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Mention Vicksburg, Mississippi and you’re more than likely to generate a response on events that took place over 150-years ago. Vicksburg is famous as the site of the Civil War battle that was fiercely fought in 1863 around the city and along the stunning cliff tops overlooking the great Mississippi River. A little-known fact also is that in March 1894 Joseph A. Biedenharn, a local confectioner, bottled Coca-Cola for a first occasion and they say the rest is history. The city of Vicksburg is ...

Austin, TX … A smile returned to Russell Knox’s face in not only seeing the Scottish Saltire beside his name but more importantly singing the praise of a new driver after defeating American Bill Haas 3 & 2 his opening round robin match of the WGC – Dell Match-Play. The No. 17 seed Scot was never behind against his 42nd seed opponent going 2up with winning pars the first and third holes. Knox then went 3up with a six-foot birdie at the 1oth and despite losing the 12th hole with a ...

Austin, TX … In one of the more emotional off-course scenes in many a decade Jason Day had tears streaming down his face in revealing he has withdrawn from the defence of his WGC – Dell Match-Play Championship after revealing his mother is to undergo life-saving lung cancer surgery on Friday. Day’s father, Alvin, was Australian, and Dening was born in the Philippines before they moved to Australia in the early 1980s. At first it was thought Day had withdrawn after six holes in ...

World No. 2 Rory McIlroy was left stunned after being being toppled 2 & 1 by pint-size Dane Soren Kjeldsen on the opening day of the WGC – Dell Match-Play Championship in Texas. McIlroy had been ahead just twice in his match against the 60th seeded Kjeldsen before losing the 16th and 17th holes to birdies by his opponent. McIlroy now needs to defeat American Gary Woodland in today’s (THUR) second round robin encounter to boost hopes of winning through to the final 16 in the $US 9.75m event ...

Austin, TX … Former Irish Open winner Soren Kjeldsen is quietly confident of upsetting hot favourite Rory McIlroy in today’s (WED) WGC – Dell Match-Play opener in Austin, Texas. The quietly-spoken Dane had the Irish Open trophy handed to him by McIlroy, as the tournament host, two years at Royal County Down. However, there will be no love lost later between the No. 2 seed and the 60th seed Kjeldsen on the Austin Country Club laid out the banks of the Colorado River that cuts through the ...

Austin, TX … After an agonising 10 month search Russell Knox reckons he’s finally found a user-friendly driver heading into today’s opening match (WED) in the WGC – Dell Match-Play Championship in Austin, Texas. Knox cracked the face of his driver at last year’s Irish Open and in an event he pushed tournament host Rory McIlroy over the final round before settling for second behind McIlroy. Since then Scotland’s top-ranked golfer has beaten a virtual path to the equipment ...

Austin, TX … For Jason Day it’s going to be a week of video games, Mountain Dew, pizzas and hopefully also a successful defence of his WGC – Dell Match-Play Championship in Austin, Texas. Day is spending the week at the home of good friend, Nick Watney and the Aussie summed-up the likely scenario each night in returning to the Watney’s residence. The American did not qualify for this week’s $US 9.75m event by virtue of his 284th World Ranking but that’s not going to stop the ...