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Queenslander Andrew Dodt will take a two-shot lead into the weekend at the Australian PGA Championship after firing a brilliant 67 on day two at RACV Royal Pines Resort. The proud Ganton-born golfer signed for a 65 on Thursday before the storms arrived to take the overnight lead but was joined at the top of the leaderboard by Ashley Hall and Harold Varner III as the first round concluded on Friday morning. Hall then carded an impressive 69 to set the clubhouse target in round two but Dodt posted ...

Nassau, Bahamas … Putting Aids used by some of the top Golfers of the World  … Special report by Kiran Kanwar. What would be the bottom-line most important requirement of any golf swing, including its mini-version, the putt? To increase the margin for error, given the fact that the club cannot help but swing in an arc, especially with the longer putts, simply because the two arms are locked on the club’s handle and are at either end of a centrally rotating spine.  A look at all the ...

Nassau, Bahamas …. Introducing THE COSINE FACTOR – a simple yet never-before-considered Concept in Golf … Special report by Kiran Kanwar. Stand on a driving range inhabited by professional golfers – anywhere in the world, any tour, and what do they all do? Move their arms (and therefore club) WAY inside the target line immediately past impact. This constitutes one of the many “what sense does that make” questions one should, but does not, ask in golf. Why does the club ...

Nassau, Bahamas … A Wave of Relief … A special report by Kiran Kanwar. What do golfers do to prevent and recover from the inevitable wear and tear to their muscles, ligaments and joints? Some are beginning to use a therapy which involves a device generating an electric current that work to relax muscles as they elongate,combined with special exercises. The concept uses neuro-therapy and has diagnostic, preventive, rehabilitative and skill training capabilities. This unique product is ...

Nassau, Bahamas We have become used to seeing Tiger Woods miss the opening fairway in competition but managing to find just six fairways in regulation was very much the story of Tiger Woods first competitive round in 15 months. Woods double bogeyed two of his closing three holes in a disappointing one over par 73 in hot and humid conditions on the Albany course. At one stage it looked as though a Cinderella story was about to unfold when Woods moved into a share of the lead with four birdies in eight ...

Nassau, Bahamas Tiger Woods ended his much-anticipated return to competitive golf admitting too many silly mistakes including post two double bogeys in his closing three holes on route to a 73 on day one of the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. It left him trailing nine shots behind fellow American J. B Holmes who snatched an eagle and seven birdies in an eight under par 64. Woods had been sharing the lead with four birdies in opening eight holed but ended the round in the £STG 2.8m event trailing ...

Nassau, Bahamas Tiger Woods was Russell Knox’s boyhood hero but on the eve of the Hero Challenge Knox had yet to formally meet this week’s tournament host. Knox will tee-up in the limited 18-player £STG 2.8m event where all attention will focus on Woods who is ending a 465-day competitive absence on the ultra-exclusive Ernie Els design course at coastal Albany. Knox arrived on Monday morning local time after a 22-hour flight from Melbourne, Australia on the private jet owned by Australia’s ...