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Wentworth, Surrey …. Rory McIlroy stared down trigger-happy snappers over his closing two holes to still produce his lowest Wentworth opening round of a 67 on day one of the BMW PGA Championship. McIlroy was five-under par and just one shot off the lead with two holes remaining and both par-5s on the famed West Course. The World No. 8 played a poor shot way left off the tee at 17 and immediately turned around looking at a group of snappers to be clearly heard declaring:  ‘Photographers!!’ It ...

Wentworth, England … Paul Dunne was among some 20 players who managed to break par early on the opening day of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. Dunne ended his round near 1pm with a one-under par 71 to be trailing the leading South African duo of Darren Fichardt and Deam Bermister who posted six-under par 66s on the famed West Course in leafy Surrey. England’s Matthew Fitzpatrick, who competed alongside Dunne, birdied three of his opening four holes in a five-under par 67 while the ...

Wentworth, Surrey … Rory McIlroy should know what he’s talking about when he says American-born Meghan Markel will be right for Prince Harry. The now Duke and Duchess of Sussex tied the knot last Saturday and some 13-months after McIlroy and also US-born, Erica Stoll celebrated their marriage in the glittering surrounds of Ashford Castle in Ireland. In 2014, Markel took part in the ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ with McIlroy after he nominated the American. She accepted, and he threw a bucket ...

Wentworth, Surrey … Rory McIlroy reckons there’s no better incentive for the likes of Paul Dunne and Shane Lowry to fight their way into the Ryder Cup team than having Irish-born as Versailles vice-captains. McIlroy tees-up in today’s (THUR) commencing BMW PGA Championship as the highest world-ranked in the Wentworth field. The current World No. 8 is also a former BMW PGA winner having turned around on the eve of the 2014 event the shock announcement of ending his impending marriage with ...

Wentworth, Surrey …. European captain Thomas Bjorn is not about to be fazed by American dominance of the Majors in the countdown to this year’s much-anticipated Ryder Cup in Versailles. Stars and Stripes golfers hold down four of the world’s top six players and currently have in their possession the Ryder Cup, Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, Walker Cup and all four major championships, with only the Curtis Cup missing from the collection. However, Bjorn – who completed his backroom ...

Wentworth, Surrey … Thomas Bjorn’s five Versailles vice-captains, inlcuding the Irish duo of Graeme McDowell and Padraig Harrington, have singled out the sometimes volatile Dane in glowing terms after confirmation of Bjorn’s Ryder Cup back-room team. Bjorn, who had announced Swede Robert Karlsson a year ago, has added  Harrington, McDowell along with the England and former World No. 1 duo of Lee Westwood and Luke Donal to his ‘back-room’ team he will take to France later his year. LEE ...

Wentworth, Surrey …. Versailles vice-captain Graeme McDowell is determined to present European Ryder Cup captain, Thomas Bjorn a big headache and qualify automatically for the European Team. McDowell, 38 is the youngest by two years of the four additional vice-captains named by Bjorn ahead of this week’s BMW PGA Championship. After selecting Swede Robert Karlsson near on a year ago Bjorn has added the Irish duo of Padraig Harrington and McDowell along with the England and former World No. ...