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… Dubai, UAE  Top-ranked Scot Bob MacIntyre confessed his disappointed a huge Tartan support contingent in letting slip a five-shot mid-round lead over his ‘Rookie of the Year’ rival with a 74 on day two of the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. The young Scot went well ahead of American and playing partner Kurt Kitayama, and closest challenger for the Sir Henry Cotton trophy, with a birdie at 11 before dropping a shot at 13. MacIntrye, and with at least half of Oban out on the Jumeirah ...

… Dubai, UAE  Despite getting the ‘silent treatment’ for the most part by his American ‘Rookie of the Year’ rival, Bob MacIntrye remains on target to capture the coveted ‘Rookie of the Year’ despite an average debut round of 71 at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. Scotland’s top-ranked stumbled to be one-over par through 12 holes and a shot behind playing partner Kurt Kitayama before regrouping to finish square with the Las Vegan golfer on one-under par, ...

…. Dubai, UAE  Bob MacIntrye remains on target to capture the coveted ‘Rookie of the Year’ despite an average debut round at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. Scotland’s top-ranked was nowhere near his best to be one-over par through 12 holes, and a shot behind playing partner and ‘rookie’ rival Kurt Kitayama, before regrouping to finish square with the American with a one-under par 71. It left the duo sharing 21st place in the elite 50-player field and eight shots adrift ...

…… Dubai, UAE  Top-ranked Scot Bob MacIntyre says the sheer delight in spending last Friday nigth at Sun City in the company of Scottish sporting legends Sam Torrance, Ken Brown and Dougie Donnelly was just the tonic to help steer him to ‘Rookie of the Year’ glory in Dubai. MacIntyre, 23 caught-up with the trio for dinner shortly after a gut-wrenching Nedban Challenge second round 76 to slide down the board in South Africa. A clearly inspired young Scot then went on day three posting ...

... Dubai, UAE  Rory McIlroy has confirmed he now intends to rent a London residence next year for his assault on the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, 149th Open Championship and the BMW Championship. The World No. 2 also revealed he has joined the very exclusive Queenwood, a club where fellow Irish Paul McGinley and Darren Clarke are members, and only a very short drive from Wentworth and the Tour’s HQ. It was first thought the McIlroy’s were looking to buy a house in leafy Surrey and where the ...

… Dubai, UAE  Rory McIlroy’s never played the 2020 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open host venue but he revealed he has a very special reason to tee-up next May at Mt. Juliet as it where the then 13-year old first laid eyes on Tiger Woods. McIlroy confirmed some weeks ago he will return to contest next year’s premier Irish Open after the disappointed for sponsors and fans alike in skipping this year’s event at Lahinch. The current World No. 2 was just 13-years old when he accompanied his father ...

….. Dubai, UAE  NB – No copying of Mcllroy quotes or use of photograph without @TourMiss permission Rory McIlroy knows it’s now mathematically impossible to win a third Race to Dubai but he’s going to have fun with stand-in caddy, Niall O’Connor striving to capture a third DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. McIlroy is without regular caddy, Harry Diamond whose wife, Claire recently gave birth to the couple’s first child, a daughter named Georgia Iris. “Erica and I are really ...