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It’s not surprising Phil Mickelson is in contention and in the week before the Masters and the year’s first Major. Mickelson added a round of 67 to his opening 66 to move to 11-under par after two rounds of the Shell Houston Open. It gave the five-time Major winner the lead before fellow American Andrew Putnam shot a round of 65 to seize a one stroke advantage and a third American in Austin Cook, who was a Monday qualifier for the $US 6.6m event also shooting a 65 to join Mickelson in ...

No sooner had news been released Tiger Woods will contest next week’s Masters and World No. 1 Rory McIlroy has shocked the golf world confessing he is no longer in love with the game of golf. It’s not that McIlroy doesn’t love golf as such or he wouldn’t be heading back to Augusta National striving to become only the sixth golfer in history to hold all four Major Championship titles. But the love of the ancient club-and-ball game that once consumed every minute of the curly-haired ...

Padraig Harrington continues to impress ahead of his return to the Masters with his lowest round in four years at the Shell Houston Open. For a second day running Harrington grabbed five birdies in his round of a four under par 68 to be well inside the cut line at five under par on the Golf Club of Houston course. The triple Major winner ended his round just as former USA President George Bush, and now aged 90, was introduced to Harrington’s fellow Open Champions Phil Mickelson and Ernie Els ...

Former USA President George H. Bush was a special guest during the second round of the 2015 Shell Houston Open. The 41st President of the United States was conveyed by motorised cart to the first tee where he had the pleasure of meeting eventual second round leader, Phil Mickelson as well as Mickelson’s fellow Major winning Ernie Els. Bush also caught up with leading Texas-born golf journalist Art Striklin and with Art getting in next week’s Masters mode with an eye-catching shirt. Bush, ...

Tiger Woods has finally ended any speculation declaring he will contest next week’s 2015 Masters. In a statement on his website Woods said:  “”I’m playing in the Masters,” Tiger said Friday afternoon. “It’s obviously very important to me, and I want to be there.” “I’ve worked a lot on my game and I’m looking forward to competing. I’m excited to get to Augusta and I appreciate everyone’s support.”

Las Vegas born Scott Piercy drew a full house to shoot a nine under par 63 and equal the Golf Club of Houston course record on day one of the Shell Houston Open. Piercy, 36 was three under after his opening nine holes, and the back nine on the course, but then stormed home to play his inward half in six under par including posting five birdies in succession from his ninth hole. Fellow American J B Holmes had the chance to tie Piercy after moving to eight under par through 14 holes but played his ...

The duo of Open Champions Padraig Harrington and Darren Clarke had more in common on the opening day of the Shell Houston Open then they are Irish-born. Both players got off to bright starts on the Golf Club of Houston course only to let slip their good work in dropping shots near the end of their rounds to end the day tied with rounds of 71. Harrington  had moved to four under par after a dozen holes but then proceeded to play his remaining six holes in three over par. At the time in holing a nine-foot ...