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.… Albany, The Bahamas  It is an old expression, and it was an expression I recall double English-born World 500cc motor-bike champion Barry Sheene once used and that is ‘the people you pass on the way up, you ​​pass on the way back down’. It’s an expression one c​​ould use in all walks of life and Sheene drew on the phrase in describing a rival, who clearly was intent of caring little about those around him and focussed solely on riding his way to a championship title. Of course, ...

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is clearly OOB for his alleged behaviour earlier this morning on route to Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. Scheffler was arrested on his way to the PGA Championship, with stunning images showing him handcuffed as he was taken to jail for not following police orders during a pedestrian fatality investigation. Following a fatal accident outside Valhalla Golf Club involving a male employee of a tournament vendor, Scheffler allegedly attempted to circumvent traffic ...

You can take Robert MacIntyre out of Oban but you’ll never take Oban out the champion Scottish golfer. On the first day of his fifth straight PGA Championship MacIntyre also showed the worth of having his dear mother present in Louisville, Kentucky with the 27-year-old producing a bogey-free five-under 66 to be tied with former Valhalla PGA Championship winner Rory McIlroy on the opening day of the 106th PGA Championship. MacIntyre took to the host course alongside double major-winning John ...

Reigning Olympic chanp Xander Schauffele created golfing history on the opening day of the 106th PGA Championship at Valhalla in Louisville, Kentucky The World No. 3 came to Valhalla Golf Club after leading heading into the final round of last week’s Wells Fargo Championship but found himself playing second fiddle to World No. 2 Rory McIlroy. Though as we know two days are never the same in golf and the 30-year-old Schauffele brilliantly snatching nine birdies to shoot a bogey-free 9-under ...

Confirmation of divorce proceeding could not have come at a worst time for World No. 2 Rory McIlroy and this week’s Valhalla PGA Championship defending champion. A decade ago McIlroy emerged from the darkness on the final day of the 96th PGA Championship a shining light capturing a second Rodman Wanamaker trophy with his one shot victory in sububan Louisville, Kentucky. It was always going to be touch-and-go if the final few groups would get finished on Sunday 10th August 2014 but then McIlroy, ...

“Get Some Sleep” That was Tiger Woods’ humourous advice for the game’s current top-ranked player Scotty Scheffler when asked what advice he would extend to Scheffler now that he’s become a father for a first time. Woods is a father of two while Scheffler is now the proud father of a son he and his wife Meredith have named, Bennett. And knowing now life will change for the Scheffler’s Woods was asked, also as a dad’ what would he advise the four-time winner ...

Rory McIlroy heads into this coming week’s PGA Championship in the best of form after capturing a fourth Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina, Despite finding water at the back of the green at the last in taking a double, McIlroy was in a class all his own over the final day’s play winning by a remarkable five shots thanks to a closing round of 65 for a 17-under tally. There was loud calls of ‘Rory, Rory, Rory’ as McIlroy collected a 26th PGA ...

Shane Lowry had a huge smile on his face when he reckoned Zurich Classic of New Orleans winning partner Rory McIlory is a better golfer than a singer. Lowry was commenting on the vocal qualities of McIlroy in returning to competition at this week’s 21st hosting of the Wells Fargo Championship in North Carolina. Lowry and McIlroy combined last month to become the first Irish winners of the Zurich Classic, winning in a play-off on the host TPC Louisiana course.  The win was McIlroy’s 25th ...