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Atlanta, GA …. Despite two completely different golf games Russell Knox is confident he and partner, Martin Laird can end an 11-year Scottish drought with victory later this year in the ISPS Handa Melbourne World Cup of Golf. Knox and Laird have now been officially confirmed as team-mates for the event starting 21st November in Melbourne, Australia. Two years ago, Knox raised the odd eyebrow in choosing good friend, Duncan Stewart as his partner and with the duo ending the event mid-field ...

Atlanta, GA … Tiger Woods is not about to get carried away with thoughts of ending a more than five-year winless drought in sharing the lead with World No. 1 Justin Rose heading to the final two rounds of the Tour Championship in Atlanta. Woods birdied his final hole in a score of a two-under par 68 to join Rose (67) tied in the lead on seven-under par in continuing heatwave conditions on the East Lake Course. Woods, and a former two-time winner of the season-ending event, had been two strokes ...

Atlanta, GA …. World No. 1 Justin Rose has praised the efforts of fellow Englishman Oliver Fisher indicating it was just a matter of time when a first 59 would happen on the European Tour. Rose said he first was not aware of Fisher’s historic accomplishment on day two of the Portugal Masters until he began receiving text messages via a special European Ryder Cup Team mobile phone ‘Group Chat’. “It’s cool and all congratulations to Oli and I woke-up here in Atlanta and all the boys ...

Atlanta, GA ….. Rory McIlroy readily picked-up a hefty Ryder Cup six-player Atlanta dinner check but with his five European Ryder Cup dinner pals laughing in urging he should send the bill to Team Captain, Thomas Bjorn for reimbursement. Of course, McIlroy was instrumental in leading a wind-up of Bjorn during last fortnight’s BMW Championship and with Bjorn ‘tounge-in-cheek’ suggesting he would punish McIlroy by only allowing him to contest the Sunday Singles in next week’s ...

Atlanta, GA … Rory McIlroy raced to an early two-shot lead and promises of a second straight very low opening score only to end his round trialing two shots from the lead with a 67 in heatwave conditions on day one of the Tour Championship in Atlanta. Ryder Cup rivals Tiger Woods, who holed a 30-foot eagle putt at the last, and Rickie Fowler share the lead with five-under par 66s. It is the second straight event in succession Woods has shared the first-round lead after he and McIlroy were tied ...

Atlanta, GA … Bryson DeChambeau is under threat in losing out on capturing the FedEx Cup title after a horror opening round on debut at the Tour Championship in Atlanta. DeChambeau, 25 is predicted to now finish No. 3 on the standings after posting two double-bogeys in an eventual two-over par 72 in heatwave conditions on the East Lake course. The Florida golfer heads into day two of the season-ending event trailing six shots adrift of the leading duo of Tiger Woods and Rickie Fowler. Woods, ...

Atlanta, GA …. World No. 1 Justin Rose is projected to end the season as the PGA Tour No. 1 after signing for a 66 and just one shot  off the lead on day one of the season-ending Tour Championship in Atlanta. Rose teed-up on the East Lake course lying second on the FedEx Cup standings but is projected to leapfrog American Bryson DeChambeau after the American produced a horror debut display in the elite 30-player field. DeChambeau, 25 and the winner of the opening two Play-Off Series events, ...