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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 ...

Egypt Golf Series kicks off at New Giza Golf Club on Sunday with USD $400,000 in prize money up for grabs The MENA Golf Tour’s inaugural Egypt Golf Series gets underway this Sunday as a strong international field descends on New Giza Golf Club for the first of four back-to-back tournaments offering a combined USD $400,000 in prize money and crucial Official World Golf Ranking points. The Egypt Golf Series New Giza (19-21 January) marks the start of an intensive four-week swing that will see ...

The golf community in Dubai along with the DP World Tour will honour the memory this week of 17-year-old Emanuele Galeppini, who died on New Year’s day morning from the Crans Montana nightclub blaze. Originally from Genoa, Galeppini had made Dubai his home in recent years with his family, where he developed as a golfer. Well known within the UAE’s junior and amateur golf scene, he was in Switzerland with friends when the fire broke out in the early hours of January 1 at the Le Constellation ...