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Orlando, FL …. It was late in the afternoon and it was one of the biggest roars at the final green on the first day of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in suburban Orlando. It was roar for a ‘hometown’ star and it was a 24-foot birdie putt holed by Graeme McDowell in a superb round of a four-under par 68 in the windier conditions that greeted the afternoon half of the event being played on the famed Bay Hill course. McDowell first contested the event in 2005 and since 2009 he’s made his ...

Orlando, FL …. It was very late in the afternoon when American Matt Every entered the Media Centre after having signed for a brilliant bogey-free seven-under par 64 to lead the opening round of the Arnold Palmer Invitation. For some five hours Rory McIlroy enjoyed the clubhouse lead until denied the opening round honours but the two-time Bayhill winning Every. Every has contested the event every year since 2010 and with the now 36-year winning his only two PGA Tour victories in capturing the ...

Orlando, Florida …. World No. 1 Rory McIlroy insists all he’s doing is copying Tiger Woods’ aggressive style in muscling his way straight into the clubhouse lead  with a 66 early on day one of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando. McIlroy bogeyed the second hole of his round before completing his closing 11 holes in seven-under par and capped by an eagle ‘3’ at the par-5 fourth hole and the 13th of his round on Palmer’s beloved Bay Hill course. And while missing three of ...

The news comes as a blow to those golfers plying their trade on the MENA Tour and with the Tour announcing it has suspended the final six events of the 2020 schedule. The news comes just a day after Scotland’s Ryan Lumsden captured the Race to Jordan2 title in Jordan and move to third place no the Journey to Jordan money-list standings. Also we have learnt the ALPS Tour has postponed three events in succession this month to be held in Cairo. The MENA Tour put out the tweet hereunder announcing ...

Orlando, FL … Graeme McDowell is confident he will be able to complete his Augusta ‘puzzle’ over the next month to be rewarded with an invitation to contest the Masters. McDowell jumped 57 spots to World No. 47 in capturing the recent Saudi Invitational but in the ensuring month he’s dropped three spots to be this week ranked No. 50. And if G Mac is to join Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry from April 9th to 12th at Augusta National he needs to be top-50 on March 30th. “Augusta’s ...

Aussie-based Scot Ryan Lumsden showed just why he is considered one of the finest emerging talents in the game when he overcame a last-hole hiccup to prevail in the $75,000 Journey to Jordan #2, winning his first Official World Golf Ranking event as a professional by one shot over the equally-promising Curtis Knipes of England. On Wednesday at the Greg Norman-designed Ayla Golf Club, Lumsden made a double bogey six on the tough 18th hole, but he had done enough good work before that to post a two-under ...

Orlando, FL …. Rory McIlroy deliberately intends shutting down any talk of the Masters for fear of an ‘absolutely fried’ head. It’s now just a month away to the first Major showdown of the New Year and with McIlroy to drive down Magnolia Lane at Augusta National in what will be ‘Take 12’ in a goal to finally win the Masters and the one Major he’s yet to win. Also, this year will mark six years since McIlroy last won a Major and that was in 2014 in capturing the back-to-back ...