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England’s Andy Sullivan is determined to upstage four-time Major Champion Rory McIlroy and become the first three-time European Tour winner this season after fighting his way to a share of the lead on day one of the Portugal Masters. The 29-year old Nuneaton golfer posted a seven-under par 64 to end his round just prior to sunset and join Belgium’s Nicolas Colsaerts tied for the lead on the Oceanico Victoria course at Vilamoura. Sullivan is currently ranked 66th in the world on the back of ...

Scotland’s Clarke Lutton enjoyed another great day at work, firing a sizzling six-under 66 to take a commanding lead as a career-best 67 propelled Morocco’s Ayoub Lguirati to the top in the amateur division going into the final round of the MENA Golf Tour’s Golf Citizen Classic at The Els Club on Tuesday. One shot in front overnight, Lutton reeled off seven birdies, including three in a row from the 16th, against a lone bogey to reach 11-under for the tournament, a good four shots ...

No sooner had Sydney been announced as host of the Australian Open for a further eight years to 2023 and rival city Melbourne has been named as host for the 2016 World Cup and the 2019 Presidents Cup golf tournaments with both events set for Victoria. It will be the third time the Presidents Cup has been played in Melbourne after Royal Melbourne hosted the 1998 and 2011 versions of the biennial team event pitting the Internationals against the USA. The Internationals first and so far only win in ...

Marc Warren presented European Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke with a strong reminder of his talent on day one of the British Masters at Woburn. Warren posted his best opening day score in nearly three years of a six under par 65 to be among four players tied in second place on the Marquess Course. Sheffield’s 21-year old Matt Fitzpatrick birdied his closing two holes in an seven under 64 to head the £STG 3m event. Warren’s score is a ...

England’s Matthew Fitzpatrick is the youngest player contesting this week’s British Masters however the 21-year old showed his older rivals the way on day one of the event at Woburn. A birdie-birdie finish saw Fitzpatrick post a seven under par 64 under preferred lies to lead by one in the £3m event. The Englishman was just 14 years old the last time this tournament was played on The European Tour in 2008 and recorded an eagle and six birdies to be a shot ahead of a vastly experienced ...

Craig Hinton and Gabriel Canizares shot matching seven-under 65s on Monday to share the lead after the first round of the American Express Dirab Golf Championship, the sixth stop of the MENA Golf Tour this season. Playing in the day’s very second group, England’s Hinton took full advantage of decent morning conditions at Dirab Golf and Country Club, reeling off one eagle and six birdies against a lone bogey while Canizares of Spain went bogey-free as the duo moved three shots clear of rising ...

THORBJORN OLESEN – WITH HIS 2015 ALFRED DUNHILL LINKS VICTORY • His third European Tour International Schedule victory in his 130th European Tour event. • Moves to 883,472 points in The Race to Dubai. • Moves to 25th in The Race to Dubai rankings. • Moves into the top 75 in the Official World Golf Ranking. • His first European Tour victory since the 2014 ISPS HANDA Perth International – a gap of 334 days between European Tour victories. • He played 24 European Tour events ...