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Former double European Tour winner Stephen McAllister along Scottish Ladies star Rachel McQueen plus top Scottish amateur Joy Bryce are among those early entrants teeing-up in tomorrow’s (FRD) start to ‘Get Back to Golf’. Alan Tait who is very well-known in Scottish golfing circles and is now Director of Golf Operations (UK) at GolPhin is the driving force behind this great playing opportunity for Scotland’s male and female golfers. Open to those with a four handicap or lower, and for an ...

First the PGA Championship and now the U.S. Open and with the question being asked will the 2020 Masters be next? Among those supporting news released Wednesday that September’s U.S. Open will be a ‘no spectator’ event was former U.S. Open winning Rory McIlroy. USGA CEO Mike Davis released a statement about confirming a ‘no spectator’ decision: “Following months of consultation and scenario planning with local and state health officials, we have jointly decided that hosting the U.S. ...

It has been reported but then without any concrete foundation that Sweden’s Henrik Stenson is among those linked to a proposed breakaway Premier Golf League (PGL). Stenson, 44 has been named along with the likes of Phil Mickelson, Adam Scott, Brooks Koepka, Justin Rose, Rickie Fowler and Paul Casey and at the core of joining any move to leave the PGA Tour for the enormous prize purses being mooted by the PGL. Talk of any breakaway tour had been much the story at the start of the season and ...

Rory McIlroy now fears for his health and safety in the continuing Coronavirus pandemic so much so he’ll more than likely not leave the U.S. this season. If so, it will mean the four-time Major winner, and for a first time in his career, not teeing-up in a regular European Tour event since turning pro at the end of 2007. This would mean not contesting a Dubai Duty Free Irish Open if and when it may go ahead in an already badly hit and depleted COVID-19 hit European Tour schedule.  He also ...

2020 World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational pre-tournament notes Dates: July 27-August 2, 2020 Where: Memphis, Tennessee Course: TPC Southwind (35-35—70/7,277) Field size: 78 Defending champion: Brooks Koepka Purse: $10,500,000 ($1,820,000/winner) FedExCup: 550 points to the winner Format: 72-hole stroke play Things to Know Jon Rahm makes his first start as No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking Brooks Koepka returns for title defense; will also defend at next week’s ...

Scotland’s David Drysdale’s joined the Tour’s elite ‘500 Club’ confessing until he captures a maiden Tour victory his European Tour career will not be fulfilled. Drysdale, 45, reached a milestone 500th Tour event in teeing-up at 8.10am this morning (THURS) on day one of the Hero (English) Open at the Forrest of Arden course in England. The Borders golfer, who made his Tour debut in the 1999 Scottish PGA Championship at Gleneagles, becomes the 44th player and now the seventh Scot in ...

Eleven-time pro career winning Jon Rahm seems intent on a long reign in ruling the golf world as No. 1. Rahm unseated Rory McIlroy atop of the World Rankings in capturing last fortnight’s Jack Nicklaus hosted Memorial. In reaching the top of the rankings Rahm also became only the second Spaniard after idol Seve Ballesteros reached the top of the world in late April, 1986. And in heading into this week’s first major showdown of the world’s best since the June 11th lifting of the lockdown, Rahm ...