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Tiger Woods paid one of his European opening match rival, Tommy Fleetwood a huge compliment on the eve of the much-anticipated showdown at Le Golf National in Versailles. Woods and fellow Masters winner, Patrick Reed are up against Fleetwood and reigning Open Champion, Francesco Molinari in the last match of four in tomorrow’s opening Fourball encounter. While it is team format, it will be the fifth occasion this year and also the second in eight days Woods and Fleetwood will be out together. Woods ...

Rory McIlroy is hoping a friendship that began eight years ago in Egypt will see he and Dane Thorbjorn Olesen gel successfully in their opening Ryder Cup ‘Fourball’ showing. Ryder Cup captain, Thomas Bjorn surprised many in selecting McIlroy and Olesen, who is making his European Team debut, as the second pairing of the first day at Golf le National. McIlroy and Olsen will tackle the USA duo of World No. 1 Dustin Johnson and Rickie Fowler at teeing-off at 7.25am Irish time. “Looking at ...

If course knowledge counts for anything Europe is 4up over their USA rivals well before tee-off at this week’s Ryder Cup at Le National in Versailles. European’s Tommy Fleetwood and Alex Noren are the back-to-back French Open champions while it came as no surprise when Captain Thomas Bjorn chose Graeme McDowell as one of his vice-captain’s. McDowell brilliantly won the French Open in 2013 and 2014. Fleetwood had been one off the lead heading to the final round of the 2017 French Open but ...

The five-star Onyria Palmares Beach & Golf Resort, in the Algarve, has been named the best golf course in Portugal, in the country’s ‘national tourism Oscars’, for an astonishing seventh successive year. Indeed, Palmares has won the award every year since it reopened following an extensive redesign by Robert Trent Jones Jnr, in 2011. The stunning 27-hole complex, in Lagos – which now boasts a five-star boutique hotel – landed the title at the much-vaunted Publituris ...

Rory McIlroy insists that while the golf world remains abuzz after Tiger Woods’ stunning and emotional triumph last Sunday it would be ‘silly’ to single out Woods for focus at this week’s Ryder Cup in Versailles. With many expecting someone of the stature of McIlroy to emerge from the Atlanta final round pack, it turned into a walk in the park for Woods on route to his 80th PGA victory title and a 107th success worldwide. Many times before, including their ‘head-to-head’ ...

Four years ago at Gleneagles he humbled Henrik Stenson.  Two years ago at Hazeltine he cut Rory McIlroy down to size and now at the 2018 Ryder Cup Patrick ‘Captain America’ Reed is keen to tackle ‘Mr. Ryder Cup’ – Ian Poulter. Reed made his Ryder Cup debut in 2014 at Gleneagles and while on a losing side, he could be proud being among just four Americans to win the lop-sided Sunday Singles in defeating Stenson 1up. In 2016, it was Reed winning 1up over McIllroy in the ...

Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose are the bookmakers favourite to be the joint leading point scores for Europe this week’s Ryder Cup. The Irish-based Paddy Power and the UK’s leading bookmaker, Ladbrokes have the European pair at 9/2 to secure the most points for Europe at Golf Le National. To win the 45th staging of the Ryder Cup, Paddy Power has Europe at 5/4 to win back the gleaming trophy and the visiting USA team 10/11 to retain the Ryder Cup, and with odds of 11/1 for a 14-points ...