Sam Brown

Sam Brown

Sports Journalist · 81 articles

Content executive at Fresh Press Media Ltd

Woods struggles on first day of Wells Fargo Championship
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Woods struggles on first day of Wells Fargo Championship

Tiger Woods has endured a slightly frustrating first day of the Wells Fargo Championship. Despite going round with a 71 (good for even par), the once-imperious Woods sits six shots behind leader John Peterson. The 42-year-old last competed at the Quail Hollow Club in North Carolina back in 2011, and remarked upon the changes the […]

McIlroy well positioned for Wells Fargo glory
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McIlroy well positioned for Wells Fargo glory

Rory McIlroy sits three shots behind the lead after the first round of the Wells Fargo Championship at the Quail Hollow Club in North Carolina. The Irishman posted a 68 to leave him three shots under par, and three behind Day One leader John Peterson, who sits two shots clear of five chasers on four-under-par. […]

Woods expected to make Ryder Cup team
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Woods expected to make Ryder Cup team

Tiger Woods is set to secure a place in the US Ryder Cup team, this in the mind of CBS Sports golf reporter Kyle Porter.  With the Ryder Cup still five months away, any ideas floated around now will be mere projections – but Porter believes that United States’ captain Jim Furyk can’t leave Wood […]

Sergio putting Masters performance in the past
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Sergio putting Masters performance in the past

Sergio Garcia has said he is choosing not to dwell on his Masters performance. Attempting to defend his title from a year ago – his first major in 20 years as a professional golfer – it all went wrong on the 15th hole of the Spaniard’s first round. It took Garcia 13 shots to sink […]

McIlroy – “I cried at Sergio’s Masters win”
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McIlroy – “I cried at Sergio’s Masters win”

Rory McIlroy has called upon the memory of two of his favourite victories in golf, that has seen his friends win assorted silverware. Remembering two particular Masters tournaments, the Irishman spoke of the great surge in emotion caused by Sergio Garcia’s 2017 glory at Augusta. Taking 20 years as a professional goal in and amongst […]

Dunne leads field as Johnston cements status as Spanish cult hero
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Dunne leads field as Johnston cements status as Spanish cult hero

Irishman Paul Dunne is the joint-leader of the Open de Espana through two rounds. The overnight pace-setter by three shots, the 25-year-old has today been equalled at 13-under-par by South African Jacques Kruyswijk at the Valderrama Club. Kruyswijk is currently out on the course as of the time of writing, with Dunne scheduled to tee off […]

Andrew Johnston ready to defend Spanish Open title
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Andrew Johnston ready to defend Spanish Open title

Andrew Johnston has spoken of his desire to successfully defend his Spanish Open title. Champion in 2016, the tournament was missing from the tour schedule last year, but will once again welcome the best of the European Tour in 2018. ‘Beef”s win two years ago at the Real Club Valderrama stands as his only European […]

Reed says crowd cheering Rory spurred him to Masters victory
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Reed says crowd cheering Rory spurred him to Masters victory

Patrick Reed has revealed how he channelled the Augusta crowd’s favouritism towards Rory McIlroy into his play on the final round of the Masters on Sunday. Despite beating Rickie Fowler by one shot, the 27-year-old Reed was abreast of the fact his competitors were being favoured by the spectators in Georgia. With Reed and McIlroy […]

Sergio speaks out after hole from hell
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Sergio speaks out after hole from hell

Sergio Garcia has spoken out after his horrifying fifteenth hole, on his first round trying to defend his Masters’ title from last year. Putting the ball in the water five times, Garcia finished the par-five in 13 strokes, to break the record on the hole by two strokes, and tie the record for the most […]

Tom Watson wins Par Three contest aged 68
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Tom Watson wins Par Three contest aged 68

History was made at Augusta National Golf Club on Wednesday, as Tom Watson won the Par Three contest at a record age of 68. The American was Masters champion in 1977 and 1981, and took to the course on Wednesday for the contest accompanied by other champions of years gone by, including Jack Nicklaus and […]

Mickelson and Woods to play practice round together at Augusta
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Mickelson and Woods to play practice round together at Augusta

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are to undertake a practice round at Augusta National, ahead of the Masters this week. In the 13 years between 1997 and 2010, the pair made for seven of the green jackets that were won in those years – so it’s unlikely they’ll have much to discover about the storied […]

Rose confident of avenging Masters heartache
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Rose confident of avenging Masters heartache

As Sergio Garcia won the green jacket at Augusta last year, amongst all the joy there was one man not as happy as the rest. Justin Rose had played four days of sublime golf, and it hadn’t been enough. Up by one shot with two holes to play, a mistake pegged him back on nine-under-par […]