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TPC Boston, MA … Adam Scott returns to competition at this week’s Dell Technologies Championship in Boston excited to be the father now of two children but looking also to end an 18-month winless drought. The World No. 18 left Australia earlier this week following the birth of a first son that he and his wife, Marie named Byron. And contrary to many the Scott’s did not choose the name after a relative named Byron or Byron Bay and Australia’s most easterly point. “I could not be happier ...

Norton, MA … Jordan Spieth will no doubt one day find out what it is like to be married and with two children. Spieth revealed he has been extended an invitation to be a guest at nearby Gillette Stadium and home ground for the New England Patriots and with the five-time Superbowl champions to tackle the New York Giants Thursday night local time in the final pre-season practice match. However when Dustin Johnson was asked, and on the eve of the Del Technology Championship at TPC Boston he revealed ...

Norton, MA …. It’s official Rory McIlroy prefers Starbucks to Dunkin Donuts. Bizarrely, McIlroy was quizzed on his favoured choice of morning coffee ahead of a best chance of ending a near 12-month winless drought at this week’s Dell Technology Championship near Boston. He singled out Starbucks although the fact is the HQ of Dunkin Donuts is located some 30 miles away in Canton, and it just might explain why there is so many Dunkin Donut outlets in the region while Starbucks HQ is located ...

Masters champion Sergio Garcia and his new wife, Angela are getting right behind fund-raising efforts for those affected by ‘Hurricane Harvey’ in Texas. Garcia has promised to donate $US 2,000 for each birdie and $US 5,000 for every eagle over the closing three FedEx Cup Play-Off events. The Spaniard now has a strong connection with the Lone Star State. Garcia’s wife was born in Austin and the couple formally celebrated tying the knot in the Texan capital that has escaped the near 36 inches ...

‘Hurricane Harvey’ has turned the Golf Club of Houston and host venue each year for the Houston Open unrecognizable as an annual PGA Tour stop. The club has hosted the Houston Open since 2003 but the golf course, and like many parts of Houston, is under water and thanks to driving rain that continues to drench the Houston area. It is estimated ‘Hurricane Harvey’ has already dumped some 15 trillions gallons or some 33 inches on America’s fourth-largest city, and in a ...

Glen Oaks, Long Island … World No. 1 Dustin Johnson overcame a four-shot deficit to end a near four-month victory drought declaring he deserved victory more than Open Champion Jordan Spieth who he defeated in a play-off for the Northern Trust title near New York. Johnson pulled off one of the greatest play-off drives of his career to set-up his victory birdie at the first extra-hole on the Glen Oaks course in Old Westbury. The win was Johnson’s first since he captured three victories in succession ...

Glen Oaks, Old Westbury, NY … Jason Day produced a timely return to form with a best finish in three months with a share of sixth at the Northern Trust and the opening event of the FedEx Cup Play-Off Series. After his only bogey at the third hole, Day birdied four holes in a five-hole stretch from the ninth, and including three in succession from the 11th, on route to a three-under par 67 for a five-under par tally. The efffort was Day’s best finish since he was runner-up in May at the ...