Chris Wood is looking to channel the same form that helped him claim the biggest win of his career last year as he prepares for his title defence at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club this week. The inaugural Rolex Series event will usher in a new era for the European Tour, bringing a world-class field to the prestigious Surrey venue with 12 of the top 35 players in the Official World Golf Rankings.

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Tom Watson is eager to renew his love affair with Royal Porthcawl this summer when he competes in his 16th Senior Open Championship Presented by Rolex over a links course he describes as ‘the complete package’. Even at the age of 67, Watson still appreciates his annual experience over the type of course which earned him global recognition as a legend of the game and one of the greatest links exponents in history.

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Three-time Senior Major Champion Colin Montgomerie has won the European Senior Tour Shot of the Year award for the second year running for his sublime bunker shot at the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship. My European Tour voters named the Scot’s second shot on the par four 12th hole during the final round at Harbor Shores as Shot of the Year, with 29 per cent of the vote.

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Great Britain’s Justin Rose followed in the footsteps of the long-departed George Lyon of Canada when he climbed onto the podium to collect the Olympic gold medal in Rio de Janeiro. On a sun-drenched final day, in front of a sell-out crowd of 12,000 at Reserva de Marapendi Golf Course, Rose added the Olympic crown to his 2013 US Open title after a prolonged and exciting battle down the stretch with Sweden’s Henrik Stenson.

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