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Rory McIlroy delivered on his manager’s 40th birthday promise muscling his way into contention heading to the weekend rounds of Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic. McIlroy was near his double Dubai success best with an eagle and four birdies in a six-under-par 66 and move to a share of fifth place at seven-under-par in glorious conditions on the Emirates course. South African Justin Harding returned to the course early on day two and two putt the 18th for par after poor light had halted play on day ...

“It’s nice to get some weekend work”. The words of Padraig Harrington after posting a pair of 70s to be easily into the closing two rounds of the Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic. Harrington headed to lunch inside the leading 20 following a second day’s play in glorious warm conditions, and grabbing three birdies and just the one dropped shot as he had done a day prior. It handed Harrington a four-under-par tally and while that is currently seven adrift of South African Justin Harding (68), ...

Adam Scott created history in 2013 very proudly becoming the first Australian in the then 77-year history to win the Masters at Augusta National. For those of us who can remember, Scott being fitted with the famed members green jacket was a moment akin to 30-years earlier with the entire nation was late for work on this Monday morning, and given the time difference between the US and Australia, when the 12-meter yacht Australia 11 ended a 132-year USA victory run in capturing the America’s Cup ...

…. Fatiha Betscher, Dubai  Sergio Garcia is looking more noticeable than normal and looking more like a rock star in mirror sun-glasses he’s now wearing. Of course, Garcia’s been wearing sun-glasses for some time and the 42-year-old Masters champion indicated they are not being worn to look cool on the golf course, even after posting a bogey-free five-under-par 67 on the first day of the Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic. Garcia ended the opening round just two shots behind Dane J ...

….. Fatiha Betscher in Dubai Rory McIlroy walked the entire length of the practice putting green signing autographs after his ‘no frills’ round of a one-under-par 71 on the opening day of the Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic in Dubai. McIlroy, and scenes mirrored last Sunday in Abu Dhabi, must have signed close to 60 autographs for his waiting fans. What he didn’t do was choose not speak with the waiting media but in fairness to the double Dubai champion, there was not much to write home ...

Colin Montgomerie contests this week’s Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic missing the camaraderie, the banter, and his friends from two decades ago. Monty was 29-years old when he made his Dubai debut in 1989 and after being runner-up in 1995 to Fred Couples, who had won the Masters three years early, Monty broke through winning the 1996 Desert title. It was the Scot’s 10th of 31 victories on the European Tour. Monty competed each year until 2014, a year after he turned 50, and then headed to an ...

…. Fatiha Betscher, Dubai For those present, it was a strange sight of a curly-haired teenager, sporting a Jumeirah Beach resort cap, carrying a long lens camera following the Tiger Woods match on the opening day of the 2006 Dubai Desert Classic The curly-haired individual was a then 16-year-old amateur Rory McIlroy and competing in fourth event on the European Tour. Also competing that week on the European Tour was World No. 1 Woods. McIlroy, and already one of the top-ranked amateurs in ...