LESS than a week after his best friend won a title on the MENA Tour, Frenchman Antoine Schwartz was enjoying the rub-on effect as he took sole possession of lead after the opening round of the Ghala Open on Monday. The 30-year-old from Suresnes, near Paris, posted a bogey-free six-under par 66 and was leading […]
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Schwartz inspired by Gros’ win in NewGiza Open to take lead in Oman’s Ghala Open
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Christiaan Bezuidenhout eagles last to grab Dimension Data from George Coetzee
CHRISTIAAN Bezuidenhout completed a wire-to-wire victory at the Dimension Data Pro-Am thanks to a stunning eagle on the 72nd hole at Fancourt Golf Estate. The South African stood on the par five 18th tee on Fancourt’s Montagu Course, trailing countryman George Coetzee by one stroke. But Bezuidenhout hit an incredible second shot to six feet […]
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Westwood wants Close House win when he hosts British Masters for a second time
ADOPTED Geordie Lee Westwood is looking forward to becoming the first player to host the Betfred British Masters on two occasions when the European Tour event returns to Close House near Newcastle upon Tyne this summer. Westwood has enjoyed an impressive start to 2020, winning the season’s first Rolex Series event, the Abu Dhabi HSBC […]
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Coronavirus forces Tour to cancel Volvo China Open and Maybank Championship
TWO European Tour events in Asia – scheduled to be played in April – have been postponed because of the health threat posed by the outbreak of the Coronavirus. The Maybank Championship and the Volvo China Open have both been postponed following the outbreak in China in December, of what has now been named Covid-19 […]
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Sebastien Gros gets career back on track with NewGiza Open victory on MENA Tour
FRENCHMAN Sebastien Gros is determined to resuscitate his career this year. And the two-time Challenge Tour winner made a brilliant start in that direction by claiming the inaugural NewGiza Open. Gros said: “This is fantastic. I have worked very hard this winter along with my team. “To get a win so early in the season […]
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Gros ready to charge Knipes as challenge heats up in MENA Tour’s NewGiza Open
CURTIS Knipes faces a final day threat from France’s European Challenge Tour winner Sebastien Gros in the MENA Tour’s NewGiza Open. Rookie Knipes may well have to rely on his three shot cushion as he seeks a maiden win in his just his second MENA event. The two-time Essex Amateur Champion, from Chelmsford Golf Club, […]
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European Tour Qualifying School Final Stage all set to remain at Lumine until 2022
LUMINE Golf Club has been confirmed as the host venue of the European Tour Qualifying School Final Stage for the next three years. The Spanish venue first became a venue in 2012 when it became a second stage qualifying venue. It became the location for the six-round marathon at the European Tour Qualifying School Final […]
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Curtis Knipes is the ‘geezer’ in NewGisa on route 66 to top leaderboard in Egypt
ESSEX’S Curtis Knipes was the main man in only his second start as a professional on the opening day of the $75,000 NewGiza Open. The 19-year-old, who came through Final Qualifying to play in The Open at Royal Portrush last summer, fired a superb, bogey-free 66 to take a two-shot lead. Knipes’s six-under par round […]
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Tewkesbury Park selected to host PGA Super 60s as £10m upgrade brings its rewards
TEWKESBURY Park has agreed a three-year deal to host the national PGA Super 60s Championship until 2022. Entries are now open for the event, which will take place on August 5 and 6, on The Deerpark, Tewkesbury Park’s 6,554 yard par-72 course. Eighty pairs comprising a PGA professional and amateur both aged 60 or older […]
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MENA Tour off to Egypt for NewGiza Open: Langley faces Tour stars Finch and Wattel
CASTLE Royle’s David Langley will bid to win back-to-back when the MENA Tour visits its 12th host country when it visits Egypt for the first time for the NewGiza Open. The second tournament of the 2020 season in the Middle East is being played at the NewGiza Golf Club with the spectacular setting of the […]
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Anton Karlsson picks up first Challenge Tour win in Cape Town Open from three back
ANTON Karlsson came from three shots behind to win his maiden European Challenge Tour title at the RAM Cape Town Open. The Swede carded a three under par round of 69 for a 14-under par total in difficult scoring conditions at Royal Cape Golf Club. That was enough to jump ahead of a packed leaderboard […]
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Min Woo Lee matches Minjee with ISPS Handa Vic Open title at 13th Beach Golf Links
MIN Woo Lee made history as he stormed to his first European Tour victory at the ISPS Handa Vic Open, on the same golf course where his sister won her first professional title six years ago. Lee joined his older sister Minjee on the roll of honour at 13th Beach Golf Links with a final […]
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Alejandro Cañizares shakes off the jet lag to lead ISPS Handa Vic Open by two shots
ALEJANDRO Cañizares carded a stunning opening 63 to lead the ISPS Handa Vic Open by two strokes after the first round. The Spaniard made 10 birdies on the Creek Course at 13th Beach Golf Links – carding four in his first five holes. He also finished with three in a row to reach nine-under par. […]
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David Langley takes route 66 to fire debut MENA Tour win at Journey to Jordan opener
MENA Tour debutant David Langley won the $75,000 Journey to Jordan No. 1 – the opening event of the 2020 season – after shooting a six-under par 66, at Ayla Golf Club. The 25-year-old former England international, who turned pro at the end of last season, finished on 11-under for 54 holes – having suffered […]
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Stacy Lewis in first return to Australia in four years – and with a mum’s perspective
TWO-time major champion Stacy Lewis last teed it up Down Under in 2014, when she tied for sixth at the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open. It was the start of a season-of-a-lifetime for Lewis, who captured three victories and became the first American to take home all three season-ending awards since Betsy King in 1993. […]
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ISPS Handa Vic Open: Lucas Herbert heads home but not ready to celebrate just yet
LUCAS Herbert is eyeing more silverware at the ISPS Handa Vic Open this week, just a fortnight after winning his first European Tour title at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic. Herbert is from the city of Bendigo, approximately 125 miles from 13th Beach Golf Links – the host venue of the Vic Open since 2013. […]
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David Law reflects on Vic Open triumph confident he’s heading in right direction
SCOTLAND’S David Law is relishing the opportunity to defend a European Tour title for the first time in his career as he returns to Australia for the ISPS Handa Vic Open. The 29-year-old produced a sensational finish last year at 13th Beach Golf Links, with an eagle on the par five 18th hole putting him […]
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Lowry wants second Irish Open title at Mount Juliet but Rahm’s ready for a third
SHANE Lowry will make his first appearance on home soil since claiming his maiden Major title at the 2019 Open Championship, as he seeks a second Irish Open title, in May. The World No. 16 will target a second Rolex Series title, when Mount Juliet Estate hosts the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open on May […]
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Why Harry Konig is happy to be back at Ayla Golf Club for MENA Tour season opener
DEVON’S Harry Konig returned to the scene of the greatest triumph of his career so far, hoping to capitalize on his happy memories when he won the Journey to Jordan Tour Championship in November. The 2020 season of the MENA Tour by Arena gets under way today (Monday) with the $75,000 Journey to Jordan No. […]
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GMac shows grit that got him back into world’s top 50 with victory in the sands of Saudi
GRAEME McDowell showed the kind of determination which helped GMac become a Major Champion as he claimed his first European Tour win in six years at the second Saudi International. The Northern Irelander, who grew up playing links golf at Portrush, battled to a final round 70 to pick up a cheque for €529,337 – […]
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