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The Grove, Watford. England .. Scott Jamieson is gaining inspiration from good friend Marc Warren’s Dunhill Links effort to wrap-up his Tour card at this week’s British Masters. Jamieson fired a six-under par 65 to join a group in third place on nine under par and just two strokes behind England’s Richard Bland who birdied his closing two holes in a 64 for an 11-under par tally. Fellow Englishman Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston and Swede Alex Noren, each with 65s, share second place at 10-under ...

The Grove, Watford, England … Graeme McDowell is out to put a dampener on ‘Beef Mania’ after posting a second straight 68 to move within five shots of the lead after two rounds of the British Masters at The Grove. McDowell birdied his closing two holes in what he hopes can be a first British soil success in six years since capturing the 2010 Wales Open. However McDowell said the key to his round had been holing a birdie putt at his eighth hole that led to birdies at his 10th and 11th holes. “I ...

The Grove, Watford, England … Next month’s Turkish Airlines Open could be in doubt after rocket attacks today in the vicinity of the tourist resort of Kemer in Antalya. A local Antalya newspaper said three rockets were fired, and they hit a shelter used by fishermen, and adding the intended target had been a tanker moored off shore. No one was injured in the attacks that took place some 90 klms from Belek but it has prompted the European Tour to check with organisers and security consultants ...

The Grove, Watford, England … European Ryder Cup officials look set to bring forward the date of selecting a 2018 Captain but not to be seen in any way a reaction to Europe’s six-point Hazeltine defeat at the hands of the Americans. The appointment of a new European Team captain has customary always taken place in late January and some 20 months ahead of the Ryder Cup. However, 2014 European Captain Paul McGinley hinted the process of selecting the 2018 European Team captain is more than ...

The Grove, Watford, England … Marc Warren took plenty of pleasure in sending his final drive some 20-yards past the best by Tiger Woods on route to a share of the lead on day one of the British Masters at The Grove. Warren capped his round eagling the second hole or the 11th of his round in hitting a 235-yard 5-wood to just six inches on route to a share of the lead with a five under par 66. Joining Warren atop of the board in overcast, cold and windy conditions was South African Richard Sterne, ...

The Grove, Watford, England … Shane Lowry was clearly more thrilled to hole a long birdie putt at the last to tie playing partner, Graeme McDowell with a three-under par 68 than be just two shots from the front on the opening day of the British Masters. If left the Irish pair trailing just two shots behind the leading foursome of Scotland’s Marc Warren, Finland’s Mikko Illonen, England’s Tommy Fleetwood and South African Richard Sterne competing overcast, cold and sometimes very windy ...

Darren Clarke returns to competition for a first time since the Ryder Cup with one goal at this week’s Asian Tour Macau Open – hit the ball straight. For a first time since early 2015 Clarke can tee-up without the pressure of being the European Captain. The Northern Irishman has joined Australia’s Scott Hend, South African Branden Grace along with England’s Ian Poulter in the $US 1.1m event. And it was a very relaxed Clarke, despite the disappointment of putting in so much ...