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There’s an old saying in golf that the more you keep banging on the door the hinges will eventually fall off allowing victory. Scott Hend continues to bang heavily on that door by once again putting his name high on the leader board and again in one of the more prestigious European Tour events – Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open. It’s been 21-years since fellow Aussie won the 1995 Scottish Open at Carnoustie, 24-years since Peter O’Malley won the same event at Gleneagles and 25-years ...

Graeme McDowell would have rather played all four rounds of the French Open but as that didn’t workout he did the next best thing and that was to play two rounds of Royal Troon and venue for next week’s Open Championship. In fact, Royal Troon was where McDowell made his Majors debut and while he could hardly remember much of the course, he liked what he saw and he then headed on to Castle Stuart delighted with his time spent in readiness for golf’s oldest Major. “I made my Majors ...

Chilean Felipe Aguilar joked he was more scared of his wife than any virus-carrying mosquito. Aguilar shared the clubhouse lead on day one of the Scottish Open with Aussie Scott Hend, and with both reaffirming a commitment to compete in next month’s Olympic Games. The pair recorded three under par 69s in bright but very windy conditions on the Castle Stuart course to the east of Inverness in northern Scotland. Their efforts come after Zimbabwean Brandon de Jonge and Columbia’s Camillo Villegas ...

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 ...