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Richie Ramsay has defended Scotland having just two players inside the top-100 on the World Rankings. The two in question, Robert MacIntyre and Russell Knox, are currently ranked a respective 83rd and 96th while Ramsay himself is ranked the World 216th. The rankings are, of course, dominated by the US but then again there is two Canadians inside the leading 55, two Italian-born golfers inside the top-74, four South Koreans inside the top-80. It could easily be argued the Home of Golf nation should ...

… Belek, Turkey Rival Presidents Cup Captain Ernie Els says an in-form Tiger Woods has every right to appoint himself as a playing captain at next month’s biennial showdown in Melbourne, Australia. Woods is set to announce his four ‘captain’s’ picks at 7pm (Eastern Time US) on Thursday, 7th November while Els, the International Team captain, is scheduled to announce his four ‘captain’s’ picks later today (Wednesday) at 9pm (Eastern Time US) Woods is leading a USA Team for a first ...

… Belek, Turkey Open Champion Shane Lowry has dismissed suggestions he would be a candidate to play host to next year’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at Mt. Juliet. Pencilled into the 2020 European Tour schedule from May 28-31, the tournament is shaping up to be an unmissable renewal already with world number two, Rory McIlroy, defending Champion, Jon Rahm and the Open Champion Lowry already committed to the event. Where tournament host at Lahinch this year, Paul McGinley started somewhat ...

Shane Lowry travelled first class to this week’s Turkish Airlines Open but is adamant he’s not about to jet-off to South Africa next Sunday night chasing bonus Race to Dubai points. The Open Champion lies in third place on the European Tour money-list behind Austrian Bernd Wiesberger who heads the ‘Race’ with three events remaining in the 2019 European Tour season. While Lowry joins Wiesberger teeing-up this week in Belek, the Austrian has added next week’s Nedbank Challenge at Sun ...

Rory McIlroy has boldly thrown down the World No. 1 gauntlet at the feet of arch-rival Brooks Koepka as the new WGC – HSBC Champion seeks to end a four-year and three-month absence atop of the rankings. McIlroy is now just 1.09 of a World Ranking point behind Koepka and if he is to unseat the presently injured American he will need to ahieve a second career first later this month and that to capture a fifth single season victory at the European Tour season-ending DP World Tour Championship ...

Rory McIlroy had to do it the hard way winning in a play-off to capture a first WGC-HSBC Champions victory, his fourth taste of success this year and toasting a 27th pro career victory. McIlroy defeated defending champion, Xander Schauffle with a birdie at the first extra hole of the Sheshan International on the outskirts of Shanghai and with South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen, who was the third member of the final group, signing-off for a closing 69 to finish third at 17 under. The World No. ...

Rory McIlroy brilliantly spun the ball back to just three-feet from the flagstick for an ensuing birdie on the final hole to move one-stroke clear of his rivals as he seeks a maiden WGC – HSBC Champions event in Shanghai. McIlroy was again ‘Mr. Consistent’ in posting a third straight score of 67 to move to 15-under and edging one clear of fellow Open winner Louis Oosthuizen. England’s Matthew Fitzpatrick and defending champion Xander Schauffele were at 13 under, a shot clear ...