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Tiger Woods said working new swing coach Chris Como was like tackling new swing issues that are old. Como, 36 is Woods fourth swing coach in his 18-year professional career is based in Plano, Texas, and teaches at Gleneagles Country Club. He is one of Golf Magazine’s Top 100 Teachers and is about to receive a master’s degree in biomechanics and has worked with Trevor Immelman, Aaron Baddeley and Jamie Lovemark in the past. Woods had commenced his professional career working with Butch ...

Tiger Woods has ended a four-month injury lay-off to contest Thursday’s starting 18-man Hero World Challenge at the exclusive Isleworth Estate in Orlando. Woods return, and for only a ninth event this year, also heralded a four-year deal he’s signed to be an ambassador for Hero motor cycles that should be worth a cool fortune to the current World No. 24. Hero sold some 6.3m motor cycles this past 2013/14 financial year but with Woods smiling in revealing when quizzed by GolfByTourMiss:  ...

The 2016 USA Ryder Cup captain will not be announced to well into 2015. This is according to new PGA President Derek Sprague who will head a task force to elect a replacement to Tom Watson. “We don’t want to focus just on winning in 2016, although that’s important,” said Sprague, who will co-chair the task force with PGA of America CEO Pete Bevacqua. “We’re looking to build a process that gives us several years of winning teams here for the United States.” The ...

What is it about Irish born golfers getting down on one knee in Dubai? After former US Open champion Graeme McDowell did just that two years ago and now Shane Lowry has done the same. Lowry spent last week relaxing in the UAE tourist hub after finally breaking into the top-50 on the World Rankings and the 27-year old celebrated by proposing to Wendy Iris Honner. In October 2012 McDowell chose the 700 foot high spectacular helipad at the Burg Al Hotel hotel to pop the question to Kirstin Stape. Lowry ...

Ultra-talented  American Jordan Spieth has emerged as a real threat to Rory McIlroy’s world dominance following his tearaway victory in the Australian Open in Sydney. Spieth stormed his way to a six-shot success on the Australian Club course and claim victory for only a second time in his short professional career and for a first time outside of the US. The 21-year old Texan, who made his Ryder Cup debut earlier this year at Gleneagles, is the 10th American-born golfer to win the Australian ...

For a second year in a row and heavy rain spoilt a result in the Olazábal & Nadal Invitational in Majorca, Spain. The tournament between the double Masters winner Olazábal and the 15 Major winning Rafa Nadal ended in a draw. But while the weather ruined a result the charity tournament achieved its goal and that was to join forces against social exclusion.  The weather conditions simply prevented the declaration of a winner. Play got underway at 8.30am local time on a cloudy day but just over ...

As Rory McIlroy was winging his way to New York and the ‘Big Apple, golf’s top-ranked player can be rightfully proud of a huge career bite he’s taken this season. Despite ending his seventh full season with a disappointing share of 15th in the defence of his Australian Open title McIlroy was clearly the most dominate player of season 2014. McIlroy collected five victories in capturing the last two Majors, a first WGC title and the European Tour’s flagship event at Wentworth. There was a second ...