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Houston, TX … Australia’s only Masters champion Adam Scott has reached out to Curtis Luck to join him next week in an official Augusta National practice round. The 20-year old Luck brilliantly qualified for his maiden Masters via two categories, first in brilliantly capturing the 2016 U.S. Amateur and then also in sealing victory later last year in the Asian-Amateur championship. And with Scott to drive down Magnolia Lane for a 16th straight year the Queenslander, and new father ...

Houston, TX … Jordan Spieth boasts if he plays his best golf next week he can ‘take down’ any rival, including World No. 1 Dustin Johnson, and capture a second Masters title. The current World No. 6 is contesting this week’s Shell Houston Open in the second of what will be three events  in succession up to an including next week’s first Major of the year. The Texas-born Spieth believes he plays better golf the second, third, fourth week in a row and this is no more evident than the ...

Houston, TX … In yet another historic MENA Tour first the 2017 MENA Tour champion will be afforded an invitation to compete in 2018’s DEAN & DELUCA Invitational, a celebrated PGA Tour event that enjoys rich tradition and history dating back to 1946 when the great Ben Hogan won the inaugural edition. Held at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth in Texas, with a $6.9 million purse the DEAN & DELUCA Invitational is the longest running PGA TOUR event at the same venue and the 10 ...

Houston, TX … Twenty years after being humbled by Tiger Woods at the 1997 Masters and Scotland’s Colin Montgomerie bluntly confesses Woods ‘finished my career’. Woods and Monty went into the third round of the Masters with Woods leading by three shots after scores of 70 and 66 and Monty in second place following rounds of 72 and 67. The Scot had commented to the media post the second day that he considered his overall experience in competing in the Majors would prove pivotal ...

Houston, TX … Little wonder Rory McIlroy reckons he knows how Phil Mickelson must feel in admitting as every year passes it will become increasingly more difficult to win the Masters and with that the coveted Grand Slam. McIlroy is presently in Augusta playing two further practice rounds (Monday and Tuesday) ahead of the April 6th start to the 2017 Masters. This year is McIlroy’ third attempt in striving to join just five other players in the history of the game to win all four Majors ...

Houston, TX … Padraig Harrington will leave his Dublin convalescing couch and join SKY Sports as part of their Masters coverage team at Augusta National. Harrington is recovering from undergoing shoulder surgery  13 days ago but has been given the all clear by doctors to cross ‘The Pond’ to get behind the SKY microphones. It will Harrington’s 16th trip to the Masters but a first time he will not be travelling to the year’s first Major Championship with his clubs since making his ‘inside ...

Houston, TX … In a big lift heading into next week’s Masters the European-born trio of Thomas Pieters, Tyrrell Hatton and Tommy Fleetwood have been officially confirmed with ‘Special Temporary Membership’ for the remainder of the 2016-17 PGA Tour Season. The trio have qualified by virtue of earning more FedEx Cup points in their limited number of appearances than the player ranked No. 150 on last year’s 2015/16 FedEx Cup standings. In Pieter’s six PGA Tour starts ...