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Robert MacIntyre next week’s takes the first of huge three Stateside steps leading to teeing-up in April’s Masters. MacIntyre has automatically qualified for next week’s WGC at The Concession by virtue of being inside the top-50 on the World Rankings. The Oban lefty has moved up one place to 43rd in the world without hitting a shot and thus qualify for the whopping $10.5m event being played from Feb 25th to 28th WGC – Concession. The Florida event is taking the place of the WGC – ...

Scot Russell Knox had a possible Valentine’s Day victory snatched from from his grip after a controversial ruling very early on the final day of the AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Knox hit a superb 230-yard, 3-wood tee-shot at the first but then after momentarily placing his club behind his ball he moved aside declaring his ball had moved albeit by mere millimetres. Then in the next some 30-seconds, as he weighed-up what had happened, his ball visibly rolled into a small depression. Knox spoke ...

Victorious Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn has put real Whistling Straits selection pressure on Europe’s top ‘rookies’, including the likes of leading Scot Robert MacIntyre. The highest-ranked four players off the ‘European’ points list, then the leading five from the ‘world’ ranking points, will automatically be on Padraig Harrington’s Whistling Straits side, and with Harrington choosing three ‘wildcard’ picks. MacIntyre is currently lying 10th on the ‘European’ ...

Six-time Major winner Nick Faldo has put his money on Scotland’s Russell Knox to secure a third PGA Tour success with victory at the AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Knox, 35 played a flawless ‘moving day’ round picking-up three shots to move to 11-under and into a fiveway share of second place at 11-under par along with Pacific Ocean shoreline. Three-time major winning Jordan Spieth takes a one-shot in the last day having signed for a round of 71 to move to 13-under par. Spieth ...

    Second-Round Notes – Friday, February 12, 2021 Weather: Partly cloudy. High of 60. Wind NW 10-20 mph. 36-hole cut: 67 professionals at 1-under 143 from a field of 156 professionals. Note: Because the amateur portion of the tournament was canceled for 2021, the cut rule was changed from low 60 and ties to standard PGA TOUR rule of low 65 and ties. This had no effect on the cut made.   Second-Round Leaderboard Pos. Name R1 R2 Total 1st Jordan ...

European Ryder Cup captain Padraig Harrington is quietly-confident of returning to competition at next week’s Genesis Invitational near Santa Monica. Harrington is presently quarantining at the stunning The Lodge Hotel at Pebble Beach after testing positive to COVID-19 last Monday ahead of this week’s AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The Dubliners 10-day self-isolation period, and adhering to PGA rules and protocols, will end on Wednesday and on the eve of next week’s whopping Euro 7.7m event ...

Russell Knox was laughing when admitting he hit the worst opening tee-shot of his career to then sensationally muscle his way straight into contention early on day one of the AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Knox grabbed an eagle and five birdies in taking ‘Route 66’ for a six-under par-66 on the famed US Open host course laid-out along the Pacific Ocean shoreline. The effort is the Scot’s third lowest round in 11 events in the 2020/21 wraparound scheduled since a 63 on day one his first ...