Thirteen-Year Old Russian Amateur Upstages Tour Stars At Qatar Masters

  Thirteen-year-old Russian-born amateur Daniil Sokolov has upstaged some of the best on the DP World Tour in posting a three-over-par 75 on the opening day of a bright but very breezy CB Qatar Masters in Doha. Sokolov, who represents Qatar and was in the field courtesy of receiving one of four annual invitations for amateur, was two under after four holes but picked up four bogeys and a double to drop into a tie for 105th play when play was suspended due to poor light at Doha Golf Club with ...

Ramsay Looking To Draw On Scottish Success In Qatar.

Scot Richie Ramsay heads into this week’s 28th edition of the  CB Qatar Masters looking to continue his recent good form. Ramsay, 41, was just a shot shy of making last week’s three-man play-off at the Bahrain Golf Championship. His eventual tie for fourth was Ramsay’s best Tour finish since a T3rd result last August in the Czech Masters while it was his 50th top-10 result in 419 Tour events. Ramsay is making his 12th showing in the event since his Doha debut in 2010, ...

Ferguson Being Continually Inspired By Image Of Woods & Himself

Ewen Ferguson ​proudly boasts a photograph of Tiger Woods and himself to help inspire the three-time winning Scot to further success in the men’s pro game.  Ferguson, 28, revealed the image of the 15-time major champ and himself taken during practice for the 2024 Open Championship at Royal Troon ahead of this week’s CB Qatar Masters in Doha. The Dubai-based Scot returns to Qatar two years after Ferguson bravely fought back from a second hole double-bogey to sensationally chip-in for eagle ...

Wasted Spectators Phoenix Open – Nothing Will Change.

The PGA Tour heads this week to the Grand Canyon State of Arizona and what is billed as the ‘Greatest Show in Golf’ – the WM Waste Management Phoenix Open – or as so many observers now commonly refer to it as the ‘Wasted Spectators Phoenix Open”. The TPC Scottsdale tournament is famed for the ‘Stadium’ hole, the par-3 16th, and the hole Tiger Woods aced amid wild scenes during the 1997 tournament. There is no other par-3 hole in the world of golf like ...

Old Tom’s St. Andrews Statue Vandalised For A Second Time.

Old Tom’s statue at St. Andrews has been sadly vandalised for a second time in some three months. St Andrews-based golf historian Roger McStravick shared the news via his ‘X’ social media indicating he’s lost for words after finding the statue had again been damaged, and on this occasion the full golf club Old Tom was holding has been broken off, just leaving the portion in Old Tom’s hand. Full story of this tragic second act of vandalism on Old Tom’s Statue @VisitScotland ...

Ramsay’s ‘Care Free’ Golf Takes Him To Within One Of Bahrain Play-Off

Richie Ramsay played ‘care free’ in superbly muscling his way to within one shot of the play-off at the Bapco Energies Bahrain Golf Championship. Ramsay, 41, came from share of 19th and into a a then clubhouse share of the lead at 13-under-par thanks to a superb bogey-free 68 on the host Colin Montgomerie designed Royal Golf Club course. It proved one shot shy with England’s Laurie Canter, who ​earlier this year played in the Ryder Cup-theme Team Cup in Abu Dhabi, holing ​a three-footer ...

Canter Play-Off Birdie Banks Bapco Engeries Bahrain Title – Heartache For Larrazabal

In a dramatic conclusion to the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship 2025, England’s Laurie Canter showcased his skill and resilience, clinching victory in a dramatic play-off at the Royal Golf Club in Bahrain. The championship, which marked its second year on the DP World Tour’s calendar, saw Canter birdie the first extra hole after Spaniard Pablo Larrazabal, and seeking a 10th Tour win, disappointingly three-putted for bogey the final green in regulation to open the door for Canter and ...