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Hill Succumbs To Lingering Effects Of Mosquito Bites & Extreme Heat Lead To Withdrawing From DP World

Scottish golfer Callum Hill’s winning season has ended on a disappointing note with the lingering effects of a mosquito bite five weeks ago and the extreme heat forcing him out after just one round of the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. Hill looked far from well after ending his round posting three bogeys in a three-over par 75 that sent him to near the bottom of the board in sauna-like conditions on the Earth course at Jumeirah Estates. The 27-year old Crook of Devon golfer ...

McIlroy Produces ‘Easy’ 65 On Route To Two-Shot DP World Lead

…. by Fatiha Betscher, Dubai Rory McIlroy’s fondness for the Earth course again shone through, producing what he described as an ‘easy’ 65 to muscle his way to a two-shot lead on the opening day of the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. McIlroy, a two-time winner of the event, burst from blocks with a birdie at the first and then holed a 15-footer from behind the flag for an eagle ‘3’ at the second on the Earth course here at Jumeirah Estates. The World No. 8 was ...

MacIntyre Boosts Backroom Team Signing Performance Coach Stuart Morgan

Top-ranked Scot Robert MacInttyre has boosted his backroom team in a New Year goal to cement his place inside the top-50 on the World Rankings. MacIntyre’s recently started working with Welsh-born Stuart Morgan, a former PGA teaching professional who honed his skills working at The Grove golf club under David Leadbetter. Though it was attending a golfing performance conference at The Belfry, and where Graeme McDowell was a guest, that ‘G Mac’ suggested Morgan take his career further onto the ...

Lowry – Running On The Smell Of An Oily Rag Ahead Of DP World Finale

Ireland’s Shane Lowry revealed after spending two years fighting his way into the European Ryder Cup team, he’s currently running on the smell of an oily rag with one event remaining this season. Lowry joins European team-mate Rory McIlroy teeing-up in the DP World Tour Championship again being hosted on the Earth course at the Jumeirah Estates in Dubai. Lowry and caddy, Bo Martin arrived into Dubai after a near 15-hour direct flight from Houston and where Lowry had disappointingly missed ...

Morikawa Just A Fifth American To Be Afforded European Tour ‘Life Member’

.. Fatiha Betscher in Dubai Double Major winning Collin Morikawa has become just the fifth American-born golfer to be afforded ‘Life Membership’ of the European Tour. Moikawa had been a member of the Tour earlier this year in capturing a second major in winning the 149th Open at Royal St. Georges and now ahead of the season-ending DP World Tour Championship the 24-year old has been made a life member It means Morikawa joins Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson and Patrick Reed as ...

Liquids, A Lot Of Liquids Says Open Champion Morikawa As To What’s Been In The Claret Jug

“Liquids!” with a big smile on his face replied Open Champion Collin Morikawa when asked what’s been in the Claret Jug since winning a second Major at Royal St. George’s. Morikawa, 24, is teeing-up this week’s European Tour season-ending DP World Tour Championship looking to become the first American-born to become No. 1 in Europe. Morikawa has put himself in the position given he is a member of the European Tour and something that Tiger Woods was asked often ‘why he would not join’ ...

McIlroy Declares He’s Proud To Have Shown ‘Great Resilience’ In Bouncing Back From Career Low Points

Four-time major winning Rory McIlroy is two events away from ending a 14th full season in the pro ranks. Looking back on season 2021, McIlroy won twice in the year capturing the Wells Fargo Championship and more-recently the CJ Cup at Summit in Las Vegas for a 19th and 20th PGA Tour titles since a first in 2010. He represented Ireland at the Olympic Games going awfully close to winning a Bronze medal while he earned a sixth European team cap in a sixth straight Ryder Cup however it remains the majors ...