Golf hero Davis soaking upsporting accolades

BRIAN DAVIS will tee it up at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans today with the status of golf’s newest hero following his show of sportsmanship in South Carolina last week.

Davis called a penalty on himself during a sudden-death play-off with Jim Furyk at the Verizon Heritage tournament, an act that cost him the chance of a maiden US PGA Tour victory and almost $400,000 (€298,500) in prize money.

The Englishman will attempt to put his disappointment at the title slipping from his grasp and fourth runner-up finish in America in the last four years when he tries again at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, near New Orleans.