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Harrington smashes PGA TOUR Champions and personal scoring record en route to Charles Schwab Cup Championship win

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON shot the lowest 72-hole aggregate of his professional career —and broke Tom Lehman’s PGA TOUR Champions 72-hole scoring record — when he closed with a six-under 65 to win the Charles Schwab Cup Championship by seven shots from Alex Cejka on 27-under 257 in Arizona.

Harrington smashes PGA TOUR Champions and personal scoring record en route to Charles Schwab Cup Championship win

The Masters: Tom Watson to join Nicklaus and Player as honorary starter

Fred Ridley, Chairman of Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters Tournament, announced today that two-time Masters champion Tom Watson will join Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player as an Honorary Starter beginning Thursday, April 7, 2022, at the 86th Masters Tournament.

The Masters: Tom Watson to join Nicklaus and Player as honorary starter

Nicklaus to design first course in Saudi Arabia

Jack Nicklaus has taken another step that’s sure to enrage those who do not forgive him for his support of Donald Trump’s re-election campaign — he’s decided to design his first course in Saudi Arabia where the European Tour’s world stars also touch down this week for the Saudi International.

Nicklaus to design first course in Saudi Arabia

Mount Juliet to mark 30th anniversary with Nicklaus Anniversary Singles

Mount Juliet Estate Golf Club will mark its 30th anniversary by hosting a limited field Nicklaus Anniversary Singles Competition for 100 amateurs on Jul 14 - ten days after it stages the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open.

Mount Juliet to mark 30th anniversary with Nicklaus Anniversary Singles

The Special One: "The ultimate satisfaction of winning is understanding how I got there"

When Pádraig Harrington was preparing to chase his third Open victory in a row at Turnberry and his fourth major in the space of two years, he reflected on what it meant to be great, or special.

The Special One: "The ultimate satisfaction of winning is understanding how I got there"

Can Clarke beat the captain's curse and win big again?

Darren Clarke is hoping his appointment as European Ryder Cup captain can improve his on-course performance, starting at this week’s Joburg Open in South Africa. But can he overcome the weight of responsibility and win again before he joins the Senior Tour? It's something that few have managed.

Can Clarke beat the captain's curse and win big again?

McIlroy contemplates Rory Slam: "To win three majors in a row and maybe hold all four if I win the US Open, it is huge things we are talking about here"

Rory McIlroy wants to win the Masters and his third major in a row to complete the career grand slam at Augusta next April. But he also hinted, just for a moment, that thoughts of holding all four majors at the same time are flitting through his head.

McIlroy contemplates Rory Slam: "To win three majors in a row and maybe hold all four if I win the US Open, it is huge things we are talking about here"

Nicklaus sees himself in Rory: "When I was 25, I probably played golf courses a little bit more with power than I did with finesse"

Jack Nicklaus could not have been more complimentary about Rory McIlroy and the Holywood man's victory in The Open and believes his future major tally will be limited only by his desire and ambition.

Nicklaus sees himself in Rory:  "When I was 25, I probably played golf courses a little bit more with power than I did with finesse"

Parting shot a blessing for McIlroy

There’s a lot of love out there for Rory McIlroy but while everyone from Russell Henley to Jack Nicklaus and Johnny Miller were constructive and kind about the Ulsterman’s final round collapse at the Honda Classic, the man himself started the healing process straight way by taking ownership of his mistakes.

Parting shot a blessing for McIlroy

Mauled McIlroy talks straight: "Even if I had won, it would have felt a little bit undeserved”

In golf the only mathematics that count are the numbers at the bottom of the scorecard and when Rory McIlroy sat down to do his accounts after the final round of the Honda Classic, the credit column showed a gilt-edged five wood to 11 feet at the final hole that almost balanced out the huge overspend of the previous holes in the debit column. Almost.

Mauled McIlroy talks straight: "Even if I had won, it would have felt a little bit undeserved”

McIlroy's Oak Hill frustration a sign of huge ambition

Rory McIlroyRory McIlroy speaks to the press in the flash zone after his 67 on Saturday. On Sunday he gave it a miss as he dashed to catch a flight to see girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki in Cincinnati. Picture: Eoin Clarke www.golffile.ieRory McIlroy was annoyed that he didn’t make an even bigger run at Jason Dufner in the final round of the US PGA.