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Dutchman Joost Luiten made amends for missing out on Ryder Cup selection shooting a final round 71 to capture the Wales Open at Celtic Manor. Luiten bounced back from two straight bogeys in commencing his round to finish one shot clear of his rivals with a level par 71 for 14 under par victory tally. It is the 28 year old’s third Tour success and comes after being overlooked as a Gleneagles ‘wildcard’ pick in favour of eight-time Ryder Cup star Lee Westwood who finished one place behind Luiten ...

European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley is not convinced World No. 1 Rory McIlroy will play all five matches when the Ryder Cup commences in Scotland later this week. Members of the European Team have begun arriving at Gleneagles and with the Tom Watson led USA Team arriving at 10am tomorrow morning (Monday) into Edinburgh Airport. They will be greeted by Event Scotland officials and not by Scotland First Minister Alex Salmond, who will officially meet the team later in the week. McIlroy is making ...

European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley has been marvellous in the run-up to this week’s Ryder Cup accommodating and entertaining the media. Now with less than a week before the start of the 2014 Ryder Cup McGinley has given further insight some of the issues he will be confronting this coming week. Qn:  Is the tiredness and fatigue of many team members resulting from a heavy competitive schedule a concern? McGinley:  “It’s obviously a concern. They’ve played a lot of golf.  It’s ...

American legend Johnnie Miller says the US Team can’t make the same mistake twice and not pair Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley over all four team matches at this week’s Ryder Cup. The duo were unbeaten in their three Medinah matches before Mickelson surprisingly persuaded captain Davis Love 111 to rest he and Bradley from the Saturday afternoon Fourballs. And Miller believes the Mickelson and Bradley over both Foursome and Fourballs encounters will put fear into their European rivals. Miller ...

Holland’s Joost Luiten birdied three of closing four holes in a round of 65 for a two shot lead on day three of the Wales Open at Celtic Manor Luiten came from a stroke back at the start of the overhaul Ireland’s Shane Lowy and move to 14-under par in ideal scoring conditions on the Twenty-Ten course. The 28-year old arrived in Wales having finished fifth in his defence of last week’s KLM Open title and is now primed to become the first Dutch-born winner of the Wales Open. “I am very happy, ...

After selling a prior house he owned in Northern Ireland, World No. 1 Rory McIlroy returned this week to accept the keys to a new dwelling now in his possession in County Down. Confirmation of McIlroy again becoming a Northern Ireland home owner was confirmed when he was photographed with a local estate agent, who was handing over the keys to his new property. The estate agent posted a picture on their Facebook page yesterday stating that they were “delighted to have assisted our local superstar ...

Ryder Cup stars Lee Westwood and Stephen Gallacher were pleased with their respective games despite Westwood just managing to make the Wales Open halfway cut but with Gallacher falling five shots short. Westwood, and now just a week away from making his ninth straight European Team appearance, birdied two of his closing four holes in a round of a two under par 69 for a level par score in overcast conditions on the Twenty-Ten course at Celtic Manor. If left the 41-year old English golfer trailing ...