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Padraig Harrington had very little to cheer about following four rounds and finishing with a 71 for a share of 43rd place in the defence of his Honda Classic title. Of course, his week got off to an indifferent start when a middle back complaint forced him out after just three holes on Wednesday’s Pr0-Am. However the smile returned to the Dubliner’s face when he found himself sharing the autograph area with Casey and Adrianna, two of the Miami Dolphin cheerleaders. And then with Harrington ...

Graeme McDowell declared ‘Mission Accomplished’ after securing a place in next week’s WGC – Cadillac Championship on the back of his fifth place result in the Honda Classic at Palm Beach Gardens. McDowell finished five shots behind Australia’s Adam Scott who holed a 12-inch putt at the last to win by a shot and deny Spain’s Sergio Garcia. ‘G Mac’s’ was his fourth top-10 finish in the event while his fifth place result was good enough to move ...

In just three events this new season Adam Scott has not only ended a six-year wait to win using a conventional size putter but in the process swept his way into favouritism to claim a second Augusta National Masters green jacket after a stunning Honda Classic success at PGA National at Palm Beach Gardens in Florida. With legendary Jack Nicklaus looking on, Scott laid to rest once and for all any lingering clubhouse conversation over his putting prowess in posting a final round 70 to win by a stroke ...

Legendary Jack Nicklaus delivered Davis Love 111 and his potential USA Ryder Cup team members a blunt message and that was to focus on winning the Majors and stop worrying about whether or not they can halt Europe’s dominance of the biennial event. Nicklaus and wife, Barbara opened the doors of their palatial Palm Beach Gardens home last Thursday night to Love 111 along with vice-captains Tiger Woods, Jim Furyk and Tom Lehman. Also present was the probable backbone of Love 111s team including Rickie ...

Adam Scott has ended a six-year absence and needing just two events since an anchoring ban on January 1st to win using a conventional length putter and claiming victory in the Honda Classic in Florida. Scott posted a final round 70 to win by a shot at nine under par and deny Spain’s Sergio Garcia who dropped shots at 17 and 18 in a score of 71 and an eight under par total on the PGA National course. The win is Scott’s 26th worldwide and the eighth occasion he’s won before the season’s ...

Jack Nicklaus says he’s also no wiser when Tiger Woods will return to competition. Woods was among some two dozen USA Ryder Cup team players and officials who were guests of Nicklaus last Thursday night as a ‘team bonding’ occasion ahead of September’s showdown at Hazeltine. It’s the first time a USA Team has met as early in the history of the biennial competition. And when the 18-time Major winning Nicklaus attended the final round of the Honda Classic, and so relaxed ...

Louis Oosthuizen has captured a 13th pro career victory on a fourth continent with victory in the ISPS HANDA Perth International at Lake Karrinyup Country Club. The World NO. 21 came into the final day with a three-shot lead and, while he was briefly caught on the front nine, the South African cruised to a closing 71 to finish on 16 under, one shot ahead of Frenchman Alexander Levy. Local favourite Jason Scrivener had been the man to rein in Oosthuizen earlier and he signed for a 69 to finish third, ...