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Reigning US PGA champion Collin Morikawa will strive to become the first player to match car-crash recovering Tiger Woods heading into the final round of the Workday WGC at The Concession. Morikawa, 24, muscled his way to a two-shot lead on the back of a blistering run of seven birdies in an eight-hole run mid-round in succession from his fifth in an eventual round of 67 for a 15-under par tally at Bradenton. Only one player and that’s Woods has won both a major and a WGC by age 25 and with Woods ...

Seamus Power produced his lowest score of the new season emerging from mist and rain with six birdies in a five-under par 67 to put himself into real contention heading to the final round of the Puerto Rico Open. Power leaped 18 places into a then clubhouse share of fifth place at 10-under par before officially ending the third round of the rain-affected Euro 2.5m event sharing 10th place but only four shots from the lead. It rained twice during the third day’s play but it to a handful of minutes ...

Rory McIlroy admitted to frustrating day with the putter in producing a three-under par 69 on day one of the Workday WGC at The Concession in Florida. Twice, McIlroy was tied for the lead over the outward half of the Jack Nicklaus/Tony Jacklin designed Concession course and designed in honour of the duo’s sporting concession at the 1969 Ryder Cup at Royal Birkdale. The effort, and going back to the ‘blade’ putter, left McIlroy trailing only three shots behind the leading duo of American ...

The world’s top-ranked lefty Robert MacIntyre brilliantly one-putted his closing eight holes while those higher up the rankings struggled with the short stick on day one of the Workday WGC at The Concessional in Florida. MacIntrye had found himself quickly struggling to be three-over after just holes but the young Scot superbly regrouped to finish with a two-over par 74 on the ultra frustrating putting surfaces at Bradenton to the south of Tampa. The Oban lefty teed-up in the States for ...

The preparation and presentation of Tour and tournament courses today forms a large part of the viewer enjoyment, integrity of the key elements of performance of the players, and influence of the direction of the game. It is common for a tournament course today to be offered with very narrow width fairways, thick long rough, soft greens and often soft fairways. This presentation is not a result of weather conditions, but by design and intent. What does this achieve? It actively promotes the mentality ...

Not that it really matters at present as he lies in a hospital bed unable to move but Tiger Woods will not face criminal charges over Tuesday’s horrific accident in suburban Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County Sheriff also has now formally confirmed the 15-time Major winning Woods was not under the influences of alcohol or any other substance that could have impaired his driving. This was the news from Sheriff Alex Villanueva following the one-vehicle crash near the border of Rolling Hills ...

  “He’s not Superman!” was Rory McIlroy’s very passionate response when asked his reaction to Tuesday’s shattering news of Tiger Woods seriously injured in a car accident in suburban L. A. McIlroy has become one of Woods’ closest friends since the Northern Irishman turned pro at the end of 2007 and then moved full-time to the U.S. mid last decade. The pair often play pre-tournament practice rounds together while they stay in contact when not inside the competition ...