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Tokyo my top 2020 target! Justin Rose says Olympic gold will take precedence over majors 

Justin Rose has spelled out his No 1 priority for next year - and it isn't any of the four majors. Or the Ryder Cup.Such is the impact of his unforgettable week at the 2016 Olympics.




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Hatton enjoys late rally before wrist op as Rose and Willett make strong starts at the Turkish Open

Tyrrell Hatton puts his disappointing season down to a hangover from the highs of the Ryder Cup and a balky putter.




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Tyrrell Hatton triumphs in record six-man play-off at Turkish Airlines Open

DEREK LAWRENSON IN ANTALYA: After an extraordinary six-man play-off, Englishman Tyrrell Hatton claimed the Turkish Airlines Open, together with its £1.7million prize.




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Major champion Francesco Molinari still bears scars of his Masters meltdown at Augusta

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: The best golfer of last year says he needs to wait until the end of the season to work out why this campaign has not gone to plan.




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Scotland's Catriona Matthew named 2021 Solheim Cup captain for Europe

Scotland's Catriona Matthew will again captain Europe for the 2021 Solheim Cup, the Ladies European Tour announced on Thursday. The 50-year-old led her side to glory at Gleneagles recently.




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Tommy Fleetwood wins Nedbank Gold Challenge in Sun City after play-off win against Marcus Kinhult 

Tommy Fleetwood has won the Nedbank Golf Challenge after beating Marcus Kinhult via a play-off in Sun City. Fleetwood looked out of it going into the final round six shots behind but pulled it off.




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Scotland's Bob MacIntyre on course to win rookie of the year award

Bob MacIntyre and Kurt Kitayama stand 11th and 12th respectively in the Race to Dubai, just 91 points separating them, with the prize awarded following the final event in the Middle East this week.




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Sky Sports deal shuts BBC out of showing any of the Masters from 2020

Sky Sports will be the only place to watch live coverage of the Masters next year after a new deal blocked the BBC out. The new deal ends a recent agreement whereby the BBC showed two rounds.




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Sky Sports winning exclusive live coverage of the Masters is a devastating loss for the BBC

COMMENT: Even though it was expected, it did not lessen the sadness. The final two rounds of the Masters represented the final frontier as far as live coverage of golf on the BBC was concerned.




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Sportsmail winds up the golf season by picking Woods' Masters triumph as the stand-out performance

DEREK LAWRENSON 2019 REVIEW: As a farewell column for 2019, let's reflect on another momentous season and hand out some accolades to the best and worst moments in 2019.




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Tiger Woods' win at the Masters was the most remarkable story of redemption ever

In the second of our series looking at the greatest moments of a memorable sporting year, we go back to that magical April day at Augusta, and one of the most incredible major victories in history.




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OLIVER HOLT: Tiger Woods' Masters win was a victory for self-belief, for perseverance, for greatness

OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Five years ago, when I was already plenty old enough to know better, I went to Orlando to chronicle the end of Tiger Woods' career.




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Where will Tiger Woods break the PGA Tour record and can Rory McIlroy end his major drought?

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: Next week the game's big guns return and another campaign gets under way. Here are eight talking points sure to fill the season with intrigue…




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Matt Fitzpatrick continues to prove he is no lightweight in opening rounds of Abu Dhabi Championship

DEREK LAWRENSON IN ABU DHABI: Matt Fitzpatrick is the 11-stone sapling punching well above his weight in a sport increasingly populated by the muscle-bound.




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Magic 80 for the Golden Bear - Jack Nicklaus celebrates a milestone birthday

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: Naturally, when the time came to put an 80 next to the name of Jack Nicklaus, it had nothing to do with golf.




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HOT OR NOT: Lee Westwood showed his quality while Elliot Benchetrit made a fool of himself

It's Hot or Not time again as Sportsmail's Riath Al-Samarrai reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's been leaving him cold this week.




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New world No 1 Rory McIlroy sets his sights on run to Masters glory

DEREK LAWRENSON IN LOS ANGELES: Imagine having a local rapper chanting rhymes to a sizeable crowd as you prepare to play to the par three 16th at the Genesis Invitational pro-am. 




