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Exclusive ….. Scotland’s newest pro Gregor Graham is hoping host course knowledge will add bite to his game when he makes his DP World Tour debut at this week’s co-sanctioned Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek on the edge of the famed Kruger National Park in Malelane. Graham, 21 turned pro mid last month in a surprise move after having certainly booked himself a place in next year’s Walker Cup showdown at famed Cypress Point. However, the lure of being afforded secondary 2025 ...

Rory McIlroy has won the AGW Golf Writers Trophy for an unprecedented fifth time. Members of the Association of Golf Writers voted to reward the Holywood, County Down-born player for a year of three ‘individual’ wins and teaming with fellow Irishman Shane Lowry to capture the Zurich Classic of New Orleans that culminated in a sixth DP World Tour Race to Dubai triumph. McIlroy’s fifth victory is a record for an individual in the 74 year history of the award, breaking his tie with Lee ...

What a 2024 season it has been for Scott Alexander Scheffler or ‘Scottie’ as the golf world knows him. Nine victories, six more than his nearest rival.  A second Masters green jacket in three years. Back-to-back wins in the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Players Championship and ending with legendary Tiger Woods donned in his traditional final round red shirt handing Scheffler an 18th career title on the 18th green in The Bahamas. In his next start after the Players,  Scheffler ...

After his best-ever season there is more celebration ahead for red hot Chilean golfer Joaquin Niemann will ‘tie the knot’ on December 21st. Nieman’s future wife is Christina Hellema Puga, a fellow Chilean who is into architecture, art, photography and traveling, and is studying architecture at the University de Desarrollo in Santiago, the capital of Chile. The couple will marry after Niemann captured a 15th pro career win and  third victory of this year at the PIF Saudi International ...

Graeme McDowell’s place on next year’s 2025 LIV Tour will be formally confirmed mid this week. McDowell, who has struggled in his two seasons with the breakaway body, will again be a member of the Smash GC under the captaincy of Brooks Koepka and with fellow team members being Talor Gooch and Jason Kokrak. It is understood the formal contract ensuring McDowell’s membership of the team will be signed on Wednesday. “I’m super excited, all being well, to play under Brooks ...

Chile’s Joaquin Niemann completed arguably the finest season of his pro career capturing the US$5million PIF Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers following a memorable play-off victory against Aussie Cam Smith and American Caleb Surratt. After both Niemann and Surratt made a mess of the 72nd hole with bogeys that allowed Smith into the play-off before Niemann won with a birdie at the second extra hole. He pocketed a first prixe cheque of US$1 million that esured success also ...

…. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Champion Aussie golfer ended his 2024 not only revealing the pain from an aching wisdom tooth but also suffering a fourth event in his closing five tournaments where he’s had victories door slammed shut in his face at the PIF Saudi International Open in Riyadh. Smith had written off his chances for victory despite posting a sizzling final round 62 for a 21-under-par tally on the host Riyadh. The former Open Champion was in the clubhouse while the leading two players ...