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Greensboro, NC … Henrik Stenson was in sizzling form producing his lowest score of his PGA Tour career of an eight-under par 62 in meltdown conditions on the opening day of the Wyndham Championship. Stenson birdied four of his opening nine holes and repeated the effort over his inward half to end the day trailing just one shot behind American Matt Every who went within one shot of matching the Sedgefield Country Club course record with his nine-under par 61. Six players, including formerU.S. ...

Greensboro, NC …  The Scottish duo of Russell Knox and Martin Laird were delighted to find the air-conditioned comfort of the clubhouse after recording similar four-under par 66s in sweltering conditions on the opening day of the Wyndham Championship in North Carolina. The Tartan pair, and starting on different nines, each recoded six birdies and two bogeys in temperatures in the low 90s and near 70% humidity on the Sedgefield Country Club course in Greensboro. Daytona based Matt Every raced ...

Greensboro,  NC … Brisbane-born Cameron Smith felt right at home in sweltering heatwave conditions to record a 63 and the lowest round of his PGA Tour career on day one of the Wyndham Championship. It is Smith’s lowest score in his 60 Tour events and a shot better than a 64 he posted earlier this year on day one of the Sony Hawaii Open. But in a complete turnaround in recent weeks the 23-year old seized seven birdies and none better than his 181-yard uphill second shot into the 18th green ...

Greensboro, NC… Russel Knox is determined to make amends for a ‘disappointing’ Majors year over the final handful events of his season. Scotland’s top-ranked golfer has entered this week’s Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina for just the third time in his career. For most, the event won by fellow Scot Sandy Lyle in 1985 and 1988, is a ‘Last Chance Saloon’ given it is the last regular event of the 2016/16 wraparound PGA Tour season ahead of start next week of the FedEx ...

Greensboro, NC … For the four Irish contesting this week’s Wyndham Championship is a case of a PGA Tour ‘Last Chance Saloon’. With the exception of Seamus Power three others in Graeme McDowell, Shane Lowry and Padraig Harrington are each outside the top-125 heading into this week’s final regular event of 2016/17 wrapround schedule if they are to qualify for next week’s start to the four-event FedEx Cup Play-Off Series. Power is closest to qualifying lying 123rd and first needing ...

Greensboro, NC … Last year’s Open Champion Henrik Stenson has contested this week’s Wyndham Championship on three occasions in his illustrious career. However, he enjoys a record that reads far from flattering for the affable Swede. Stenson made his debut in the Greensboro, North Carolina event in 2010 to miss the cut and then returned a year later again missing the cut while at his last attempt in 2012 sickness forced him out following a first round 68. “Two MCs and a WD so I haven’t ...

Charlotee, NC … Witnessing Justin Thomas being embraced yesterday by his father, Mike on the final green at Quail Hollow rekindled memories of Fathers Day 2010 when new U.S. Open champion, Graeme and his very proud father, Kenny came together in equally emotional scenes on the final green at Pebble Beach. Golf’s newest Major winner could not have chosen a more appropriate victory breakthrough than capturing the PGA Championship. Among the first to greet the already teary-eyed American was ...