weather-affected Bahamas Great Abaco Classic enjoying a four stroke leading cushion when poor light halted play late on Tuesday. The 36-year old Gunn had birdied the eighth hole as the ...

Torrey Pines, CA … Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston makes his PGA Tour debut this week at Torrey Pines and excited at the thought of ‘chewing the fat’ with Tiger Woods. Johnston had to miss last week’s start to his New Year and new career path at Palm Springs due to a head cold, and he was clearly still struggling on the eve of the $US 6.5m Farmers Insurance Open near San Diego. The 27-year old Londoner earned his PGA Tour card by qualifying late last year via the finals of the secondary ...

Dornoch’s Jimmy Gunn took full advantage of the windy conditions to open up a four shot lead with some 28 holes to play in the weather-affected Bahamas Great Abaco Classic. The second Web.Com event of the New Year began on Sunday but the poor weather has seen only two full rounds played and with Tour organisers hoping the weather that has now plagued both Bahamas events will allow the remainder of round three and then round four to be played Wednesday. Gunn, 36 grabbed seven birdies in his second ...

Torrey Pines, CA … The President of the PGA of America has stressed no decision has been made whatsoever that the PGA Championship will be moving from its current August time slot to May. New PGA Tour Commissioner, Jay Monaghan revealed recently in Hawaii discussions have already been taking place on the subject of firstly moving the Players Championship from its present date in May and back to March and in turn, bringing the PGA Championship, and run solely by the PGA of America, forward three ...

Torrey Pines, CA … Tiger Woods finds himself thrown straight into the deep end to be grouped with World No. 1 Jason Day and World No. 3 Dustin Johnson for the opening two rounds of this week’s Farmers Insurance Open at La Jolla in California. Woods, who is currently ranked World No. 663, has not competed on the main PGA Tour since sharing 10th place at the Wyndham Championship in August, 2015. And while knowning Day and ‘D J’ very well, Woods has many fond memories in returning ...