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Naples, Florida … Top-ranked Scot Russell Knox insisted he’s not about to go on a charm offensive to get to better know new European Ryder Cup Captain, Thomas Bjorn. Knox has applauded Bjorn’s appointment despite admitting he’s hardly spoke to the Dane. Bjorn was appointed as 2018 European Team captain earlier this week and in a move that surprised no-one given the Dane’s rich credentials as a vice-captain, former Ryder Cup player and long-time chair of the Players Tournament Committee. “I’ve ...

Naples, Florida …. The duo of Matt Kuchar and Harris English are now seeking a second Franklin Templeton (Shark) Shootout title in four years. The American pair picked-up six shots in the day two modified alternate shot format to move to 21-under par in the cold and windy conditions on day two of the event at the Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida. However the Wisconsin-born pair of Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly, who led the first round and who posted a day two 68 to be at 20-under par, ...

By Terry Rowles, Fanling, Hong Kong. Now it’s the turn of Spain’s Rafa Cabrera-Bello and this time at the UBS Hong Kong Open. Since the European Ryder Cup team lost by six points to the USA Ryder Cup team at Hazeline we have seen a number of the hapless Europeans emerge back into the limelight. Firstly, there was Martin Kaymer sixth at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and followed a week later by Lee Westwood grabbing third place at the British Masters. Andy Sullivan was then second ...

Scott Hend has created an historic Asian Tour first and with still two rounds of the final event of 2916 to be played at the UBS Hong Kong Open. Hend will win the 2016 Asian Tour Order of Merit title and in the process become the first Australian-born golfer to do so. And winning the Asian Tour Order of Merit will see Hend tee-up in the Masters for a very long overdue first time in his career. Heading into this week’s co-sanctioned event in Hong Kong, Hend had earned $US 996,592 from his 10 ...

Naples, Florida … Russell Knox ignited the hopes of the ‘Ryder Cup reject’ pairing of he and Luke Donald with a string of four birdies on the opening day of the Shark Shootout at Naples, Florida. Knox, who was hardly known to Donald before their pairing, this week, birdied the 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th holes in the ‘scramble’ format on day one of the $US 3.1m 24-player event. It left the all-British pair just shots behind the leading duo of Americans Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly ...

Naples, Florida .. The Wisconsin-born long-time friends of Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly ignored 21 degree F temperatures back home to turn up the heat on the opening day of the 2016 Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout here at Naples, Florida. Stricker and Kelly have known each other for longer than either can remember and they gelled superbly to post a combined 16-under par tally in the scramble/best ball format in the $US 3.1m event. They were out in the first group and remained atop of the board ...

Newly-appointed European Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn confirmed he will carefully look at the European Team selection process in the aftermath of Europe’s six point loss this year at Hazeltine. Europe went into the 2016 Ryder Cup without Paul Casey, because the in-form Englishman had not taken up his membership of the European Tour. The USA pulled off a crushing 17-11 win, subjecting Europe to their first defeat since 2008 and their heaviest since 1981. Bjorn confirmed Ryder Cup bosses will ...