Golf
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Lee Westwood admits he doubted his game before finishing second at MastersThe former world No1 Lee Westwood admits he had doubts about his ability to compete at the top level again before finishing second in the Masters to Danny Willett
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Rory McIlroy says he could withdraw from Rio Olympics over Zika threatRory McIlroy has admitted to concerns over the Zika virus’s threat to the Olympic Games and conceded for the first time he may reconsider his participation in Rio this summer
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Sergio García wins Byron Nelson in playoff and raises Ryder Cup hopesSergio García won the Byron Nelson Classic in a playoff from Brooks Koepka and climbed to fifth on Europe’s Ryder Cup world points list
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Excluding women at the cost of the Open shows just how desiccated and joyless the sport’s guardians areGolf’s glory is wasted on the men-only, Lexus-driving bores of Muirfield
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The club’s members have voted against admitting women. Even after they perform the inevitable U-turn, I won’t play where I’m thought of as second classI love golf, Muirfield, but I don’t want to join your snotty club
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Peter Alliss: women who want to play at Muirfield should marry a memberThe veteran golf commentator Peter Alliss has suggested that women who want to play at Muirfield should marry a member
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Justin Rose out of PGA Championship at Wentworth with back injuryJustin Rose has withdrawn from next week’s BMW PGA Championship because of a back injury and wants to focus on his rehab
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Muirfield loses right to hold Open after voting to remain men-onlyHonourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, which runs Muirfield course in East Lothian, continues policy of excluding women
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Winless Rory McIlroy frustrated by negative spin over 2016 performancesRory McIlroy has criticised what he regards as the negative perception of his 2016 and said ‘I feel very comfortable with my game’
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Muirfield set to lose Open status if it rejects female membershipMuirfield may remain male-only club after a ballot of members with the course unlikely to be used by the R&A to stage future Opens
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Tom McKibbin: the golf prodigy following closely in Rory McIlroy’s footstepsHe may be only 13 years old but the idea of the Northern Irish teenager teeing off alongside his hero is not as far-fetched, or as far away, as it may sound
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Sport picture of the day: Jason Day gets in the swingJason Day tees off at the iconic 17th hole at Sawgrass during the final round of The Players Championship in Florida
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Jason Day benefits from Tiger Woods’s wisdom and takes comparison in strideThe world No1 has seven wins for his last 17 starts following his victory at Sawgrass and inevitable comparisons with Tiger Woods appear to hold water
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Jason Day extends his hot streak by easing to Players ChampionshipAustralia’s Jason Day won the Players Championship by four shots from Kevin Chappell after shooting a final round of 71
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Russell Knox makes light of his nine shots on the 17th at Players ChampionshipRussell Knox punched the air and laughed after taking nine shots at the 17th hole during the third round of the Players Championship
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Christy O’Connor Sr obituaryOne of Ireland’s greatest golfers who played in every Ryder Cup from 1955 to 1973
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Jason Day survives carnage to hold four-shot lead at Players ChampionshipWorld No1 Jason Day held himself together on a day of high scoring to take a four-shot lead into the final round of the Players Championship in Florida
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Former Ryder Cup star Christy O’Connor Sr dies aged 91Christy O’Connor Sr, who played in 10 consecutive Ryder Cups, has died at the age of 91
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Jordan Spieth misses Sawgrass cut and admits he needs to ‘smile a bit more’A glance at golfing history suggests Jordan Spieth would always struggle to back up last year’s achievements as he missed the cut at Sawgrass
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Rory McIlroy sets high bar with dazzling Players Championship second roundRory McIlroy matched the tournament back-nine record of 29 on his way to a second-round 64 at the Players Championship at Sawgrass
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Jason Day shoots record-equalling round at Players ChampionshipJason Day, the world No1, endorsed his status once more with a course record-equalling 63, putting him nine-under for the first round
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Golfer Adam Scott fears Zika spread from Olympic Games in RioAdam Scott says he harbours fears for the health of world No1 and friend Jason Day as well as everyone involved with the Olympic Games
Sportblog Rory McIlroy and Danny Willett Olympic fears highlight flawed process