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For a second tournament in succession, and also not for a first time this year, stars of the PGA Tour will not only be dealing with another tough championship layout but also the presence of alligators. This week’s TPC Avondale course is located about a 20-minute drive from the heart of New Orleans and across the mighty Mississippi River to suburban Westwego. However while there was a few alligators about the RBC Heritage Course at Hilton Head it was apparent that there is a lot more of their ...

New Orleans may be playing host to this week’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans and another tournament in the make-up of the FedEx Cup but this Louisiana city it’s one of the most vibrant stops on the PGA Tour. It is why around 75% of this week’s competitors are residing in the city rather than the some 20-minute drive to the west bank of the Mississippi River and in the vicinity of the TPC Avondale course. And after last week taking ‘The Chevy to …. Hilton Head’ ...

The memories will come flooding back for Graeme McDowell when later next month he heads back to Pinehurst No. 2 and venue in June for the U.S. Open. McDowell is participating in a charity fund raiser on the North Carolina course where eight years ago he made the cut for a first time in a Major Championship. The Portrush golfer had missed the halfway in the opening three Majors of his career before ending four shots from last position and a massive 21 strokes behind New Zealand’s Michael Campbell. “I’m ...

Newly-crowned RBC Heritage Classic winner Matt Kuchar has ruled out contesting July’s Scottish Open but the affable American has his sights squarely now set on September’s Ryder Cup. Kuchar ended a run of sharing the lead with nine holes to play in his past three events to claim a seventh PGA Tour by brilliantly holing a 72nd hole bunker shot at Hilton Head. The American responded to Lee Westwood’s Malaysian Open victory in relegating fellow Englishman Luke Donald into a second place for a ...

Russell Knox has become the richest-earning Scottish golfer this year breaking through the $US 1m barrier in earnings with his top-10 finish in the RBC Heritage Classic at Hilton Head. Knox recorded a final round 70 for a five under par tally in warm but continuing windy conditions on the Harbor Town Golf Links course. The Inverness-born Knox recorded three birdies and dropped just one shots in his first appearance on the South Carolina course dubbed among the top-six toughest on the PGA Tour schedule. Knox ...

Graeme McDowell wrapped-up his defence of RBC Heritage Classic with a last round round 70 on the Harbor Town Golf Links course at Hilton Head, South Carolina. However in a week that commenced with a huge bang for McDowell at Monday’s opening ceremony ended with McDowell sharing 23rd place on two under par and eight shots behind American Matt Kuchar. McDowell, who posted three birdies and two bogeys, will take a fortnight’s break before teeing up next in the May 8th starting $10m Players Championship. And ...

Matt Kuchar celebrated Easter Sunday now believing in a ‘Golfing God’ after capturing the RBC Heritage Classic at Hilton Head. The American pulled off the shot of the tournament in holing a 20-yard bunker shot for birdie at the 72nd hole in a sizzling final round 64 to relegate England’s Luke Donald into second place for a third occasion in the $US 5.8m event on the Habor Town Links Golf course. * See video below of Kuchar’s amazing bunker shot. It is Kuchar’s sixth ...