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Orlando, FL … Lone Scot Martin Laird was delighted to make it eight full four rounds from his eight appearances at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando. Laird headed into the second round well down the board sharing 103rd place with a five under par 77 but was chuffed to head to lunch on day two of the event signing four a 68 for a 36-hole at one over par. The effort ensured Laird, who was handed the trophy by the late Arnold Palmer in only second appearance in 2011, has kept his run alive ...

Orlando, FL … From:  Bernie McGuire, Orlando. Rory McIlroy has ruled out competing in Houston the week before the Masters despite continued disappointment in his game following the second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational. McIlroy fought back from a horror start and then a mid-round wobble to shoot a one under par 71 to head to lunch just inside the top-50 at one under par. The World No. 3, despite spending some 40 minutes on the range late on Thursday post his 74, bogeyed his opening ...

Orlando, FL … It was not how Curtis Luck wished to celebrate his first week as the game’s World No. 1 ranked amateur and that was to be disqualified for signing an incorrect score on day two of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando. Luck was standing outside the scorer’s hut when the official scorer emerged to ask: “Curtis, what score did you have on the last?” Now in one of the ‘silly’ penalties that former US Open champion Geoff Ogilvy says that should be changed, the 20-year ...

Orlando, FL … Matthew Fitzpatrick put himself in superb position to not only secure his PGA Tour card but be exempt in competing in the States till the end of 2019 after muscling his way to a share of the lead on day one of the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Fitzpatrick, 22 took full advantage of warmer afternoon conditions to post a bogey-free five under par 67 after extremely cold weather greeted those out early on the Bay Hill course in suburban Orlando. The reigning DP World Tour Championship ...

Orlando, FL … Rory McIlroy was headed straight for the Bay Hill practice range after he struggled to keep sight of the leaders on the opening day of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando. McIlroy was cruising nicely at one under through nine holes when he proceeded to drop three shots in two holes, including taking an 11th hole double bogey to be well down the board on day one of the Palmer tribute tournament. Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo shot a five under par 67 to enjoy the clubhouse ...

Orlando, FL … Spain’s Leo Lilja produced a double dose of success in capturing the MENA Tour’s season-opening Palmeraie Country Club Casablanca Open, beating England’s Luke Joy in a marathon playoff on Thursday. Playing in his first event on the tour after graduating from the Qualifying School last week, the Spaniard shot a bogey-free 68 to set a clubhouse target of eight-under which only Joy could match, reeling of three birdies coming home after offsetting an early bogey on ...

Orlando, FL … Double Augusta champion Bubba Watson shares Danny Willett’s post Masters downturn in form but he’s not sure about being served ‘Toad in the Hole’ should Willett select the meal as his main choice at his Masters Champions Dinner. ‘Toad in the Hole’ is traditional English dish consisting of sausages in Yorkshire pudding butter and usually served with onion gravy and vegetables. Watson kept both his main courses very simple to appease everyone serving ...