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No one was prouder than Colin Montgomerie when he joined a delegation that travelled to Lausanne and were rewarded with golf returning to the Olympic Games. However, Montgomerie has added his disappointment and also expressed shame at the number of withdrawals from the men’s Olympic Golf competition. Thirteen of the world’s leading golfers, headed by four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy,  have thrown the future post 2022 of golf continuing in the Olympics by withdrawing from the sports return ...

New World No. 2 Dustin Johnson has made it back-to-back victories capturing the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational thanks to a final round flop from World No. 1 Jason Day. Johnson, and the reigning US Open champion, posted a weekend pair of 66s that handed him victory on the tough tree-lined Firestone CC course in suburban Akron, Ohio. And unlike the scenario that unfolded over the closing eight holes at Oakmont, Johnson was fully aware of his score. Victory has now put Johnson into clear favouritism ...

Ultra-talented Springbok golfer Brandon Stone is set to make his Majors debut in next week’s 145th Open Championship. Stone, 23 secured one of the four spots on offer into golf’s oldest Major by finishing fifth in the French Open near Versailles. The South African posted a final round 70 to secure the first of the four Open tee times in a four-round four under par tally. Stone endured an eventful front nine in his final round with three birdies and four dropped shots. A birdie at the ...

Versailles, France …. THONGCHAI JAIDEE – WITH HIS 100th FRENCH OPEN VICTORY • His eighth European Tour International Schedule victory in his 329th European Tour event. • Moves to 922,200 points in the Race to Dubai. • Could move close to the top 35 in the Official World Golf Ranking, from 57th. • His first European Tour victory since the 2015 Porsche European Open. • Claims a European Tour victory for the third consecutive season. In 2014 he won the Nordea Masters, 2015 the ...

Sweden’s Alex Noren, the South Africans Brandon Stone and Richard Sterne along with England’s Callum Shinkwin. The four earned Royal Troon tee times in finishing among the leading dozen 100th French Open finishers. The four players will join the world’s best golfers as they compete to become Champion Golfer of the Year when The Open returns to the famous Ayrshire links for the ninth time from 14-17 July, 2016. Stone endured an eventful front nine in his final round with three birdies ...

Versailles, France … Former Open winner Rory McIlroy has ten days to rid new swing gremlins from his game if he’s to capture a second Claret Jug in three years. McIlroy will spend two days this week at Royal Troon familiarising himself with the only course on the Open Championship rota he’s not played. And after a disappointing last day level par 71 for third place at six under par and third place in the 100th French Open the World No. 4 clearly has much homework ahead of a ninth Open ...

Versailles, France … Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee has become the oldest and first Asian-born winner of the French Open. The 46-year old showed his more younger rivals how to find the shortest route around the 2018 Ryder Cup venue winning by four shots with a 68, and despite his only bogey at the last, for an impressive 11-under par tally on the Le National course. It is Jaidee’s 19th victory worldwide and an eighth on the European Tour while it’s also his fourth straight success on the ...