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St. Andrews, Scotland … Ryder Cup rookie sensation Thomas Pieters is taking his impressive Hazeltine showing Stateside early next year in the first step in securing full PGA Tour membership. Pieters will contest four events, two regular PGA Tour events and two WGC-sanctioned tournaments, ahead of making his Masters debut in April. The 24-old Callaway attached Pieters will tee-up in the February 16th starting Genisis Open (formerly the Northern Trust Open but now being hosted by Tiger Woods) ...

St. Andrews, Scotland … Danny Willett has returned to the European Tour for this week’s tournament at the Home of Golf still bitterly disappointed at the personal nature of the heckling he endured at Hazeltine. The Masters Champion is among six European Ryder Cup stars competing in Thursday’s starting Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland. Willett currently leads the Tour’s Race to Dubai money list with six events remaining but it was events last week in suburban Minneapolis ...

Crail, Scotland … Arnold Palmer was remembered earlier today in a very moving memorial service and fitting just minutes from his beloved Latrobe Country Club course in rural western Pennsylvania. Palmer has learnt his trade at Latrobe and just over a week since ‘The King’ passed away some 1,000 shuffled into the St. Vincent Basilica to honour golf’s greatest legend who won 62 PGA tour titles over the course of his career, died on September 25, 2016 at age 87. Fulfilling ...

Crail, Scotland … Rory McIlroy defended fellow Darren Clarke’s European leadership declaring even in defeat the team was jubilant for the work Clarke put into the side. Clarke’s 21-month reign as European Captain ended without any champagne shower as a USA side stormed to a 17 – 11 point success at Hazeltine. And while Clarke, was sure to be bitterly disappointed at not being able to deliver Europe four wins in succession, his outward demeanour did not show this. Europe managed to ...

Crail, Scotland … Talented Irish golfer Jack Hume has ended his impressive amateur career to turn professional at this week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and sign for International Sports Management. The 22-year-old Hume from Naas, who shares a house with 2014 Open Championship sensation Paul Dunne, ended his illustrious amateur career ranked No. 7 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings after an outstanding year that saw him win the South African Stroke Play and the European Nations Cup ...

Chaska, Minnesota … After the controversy immediately following the 2014 Ryder Cup, Phil Mickelson two years on labelled himself a ‘dumbass’ in putting the USA team under pressure to regain the Ryder Cup. There was only one USA Team story post their Gleneagles loss and that was Mickelson’s attack on Tom Watson’s leadership. Now Mickelson has agreed his remarks in the press room two years ago put himself and the U.S., side under huge pressure to win this week at Hazeltine   And ...

Chaska, Minnesota .. Jordan Spieth stripped off his shoes and socks only to be slapped with a controversial penalty and lose his Singles match against Swede Henrik Stenson. The double Major winning American was 2 down to the Swede when he found the water guarding the green with his approach at the par five, 16th at Hazeltine. But in taking off his shoes and socks, and also rolling up his trousers, Spieth stepped into the hazard only to see his ball slightly sink further into muddy bottom. European ...