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Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez is celebrating after capturing the PGA Champions Greater Gwinnett Championship in suburban Atlanta in his very first start in the seniors ranks. The 50-year old Malaga golfer fended off defending champion Bernhard Langer, and his former 2004 victorious Ryder Cup captain, with a final round 67 to win by two shots with a 14 under par total on the TPC Sugarloaf  course in Duluth. Jimenez also became the second straight senior tour ‘rookie’ to win on debut in the States ...

It was around 4pm on the eve of the 2014 Masters and the final preview piece had been filed. Those competing in the season’s traditional opening Major were away competing in the Par 3 Contest. The championship Augusta National course was now closed to any further practice rounds but didn’t deter the three who had gathered on the First Tee. There was good friends and colleagues Euan McLean (Daily Record), Neil McLeman (Mirror) and myself. After the rain that had washed out play on Monday, ...

Lee Westwood ended a two-year winless drought storming to a resounding seven shot victory in the Maybank Malaysian Open title in Kuala Lumpur. Despite a four-hour lightning delay mid-round Westwood shot a four under par 68 to win with an 18-under par tally on the Kuala Lumpur Country Club course. The former World No. 1 was never headed leading from start to finish in the co-sanctioned European and Asian Tour event. The win is Weswood’s second Malaysian Open success after first capturing the title ...

Michelle Wie was showered with champagne in ending a four-year winless drought by drawing on an overwhelming home course support to secure a two shot victory in the LGPA Lotte Championship in her home state of Hawaii. It is Wie’s first victory on US soil and with most observers remarking it’s also been a long time with the now 24-year old securing her third Tour success with a final round six under par 66 for a 15-under par total on the Koa Olina Golf Club course at Kapolie on the island ...

After finishing runner-up twice before and also third on two other occasions, Luke Donald is now looking to finally breakthrough and capture the RBC  Heritage Classic title at Hilton Head. Donald saved par from the back of the 18th green in a round of a five under par 66 to move two shots clear of his rivals at eight under par with a round to play in the $US 5.8m event being  played on the Harbor Town Golf Links course. “I felt really comfortable out there today and just felt like I was going ...

Graeme McDowell has seen his chances of a successful RBC Heritage defence slip through his fingers on day three on the Harbor Town Golf Links course at Hilton Head. In overcast, cold and windy conditions McDowell posted three birdies, including birdies at his opening two holes, but also four bogeys in a round of one over 72 to finish also at one over in the $US 5.8m event. McDowell had been two under par in total through six holes in Friday’s second round when torrential rain forced an abandonment ...

Lee Westwood has seen his four shot lead cut to one after a final hole bogey on day three of the Maybank Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur. Westwood, who turns 41 next week, is now just one round away from capturing a second Malaysian Open title since winning the event in 1997 but also ending a near two-year winless drought. For a third day running Westwood birdied the opening hole of the Kuala Lumpur Golf Club course before dropping a shot with a three-putt bogey at the next hole. However the current ...