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Wilmington, NC … Seamus Power created a PGA Tour first in moving to a share of the clubhouse lead with an impressive showing on day two of the storm-affected Wells Fargo Championship in Wilmington, North Carolina. Power took full advantage of the softer Eagle Point course in battling strong winds to work his way to the front courtesy of a gutsy one under par 71 for a five under tally. The Irishman joined American Billy Hurley 111 tied at the top near 5pm local time. It the first time Power, ...

Wilmington, NC … It is only just for one year but Paul Casey very much to a liking to the switch from Quail Hollow to Eagle Point for this year’s Wells Fargo Championship. Casey headed into the storm-affected round two of the $US 7.5m event having shot a first day two-under par 70 and being among just 80 to break par.   It is Casey’s fourth appearance in the event having missed the cut in both 2008 and 2009 while he finished T41st a year ago and also starting with a 70 but ending ...

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Wilmington, NC … Scotland’s Martin Laird posted a one-under par 71 on day one of the Wells Fargo Championship and then revealed he still awaits confirmation of his “exemption” into Scotland’s premier event – the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open at Dundonald Links. “I am expecting to play but it just that I have not heard from the European Tour,” said Laird. Laird capped his opening Eagle Point round with three birdies in succession from the fourth hole with ...

Wilmington, NC … Swede Alex Noren formally confirmed he will return to defend his Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open title in July as he looks to also gain a foothold on the PGA Tour. Noren posted a five under par 67 but held the clubhouse lead for just over an hour before Italy’s Francesco Molinali chipped-in at the last in a 66 to make it a European one-two atop of the Wells Fargo Championship leader board in Wilmington, North Carolina. Molinari, 34 and the reigning Italian Open ...

Wilmington, NC … Seamus Power, and despite dropping his only shot at the last, was very pleased in posting a four under par 68 on day one of the Wells Fargo Championship in Wilmington, North Carolina. Power was at five under par and sharing fourth place heading down the par four ninth hole, and the last of his round, when he missed the green right before then chipping to seven feet but then missing his par and sending the ball some two feet past the flag. The Irishman, and contesting the $US ...

Wilmington, NC …. World No. 1 Dustin Johnson returned to competition for a first time since suffering a back injury on the eve of the Masters and declaring no physical issues in shooting a two-under par 7o. It was Johnson’s first competition round since winning the WGC-Dell Match-Play Championship on March 26th in Austin, Texas. And in regular stroke-play, it was also Johnson’s 13th round in succession under par. It left the American trailing four strokes behind Italy’s Francesco Molinari ...