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Graeme McDowell has arrived in Versailles for the defence of his French Open title looking to achieve something he’s yet to sample in his illustrious career and that is to successfully defend a title. McDowell has won nine European Tour titles in nine different countries including Sweden, Italy, South Korea, Scotland, Wales, USA, Spain, Bulgaria and France. If the soon-to-be new father were to win this week on the Le National course, and host venue for the 2018 Ryder Cup, he will join just ...

The R&A announced today that Royal Birkdale will host The Open Championship in 2017 and Carnoustie will host the Championship in 2018. Five-time Open Champion Tom Watson, who won The Open at Royal Birkdale in 1983 and at Carnoustie in 1975, joined The R&A to make the announcement at the Greenbrier. “I am delighted to see The Open returning to two great venues in Royal Birkdale and Carnoustie,” he said. “I know both courses are held in high regard by the players and I certainly consider ...

While the first of many grandstands is now starting to be erected at Gleneagles, European captain Paul McGinley stressed the success of the Ryder Cup could hinge on Tiger Woods competing in Scotland. Workmen took to the Jack Nicklaus designed PGA Centenary course last week ahead of play getting underway on September 26th. However with Woods currently well outside qualifying automatically the USA Team, the seven-time Ryder Cup star is going to need a Tom Watson ‘wildcard’ pick. And as McGinley ...

Australia’s Jason Day is in doubt for next fortnight’s Open Championship after being forced to withdraw from this week’s PGA Tour Greenbrier Classic. The World No. 6 with renewed concerns for his thumb that he re-injured in playing a shot beside ‘Mickelson’s Tree’ at the 13th hole during this year’s Masters at Augusta National. The reigning WGC – Accenture Match-Play Champion did not compete again to the first week of June when he teed-up in the Jack ...

Guaranteed Ryder Cup rookie Victor Dubuisson is struggling to embrace becoming a member of the European Team. The softly-spoken Frenchman has been atop of the European points table since capturing last October’s Turkish Airlines Open. Dubuisson then cemented his place in Paul McGinley’s team finishing runner-up in February’s WGC – Accenture Match-Play Championship while he strengthened his grip on the top qualifying spot being joint second in the recent Nordea Masters. In fact, the 24-year ...

Shane Lowry does not intend to sit idle this week after the comfort of securing a place into next fortnight’s British Open. Lowry was among four players to join the Royal Liverpool field and qualifying in remaining inside the top-20 on the Race to Dubai money list following Sunday’s concluding BMW International Open in Cologne. It will be Lowry’s third British Open appearance and comes just weeks after he finished the leading U.S. Open qualifier at Walton Heath. “I’ve never played Royal ...

Shane Lowry has boosted hopes of a fourth Irish success in eight years by qualifying for next fortnight’s British Open at Royal Liverpool. Lowry secured one of four places into golf’s oldest major by ending the BMW International Open inside the top-20 on the Race to Dubai money list. The German event ended in dramatic manner with Fabrizio Zanotti defeating World No. 2 Henrik Stenson at the fifth extra play-off hole, and also creating Tour history in becoming the first Paraguay-born player to ...