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The addition of a new event to the Thailand swing, a new Qualifying School venue in Morocco and continuation of the co-sanctioned events with the Sunshine Big Easy Tour highlight the 2017 MENA Golf Tour schedule as it takes a significant step forward in enhancing the careers of its members. The schedule, unveiled on Sunday on the sidelines of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic, will see the golfing odyssey leave its footprints on six countries, logging thousands of miles in a reflection of its growing ...

Scottsdale, AZ … Shane Lowry heads to Pebble Beach this week staring at a third attempt to break back into the top-50 on the World Rankings after failing to rise into the elite group at the Phoenix Open. Lowry went into the final round of only his second event of the New Year at nine under par but it was a frustrating start to the day for the World ranked No. 53 in ideal scoring conditions on the TPC Scottsdale course. In fact, as the leading players began chipping away with birdies Lowry was ...

It had been a red-hot putter that help send Martin Laird into winning contention but it was an ice-cold flat stick that denied him victory in the Phoenix Open. Laird went into the final round just a shot off the lead but the shortest stick in the Scot’s bag soon began his biggest concern. The triple PGA Tour winner parred the opening two holes of the TPC Scottsdale course before three-putting the third hole from 27-foot for bogey. And from there on it was a case of being on the dance floor but ...

Scottsdale, AZ … Former Open Champion, Louis Oostuizen was quick to sing the praise of ‘Old Faithful’ in finishing third on debut in the Phoenix Open. The winner of golf’s oldest major in 2010 at St. Andrews birdied three of his closing four holes in a best-of-the-week 65 to end just a shot out of the play-off  at TPC Scottsdale. And all thanks to ‘Old Faithful’ – his Open winning putter. It has been customary in past seasons for Oosthuizen to commence ...

Scottsdale, AZ … Red-hot Hideki Matsuyama made it five wins from nine starts by successfully defending his Phoenix Open title. And for a second year running the 25-year Matsuyama won at TPC Scottsdale in a play-off and on this occasion defeating former US Open winner, Webb Simpson at the fourth extra hole. Matsuyama sunk a 10-foot birdie putt on the short par-4 17th, and the fourth extra play-off hole and bizarrely the same hole where he had finished off Rickie Fowler a year ago. Matsuyama ...

Sergio Garcia continues a Spanish domination of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic leading from start to finish to capture his 12th European Tour title. Spanish golfers have won now four of the past eight events on the Emirates Club Garcia set the tone with an opening 65 at Emirates Golf Club on Thursday and never looked back, finishing with a bogey-free 69 to get to 19 under and beat Open champion Henrik Stenson by three shots. Garcia entered the final round with a three-shot lead and while back-to-back ...

Scottsdale, AZ … One of his closest golfing colleagues and also his former long-time coach seriously now fear for the playing future of 14-time Major Champion, Tiger Woods. Just when Woods seemed to be recovering from three separate back operations the long-time former World No. 1 finds himself hiding under an injury cloud after pulling out of the Dubai Desert Classic. Woods’ manager, Mark Steinberg indicated Friday that Woods had suffered back spasms as the reason for Woods not starting ...