Questions As American Nobody Golfer Shoots 53-Over At Dubai Invitational

Questions will continue to be asked after American golfer – 54-year-old Ken Weyand – posted a 53-over-par tally to finish last by 39 shots at the inaugural Dubai Invitational. Weyand, 54, ended the four rounds with an incredibly unheard 72 strokes behind champion Tommy Fleetwood’s 19-under victory tally on the host Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht club course. The Florida-based Weyland posted scores of 87, 82, 82 and a closing 86 for a horror 337 tally and so far adrift of Sweden’s ...

Newly-Married Forrest Admits McIlroy’s A ‘Super Power’.

Newly-married Grant Forrest reckons World No. 2 Rory McIlroy is a ‘super power’ when it comes to driving the golf ball. Forrest, who was married just prior to the end of last year at a lavish ceremony at the Archerfield Golf Club to the east of Edinburgh, is among five Scots contesting this week’s inaugural Dubai Invitational in the UAE. Forrest has posted scores of 73, 68 and 71 for a one-under tally and just inside the leading 30 heading to the final round being played in this ...

Fleetwood Staring At An Early Birthday Dubai Invitational Victory Toast.

Tommy Fleetwood is set to celebrate his 33rd birthday five days early with a hopeful victory in the inaugural hosting of the Dubai Invitational. Fleetwood took full advantage of golf’s traditional ‘Moving Day’ in posting a brilliant bogey-free eight-under 63 and how head to the final day’s play one clear of his rivals at 15-under on the host Dubai Golf & Creek Club course in Dubai. Rory McIlroy struggled to be even par through 10 holes before finally getting his round ...

Ferguson Chuffed To Be Top-10 After Shock Splash To Kick-Start His New Season

Ewen Ferguson was in good spirits heading into the weekend rounds of his first event of a new year and this despite making a penalty splash with his very first competition shot a day earlier at the inaugural DP World Tour’s Dubai Invitational. Ferguson, who now calls Dubai home, posted a bogey-free second day three-under 68 to head into the weekend rounds sharing 10th place at five-under on the host Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club course. He said: “It’s been a good two days, playing an event ...

MacIntyre Thanks Pelley For Providing The Scot ‘With A Pathway To His Dreams’

Robert MacIntyre has thanked out-going Tour CEO Keith Pelley for providing Scotland’s top-ranked golfer ‘with a pathway to his dreams’. Pelley celebrated his 60th birthday Thursday in somewhat bizarre manner, first learning while competing in this week’s inaugural pro/amateur Dubai Invitational, that news of him quitting as head of the European Tour Group had been unceremonously leaked by his new employer. It put the Tour, that’s he’s been their head since May 2015, in damage control ...

Guys Kinnings – From Monty’s Long-Time Manager To New European Tour CEO

Guy Kinnings has been confirmed as the new CEO of the European Tour, taking over in the role from 2nd April, 2024. Kinnings is the current deputy CEO and also the European Ryder Cup Director and was announced as the new CEO in a Tour press statement confirming present CEO Pelley will be stepping down from his role. Pelley, who turned 60 today (January 11th), will leave the European Tour group after eight-and-a-half years in the role to join Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd (MLSE) in his ...

Harrington Now Rules Out Hero Dubai Desert Classic – Recovering From Pneumonia & A Collapsed Lung

Triple major winning Padraig Harrington has ruled out next week’s Hero Dubai Desert Classic but with the DP World Tour confirming he will tee-up in next fortnight’s Ras Al Khaimah Championship This comes after the 52-year-old Harrington revealed he battled the Festive Season fighting a double dose of major medical concerns that included a bout of pneumonia but suffered a collapsed lung. His illness forced Harrington out of this week’s inaugural Dubai Invitational and now he’s ...