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    Golf Is Global, and So Are the Conditions

    In the course of a year on the European Tour, the players have visited 31 countries in all different weather. They have played in cold, windy conditions in Scotland and Ireland, under searing sun in the deserts of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and let the ball fly into the thin mountain air […] More

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    Danny Willett Fights His Way Back

    Danny Willett of England hit the big time in 2016 when he won the Masters Tournament, his final round of 67 — 5 under par — taking him past a faltering Jordan Spieth. He was ranked in the top 10 after that tournament, but after injuries and a loss of form he fell outside the […] More

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    Latest Golf News – tournaments, results and live scores

    00:37 free footy France vs Moldova FREE – Live stream, TV channel, kick-off time and betting odds for Euro 2020 qualifier 00:37 FREE FOOTY England vs Montenegro FREE – Live stream, TV channel, kick-off time and betting odds for the… 00:44 OUT FOR REVENGE Federer vs Djokovic FREE – Live stream, TV channel and start […] More

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    Players to Watch at the Nedbank Golf Challenge

    The Nedbank Golf Challenge at Sun City, South Africa, is the penultimate tournament on the European Tour’s Race to Dubai. This year, golfers celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Gary Player Country Club course. Here are six players to watch, starting Thursday. Henrik Stenson Stenson, who has been a contender at the Nedbank several times, […] More

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    The Golf Course Is Built Where? Are Those Baboons?

    The idea to build a golf course on top of a dormant volcano next to a game preserve was absurd, but Sol Kerzner, a South African hotelier, had a plan. “The first helicopter flight with Sol Kerzner into the vast open bushveld was interesting,” Gary Player said about the plan to build his namesake golf […] More

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    For Once, Gary Player Gets to Stay Home

    Gary Player did not win as many majors as Jack Nicklaus or win over the masses like Arnold Palmer, but he still has had a lasting impact on the game. Player, 84, of South Africa, won the first of his nine major titles, the 1959 British Open, at the age of 23, and the last, […] More

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    Tiger Woods, Presidents Cup Captain, Adds Himself to the U.S. Team

    Tiger Woods named himself to the United States Presidents Cup team on Thursday, a decision as predictable as Christmas carols in radio rotation before Thanksgiving. Woods, the American team captain, had four discretionary picks to complete his 12-player team. Along with the man in the mirror, Woods chose Tony Finau, who will make his Presidents […] More

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    Players to Watch at the Turkish Open

    The Race to Dubai, the European Tour’s season-long competition that comprises 47 tournaments in 31 countries, is approaching the finish line. Which is why the Turkish Airlines Open is important. It provides the professionals their second-to-last chance to collect points heading into Dubai. Their final opportunity will come this month at the Nedbank Golf Challenge […] More