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Jack Nicklaus admitted he feels “bad” for Tiger Woods after his arrest early Monday morning, so much so the “Golden Bear” says the golf community as a whole needs to rally around the 14-time Major winner. “I don’t really know what happened, what went on,” said Nicklaus ahead of hosting this weeks Memorial. “But I feel bad for Tiger. Tiger is a friend. He’s been great for the game of golf. And I think he needs all our help. And we wish him well”. That ...

Paul Dunne is headed Stateside after brilliantly qualifying via a play-off for his first U.S. Open next fortnight at Erin Hills in Wisconsin. The Irishman posted scores of 67 and 68 to among seven players tied in 12th place at nine-under par on the Walton Heath course just to the south of London. England’s Aaron Rai grabbed top qualifying honours with rounds of 66 and 64 for a 14-under tally. It turned it a long anxious wait for Dunne following his round before then having to endure the play-off, ...

Scotland’s US Open contingent has doubled with Richie Ramsay celebrating a 10-year absence in shooting a pair of 66s to qualify for next fortnight’s Major in Wisconsin. Ramsay stormed home first on Walton Heath’s Old Course in birding four holes in succession from the 13th and the Scot then did the same after a short lunch break to birdie the same four holes on the New Course. The effort was good enough to hand Ramsay a share of third place among the leading 15 qualifiers now headed to the ...

Affable Aussie Wade Ormsby has ended a long overdue 16-year wait to contest a first Major after successfully qualifying through a seven-man play-off for next fortnight’s U.S. Open. Ormsby, 37 had finished right on the play-off cut-off mark of nine-under after scores of 66 and 69 in Monday’s 36-hole qualifier at Walton Heath and just to the south of London. It was the Adelaide-born Ormsby’s fourth attempt at U.S. Open qualifying at Walton Heath but a first since 2009. England’s Aaron Rai ...

Alex Noren claimed the biggest of win of his career and in the process became the first Swedish born winning thanks to a course record closing 62 for a two-shot victory at the BMW PGA Championship. Not since the first championship in 1955 has the Swedish flag been flown from the top of the mast, well not until now. Noren, 34 stormed home finishing some two hours ahead of the overnight leaders and blitzing the revamped “Burma Road” layout with a new course record of a 10-under par 62 ...

Andrew Dodt takes a one shot lead into the final round of the BMW PGA Championship hoping to end Australia’s 27-year wait for the title. The 31-year Brisbane golfer posted a four-under par 68 in Saturday’s third round for an eight-under total in very windy conditions. South African Branden Grace put aside the controversy that surrounded his actions in a bunker on day one to produce a real roller-coaster round of 70 to be second place at seven-under par. England´s Lee Westwood (72) and ...

One the more endearing golf theme videos ever has been released by the European Tour to surprise and celebrate the ninth birthday of a youngest named, Aaron. This remarkable birthday gift is the result of Aaron’s father contacting the Tour to ask if there was anything the Tour could to help his son attain a wish of meeting his four favourite golfers …. Andrew “Beef” Johnston, Justin Rose, Henrik Stenson and Martin Kaymer. What then unfolds is not only an incredible piece of organisation ...