Syme ‘Very Grateful’ As MacIntyre Leads Five Scots In Season-Ender In Dubai.
Top-ranked Scot Robert MacIntyre will head a strong field of five in-form Tartan players into this week’s mega-millions season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.
MacIntyre and fellow season Tour-winning Marc Warren cemented their places some months ago into Thursday’s start to the £stg 5.9m final event of a COVID-19 2020 schedule at the Jumeirah Estates in Dubai.
Now joining the pair is the trio of Drumoig’s Connor Syme, and 67th on the Race to Dubai rankings, Haddington’s Grant ...
Forrest Fights His Way Into Season-Ender With Super 63 Tour Low.
Scotland’s Grant Forrest looks to have earned himself a spot in next week’s season-ending DP World Tour Championship thanks to a European Tour career low 63 on the final day of the inaugural Golf in Dubai Championship.
Forrest birdied his closing three holes to snare a share of sixth place on 21-under par and with the former Crail Battle Trophy winner’s lowest round in 60 events on the European Tour.
The Haddington golfer’s prior best low has been five rounds of 65 and the last ...
Kearney Can Thank Caddying Dad For A Hopeful Best Tour Finish In Golf-in-Dubai
Niall Kearney and with his father, Joe on the bag is set to celebrate a best Tour result heading to the final round of the inaugural Golf in Dubai Championship.
The Royal Dublin pro capped his third round with an eagle ‘2’ at the 16th and then birdied the last in a 66 to be just outside the top-20 at 12-under par on the Fire Course at Jumeirah Estates.
England’s Andy Sullivan continues to lead the event adding a 68 for a two-shot lead at 21-under par and seeking a second success this season.
Kearney’s ...
Knox Battles The Sloppy & ‘Strange’ Conditions To Remain In Mayakoba Contention
Russell Knox superbly again displayed his Scottish golf skills in battling ‘strange’ sloppy conditions to be in the clubhouse lying third late on day two of the Mayakoba Championship.
Knox was three-under par coming to last but was clearly distracted in posting his only bogey in a round of 69 to be just a shot behind the American duo of Tony Finau (66) and Tom Hoge (67) atop of the board at nine-under par.
The Florida-based Scot was superb with his irons including hitting all opening nine greens ...
McIntyre’s Early Day Three Blaze Fades On Fire Course In Dubai.
Robert MacIntyre will edge closer to a maiden Masters invitation in heading to today’s (SAT) final round of the inaugural Golf in Dubai Championship at Jumeirah Estates in Dubai.
Scotland’s top-ranked player should have been knocking loudly on the door of a third Tour win in three events after his lighting start on day three but settled for a 66 to find himself sharing seventh place at 16-under and five shots from the front.
England’s Andy Sullivan continues to lead the field after adding a ...
Knox Right At Home Storming To The Front In Scottish-Like Mayakoba Conditions.
Scotland’s Russell Knox felt right at home in the Scottish-like conditions and storming his way to the front by a shot with a six-under par 65 late on day one of the Mayakoba Championship at Playa del Carmen in Mexico.
Knox grabbed seven birdies in his round with just the one dropped shot as he looks to go one better than finishing joint runner-up in the 2015 event.
Knox’s round, in windy and sometimes wet conditions, was his lowest since a Safeway Open first round 63 last September and ...
Kearney Making The Most Of His Dubai Debut.
Niall Kearney is making the most of just a fifth European Tour showing this year and also his first Tour event in the UAE with a six-under par tally heading to the closing two rounds of the inaugural Golf in Dubai Championship.
The 32-year old Royal Dublin pro snatched seven birdies in a five-under par 67 and an opening 71 to move to just outside the top-40 at six-under on day two of the event on the Fire course at Jumeirah Estates in Dubai.
“I’ve played very well the last couple of days and ...
