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Ireland’s rookie professional Paul Dunne was heading straight to the British Masters where he will look to draw upon his winning Woburn ways. Some three months ago Dunne finished the leading Open Championship qualifier posting rounds of 70 and a sizzling 65 to win by three shots and thus earn a place in the 144th Open where he would go onto to share the lead with a round to play. And the 22-year will need a good showing around the Marquis Course in the second of three straight invitations he’s ...

History beckons this weekend for either England’s Jimmy Mullen or Ireland’s Paul Dunne. Why? Because in the long history of the European Tour no one has captured a Tour title in their first event as a professional. This information was confirmed by the Tour’s ‘Mr. Stats’ Steve Doughty despite reporting he was in the process of moving house when www.golfbytourmiss.com phoned him late Friday. In fact, there’s been two players – England’s Tom Lewis and ...

Ireland’s Paul Dunne grabbed a narrow narrow points decision rematch over the famed Old Course but the rookie professional could still be facing  another career-defining occasion during Sunday’s final day of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland. Dunne, who carded a round of 70, heads to today’s (SAT) third round at Carnoustie sharing third place at 10-under par with three others, including 2014 Ryder Cup winning hero Jamie Donaldson, and just a ...

Sweden’s Peter Hanson enjoyed a front row seat today alongside rookie professional Jimmy Mullen who shares the lead after two rounds of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. Mullen added a 69 at the Old Course to his opening 64 at Kingsbarns and will head to Carnoustie tied with fellow Englishman Anthony Wall. The 21-year old Mullen is contesting his first full tournament as a professional while Hanson added a 72 to his first round 70 to be tied in 66th place at two under par and nine shots ...

England 21-year old rookie pro Jimmy Mullen maintains his lead after the second round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in St Andrews. Mullen, competing in his first European Tour event as a professional and revealing his father is Scottish-born but he prefers to represent England, shot an impressive 69 on the Old Course, though he was joined on 11-under-par, late in the day, by fellow Englishman Anthony Wall. One shot further back at 10-under and sharing third place is another brilliant ...

Scotland’s top-ranked Marc Warren bounced straight back from missing cut in last week’s Porsche European Open with a superb four under par 68 at Carnoustie on day one of the Afred Dunhill Links Championship here in Scotland Warren had looked a lone figure last week on the Bad Griesbach practice range but that time on the range paid dividends on a glorious ‘South of Spain’ like day in County Angus. The current World No. 56 posted a four under par 68 to be trailing just four ...

Rookies Jimmy Mullen and Paul Dunne charged into a share of the lead on a remarkable first day of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. The Englishman and Ireland-born Dunne were both playing in their first professional tournaments after helping Great Britain and Ireland win the Walker Cup last month and a pair of 64s at Kingsbarns took them to the top of the leaderboard alongside Swede Kris Broberg who posted the same score at St Andrews. Dunne has had a particularly stellar year and held a share ...