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Alex Noren created French Open history becoming the first Swedish-born golfer to win the oldest national open on the Continent. Noren’s win has seen him move closer to sealing a return visit to the Le Golf National course later this year in birding two of his closing three holes in a round of 67 to win by a shot at seven-under par. Noren went into the final round a massive seven shots off the lead and was still well out of any likely victory frame with still nine holes to play. However ...

Russell Knox stormed his way into next fortnight’s Open Championship finishing joint runner-up at the French Open in Versailles. Knox, 33 produced a brilliant bogey-free final round of six birdies including four in succession from his eighth hole in a six-under par 65. The Inverness-born Knox along with American Julian Suri (69), who also finished second, secured two of the three qualifying places into the 147th Open. It is the second time in three years Knox has finished runner-up in France after ...

Russell Knox stormed his way into next fortnight’s Open Championship with his lowest European Tour score in close to three years on the final day of the French Open in Versailles. Knox, 33 produced a brilliant bogey-free final round of six birdies including four in succession from his eighth hole in a six-under par 65. The Inverness-born Knox secured one of three qualifying places into the 147th Open by eventually finishing TBA on this year’s Ryder Cup host venue. And it proved an anxious wait ...

Potomac, Maryland … Francesco Molinari is primed to not only capture a maiden PGA Tour victory but also become the first Italian in 71-years to win on Tour heading to the final round of the Quicken Loans National on the TPC Potomac course in Potomac, Maryland. Molinari brilliantly birdied his closing two holes in a third round 65 to move to the front on 13-under par before being joined by Mexican Abraham Ancer who produced eight birdies in a szziling eight-under par 62 in the sauna-like conditions. The ...

TPC Potomac, Maryland ….. Seamus Power inches ever closer to securing his PGA Tour card for next season in easily making the halfway cut in the Quicken Loans National. Power celebrated his 21st event of his 2017/18 season adding a level par 70 to his opening 66 to be just five shots from the lead at four-under par heading to the weekend rounds on the TPC Potomac course in Potomac, Maryland. The West Waterford golfer, and lying 119th on the FedEx Cup points table, is just one shot behind Tiger ...

TPC Potomac, Maryland … Tiger Woods gave the new shortest club in his bag, a TaylorMade ‘Ardmore 3’ mallet putter, a huge endorsement after taking just 26 putts on day of the Quicken Loans National here in Potomac, Maryland. The double Quicken Loans champion grabbed seven birdies in a five-under par 65 in continuing heatwave conditions to head to the clubhouse at lunch sharing ninth place on five-under par. Fellow American Beau Hossler (66) was the early round leader in the $ 7.1m ...

Shane Lowry is excited to do battle early next month at Ballyliffin. Lowry will join a strong Irish contingent teeing-up in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open to be staged from July 5-8. The Offlay golfer will always be remembered for his stunning 2009 Irish Open triumph when he won at Baltray as a then amateur. The win meant forfeiting a cool Euro 1/2m first prize cheque but then the popular Irishman has more than made ammends in his now nine-year pro career. Indeed, in his now 202 European Tour counting ...