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Top Scot Robert MacIntyre produced another ‘colourful’ both word and actions display to be well in contention following the opening round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. MacIntyre, 28, grabbed nine birdies in ​the very hot meltdown conditions to post a seven-under 65 on the host Yas Links course in the UAE capital. It has the World No. 16 sharing eighth place and just three adrift of England’s and his playing partner Tommy Fleegtwood who heads the elite 70-player and $9m event at 10-under ...

World No. 3 Rory McIlroy admitted he ‘wasn’t so imaginative out there’ in posting a five under par 67 on the opening day of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship on the Yas Links course. McIlroy had birdied the second hole but then stalled before finding forward gears with birdies at eight and nine and heading into his closing nine holes looking to make a serious impression in very hot conditions in this $9m penultimate Race to Dubai event of the year. JUST NOT IMAGINATIVE ENOUGH … Admits ...

World No. 3 Rory McIlroy believes now second-time US President Donald Trump will have less time to focus on golf after it’s being suggested the now 47th US President’s return to the White House could go a long way also to mend the bridges in the men’s professional game. While recently appearing on the “Let’s Go” Podcast with Jim Gray and Bill Belichick, Trump confidently boasted that he could get a deal done to end the now two-years since LIV Golf was launched. “I do think ...

Rory McIlroy tees-up in this week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship declaring he would like to end his playing career as “the most successful European of all time”. This next fortnight will see the hosting of the the closing two events of the Race to Dubai season and with McIlroy a certanity to match the late Seve Ballesteros effort of winning six Harry Vardon trophies as European No. 1. Only Scotland’s Colin Montgomerie has won more in capturing eight No. 1 crowns including seven ...

Double Masters winning Bubba Watson grabbed an ace on the par-three 11th at Royale Jakarta Golf Club during last week’s Asian Tour hosting of the BNI Indonesian Masters. Remarkably, 10-minutes later Phachara Khongwatmai aced the same hole. On the 11th tee was a promotion benefitting Habitat for Humanity Indonesia indicating that tournament host BNI – PT Bank Negara Indonesia – would fund the construction of a house to a needy Indonesian family via Habitat for Humanity Indonesia ...

For only a second time in his career Stephen Gallacher tees-up in this week’s DP World Tour (DPWT) six-round, six day Final Qualifier at Tarragona in Spain. The recently-turned 50-year-old will join three other Scots in Friday’s starting torture test where the leading 20 will secure full 2025 membership. Gallacher is no stranger to the host course having teed-up two years ago in his first-ever appearance in any form of Tour qualifying since securing his main Tour card in 1996.   EXCLUSIVE ...

This week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship is intended to feature the top-70 on the Race to Dubai however not even the offer of a $US 9m tournament purse and boasting a whopping and record-setting $US 1.53m can attract all those currently within the leading 70. In fact, and while we have been aware of this, the entry list is down to the current No. 76 on the Race to Dubai but then you want find any issues with 27-year-old American Sam Crocker. Of course, the six not teeing-up in Abu Dhabi have ...