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Connor Syme superbly set about making amends for last week’s Celtic Manor near first Tour win in posting a stunning 66 and muscle his way into a share of the lead on the same course on day one of the ISPS Handa Wales Open. Syme’s effort was five shots fewer than Sunday’s disappointment in having to settle for third place at the Celtic Classic. It left Syme tied at the top with England’s Jordan Smith who grabbed six birdies in a five-under par 66. Syme, 25 birdied three of his opening seven ...

Martin Slumbers, as CEO of the R & A, has defended the decision to cancel the staging of this year’s 149th Open Championship at Royal St. George’s while also warmly welcoming a decision to include Muirfield on the Women’s British Open rota commencing in 2022. The R & A made the decision early April to reschedule TheOpen, and golf’s oldest major, by twelves to 2021. At the time, Slumbers stated: “I can assure everyone that we have explored every playing option for playing The ...

Attitude! An eight-letter word meaning your outlook, your perspective, your ideas, your opinions, your viewpoint, your thoughts and many more. For anyone playing golf a good attitude is pivotal to the enjoyment in whether you play simply one hole, nine holes or 18 holes. If you double the first hole there’s no point in letting your attitude ruin the remaining 17 holes.  It’s best to just try and put the mishap aside as much as it hurts and move on and try and enjoy what lies ahead. ‘Attitude’ ...

Rory McIlroy has officially ruled out all thoughts of contesting next month’s Dubai Duty Free Open and any other ‘overseas’ event until well into 2021. McIlroy declared he intends staying Stateside right up to and including the New Year that will now see him not play any regular European Tour event in this terrible COVID-19 hit year. McIlroy confirmed his ‘staying at home’ intentions ahead of teeing-up in Thursday’s the Northern Trust, and the opening event of the ...

Could this be the start of second Woods world golf domination with Tiger Woods’ 11-year-old son, Charlie cruising to a five-shot victory in a recent US Kids tournament. The 15-time major-winning Woods caddied for his son at the Hammock Creek Golf Club in Palm City, Florida. Charlie Woods won the nine-hole event in the boys 11-year-old division with a 3-under 33 on the 2,467-yard course. It was also a bogey-free nine holes. And Woods, who this week tees-up in the Northern Trust, indicated he ...

Shane Lowry has boosted interest in next month’s rescheduled Dubai Duty Free Irish Open with the real likelihood of teeing-up at the Galgorm Resort in Ballymena. Lowry intends to remain in Stateside up to and including the September 17th to 20th U.S. Open and then return home to Ireland for the following week’s Irish Open. Lowry spoke of his plans to return home, and in what will be a first visit since early February, soon after securing a place in this week’s Northern Trust on the southern ...

Shane Lowry could breathe a big sigh of relief in booking a place in this week’s PGA Tour opening ‘Play-off Series’ event after a ‘stressful’ final round 67 at the Wyndham Championship in North Carolina. Lowry grabbed five birdies but also dropped two shots and with the bogey at the par-3 16th presenting the reigning Open Champion with concern in his eventual 12-under tally. For an 11th Tour event since the mid-June return to competition, it was a ‘no spectator’ event and thus ruling ...