RORY McIlroy will make a much-anticipated return to the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at Mount Juliet Estate in May. The four-time Major winner will join his fellow Northern Irishman, close friend and tournament host Graeme McDowell, when McIlroy tees it up at the second Rolex Series event of the 2020 Race to Dubai season. […]
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World No 1 McIlroy confirms entry for Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at Mount Juliet
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Road to The Open backed by Golf Foundation and England Golf in build-up to Sandwich
THE Road to The Open will see 125 schools and 25 golf clubs across Kent take part in a string of events aimed at celebrating Royal St George’s hosting the 149th Open at Sandwich this summer. The R&A’s Road to The Open will encourage young people to join the journey as golf’s oldest championship heads […]
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Guido Migliozzi goes bogey- free to lead by one from Hjøggard in Oman Open
GUIDO Migliozzi fired a flawless round of 66 to rediscover his form and take the first round lead at the 2020 Oman Open. The Italian has two European Tour wins from his stunning rookie year on the Race to Dubai last season. But Migliozzi missed his first three cuts of the 2020 campaign and arrived […]
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Gemma Dryburgh and Michele Thomson lead New South Wales Open on LET
ABEREEN’S Gemma Dryburgh and Michele Thomson share a one-shot lead after a pair of five-under-par 67s in the first round of the Women’s New South Wales Open. Thomson set the mark with six birdies – including five on the front nine – before finishing with a bogey on the short 18th hole at Dubbo Golf […]
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Kaymer: Why caddy Craig Connelly is key to unlocking first win in six seasons
MARTIN Kaymer is hoping to continue his strong start to the 2020 Race to Dubai as he makes his debut at the Oman Open this week. The German has finished in the top 20 in his three events so far as he looks to change his consistency of the last two seasons into the sort […]
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David Hague wins first pro title in fourth start at Royal Golf Club Bahrain Open
ALL the days of self-doubting are over for Yorkshire’s David Hague as he put together a brilliant back nine to secure his maiden professional win at the Royal Golf Club Bahrain Open – in only his fourth start in the paid ranks. The 24-year-old, from Malton and Norton Golf Club, who rose to No. 76 […]
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Meghan MacLaren aiming for LET hat-trick in New South Wales Open at Dubbo
MEGHAN MacLaren is looking to join some exclusive company in the Women’s NSW Open at Dubbo Golf Club. In her lifetime, only three players have won the same Ladies European Tour event three times in a row. Karrie Webb did it at the ANZ Ladies Masters. Annika Sorenstam did it in the Swedish Open […]
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Al Sharif flies flag for Saudi golf in challenge for Royal Golf Club Bahrain Open title
IT was a proud moment for Saudi Arabian golf and host venue Royal Golf Club when amateur Saud Al Sharif mastered tough playing conditions to shoot the lowest round of the day on the MENA Tour’s fourth event of the 2020 season. Al Sharif surged into a tie for second place, just one behind leader […]
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Joost Luiten looks for more good form in Oman Open as Muscat stirs memory of win
JOOST Luiten is hoping to draw on the good memories of his victory at Al Mouj Golf two years ago, when he returns to one of his favourite courses on the calendar for the 2020 Oman Open. The Dutchman got the better of Chris Wood in a final day battle to win the inaugural edition […]
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Open will return to Royal Troon in 2023 – 100 years after Havers denied Hagen
THE 152nd Open will be played at Royal Troon in 2023 – seven years since Henrik Stenson produced a remarkable final round 63 to claim his first Major, and win the Claret Jug. The occasion will mark the 100th anniversary of when The Open was first played at Royal Troon in 1923. Then Arthur Havers, […]
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Rosebud Country Club will host first Q-School stage outside Europe in Australia
THE European Tour Qualifying School will make its first appearance outside of Europe when Rosebud Country Club hosts a first stage event in Australia, for 2020. European Tour hopefuls will tee it up on the outskirts of Melbourne from September 1-4. The move marks the first time in the European Tour Qualifying School’s 45-year history […]
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Girrbach and Kramer hit the comeback trail at Royal Golf Club Bahrain Open
SWITZERLAND’S Joel Girrbach, playing his first competitive round in three months on the MENA Tour after losing his European Tour card, shot a six-under par 66 to lead the Royal Golf Club Bahrain Open. The 26-year-old Swiss pro was even-par for his round after successive bogeys on the seventh and eighth holes. But Girrbach covered […]
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Nothing ruffles Patrick Reed who claims second WGC title down Mexico way
PATRICK Reed drowned out the ongoing criticisms over his bunkergate in the Bahamas to land his second World Golf Championships title in a thrilling finish in Mexico City. Just when it looked as though Bryson DeChambeau, who has certainly public criticisms over his pace of play, was about to race to a first WGC title […]
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Ellis eyes first professional win at Bahrain’s Royal Golf Club in MENA Tour return
A CONFIDENT Harry Ellis returns to the MENA Tour seeking his first career win as a professional at the Royal Golf Club Bahrain Open, which starts Monday. The 24-year-old, from Southampton, played five events in the 2019 season and was inside the top-12 in all of them. Those consistent displays over the past few months […]
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Rory McIlroy’s pursuit of WGC Grand Slam gets off to perfect start in Mexico City
RORY McIlroy soared into a two-stroke first round lead at the WGC-Mexico Championship in his bid to complete the WGC Grand Slam. The World No. 1 continued a stunning run of recent form with a six-under par 65, at Chapultepec Golf Club, in Mexico City. The Northern Irishman has won every other World Golf Championships […]
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Gemma Dryburgh within one of leader Lauren Stephenson in Australian Ladies Classic
AMERICAN Lauren Stephenson carded a six-under 66 to lead after the first round of the Geoff King Motors Australian Ladies Classic, at Bonville Golf Resort – a shot better than Scotland’s Gemma Dryburgh. The latter was joined by Finland’s Noora Komulainen, Australian Breanna Gill and Korean trio Min A Woon, Ayean Cho and Hye Ji […]
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McIlroy looks to complete Grand Slam of WGC titles with a win in Mexico City
RORY McIlroy is hoping to convert his impressive recent form into a second successive World Golf Championships victory at the WGC-Mexico Championship – and to keep his coveted World No. 1 spot. Spaniard Jon Rahm is aiming to depose the Northern Irishman at the top of Official World Golf Ranking in the first WGC event […]
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Wiltshire’s Jake Bolton faces Olly Huggins in last eight of South African Amateur
ENGLAND are guaranteed at least one player in the semi-finals of the South African Amateur Championship with B.B.&O. county player Olly Huggins meeting Jake Bolton in Thursday’s quarter-final. Frilford Heath’s Huggins – who lost a play-off for the African Amateur Championship two weeks ago – will be up against Wiltshire’s Bolton at Royal Johannesburg & […]
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Bailey Gill claims his maiden MENA Tour win in Oman to earn European Tour start
LINDRICK’S Bailey Gill made two stunning birdies from almost impossible positions in his last two holes to claim his maiden pro victory and deny Berkshire’s David Langley a second MENA Tour victory in 2020 at the Ghala Open, in Oman. The former England amateur international beat roommate and Journey to Jordan No. 1 champion David […]
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WGC-Mexico Championship: GMac wants to kick on after Saudi win for Ryder Cup race
GRAEME McDowell tees it up in his first World Golf Championships event since 2016 at the WGC-Mexico Championship this week. And the Northern Irishman is excited about the challenge of taking on a new course, at Chapultec Golf Club. McDowell said: “I’ve played a lot of WGCs in my career and I think you do […]
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