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There was first surprise and then shock for those watching the final moments of the third round coverage of The Memorial at Muirfield Village in Ohio. Spaniard Jon Rahm was all smiles having just matched the tournament 54-hole record with an eight-under par 64 to move to 18-under par and an impressive six shots clear of his nearest rival. The World No. 3, and with an inward nine of six birdies, also brilliantly tied The Memorial record for largest 54-hole lead set by Woods in 2000. Rahm’s 18-under ...

Fans have reacted to the shock news that John Rahm has withdrawn from the Memorial after testing positive to COVID-19. The World No. 3 had just shot a 64 to open-up a six-shot lead with a round to play in the defence of his title. Sadly, the Spaniard will not feature in the final round and in the process miss out on the opportunity to become only the second golfer since Tiger Woods to successfull defend the Memorial. Hereunder is some of the comments post this disappointing news for the Spaniard.   * ...

Aberdonian David Law took to the overtaking lane on one of the toughest courses all season to post a three-under par 69 on day one of the weather delayed Porsche European Open in Germany. Law, 30, who teed-up in the event for a first time and also without a full practice round, grabbed six birdies and half as many bogeys to end the day in a fourway share of second place on the Green Eagle course to the south-east of Hamburg. Belgium’s Thomas Detry, who revealed he spent last week gardening ...

Tiger Woods’ caddy,  Joe LaCava is returning to call the shots for Fred Couples at this week’s Champions Tour event in Iowa. With Woods continuing to recover from February’s near fatal car crash it’s meant LaCava also missing from the PGA Tour though the great news for LaCava is that he’s back beside Couples. LaCava began caddying on the Tour in 1987 and joined Couples in 1990, and with the pair combining for Couples to capture 10 of his 15 PGA Tour victories capped ...

A hot putter put Shane Lowry right into contention on a weather-delayed opening day at the Memorial tournament in Dublin, Ohio. Lowry needed just 25 putts, and 11 of those being one-putts, in a very respectable three-under par 69 and trail just a shot behind early clubhouse leader, Collin Morikawa. Morikawa posted seven birdies in a six-under par 66 to be the early clubhouse leader on the virtually completely redesigned Jack Nicklaus designed course. The opening round of the $9.3m event was delayed ...

American golfer Michelle Wie West has come out in strong support of WTA tennis world No. 2 Naomi Osaka declaring she was “incredibly brave” to withdraw from the French Open following the initial controversy over a decision to boycott post-match media duties. Osaka had been fined $15,000 last Sunday for not attending a post-match media conference and was also threatened with expulsion after her first-round win but then on Monday the 23-year-old Japanese professional shocked not only tennis ...

Wth great thanks to the USGA hereunder is 118 player storylines from those teeing-up Monday in a 36-hole qualifier at nine different courses across the US and hoping to be successful in qualifying for next fortnight’s US Open. To assist with your coverage of U.S. Open final qualifying on Monday, June 7, the following storylines have been developed for each of the nine U.S. sites. Final qualifying, conducted over 36 holes, will be held at the sites listed. The 2021 U.S. Open Championship will ...