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Scotland’s Russell Knox has welcomed the start of the ‘Florida Swing’ in boosting his bid to earn a long-overdue Masters return invitation. Knox tees up in this week’s Honda Classic and the first of four events the Scot is currently exempt on his home ‘Swing’. His return to Florida corresponds with an improvement in Knox’s world ranking and back to 230th in the world having corrected a recent Rankings slide in picking up 32 places in his last two events. And Knox has done so in ...

Shane Lowry wants it known he has no future ties with Saudi Golf and dispelled hurtful rumors he’s been offered any contract to be involved in a proposed Premier Golf League (SGL). Lowry took the highly unusual step of contacting www.golfbytourmiss.com first expressing his allegiance to the DP World and PGA Tour and then ruling out unsettling talk of being linked to controversial SGL. “I have never really said anything about it (SGL) because no one has ever asked me but the way I see it, ...

…… by Fatiha Betscher Four-time major-winning Brooks Koepka has singled out double major-winning Zack Johnson for praise ahead of Johnson to be named 2023 USA Ryder Cup captain on Monday. Johnson, who turns 46 tomorrow (February 24th), will take over from good friend Steve Stricker as the USA team captain as he not only seeks to defend the Ryder Cup but also wins on European soil for the first occasion since 1993 at The Belfry. Johnson’s appointment is not unexpected but can also be ...

The USA Ryder Cup selection process has just gotten younger with Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas added to the team selection committee. Spieth and Thomas, who boast just six Ryder Cups between the duo, have not yet to act as a vice-captain yet the PGA of America have seen fit to add them to the committee headed by PGA of America President, Jim Richerson and also includes Vice-President John Lindert and CEO Seth Waugh. And it seems Thomas’ appointment comes out of the blue for the 28-year-old. “I ...

Padraig Harrington may not be the oldest in this week’s Honda Classic field but he is the oldest PGA Tour winner teeing-up this week at PGA National. Harrington is already a two-time Honda Classic winner will be keen to make that a triple victory treat in the now $8m event starting Thursday at Palm Beach Gardens in Florida. The 50-year-old Dubliner captured both his Honda Classic titles going extra holes, first in 2005 when he overcame 1999 winner Vijay Singh and Joe Ogilvie on the closeby Mirasol ...

The Bear Trap! To any avid golfer, those three words should immediately conjure up thoughts of three of the toughest holes on the PGA Tour – the 15th, 16th, and 17th holes at the PGA National’s Champion course in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The course was the long-time host of the Honda Classic from 1982 to 2023 and it was last year in 2024 we savoured the first hosting of the Cognizant Championship. The Bear Trap is named after tournament host Jack ‘Golden Bear’ Nicklaus who ...

…  Fatiha Betscher Five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods will attend the 2022 Masters ‘Past Champions Dinner’ and possibly play the Par-3 Contest but has again reiterated he remains uncertain if he’ll be teeing up for the first time at Augusta National since 2020. Woods has competed just once since the events of a year ago this Wednesday and that was at December’s PNC Championship in Orlando where he rode for the two days in a motorized cart partnering with his ...