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Frenchman Antoine Schwartz stormed his way to a stunning round of a 10-under par 62 in tough conditions at Dubai Hills Golf Club on Tuesday to open up a five-shot lead in the Troon Series – Dubai Open presented by Turkish Airlines after the first round. Despite playing in a steady afternoon wind, the 29-year-old Parisian went on a birdie binge and was an incredible 11-under par through his first 12 holes. That included nine birdies and an eagle from 30 feet on the par-5 11th hole. A late bogey ...

Tiger Woods was quick to play down any long-term fears despite withdrawing from this week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando citing a neck strain. The eight-time Bay Hill champion, and currently ranked 12th in the world, said he’s been battling with the injury for some weeks “Unfortunately due to a neck strain that I’ve had for a few weeks, I’m forced to withdraw from the API,” he said on his Twitter account. “I’ve been receiving treatment, but it ...

American Kurt Kitayama has joined countryman Dustin Johnson making it two wins  on this year’s Race to Dubai schedule posting a closing 70 for a one-shot seven-under par Oman Open victory total. The 26-year old birdied to his closing three holes to break a deadlock that saw six sharing the lead, including Jamieson, at one stage of the last round. The Las Vegas golfer started his third round in horror manner posting a first hole quadruple bogey ‘8’ and then a pair of bogeys and then ...

Top-Scot Russell Knox superbly sent a 250-yard second shot down the last to 14-feet and duly two-putted for birdie to boost hopes he plays all four rounds of the Honda Classic in Florida. Knox had bogeyed his closing two holes on day one in a round of one-under par 69 and then added in what was an overall disappointing second day two-over par 72 for a one-over par tally and right on the cut-off mark in the $US 6.8m event at PGA National. Prior to his 36th hole birdie, Knox had birdied his ...

While you may want to hold off backing Graeme McDowell to win this week’s Honda Classic, G Mac’s is odds on with regards the new PGA Tour casino sponsorship policy. McDowell posted a disappointing two-over par 72 on the first day of the event at PGA National to be well adrift of the leaders. Two days earlier, he joined fellow Tour members who were seated in front of Tour Commissioner, Jay Monihan to be advised of a decision to allow them to be sponsored by certain types of gambling companies ...

This year’s Masters is still two months away but it has not stopped an American punter wagering $10,000 on Tiger Woods to be fitted with a fifth Masters green jacket. The Las Vegas-based Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook Casino has accepted the 12/1 bet on Woods and if successful, that’s a whopping $120,000 pay day for the unnamed ‘regular’ resort guest. The casino tweeted the bet with Westgate SuperBook is the company’s single largest bet they have taken on a player ...

Scott Jamieson produced his a second stequal-lowest start of the new season to be just a shot off the lead with a five-under 67 on day one of the Oman Open in Muscat. Jamieson took a big bite out of Greg ‘Great White Shark’ Norman designed Al Mouj course with five birdies in a bogey-free display to lead the big contingent of 11 Tartan golfers. The effort, and coming after a first round 67 in his last event at the Saudi International, left Jamieson tied in second with Japan’s Yusaku Miyazato. Las ...