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Triple Major winning Brooks Koepka has pulled no punches in declaring Sergio Garcia acted ‘like a child’ following controversy at last week’s inaugural Saudi International where the Spaniard was disqualified from the event for damaging a number of greens. Garia later issued an apology and with the European Tour’s CEO, Keith Pelley accepting the apology. However, and much to the surprise of many observers, the 2017 Masters champion avoided a fine and also a suspension and this ...

Shane Lowry has returned to golf’s richest stage for a first occasion in nearly six months confident of securing a Masters invitation. Lowry will team with Gerry McManus, and the younger brother of J P McManus, in this week’s Euro 6.64m PGA Tour AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in California. The Offlay golfer is no stranger to the event and returns with a real spring in his step having capturing last month’s European Tour Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. However, by not contesting last week’s ...

Pebble Beach, California … Rory McIlroy will surprise many with a decision not to contest the Honda Classic starting later this month in Florida. The new World No. 9 ranked McIlroy, and a former Honda Classic champion and also event runner-up, has revealed his schedule up to and including the Masters in April and it does not include teeing-up at the Tour stop closest to his palatial Bears Club abode in clisebyJupiter. Another casualty of his new-look 2019 schedule is McIlroy’s decision to ...

World No. 3 Dustin Johnson created a career double first in capturing the inaugural Saudi International. ‘DJ’ birdied his closing two holes in a final round 69 to win by two shots with a 19-under par tally on the host Royal Greens course laid out along the Red Sea. China’s in-form Li Haotong was runner-up in producing a fighting final round 67 to finish the week on 17 under par. Not only has Johnson etched his name into golf’s history books becoming the first to win in ...

Sergio Garcia has avoided any suspension and/or fine with European Tour CEO, Keith Pelley declaring the matter ‘to be over’ after the Spaniard’s sensational disqualification from the Saudi International. Garcia, and an honorary Life Member of the Tour, was thrown out of the event on Saturday after reigning Masters champion, Patrick Reed and a number of other players complained that Garcia had damaged some five greens. Pelley first issued a statement indicating the 39-year old Garcia had been ...

Sergio Garcia is staring at yet another European Tour career fine and the possibility now of a first competition ban after being thrown out of the Saudi International. Nearly two years after being afforded the honour of Life Membership in capturing the Masters and Garcia was unceremoniously ‘red-carded’ out of the historic first Saudi Arabia by European Tour CEO, Keith Pelley. It was reigning Masters champion, Patrick Reed along with a number of Garcia’s fellow Saudi competitors who came forward ...

World No. 1 Justin Rose will tee-up in this week’s inaugural Saudi International looking to continue a ‘dream start’ to his new season. Rose, 38 arrived in the oil-rich nation after capturing last week’s Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. The win was Rose’s 24th success worldwide and also a 10th on the PGA Tour along with just a second win of his career in the month the month of January but of more surprise, it was just his second tournament using Honma clubs ...