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The Scottish Golf Union squad roared to a runaway 15.5 – 8.5 victory in the sixth edition of the annual Leopard Trophy and levelled the Test Series at six apiece after a full-blown assault against South Africa in the final round at Leopard Creek on Thursday. Having trailed 3 – 1 after the opening Foursomes, the eight-man team rallied to claim five points in the Singles against South Africa to tie the first round at 6-all. Starting the final round on even terms, the visitors fashioned the ...

The Old Course at St. Andrews is abuzz with greens staff gearing-up for this year’s 144th Open Championship. More than half of the 112 bunkers on the world’s most famous golf course have been reworked including two of the more noted – Hell Bunker at the 14th and the notorious Road Hole Bunker at the 17th. In fact, it’s now only 148 days to World No. 1 Rory McIlroy tees up in the defence of golf’s oldest Major having broken through to be handed the Claret Jug for a ...

WME | IMG has announced the acquisition of golf talent agency Icon Sports Management, further strengthening the company’s roster of sports clients and golf expertise. Icon’s golf client, consulting and hospitality business, led by President and CEO R.J. Nemer, the agency’s founder, will be absorbed into the golf division at WME | IMG. Icon, currently based in Stow, Ohio, represents world No. 2 Henrik Stenson and Ryder Cup star Ian Poulter, as well as PGA TOUR winners including Fred Funk (eight ...

……….. Fatiha Betscher, Pacific Palisades, CA Sergio Garcia tees-up in this week’s Northern Trust Open looking to end a two-year PGA Tour winless drought. Garcia’s last victory was a year ago in banking the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters in Doha. However he makes his 2015 year debut on the PGA Tour at this week’s Northern Trust Open in suburban Los Angeles not having tasted a PGA Tour win since capturing the 2012 Wyndham Championship and the very week after Rory ...

Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez has congratulated Darren Clarke on being appointed as 2016 European Ryder Cup Captain. Jimenez along with Clarke and Danish golfer Thomas Bjorn were the three considered to lead Europe later next year at Hazeltine. However it was unanimous decision in favour of Clarke, and a decision Jimenez, who is competing in this week’s Hero India Open, graciously accepted and vowing to qualify automatically for the 2016 side. Miguel Angel Jimenez ‏@warmupjimenez  Mucho ...

In a prelude to him being named next Tuesday as 2016 Ryder Cup captain and PGA Tour players have voted Davis Love III as Chairman of the Player Advisory Council (PAC). The 16-member PAC advises and consults with the PGA TOUR Policy Board (Board of Directors) and Commissioner Tim Finchem on issues affecting the TOUR. Love, who prevailed over Webb Simpson and Kevin Streelman for PAC Chairman, will succeed Harrison Frazar on the PGA TOUR Policy Board in 2016 and will a serve a three-year term (2016-2018) ...

Newly-appointed 2016 European Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke has been inundated with congratulations from a number of players likely to qualify for his Hazeltine team along with other great golfers, footballers and cricketers.   Justin Rose – Congratulations @DarrenClarke60 on being appointed the@RyderCupTeamEur Captain. #TeamEurope… http://instagram.com/p/zPij9OOt5V/  Lee Westwood – Congratulations DC/slim! #rydercupcaptain  @Captainclarke http://instagram.com/p/zPpwC3RA6O/  Ian ...