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ALPS Tour Q-School Takes To The Italian Fairways This Week

In continuation with the past two seasons, the 18th edition of the Alps Tour Qualifying School will take place in Italy this week starting with the 1st Stage events being staged between November 2nd and November 4th in three distinct golf clubs: Acaya Golf Club, Golf Club Le Fonti and Miglianico Golf & Country Club. The Final Stage of the 2023 Q-School will occur at Golf Nazionale and Olgiata Golf Club in Northern Rome from November 9th to 11th. This year more than 300 applications ...

Power’s Bermuda Victory – The Rewards, The Doors That Now Open For The Golfer With Green Shoe Laces

Seamus Power is now relishing the many rewards and the many doors that will now open to him in capturing a second PGA Tour victory with his one-shot success in brutal conditions at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. The 35-year-old Waterford golfer created a unique slice of PGA Tour history in joining Rory McIlroy as back-to-back Irish-born winners, a first in the history of the Tour. Power’s win earned him a two-year Tour exemption to the end of 2025 but then it’s more like a three-year ...

Power Survives Brutal Bermuda Conditions To Capture Second Tour Title

Seamus Power admitted it wasn’t pretty but as they say ‘there’s no camera on the scorecard’ but then he was ‘over the moon’ in surviving a final round war of attrition to capture the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. Power fended off the challenge of American rookie Ben Griffin and then dealt with own demons to post a closing day 70 to be a one-shot winner on the severely windswept Royal Port course. Victory is the Waterford golfer’s second Tour success in 15 months ...

Drysdale Buoyed By Best Finish All Season Heading To Q-School

Scot David Drysdale was headed to Spain’s and this week’s second stage of the DP World Tour Q-School buoyed by his best finish all season, despite the disappointment of losing full 2023 Tour playing rights. Drysdale went into the final round of the Portugal Masters sharing eighth place and needing to finish second on his own to retain his Tour card for what would be a 15th straight season. ‘Double D’ and contesting his 574th Tour event, signed for a closing 68 for a 15-under par tally for ...

Cam Smith To Defend His Open Championship Title With R & A Confirming ‘Pathways’ Will Open For LIV Golfers

Aussie Cam Smith will get to defend his Open Championship title alongside each of his LIV Golf stars, if they qualify, as they will be allowed to tee-up at Royal Liverpool at next July’s 151st Open. That is the assurance of R&A CEO Martin Slumbers. Back in July, Slumbers said they had no plans to ban LIV players saying: “Let me be clear. That is not on our agenda.” Fast forward three months and the message from the Home of Golf based ruling body remains the same said Slumbers in an article ...

Power Bursts Into Share Of Butterfield Bermuda Lead & Into The Eyes Of Luke Donald

Seamus Power is sure to catch the eye of European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald as he heads into the final round sharing the lead at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. Power got his feet wet in removing his shoes and socks playing a shot in saving par at the first and looks now to whet their collective thirst of a large Irish following in posting a third straight score of 65 to finish a group ahead of American-born Tour rookie Ben Griffin, who birdied the last in signing for a 66 and tie the ...

McKinney Heads Strong Field Of 17 Aussies Into DP World Tour Q-School Second Stage In Spain

Reigning Australian amateur champion Connor McKinney tops a strong contingent of 17 Aussies heading into Thursday’s starting second stage of the DP World Tour’s Q-School in Spain, The 20-year-old Joondalup attached McKinney golfer brilliantly found his way into stage two by storming his way to a five-shot victory after posting a sizzling opening round score of 63 in the first stage of qualifying in September. McKinney headed 23 on the Montado Hotel and Golf Resort course at Palmera located ...