Scot-Born Syme Shines In A Sombre Dubai Season-Opener
Scot-born Conor Syme has kick-started his 10th season in the pro ranks with an eye-catching display on what was a sombre day on day one of the Dubai Invitational in the UAE.
Syme, 31, birdied five of his inward nine holes in a four-under 67 to be sharing second place on four-under-par on the host Dubai Creek course.
Grand Slam winning Rory McIlroy, sporting new clubs and a new ball, shot straight to the front thanks to seven birdies in his five-under 66, and in the event he finished runner-up when ...
Moving Moment Remembering Super-Talented Young Golfer Emanuele Galeppini
It was a moving moment with players, caddies, officials and others standing still, their heads bowed when the DP World Tour’s maiden event for 2026 paused for a minute’s silence remember Emanuele Galeppini who so tragically, and so unncessarily lost his life on Janurary 1st in the devestating Cran Montana nightclub blaze.
The second edition of the Dubai Invitational is being staged in honour of the 17-year-old Italian golfer, who was based in Dubai, and who among 40 people to lose their ...
McGUIRE: Syme Heads Into 10th Season Hoping ‘Stats’ Are Right For Further Success.
Connor Syme heads into a 10th year in the pro ranks teeing-up this week in Dubai, hoping he gets his ‘stats’ right for another Tour victory.
Syme is among just four Scots teeing-up in this week’s limited 60-player field for the second hosting of the Dubai Invitational at the Dubai Creek course.
The Fifer contested the inaugural event two years ago, finishing inside the top-40.
And Syme tees-up in the new season clearly with a bigger spring in his step than normal, staring not only at being ...
DP World Tour Honouring Memory Of Young Italian Golfer Who Died In Crans Montana Blaze
The golf community in Dubai along with the DP World Tour will honour the memory this week of 17-year-old Emanuele Galeppini, who died on New Year’s day morning from the Crans Montana nightclub blaze.
Originally from Genoa, Galeppini had made Dubai his home in recent years with his family, where he developed as a golfer.
Well known within the UAE’s junior and amateur golf scene, he was in Switzerland with friends when the fire broke out in the early hours of January 1 at the Le Constellation ...
Fleetwood Starting A New Season Flying Higher Than He’s Ever Flown Before
Defending Dubai Invitational champion Tommy Fleetwood heads into a new season flying higher in his career than he’s ever done before.
Fleetwood kick-starts a 16th year in the professional ranks coming off easily the best season in his career.
The now 34-year-old ended 2025 at a career high of No. 3 on the World Rankings, having closed out his last three events of 2025 with victory in the India Championship, runner-up in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and T3rd in the DP World Tour Championship.
Fleetwood ...
All Three LIV Stars Rahm, DeChambeau & Smith Confirm Staying With LIV
It’s official ….
Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm and Cam Smith have confirmed they’re going nowhere, each committing to remain with LIV Golf after Brooks Koepka announced his LIV Golf departure following four seasons with the Saudi-backed circuit.
The PGA Tour (PGAT) offered a previously unheard of ‘Player Returning Program’ on the back of Brooks Koepka quitting LIV Golf and wishing to return to the Tour where he had last competed in March 2022.
The five-time major winning ...
Smith Admits ‘Easiest Decision Of My Life’ Staying With LIV.
LIV’s Cam Smith has clearly thumbed his nose at PGA Tour administrators declaring it to be ‘the easiest decision in my life’ when confirming he will be staying with LIV Golf.
The champion Aussie wants nothing to do with the PGA Tour’s ‘Player Returning Program’ after now former LIV star Brooks Koepka’s agreed to probably one of the strictest programs ever enacted in sport.
We’ve learned the three-time major winning Koepka has agreed not only ...
