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Graeme McDowell faces a New Year decision whether to contest two Middle East events on courses he knows very well or kick-start 2018 in two PGA Tour events and on five host courses he’s never seen. Padraig Harrington and Shane Lowry have formally entered the January 25th commencing Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines near San Diego. It will be a first for Lowry in turning down contesting the European Tour’s ‘Desert Swing’ in favour of teeing-up on the PGA Tour’s ‘West Coast Swing’. Lowry ...

Former Open Champion, Justin Leonard has officially brought down the curtain on his Open Championship career confirming he will return next year to Carnoustie BUT not to tee-up in the 147th Open Championship reports Fatiha Betscher. It will be 19-years next July since Leonard fought his way into a three-man play-off with hapless Frenchman Jean Van de Velde and eventual champion, Paul Lawrie. Leonard, and now aged 45, made his Open Championship debut in 1993 at Royal St. Georges as the then U.S. ...

After a frustrating stop-start 2017 season Padraig Harrington will head into the New Year with some further uncertainty. Harrington ended a 21st year in the pro ranks with his arm over the shoulder of 13-year old son Paddy after the duo had combined to compete in the Father-and-Son Challenge in Orlando. It was a clearly a very proud moment for three-time Major winning Harrington before being greeted by his wife of 20-years Caroline and their youngest son, 10-year old Ciaran. It also brought down ...

Orlando, Florida …  Paddy Harrington’s clearly was now itching to play more golf after teaming with his father Padraig to make his ‘world stage’ debut in the Father-and-Son Challenge in Orlando. The Harrington’s combined recording eight birdies and just two bogeys in a ‘better ball’ six under par 66 second round for an 11-under total in the two-day event. The effort handed them a share of 16th place and a shot behind legendary Jack Nicklaus and his grandson who posted a last day ...

  Justin Rose capped a sensational end to his season signing off with a final round 10-under-par 62 to win the Asian Tour’s season-ending Indonesian Masters by a very impressive eight shots at Royale Jakarta. Rose, 37 was in a class of his own celebrating a third victory toast in his last six tournaments and also the 21st win of his pro career. The World No. 6 travelled to Indonesia for a first time in his career to record scores of 62, 69, 66 and then post an eagle, nine birdies and just ...

Orlando, Florida …. Padraig Harrington and 14-year old son, Paddy have their work cut out after posting a combined five-under par 67 on day one of the two-day PNC Father-and-Son Challenge in Orlando. The Harrington’s ended their debut in the ‘better-ball’ event sharing 15th place in the 20 two-man team field. Double Major winning Angel Cabrera and son Angel Cabrera Jr, and contesting the event for a first occasion, posted a combined 13-under par 59 to lead by a shot in the ideal warm ...

Orlando, Florida …. Greg Norman Jnr was just 13-years of age when I was on hand to witness him make his ‘world stage’ golfing debut teeing-up in the 1998 Junior Open Championship at the Hillside course in England. He returned nine years later to that stage as a then 22-year old to team with his father, Greg Norman in the 2007 Father-and-Son Challenge sharing sixth place before a year later when they got back together to split the $US 290,000 first prize in capturing the ADT ...