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Europe’s quest to source a 2023 Ryder Cup captain would seem no easier with Justin Rose declaring ‘I’m still too young’ to be considered for the Rome captaincy. Lee Westwood’s decision not the seek the European Team leading reins has thrown the process to find a replacement for Padraig Harrington into somewhat disarray with the likes of Swede Robert Karlsson, former World No. 1 Luke Donald plus Ian Poulter, Henrik Stenson and Rose’s name being mentioned as a possible captain. However, ...

,,.., Nassau, Bahamas  Fellow major champions Rory McIlroy and Patrick Reed mirror the golf world’s excitement at the prospect of seeing Tiger Woods returning to a Tour event later this week at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. Woods is tournament host of the elite 20-player field being played for a seventh year on the Albany course and, as the tournament host, Woods has never missed the event, usually spending the week on his 155-foot luxury boat ‘Privacy’ that’s tied-up ...

.… by Fatiha Betscher Ashley Chesters decision to remain in South Africa has been rewarded with a 2022 Open Championship tee-time at the close of the severly weather affected Joburg Open. Chesters, 32, could have easily joined nearly 20 other British and Irish golfers and flee the Rainbow nation when word spread that South Africa and five other African nations were being put on a ‘red list’ of countries. and with the UK Government issuing a virtual Covid-19 ultimatum that unless those arriving ...

There has been a mass exodus of British and Irish-born players from the Joburg Open after the UK Government added South Africa to a red list of travel destinations. Fifteen players have withdrawn including Scots Richie Ramsay along with Tour rookies Liam Johnston and Craig Howie who are making their DP World Tour debut this week. Also pulling the plug on the event is the likes of England’s Richard McEvoy, Matt Ford, Oiver Wilson, Matthew Jordan, Stephen Browne, Graeme Storm and the Tour’s ...

The sight these past two weeks in Dubai of a heavily pregnant woman in the company of Martin Kaymer has now lead to news the double major winner will take three months off from January to be with his family. Irene Scholz is Kaymer’s girlfriend and with the champion German golfer indicating to Golf Magazin that she will give birth in Germany before the family looks to live in Florida and once the baby is born, the current World No. 118 will not play again till  March. “Our child will ...

Scotland’s newest Tour stars Liam Johnston and Craig Howie recieved a warm welcome onto the newly-named DP World Tour but it was a rather uninviting start for the pair on day one at the co-sanctioned Joburg Open in the South African capital. Johnston and Howie earned full 2021/22 wraparound Tour status by virtue of recently finishing top-20 on the recently concluded secondary Challenge Tour. Johnston, 25, easily secured his card finishing eighth on the money list whereas the 27-year-old Peebles-based ...

Top-Scot Robert MacIntyre is now confirmed for three of the four 2022 majors following the close of the European Tour’s ‘Race to Dubai’ season. MacIntye’s ended his third year in the pro ranks ninth on the Tour’s money-list and good enough to secure a US Open Championship tee-time while he was already into next April’s Masters by virtue of his T12th finish earlier this year, and will tee-up in the 150th Open at the Home of Golf by sharing eighth in July at Royal St. George’s. The ...