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Scotland’s rookie pro Sebastain Sandin is also all smiles in securing full 2025/26 season MENA Tour status after posting a third and closing round 72 to end in a three-way tie for second place. The 23-year-old Dunblane golfer birdied the first but then dropped four shots from the fourth to eighth holes ahead of a 12th hole birdie and five closing pars and a level par tally on the host Troia course in Portugal. Sandin’s top of the board effort will ensure full access to all 13 MENA Tour ...

Chris Wood has ended a more than nine-year winless drought in sensational fashion winning by six shots at the MENA Tour’s Q-School in Portugal. Wood, 37 was a class all his own leading the 54-hole event from start to finish and the only player among some 60 starters to be under par on the host Troia Golf Course located on the Altlantic coastline to the south of Lisbon. Wood posted scores of 66, 72 and closing 72 for his six-under victory tally. “I’ve had enormous challenges mentally ...

Sergio Garcia has celebrated fellow Spaniard’s Josele Ballester stunning PIF Saudi International success posting  brilliant Instagram images of the duo taken 14-years apart of he and golf’s newest champion Ballester, 22 is the newest golfing sensation winning a maiden pro career title by three shots after his closing 65 for a 22-under tally over American Careb Surratt who was relegated into second place for a second year running. Surratt had led for three rounds ahead of a closing 69 ...

Move over Sergio as there is a golfer you ‘mentored’ being labelled as the new Sergio Garcia after having taken just five months to capture his maiden pro career title with a resounding three shot success at the PIF Saudi International in Riyadh. Josele Ballester, 22 is Spain’s newest golfing sensation having emerged from one shot back at the start of the final round to post a super impressive bogey-free 65 winning by three shots at 22-under-par. The still rookie pro Ballester ...

Former Ryder Cup star Chris Wood survived testing conditions to maintain his commanding position at the MENA Golf Tour Q School, carding an even-par 72 to remain six-under-par heading into Saturday’s final round at Troia Golf Course. The Englishman, who opened with a sparkling 66 on Thursday, faced significantly tougher conditions as wind swept across the Portuguese coast, making Troia’s narrow fairways and small greens a stern examination for the international field competing for Tour cards ...

Caleb Surratt has led or shared the lead for three rounds of the PIF Saudi International as he not only looks to make ammends for losing out in a play-off in the Saudi event a year ago but capture a maiden pro career title. The 21-year-old American has superbly put himself in position to finish one place higher than a year ago thanks to rounds of 62, 66 and 68 to head to the final round remaining atop of the board tied with South African Dean Burmester at 17-under on the host Riyadh course. Surratt ...

It’s been over four years since Richard ‘Blandy’ Bland tasted his only success on the ‘under-50s’ tournament arena and that was amid highly emotional scenes at his 487th DP World Tour appearance in capturing the 2021 British Masters title at The Belfry. In July, 2022 he joined LIV Golf and at age 49 he was the oldest player to sign with the breakaway league. Then after sanctions were upheld by an independent arbitrator, in May 2023, the European Tour announced that Bland ...