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Lee Corfield carded an unblemished five-under 66 to take the outright lead going into the final round of the MENA Tour’s season-opening Palmeraie Country Club Casablanca Open on Wednesday. The 35-year- old Englishman, who opened with a 68, reeled off four birdies on the front nine and one more coming home to reach eight-under for the tournament, one ahead of his compatriot Stuart Archibald and two clear of overnight leader Luke Joy, who returned a second round 70. Morocco’s Younes El Hassani, ...

Orlando, FL … Horrendous, Ridiculous, Obscene. The words used by former Open Champion Rory McIlroy when asked by Bernie earlier today his reaction to the decision by Muirfield to allow women members. It another great example of McIlroy speaking his mind, the four-time Major winner lambasted the 20% of male members who chose not to vote ‘Yes’ in favour of allowing women as member of the exclusive Scottish club.   “Muirfield wouldn’t be one of my favourite Open rota courses, ...

Orlando, FL … Australia’s Jason Day is so passionate to become only the second Australian to win the Masters so much so if he were to pass away his golfing heaven course would be Augusta National. This year’s appearance in the Masters will be the current World No. 2s sixth invitation to the year’s first Major. Day brilliantly finished in a share of second place on debut in 2011 and was then third behind fellow Australian Adam Scott when Scott ended a 70-year Augusta drought ...

Orlando, FL … Rory McIlroy while pleased women will be allowed to become members has slammed the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers (Muirfield) declaring it ‘obscene’ that still some 20% of the male members voted ‘No’. As such, McIlroy indicated ahead of this week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational he will not be sitting down to have a cup of tea with members at any future Open Championship staged on the course to the east of Edinburgh. “Muirfield wouldn’t ...

Orlando, FL … Former Open Champions were naturally unanimous in applauding the decision by Muirfield to allow women members. It was the second postal vote for the Edinburgh club that hosted the 2013 Open and with nearly 80% of the male members voting after a second postal vote in favour of women members. What remains sadly archaic in 2017 is that among the male members there is 123 dinosaurs who still  voted ‘NO’. However, that did not spoil the delight expressed by Open Champions Zach ...

Bay Hill, Orlando, FL … In a rare sporting first Graeme McDowell gets the chance later this week to present the Arnold Palmer Invitational trophy and winner’s jacket to himself. McDowell has proudly accepted the invitation to act as one of a handful of ‘ambassadors’ at this week’s tournament that will be a week-long tribute to Palmer who passed away last September. A 14-foot high stature of Palmer, located just near the first tee at Bay Hill,  was unveiled Saturday at his beloved ...

Orlando, FL .. After opinions the past few months on both sides of the Atlantic triple Major winning Padraig Harrington has decided to have his troublesome shoulder operated on. Harrington had sought four opinions along on a trapped nerve in his left shoulder during the recent Genesis Open in suburban Los Angeles and advising Bernie after remarkably posting five birdies in his second round at the Riviera course:  “It looks as though I’m going to need an operation but the decision is when.  ...