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La Quinta … For a second occasion is seven days Russell Knox has signed for a round of 64 and the latest a blistering second round display on the Nicklaus Course at PGA West at the Career Builder Challenge at La Quinta, California. A week ago, Knox recorded a six-under 64 and also in the second round in the Sony Hawaiian Open before eventually sharing 10th place. On day two of the $US 6.2m Career Builder it was round that included five outward birdies, among those three in succession from ...

European Tour No. 1 Tommy Fleetwood was in the middle of a TV interview when he got the surprise of being handed a birthday cake with lit candles by Rory McIlroy. Fleetwood and McIlroy along with World No. 1 Dustin Johnson had played alongside each other in the opening two rounds of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. Fleetwood turned 27 and just weeks after celebrating the birth of a son and then only recently getting married in the Bahamas to new wife, Clare and his former long-time manager. “It ...

Rory McIlroy superbly confirmed his injury-free return to competition eagling the last hole on day two of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. McIlroy rolled-in a 20-footer at his final hole and delighting his many fans in the UAE capital in a 66 to move into a five-way share of sixth place at nine-under par. Belgium’s Thomas Pieters birdied his closing hole in a 65 to lead by a stroke at 12-under par from Spain’s Jorge Campillo (64). Birthday boy and defending champion, Tommy Fleetwood (68) shares ...

La Quinta .. Seamus Power is quietly-confident a second full season on the PGA Tour will lead to eventually cementing his place on golf’s richest stage. The 30-year old West Waterford golfer earned his card for this 2017/18 wraparound schedule by just $287 in a nail-biting scenario last October by taking the 25th and final place on the secondary Web.com play-offs money list. Power immediately jumped aboard a flight out of Jacksonville and bound for the opposite side of the US continent to tee-up ...

KPMG has renewed its global sponsorship agreement with Paul Dunne, winner of the 2017 British Masters. Pictured with Shaun Murphy, Managing Partner of KPMG in Ireland, Dunne is one of Ireland’s top globally-ranked golfers and achieved a 16th place finish on the Race to Dubai. Speaking at the announcement, Shaun Murphy said “Paul Dunne has shown exceptional golfing ability in his career to date and our passion for investing in young Irish talent is reflected in our continued support of Paul. ...

La Quinta, California .. Martin Laird’s opening round at the start of his 14-year in the pro ranks looked plain sailing until the US-based Scot made a hurtful splash at the par-3 17th at the Career Builder Challenge at La Quinta in California. Laird, who turned 35 on December 29th, was cruising at four-under par on the ‘hardest’ of the three golf courses that play host to the $US 6.2m championship. However, a poor tee shot saw his ball find the water hazard and guarding the left side of ...

La Quinta, California ..  Like a very good Spanish Rioja, Jon Rahm just gets better with each event with the Spaniard recording his lowest pro-career score of a 10-under par 62 on the opening day of the Career Builder Challenge at La Quinta in California. The 23-year old Spaniard managed an eagle and eight birdies on the La Quinta course and one of three host venues for this week’s $US 6.2m opening event of the PGA Tour’s ‘West Coast Swing’. Rahm’s effort was two strokes ...