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Aussie Cam Smith will be targeting career win No. 13 heading into the final round of the Ford NSW Open at the Murray Downs course in Australia. The former Open Champion led after day one but then slipped behind LIV Golf team-mate Lucas Herbert on day two before Smith again forged his way to the front, posting a five-under 66 and lead by two shots at 15-under and two clear of fellow Aussie Corey Lamb. Herbert is back in a three-way share at 11-under-par. Smith’s last win was just last month ...

Whether it’s due he grew-up playing golf in windy Scotland or whatever but Russell Knox is being rewarded as the only PGA Tour player to have now contested all six Butterfield Bermuda Championships. Knox, 39 again bravely tamed the bright but extremely breezy conditions adding a second straight three-under 68 to move inside the top-20 at six-under on the exposed clifftop host Royal Port course. The Florida-based Scot capped his round with an eagle ‘3’ on the par-5 eighth hole Knox ...

Florida-based Scot Russell Knox must have felt at home on the opening day of the sixth hosting of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. Knox, and the only golfer to have played all six editions of the Bermuda tournament, braved the bright, chilly and windy conditions in posting a three- under 68 on the exposed host Port Royal course. Indeed, the wind was measured at between  18-22 mph and gusting to 32 mph while play was suspended due to darkness at 5:19 p.m. local time with 21 players to finish. EXCLUSIVE ...

The growing debate as to whether or not Ryder Cup players should be renumerated to represent their respective USA or European teams has taken another step with seven-time European star Rory McIlroy declaring: “I personally would pay for the privilege”. Mcllroy’s comments come after fellow Irishman Shane Lowry and 2014 victorious European captain Paul McGinley spoke of their dislike if American golfers were paid to tee-up next September at Bethpage Park Black See: http://www.golfbytourmiss.com/2024/11/lowry-on-being-payed-to-play-ryder-cup-i-dont-care-whether-i-get-paid-or-not/ McIlroy ...

Shane Lowry’s overwhelming delight in being member of last year’s victorious European Ryder Cup was there for all to see. Indeed, if you had to single out one player in Luke Donald’s side who looked the most proud it would be Lowry as his jubulation never wavered from the time he arrived at the host Marco Simone course in Rome. The Irishman has busted his backside to make his European debut in Padraig Harrington’s 2021 side and with Lowry’s disappointment in losing his ...

Rory McIlroy effortlessly eased his way closer to a sixth Race to Dubai title in posting a five-under-par-67 at the DP World Tour season finale in Dubai. McIlroy capped his round holing a stunning 48-footer for a sixth birdie of his day at the par-3 17th  to join England’s Tyrrell Hatton in the lead at five-under in the $10m event at the Jumeirah Estates resort. Moments earlier McIlroy was spotted sitting atop of a 17th hole tee-marker due to some slow play and casually munching on an energy bar. THIS ...

Seamus Power is as Irish as it comes – he was born in Waterford, his family home is in Waterford, he learnt to play golf at the West Waterford Golf Club, he loves an odd pint of the ‘black stuff’ and he’s as friendly and engaging as any Irishman you’ll meet. In his late teens Power was recruited to play college golf at East Tennessee State University where he won five times including the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship in 2007 and 2010. A year later in 2011 ...