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Scottish golfer Callum McNeill has put himself in position not only to secure PGA Tour membership but to lock-in his 2024 DP Tour card at Final Qualifying in Spain. McNeill, 28, heads the seven Scots among the field of 152 players competing over six rounds at two courses at the Infinitum club in Tarragona. The Scot, who spends a lot of the year based in Houston, grabbed eight birdies to share ninth place after just two rounds, and with the leading 25 players at the close of Tuesday’s sixth and ...

Graeme McDowell’s return to Hong Kong continues to be all positive, keeping himself in contention for hopeful victory heading to the final round on the famed host Hong Kong Golf Club course. McDowell kept his scoring in the 60s for a third running adding a four-under 66 to earlier scores of 67 and 65 to be sharing seventh place at 12-under-par and only four shots adrift of the leading duo of Aussie Cam Smith, who signed for a 65, along with Thailand’s Phachara Khongwatmai, who added a ...

Scotland’s Richie Ramsay admits he likes feeling uncomfortable as he comfortably continues his push to hopefully banking victory in the Nedbank Challenge in South Africa. Ramay, 40, also remains top Scot posting a second round 69 in moving to seven-under and just three shots from the lead heading to the weekend rounds on the host course at Sun City. The duo of World No. 8 Max Homa, with a 68, and Frenchman Mattieu Pavan, and signing for a 66, lead the field by a shot at 10-under. Homa said: “I’m ...

Host club head pro Ireland’s Brian O’Donovan could not be more delighted to be playing all four rounds of the Hong Kong Open. O’Donovan, 35, was out first on day two producing a superb three-under par 67 to momentarily enjoy the clubhouse lead in finishing at two-under-par before a very long way in knowing he had finished right on the halfway cut mark in the $US 2m event being played on his host Hong Kong Open course in suburban Fanling. The Bandon-born O’Donovan began working ...

Scotland’s David Drysdale continues to show his fondness for the host course, ensuring himself all four rounds in the Hong Kong Open. Drysdale, and with wife/caddy Vicky again calling the shots, added a one-under-par 69 to his opening 68 and move to three-under in the premier Asian Tour event. Double-Ds effort also continues a great run of form in his rookie Asian Tour season having now ensured himself weekend work in now 10 of 13 events he’s contested this ‘first of his career’ seasons. CHOPSTICK ...

Scotland’s Richie Ramsay superbly ignited hopes this week of a double delight in the Rainbow Nation in posting a four-under 68 on the opening day of the Nedbank Challenge. Ramsay, 40, grabbed seven birdies to be trailing just two adrift of the leading four-some of Dane Nicolai Hojgaard, Swede Vincent Norrman, England’s Dan Bradburg and World No. 8 and visiting American Max Homa. Homa produced a bogey-free round in returning to competition after joining Justin Thomas, and their respective ...

​  There’s one name that stands out in glancing down the list of 152 players teeing-up tomorrow (Friday) in the first of six rounds at the Final Qualifier to earn a 2024 DP World Tour card. He’s still the only DP World Tour player to break 60 – Tom ‘Mr. 59’ Fisher. It’s understood to be a first visit to Final Qualifying for Fisher since he joined the Tour full-time in 2007. Fisher, and wearing a bright Tiger Woods-like red shirt but on a Friday, created Tour history on the second ...