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Scot Craig Lee overcame swelling in his left forearm and then undergoing intensive treatment on his neck before tee off to birdie four holes in succession mid round and make the weekend cut in the Dubai Desert Classic. Lee carded a second round 71 to trail nine shots behind Spain’s Rafa Cabrera-Bello, winner of the event four years ago and joint runner-up last week in Qatar, who carded a second straight 67 and move to 10-under par. Four-time Major winning Ernie Els, and a three-time past winner ...

Former double Dubai winner Stephen Gallacher was left ruing losing his opening tee shot down the left side of the 10th fairway and with three marshals, who were in the vicinity of where his tee shot landed refusing to allow some 30 people, including his family, manager and friends cross the fairway to look for the double Dubai winners’ ball. “I had 30 of my pals there and none of them were allowed to help me look for my ball,” said Gallacher. “There was three marshals, two on the right of ...

Ernie Els upstaged defending Desert Classic champ Rory McIlroy but then singled out the Irishman the player to beat with two rounds to play in Dubai. Els, 46 looks to have finally climbed out what he described as a ‘deep, dark hole’ to post rounds of 68 and 67 and share second place at nine under par on the Emirates Course. Spain’s Rafa Cabrera-Bello, and winner in 2012, also shot a second day 67 to lead by a stroke at 10-under par. McIlroy was looking like missing the cut for a first time ...

Four-time Major winning Ernie Els kept alive hopes of a fourth Omega Dubai Desert Classic title using a centre-shaft putter on the greens of the Emirates Golf Club. It’s not news Els has struggled in recent years and revealing he must have used 10 different putters and just as many different grips. The 46-year old South African won a maiden Desert Classic and Tour title 22 years ago and now he’s targeting a fourth with a second round 67 and just 28 putts on the Emirates course. Els shares ...

A happy 50th birthday to Jose Maria Olazabal. The double Masters winning Spaniard, and victorious 2012 European Ryder Cup Captain, was born February 5th, 1966. Olazabal shares his birthday with some very famous footballers including Christiano Ronaldo and Carlos Trevez. However there will be tinge of sadness in Olazabal’s birthday celebration with the news a former caddy in Scotland’s Dave Renwick passed away on Wednesday, and with Renwick having caddied for him when he won the 1994 Masters.

Ernie Els put himself in position for a fourth Omega Dubai Desert Classic title and then confessed he can still mix it with players half his age It’s been more than two years since the now 46-year old Els, and four-time Major winner, last tasted victory. But while Els has no concerns matching golf’s younger brigade off the tee, it’s the shortest club in the bag still causing the biggest concern. And after posting an opening round 68 to be lying two shots off the Emirates Golf Club lead ...

Fellow Scots and some of the stars of the European Tour have paid tribute to renowned caddy Dave Renwick who has passed away. Renwick, 62 stopped caddying a year ago when he began experiencing chest pains while caddying in the States for Korean K J Choi. He was diagnosed with cancer and informed he had two to four months to live but then passed away just short of a year late on Wednesday evening at his East Calder residence. Renwick began caddying when he was just 11 years of age and after a few ...