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Singh to miss first major in 15 years? – Vijay Sing’s run of 63 consecutive major championships, currently the longest in the business, is about to be ended by injury – and no helping hand has been extended. The big, 47-year-old Fijian’s injury-marred season has seen him fall from No 26 in the World Rankings [...]

Clarke confesses he is finding golf ‘a huge struggle’ – A frustrated Darren Clarke confessed that he was finding golf “a huge struggle” after enduring a disappointing day at US Open qualifying. The Ulsterman, who finished two-over across the 36-hole tournament at Walton Heath, has only two top-25 finishes on the European Tour this year. [...]

Harrington to undergo knee surgery – Three-time major winner Padraig Harrington is playing Europe’s flagship even this week at Wentworth, then taking off to have surgery to repair torn cartilage in his right knee. That means Harrington will miss the Wales Open – played on the Ryder Cup course – although he believes he will [...]

Sean Foley Frontrunner to be Tiger Woods’ New Swing Coach – SEAN Foley has emerged as the frontrunner to be Tiger Woods’ new swing coach after Hank Haney quit. Canadian Foley, 35, coaches Justin Rose near Woods’ Florida home and spent time with him at last week’s Players Championship during a practice round with two [...]

Kim withdraws from Players – Anthony Kim has withdrawn from The Players Championship because of an injured left thumb, becoming the second highly ranked player to pull out of what some consider golf’s fifth major. Kim has been coping with the injury the past month and said last week at Quail Hollow he was trying [...]

Westwood misses Memphis invite – England’s Lee Westwood has missed out on an invitation to the PGA Tour event in Memphis scheduled the week before the United States Open. The world number four, who returns to action this week at the Quail Hollow Championship in North Carolina, had hoped to warm up at the Pebble [...]

LPGA’s top player Ochoa decides to retire at age 28 – Lorena Ochoa is retiring, just as Annika Sorenstam did two years ago, leaving the struggling LPGA Tour without its No. 1 player again and depriving the sport of one of its great ambassadors. Ochoa, probably the best-known athlete in Mexico who is not a [...]

Casey fit for Augusta challenge – England’s Paul Casey is confident of being fully fit when he tees off at the Masters at Augusta on Thursday. The 32-year-old missed the defence of his Houston Open crown due to a neck and shoulder problems, but Casey is content that that was just a short-term problem. [Sport.co.uk] [...]