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USA Ryder Cup captain, Jim Furyk indicated his reasons for not playing Tiger Woods on day two of last fortnight’s Ryder Cup in France. After ending a more than five-year victory drought at the Tour Championship, Woods played just three matches over the three days and lost all three. It was a big disappointment for the visiting USA Team no doubt looking to see Woods produce the form that took him to victory on the East Lake course. But it became apparent in teaming in the opening session on ...

Padraig Harrington will celebrate Christmas with the gift-wrapped 2020 European Team captaincy. That is how it is shaping-up in the absence of any other Whistling Straits contender says Paul McGinley. The past three European Team captains in McGinley, Darren Clarke and victorious Versailles Thomas Bjorn along with the European Tour CEO, Keith Pelley and a representative of the Tournament Players Committee will meet early in December to consider the nominees. At this stage, there is just one Whistling ...

So who is telling the truth? Brooks Koepka attended the Alfred Dunhill Links media centre at St. Andrews last week and is on record as saying there was no altercation between he and USA Ryder Cup team-mate Dustin Johnson. Here is Koepka’s response to a question put to him by The Scotsman’s Martin Dempster. “This Dustin thing, I don’t get. There’s no fight. There’s no argument. He’s one of my best friends. I mean, we talked on the phone on Monday — ...

Old Course, St. Andrews …. Tommy Fleetwood has moved into second place on the Race To Dubai after finishing joint runner-up in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship here at the Old Course in Scotland. Fleetwood began the last round sharing third place and three shots behind compatriot, Tyrrell Hatton. And while Hatton got a great start in birding four holes in succession from the third but then began opening the door on his rivals with back-to-back bogeys at 10 and 11 before finding two behind ...

Old Course, St. Andrews …. Dane Lucas Bjerregaard admitted he drew inspiration from a visit last week to the European Ryder Cup team room to deny the Versailles winning duo of Tyrrell Hatton and Tommy Fleetwood victory in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship here at the Old Course in St. Andrews. Bjerregaard, who had shared the lead on day two, came from four shots behind Hatton, and despite a bogey at his last, to finish a shot clear of the Englishman with a closing 67 and capture a second ...

Padraig Harrington and his fellow final round Alfred Dunhill Links Championship competitors are facing the bizarre scenario of a ‘shotgun’ start to the final round at St. Andrews in Scotland. Harrington, and the lone Irishman to make the Scottish cut, posted a three-under par 69 to move to a share of 20th place at six-under par on the Old Course. England’s Tyrrell Hatton snatched two eagles in his round of 66 also on the Old Course to lead the $US 5m event on 14-under par but now carrying ...

St. Andrews, Scotland …. Marcus Fraser is determined not only to capture a first victory on European soil but also deliver Australia a first victory in the 17-year history of the Alfred Links Championship in Scotland. Fraser, 40 birdied three of his closing four holes at the Kingsbarns Links course in a round of 67 to move to second place on 13-under par. England’s Tyrrell Hatton managed two eagles in his round of 66 on the Old Course at St.Andrews to lead the $US 5m event on 14-under ...