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… Reporting from Dubai Tennis Centre, Dubai  Record-setting World No. 1 Novak Djokovic had to go into extra gear to defeat Czech Tomas Macac in a three-set thriller and qualifier for the last eight at the Dubai Duty Free Championship. Djokovic arrived in Dubai following his 10th Australian Open triumph and earlier this week set both a new men’s and women’s record reign of 387 weeks atop of the world rankings. However he clearly was not expecting the World No. 130 ranked Machac to take ...

Shane Lowry has moved back among the top-20 on the World Rankings for a first occasion in nearly six-months but it’s little comfort after a second straight Honda Classic disappointment. Lowry is the new World No. 19 following his share of fifth place in Sunday’s concluding PGA Tour at Palm Beach Gardens in Florida. The Offaly golfer was desperate to make amends a year after being ‘robbed’ of success in the 2022 event but an opening hole bogey to kick-start Sunday’s round heralded what was ...

Scot Euan Walker grabbed his best DP World Tour finish at the Hero Indian Open but looks forward to getting back onto the secondary Challenge Tour. The 27-year-old Dundonald Links attached pro posted a closing two-under 70 for a share of 13th place at four-under-par on the ultra-tough DLF course in New Delhi. Germany’s Marcel Siem, wearing an ultra colourful Hawaiian-like shirt, showed his delight in ending an eight-year Tour winless drought ripping off his visor and throwing it onto the green ...

Germany’s affable Marcel Siem has ended an eight-year DP Tour World winless drought with his Hero Indian Open victory take-away in New Delhi. Siem, 42, held off the ‘shrivers’, as he said would be the scenario if he won, in posting a closing round of 68 to capture what is a fifth DP World Tour success and win by a shot on the host DGF host course in the Indian capital. Wearing the most colourful of shirts, Siem only just managed to clear the water guarding the green with his third ...

Shane Lowry went within centimetres of bagging  a ‘Bear Trap’ ace during the opening round of the Honda Classic at Palm Beach Gardens in Florida. It was an easy tap-in birdie after his 9-iron shot of 145-yards into the island-like green, and along with two birdies over his closing four holes to hand Lowry a two-under 68 and head to lunch inside the top-10 in the $US 8.4m event. Lowry, who kicked-started his round from the 10th hole was level par coming the par-3 17th hole, and the final hole ...

This article appearing in Press Trust of India and with great thanks to PTI for use …. Honey Baisoya was born to play golf and realise his father’s dream. His father Ravinder Singh used to work as a caddie at the Delhi Golf Club but never had the means to pursue a playing career. So, even before he became a father, Ravinder had made up his mind to make his first born a professional golfer. On Thursday, Honey made him proud as he emerged one shot from the lead with a sizzling ...

Shane Lowry likens himself to the ‘Iron Man of Golf’ heading into this week’s Honda Classic at the PGA National course, and a ‘home’ event for the West Palm Beach based Irishman. The last hosting of Honda sponsoring what has been the longest in the PGA Tour’s history is also Lowry’s third PGA Tour event in a run of five in succession for the 35-year-old father of two young girls. Lowry arrived ‘home’ on the back a missed cut in the $US 20m WM Phoenix Open and then a share of ...