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American Justin Thomas is Masters bound next April after  overcoming a 14th hole double bogey to win the CIMB Classic for his first PGA Tour title. The 22-year-old American holed a 6-foot par putt on the par-5 18th in a round of 66 for a tournament record of 26-under par on the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club. Thomas, who had a course-record 61 in the second round, seemed to have blown his chances when he hit into the water at 14, but he immediately rallied with three consecutive birdies ...

Rory McIlroy moved into the co-pilots seat on day three of the Turkish Airlines Open at Belek. The four-time Major winner admitted he needed to dig deep to register a third consecutive 67 and get within one shot of the lead heading into the final round of the Turkish Airlines Open. The Race to Dubai leader was level par for his round when he dropped a shot on the tenth but he then came to life, picking up four strokes in his next four holes with the help of a brilliant eagle on the 13th. The four-time ...

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 ...