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European Ryder Cup Captain, Padraig Harrington has handed rookie Scot Robert McIntyre a huge Whistling Straits boost revealing his name is already on a list of 2020 team ‘Probables’. The year-long European Team qualifying process commences at this week’s BMW PGA Championship and with Harrington announcing Sweden’s Robert Karlsson as the first of five vice-captains. It is the second straight Ryder Cup Karlsson will be a vice-captain and with Harrington declaring the now 50-year old Swede ‘will ...

European Ryder Cup captain, Padraig Harrington has likened Suzann’s Pettersen’s Solheim Cup victory putt to the putt fellow Irishman Paul McGinley holed to give Europe victory in the 2002 Ryder Cup. Pettersen had been a controversial choice as a European ‘wildcard’ pick but the Norwegian turned into the Gleneagles winning hero when he holed an eight-foot birdie putt on the very last hole, and in the very last match, against USA rival Marina Alex 1up. Harrington was in Amsterdam ...

There is simply two words why top-ranked Scot Russell Knox journeyed across ‘The Pond’ to tee-up in this week’s BMW PGA Championship and a first appearance next week in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in his native Scotland – Ryder Cup. This week’s European Tour flagship event at Wentworth is the first qualifying event for the 2020 Ryder Cup and with Knox, and having gone close to automatic selection in 2016, determined to make the most of his Whistling Strait opportunities. Knox ...

Shane Lowry found himself surprised by European Tour CEO, Keith Pelley ahead of the Open Champion attending a pre-BMW PGA Championship press conference. As is customary with anyone European Tour capturing a Major they are afforded honourary Life Membership. “So as has become a custom on the European Tour for all European Tour members that win a major, you receive Honorary Life Membership, and so I’m here to present Shane with his Honorary Life Membership,” said Pelley. “It ...

I vividly recall visiting Killarney Golf & Fishing Club in Ireland and was shown a note left in the visitor’s book by the legendary Bob Hope. Hope wrote: “Loved the golf course, coming back to find the fairways.” If there was a visitor’s book on hand at Isle of Barra Golf Club my message would be: “Loved the most-westerly golf course in the UKs location but coming back to find the tees.” I will explain what I meant by that remark later in this feature piece ...

Scott Jamieson jumped into the pilot’s seat to take a two-shot lead into the weekend rounds of the 100th anniversary KLM Open in Amsterdam Jamieson, 35 birdies three holes in succession early and then three of his closing five in a seven under par 65 to move to 11-under par on the International course. The Florida-based Scot has not tasted success since claiming his only European Tour title at the Nelson Mandela Championship in 2013, but then Jamieson has been in fine form this season. He has ...

Struggling Scot Marc Warren put aside a wretched season to record a lowest round in some nine months on day one of the 100th anniversary KLM Open in Amsterdam. Warren snatched seven birdies in a five-under 67 to be in a group of seven just a shot behind England’s Callum Shinkwin, who was runner-up in the 2017 Scottish Open at Dundonald Links. Warren’s score is his lowest since a similar 67 on day two of last December’s Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa. The 38-year old Glaswegian ...