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Scotland’s Craig Howie knows he needs to jump quickly into the fast lane if he’s to capture a second Challenge Tour success at the UAE Challenge  in Abu Dhabi. Howie headed into golf’s traditional ‘moving day’ leading by two but stalled with four birdies and an equal number of bogeys in a level par 72 that sent the Peebles golfer back in fourth place at nine-under, trailing five shots adrift of Spaniard Manuel Elvira on the Saadiyat Beach course. The final group are ready for day ...

As his Tartan colleagues struggled in Rome, Craig Howie showed a clean pair of heels in sharing in a new course record to grab a two-shot lead into the weekend rounds of the inaugural UAE Challenge in Abu Dhabi. Howie, 28, carrying his own clubs produced a bogey-free six-under 66 to move to nine-under on the Gary Player designed Saadiyat Beach course in the UAE capital. The Peebles golfer and now attached to the UAE’s Al Ain club is looking for a second Challenge Tour triumph after breaking through ...

It comes as no surprise that Joe LaCava, and the caddy to Tiger Woods, wants to continue caddying as Woods recovers from a recent ankle operation. As such, Woods has agreed for LaCava to work for fellow American Patrick Cantlay starting at this week’s Wells Fargo Championship. It is also a timely move for LaCava as Cantlay has recently parted ways with long-time caddy Matt Minster, who had been with Cantlay for each of his eight PGA Tour victories, from late 2017 to victory through to ...

It was somewhat surprising when Rory McIlroy’s name did not appear on the list of players scheduled to face the golfing media ahead of this week’s Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow in suburban Charlotte, North Carolina. McIlroy is a three-time former winner of the tournament, and along with the season-ending Tour Championship it’s the only two PGA Tour event he has also won on three occasions. Though the golfer, who turns 34 tomorrow (Thursday), obviously had his reasons ...

Spainard Pablo Larrazabal brilliantly emerged from a jam-packed final day leaderboard to make it eight DP World Tour victories in eight different countries with his triumph at the inaugural Korea Championship near Seoul. Larrazbal, who turns 40 on May 15th, broke clear from of some six players who shared the lead with nine holes to play in posting a closing round five-under 67 to win by a two shots at 12-under on the Jack Nicklaus Club course at Incheon. The Barcelona golfer began the final day needing ...

There can be no better form heading into the defence of a tournament than winning the week prior. That’s just what Scot Robert MacIntyre will be hoping with a round to play in the weather-affected inaugural Korean Championship. The Oban lefty warmed to the cold conditions with a last hole birdie in a third round 69 to move into the clubhouse lead moments before the siren sounded to halt play due to fading light, and this after bad weather had delayed the start of play on the Jack Nicklaus ...

The Home of Golf nation is assured of at least one Scot inside the ropes at this year’s Ryder Cup in Rome. Stephen Gallacher will not qualify nor will he be on Luke Donald’s back-room team but after his debut behind the microphone earlier this year at the Hero Cup, the Scot’s revealed SKY Sports Golf want the Bathgate pro to be part of their on-course commentary team in Rome. Indeed, SKY was so impressed with Gallacher in his debut role last January in Abu Dhabi for the Hero Cup, they’ve ...