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by Bernie McGuire • His first European Tour International Schedule victory in his eighth European Tour event. • Could move into the top 30 of the Official World Golf Ranking, from 85th. • This victory beats his previous best European Tour performance of tied tenth in the 2015 Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open. • Becomes the 13th first-time winner of the 2015 European Tour season. They are: Andy Sullivan (South African Open Championship Hosted by the City of Ekurhuleni), Gary Stal (Abu ...

Scotland’s Russell Knox will cut a lone figure when he returns to the Sheshan course early Sunday morning local time to play his final third hole in the WGC – HSBC Champions event. Knox is officially trailing one shot behind American Kevin Kisner who ended his round recording a 70 for a 16-under par tally on a day interrupted by thunderstorm warnings. In second place in the clubhouse is China’s Li Haotong and American Dustin Johnson with Knox set to share the lead should he birdie ...

Portugal has a new golfing hero after Ricardo Gouveia capped an incredible season with a stunning victory in the NBO Golf Classic Grand Final, winning the Road to Oman title with the highest total earnings for a season in European Challenge Tour history. Gouveia came into the season finale as the man to catch after a remarkable year in which he had already claimed 11 top tens in 17 starts, and lived up to his headline billing with a remarkable seven under par final round of 65 – the lowest round ...

EurAsia Cup’s team Europe captain Darren Clarke has thrown down the gauntlet to his rival predicting his team can win the highly anticipated second edition of the Cup presented by DRB-Hicom and scheduled from Jan 15 to 17, next year. “I think we can win, I know we can win and I hope we will win,” said the 47-year-old Clarke in a press conference at the host venue, Glenmarie Golf and Country Club in Shah Alam. “Team Europe is coming here to win. I’ve got to beat my old ...

Scotland’s ultra-talented Russell Knox is again knocking on the door for a first victory after muscling his way into second place on the second day of the WGC – HSBC  Champions event in Shanghai. Kevin Kisner overcame a back injury to open up a two shot lead at the halfway stage of the World Golf Championships – HSBC Champions. The American came into the second round one shot adrift of Branden Grace but a 66 on Friday saw him move to the top of the leader board at 14 under, two ...

Darren Clarke has again been involved in an historic MENA Golf Tour chapter with news of the launch of the inaugural Qualifying School, offering a simplified roadmap for earning playing status on the tour in 2016. Open to all professionals and amateurs — with a handicap of one or better — the 54-hole Q-School will be held at Almenara Golf Club in the Spanish resort Sotogrande in the Cadiz province, in two stages in February next year. The first stage, on February 14-16, will see players compete ...

Congratulations are in order for Sean O’Flaherty and the long-time manager to four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy. The very affable O’Flaherty, who looks after much of the business affairs of McIlroy, got engaged on October 8th to Dublin-born beauty, Michelle O’Toole. The Irish Independent reported news of the engagement earlier today. According to the newspaper the future Mr. and Mrs. O’Flaherty are matched in many ways – she attended Alexander College in Milltown ...