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Antalya, Turkey … Justin Rose has conceeded the European Tour ‘Golfer of the Year’ award to Sergio Garcia even if the Englishman should win the Race to Dubai title. The ‘Golfer of the Year’ award is presented in the weeks following the conclusion to the European Tour season. Garcia is standout favourite to win the honour for a first occasion in his career and on the back on his Masters play-off victory over Rose earlier this year at Augusta National. And even should Rose capture this ...

Antalya, Turkey … Padraig Harrington will introduce 13-year son Paddy to the international golf stage when the duo contest next month’s Father and Son event in suburban Orlando. Some of the greats of the game have competed and won the two-day event including Jack Nicklaus with son Gary while double Major winning John Daly teamed last year with son, John Junior. And it was also last year, David Duval and his stepson won the Willie Park Trophy and a huge slice of the $US 1.085m prize purse ...

Antalya, Turkey ….  Richie Ramsay remains determined to end the season not only as the European Tour’s highest-ranked Scot but secure a first Scot success on Tour in over two years. Ramsay is among five Scots contesting this week’s Turkish Airlines Open on the stunning Regnum Carya course near Antalya. The Edinburg-based Ramsay is currently 24th on the Race to Dubai and already two places higher than his Race to Dubai season best of 28th in 2011. And while Russell Knox was the last ...

Antalya, Turkey ….  Fellow Major winners Justin Rose and Padraig Harrington stressed the importance on not placing too much expectation on Tiger Woods return to competition. Woods announced he will tee-up later this month at his own Hero World Challenge at the exclusive Albany resort course in the Bahamas. It will be the 14-time Major winner’s first appearance inside the ropes since Woods withdrew ahead of the second round in last January’s European Tour Dubai Desert Classic. Rose, remarkable ...

Antalya, Turkey …  Tommy Fleetwood believes he will not only need to win the Race to Dubai title but also one other tournament victory this season if he is to deny Sergio Garcia being voted European Tour ‘Golfer of the Year’ award. Fleetwood currently enjoys a Euro 886,770 Race to Dubai advantage over Garcia as the young Englishman seeks to be crowned European Tour Number One. And while Garcia has spoken in recent weeks of his desire to emulate the efforts of the late, great Seve Ballasteros ...

Justin Rose has touched down in Turkey for this week’s Turkish Airlines Open enjoying his highest World Ranking in almost two years. The Englishman climbed seven places to the new World No. 6 on the back on his remarkable two-shot success in Sunday’s concluding WGC – HSBC Champions event in Shanghai. Rose was among just seven players in the remaining 77-player Chinese field who managed to break 70 on the final day. Rose’s new ranking is his highest since he was ranked 5th in the world in ...

Justin Rose remarkably overcame an eight-shot deficit to capture a second WGC title with his two-shot success in the WGC – HSBC Champions in Shanghai. Only seven of 77 players managed to break par on the Sheshan course including last year’s Olympic Gold medal winner in posting closing 68 in extremely windy conditions to win by two with a 14-under par tally. World No. 1 Dustin Johnson enjoyed a commanding six shot lead before and with the red-hot American looking to become the first player ...