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 Rory McIlroy insists he’s under no pressure to capture a first event this season in what will be his last tournament of his year at this week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland. The event being staged over three courses – Kingsbarns Links, Carnoustie and the famed Old Course at St. Andrews – is McIlroy’s last opportunity to win what would be a 14th European Tour win and a long overdue 23rd pro career title in an injury dogged season. The current World No. 6, who last tasted ...

The 2017 Port Plate has been held and decided with Graham Linn notcing an even 100 Stableford points over the three rounds to be crowned champion. However, the big winner was the funds generated to autism research and in this regards it is a big THANK YOU to leading professionals Adam Scott, Jason Day, Graeme McDowell and Rod ‘Pamps’ Pampling for their wonderful support. According to Port Plate organiser, Brian ‘BJ’ Johnson their video clips help attract enormous interest ...

Seamus Power remained upbeat despite losing his golf clubs in transit to California for the start of the opening event of the new 2017/18 PGA Tour season. On Monday, Power regained full Tour membership by securing the 25th and last place from the Web.com Tour Championship. Power had only managed to qualify for all four rounds in making Friday’s cut-off mark by a single shot. Then having regained his card Power was little time jetting out of nearby Orlando Airport and bound for San Francisco ...

Darren Clarke gets yet another taste of MENA Tour competiton teeing-up at the Ayla Golf Club and the first time a Tour event has been staged in Jordan. In recent weeks Clarke, as the MENA Tour patron, has competed in Ras Al Khaimah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The Greg Norman-designed Ayla Golf Club course is the first 18-hole course to be built in Jordan and laid-out in a stunning location overlooking the Red Sea. The course is considered Norman’s top three most sustainable golf courses, featuring ...

Ten years ago, Rory McIlroy had stood at the back of the 18th green at the Old Course in St.Andrew’s on October 7th, 2007 declaring:  “It Paul Lawrie misses this putt, that’s my Tour card”, McIlroy, and then aged just 18, had signed off for a round of 68 on the final day of the 2007 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and his third event as a pro. He was lying in third place at 15-under par and with Lawrie, who was the reigning Open Champion, sharing fourth place at 14-under par but now staring ...

Aussie Matt Jones is celebrating after regaining his PGA Tour card for this week’s starting 2017/18 wraparound season. Jones posted a final round 67 for a 17-under par tally at Monday’s conclusion to the storm-affected Web.com Tour Championship at the Atlantic Beach course near Orlando in Florida. The effort by the former Australian Open winner was good enough for the 37-year old Sydneysider to secure the 17th place among the leading 25 on the Tour’s ‘Final 25’ list that earn full ...

World No. 1 Dustin Johnson confirmed he will return to contest next year’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. It will be the second year in succession Johnson’ will compete in the UAE capital and comes also as a big golfing boost to the region and to the European Tour event. “I really enjoyed the event last year so much and that is why I am going back next year,” said Johnson. “I like the golf course as it sets up great for my game and it’s also a great atmosphere with good crowds. “I went ...