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Scott Jamieson is looking to combat the intense heat and celebrate the Festive Season ending a six-year winless drought at the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek in South Africa. Jamieson gave the watching hippo’s and water buffalo plenty to cheer about in the 100-degree plus searing heat posting an eagle and six birdies in a round of 68 on the Leopard Creek course bordering the famed Kruger National Park. It handed the now Florida-based Scot a one-stroke lead at 11-under par over third ...

Orlando, Florida … Tyrone Clarke, and the towering eldest son of Open Champion, Darren Clarke could create golfing history next July at Royal Portrush. The 20-year old is planning to try and qualify for golf’s oldest Major when it returns to the famed Co. Antrim course for a first time since 1951. Tyrone knows Royal Portrush like the back of his hand where he plays off an impressive +2 handicap, and with the course located very close to the Clarke palatial abode. “I’d love to try and ...

Orlando, Florida …. Golfing great Jack Nicklaus predicts Tiger Woods can win at least one of the four 2019 Majors and thus edge closer to breaking the ‘Golden Bear’s’ all-time 18-Majors victory tally. As well, Nicklaus believes also it was a ‘big monkey’ off Woods’ back in capturing last September’s PGA Tour season-ending Tour Championship and with his East Lake victory ‘good for the game’. The 14-time Majors winning Woods heads into the New Year having won Major ...

Four Scots are lurking dangerously in contention heading to the weekend rounds of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek at Malelane, South Africa. Not for some time has so many Tartan flags appeared at the pointed end of a European Tour event with Scott Jamieson posting a 66 and Marc Warren a 67 to be sharing second place at six-under par on the wildlife abounds course. One shot behind is Durban-born Scot, Doug McGuigan (66) and Border’s David Drysdale who overcame an arm injury that ...

Orlando, Florida .... When they tee-up over the weekend Darren Clarke and his 20-year old son, Tyrone will be the closest of team-mates in making their debut in the PNC Father-and-Son Challenge in Orlando. Indeed, Clarke’s youngest son Conor and Tyrone’s brother is going to caddy for his big brother. However during Thursday’s Pro-Am, and the first of two ahead of Saturday’s start to the event, they were like any other competitor and trying to score an advantage over the other. The ...

Orlando, Florida ….. Darren Clarke is teaming with oldest son, Tyrone looking celebrate victory the 21st staging of the PNC Father-and-Son Challenge in Orlando. The Clarke’s are competing in the 16-team two-day event over this weekend for a first time and a year after Padraig Harrington teed-up alongside then 14-year old son, Paddy. The 20-year old, 6-foot 4-inch high Tyrone towers over his 2011 Open Championship winning father, Darren and judging by his oldest son’s efforts in ...

Orlando, Florida …. Greg Norman has thumbed his nose at the recent Tiger Woods-v-Phil Mickelson match with the Aussie declaring he’d rather buy two shares in General Electric. “The Match”, as it was billed, drew praise but also plenty of criticism as Mickelson walked off with the cool $US9m pay out. The double Open-winning Norman was asked whether he watched the Las Vegas showdown ahead of this week’s PNC Father-and-Son Challenge in Orlando. “Never watched it and besides I’d rather ...