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Palm Harbor, Florida … Fred Ridley, new Chairman of Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters Tournament, announced today that Shubhankar Sharma has accepted an invitation to compete in the 2018 Masters. A 21-year-old from India, Sharma will be making his first appearance in the Tournament and comes just three days after he headed into the final round of the WGC – Mexico Championship leading by two shots. The Masters Committee has recognised his enormous talent also in winning twice ...

Tyrrell Hatton bluntly summed-up his emotions admitting he was ‘hacked-off’ in missing out by one shot in joining the play-off for the WGC – Mexico Championship at Mexico City. The 26-year old High Wycombe-born golfer posted a final round 67 and capped by an eagle ‘3’ at the par-5 15th hole where he landed his second shot to just 11-feet and holed the putt. Hatton, however, clearly showed his disgust and frustration at the last in missing the green right and then taking ...

Phil Mickelson ended a near five-year winless drought in dramatic style by defeating red-hot Justin Thomas at the first extra play-off hole to capture the WGC – Mexico Championship in Mexico City.   The 47-year old Mickelson snared seven birdies and none better than a 20-footer at his 70th hole in a round of five-under par 66 for a 16-under par tally.   Thomas, and winner of last week’s Honda Classic, moments earlier had the crowd roaring with delight when his 120-yard approach shot ...

Tiger Woods has shown he is very serious about the Masters and thoughts of a 15th Major Championship by entering next week’s Valspar Championship and the following week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational. While his appearance next fortnight at Bay Hill was expected it does come as a surprise Wooods has entered next Thursday’s starting Valspar Championhip being staged on the Copperhead course at the Innsbrook Resort. It will be Woods first appearance in the Valspar and a course boasting ...

Justin Rose has the chance this week to achieve what has been managed by only two other golfers in the near 20-year history of the World Golf Championships (WGC). Only two players, Tiger Woods and Dustin Johnson have won consecutive WGC titles. Woods achieved the feat on a number of occasions whereas ‘DJ’ captured last year’s WGC – Mexico Championship, and an event he defends this week, and then captured the WGC – Dell Technologies Match-Play Championship that he also ...

Paul Dunne has to like his chances of ignoring any Mexican border obstacle this week to be assured of competing next month in Texas. Dunne, surprisingly, is the lone Irishman contesting today’s (THUR) starting $10m WGC – Mexico Championship in Mexico City. It’s Dunne’s first visit to Mexico and with top-Irish ranked Rory McIlroy electing to avoid any stomach bugs that struck down so many a year ago by staying in Florida. As well, Shane Lowry and Graeme McDowell failed to qualify for the ...

At long last, the USGA as organisers of the annual U.S. Open have finally seen some common sense. The U.S. Open will now fall into line with other three Majors and conduct a play-off straight after regulation play and should two or more players be tied for the lead. However, it will be a two-hole aggrefate play-off and why is not one half of golf’s ruling body talking with it’s St. Andrews based other half and agree of a four-hole aggregrate play-off? The USGA reports the change will ...