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Justin Rose's old caddie Mark Fulcher on road to recovery with Frankie Molinari at the Riviera

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: The walk from the 18th to the Riviera clubhouse involves negotiating a formidable incline for a man in good health, let alone one just back from heart surgery.




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Edoardo Molinari given all clear after coronavirus scare as he takes part in Oman Open 

Former Ryder Cup player Edoardo Molinari spoke of his shock and relief after coming through a coronavirus scare to post a strong score on the first day of the Oman Open.




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Tiger Woods faces race against time to be fit for the Masters due to back problem

It would be hard to conceive of a more perfect warm-up tournament for the Masters for Tiger Woods than the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Florida this week.




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Ian Poulter slams 'embarrassing' Paul Azinger as heated row erupts over 'disrespectful' remarks

Ian Poulter has slammed Paul Azinger as 'embarrassing' and accused the American TV commentator of showing 'disrespect' over comments he made about the European Tour.




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Paul's zinger just masks the uncomfortable truth and the oldest European Ryder Cup team of all time?

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: Perhaps no American golfer in the past 35 years has had the ability to rub Europeans up the wrong way quite like Paul Azinger.




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Rampant Rory McIlroy's the man to beat at Arnold Palmer Invitational

DEREK LAWRENSON IN ORLANDO: Another masterclass from Rory McIlroy but a nightmare first round for Tommy Fleetwood at the Arnold Palmer Invitational




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Tiger Woods suffers setback in preparation for Masters as he is ruled out of Players Championship

Tiger Woods' Masters preparation has suffered a setback as he is unable to return to action at next week's Players Championship in Florida due to a back issue, ESPN reported on Friday.




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Players Championship will CONTINUE behind closed doors with ban on fans for remaining three rounds

The PGA Tour will continue for the next four weeks without spectators, beginning at the Players Championship today, and begging the question: will the Masters follow suit next month?




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McIlroy talks Woods, Masters and Ryder Cup as he sits down with Jamie Redknapp in Instagram Q&A 

The world number one is currently inactive, with the golfing calendar suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. But McIlroy spoke to Sportsmail's Redknapp about all things golf.




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Coronavirus: US Open set to be third American major postponed due to escalating pandemic

The US Open is set to become the third American major to be postponed and will now be played in early September, according to a report in the New York Post.




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Sir Nick Faldo believes delay could give Rory McIlroy the chance to win ALL four majors this year

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: Sir Nick Faldo believes Rory McIlroy and other leading lights will have a real opportunity to rewrite golf history if the majors are packed into a tight window.




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It's 25 years since Tiger Woods first played The Masters at Augusta National

DEREK LAWRENSON: In 1995, Woods felt he'd stepped inside 'Disneyland, fantasyland, all rolled into one', when he cast his eye over Augusta National ahead of playing it for the first time.




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The day Seve changed the world forever: 40 years on from when Ballesteros won the Masters

Few Europeans were even allowed a glimpse of Augusta National in 1980. That all changed when Seve Ballesteros had the looks, the charisma, the game and then the priceless green jacket.




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Tiger Woods' Masters debut got off to humiliating start but it set him on his way to utter dominance

When a 19-year-old Tiger Woods stood over his first-ever putt at the Masters on his debut in 1995, it is fair to say the American prodigy was in for a rude awakening.




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'It got a little ugly': Tiger Woods reveals his Masters Champion Dinner ended in a FOOD FIGHT...

Tiger Woods revealed that his traditional Masters Champions Dinner with his family ended in a food fight. The reigning champion had a version of the traditional meal under quarantine with his family.




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Rory McIlroy boosted by moving Masters to November in search of career Grand Slam

Augusta announced last month that the 2020 tournament, scheduled for April 9-12, had been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The tournament is now set to be held November 12-15. 




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How can the World Golf Hall of Fame snub a legend like three-time major champion Padraig Harrington?

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: you are loath to argue with a 20-strong selection committee containing players like Nick Price, Curtis Strange and Annika Sorenstam.




