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Augusta (United States) (AFP) - Bad weather delayed the start of the 88th Masters at Augusta National on Thursday with world number one Scottie Scheffler and second-ranked Rory McIlroy scheduled to tee off in a dream first-round pairing. Rain and scattered thunderstorms had been forecast to move into the region at around 6:00am (1000 GMT) and were expected to last until about lunch time, potentially causing havoc to the first round schedule. Honorary starters Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson had been due to get proceedings under way at 7:40am, with the first group teeing off 20 minute...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Golf superstar Tiger Woods withdrew in the second round of the Genesis Invitational because of illness on Friday in the latest setback for the 15-time major champion. The US PGA Tour said Woods pulled out after hitting his tee shot at the seventh hole because of illness. Woods's longtime business partner Rob McNamara said Woods had felt "flu-like symptoms" on Thursday night. "Woke up this morning, they were worse than the night previous," McNamara said. "He had a little bit of a fever and that, and was better during the warm-up, but then when he got out there and was walkin...
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New York (AFP) - Tiger Woods said Monday he was ending his longstanding partnership with Nike, drawing a line under a lucrative near three-decade relationship with the iconic sporting goods brand that helped transform him into golf's first billionaire. In a statement on Twitter, the 15-time Major champion thanked Nike for the company's support since signing with the brand in 1996 in a deal that earned Woods a reported $500 million over the next 27 years. "Over 27 years ago, I was fortunate to start a partnership with one of the most iconic brands in the world," Woods said. "The days since have...
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New York (AFP) - Tiger Woods announced Monday that he was ending a longstanding partnership with Nike, thanking the sports brand in a social media post that alluded to "another" unspecified chapter. "Over 27 years ago, I was fortunate to start a partnership with one of the most iconic brands in the world," the golf legend said on Facebook. "Yes, there will certainly be another chapter." Woods, 48, a 15-time major champion who has struggled with injury in recent months, posted a picture with his mother, Kutilda Woods and Nike Founder Phil Knight, whose "passion and vision" he credited with brin...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - LIV Golf's bid to be recognised by the sport's global rankings body has been rejected, the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) organisation confirmed on Tuesday. OWGR said it had turned down LIV's request due to the circuit's 54-hole no-cut format and limited access for players to join the venture. OWGR president Peter Dawson informed LIV chief executive Greg Norman of the decision in an open letter sent on Tuesday. "The Board Committee met recently to again review your OWGR submission in light of your latest responses to the Committee's questions and concerns," Dawson wrot...
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Rome (AFP) - Scottie Scheffler got Sunday's final singles under way, with the Ryder Cup set for a fiery climax after Rory McIlroy's row with Patrick Cantlay's caddie overshadowed the American's late surge in Saturday's fourballs which gave the USA a glimmer of hope. The 12 singles matches were already going to be spicy affairs as the visitors need a record-breaking comeback from 10.5-5.5 down to win the trophy for the first time on European soil in 30 years. World number one Scheffler has endured a miserable week so far, winning just half a point from three matches, but has a shot at redemptio...
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Rome (AFP) - Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg led the charge with the biggest foursomes win in Ryder Cup history as Europe piled the pressure on a shellshocked USA on Saturday, extending a record overnight lead to 7.5-1.5. Captain Luke Donald said on Friday he wants a "historic week" from Europe, gunning to reclaim the Ryder Cup lost in a record 19-9 thrashing two years ago at the hands of the USA who are trying to win on this side of the Atlantic for the first time since 1993. And his team have already delivered that at the Marco Simone course in Rome with Hovland and Aberg's 9 and 7 destructi...
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Rome (AFP) - Last-gasp heroics from Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland and Justin Rose helped Europe hold off a United States fightback to seize a record-equalling 6.5-1.5 lead after the opening day of the Ryder Cup on Friday. Rahm, Hovland and Rose all holed clutch putts on the 18th green to snatch dramatic halves in their afternoon fourballs matches to extend the hosts' advantage to five points after sweeping the morning foursomes. The Americans, bidding for a first Ryder Cup success away from home in 30 years, failed to win a match in a day for the first time. Luke Donald's Europe could not have drea...
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Rome (AFP) - Scottie Scheffler will start the USA's bid to end a 30-year wait for Ryder Cup victory on European soil when he lines up with Sam Burns in the first foursomes match against Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton. World number one Scheffler, who won this year's Players Championship, will take part in his second Ryder Cup which starts in Rome early on Friday morning. The Americans last won the Ryder Cup in Europe in 1993 but are currently holders thanks to a crushing 19-9 victory at Whistling Straits two years ago. "We're very confident in putting Scottie and Sam out. You've got some experienc...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - LIV Golf star Brooks Koepka was among US Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson's six picks for the biennial match play showdown with Europe announced on Tuesday. Koepka grabbed his fifth major title at the PGA Championship this year, just weeks after a runner-up finish at the Masters. He is a three-time Ryder Cup player, but his inclusion comes after LIV Golf roiled the golf world and with European players who jumped to the Saudi Arabia-backed league banned from Ryder Cup participation. US players remained eligible because even though they were suspended by the PGA Tour they remai...
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