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Palm Beach Gardens, FL … Tyrrell Hatton was left ‘gutted’ after missing birdie putts at both his 17th and 18th holes that saw him slip from securing PGA Tour ‘Temporary Membership’ status in sharing fourth place in the Honda Classic. Hatton, who went into the last day in second place, eventually posted a final round two over par 72 for a seven under par total. American Rickie Fowler collected his fourth PGA Tour title, and a very first at five attempts when leading going in ...

Palm Beach Gardens, FL … Rory McIlroy will get a strong idea of his game at sea level later today (MON) before travelling more than two kilometres high to Mexico City and Thursday’s official return to competition. McIlroy and his father, Gerry are grouped together for the annual Seminole GC ‘Pro-v-Members’ day at the ultra-exclusive club laid out right on the Atlantic Ocean and not far from McIlroy’s Palm Beach Gardens abode. The current World No. 3 will join the likes of World No. ...

Palm Beach Gardens, FL … After an illness cloud hung over Adam Scott’s defence of the Honda Classic he’s hoping it will be all clear air more than two kilometres high later this week in Mexico City. Scott is heading to the world’s eighth highest capital city for Thursday’s start to the $US 9.75m WGC – Mexico Championship and having been renamed from the WGC – Cadillac Championship that Scott captured last year at Trump Doral in suburban Miami. It is first time a WGC will ...

Palm Beach Gardens, FL … Legendary Jack Nicklaus has spoken with Tiger Woods and expressed a sadness that has become a puzzle of uncertainty surrounding Woods return to competition. Indeed ‘The Golden Bear’ reckons in talking to the 14-time Major Champion Woods also doesn’t know when and if he will return. Nicklaus said:  “It’s just a puzzle at the moment as we don’t know whether Tiger can both mentally and physically make it work together in getting back to golf. “In speaking ...

Palm Beach Gardens, FL … After being overtaken in driving off the tee at the Honda Classic Matt Fitzpatrick is looking forward to being a lot more competitive at altitude at this week’s inaugural WGC – Mexico Championship at Mexico City. Fitzpatrick ended his final round at PGA National nearly 90 minutes before good friend Tyrrell Hatton was out in the last pairing with Rickie Fowler, and with Hatton trailing four shots behind last year’s victorious Ryder Cup star. The 22-year old was ...

Palm Beach Gardens, FL … After feeling very deflated at sea level in Florida Russell Knox heads to this week’s inaugural WGC – Mexico Championship inflated to compete a mile-and-a-half in Mexico City. Literally, minutes before being formally confirmed as ‘Scottish Golfer of the Year’ at a black-tie dinner at the Corn Exchange in Edinburgh, Knox was very downbeat in being bundled out of the Honda Classic with scores of 73 and 72. It was the first occasion in since finishing joint ...

Palm Beach Gardens, FL … Rickie Fowler vividly recalls getting ‘dusted’ the last time he was paired with Tyrrell Hatton and that’s what the Marlow-born Hatton is looking to repeat ahead of the final round of the Honda Classic in Florida. Fowler, 28 will take a four-shot lead into the closing day after birding two of his closing three holes in a round of a five under par 65 and move clear of the field at 13-under par on the Champions Course at PGA National. Hatton is in second ...