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Hilton Head, SC … Victorious US Ryder Cup captain Davis Love 111 revealed he and his European counterpart will meet up for a first time since the events of last October on a possible up-coming fishing trip. The rival Hazeltine captains have not met since Love’s USA dozen crushed Clarke’s Euro team by six points to regain the trophy. Love 111 continues to bask in the glory of some six months ago despite having returned to competition a fortnight ago at the Shell Houston Open. And the American, ...

Hilton Head, SC … Martin Laird only recorded two birdies in a two under par 69 but he was more pleased not to have dropped a shot heading to day two of the RBC Heritage at Hilton Head in South Carolina. The Scot returned to competition after a three-week absence and spent mostly with his young family. Laird, who played in the company of Ian Poutler, collected birdies at the par five second hole where he two-putted from 36-feet and then at the par four eighth hole where he sank a 21-footer. Laird ...

Hilton Head, SC …. Luke Donald is yet another European drawing inspiration from last Sunday’s Masters thriller in storming his way to the front early with a six under par 65 on day one of the RBC Heritage Classic at Hilton Head in South Carolina. Donald, 39 has been runner-up four times in the $US 6.3m event including sharing second place last year with Scot Russell Knox. And at end of the first round Donald found himself in a three way share of second and one behind American Bud Cauley. Since ...

Hilton Head, SC … Ian Poulter, motivated by Sunday’s thrilling end to the Masters, boosted hopes of securing his full PGA Tour card after a rousing five under par 66 on the first day of the RBC Heritage Classic at Hilton Head in South Carolina. Poulter bogeyed the first but played the next 13 holes in six under before ending with four straight pars and end the day trailing just three shots behind American Bub Cauley who carded an eight under par 63 in bright and hot conditions on the Harbor ...

Hilton Head, SC … Shane Lowry found himself awake at 5am and inspired by watching video clips of his six-week old daughter, Iris ahead of posting a superb five under par 66 on debut in the RBC Heritage at Hilton Head in South Carolina. Lowry capped his round by holing a monster 58-foot birdie putt from the back of the green at the last to trail just a shot behind England’s and former World No. 1 Luke Donald who enjoyed the clubhouse lead on six-under par, and in an event he has finished ...

Hilton Head, SC … There was a time nearly two decades ago when new Masters Champion Sergio Garcia and Australia’s Aaron Baddeley had very much in common. Garcia is one year and one month older than Baddeley but at each end of 1999 and then also in the first year of a new Century the Spanish amateur and his Australian amateur compatriot set the golf world alight. In April that year, Garcia accepted the “Low Amateur” award at the Masters while boyhood idol, Jose Maria Olazabal was fitted ...

Hilton Head, SC … It is still some 18 months or so to the 2018 Ryder Cup  but USA Ryder Cup Captain Jim Furyk revealed he is already laying awake in the goal of making it a successful defence for his USA team of the biennial competition. Furyk is returning this week to the RBC Heritage Classic and an event he has captured twice in his career, first in 2010 and two years ago. and with his 2015 success the last of 17 Tour victories. However he quizzed ahead of this weeks $US 6.3m event on the ...