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Albany, Bahamas ………. Tiger Woods ended a long 10-month wait posting a three-under par 69 and boldly declaring he can win his own Hero World Challenge at Albany in the Bahamas. Woods walked from the course sharing eighth place in the 18-man field and just three strokes adrift of European No. 1 Tommy Fleetwood who is contesting the event for a first time. Fleetwood didn’t drop a shot in signing for a 66 to be one clear of Americans Matt Kuchar and Richie Fowler at five-under. Woods ...

Albany, Bahamas … Ernie Els is the golf course designer at the exclusive Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas. The road leading to the clubhouse in named ‘Ernie’s Way’. And when Els got behind the microphone during the later stages of Tiger Woods’ opening Hero World Challenge round and spoke highly of the player who had denied the South African more than a few Major Championship titles. “Tiger is looking very athletic and I felt his body a little bit and he felt like a ...

Albany, Bahamas … Just after 12 noon local time the long 301-day ended with Tiger Woods being introduced onto the first tee of the Albany courses and venue for the 2017 Hero World Challenge. Woods teeing off after a long 10-months on the golfing sidelines was probably the most-watched golfing moment all year. Woods partnered reigning PGA Champion Justin Thomas and after the official introduction Woods found the fairway. Then at the par-5 third hole Woods outdrove playing Thomas before pulling ...

Albany, Bahamas … Rory McIlroy may be officially side-lined with injury but it has not curbed his enthusiasm seeking guests to next year’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at Ballyliffin. McIlroy has been ‘twisting the arm’ of reigning PGA Champion and 2016/17 PGA Tour ‘Player of the Year’ Justin Thomas to contest the event. Thomas, who won five PGA Tour events this year, revealed ahead of today’s (THU) starting Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas McIlroy had approached him to tee-up ...

Albany, Nassau … European No.2 Justin Rose jumped at the request saying ‘Yes’ to attending Tommy Fleetwood’s wedding next Tuesday in the Bahamas. Rose went within just two birdies of denying Fleetwood the prize Race to Dubai No. 1 crown three weeks ago at the European Tour’s season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. There were those superb scenes with Fleetwood and his soon-to-be wife, Clare in the scorer’s hut but not knowing he’d won the title and then when ...

Albany, Bahamas … Tiger Woods is quietly-confident he could be fit enough to claim victory in the 147th Open Championship at Carnoustie. Woods still has to successfully battle his way through this week’s long overdue return to golf in hosting Thursday’s starting Hero World Challenge at the exclusive club at Albany in the Bahamas. Bizarrely, it is the third year in succession Woods is making the Bahamas event his return to official competition following a long injury lay-off, and with latest ...

Albany, Bahamas …. Not in his wildest dreams would a then seven-year old Louisville school-boy named Justin Thomas dream that 17 years going forward he would also be holding the Rodman Wanamaker Trophy as a PGA Champion. It was watching coverage of the 2000 PGA Championship that the PGA Tour’s 2016/17 Player of the Year was first drawn to Woods’ golfing magic. At the time Thomas, and now aged 24, was at home with his family in Louisville, Kentucky and recalled that day ahead of ...