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Sergio Garcia makes his 2021 European Tour debut at this week’s OMEGA Dubai Desert Classic with not only immediate thoughts of a second Desert Classic crown that will help him board the European Team flight later this year to Wisconsin. Garcia, 41, teed-up in the opening two events of the New Year in Hawaii, and that included a T11th in the Sentry Tournament of Champions, and with the proud father of two arriving in Dubai seeking a 17th Tour victory after capturing the 2017 OMEGA Dubai Desert ...

European Ryder Cup captain, Padraid Harrington insists there will be no ‘wiggle room’ to push back the already rescheduled 2021 Ryder Cup The on-going worldwide pandemic has already seen the world’s third largest sporting event moved back a year so as to accommodate fans liking the host Whistling Straits course. And with some ninth months remaining Harrington, and like all sports fans, is hopeful the Ryder Cup will go ahead later this year as replanned. “I’m certainly no scientist, ...

European Ryder Cup captain Padraig Harrington handed top Scot Robert MacIntyre a glowing report card insisting he’s good enough to tee-up in this year’s Ryder Cup. Harrington got a first close-up look at MacIntyre during the opening two rounds of last week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. Also, partnering the Irishman was Dundee-based Victor Perez with the Frenchman currently in the European Team at fifth overall on the points standing and MacIntyre outside the automatic qualifying top-eight ...

European Ryder Cup captain Padraig Harrington ‘selfishly’ insists we would dearly love to see Rory McIlroy playing as well as he did last week in Abu Dhabi no matter whether he’s winning or simply just being in contention. McIlroy’s share of third last week was his ninth top-five finish in the UAE captital and soon had his game again under the golfing microscope. Long-time European Ryder Cup star, Ian Poulter came out in support of McIlroy on Tuesday following the post Abu ...

As Stephen Gallacher nears a 600th Tour event the champion Scot has singled out son, Jack in helping him get through the continuing COVID-19 crisis. They’ve been two more players to test positive and ruled out of this week’s Omega Dubai Desert Classic including ultra-Thai talented Jazz Janewattananond and Scot Ryan Lumsden. ‘Jazz’, and with 10 wins already in his pro career, was forced out of the Dubai event along with his caddie, while Lumsden withdrew thus ruling himself out of qualifying. Gallacher ...

Looking for a good all round bet at this week’s 2021 Farmers Insurance Open you would not go wrong picking Scotland’s Russell Knox. Knox is making his sixth appearane at this week’s Torrey Pines event and in four of five prior showings on the course overlooking the stunning-looking Pacific Ocean the proud Scot has made the cut. Here’s the results of Russell’s efforts at the Farmers Insurance Open. 2014 – T10th (Low round 3rd round 67) 2015 – Missed Cut 2018 ...

Ian ‘The Postman’ Poulter has delivering a scathing criticism of those critical of Rory McIlroy post last week’s disappointing result at the Abu Dhabi Championship. McIlroy has been again under the golfing microscope following his ninth top-five finish in 11 appearances in the UAE capital. McIlroy had led by a shot but ended-up finishing five strokes behind England’s Tyrrell Hatton but Poulter will have nothing untoward said of McIlroy’s showing. “It’s ridiculous,” Poulter ...