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MENA Tour patron Darren Clarke will be looking to earn a first pay cheque this season when he tees-up on Monday’s starting Dubai Creek Open. Clarke, the 2016 European Ryder Cup captain and the 2011 Open champion, has been grouped with defending champion Rayhan Thomas of India, and Sweden’s Fredrik From, the marquee trio going out at 11am. Clarke sees his second participation in a tour event after the 2015 Ras Al Khaimah Classic where he finished in a tie for second as a great opportunity ...

Scott Hend was left lamenting letting slip victory for a second year in succession at the European Masters in Switzerland. Hend, who had led unchallenged for three days, was bumped off the Swiss summit by Englishman Matthew Fitzpatrick who won with a par the third extra hole on the Crans-sur-Sierre course. The Queenslander, and like he had done 12 months ago, went into the final day leading by a stroke only to again see his rival fitted with the traditional red winner’s jacket and handed the gleaming ...

Scott Hend produced a timely birdie to regain his two-shot lead and moments after the siren sounded to halt play on day three of the rain-affected Omega European Masters. Hend showed his delight in holing a two-metre birdie putt at the par three, 13th hole by throwing both arms into air and move back to 11-under par on the Crans-sur-Sierre high in the Swiss Alps. Play had first been halted at 2.36pm due to fog and rain and did not resumt to 5pm local time. The Queenslander, and with wife Leanne ...

While defending champion Rory McIlroy missed the cut in last week’s Dell Technologies Championship there were two representatives of Irish golf who were in attendance for the duration of the elite PGA Tour Play-Off event. John McLaughlin, CEO of North and West Coast Links Golf Ireland, has attended a number of PGA Tour events proudly extolling the virtues of the nine-member courses. Accompanying John for a first time at a PGA Tour host venue was John Farren, and a very proud and excited General ...

A year after losing out in play-off and Scott Hend has immediately put himself back into contention on day one of the European Masters in Switzerland. The big-hitting Queenslander used his length off the tee to grab seven birdies, including three in succession early in his round and then birdie two of his closing three holes, in a sizzling six-under 64 on the Alpine Crans-sue-Sierre course. The effort, and one shot less than his opening round in 2016, put Hend into a share of the lead with Spain’s ...

Miguel Angel Jimenez already enjoys the tag of being ‘The Oldest Winner’ twice on the European Tour and now he has set out to surpass the record for a firt time and by more than three years. Jimenez along with England’s Tyrrell Hatton and Aussie Scott Hend head the opening round of the European Masters with six-under 64s on the Alpine Crans-sur-Sierre course. The Spaniard has taken a break from the US Champions Tour to return to the Crans-sur-Sierre course when he won by three strokes ...

England’s Lee Slattery has given new definition to not missing his tee time but also being present for the birth of his second child. Slattery, who had finished a gallant runner-up last week in the Czech Masters, is contesting this week’s European Masters high up in the Swiss Alps but with his wife, Faye back in Britain and about to go into labour. However, instead of rushing back home to be wife the 39-year old Slattery got onto ‘FaceTime’ to see his wife give birth late on Tuesday ...