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Renato Paratore powered his way to an historic Italian Tour success with his three-shot victory in the Betfred British Masters at Close House near Newcastle –  https://closehouse.com/british-masters/ The 23-year Roman golfing gladiator was in a class all his own posting a closing two-under par 69 and win by three shots with an 18-under par tally on the hilly and demanding Close House course. Paratore’s maiden Tour victory was at the 2017 Nordea Masters and he becomes the first Italian to ...

Shane Lowry has to now make his own coffee for the next 10 weeks. Lowry, his wife Wendy and their young daughter, Iris have been apart from their families since early February when they moved into rented premises on the BallenIsles estate at Palm Beach Gardens in Florida. The Lowry’s had intended to remain Stateside for some four months but that was before the worldwide Coronavirus pandemic. The Lowry’s had the previous year rented a house at the nearby Mirasol Resort so they know the area well ...

Lee Westwood has thrown his cap into the Rome 2023 Ryder Cup captaincy ring. Westwood is a veteran of 10 Ryder Cups as a player having made his debut at Valderrama in 1997 and then competed in every Ryder Cup up to 2016 at Hazeltine. He then served as a vice-captain in 2018 under Thomas Bjorn’s victorious Versailles side and is almost certain to be named by Padraig Harrington in a similar role for the now COVID-19 rescheduled 2021 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits. Westwood is almost certain to lead ...

Marc Warren has gone from the Austrian Open winning penthouse to the depths of the BetFred British Masters cellar and last place in horribly missing the cut at Close House near Newcastle – https://closehouse.com/british-masters/ It was just a fortnight ago, Warren emerged from the European Tour’s five-month lockdown and delighting his Scottish golf fans by ending a six-year winless drought in capturing the Austrian Open near Vienna. Adding to Warren’s Tartan triumph was the fact he won ...

Scotland’s David Law emerged from the five-month golfing lockdown to celebrate his 50th main Tour event with a career low 64 on day one of the BetFred British Masters at Close House – https://closehouse.com/british-masters/ Law, 29 didn’t drop a shot in his seven-under scoring spree to end the round one shot clear of the trio of the England pari of Ollie ‘Mr. 59’ Fisher and Garrick Porteouos along with Italian Renato Paratore who posted 65s. Fellow Scot Calum Hill swapped the Arizona ...

Jon Rahm’s rise to World No. 1 has been tempered by the passing of two very close relatives during this Coronavirus pandemic. The relatives, a very close grandmother and an aunt to his mother, died not due to the virus itself but with Rahm insisting it was due to issues related to the worldwide pandemic. And Rahm, who replaced Rory McIlroy as the game’s best in capturing the Memorial in a very dramatic closing nine holes, spoke of the emotion in dealing with matters taking place back over the ...

Spaniard Jon Rahm unseated Rory McIlroy aside to become the new World No. 1 but only after letting slip an eight-shot lead with nine holes to play and incurring a two-stroke penalty for a 16th infraction and win by three shots in securing victory at the Jack Nicklaus-hosted Memorial in Dubai, Ohio. Rahm, and a double Dubai Duty Free Irish Open winner, posted a closing round 75 and win with a nine-under par tally. Rahm, 25 looked set to ensure daylight was second in making the turn in leading by ...