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Chaska, Minnesota … FedEx Cup champion Rory McIlroy has paid a special tribute to the late Arnold Palmer. News of Palmer’s passing had been kept quite purposely until after McIlroy had been confirmed as the Tour Championship winner and FedEx Cup champion. And it was just moments before leaving the Atlanta course McIlroy was advised of the news. Four years ago, Palmer joked he would break McIlroy’s arm if he didn’t tee-up in the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Orlando and it ...

Chaska, Minnesota. First Bubba Watson was overlooked as a USA Ryder Cup ‘wildcard’ pick and then on Sunday night it was Ryan Moore who deservedly was handed the final Hazeltine pick. But in a strange turnabout Bubba Watson will be part of the USAs Ryder Cup with captain, Davis Love 111 appointing Watson as his fifth and final Vice Captain. The 37-year-old Watson is a three-time Ryder Cup veteran (2010, ’12, and ’14) while he has also represented the United States in the 2016 Summer ...

England’s Craig Hinton rode a strong birdie-eagle start en route to a six-under 66 that propelled him atop the leaderboard after the opening round of the MENA Golf Tour’s Ascorp Golf Citizen Abu Dhabi Open at Yas Links course on Monday. The 27-year- old Englishman from Thame made five birdies and one eagle against a long bogey to go one clear of Joe Heraty of England and Kevin Esteve of Andorra on a hot and humid day when 28 players broke par. England’s Lee Corfield, a four-time winner ...

Chaska, Minnesota.    US President Barack Obama has led the ‘world’ tributes calling the late Arnold Palmer “the American dream come to life.” Obama praised the late golfer’s rise from a humble start in Pennsylvania to “superstardom” around the world. He says Palmer did it with a grin that hinted he had another “shot up his sleeve.” Obama says in a statement that Palmer’s freewheeling and fearless approach to golf inspired a generation. ...

East Lake, Atlanta, GA … Phil Mickelson left East Lake slamming PGA Tour officials in letting slip the opportunity to set up this week’s East Lake course akin to this week’s Ryder Cup host venue. Mickelson left for Minnesota ending with a four under par 66 but for a distant share of 22nd place at one over par in the final event of the 2015/16 PGA Tour season. And the normally ‘diplomatic’ Mickelson fired both barrels at the Tour suggesting their setting up of East Lake ...

Rory McIlroy delivered the European Ryder Cup team a stunning confidence lift in dramatically ending the PGA Tour season winning a play-off with a stunning eagle putt capture both the Tour Championship and FedEx Cup trophy. McIlroy grabbed his second Play-Off Series triumph in three events with victory at the fourth extra play-off hole after he and American Ryan Moore ended regulation play tied on 12-under par on the East Lake course in Atlanta. Victory earned the four-time Major winner a whopping ...

SEVEN QUESTIONS TO EUROPEAN RYDER CUP CAPTAIN DARREN CLARKE With the 2016 Ryder Cup less than seven days away we put seven questions to the European Team captain who is looking to lead Europe into uncharted waters – a record setting fourth European Team victory. So Darren here we go! Qn:  How old were you when you first broke par? Ans: Ten-and-a-half.   Qn:   Favourite Ryder Cup memory? Ans:  When Sam Torrance holed the putt to win the 1985 Ryder Cup at The Belfry Qn:   Which American ...