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Big-hitting Aussie Scott Hend was all set to smack a drunken spectator in the mouth on route to taking a one shot lead into the final round of the BMW PGA Championship. Hend, 43 eagled the closing hole for a second day in succession in a round of 73 for a nine under par and ending three better than playing partner, a struggling Masters champion Danny Willett who dropped five shots over his closing 10 holes in a 76 to tumble into a tie for fifth place at six under par. The eagle at 18 came with Hend ...

Triple Major Winning Padraig Harrington is the stand out star teeing up Monday in a 36-hole U.S. Open qualifier at Walton Heath in Surrey, England. The Irishman is among a small field of 105 players vying for between nine to 13 places into next month’s June 16th commencing U.S. Open at Oakmont on the outskirts of Pittsburg. Harrington also is the only former Major Champion teeing up at Walton Heath. But then it’s not the first occasion the now 44-year old Harrington will have sought to qualify ...

“Bernie, I can officially confirm I am a Ryder Cup vice-captain”. That was Paul Lawrie’s remark moments after being confirmed as a member of Darren Clarke’s campaign to retain the Ryder Cup later this year at Hazeltine. And what an Everest-like task it has been for the Scot in having to remain tight-lipped and having known about his appointment since July 13th last year – a time span of 318 days. Lawrie was asked by Clarke when the pair competed over nine holes at Paul ...

Masters champion Danny Willett, and enjoying a three-way share of the lead, was lucky not to be penalised when he sunglasses fell off his cap and hit his ball on the 17th hole. Willett immediately called for Chief Referee, John Paramor but as his ball had not moved he was not penalised. He said: “I’d knocked my sunglasses off and he was stood right next to me and I said I don’t think they hit it (the ball), and the referee said well even if touched it as long as the ball’s not moved. “I ...

Glaswegian Scott Jamieson has a new £45,000 motor courtesy of an ace late on day two of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. Jamieson holed out from 192-yards with a 5-iron at the par three 10th hole in his first European Tour ace. And the 32-year old’s prize was a spanking new BWM M2. “Well done Scotty!”@ScottJamieson54 aces the 10th hole and wins a @BMW M2. https://t.co/FwMJ98eAuF — The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) May 27, 2016 However, Jamieson then left sponsor BMW red-faced ...

Padraig Harrington took a second step in being becoming Ireland’s third Ryder Cup captain after being named by Darren Clarke as one of three Hazeltine vice-captains. As correctly predicted, Clarke named Harrington, Thomas Bjorn and Paul Lawrie and will name his final two ‘deputies’ around the time of July’s Open Championship. “These three guys I’ve known for almost my entire career on Tour, three good friends, three guys who won’t be afraid to tell me, something what I don’t ...

As very widely expected, European Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke has named Thomas Bjorn, Padraig Harrington and Paul Lawrie as three of his five Hazeltine vice-captaincy appointments. Clarke made the announcement following the completion of his second round in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. He had been due to announce his opening three vice-captains on Tuesday but then Harrington has been practicing at Royal Troon this week and is not contesting the Tour’s flagship event so he was unavailable ...