THE Open de Portugal at Royal Óbidos will return to the European Tour schedule in September. It will form an Iberian Swing along with the Andalucia and Portugal Masters. The Portuguese Open will now become a dual ranking event when it is staged at the Seve Ballesteros-designed Royal Óbidos course, from September 17-20. It will […]
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Portugal Open completes Iberian Swing and returns to European Tour in September
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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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JC Ritchie clinches back to back Limpopo titles after holding off Nienaber charge
JC RITCHIE carded a five-under par 67 in his final round to successfully defend his Limpopo Championship title and claim the opening tournament on the 2020 Road to Mallorca season. The South African held off a determined charge from his compatriot Wilco Nienaber at Euphoria Golf Club to seal his second consecutive victory at the […]
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Winning the European Tour Qualifying School is far from a pig in a Poke for Benjamin
BENJAMIN Poke completed an emphatic six-stroke victory at the final stage of the European Tour Qualifying School, running away with the title as 28 players European Tour cards for 2020. The Dane, who led from the second round at Lumine Golf Club, was in complete control throughout the marathon test. He broke 70 each day […]
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Catlin arrives from Thailand with fourth win but really wants to graduate at Lumine
AMERICAN John Catlin carded a flawless six-under par 65 to charge into an early lead at European Tour Qualifying School Final Stage, at Spain’s Lumine Golf Club. Catlin came into the event less than a week after securing his fourth Asian Tour victory, in Thailand, and continued in the same form. He recorded six birdies […]
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Laporta opens the door to European Tour debut with Challenge Tour Grand Final
FRANCESCO Laporta secured a wire-to-wire victory at the Challenge Tour Grand Final at Mallorca’s Club de Golf Alcanada. And in doing so finished the season as the 2019 Road to Mallorca No. 1, overtaking Scotland’s Calum Hill, who could not add to his two previous Challenge Tour wins in 2019. The Italian battled testing conditions, […]
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Laporta leads after blustery day at Challenge Tour Grand Final at Mallorca’s Alcanada
FRANCESCO Laporta held on to his narrow lead at the halfway stage of the Challenge Tour Grand Final, at Mallorca’s Club de Golf Alcanada. And the Italian is in pole position to be crowned Road to Mallorca No. 1 after a two-under par second round of 69 left him in pole position with two rounds […]
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Race to be Challenge Tour’s No. 1 hots up as Laporta hits the front in the Grand Final
FRANCESCO Laporta began the Challenge Tour Grand Final occupying the second position on the Road to Mallorca rankings… but now the Italian is projected to become Challenge Tour No. 1 by Sunday, after taking the first-round lead. Laporta carded five birdies against only two bogeys to sign for a three -under par 68, which was […]
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Besseling hoping to reverse 2018 and move into top 15 at final Road to Mallorca event
WIL Besseling goes into the Challenge Tour Grand Final with a real chance of earning a European Tour card at the end of the week. Such an outcome would complete a drastic change in fortunes for the player ranked No. 18 on the Road to Mallorca going into the season’s climax on the Spanish island. […]
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Why Alexander hasn’t been caught Knappe-ing at Foshan Open in bid for Grand Final
ALEXANDER Knappe carded his second successive 65 to lead the European Challenge Tour’s Foshan Open by one stroke at the end of round two at Foshan Golf Club. The German reached 14-under par without carding a bogey after a second successive 65. And the 34-year-old leads by one shot at the halfway stage from Australia’s […]
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Ben Stow is fully back up to speed at Foshan Open after six-week injury lay-off in July
WILTSHIRE’S Ben Stow celebrated his birthday in style by setting a new course record of 64 at Foshan Golf Club to lead the Foshan Open by one stroke after the opening day. The 28-year-old sits one shot ahead of Germany’s Alexander Knappe, who would have joined Stow as holder of the course record of eight-under […]
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Roussel eyes top spot on the Road to Mallorca but pack are closing at Foshan Open
ROBIN Roussel is taking inspiration from last year’s champion Victor Perez as he bids to move to the top of the Road to Mallorca with a strong performance at this week’s Foshan Open. The Frenchman is currently in second place on the Road to Mallorca rankings following a runner-up finish at the Hainan Open last […]
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Nothing Bland about course or food in China as Jordan hits front with six others
SEVEN players share the 36-hole lead on seven-under at the Hainan Open, following a day of relatively low scoring at China’s Sanya Luhuitou Golf Club. Holland’s Wil Besseling, Frenchman Robin Roussel and China’s Liu Yanwei set the target after teeing off early on day two, while Hampshire’s Richard Bland and Royal Liverpool’s Matthew Jordan – […]
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Red-hot Rozner in front as Frenchman seeks automatic promotion at Hainan Open
A BOGEY on the final hole denied Antoine Rozner a blemish-free opening round at the European Challenge Tour’s Hainan Open, in China. But the Frenchman will nevertheless take a commanding two-stroke lead into day two after carding a seven-under par round of 65. Rozner, who has won twice on the Road to Mallorca this season, […]
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Scalise targets graduation to European Tour starting with strong show at Hainan Open
DESPITE the long European Challenge Tour season beginning to take its toll, Lorenzo Scalise is still in the fight for a top-15 spot as the Road to Mallorca visits China for this week’s Hainan Open. The Italian is currently 33rd on the Road to Mallorca rankings, with the lion’s share of his 46,322 points coming […]
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Cuartero-Blanco wins Stone Irish Challenge title after play-off as rain intervenes
EMILIO Cuartero-Blanco secured an emotional maiden victory on the European Challenge Tour after defeating Oscar Lengden on the third play-off hole of the Stone Irish Challenge. The final round of the tournament, which was being played at Headfort Golf Club, was cancelled as heavy rains water-logged the course, rendering it unplayable. With Cuartero-Blanco and Lengden […]
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Why Canadian Cockerill won’t be crowing despite leading Stone Irish Challenge
AARON Cockerill’s red-hot form has travelled from Morocco to Ireland and he will take a share of the lead into day two at the Stone Irish Challenge. The Canadian, who has jumped from 97th to 50th on the Road to Mallorca rankings over the past three tournaments, carded a five-under par 67 to sit atop […]
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Sharvin seeks breakthrough win at Stone Irish Challenge after securing 2020 tour card
THREE months on from finishing as the low-Irishman in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, Cormac Sharvin will be eyeing his first win on the European Challenge Tour when he tees it up in the Stone Irish Challenge at Headfort Golf Club starting today (Thursday). The Dublin-based pro, who has been enjoying a fine-campaign on […]
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Farr wins Morocco’s Lalla Aïcha Challenge after superb 63 at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam
OLIVER Farr carded a scintillating nine-under par 63 in the final round to produce a stunning comeback and win his third European Challenge Tour title at Morocco’s Lalla Aïcha Challenge Tour. The Welshman started the day four shots behind overnight leaders Jack Senior and Joel Sjöholm. But Farr soon charged up the leaderboard with three […]
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Rhys raring to go as Davies goes from house husband to Challenge Tour golfer again
RHYS Davies is set to make his European Challenge Tour return at this week’s Lalla Aïcha Challenge Tour almost a year after stepping away from the game to spend more time with his young family. The Welshman will return to action at the scene of his 2010 European Tour triumph, Royal Golf Dar Es Salam […]
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