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Richie Ramsay played ‘care free’ in superbly muscling his way to within one shot of the play-off at the Bapco Energies Bahrain Golf Championship. Ramsay, 41, came from share of 19th and into a a then clubhouse share of the lead at 13-under-par thanks to a superb bogey-free 68 on the host Colin Montgomerie designed Royal Golf Club course. It proved one shot shy with England’s Laurie Canter, who ​earlier this year played in the Ryder Cup-theme Team Cup in Abu Dhabi, holing ​a three-footer ...

Sometimes a great par save is just as good as any birdie as Scott Jamieson will attest after a brilliant bogey-free final round 65 in the Bapco Energies Bahrain Golf Championship. Jamieson, 41, was seven-under for his round coming to the par-4 17th where there is water all the way down the right side of the hole at the host Royal Golf Club course. However the Scot found the water some 306-yards off the tee and still facing 110-yards to the pin. After taking a penalty drop, Jamieson landed his now ...

Scot Richie Ramsay is primed to have the golf equipment sponsors sit-up and take notice heading into the final round of the Bapco Energies Bahrain Golf Championship. Ramsay, 41, holed a monster 40-footer for a timely last hole birdie in a round of 69 to move to nine-under and tied with fellow Scot Connor Syme, who posted 68 on the host Royal Golf Club course. England’s Callum Tarren continues to lead despite a shaky ‘moving day’ level par 72 to remain at 13-under but it’s ...

Masters champion Patrick Reed along with fellow American and former PGA Championship winning Jimmy Walker’s presence these past three weeks on the DP World Tour has been a great lift for growing golf in the Middle East. Also, not forgetting Europe’s own three-time major-winning Padraig Harrington who has also teed-up in Dubai, Ras Al Khaimah and now Bahrain. The Texas duo of Reed and Walker are in their own way continuing a similar trend set by Tiger Woods at the height of his career, ...

A contented Richie Ramsay avoided more of the early season ‘rabbit holes’ to take ‘Route 66’ and put himself into contention on day one of the Bapco Energies Bahrain Golf Championship. Ramsay, 41, battled the blustery but bright conditions, missing just one fairway in posting eight birdies in a six-under-par 66 on the host Colin Montgomerie course in the oil rich nation. The four-time winning Scot ended the day in a four-way share of third place and five shots adrift of England’s ...

LIV Golf has confirmed the news and first reported some three weeks ago and that is Northern Ireland’s Tom McKibbin has officially signed with LIV. McKibbin, 22, has signed a $9m deal and will join John Rahm’s Legend X111 team. “Tom McKibbin, welcome to the team, let’s go,” Rahm said with a double-fisted celebration when announcing that McKibbin will be joining him, Tyrrell Hatton and American Caleb Surrat on the Legion XIII formed last year. (See video below) It’s ...

Scotland’s Connor Syme is out to continue riding the wave of his good new season start in this week’s second edition of the Bapco Energies Bahrain Golf Championship. Syme is among five Scots teeing-up in the £STG 2.03m event being hosted on the Colin Montgomerie designed Royal Golf Club in the oil-rich Middle East nation. While the Scot is contesting the tournament for a second year running after finishing T35th a year ago. Exclusive …. @connor_syme @drumoiggc looking to continue ...