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Scotland’s David Drysdale superbly bounced back from two early hiccups to get among the birdies on the opening day of the Hong Kong Open. ‘Double D’ was one-under, and well down the board, heading to his back nine but then put foot down to birdie the 10th ahead of birdies also at 13 and 14 in a respectable two-under-par 68. It left him sharing 36th place and among some 69 players under par in the 67th hosting of the premier Asian Tour event. Drysdale is no stranger to the host ...

  Aussie Cam Smith brilliantly birdied five of seven closing holes in a blistering seven-under 63 on the opening day in the 67th hosting of the Hong Kong Open. Smith’s effort, and in his first appearance in the premier Asian Tour event in nine-years, has him tied for the lead with Spaniard Eugenio Chacarra and with the pair one clear of the field on the Hong Kong Golf Club course in suburban Fanling. Chacarra matched Smith’s effort also with five birdies over his inward nine. Smith ...

* Updated – March, 2025  Verandahs! In particular, golf club verandahs. Among the delights in many, many years reporting on tournament golf is the simple delight in returning year after year to the host club  that has so much going for it. Whether it be liking the golf course, enjoying spending the week in a workable & friendly media centre, general tournament access or just the overall ambience of the of the host venue. And there is also a good clubhouse. And when I talk clubhouses, ...

It is a marvellous tribute from a golfer who has been a professional for near on 30-years. With Scotland’s David Drysdale paying tribute to a ‘new era’ of his younger countryman golfers ahead of proudly taking his place as an Asian Tour rookie in this week’s $US 2m Hong Kong Open. Drysdale, 48, tees-up in the last of just a handful of events remaining in his Asian Tour member first season ahead of the near-assurance of enjoying full-season playing rights for the New Year, and ...

Cameron Smith has ended a nine-year tournament absence as he seeks to become the 15th Australian name to be added to the gleaming Hong Kong Open championship trophy. Last year’s Open Champion, and still the highest world-ranked Aussie at World No. 20 and this despite being a member of LIV, last contested the event in 2014 in his then rookie season, and despite now 16 wins in stunning career, and also including two individual titles this year on the LIV Tour, Smith is yet to taste success in ...

Rory McIlroy’s revealed he reached out to Jon Rahm and saying there’s no way the super golfing Spaniard will desert the PGA Tour ship for LIV Golf. Speculation was rife when it was noticed Rahm’s name went missing from the list of 24 players listed on the TGL website who will compete in January’s start to the PGA Tour backed TGL series in Florida. CONFIDENT HE’S @PGATOUR PLAYER … Rory @McIlroyRory reaches out to @JonRahmpga over @TheMasters champ decision to withdraw @TGRLiveEvents Declares: ...

Seamus Power remains sidelined with injury and sadly thus ruling the champion Irish-born golfer out of his defence of this week’s Butterfield Bermuda Championship. Power had been forced to withdraw from July’s DP World Tour Genesis Scottish Open, managing to play just nine holes of his opening round and while he played two rounds of the following week’s 151st Open Championship, he was still being hampered by the injury. He returned to his Las Vegas residence taking three weeks off ...