Asian Tour Chief Sings Praise Of Close House & St. Andrews Events But Need Sponsors
Asian Tour Commissioner Cho Minn Thant has sung the praise in creating history by bringing two Tour events to England and Scotland.
The Tour proudly hosted the International Series England last fortnight at Close House in north-eastern England and last week we saw the Asian Tour flags flying high over the Torrance course at the Fairmont Resort, and located just a few miles from the famed Old Course at St. Andrews.
The Home of Golf was blessed with warm, near windless conditions, and while there was ...
Drysdale Looks Forward Returning To Asia & Strong Showings In Closing Rookie Season Events
Scot David Drysdale and his caddying wife, Vicky were heading home to their Borders abode giving the thumbs-up to this week’s inaugural Asian Tour St. Andrews Bay Championship in St. Andrews.
Drysdale made it six pay cheques in succession from seven events in his rookie Asian Tour season posting scores of 74, 67, 72 and a closing 69 for a six-under-par tally.
The effort handed him an eventual share of 45th to be now lying 66th on the Asian Tour Order of Merit and well on track to retain full ...
Hend Questions DP World Tour Over It’s Negativity In Asian Tour Competing In UK
... Fairmont Resort, St. Andrews
Aussie golfer Scott Hend has never been one to take a backward step in his career and this again is mirrored in his defence of the Asian Tour competing last week in England and now this week in Scotland.
Of course, Hend is no stranger to playing golf in the Home of Golf nation that includes two Open Championships at St. Andrews and many Scottish Open and Alfred Dunhill Links showings.
However, Hend has taken exception to the DP World Tour and it’s CEO Keith Pelley ...
MacIntyre Produces Timely Return To Form In Prague
Top Scot Robert MacIntyre produced a timely return to form to also keep alive his Ryder Cup selection hopes with a rousing 66 on the opening day of the Czech Masters.
MacIntyre posted a bogey-free round to be sharing fourth place and just three shots adrift of Finland’s Sami Valimaki who heads the field with a sizzling nine-under 63 on the Albatross Resort course in Prague.
The Oban lefty capped his round in very hot conditions with birdies at his opening two holes and also at his closing pair ...
Drysdale Shares His Disappointment In Being Completely Ignored By DP World Tour
David Drysdale is both pinching himself he’s teeing-up in an Asian Tour event in St. Andrews though the proud Scot also is bitterly disappointed with the lack of response from DP World Tour event organisers.
Drysdale, 48, is among eight Scots competing in the inaugural St. Andrews Bay Championship being staged at the Fairmont Resort on the outskirts of the Home of Golf.
The Borders golfer is no stranger to this week’s host Torrance course having played the past two years in the DP Tour World ...
Casey Blasts British Airways For Missing Clubs Ahead Of Inaugural St. Andrews Bay Championship
It’s probably happened to the majority of golfers who choose to travel to golf destinations, and that is your luggage arrives but not your golf clubs.
Of course, it’s a more of a concern for a professional golfer as the golf clubs at their tools of trade.
Little wonder, 21-tournament winning Paul Casey pulled no punches in slamming British Airways when his golf clubs on board his flight from Arizona via London to Scotland missed the short flight from London to Edinburgh, ahead of this ...
Asian Tour Defends Move To Host Tournament In St. Andrews
The Asian Tour has defended this week’s historic hosting the St. Andrews Bay Championship at the Home of Golf in Scotland.
The hosting of the $1.5m event right on the doorstep of the famed golfing city has attracted a number of LIV-based players including Masters champion Sergio Garcia and with fellow European Ryder Cup stars in Paul Casey and Bernd Weisberger.
The event is also among 10 tournaments featuring in the Asian Tour’s 2023 International Series in assocation with the Saudi Arabian-back ...
