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Trump Turnberry’s return to host golf’s oldest major looks even more remote after the R & A, and organisers of golf’s oldest major, indicated the 2023 Open will be heading to Royal Troon. Turnberry, as it was known before being taken over by the Trump organisation, last hosted The Open in 2009 when American Stuart Cink defeated five-time former Open winner, Tom Watson in a play-off. Concerns, and as reported in the Daily Record, have surrounded the political implications of ...

Breaking news … It’s taken Rory McIlroy just three events this New Year to earn over $1m in PGA Tour prize-money. Nice headline but it’s not what McIlroy wants to read after finishing a distant four shots behind American Patrick Reed at the close of the WGC – Mexcio Championship. Reed posted a second straight four-under par 67 and despite a closing hole bogey, the Texas golfer captured his eigth Tour victory by a shot with an 18-under par tally in Mexico City. Reed broke clear ...

Norwegian conqueror Viktor Hovland has captured a maiden PGA Tour title quicker than it took both Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. It took Woods 19 PGA Tour events since making his debut as an amateur at the 1992 Los Angeles Open before capturing a maiden victory as a rookie pro at the 1996 Las Vegas Open whereas McIlroy was competing in his 18th PGA Tour event when he shot a course record last day 62 to win his maiden Tour victory at the 2011 Quail Hollow Championship. Hovland has accomplished the ...

Rory McIlroy’s World No. 1 ranking is now under serious threat heading to the final round of the WGC- Mexico Championship. McIlroy managed five birdies but also two bogeys in a third round 68 and sharing fourth place at 11-under par with American Justin Thomas showing the way in posting a 65 to lead the maiden WGC of the year at 15-under par. ‘JT’ has got better with each round posting earlier scores of 67 and 66 while he began and ended his third day in Mexico City with bogeys.  ...

The breakaway Premier Golf League (PGL) has finally shown its hand. After weeks of speculation and hearsay PGL’s Andrew Gardiner, and a London-based attorney and also director at Barclays Capital, went public in a lengthy interview with Golf Digest magazine and Rick Shiels, a British-based professional who now dabbles in podcasts. Yes, we know already a number of PGLs concept proposals such as PGL is aiming to launch in January 2022 featuring 48 players competing among 12 four-person teams ...

Martin Laird is set to end a near seven-year Tour drought in brilliantly muscling his way to just a shot from the lead heading to the final round of the Puerto Rico Open. Laird, 37 grabbed two eagles and five birdies in a stunning nine-under par 63 to snatch the clubhouse lead at 17-under par. Norwegian sensation Viktor Hovland then birdied the last in a round of 64 to grab the lead at 18-unde par as the 23-year old looks to win for a maiden time on the PGA Tour and what would be a first time in ...

Bryson DeChambeau drew upon new ‘arsenal’ in his bag to produce an equal career low of an eight-under par 63 for a one-stroke lead at the halfway mark of the WGC – Mexico Championship. The affable American was one-under for his round standing on the 18th hole tee and the ninth of his round before brilliantly managing to birdie his next four holes before grabbing three birdies in succession from his 14th. DeChambeau’s nine birdie haul is the most in his short professional career ...