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Ryder Cup 2018: Who will finish top of the debutants?
Several exciting young stars will make their Ryder Cup debuts when Europe and the USA lock horns at Le Golf National in Paris this week. Reigning Golfer of the Year Justin Thomas is one of three Americans lining up for the first time in the famous showdown. The European team will have five debutants and […]
Ryder Cup 2018: Who Will Finish Top of the Debutants?
Several exciting young stars will make their Ryder Cup debuts when Europe and the USA lock horns at Le Golf National in Paris this week. Reigning Golfer of the Year Justin Thomas is one of three Americans lining up for the first time in the famous showdown. The European team will have five debutants and […]
Will this be Dustin Johnson’s year at the Open Championship?
It was supposed to be Tiger’s big chance to get back to winning majors but a fourth back surgery in April this year has put paid to any dreams we had of seeing the three-time open champion making his big comeback. And with that news, our thoughts turn to Woods’ compatriot and current world number […]
Love seeks Medinah redemption: ‘We have it more figured out than in 2012’
USA skipper Davis Love III says he’s learned from the mistakes made when he was last in charge at the Ryder Cup in 2012. Love was the American skipper when his side famously threw away a 10-6 lead against Europe to lose 14.5-13.5 on the final day at Medinah four years ago. He is back […]
‘Golf’s greatest ambassador’ Arnold Palmer dies at 87
Seven-time Major winner Arnold Palmer has passed away aged 87 after suffering from complications prior to a scheduled heart operation. In an illustrious career that saw him doted with the moniker ‘The King’, Palmer won over 90 events on his way to popularising the game of golf to the masses. James Dodson, Palmer’s biographer, said […]
Muirfield ladies membership vote ends Open hopes
Muirfield has no prospect of hosting the Open Championship after its members opted to continue a ban on women members. The Scottish golf club announced on Thursday that the vote on whether to allow women to join had been won by those against the idea after less than two thirds voted in favour of the […]
First Major the start of many for Willett
Danny Willett’s manager, Chubby Chandler, claims the Masters champion can win further majors this year and become world number one. The 28-year-old became only the fourth British winner of the Augusta event on Sunday, taking advantage of Jordan Spieth’s final-round collapse to claim his first major title by three shots. The Yorkshireman will head back […]
Scotland ups bid for Solheim Cup
by Jim Black SCOTLAND has stepped up its bid to host the 2019 Solheim Cup at Gleneagles’ PGA Centenary Course with full government backing. Ten countries expressed an initial interest in staging the biennial event in four years’ time, but it has come down to a straight fight between Scotland and Sweden, which has selected […]
Johnson claims first round lead just as he did in US Open and The Open
Dustin Johnson fired an opening round of 66 to take an early one-shot lead at the US PGA Championship. The American carded five birdies, an eagle and a bogey to finish day one on six-under and exact some degree of revenge on the Whistling Straits layout. Johnson looked all set to take part in a […]
