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It is a golfer’s worst nightmare arriving at an airport without any golf clubs. That was the scenario facing Graeme McDowell as he arrived at Manchester Airport very early Monday morning ahead of teeing-up Tuesday in a 36-hole Open Championship qualifier at the Old St. Annes course just to the south of Blackpool in England. McDowell was headed to Manchester Airport after his disappointing showing in Sunday’s concluding French Open in Versailles where he finished T37th and effectively ...

TPC Potomac, Maryland … Dayliight was a distant second as Francesco Molinari totally demoralised his rivals to capture a maiden PGA Tour title in winning the Quicken Loans National by a massive eight strokes with a tournament record 21-under par total The Italian goling stallion seized an eagle and six birdies in his closing round of an eight-under par 62 in heatwave conditions on the TPC Potomac course in Maryland. Molinari’s first victory Stateside comes just five weeks after he denied ...

TPC Potomac, Maryland … Tiger Woods ended his Quicken Loans National campaign singling out the R & A for special praise ahead of his next event, the 147trh Open Championship at Carnoustie. Woods will have a fortnigth’s break from competition before venturing to London for a TaylorMade photo shoot with Rory McIlroy ffve days ahead of teeing-up in the July 19th starting Open. It will be Woods third Open at Carnoustie having finished T7th in 1999 behind Scotland’s Paul Lawrie and ...

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 ...