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In a smart move Rory McIlroy will now sharing the hosting dutied of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. As such, Paul McGinley to host the 2019 event and then followed by the likes of fellow Irish golfing greats in Padraig Harrington, Darren Clarke and Graeme McDowell to then be hosts of Ireland’s premier golfing event. The Rory Foundation, that has hosted the event from 2015, will continue as host for this year’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at Ballyliffin Golf Club in County Donegal from July ...

Pebble Beach, CAL … A fortnight after Tiger Woods returned to competition and PGA Tour boss Jay Monahan continues to smile with Rory McIlroy this week ending a near five-month PGA Tour absence. The last time McIlroy competed on the world’s most lucrative golfing stage was last September and with the four-time Major winner finishing near unnoticed well down the field in the BMW Championship. It ended a miserable injury-ridden PGA Tour year for McIlroy. But now a fully-healed McIlroy, and ...

Phoenix, AZ … Popular Ian Poulter is in far better place heading into a new season despite a bizarre shank at the ‘Coliesum’ hole on day two of the Phoenix Open. The Englishman had a 9-iron in his hand and standing on one of the most feared holes in golf and the infamous par-3 16th at TPC Scottsdale in suburban Phoenix. Poulter had birdied 13 and 15 to move to three-under for his round but then proceeded to shank his 9-iron tee shot well right into the crowd and looking on with ...

Aussie golfing great Greg Norman reckons a now injury-free four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy will get back in 2018 to winning at the game’s highest level. McIlroy returned to competition a fortnight ago finishing third in Abu Dhabi and then last week was bittlerly disappointed to have finished runner-up in Dubai. Though in the bigger picture his effort in Dubai saw McIlroy move back to World No. 8. And while McIlroy went winless in 2017 and also has not added to his Majors tally since capturing ...

Phoenix, AZ … Shane Lowry now needs no reminding golf is a game of inches. It was close to 6pm local time when PGA Tour officials confirmed Lowry had won a unique contest and the prize of a $52,000 Ford 2018 edition ‘Expedition’. Lowry had completed his round near lunch disappointed to have bogeyed his 13th and 14th holes in a level par 71 to remain at one-under par following Thursday’s effort of a score of 70. Though the Clara man was more concerned in making the cut in the ...

Marc Warren and Stephen Gallacher kept their cool in the sauna-like conditions to be well in contention heading to the weekend rounds of the Maybank Championship in Malaysia. Warren produced his lowest score this year adding a 66 to his opening 68 to be sharing third place on 10-under par and just one off the lead on the Saujana coure. He said:  “It was good,” said Warren of his effort. “I’m really pleased overall. On this golf course if you only have one bogey (in two days) your game is ...

Darren Clarke looks assured of a first European Tour pay cheque in some 18 months after posting a second round 68 to make the cut right on the four-under par mark at the Maybank Championship in Kuala Lumpur. The former Open Champion did not drop a shot in the sauna-like conditions at the Saujana course and signing for a best Tour round since a similar 68 on day two of the 2015 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. The last occasion Clarke played all four round on the European Tour was at the 2016 ...