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European Ryder Cup captain Padraig Harrington admits he’s being ‘selfish’ in suggesting Rory McIlroy get his poor form out of the way prior to September’s Wisconsin showdown. McIlroy has this week off to find the form that’s won him four majors and 23 other tournaments around the globe. It’s now over 500 days since last won out in the Far East while August will mark seven years since his last Major triumph. And next week will hopefully be a lucky ‘Take 7’ in McIlroy’s quest to join ...

Graeme McDowell heads to Texas declaring ‘massive progress’ with his share of fourth place at the Corales Puntacana Championship in Puerto Rico. McDowell was five-under coming to the last two holes but walked out with a pair of closing bogeys in a three-under par 69 and finish on 10-under in bright but windy conditions on the Caribbean island where he had won in 2019. American Joel Dahmen, 33, captured his maiden Tour title courtesy of a closing round of 70 and win by a shot at 12-under par. McDowell ...

Robert MacIntyre will no doubt get his first look at Augusta National later this coming week with confirmation the young Scot will play his first Masters. Augusta National advised MacIntrye will become the 27th Scottish-born golfer to compete in the Masters since 1934 and in what this year will be the 85th hosting of the Masters starting on 8th April at the revered Georgia golfing gem. The Masters allocated Monday March 29th as the second-last qualifying date for those inside the top-50 on the ...

French golf has the victory champagne on ice in anticipation of Victor Perez going all the way in the WGC – Dell Match-Play Championship in Austin, Texas. Perez superbly muscled his way into Sunday mornings semi-final after comfortably defeating Sergio Garcai 4 & 3 and now faces American Billy Horschell who defeated England’s Tommy Fleetwood at the 19th hole Perez, and with Rory McIlroy’s former long-time caddy J P Fitzgerald on the bag, had five winning birdies in his round ...

Rory McIlroy’s now got just 12 days to find winning form before teeing-up in the year’s first major at Augusta National. McIlroy was jetting home to Florida after scrambling his way to a half in his match against Aussie Cam Smith on day three of the WGC – Dell Match-Play Championship in Austin, Texas. Though it was all too late with both McIlroy and Smith bundled out after Ian Poulter made it three wins from three matches in their group match in defeating American Lanto Griffin 2 & 1. Smith, ...

Tommy Fleetwood pulled-off the par of all pars to not only win 1-up and leave a more fancied Bryson DeChambeau bog-smacked but also clinch the group win on day three of the WGC – Dell Match-Play Championship in Austin, Texas. Fleetwood’s caddy Ian Finnis had earlier broken a wooden crosswalk sign in half in trying to remove it so Fleetwood wouldn’t hit it while playing his shot. Finnis looked surprised as what he’d down and then after he threw down the top half of the sign, he shrugged ...

Calum Hill returns home proud after having secured a career-best tied third result and just missing out by a shot in joining a play-off at the Kenya Savannah Classic in Nairobi. Hill, 26, produced a whirlwind seven birdies in eight holes mid-round only to produce a 72nd hole bogey in a score of 64 for a 20-underpar tally on the Karen Country Club course. South African Daniel Van Tonder captured a maiden European Tour birdieing the third extra play-off hole to defeat Thai sensation Jazz Janewattandanond ...