Shanghai (AFP) - Russell Knox is enjoying the new experience of being a defending champion as he prepares to tee off on Thursday in the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions in Shanghai.
The America-based Scot only got into the big money tournament a year ago as a reserve, making a last-minute dash from Kuala Lumpur before pulling off a massive Shanghai surprise to notch his first PGA Tour win.
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Russell Knox revealed he’s been warming-up for his defence of this weeks’ WGC – HJSBC Champions event by immersing his body in baths of temperatures up to minus 150 degrees Fahrenheit.
Russell's Golf swing at the 2012 PGA Tour Wells Fargo Championship captured in slo-mo for YouTube viewing.
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The Scottish No 1 is up nine spots to 41st in the latest standings after produding his best performance since finishing third in the Mayakoba Classic on the PGA Tour towards the end of last year.
The PGA Tour heads to Mexico’s Riviera Maya this week and the Greg Norman-designed course at El Camaleon. Scotland’s Russell Knox tops the bill in the OHL Classic at Mayakoba. Read more at http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/news/tour-news/russell-knox-tops-bill-ohl-classic-mayakoba-118113#oikZloJlTs6IKhCK.99
Russell Knox has told of being mobbed by music fans who mistake him for pop star and actor Justin Timberlake.
Knox made nine birdies in a flawless round to move to 11 under par alongside American James Hahn and Hideki Matsuyama of Japan, who both shot 64.
“It has been difficult,” he said Friday after his round. “Obviously, I was very disappointed to get the call telling me I wasn’t on the team. It was a very short call. But at the same time, I’ve got to respect the decision-making process of Darren and his team.”
Russell Knox started to confer with caddie Bradley Whittle on the line of his par putt at the 18th hole. But then Knox stopped. "I got it," he told Whittle.
Russell Knox made a purposeful start to his challenge at the Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa’s Sun City as he finished three shots off the early pace.
Russell Knox and Graeme McDowell each had six birdies and were tied for the lead before the final round was stopped Sunday in the rain-delayed OHL Classic at Mayakoba, setting up a sprint to the finish Monday in Mexico.
An eye-opening trip to Spain that showed he had to “improve or give up”, heading somewhere warmer than Scotland when he was choosing a university to combine golf and studies and the guidance of a “colourful coach who told crazy stories”.
Scotsman Russell Knox secured a notable two-stroke victory at the WGC-HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai. The 30-year-old world number 85, who was seventh reserve, is the first Scot to win a WGC and had six birdies in a four-under 68 to finish 20 under.
SCOTLAND’S Russell Knox continued to make the most of his late entry into the final World Golf Championship event of the season as a frustrated Rory McIlroy slipped down the leaderboard in Shanghai.
Scotland's Russell Knox moved into second place at the WGC-HSBC Champions event in Shanghai...
AFTER starting as seventh reserve Inverness ace now sits two off the lead after enlisting his wife as caddie.
If you consider Russell Knox an unlikely name near the top of a World Golf Championship leader board, you'd be right. You also wouldn't know half the story.
He’s been on the PGA Tour the past two years, winning more than $3.4 million. He finished 47th on the money list this year to comfortably keep his card. He is ranked No. 73 in the world.
Russell Knox is not a well-known player on the PGA Tour. Despite the fact that he is ranked 76th in the latest world golf rankings, the native of Scotland has yet to make a name for himself in the United States.
When Bernhard Langer was passing on his vast knowledge of the Old Course to Russell Knox during a practice round, the German probably didn’t think he needed to mention where the bunkers are on one of the most famous holes in golf.
When Bernhard Langer was passing on his vast knowledge of the Old Course to Russell Knox during a practice round, the German probably didn’t think he needed to mention where the bunkers are on one of the most famous holes in golf.
Russell Knox was playing the 12th hole in the pro-am at the Scottish Open when he checked his phone and saw he'd received a text from his wife. It was the message Knox had been waiting for: He'll be playing in the British Open for the first time.
Florida-based Russell Knox took the opportunity today (Monday) to call in past Nairn Dunbar Golf Club, where the Inverness-born US PGA Tour player started his golfing career, to re-acquaint himself with the course.
Knox, seeking his first PGA Tour victory, played well enough on Nicklaus’ Muirfield Village Golf Club course during the Memorial Tournament’s first round on Thursday to put himself in contention with 54 holes remaining.
Best putting day of the year for me. Pretty much that simple.
Aberdeen Asset Management has announced a new player sponsorship with the signing of Scottish-born golfer Russell Knox as one of its brand ambassadors.
A former Scottish youth international in his amateur days, Knox has now moved into the world’s top 100, making him Scotland’s fourth highest-ranked player on the global stage...
JU graduate Russell Knox followed up his most successful professional season by making his first two cuts of the 2014-2015 PGA Tour season...
The late Mike Flemming would have savored Russell Knox's debut, big finish at the Players.
Ever try to get a 6-year-old calmed down and into bed on Christmas Eve?
Russell Knox was that kid on Wednesday at the TPC Sawgrass, the day before his first-ever start in The Players Championship.
Russell Knox will tee off in front of a home crowd for the first time as a professional at July's Scottish Open.
RUSSELL Knox, who has just broken into the world’s top 100 for the first time, will find out next month if he has secured a homecoming to play in this year’s Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open.
