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Phil Mickelson is $9m (£7m) richer and has grabbed more importantly bragging rights after defeating Tiger Woods at the 22nd hole in their winner-takes-all match at the Shadow Creek GC in Las Vegas. ‘The Match’ as it was being billed ended in darkness and with floodlights needed to light-up a makeshift downhill par-3 hole of just 93-yards. Mickelson and Woods had ended regulation play at all-square after Woods and the former fierc arch-rivals then heading back to the 18th for a second ...

Russell Knox reckons he’s found a key to help he and Marin Laird deliver victory to Scotland in this week’s World Cup of Golf in Australia. Knox has arranged for his Irish Open winning caddy, James ‘Wilbur’ Williams to jet out from England to join the Scot ‘down under’ in Thursday’s start to the biennial team’s event on the famed Metropolitan course in suburban Melbourne. Williams caddied for 24-years on the PGA Tour, European Tour, Australasian Tour, the Japan Tour along with the ...

Despite a likelihood of losing Rory McIlroy, new DP World winning hero, Danny Willett confirmed he will be contesting next year’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at Lahinch. The news is a great boost to tournament host, Paul McGinley who was left somewhat dumbfounded last week with McIlroy indicating he will skip his ‘home’ national Open next year in favour of contesting the following week’s Scottish Open. “I haven’t played Lahinch and when we sit down and work on my 2019 schedule, ...

Dubai, UAE … It comes as no surprise when Danny Willett admits he’s come from ‘No Man’s Land’ to be now ranked 90th in the World Rankings and end his European Tour year 20th on the Race to Dubai. Willett was ranked a lowly 276th on the World Rankings in teeing-up in last week’s DP World Tour Championshiip and this was after the 2016 Masters winner had plunged to World No. 462 in missing the cut last May at Wentworth. “To get back into double figures on the ...

Dubai, UAE … Shane Lowry was winging his way to this week’s World Cup of Golf in Australia chasing a putting game that already headed south after a disappointing DP World Championship. Lowry along with Irish team-mate Paul Dunne were not leaving Dubai until 3am Monday morning local time and staring at a near 14-hour flight to Melbourne and arriving at 11.30pm Monday night local AustralianMelbourne time. Lowry already looked exhausted after posting a final round 73 for an overall four-under ...

Dubai, UAE … Lone Scot Russell Knox was on a high ahead of the long-haul flight to Australia delighted to have at least secured a place in next year’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush. Despite a disappointing mid-field DP World Tour Championship finish Knox has ended the European Tour Race to Dubai season 16th on the money-list and with the top-30 guaranteed entry into the 2019 Open. Knox posted scores of 73, 68, 73 and a last day 71 on the Earth Course at Jumeriah Estates in Dubai. It ...

Dubai, UAE … DANNY WILLETT – WITH HIS 2019 DP WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP SUCCESS • His sixth European Tour victory in his 251st appearance and his first since the 2016 Masters Tournament and a victory absence of 953-days. • His first Rolex Series victory and the sixth by an Englishman following Tommy Fleetwood (2017 HNA Open de France), Tyrrell Hatton (2017 Italian Open), Justin Rose (2017 Turkish Airlines Open and 2018 Turkish Airlines Open) and Lee Westwood (2018 Nedbank ...