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Shane Lowry is hopeful his Open Championship winning caddy, Bo Martin will be able to return to the US for next month’s Wells Fargo Championship. Martin and Lowry’s long-time coach, Neil Manchip returned to Ireland following last week’s Masters so that they would be back before today’s (April 15th) new Ireland regulation that states that anyone entering Ireland from the US must enter an official ‘self-isolating’ hotel for a 10-day quarantine period. Lowry expressed his displease with ...

Super Scot Robert MacIntyre, and while admitting to a little tired following an impressive debut Masters, proved he still has plenty of bite in brilliantly saving par late in his round at the alligator-infested waters at the RBC Heritage. MacIntyre only just found the water right at the par-3 14th but after a penalty drop on the edge of the green the Scot rolled-in a 12-footer in an eventual one-under par 70 on the Harbor Town course at Hilton Head in South Carolina. Former Open Champion Stewart ...

Scotland’s Ewen Ferguson cheekily upstaged the advice of his stand-in caddy to put himself into contention in the bitterly cold conditions with a two-under par 70 on day one of the Austrian Open near Vienna. Ferguson, 24, birdied his opening two holes and while he bogeyed seven and eight, the young Scot  went against the advice of his caddy to be just two players in the 144 field to eagle the par-5 15 on route to a two-under par 70. The Glaswegian ended the day along with fellow Scots Grant ...

Scottish golf has been hit two untimely injuries both in the professional and amateur game. With the Home of Golf nation still on a high after Robert MacIntyre’s stunning Masters debut performance there is news fellow Tartan pro Marc Warren could be now side-lined for a few months with a major back issue. In the amateur ranks, ultra-talented Sandy Scott has been forced to withdraw from next month’s Walker Cup showdown against the US due to a wrist injury. Warren, 40, has been experiencing shooting ...

Double Major winning Martin Kaymer has suggested Scotland’s top-ranked Bob MacIntyre should immediately focus on ‘the big picture’ of competing more in the US. Kaymer was aged 23, and a year younger than MacInytre when he made his Masters debut in 2008 but missed the cut at Augusta National. Two years later, Kaymer brilliantly captured the first of two majors with victory in the 2010 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits. Kaymer also like MacIntyre is a former European Tour ‘Rookie of ...

Twenty-five years ago this week I was standing on the back of Greg Norman’s ultra-luxury boat anchored in Hilton Head harbour drinking ice-cold Aussie beers two nights after his Masters meltdown. The 1996 Masters was just my second appearance at Augusta National and with a round remaining, what an occasion it promised to be for this Australian-born reporter. Greg Norman led the 60th hosting of the Masters by six shots and looking to become the first Australian golfer to win at Augusta National. As ...

A ‘small’ back injury has forced Glaswegian Marc Warren out of this week’s defence of this Austrian Open title. Warren advised European Tour officials of the injury which is disappointing for the now 40-year-old who ended a six-year victory drought in capturing the Austrian title by carrying his own clubs for the four rounds after his regular caddy had been forced out due to Covid-19 restrictions. The 2020 Austrian Open was last year elevated to full European Tour stature and ...