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Justin Thomas birdied the final two holes to shoot a 5-under 67 at the CIMB Classic on Saturday and take a share of the lead with American compatriot Brendan Steele going into the final round of the PGA TOUR event in Malaysia. The duo were a shot clear of last year’s runner-up Kevin Na, who equalled the best round of the day with a 64 and move to 19-under par/ Just four strokes separate the top nine players, including former World No. 1 Adam Scott. Steele added a 66 to his blistering second ...

Tiger Woods announced Friday that he underwent a successful follow-up procedure to his September back surgery. This was done to relieve discomfort. It was performed late Wednesday in Park City, Utah, by neurosurgeon Dr. Charles Rich. “Tiger is doing well, and we expect him to make a full recovery,” Rich said. There is no timetable for Woods’ return to the PGA Tour. “It’s one of those things that had to be done,” Tiger said. “I have an outstanding team of ...

The Irish duo of Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell are poised to move into first class over the weekend rounds of the Turkish Airlines Open at Belek. McIlroy didn’t drop a shot for a second day running in back-to-back rounds of 67 for a 12-under par tally on the Montgomerie Maxx Royal course. McDowell, and like McIlroy is contesting the event for a first occasion, grabbed seven birdies in a bogey-free 65 to be sharing eighth place and a just a shot behind McIlroy. Micro flight loving South African ...

For a stretch on the inward nine at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (KLGCC), it seemed like Justin Thomas was destined not just for 59, but for 58. With back-to-back birdies on 14 and 15, Thomas found himself at 11-under for the day with three holes remaining. Yet his long birdie putt at the 16th didn’t fall, his mid-range putts on the final two holes scared the hole but didn’t drop, and he finished with a new course record of an 11-under 61. “I would say after I birdied 14, ...

Rory McIlroy hinted ‘poached eggs on toast’ could be a Masters Champions main meal should he win at Augusta National. McIlroy revealed his all-time culinary favourite after posting a five under par 67 on the opening day of the Turkish Airlines Open at Belek. The current World No. 3, and competing in the event for a first time, birdied his second hole ahead of posting seven straight pars but then completing his inward nine holes in four under par in ideal conditions on the Montgomerie course. It ...

Springbok golfer Jaco Van Zyl was all alone in First Class after posting a new course 11-under par 61 on the first day of the Turkish Airlines Open at Belek. Van Zyl carved a stroke off the old Montgomerie course low and with the Johannesburg born golfer also setting a new European Tour personal low by three strokes. It put the hang-gliding and micro flights enthusiast three shots clear of the field competing in the $US 7m event, and the opening tournament in the Final Four Series. “I played ...

Scotland has won the right to host The Solheim Cup in 2019 and the 16th edition of the greatest team event in women’s golf will be played at the world famous PGA Centenary Course at The Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire. After an extensive and very competitive bidding process, the final decision saw Scotland’s submission up against a strong bid from Sweden, which nominated The Bro Hof Slott Golf Club as its proposed venue. Earlier in the year, ten countries – Denmark, England, Netherlands, ...