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Shane Lowry showed-up his Grand Slam winning best friend and muscle his way into a share of the lead heading into the weekend rounds of the Dubai Invitational in Dubai. Lowry and Rory McIlroy were playing partners for the opening two days in the first tournament of the New Year and with McIlroy emerging with the leading first round honours at five-under. However it was Lowry’s turn to shine on day two in the limited field event, picking-up five birdies in a three-under 68 to join Spaniard Nacho ...

Grand Slam winning Rory McIlroy has fired a salvo at LIV Golf over an apparent lack of ‘any huge signings this year’ and also some words on LIVs  star player in Bryson DeChambeau. Indeed, it may seem McIlroy takes some pleasure in LIV Golf losing Brooks Koepka, who is returning to the PGA Tour ;ater this month at the Farmers Insurance Open. Let you be the judge. RORS FIRES SALVO @livgolf_league …. “It’s not as if they made any huge signings this year, is it?’ ...

Scot-born Conor Syme has kick-started his 10th season in the pro ranks with an eye-catching display on what was a sombre day on day one of the Dubai Invitational in the UAE. Syme, 31, birdied five of his inward nine holes in a four-under 67 to be sharing second place on four-under-par on the host Dubai Creek course. Grand Slam winning Rory McIlroy, sporting new clubs and a new ball, shot straight to the front thanks to seven birdies in his five-under 66, and in the event he finished runner-up when ...

It was a moving moment with players, caddies, officials and others standing still, their heads bowed when the DP World Tour’s maiden event for 2026 paused for a minute’s silence remember Emanuele Galeppini who so tragically, and so unncessarily lost his life on Janurary 1st in the devestating Cran Montana nightclub blaze. The second edition of the Dubai Invitational is being staged in honour of the 17-year-old Italian golfer, who was based in Dubai, and who among 40 people to lose their ...

It comes as no surprise to see Rory McIlroy’s name atop of the leaderboard in his first event of what is the start to his 19th pro career season. McIlroy was last in Dubai at the end of November, capturing the Race to Dubai title for a seventh occasion. Since then he’s been honoured with a number of other awards – Irish Golf Writers ‘Golfer of the Year’ and the BBCs ‘Sports Personality of the Year’ award. And now with a new set of TalyorMade clubs and the ...

Connor Syme heads into a 10th year in the pro ranks teeing-up this week in Dubai, hoping he gets his ‘stats’ right for another Tour victory. Syme is among just four Scots teeing-up in this week’s limited 60-player field for the second hosting of the Dubai Invitational at the Dubai Creek course. The Fifer contested the inaugural event two years ago, finishing inside the top-40. And Syme tees-up in the new season clearly with a bigger spring in his step than normal, staring not only at being ...

In a somewhat of an early season blow for the DP World Tour, and super-talented young ‘Down Under’ star Elvis Smylie has signed with the all-Australian Ripper GC LIV Golf Leagure team. LIV announced news in securing one of the country’s most exciting young talents as the team continues to champion Australian golf on the global stage. It his very first event of the 2024/25 DP World Tour wrapaound season, Smylie captured the co-sanctioned BMW PGA Championship thus earning a virtual three-year ...