Danish Delight In Scotland For Thorbjorn Olesen Lifting Dunhill Links Trophy.
Ireland’s rookie professional Paul Dunne was heading straight to the British Masters where he will look to draw upon his winning Woburn ways.
Some three months ago Dunne finished the leading Open Championship qualifier posting rounds of 70 and a sizzling 65 to win by three shots and thus earn a place in the 144th Open where he would go onto to share the lead with a round to play.
And the 22-year will need a good showing around the Marquis Course in the second of three straight invitations he’s ...
Peter Hanson Sings Dunhill Links Front-Running Jimmy Mullen’s Praise.
Sweden’s Peter Hanson enjoyed a front row seat today alongside rookie professional Jimmy Mullen who shares the lead after two rounds of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
Mullen added a 69 at the Old Course to his opening 64 at Kingsbarns and will head to Carnoustie tied with fellow Englishman Anthony Wall.
The 21-year old Mullen is contesting his first full tournament as a professional while Hanson added a 72 to his first round 70 to be tied in 66th place at two under par and nine shots ...
‘Wee Jimmy’ Mullen Stands Tall At Alfred Dunhill Links.
England 21-year old rookie pro Jimmy Mullen maintains his lead after the second round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in St Andrews.
Mullen, competing in his first European Tour event as a professional and revealing his father is Scottish-born but he prefers to represent England, shot an impressive 69 on the Old Course, though he was joined on 11-under-par, late in the day, by fellow Englishman Anthony Wall.
One shot further back at 10-under and sharing third place is another brilliant ...
Rookies Dunne & Mullen Upstage Dunhill Stars.
Rookies Jimmy Mullen and Paul Dunne charged into a share of the lead on a remarkable first day of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
The Englishman and Ireland-born Dunne were both playing in their first professional tournaments after helping Great Britain and Ireland win the Walker Cup last month and a pair of 64s at Kingsbarns took them to the top of the leaderboard alongside Swede Kris Broberg who posted the same score at St Andrews.
Dunne has had a particularly stellar year and held a share ...
Per Barth’s Birdie Barrage Helps Bag Al Badia Title.
Per Barth profited from a scintillating birdie charge on the back nine to win the MENA Golf Tour’s Shaikh Maktoum Dubai Open by two shots at Al Badia Golf Club on Wednesday.
Tied for the lead overnight with Scotland’s Paul Doherty and Gary King of England, the 29-year-old Swede picked up five shots coming down the stretch after making the turn at level-par, en route to a closing 67 to reach 13-under, which was good enough to script his first victory on the tour.
Doherty, who opened with ...
G Mac Says EurAsia Cup Captaincy A ‘Dry Run’ To Ryder Cup Leadership.
Graeme McDowell has welcomed fellow Irishman Darren Clarke’s decision to captain the European Team in next March’s EurAsia Cup in Malaysia.
McDowell was a member of the team that drew two years ago in the inaugural event in Kuala Lumpur, and while it will provide Clarke with valued captaincy experience ahead of the Ryder Cup later in 2016, McDowell insists it is a good breeding ground for not only for potential European Ryder Cup captains but also players.
And ...
Doherty Under Threat From King & Barth Heading To Shaikh Maktoum Dubai Open Final Day
DUBAI, Sept 29 — Gary King and Per Barth shot back-to-back four-under 68s to close the gap on overnight leader Paul Doherty of Scotland going into the final round of the MENA Golf Tour’s Shaikh Maktoum Dubai Open at Al Badia Golf.
England’s King, the winner of last week’s event in Abu Dhabi, mixed four birdies and an eagle (on the 18th) with two bogeys while Barth of Sweden lit up the back nine with five birdies after making the turn at one over to join Doherty, who settled for a level ...
