Damien McGrane … “I Will Happy Sitting At Home Watching Discovery Channel”.
Unless Damien McGrane captures this week’s Portugal Masters then the Vilamoura event will be the 44-year old’s final European Tour tournament.
McGrane joins Anders Hansen, and a year older than the Irishman and with the Dane to end a 20-year European Tour career also this week on the Algarve.
However McGrane only began competing full-time on the European Tour at age 31 though he did make a first appearance in 1995 and this week plays his 397 Tour event.
The Kells golfer has earned more ...
Paul Dunne Continues To Ignite The Tour Holing Second Portugal Masters Shot For Eagle.
Rookie pro Paul Dunne continues to ignite the European Tour kick-starting his Portugal Masters by holing a second shot for eagle on day one at Vilamoura.
The 22-year old Greystones golfer sent a 104-yard wedge into the bottom of the cup and then holed a 40-foot second hole birdie in an eventual round of a three under par 68 in ideal conditions on the Oceanico Victoria course.
When poor light halted play and leaving 14 players still to complete their round Dunne was sharing 22nd place and just four ...
David Drysdale Continues To Defy The Odds Sharing Third Place In Portugal.
A month ago David Drysdale was on crutches fearing the worse for his career but now the Borders man has muscled his way into contention for victory at the Portugal Masters at Vilamoura.
Drysdale grabbed six birdies, including three in succession from his fourth hole, in a six under par 65 in superb scoring conditions despite an hour delay to the start of play due to fog on the Oceanico Victoria course.
It is the 40 year old’s lowest round in 18 months and in a 375th Tour event as he continues to ...
Belgium’s Nicolas Colsaerts Muscles His Way To Share Of Portugal Masters Lead.
Belgium’s popular Nicolas Colsearts used his renouwned length off the tee to first snatch the lead with a seven under par 64 before being joined close to 7pm local time by England’s Andy Sullivan.
The big-hitting Colsaerts had posted a round of 60 in the opening round a year ago but under a ‘preferred lie’ rule.
The 32-year old Colsaerts got off to a flying start from the tenth picking up shots on the 11th, 12th, 13th and 15th before an eagle on the 17th catapulted him to ...
Fighting Irish – Portugal Masters Time For Five To Stand Tall.
It’s time for five of the seven Irish-born players contesting this week’s Portugal Masters at Vilamoura to show their true mettle.
Michael Hoey, Damien McGrane Peter Lawrie, Kevin Phelan and Paul Dunne with tee-up with almost similiar agendas.
Hoey is 10 places outside the top-75 Turkey qualifiers and needing to finish inside the top-six while McGrane is lying 168th on the Race to Dubai, could very wave goodbye to the Tour after making his debut in 1995 if he does ...
Marc Warren Sounds Encouragement For Tartan Colleagues
Scotland’s top-ranked Marc Warren has delivered a much-needed vote of confidence for two of his fellow countryman contesting this week’s Portugal Masters at Vilamoura.
For Craig Lee and Chris Doak it is a penultimate opportunity to secure their 2016 Tour card given they
Lee is currently ranked 120th on the Race to Dubai money list and nine places shy of being among the 111 to retain automatic membership.
The Stirling golfer would rather not have to attend next week’s Hong Kong Open by wrapping-up ...
Vale Do Lobo … Portugal’s Pioneer Golfing Pleasure.
There’s an old saying that very much applies when it comes to golf – Take time to smell the roses.
I had first visited Vale do Lobo on the sun-splashed Algarve in 2003 when the course hosted it’s second straight Portuguese Open title and won by Sweden’s Freddie Jacobsson with a tournament course record 64 that included outward and inward nines of 32 but then on a composite of a mixture of Ocean and Royal holes.
It was then a dozen years before I returned to Vale do Lobo ...
