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Double Major winning Rory McIlroy grabbed his equal best finish in 11 months on a bizarre final day of the  Kolon Korean Open. The 24-year old dug deep over the final round in Seoul posting a last day 67 to put the Northern Ireland flag flying high as the only non-Korean flag among the top-20 place-getters in suburban Seoul. However there was a strange ending to the event with Korean Kang Sung-hoon winning the event after overnight leader Kim Hyung-tae was penalised two shots just as he appeared ...

Melbourne-based Korean Jin Jeong handed his hero Ross Fisher one of the biggest shocks of the Englishman’s career in winning a remarkable play-off victory in the ISPS HANDA Perth International. The 23 year old former British Amateur champion had started the day one behind home favourite Brody Ninyette, but made a nightmare start to his final round at Lake Karrinyup with a four-putt double bogey before recovering to shoot a three under par 69 and match Fisher’s ten under clubhouse target. Birdies ...

Peter Lawrie is heading home from the world’s most remotest capital city declaring ‘Mission Accomplished’ after his 25,000 kilometre round trip to Australia resulted in the Dubliner holding onto this Tour card for the 2014 season. Lawrie breathed a huge sigh of relief in moving up five places and ending his 10th full season on Tour in 109th position and only place inside the top-110 who earn automatic membership into the next season. However Lawrie, who has earned more than Euro ...

Perth’s own Brett Rumford along with fellow Western Australia player Brody Ninyette and Brett Rumford gave the locals plenty to cheer on day three of the ISPS HANDA Perth International at Lake Karrinyup. Ninyette, who predominantly plays on the co-sanctioning PGA Tour of Australasia, holds the lead on eight under par going into the final round following a 67 today. However, Rumford matched the course record with a 65 to be only behind, alongside Dane JB Hansen and Korea’s and Melbourne-based ...

Peter Lawrie’s 25,000 kilometre round trip to Australia to hold onto his Tour card looks rosier thanks to two PGA Tour based players, a number of his European Tour colleagues and a England-born caddy. Lawrie ended a miserable run of six missed cuts in succession and muscle his way to a share of 21st place heading to the closing two rounds of the Perth International. The Dubliner capped his round at the fourth hole when after missing the fairway he played a brilliant punched 7-iron shot under ...

World No. 6 Rory McIlroy is just two shots off the pace late in the second round of the Kolon Korean Open in Seoul. McIlroy, who was runner-up in the event two years ago, shot a second round 69 despite taking a bogey at his final hole. Korean Hong Soon-sang enjoys the clubhouse lead after a bogey-free three-under-par 68 on Friday to snatch a one-stroke clubhouse lead over countrymen Kim Hyung-tae (66) and Hwang In-choon (68) midway through the second round of OneAsia’s Kolon Korea Open. With ...

The likes of Scotland’s Chris Doak and the Irish duo of Peter Lawrie and David Higgins could breathe a little easier after confirmation from the European Tour that the cut-off point for automatic 2014 Race to Dubai membership will go to 112th on the 2013 money list. www.golfbytourmiss.com contacted the European Tour’s David Garland seeking to ascertain the situation with regards to the three Affiliate Members lying inside the top-110 on the money list. It then prompted the Tour to issue ...