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Frenchman Romain Langasque delivered Scotland’s Grant Forrest an unwanted 22nd birthday outcome to win the 120th Amateur Championship at Carnoustie. Langasque was in commanding form as he won the 36-hole Final by 4&2 and he has secured a place in next month’s 144th Open at St Andrews while his victory also gains him a place in next year’s US Open at Oakmont and, traditionally, an invitation to the Masters Tournament. The 20-year-old Frenchman sealed the win on the par three 34th hole when ...

World No. 1 and former U.S. Open winner Rory McIlroy will play the opening two rounds of the next week’s U.S. Open alongside defending champion Martin Kaymer and South Korean sensation and current U.S. Amateur champion Gunn Yang. Jordan Spieth’s quest for the 2015 calendar year Grand Slam begins being grouped with Australia’s Jason Day and Justin Rose, who won the season’s second major in 2013. Phil Mickelson’s bid to complete the career Grand Slam gets under way when ...

Frenchman Grégory Bourdy remained the tournament toast as he blasts his way towards a fifth Tour title by continuing to dominate proceedings at the Lyoness Open Powered by Greenfinity after opening up a four shot clubhouse lead midway through the second round. The Bordeaux-born Bourdy held a two shot overnight lead after a flawless opening 65 at Diamond Country Club, and added a second round 67 to reach 12 under par at the halfway stage. The 33 year old, whose most recent victory came in Wales ...

Swedish golf toasted a unique golfing first winning the same day on both the European Tour and PGA Tour. First it was Alex Noren capturing a second Nordea Masters and then many hours later David Lingmerth broke through to deny England’s Justin Rose success at the Memorial. Lingmerth won at the third extra play-off hole when Rose, a former winner on the Muirfield Village course, pushed his drive way right into rough from where his approach shot was blocked by trees and on route to taking a bogey.

Top-ranked Swedish golfer Henrik Stenson found himself upstaged by an 18-year old amateur compatriot on the opening day of the Nordea Masters in Malmo, Sweden. Eigthteen-year 0ld Marcus Kinhuit carded an impressive 67 to join join  countryman Jens Dantorp and England’s Chris Paisley atop of the board on five under par. Dantorp had set the clubhouse lead earlier in the day, recovering from a bogey on the tenth, his opening hole, with an eagle and four pars. Kinhult reached the turn in 36 before ...

Søren Kjeldsen’s late slip did not prevent him from taking a handy two stroke lead into the final round of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Hosted by the Rory Foundation. The 40 year old, who is seeking to become the third Danish-born winner of the event since 2002, was flawless for the majority of a cold, yet bright, day at Royal County Down until he dropped shots on his final two holes. That ensured the chasing pack remained in touch, led by Maximilian Kieffer after he shot a course record 65 ...

World No. 9 Rickie Fowler stood on the 17th tee at Royal County County no doubt thinking to himself he had a pretty good chance of capturing back-to-back victories with success in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. The reigning Players Championship winner had just holed a 35-yard chip shot from in front of the green at the shortened par four 16th to go from two over par to two under par. However the joy was short-lived for the visiting American with Royal County Down about to get its own back. What ...