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Rory McIlroy is confident of commencing a New Year with an historic first and victory in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. McIlroy just gets better with each round of 2018 birding his closing two holes in a round of 65 to be in third place at 16-under and just one adrift of the leading duo of Thomas Pieters (67) and Ross Fisher (65). He had commenced on Thursday with a 69 and the eagled his last hole on day two in a round of 66. The four-time Major winning McIlroy has been runner-up four times in ...

La Quinta .. Reigning U.S. Open champion Brooks Koepka is now in race to be fit for April’s Masters after being diagnosed with a torn tendon in his left wrist. Koepke has been advised by doctors he will not be able to compete for some eight to 12 weeks after being plagued for nearly two months with the injury but also unaware how he picked-up the injury. The Florida golfer has been advised to rest the wrist while now having to undergo regular therapy. Last year’s brilliant winner at ...

La Quinta … For a second occasion is seven days Russell Knox has signed for a round of 64 and the latest a blistering second round display on the Nicklaus Course at PGA West at the Career Builder Challenge at La Quinta, California. A week ago, Knox recorded a six-under 64 and also in the second round in the Sony Hawaiian Open before eventually sharing 10th place. On day two of the $US 6.2m Career Builder it was round that included five outward birdies, among those three in succession from ...

European Tour No. 1 Tommy Fleetwood was in the middle of a TV interview when he got the surprise of being handed a birthday cake with lit candles by Rory McIlroy. Fleetwood and McIlroy along with World No. 1 Dustin Johnson had played alongside each other in the opening two rounds of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. Fleetwood turned 27 and just weeks after celebrating the birth of a son and then only recently getting married in the Bahamas to new wife, Clare and his former long-time manager. “It ...

Rory McIlroy superbly confirmed his injury-free return to competition eagling the last hole on day two of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. McIlroy rolled-in a 20-footer at his final hole and delighting his many fans in the UAE capital in a 66 to move into a five-way share of sixth place at nine-under par. Belgium’s Thomas Pieters birdied his closing hole in a 65 to lead by a stroke at 12-under par from Spain’s Jorge Campillo (64). Birthday boy and defending champion, Tommy Fleetwood (68) shares ...

La Quinta .. Seamus Power is quietly-confident a second full season on the PGA Tour will lead to eventually cementing his place on golf’s richest stage. The 30-year old West Waterford golfer earned his card for this 2017/18 wraparound schedule by just $287 in a nail-biting scenario last October by taking the 25th and final place on the secondary Web.com play-offs money list. Power immediately jumped aboard a flight out of Jacksonville and bound for the opposite side of the US continent to tee-up ...

KPMG has renewed its global sponsorship agreement with Paul Dunne, winner of the 2017 British Masters. Pictured with Shaun Murphy, Managing Partner of KPMG in Ireland, Dunne is one of Ireland’s top globally-ranked golfers and achieved a 16th place finish on the Race to Dubai. Speaking at the announcement, Shaun Murphy said “Paul Dunne has shown exceptional golfing ability in his career to date and our passion for investing in young Irish talent is reflected in our continued support of Paul. ...