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Orlando, FL … Rory McIlroy while pleased women will be allowed to become members has slammed the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers (Muirfield) declaring it ‘obscene’ that still some 20% of the male members voted ‘No’. As such, McIlroy indicated ahead of this week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational he will not be sitting down to have a cup of tea with members at any future Open Championship staged on the course to the east of Edinburgh. “Muirfield wouldn’t ...

Orlando, FL … Former Open Champions were naturally unanimous in applauding the decision by Muirfield to allow women members. It was the second postal vote for the Edinburgh club that hosted the 2013 Open and with nearly 80% of the male members voting after a second postal vote in favour of women members. What remains sadly archaic in 2017 is that among the male members there is 123 dinosaurs who still  voted ‘NO’. However, that did not spoil the delight expressed by Open Champions Zach ...

Bay Hill, Orlando, FL … In a rare sporting first Graeme McDowell gets the chance later this week to present the Arnold Palmer Invitational trophy and winner’s jacket to himself. McDowell has proudly accepted the invitation to act as one of a handful of ‘ambassadors’ at this week’s tournament that will be a week-long tribute to Palmer who passed away last September. A 14-foot high stature of Palmer, located just near the first tee at Bay Hill,  was unveiled Saturday at his beloved ...

Orlando, FL .. After opinions the past few months on both sides of the Atlantic triple Major winning Padraig Harrington has decided to have his troublesome shoulder operated on. Harrington had sought four opinions along on a trapped nerve in his left shoulder during the recent Genesis Open in suburban Los Angeles and advising Bernie after remarkably posting five birdies in his second round at the Riviera course:  “It looks as though I’m going to need an operation but the decision is when.  ...

Bay Hill, Orlando, FL … Next month’s defending Masters Champion Danny Willett has revealed a bizarre key to his victory at Augusta National and it’s not what you think. No, it was a ‘call to nature’ or a toilet break at the back of the 15th green and with just three holes to play on the final day of the 2016 Masters.It had been Jordan Spieth who kicked away riding a string of four consecutive birdies when he arrived on the 10th tee five strokes in the clear and ...

Luke Joy shrugged off early season blues, firing a bogey-free five-under 66 to seize the early momentum going into the second round of the MENA Tour’s Palmeraie Country Club Casablanca Open on Tuesday. The talented Englishman picked up four birdies in his last five holes after making the turn at one-under to go two clear of his compatriots Lee Corfield and Jordan Loft and Sweden’s Henric Sturehed on a day when 20 players broke par. Spain’s Carlos Balmaseda and England’s Joshua White, ...

Bay Hill, Orlando, FL … Muirfield has been warmly welcomed back into the Open Championship rota following the Edinburgh’s club’s historic decision to allow women members. There needed to be two-thirds majority vote among the 498 members but in very sad revelation 123 males members or 19.8% voted against the move. Overall the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers decision was clearly the right move with a postal pole of 498 members voting in favour of the move. The R & A had ...