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It was so sad earlier this year in leaning news that former Asian Tour player and CEO Kyi Hla Han had passed away less than a week after turning the ‘young’ age of just 61. I got to know Kyi Hla well in travelling to co-sanctioned events in Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and China.  He was always engaging and always grateful for the support myself and other European Tour based colleagues showed in travelling to these countries. He competed in 78 events on the European Tour, mainly those ...

Aussie Richard Green has stormed his way onto the 2023 PGA Champions Tour in dramatic manner posting an 18 under par four round score of 266 at TPC Scottsdale to win by four shots and the top spot at the Champions Qualifying School in Arizona. The 51 year-old Melbourne-born lefty, and affectionately long know as ‘Greeny’ capped his career early-on in denying major champions Greg Norman and Ian Woosnam in a play-off to capture the 1997 Dubai Desert Classic and in the process becoming ...

Scott Jamieson was devouring the course with a record-setting 63 as a pride of lions dined out close-by on day two of the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa. Jamieson muscled his way to a three-shot lead at 13-under-par on the host Leopard Creek course that borders the famed Kruger National Park at Malelane, some 250-miles east of the capital Johannesburg. The Scot’s nine-under score is one fewer than Tartan colleague David Drysdale’s course record low of 64 on day three in 2016 ...

Scotland’s Scott Jamieson again showed a fondness for his ‘special’ event of the year in posting a 68 on the opening day of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Malelane in South Africa. Jamieson grabbed six birdies, three on each nine, in a four under score in hot and mostly blustery conditions on the Leopard Creek course located on the edge of the famed Kruger National Park and some 250-miles east of the capital Johannesburg. South African Dean Burmester birdied his closing two ...

European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald could not be happier. There has been three months of qualifying for the 2023 European Ryder Cup side and those who will be the expected cornerstones of Donald’s Rome side are winners. They include six players who also were on the 2021 losing European Team side that competed at Whistling Straits. Shane Lowry was the first to win in the 12-month 2022/23 qualifying period capturing the opening event with victory over Rory McIlroy in the BMW PGA Championship at ...

  .. Albany, The Bahamas.​ ​“Any chance I can also get a hug?” A very brave question to Shane Lowry soon after he left a scorer’s hut for a final occasion this year and also after he presented signed golf​ balls,​ as is customary, to the walking scorer and marker, ​ahead of ​embrac​ing​​ waiting manager Brian Moran. Lowry then made his way in my direction, and like the good journalist I ensured he had to pass by me to get to the clubhouse. It’s when I bravely asked ...

.. Albany, The Bahamas  The appearance of a carton of beer in the fridge of the Hero World Challenge media centre reminded me of Richie Fowler. Let me explain. American Kevin Kisner celebrated just a second PGA Tour ace in his career in holing out, using a 6-iron at the par-3 12th hole on day three of the Hero World Challenge. There was no brand new Hero motor-bike nor the keys to a luxury Albany apartment but just the honour on the next tee, on route to Kisner posting a 77 and slump to a share ...