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Pebble Beach, CA … Shane Lowry was in an upbeat despite dropping a shot at the last for a 70 in miserable wet and windy conditions on day one of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Lowry was sharing sixth place coming down the famed 18th but after sending his 50-yard wedge shot just off the back of the green his fourth, a chip shot, hit the flagstick but rolling eight feet past from where he two-putted. His round of six birdies and four bogeys handed him a clubhouse share of ninth spot but just ...

Peter Dawson is the former long-time CEO of the R and A but after announcing Tiger Woods as ‘The Championship Golfer of the Year’ for 2000, 2005 and 2006 Dawson has turned his hand at a TV journalist. And Dawson’s first task to interview 14-time Major winning Tiger Woods. Dawson, who has contested last week’s Omega Dubai Desert Classic Pro-Am in the company of Woods, got to sit down that week with Woods. Here is the Dawson’s first attempt at TV journalism. TW: The Dubai ...

Pebble Beach, CA … Russell Knox has assured Ryder Cup Captain, Thomas Bjorn not to be concerned with the Scot satisfying European Tour membership. Knox rejoined the European Tour well before Bjorn delivered last week’s ‘ultimatum’ to every European-born competing on the PGA Tour to become a member of the European Tour ’so we can get the best possible team’. The Florida-based Scot had won twice in the 2016 European Ryder Cup qualifying period and while he fell short of automatically ...

Pebble Beach, CA … Ryder Cup winning hero Patrick Reed has thrown down the gauntlet to Rory McIlroy seeking a repeat of their Hazeltine showdown possibly at this year’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. Reed has never contested an Irish Open but the current World No. 10 is reaching out to McIlroy to try and get square from July 6th to 9th at Portstewart. The very affable Texan is considering adding the Dubai Duty Free sponsored event to his schedule if McIlroy, as tournament host, will have him. ”Rory ...

Pebble Beach, CA … As the role of Captain of the 2018 USA Ryder Cup side sinks in, Jim Furky admits his Stars and Stripes team face a daunting and difficult task defeating a European Team not happy with the 2016 Hazeltine result. Europe’s defeat late last year at Hazeltine was the first occasion since 2008 they had lost a Ryder Cup. New European Team Captain, Thomas Bjorn and along with the backing of the European Tour, brought in a lot of change to qualifying that have already been well ...

Pebble Beach, CA … USA Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk insists changes he announced to qualifying for the 2018 USA Ryder Cup team is all about ‘growing and getting better’ following last year’s Hazeltine success. Furky has played in nine USA Ryder Cup sides and under eight different USA captains. In his 34 matches Furyk has won 10 and halved four so he knows a thing or two about the Ryder Cup. However the now 46-year old will lead a team to France not having won himself on European ...

Pebble Beach, CA … USA Ryder Cup Captain Jim Furyk today announced the selection criteria for the U.S. Team in advance of the 42nd Ryder Cup, which will be played September 28-30, 2018 at Le Golf National in Guyancourt, France. All U.S. players will have the opportunity to earn points beginning in 2017 and concluding August 12, 2018.   Ø  2017 Major Championships o   1 Point per $1,000 earned The Masters; U.S. Open; Open Championship; PGA Championship   Ø  2017 WGC Events ...