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Palm Harbor, Florida ….  Aussie sensation Cameron Smith is quietly confident of finding his way into the Masters field despite being currently ranked No. 52 in the world. Smith has three opportunities to pick-up the two spots that would see him qualify automatically for this year’s first Major commencing April 8th at Augusta National and those being a strong finish in the Valspar and then an equally strong showing in next week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational and the following week’s ...

Palm Harbor, Florida …  Russell Knox boosted hopes of squeezing into next month’s Masters by upstaging reigning Augusta champion, Sergio Garcia on day three of the Valspar Championship near Tampa, Florida. Knox kick-started his lowest round in 19 loops of the Copperhead course with an eagle ‘3’ at the first on route to a five-under par 66. It sent the Scot into a clubhouse share of the lead at five-under par with 2013 Masters champion, Adam Scott who also signed for a 66. Garcia had ...

Palm Harbor, Florida …. Adam Scott celebrated his equal lowest round in 21 loops of the Copperhead course producing a 66 on day three of the Valspar Championship. Scott needed just 25 putts and 10 fewer than a day earlier to storm his way into the clubhouse lead just moments before Tiger Woods was teeing-off in the penultimate group of the day. Scott will contest next week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational but intends again skipping the WGC – Dell Match-Play Championship in Austin by ...

Palm Harbor, Florida … After sharing the scorer’s hut with Tiger Woods for two days, Shane Lowry’s thrilled at the thought of a possible final round Valspar Championship alongside Woods. Lowry has been on the opposite side of the draw to Woods for the first two days of the event but with his group and Woods group ending-up together in the Copperhead course scorer’s hut at the end of each round. Lowry was delighted to add a one-under par 70 to his opening 71 while Woods was leading with ...

Palm Harbor, Florida …. Rory McIlroy’s long-time coach, Michael Bannon will remain in Florida into early next week after the four-time Major winner missed the halfway in the Valspar Championship. McIlroy was never in contention posting scores of 74 and 73 for a disappointing five-over par tally. It left McIlroy, and just three weeks out from the year’s first Major, ending his second round sharing 93rd place and two shots shy of playing all four rounds in the $6.5m event on the Copperhead ...

Palm Harbor, Florida …. Paul Casey is seeking only a second PGA Tour victory whereas Tiger Woods an 80th Tour title triumph. The Englishman and the American find themselves tied at four-under par through two rounds of the Valspar Championship at Palm Harbor on Florida’s west coast. Casey and Woods each posted second round 68s in the bright but continuing windy conditions where walking off with a par is a good score on any hole of the Copperheard course. It is the 40-year old Casey’s ...

Palm Harbor, Florida … Tiger Woods is brilliantly primed to end a near five-year victory drought in grabbing a share of the clubhouse lead on day two of the Valspar Championship near Tampa in Florida. Woods was in the lead at five-under par near lunch on day two of the event before his only dropped shot in missing the final green right and then taking three shots to hole out in a round of a three-under par 68. It left Woods sharing the clubhouse lead on four-under par with Surrey’s ...