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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 ...

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 ...

Verandahs. Golf club verandahs. In particular the Hong Kong Golf Club verandah and host club for this week’s prestigious Asian Tour Hong Kong Open. It’s a strange golfing subject and very much a first for this golf journalist. This week is the 67th edition of the Hong Kong Open that was first staged in 1959 and with the club sharing an honour the club with legendary Augusta National, as being the only two clubs in the world to host the same professional event continuously for over 60-years. I’ve ...

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 ...