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Marc Warren to quit Twitter over Old Firm trolls

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:29:40 GMT

MARC Warren, one of Scotland’s leading golfers, has admitted he’s being driven off Twitter by Old Firm trolls, describing abuse he received in the wake of a meltdown in last year’s Scottish Open as “ridiculous”.

Laird’s Open hopes hit by 72 in Texas

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:06:32 GMT

MARTIN Laird’s hopes of securing a spot in this year’s Open Championship at Muirfield through the International Final Qualifier in America appeared slim after he could only muster a two-over-par 72 in yesterday’s opening round at Gleneagles Country Club in Texas.

Dubai trophy replica struck by Gallacher

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:02:04 GMT

STEPHEN Gallacher has paid for a replica of his Dubai Desert Classic trophy to be presented to the winner of a new event being hosted by his Foundation in the Borders this weekend.

Martin Dempster: Unity needed over anchoring ban

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:01:42 GMT

WHILE the outcome is surely inevitable, there is still a certain amount of intrigue surrounding today’s press conferences on either side of the Atlantic that will determine if “anchoring” is being consigned to the depths of the golfing seas.

Clubgolf product Clara earns place in record books

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:56:40 GMT

GOLF: Clara Young became the youngest player to reach the final of the Scottish Ladies’ Amateur Championship at Longniddry last week – and the North Berwick High School pupil is one of the first of Scotland’s ClubGolf programme to make a serious mark in the game.

Fifers foil the Lothians in Area Team bid

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:29:42 GMT

LOTHIANS lost to hosts Fife in the final as the record 13-time winners produced their best effort in the event’s new format in the GolfKings Scottish Area Team Championship at Crail.

Young gracious in defeat as McKechin claims crown

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:29:37 GMT

CLASSY Clara Young refused to blame a headache for her defeat in the final of the Scottish Women’s Championship at Longniddry, writes MARTIN DEMPSTER.

Seven-year run ends as Royal Burgess fall to Silverknowes

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:29:27 GMT

SILVERKNOWES got the new Edinburgh Summer League season off to a stunning start by inflicting a first home defeat on Royal Burgess in nearly seven years.

Graeme McDowell wins World Match Play

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:08:52 GMT

Graeme McDowell expressed his delight at becoming the first Irish winner of the Volvo World Match Play Championship as he joined an illustrious list of champions with a hard-fought victory over Thongchai Jaidee in Bulgaria.

Kevin Craggs hails Scottish golf’s girl power

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:08:45 GMT

HAVING discovered someone who is prepared to work even harder than him, Kevin Craggs knows full well that Catriona Matthew has no intention of taking her foot off the gas for a while yet.

Crichton’s ace helps Fife regain Area Team title

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:07:24 GMT

TWO years after winning the event for the first time, Fife regained the GolfKings Scottish Area Team Championship with victory over record holders Lothians in a weather-affected event at Crail.

Martin Laird and Knox bid to secure Open spots

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:06:15 GMT

MARTIN Laird is amongst the hopefuls in today’s Open Championship qualifier at Gleneagles Country Club In Texas.

Craig Lee fourth as Uihlein triumphs in Madeira

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:06:04 GMT

STIRLING’S Craig Lee missed out on a breakthrough European Tour win as American Peter Uihlein shot four birdies on the back nine to claim the Madeira Islands Open by two shots.

Scottish Ladies’ Championship: Alyson McKechin reigns

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:11:30 GMT

THE 99th final of the Scottish Ladies’ Championship started to the sound of bottles crashing into a recycling bin at the back of the Longniddry clubhouse.

Madeira Islands Open: Mark Tullo takes title

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:11:19 GMT

CHILE’S Mark Tullo hit a four-under-par round of 68 to wrest the lead from Craig Lee on the penultimate day of the Madeira Islands Open.

Rory McIlroy shows signs of return to winning ways

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:01:20 GMT

Amid all the nonsense that went on before and during last week’s Players Championship – Vijay’s amazing decision to sue the PGA Tour, Sergio’s increasingly open dislike of the world’s best golfer and Tiger’s apparent need for both road map and rulebook when dropping balls – one thing went almost unnoticed. Behind everyone’s back, Rory McIlroy slipped quietly into a tie for eighth place.

Ken Venturi passes away days after Hall of Fame

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:01:04 GMT

Jack Nicklaus yesterday led tributes to former US Open champion Ken Venturi, who has died at the age of 82 just days after being inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

McDowell eases past bogged down Colsaerts

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:46:12 GMT

Graeme McDowell and South African Branden Grace set up a mouth-watering showdown in today’s semi-finals of the World Match Play Championship at Thracian Cliffs in Bulgaria.

Young aiming to cap it all at North Berwick

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:56:03 GMT

IT will be hats off – at least one anyway – if North Berwick’s Clara Young becomes the youngest-ever Scottish Ladies’ champion at North Berwick today.

Ian Poulter ‘disgusted’ by World Match Play defeat

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:56:59 GMT

Ian Poulter yesterday labelled his performance as “disgusting, disgraceful and unacceptable” as he crashed out of the Volvo World Match Play Championship in Bulgaria.