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After a nightmare finale to his 2016 season, Graeme Storm has begun 2017 in triumphant manner beating Rory McIlroy over a three hole play-off to capture the BMW SA Open hosted by City of Ekurhuleni. It was 84 days ago Storm bogeyed the last hole in Portugal and lose by Euro 100 his European Tour card. But the Englishman, and thanks to Patrick Reed not completing the mandatory number of events, was reinstated and grasped his chances this week with both hands to win for only the second time in his ...

It gained acclaim as a theatre and hosted a who’s who of Hollywood stars, visiting royalty and celebrities. Nowadays the stunning Paramount Theatre in West Palm Beach, Florida is attended by churchgoers. The Paramount was designed in 1926 by Joseph Urban and who also designed the nearby Mar-a-Lago that’s now the Florida retreat for US President, Donald Trump. According to Wikipedia Urban designed the Paramount to bathe the audience in warmth and a general atmosphere of colourful gaiety. “The ...

Given no-one in the history of the PGA Tour has lost a tournament when leading by seven shots through 54 holes Scotland’s Russell Knox knows that while a third PGA Tour win is unlikely there’s still the joy of a top-three finish to the Sony Hawaiian Open Red hot Justin Thomas continued to dominate on day three of the event in adding a 65 to his earlier scores of 59 and 64 to move to 22-under par and clear of double Major winning Zach Johnson in second place but at a distant 17-under par. Knox ...

World No. 2 Rory McIlroy is determined to unleash a full-blown hurricane at England’s Graeme ‘Stormy’ Storm over the final round of the BMW South African Open. McIlroy shrugged off lingering effects of a back injury to post an eagle and five birdies in a round of 67 to move to second place at 14-under par on the Glendower course on the outskirts of Johannesburg. Storm retained his lead on day three of the $US 7m event to move three clear of the four-time Major champ with a bogey-free 67 and ...

Not content with joining the ’59 Club’ and Justin Thomas has set a new PGA Tour 36-hole low on day two with a second straight closing eagle of the Sony Open in Hawaii. Thursday’s 59 saw Thomas become just the seventh player in PGA TOUR history break 60, before he holed an 8-foot eagle putt on the 18th hole at Waialae for a 6-under 64 to set the 36-hole scoring record on the PGA TOUR. Thomas was at 17-under 123 and had a five-shot lead over Gary Woodland. The previous mark was 124, ...

World No. 2 Rory McIlroy overcame a Friday the 13th injury scare to keep himself in contention heading to the weekend rounds of the BMW South African Open. McIlroy had been in doubt right up to tee-off on day two of the $US7m event after ‘tweaking’ his upper back. However, McIlroy battled through the pain barrier to produce a brilliant start to his round with five birdies over his opening six holes on the Glendower course on the outskirts of Johannesburg. McIlroy then dropped three shots with ...

Rory McIlroy gave his new equipment a rousing thumbs up producing a sizzling 67 on the opening day of the BMW South African Open. McIlroy birdied four holes in succession near the end of his round to be among five players tied in second place and just a shot behind the leading local pair of Trevor Fisher Jnr and Keith Horne who both carded six under par rounds of 66. McIlroy’s effort, with new Callaway clubs and a Titleist ball, was 10 shots fewer than a horror 75 on debut four years ago in Abu ...