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Tommy Fleetwood continues to ride a wonderful wave of success in brilliantly retainnig his  Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship title. Fleetwood, who also celebrated his 27th birthday on Friday, produced a blistering a closing 65 to win by two shots with a 22-under-par victory tally and in his first regular event since being crowned European Tour No. 1. Fellow Englishman Ross Fisher was second at 20-under par while Rory McIlroy finished in a share of third on 18 under after his challenge stalled somewhat ...

Rory McIlroy heads up the road to Dubai pleased with his return to competition despite finishing third in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. England’s Tommy Fleetwood retained his title and celebrated his recent 27th birthday in an impressive fashion posting an equal low final day 65 and win by two shots with a 22-under par tally. It is Fleetwood’s fourth European Tour title and his first in regular tournament competition since being crowned European No. 1 late last year, and also comes after ...

La Quinta, California … Russell Knox reckons his golfing career will not be complete unless he’s played one round alongside Tiger Woods. Woods returns to full-time competition at Thursday’s starting Farmers Insurance Open near San Diego and the first time the 14-time Major winner will compete in a regular PGA Tour event since the hopelessly missing the cut in same event 12-months ago. But in contrast to 2017 event when Woods clearly was not fully fit, the now 41-year old re-joins the Tour ...

La Quinta, California .. Seamus Power followed World No. 3 Jon Rahm into the clubhouse for a random drugs test after the Irishman muscled his way to just four shots from the lead heading to the final round of the Career Builder Challenge at La Quinta in California. Power’s third round in the $US 6.2m event was a mix of three outward birdies, and at the second, fourth and seventh holes of the Nicklaus course, before an inward run of five birdies in a six-hole stretch from the 11th to 16th holes. His ...

La Quinta, California .. Rod Pampling heads into this week’s Farmers Insurance Open with a huge plus over many of his 20-something PGA Tour competitors and that he has competed alongside Tiger Woods. ‘Pamps’ knows what it is like to compete in a tournament featuring Woods and also how to deal with the buzz and excitement of playing alongside the 14-time Major Champion. Woods returns to official PGA Tour competition exactly a year after a clearly then still injured golfer hopelessly missed ...

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 ...