Drysdale Heads Into Hong Kong Open Singling Out Exciting New Era Of Young Scottish Golfers
It is a marvellous tribute from a golfer who has been a professional for near on 30-years.
With Scotland’s David Drysdale paying tribute to a ‘new era’ of his younger countryman golfers ahead of proudly taking his place as an Asian Tour rookie in this week’s $US 2m Hong Kong Open.
Drysdale, 48, tees-up in the last of just a handful of events remaining in his Asian Tour member first season ahead of the near-assurance of enjoying full-season playing rights for the New Year, and ...
Three Major Winners & Ireland’s Brian O’Donovan Head This Week’s Hong Kong Open.
Major winners Graeme McDowell, Patrick Reed and Aussie Cameron Smith enjoy star billing in this week’s 62nd edition of the prestigious Hong Kong Open.
Also in the field is Ireland’s Brian O’Donovan.
Of course, McDowell, Reed and Smith need no introduction and with the trio assured to draw huge interest over the four days starting this Thursday at the famed Hong Kong Golf Club course in suburban Fanling.
McDowell’s no stranger to the course, albeit it has been 14-years since ...
MacIntyre Leading Tartan Foursome Heading ‘Down Under’ For Aussie Double
Ryder Cup winning hero Robert MacIntyre will accompany fellow Scottish golfing stars Grant Forrest, Connor Syme and Callum Hill heading ‘Down Under’ later this month for the DP World Tour co-sanctioned Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland from November 23-26 and the Australian Open the following week at two courses in Sydney.
MacIntyre, 27, was a member of the recent winning European Ryder Cup team that brought down their illustrious USA golfing rivals in Rome, and with the ...
Drysdale All Set To Lock-In Tour Card In His Maiden Asian Tour Season.
After his gut-wrenching disappointment this time last year, Scotland’s David Drysdale can be proud in teeing-up in this week’s Volvo China Open looking assured of retaining his Asian Tour card for next season.
Drysdale, 48, is again a lone Scot and competing in an event that was played under both European Tour and Asian Tour flags from 2004 to 2019, and Drysdale a regular entrant from 2010 to 2017 inclusive.
The Scottish golfer tees-up this week on the host Hidden Grace resort near Shenzhen ...
Doha Golf Club’s Academy Course – Best Fun 8 1/2 Holes On The DP World Tour
If you’re read my articles on the ‘Course Features’ section on this website you may gather many of the stories have been researched and posted following visits to golf courses made during the course of reporting on events while on the various Tours.
Whether it be on the PGA Tour, the Asian Tour, the Australasian Tour or the DP World Tour there’s always been a welcome door open for the visiting media to play a local golf course.
And there can better course to tackle than visiting ...
Scottish Trio – Ferguson, Warren & Jamieson – Tee-Up In Qatar With Contrasting Emotions
The Scottish trio of Ewen Ferguson, Marc Warren and Scott Jamieons tee-up in this week’s Commercial Bank Qatar Masters very much with contrasting emotions and agendas.
Ferguson, 27, tees-up in the 26th straight year anniversary of the event as defending champ after his one-shot victory a year ago on this week’s host Doha Golf Club course.
If he needed any reminder of his achievement then there’s none better than the huge banner picturing all 25 tournament winners again hanging from the back ...
Syme Right At Home In Continuing Windswept Spain’s Estrella Damm Andalucian Masters
Scot Connor Syme felt right at home battling continuing strong winds to move to within just four shots of the lead heading to the weekend rounds of the Estrella Damm Andalucian Masters on Spain’s Costa del Sol.
Syme, 28, birdied five of his inward nine holes in a round of a five-under 67 to move to within four shots of the lead on the host Sotogrande course at San Roque.
Syme capped his round with three birdies in succession from the 10th hole with the best holing a 33-footer at the 10th hole ...
