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Aussie Deyen Lawson celebrated his 28th birthday some three early in winning a brand new $US 111,000 2019 BMW ‘850M Series’ coupe for an ace on the final day of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek in South Africa. Lawson, who celebrates his birthday on January 4th, had birdied the par-4 14th hole and then eagled the par-5 15th before stepping-up onto the tough par-3 16th and then see his tee shot hit the green and roll right up to disappear into the cup. Strangely, there ...

Ultra-talented Irish teenager Tom McKibbin reckons he’s getting used to being dubbed – “The Next Rory McIlroy”. The 15-year old McKibbon was formally introduced to the American golfing public with a ‘stardom-like’ appearance Saturday on The Golf Channel. McKibbon was welcomed and interviewed by Damon Hack, a former golf writer with Sports Illustrated who has been with the Golf Channel since 2012 and is currently one of the more-knowledgeable co-hosts on Morning Drive. McKibbon ...

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 ...