Lowry Travels First Class To Turkish Airlines Open But He Won’t Be Jetting-Off To Sun City.

Shane Lowry travelled first class to this week’s Turkish Airlines Open but is adamant he’s not about to jet-off to South Africa next Sunday night chasing bonus Race to Dubai points. The Open Champion lies in third place on the European Tour money-list behind Austrian Bernd Wiesberger who heads the ‘Race’ with three events remaining in the 2019 European Tour season. While Lowry joins Wiesberger teeing-up this week in Belek, the Austrian has added next week’s Nedbank Challenge at Sun ...

Power Soaring With Eagle, Par, Birdie Finish At The Inaugural Bermuda Championship

Seamus Power has sensationally made it two halfway cuts in succession finishing eagle, par and birdie in a round of a four-under par 67 on day two of the inaugural Bermuda Championship. Power, who has forfeited full 2019/20 PGA Tour membership at the end of last season, is clearly determined to make the most of his limited opportunities in making the cut on the Royal Blue course by three shots with a 36-hole five-under par total. The effort saw the West Waterford player jump 29 places and into a ...

Knox Out Make-Up For Shanghai Miss With Scot Two Off The Lead In Bermuda.

Russell Knox looks set to make amends in not qualifying for this week’s leading Tour event in China by getting himself into contention at the inaugural Bermuda Championship. Knox added a second round 69 to his blistering opener of 64 to move to nine-under par and just two shots behind the leading American trio of Harry Higgs (65), Brendan Todd (63) and Scottie Scheffler (69) who head the field at 11-under par of the Royal Blue course in Southampton. The Scot is the only non-North American (NOT ...

MacIntyre Overtakes 10 Major Winners To Edge Closer To A WGC – HSBC Champions Victory

Top-Scot Bob MacIntyre superbly passed no fewer than 10 Major winners as he edges closer to a Chinese victory takeaway and just be outside the top-10 heading to the weekend rounds of the WGC – HSBC Champions event in Shanghai. MacIntyre grabbed five birdies and with just two bogeys near the end of his round of 67 for a five-under par tally. The Oban lefty trails just six shots behind England’s Matt Fitzpatrick (67) who leads the $10.25m event at 11-under par. World No. 2 Rory McIlroy eagled his ...

Bobby Dazzler With MacIntyre Rebounding From Surprise Shanghai Start

Top-ranked Scot Bob MacIntyre brilliantly bounced back from the shock of an opening hole double-bogey and upstage one of his more illustrious playing partners on day one of the WGC – HSBC Champions in China. MacIntyre, 23 and competing in the super-rich £stg 8m for a first occasion, send his opening Shanghai drive down the 10th into bushes and then on closer inspection called his ball ‘unplayable’. The Oban lefty reluctantly swallowed a one-shot penalty but then failed to find the the green ...

Wiesberger & Lowry HSBC Grouping Adds Shanghai Spice In China Financial Capital

It’s no surprise WGC – HSBC organisers have spiced-up this week’s China event putting Bernd Wiesberger and Shane Lowry out in the same group for the opening two rounds in Shanghai. Wiesberger and Lowry are currently No. 1 and No. 3 respectively on the Race to Dubai money list and with just four events remaining to decide the 2019 European Tour No. 1. Lowry had led the Race to Dubai since capturing The Open and with his Austrian rival to the title moving clear in capturing last month’s Italian ...

Weiland Eagles First Extra Hole To Defeat Close Friend & Roommate & Capture Ras Al Khaimah Open

Sweden’s Niclas Weiland, in his first season as a professional, made the most of his invite from the MENA Tour by Arena to win the Ras Al Khaimah Open after making an eagle on the first play-off hole against close friend and roommate Gabriel Axell on Wednesday. At Tower Links Golf Club, the 24-year-old Weiland was solid throughout the round playing in the leadergroup for a five-under par 67, which helped him match the 17-under par 199 clubhouse lead set by Axell after a storming final-round of ...