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Former Open Champion Louis Oosthuizen just oozed class in fighting his way to a three-shot lead heading into the final round of the ISPS HANDA Perth International after taking advantage of good scoring conditions on Saturday. The South African fired a brilliant 64 on Friday, and said following that round that he thought another low one was possible at Lake Karrinyup Country Club. He was on course for a potential repeat as he briefly opened up a five-shot advantage on the back nine but two late bogeys ...

​​ Jason Bohn in recovering in a local Palm Beach Gardens hospital after withdrawing from today’s second round and diagnosed having suffered a ‘mild’ heart attack. Bohn, 42 was conveyed by ambulance to the Palm Beach Gardens Medical Centre immediately after rounds of 71 and 72 to make the cut in the Honda Classic. ​​ A PGA Tour spokesperson said;  “Jason was feeling unwell after his round and rather than head to the locker room he was conveyed immediately by ambulance ...

Former champion Rory McIlroy had the bite taken out of his challenge in dumping two balls into alligator-infested waters to miss the cut for a second straight year in the Honda Classic in Florida. McIlroy signed for a pair of 72s to slump to four under par and miss by shot playing all four days on the PGA National course where he reigned supreme four years ago. The four-time Major winner’s only words after his round, that included a 5th hole triple bogey and a 15th hole double, was in handing ...

Graeme McDowell expects the USA Ryder Cup team to eventually defeat their European rivals but with hopes Europe can delay a ‘beating’ for some years to come. McDowell was responding to a new-found USA team bonding process, as evident on Thursday night when Jack Nicklaus hosted some 22 Americans to his residence for dinner, and whether this new approach would have any influence on the USA being able to turn around Europe’s recent domination of the Ryder Cup. “… pause ...

Fellow American Jimmy Walker managed to catch-up with 14-time Major winning Tiger Woods last night at a USA Ryder Cup team get together hosted here in Palm Beach Gardens by Jack Nicklaus and his wife, Barbara. Woods is one of five Hazeltine vice-captains and, along with captain Davis Love 111 and fellow vice-captains Tom Lehman and Jim Furyk, joined some 20 odd USA Team possible and probable’s at Nicklaus’ Palm Beach Gardens residence. Walker was a member of the losing 2014 Gleneagles ...

All the numbers from the second round of the Perth International. 1 – Number of ‘selfies’ Peter Uihlein had with a kangaroo. 133 – Low score so far this week, shared by Peter Uihlein and Brett Rumford. 87 – Career European Tour starts for Uihlein, who has only once shot a lower 36 hole score than 133 (131 at the 2013 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship). 51 – Putts needed so far for Uihlein, the fewest in the field after two rounds. 6 – This is just the sixth start for Brett ...

Tiger Woods joined in a rare Ryder Cup ‘bonding’ exercise Golden Bear Jack Nicklaus played dinner host to 22 potential 2016 U.S. Ryder Cup players. “Jack and Barbara were incredibly gracious, opening their home to myself, our Vice Captains and many potential U.S. Ryder Cup players,” Love said. “What a wealth of knowledge and perspective from an icon, both on and off the golf course.” Nicklaus, the winningest major champion of all time with 18 total and a two-time ...