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Scotland’s David Drysdale superbly bounced back from two early hiccups to get among the birdies on the opening day of the Hong Kong Open. ‘Double D’ was one-under, and well down the board, heading to his back nine but then put foot down to birdie the 10th ahead of birdies also at 13 and 14 in a respectable two-under-par 68. It left him sharing 36th place and among some 69 players under par in the 67th hosting of the premier Asian Tour event. Drysdale is no stranger to the host ...

  Aussie Cam Smith brilliantly birdied five of seven closing holes in a blistering seven-under 63 on the opening day in the 67th hosting of the Hong Kong Open. Smith’s effort, and in his first appearance in the premier Asian Tour event in nine-years, has him tied for the lead with Spaniard Eugenio Chacarra and with the pair one clear of the field on the Hong Kong Golf Club course in suburban Fanling. Chacarra matched Smith’s effort also with five birdies over his inward nine. Smith ...

It is a marvellous tribute from a golfer who has been a professional for near on 30-years. With Scotland’s David Drysdale paying tribute to a ‘new era’ of his younger countryman golfers ahead of proudly taking his place as an Asian Tour rookie in this week’s $US 2m Hong Kong Open. Drysdale, 48, tees-up in the last of just a handful of events remaining in his Asian Tour member first season ahead of the near-assurance of enjoying full-season playing rights for the New Year, and ...

Seamus Power remains sidelined with injury and sadly thus ruling the champion Irish-born golfer out of his defence of this week’s Butterfield Bermuda Championship. Power had been forced to withdraw from July’s DP World Tour Genesis Scottish Open, managing to play just nine holes of his opening round and while he played two rounds of the following week’s 151st Open Championship, he was still being hampered by the injury. He returned to his Las Vegas residence taking three weeks off ...

Ryder Cup winning hero Robert MacIntyre will accompany fellow Scottish golfing stars Grant Forrest, Connor Syme and Callum Hill heading ‘Down Under’ later this month for the DP World Tour co-sanctioned Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland from November 23-26 and the Australian Open the following week at two courses in Sydney. MacIntyre, 27, was a member of the recent winning European Ryder Cup team that brought down their illustrious USA golfing rivals in Rome, and with the ...

Matteo Manassero has always been one of the more-affable players in golf and now after far too many years in the golfing wilderness what a sheer delight it is to report the 30-year-old Italian is officially returning to the DP World Tour. It’s been a long four-year absence for a player who turned pro 13-years ago, wasting little time in breaking all sorts of Tour records but after this week’s final round of the season-ending Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final in Majorca, Manassero has easily ...

Media speculation has been correct with super Spaniard Jon Rahm ruling himself out in being a part of next January’s start to the inaugural Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy hosted TGL Series. Rahm’s name had been removed from the TGL website that prompted then unconfirmed news that Rahm was no longer involved in the Series. His omission led also to suggestions the reigning Masters champion had jumped the PGA Tour/DP World Tour ship to sign with LIV Golf. No doubt fearful of any further negative ...