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Phoenix, AZ … Martin Laird singled out a lengthy pre-tournament session with his coach as pivotal to producing a ‘best round of the year’ on day one of the Phoenix Open in Arizona. Laird, who resides some 15-minutes from the TPC Scottsdale course, was two-over par after five holes but regrouped superbly to sign for a three-under par 68. The effort handed the Scot an early clubhouse share of seventh place and just two shots adrift of the leading all-American trio of Rickie Fowler, ...

Phoenix, AZ  … Five-time Major winning Phil Mickelson is the first big-name American in the New Year to confirm he will contest this year’s Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open at Gullane. Mickelson has long been a great supporter of the Scottish event and finally broke through in 2013 to win the ‘Scottish Double’ in capturing the Scottish Open at Castle Stuart and then week later winning the 142nd Open by three shots at Muirfield. In fact, Mickelson made his Scottish Open debut ...

Phoenix, AZ .. For a third year running Shane Lowry reckons they’ll be nowhere to hide when it comes to the infamous 16th stadium hole at the Phoenix Open. “It’s like being thrown to the lions,” said Lowry smiling. The hole, nicknamed ‘The Coliseum’, is far and away the nosiest in golf with some 30,000 fans packed three stories high overlooking the entire length at the 163-yard par three on the ‘Stadium’ course. Last year saw attendance records again smashed for ...

Dustin Johnson has sounded a warning to his younger 20-something rivals that he’s not about to relinquish his World No. 1 crown. Johnson, 33 is just two weeks shy of being golf’s top-ranked player for an unbroken 12 months when he defends his February 15th starting Genesis Open title in L.A. It was on the famed Riviera course last year Johnson went to World No. 1 and winning the first of three events in succession. The American is currently the equal eighth longest World No. 1 since the ranking ...

Torrey Pines, California … The PGA Tour is under fire for the farcial scenario where Hazeltine Ryder Cup star, J B Holmes took over four minutes to play a shot down the final hole on the last day of the Farmers Insurance Open. As well, golf’s most lucrative Tour is also fighting calls why the final grouping of Holmes, fellow American Ryan Palmer and Sweden’s Alex Noren took over six-hours to play their round. Tiger Woods, who played the last round alongside Francesco Molinari and Hideki ...

Torrey Pines, California …  Tiger Woods was non-committal when asked spefically by www.golfbytourmiss.com  where he will tee-up again following competing in the February 15th commencing Genesis Open at the Riviera Club in suburban Los Angeles. Woods made a successful return to the PGA Tour with scores of 72, 71, 70 and a final day 72 to share 23rd place at three-under par.

Torrey Pines, California … Tiger Woods fans had a ‘yobbo’ spectator thrown out after Woods successfull return to the PGA Tour at the Farmers Insurance Open Woods stood over a 10-foot putt on his fourth hole at Torrey Pines, the par-5 13th, when spectator yelled out:  “Get in the hole”. The former long-time World No. 1 missed the putt and showed his anger slapping his leg in disgust before looking in the direction of the remark. The incident prompted an angry crowd reaction ...