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For a second week in succession Paul Dunne has a recent amateur career high to draw on in his goal as a rookie professional to secure his European Tour card. Last week at the Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland it was memories of his superb showing in sharing the lead after three rounds of the Open Championship. This week at the British Masters, and the first time the event is back on the schedule since 2008, Dunne can draw upon his efforts in June by finishing the leading qualifier over 36-holes for The Open with rounds of 70 ...

RIYADH, Oct 7 — Gabriel Canizares played out the drama to the last shot, winning the American Express Dirab Championship in a playoff against Craig Hinton for his maiden success on the MENA Golf Tour here on Wednesday. Canizares, the overnight co-leader with England’s Luke Joy, needed a birdie at the last to edge the Englishman, but settled for a par en route to a closing 70 to extend the play as the two finished tied on 11-under in regulation. Both players parred the first extra hole — ...

England’s talented Danny Willett has ruled out taking-up 2015/16 PGA Tour membership. The current World No. 25 contested 10 PGA Tour events earning enough money after finishing third in the WGC – Cadillac Match-Play Championship and then T6th in The Open to earn ‘Affiliate Membership’. However with a first baby due to his wife, Nicole and after discussions with his management team at ISM the Sheffield-born golfer, who turned 28 last Saturday, he elected to continue competing ...

Rory McIlroy today launched Turkish Airlines’ #CheckInToGolf campaign, encouraging golf fans across the world to share their golf experiences for a chance to win some fantastic golf travel prizes, including an opportunity to meet McIlroy at the Turkish Airlines Open 2015. Golf fans can #CheckInToGolf using the hashtag on Twitter and Instagram by posting an image of their favourite golf destination and experience; whether they are currently playing or dreaming of playing whilst off the course. People ...

England’s Luke Joy fired a course-record 64 to join Gabriel Canizares atop the leaderboard heading into the final round of the MENA GolfTour’s American Express Dirab Golf Championship on Tuesday. Starting the day, a good four shots behind, Joy rattled off one eagle and seven birdies, including five on the front nine, against a lone bogey to reach nine-under for the tournament along with joint overnight leader Gabriel Canizares of Spain, who carded a second round 70. England’s Craig Hinton, ...

Four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy has saved himself $20,000 with a simple apology on live TV McIlroy hit the headlines in March when he hurled his 3-iron into a lake at Doral during the WGC-Cadillac Championship in suburban Miami. The PGA Tour will never reveal how much players are fined for such incidents, but McIlroy confirmed: “The fine was reduced from $25,000 to $5,000 because I said I was sorry on the TV interview afterwards.” McIlroy’s stats were produced by the team at Santander ...

Ireland’s rookie professional Paul Dunne was heading straight to the British Masters where he will look to draw upon his winning Woburn ways. Some three months ago Dunne finished the leading Open Championship qualifier posting rounds of 70 and a sizzling 65 to win by three shots and thus earn a place in the 144th Open where he would go onto to share the lead with a round to play. And the 22-year will need a good showing around the Marquis Course in the second of three straight invitations he’s ...