The Tartan duo of David ‘Double D’ Drysdale and amatuer Dominic McGlinchey have their work cut out to play all four rounds of the Asian Tour’s International Series Qatar in Doha.
Drysdale posted a level par 70 while the 18-year-old McGlinchey, who lives in Doha with his family, a 71 in indeal scoring conditions on the host Doha Golf Club course.
Drysdale is teeing-up in the tour’s penultimate event of the 2024 season and in what will be his last in the under-50 mens game as he will travel Stateside next week and join fellow Scot Stevie Gallacher in the December 3rd commencing final qualifying event in Phoenix, Arizona where they will hopefully earn a 2025 Champions Tour card.
South African Ian Snyman leads the field in the $US 2.5m Doha event at seven-under and with countryman Louis Oosthuizen sharing second and just a shot behind,
Snyman says spending two days in the company of one of his country’s finest golfers, David Frost, has helped play a big part in his fine run of form recently.
South African Ian Snyman leads the way by a stroke in the International Series Qatar. Image – Asian Tour
“My coach, Paul McKenzie, and I have been working on a few things and I also got some advice from David Frost – he is a former Asian Tour winner having won in Hong Kong,” said Snyman, about Frost – winner of the Hong Kong Open in 1994 and 29 titles around the world.
“About five months ago we spent two days with David. We were trying to find some consistency, that was my main concern. Looks like we are getting there. Just need to get some low ones like we did today, which is exciting.
“The big thing we worked on with David was the takeaway. I always take the club back outside and get laid off at the top. He kind of helped me feel a way to get it straighter.
“Another big thing was not to be so rigid. I would be very stickman like golf, my left arm would be very stiff and strong but he kind of got me to relax a bit more, you can actually bend that left arm.”
He was cruising at eight under with two to play but made double on the par- three 17th.
He explained: “Bit of a brain fart there. I was over the ball, they [the officials] were trying to calm some people down behind the tee box, but instead of re-starting my routine I walked straight into my shot. I think I was mis-aligned and pushed it way right of the green.”
He duffed his chip and three putted but bounced back on the par-five 18th hitting his third to two feet.