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Tiger Woods' 'arrogance' on the course is a major factor behind his 15 major titles

Tiger Woods' arrogance on the course may have made him come across as a 'p****', but it is also what sets him apart as a true champion, according to his former coach.




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Padraig Harrington admits Ryder Cup may have to 'take one for the team' and go ahead without fans

The Europe captain is determined to lead his side out at Whistling Straits, Wisconsin in September but accepts that the decision over whether the event should go ahead is 'above my pay grade'.




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Thomas Bjorn smashes a window at home while trying to show fans how to perform a chip shot

Bjorn is taking some time away from the fairway during coronavirus lockdown and he decided to help others looking to improve their skills by filming a video on how to hit a chip shot.




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Why the rush to make Ryer Cup call, asks former captain Paul McGinley

EXCLUSIVE BY DEREK LAWRENSON: As he goes on his six-mile lockdown walks, wearing a 50lb fitness coat, the straight-talking Irishman has a weight on his shoulders and a lo on his mind.




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Brooks Koepka revisits time he made the mistake of smack-talking Michael Jordan

'Air' Jordan is now back on sports fans' lips following the airing of ESPN's docu-series The Last Dance, which focuses on his championship-winning season with the Chicago Bulls in 1997-1998.




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Soapwatch: JACI STEPHEN'S ultimate insight into this week's soaps - Aug 06, 2019

JACI STEPHEN: Playing mummies and daddies is at the heart of soap; the miracle is how anyone ever works out who belongs to whom.




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Soapwatch: JACI STEPHEN'S ultimate insight into this week's soaps - Aug 13, 2019

Despite trying to direct her passion towards Cain, Moira (Natalie J Robb) finds herself with Nate (Jurell Carter) back at Butlers Barn (pictured), sinking into the hay on Emmerdale.




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Soapwatch: JACI STEPHEN'S ultimate insight into this week's soaps - Sep 10, 2019

In this week's EastEnders, Louise plans to throw Bex a surprise party in the Vic. Meanwhile in Coronation Street, Chesney orders Bernie to pack her bags after a scam victim shows up.




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Soapwatch: JACI STEPHEN'S ultimate insight into this week's soaps - Sep 17, 2019

They really push Mikey North, who plays Gary, to the limits in his character transformations, but he continues to impress, even though Gary finds someone new to attack on a daily basis




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Soapwatch: JACI STEPHEN'S ultimate insight into this week's soaps - Oct 01, 2019

In this week's Coronation Street, Sinead publicly announces that she has just weeks to live. Meanwhile in EastEnders, Sonia accuses Martin of not being there for his daughter.




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Soapwatch: JACI STEPHEN'S ultimate insight into the week's soaps

EastEnders fans are in for a treat this Halloween as they watch Honey engage in a major snogfest with Walford's Adam Bateman (pictured).




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Soapwatch: JACI STEPHEN's ultimate insight into the week's soaps

Coronation Street viewers will be left wondering if there will be another wedding, while in EastEnders Mel bangs on about moving to Portugal and in Emmerdale a couple fails to make up.




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Soapwatch: JACI STEPHEN'S ultimate insight into this week's soaps - Jan 14, 2020

As people struggle with their New Year resolutions to 'enjoy' Dry January or Veganuary, these dubious pleasures have thankfully passed soapland by, writes JACI STEPHEN.




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Soapwatch: JACI STEPHEN'S ultimate insight into this week's soaps

In this week's EastEnders, Martin and Kat attempt to protect Kush after he shoves Leo off a balcony. Meanwhile in Coronation Street, Daniel thinks Bethany is his dead wife after he wakes from a nap.




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Soapwatch: JACI STEPHEN'S ultimate insight into this week's soaps

In this week's Coronation Street, Rita receives a request to scatter her ex-husband's ashes in her old haunt. Meanwhile in EastEnders, Bobby and Dennis become fierce rivals.




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Soapwatch: JACI STEPHEN'S ultimate insight into this week's soaps

In this week's Coronation Street, Maria was briefly back kissing doctor Ali, perhaps finally realising that if Gary puts up with his barber doing that to his hair he's mixing with the wrong set.