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Special report by Kirwan Kanwar. Only one of the #ElectricEight (Jordan, Justin, Bill, Billy, Rickie, Zach, Patrick and Paul) whose #GolfScience is being followed every week in www.golfbytourmiss.com is competing in this week’s 2016 Sony Open in Hawaii – Zach Johnson. As Zach is most in the news for his switch to a new brand of clubs ($5000 a set), let’s study the science behind the PXG golf clubs now in his bag (information from the manufacturer’s website). PXG, incidentally, ...

Shane Lowry has already holed the winning putt in his Foursome and Fourball matches at the 2016 EurAsia Cup and his positioning on the draw for the Sunday Singles could well see the Irishman make it three from three. Lowry teamed with England’s Danny Sullivan for a second day running winning 3 & 2 against the Asian Team duo of Prayad Marksaeng and Shingo Katayama. After losing the first hole to a birdie, the next seven holes were halved before Europe won the 10th with a par and finally ...

Kiradech Aphibarnrat and S.S.P. Chawrasia  have vowed to fight till the end after Europe opened up a six-point lead following the conclusion of day two at the EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM on Saturday. Kiradech and Chawrasia, who lost their opening fourball match on Friday, dovetailed superbly in the foursomes format to hold off Kristoffer Broberg and Chris Wood by 2-holes at the Glenmarie Golf and Country Club. With Asia losing four matches and Malaysia’s Danny Chia and Nicholas Fung securing ...

Local Malaysian hero Danny Chia has waved a proverbial ‘red flag’ in the face of EurAsia Cup rival Ian Poulter suggesting:  “Ian who?” when informed he will be facing Poulter in the opening match of the deciding Sunday Singles at the Glenmarie Golf and Country Club in Kuala Lumpur. The Asian Team need to win nine and half one points from the 12 points up for grabs on the last day to claim an improbably victory  in the Malaysian capital. Their cause was not helped when ...

European Team captain Darren Clarke insists there will be no complacency with Europe taking a commanding six-point lead into the final day of the EurAsia Cup in Kuala Lumpur. Clarke’s 12-man team doubled their first round three-point lead in winning four of Saturday’s Fourball matches, losing one and halving the other for 9 – 3 points advantage in in sauna-like conditions on the Glenmaris Golf and Country Club course. Clarke, also as the current European Ryder Cup captain, could not have been ...

Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke gave the strongest hint yet in naming at least two of his Hazeltine vice-captains. While rival USA captain Davis Love 111 has made public four of his five vice-captains, Clarke has yet named one and will not do so officially for some months. However after leading Europe to a three-point lead on day one of the EurAsia Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Clarke singled out close companion Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter as likely vice-captains later this year in Minnesota. Westwood, a ...

Four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy has confirmed he’ll make an eighth consecutive appearance at the Honda Classic next month at PGA National. McIlroy has clear mixed feelings competing on the Florida venue first having moved to World No. 1 in 2012 with a two shot victory over American Tom Gillis. However the Northern Irishman bluntly admitted a year ago he was ‘pissed off’ in missing the cut in the 2015 event won by countryman Padraig Harrington.  It was the first occasion ...