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Dubai, UAE … Rory McIlroy is sure to leave the European Tour slightly red-faced with a decision not to take-up 2019 membership. McIlroy made the revelation ahead of this week’s season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. McIlroy, and now aged 29, joined the European Tour soon after the 2007 Walker Cup and brilliantly secured his Tour card in just his second event by finishing third in the 2007 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. He then captured the first of his current 23 pro victory ...

Sergio Garcia is on target to accomplished for only a second time in his 34-tournament winning career and that is to win back-to-back with success in the Nedbank Challenge. Garcia, 38 will take a two-shot lead into the last day after posting a third day 71 for a 10-under par total at Sun City in South Africa. The Spaniard, who was a controversial Ryder Cup ‘wildcard’ pick, won in his very first event post Versailles and now looks set to win the Nedbank for a third occasion after capturing the ...

This year’s Tiger Woods hosted Hero World Challenge has attracted a field the envy of tournament directors around the globe. Sixteen of the 18-player field are ranked within the top-23 and with the event returning again to the Albany Club in the Bahamas from November 29th to December 2nd. World No. 1 and local resident Justin Rose heads those competing. Joining Rose is Dustin Johnson (World No. 3), Justin Thomas (4), Bryson DeChambeau (5) Jon Rahm (8), Rickie Fowler (9) Tommy Fleetwood (10) ...

Rory McIlroy, and after electing not to board the Turkish Airlines Open, reckons he can climb to European No. 1 in next week’s season-ending DP World Tour Championship. McIlroy enters this week’s penultimate Nedbank Challenge trailing Euro 1.9m and in eighth place in the Race to Dubai behind Italy’s Edorado Molinari. Molinari and the six others ahead of McIlroy on the money list, are not teeing-up in this week’s Gary Player hosted event and presenting McIlroy the chance with victory of bridging ...

Padraig Harington secured one of the last seats on a special near nine-hour Turkish Airlines and despite failing to qualify automatically for the Thursday starting Nedbank Challenge. Harrington posted a last round 72 for a six-under par tally and a share of 35th but in the bigger Nedbank picture was three place shy of qualifying for the event before being handed a post Turkish Airlines Open invitation to the event around an hour after the event ended. “I’m in the Sun City field anyway as I have ...

Regnum Caya Resort, Belek, Turkey … Justin Rose is determined to make his reign as the new World No. 1 a long one after capturing a play-off victory in the Turkish Airlines Open in Belek. Rose defeated China No. 1 Haotong Li at the first extra play-off hole when the 23-year Shanghai-born golfer three-putted for bogey to hand the Englishman his 19th pro career victory. The win, and 20-years after turning professional, also is the first time in Rose’s career he has successfully defended a ...

Shane Lowry joined Padraig Harrington watching TV coverage of the Liverpool and Arsenal 1-all draw and then headed to his Regnum Caya hotel bed promising a 64 on the final day of the Turkish Airlines Open. Hours earlier, Lowry produced his best score of the Rolex Series event in sighing for a four-under par 67 that handed him an eight-under par tally on the stunning Bellek course. China’s Haotong Li is set to create further European Tour history after seizing a three-shot lead heading to the final ...