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The Italian Open is a big winner and with Oman and the Philippines now joining the new season but also with a number of tournaments missing after the European Tour released the full 2017/2018 wraparound International schedule. The Italian Open, and normally staged in past years at a later stage of the season including the 2017 event mid next month, will move to a prime May 31st to June 3rd date next year. The Italian Open is one of eight ‘Rolex Series’ events, each with a purse of $US7m. The ...

England’s Tyrrell Hatton superbly opened-up a three shot leading cushion midway on day two of the British Masters at Close House in Newcastle – https://closehouse.com/british-masters/ Hatton, 25 battled rain and cold conditions early in the round before adding a five-under par 65 to his opening 63 and move to 12-under par. After starting his round birdie, bogey the World No. 29 then capped his morning with five birdies from his third to ninth holes and ended as the sun began to break through. Hatton ...

South African George Coetzee superbly set about making amends in letting slip victory five days ago to seize a share of the lead with a seven-under par 63 on day one of the British Masters at Close House in Newcastle. Coetzee, 31 capped his round sandwiching a sixth hole eagle ‘3’ in between six birdies and just one bogey before being joined atop of the board by England’s Tyrrell Hatton. Coetzee’s effort is his lowest Tour score in over five years since  a similar 63 on day three of the ...

Russell Knox was probably delighted Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn was not on hand to watch the Scot stumble his way to a horror 74 on day one of the British Msters at Close House – https://closehouse.com/british-masters/ Bjorn, and the European Ryder Cup captan, was due to partner Knox and Graeme McDowell in the first two rounds but was a late withdrawal due to injury. While McDowell, and seeking a return to the European Team, impressed with a four under 67, Knox’s effort on the undulating ...

Rory McIlroy insists Tiger Woods can be proud of his achivements should the 14-time Major winner not to return to competitive golf. Woods indicated on Wednesday ahead of the Presidents Cup that faced the realiy, and due to multiple back surgeries, of ‘not knowing what the future holds’. McIlroy, who had grown-up idolising Woods, was asked his reaction to Woods remarks following a first round of a three-under par 67 on day one of the British Masters at Close House in Newcastle. “Only he knows ...

The very first time the Presidents Cup travelled outside of the States and that was in 1998 to the famed Royal Melbourne course. I had been present at Manassas in Virginia in 1996 when half the media contingent reporting on the then second Presidents Cup left the tournament on Friday night and headed north-east to Illinois after Tiger Woods, and competing in just his third event as a pro, shot a second round 64 on route to a sharing 5th place at the Quads City Classic. Woods eventually single-handedly ...

Seeing Tiger Woods enthusistically interact with his Presidents Cup captain, Steve Stricker and fellow USA vice-captains in front of the assembled media at the selection of the opening foursome matches was a side of the 14-time Major winner we have not seen before. Usually, and as it very much the case with both Ryder Cup sides, everything such as pairings and singles teeing-off order is always done behind closed doors. However, the manner Woods was involved working with Stricker, Fred Couples, ...