UNLIKE either Rory McIlroy or Tiger Woods, Russell Knox found the Honda Classic an uplifting experience as the 28-year-old signalled his intent to join the handful of Scots – Sandy Lyle, Ken Brown and Martin Laird – in the modern era to win on the PGA Tour.
Knox is confident that his game is ready to take the next leap forward in his second tour of duty with full Tour status. He opened the 2013-2014 season by making his first four cuts.
Inverness man Russell Knox will be back playing on golf’s richest circuit in a fortnight’s time – the 2013-14 season starts with the Frys.com Open in California – after securing his place among 50 graduates from the Web.com Tour.
“You can’t turn down a chance to play a PGA Tour event,” Knox said on Friday after shooting 69 to enter the weekend at 4-under-par 136. “I had people telling me I should have played a full Web.com Tour schedule, and if I had, I would have made the top-25 easy. But I couldn’t take the chance of not playing a Tour event when I could. You can never tell when you’ll have one of those special weeks.”
I've been playing well for the last couple of months. And so, yeah, coming off last week, it was a lot of positives. Obviously the 59 and the other three rounds were pretty decent, too. So, no, I had a ton of confidence coming in here and playing pretty good.
Carded a 59 in the second round of last week's Albertsons Boise Open en route to a T12. Five top 15s on that circuit this year. Top 20s in his last two starts on the PGA TOUR on which he's scored under par in nine of his last 10 rounds.
Russell Knox had a hunch he was going to get some putts to fall on Friday – if only because the previous round had left him so unfulfilled.
Russell Knox shot the fifth 59 in Web.com Tour history Friday, missing a chance to break the tour record when he parred the final two holes in the second round of the Boise Open.
Russell Knox is the Scottish golfer in the limelight here who can hardly be considered a household name even in his homeland. The capacity of major championships to throw such players into the spotlight, whether briefly or otherwise, is one of their endearing qualities.
Russell qualifies for the US OPEN at the Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, MD conducted by the Middle Atlantic Golf Association. View the Scoring. The U.S. Open championship will be held June 13-16, Merion Golf Club - Haverford Township near Ardmore, Pennsylvania.
Knox, who grew up in northern Scotland and has family roots in California, made the most of his limited starts on the PGA TOUR. He had a 6-under 64 on the Shore Course at Monterey Peninsula. Knox finished out of the top 125 on the money list last year as a rookie, so his opportunities will be limited this year. Read more on the Daily Wrap-up.
The Golf Aficiaonado -- The 108-hole marathon for the final 25 PGA TOUR cards begins for the last time on Wednesday at the PGA West Complex. Russell Knox identified as one of thirteen with an excellent chance to navigate the final stage.
RotoWorld -- Russell Knox vaulted up the leaderboard in the final round of the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic with his 5-under-par 32-35=67, but back-to-back bogeys to close out his round will cost him a PGA TOUR card for 2013.
OrlandoSentinel.com -- Picking the top performers at this week's McGladrey Classic, the third of four stops on the Fall Series … 4) Russell Knox
RotoWorld -- Russell Knox settled for a 2-under-par 34-35=69 in the final round of the Frys.com Open to finish the week at 12-under 272, earning his first top 10.
ASAP Sports -- San Martin, CA -- ASAP Sports transcripts Q&A with Russell Knox.
The Tour Report -- Maybe the fall weather was just what PGA TOUR rookie Russell Knox needed to get untracked.
Scottish Golf View -- Russell Knox's money worries could be over this weekend as he goes into the final round of the US PGA Tour in joint sixth place.
Scottish Golf View -- Florida-based Scot Russell Knox, the defending champion, finished joint seventh in the web.com Tour (formerly the Nationwide Tour) event, the Chiquita Classic, at The Club at Longview, Weddington in North Carolina.
Scottish Golf View -- Russell Knox has made three cuts in a row on the US PGA Tour.
Scottish Golf View -- Russell Knox could be on the very of a US PGA Tour payday that will consign his financial worries to the dustbin.
BBC Sport -- Scotland's Russell Knox missed out on winning a place at The Open after coming last in a four-man play-off at an international qualifier in Texas.
By Martin Dempster, The Scotsman -- MASTERS champion Bubba Watson has urged Scottish rookie Russell Knox to stay patient as he bids to recover from a shaky start to his PGA Tour career.
SCOTLAND’S Russell Knox, a rookie on the US circuit this year who has made only two cuts in eight starts, fired a superb 64 to tie the course record and share second place with Americans Ken Duke (68) and John Rollins (66) in the second round of the New Orleans Classic in Avondale, Louisiana
By Associated Press -- Jacksonville University graduate Russell Knox is just a shot back in a tie for second at 11 under after shooting a 64, matching a course record.
By Dale Rankin, Daily Record UK -- SCOT Russell Knox shot a superb eight-under-par 64 on day two of the Zurich Classic yesterday to put himself in contention for the title.
By Brett Johnson, Grady Sports -- Fog rarely plays a factor in shortening a golf tournament. It also rarely plays a factor in the turning point of a golfer’s career.
By Steve DiMeglio, USA TODAY -- After toiling for two years on mini-tours, and with zero playing status for the Nationwide Tour at the start of his third professional season, Russell Knox seemed destined at the start of 2011 for another spell of pinching pennies and clinging to hope while roaming the USA looking for tee times.
Russell Knox