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Ireland’s affable Seamus Power launced a back nine birdie blizt in posting a four under par 68 on day two of the Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Mississippi. Power jumped 33 places and into a share of 15th place at five-under par in his second event of the new 2018/19 PGA Tour wraparound schedule. The West Waterford golfer had missed the cut in the Safeway Open and Power’s first event after securing the very last automatic place into the new PGA Tour season. But Power put that ...

Shane Lowry will be looking to move well into the elite Race to Dubai top-60 with a hopeful top-3 finish over what will be now the third and final round of the seriously rain-affected Andalucia Valderrama Masters. Tournament host and defending champ, Sergio Garcia stormed his way to four-shot 36-hole lead birding four of his closing five holes, and including his closing three, in a score of 64 to lead at 10-under par. England’s Ashley Chesters (71) is lying second at six-under par. Lowry returned ...

Marc Warren now needs a top-four finish in the severely rain-affected Andalucia Valderrama Masters to avoid losing his European Tour card. Warren heads into Sunday’s third and now final round having posted a pair of 69s to be sharing third place at four-under par on the famed former Ryder Cup host venue. Spain’s and defending champ, Sergio Garcia stormed his way to four-shot 36-hole lead birding four of his closing five holes, and including his closing three, in a score of 64 to lead at 10-under ...

Shane Lowry remained well in contention despite not playing a single shot on day two of the now seriously weather-affected Andalucia Valderrama Masters in Spain. Despite a four-hour delay to the start of day one, Lowry had managed to play 18 holes in the Euro 2m event in posting a two-under par 69 and trailing just three shots off the lead. Friday dawned under continuing gloomy skies and with play delayed this time by two-and-a-half hours. Padraig Harrington had managed to play just six first round ...

Marc Warren emerged the lightning and rain delays to be sharing second place in the now severely weather affected Andalucia Valderrama Masters in Spain. Warren had managed to play just eight holes on day one on route to eventually posting a first round two-under par 69 that handed the Scot an official tie for second and just a shot behind England’s Ashley Chesters (68). Friday dawned with a further two-and-a-half-hour delay to the start of play and this after Thursday’s start to play was delayed ...

Shane Lowry’s kick-started a campaign in three countries on two different countries in coming weeks in good style with a two-under par 69 on day one of the Valderrama Masters. Lowry ended the rain-interrupted first round near 6pm local time three off the clubhouse lead but with those in the second half of the draw, including the Irish duo of Padraig Harington and Gavin Moynihan not teeing-up to very late in the day. Harrington managed to squeeze in six holes while Moynihan three. All tee ...

Richie Ramsay boosted hopes of retaining his Tour card in what could be his very last event that to a ‘Facetime’ chat with daughter, Olivia. Heavy rain and the threat of lightning delayed the start of the Andalucia Valderrama Masters by two hours and with Ramsay walking off near 6pm local time with a rousing two-under par 69. He said:  “I just wanted to go out and enjoy the golf course as it really is in fantastic condition and making some good putts, as I did out there, makes a big difference. “Though ...