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Scotland’s Ewen Ferguson battled a case of the post ‘course record blues’ to maintain the lead heading into the weekend rounds of the ISPS Handa World Invitational at Galgorm Castle in Co. Antrim. Ferguson, 26, was out on the Massereene course, some 13 miles to the south of Thursday’s joint host Galgorm Castle course, and posting a level par score of 70 to remain at nine-under and in the lead by a shot in joint DP World Tour mens and Ladies European Tour event. Ferguson was conscious ...

Scot Ewen Ferguson celebrated his 50th DP World Tour event sensationally eagling the last to snatch a super impressive four-shot lead on the opening day of the ISPS Handa World Invitational at the Galgorm Resort course in Ballymena. Ferguson, 26, also also eagled his 10th hole to set a new course record with his nine-under 61. A fortnight ago, Ferguson shared a new course record also of a 61 on day two of the Hero Open on the outskirts of St. Andrews. Ferguson kick-started his Northern Ireland ...

Scotland’s Connor Syme set about burying the demons of two years ago in posting a four-under 67 to grab a share of the lead on the opening day of the Cazoo Open on the Celtic Manor course in Wales. Syme, 27, kick-started his round from the 11th hole and quickly raced to be three-under through five holes and after a birdie on his ninth, he then birdied his 17th in chipping to just four feet but bogeyed his last, the 10th on the scorecard. He said: “It was a very good round, I played really ...

The world of men’s professional golf just got deeper into controversy with 11 LIV Golf players reportedly filing an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour. This is the news appearing in the Wall Street Journal, indicating LIV Golf players headed by Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau and Ian Poulter, and including Abraham Ancer, Talor Gooch, Matt Jones, Jason Kokrak, Carlos Ortiz, Pat Perez, Hudson Swafford and Peter Uihlein have joined the intended lawsuit.   The lawsuit follows the ...

The PGA Tour must be reading GolfByTourMiss as no sooner had we ‘posted’ a story highlighting the FedEx Cup standings and the Tour has gone and removed all LIV Golf playings from the 2021/22 money-list. In a pre-Wyndham Championship feature ( http://www.golfbytourmiss.com/2022/08/beach-umbrellas-margaritas-jimmy-buffett-shane-lowry-can-play-it-cool-at-the-wyndham/  ) this website pointed out the various scenarios at this time of a PGA Tour season facing those teeing-up at this week’s host ...

Shane Lowry can really play it cool this week entering the bar of the PGA Tour’s ‘Last Chance Saloon’ at the Wyndham Championship in South Carolina. The Wyndham Championship is once again the final event of the ‘regular’ 2021/22 PGA Tour season and being staged for a 14th straight year at the Sedgefield Country Club course in suburban Greensboro, North Carolina. The event is famous for its margaritas and the sounds of Jimmy Buffett throughout the spectator village and with fans of Buffett ...

“See you in Rome!” was Luke Donald’s defiant response to any suggestions he may face the same fate as Henrik Stenson should the Englishman be a second straight European Team captain to break his Rome contract. Donald fended-off such a question at a Zoom conference he and Ryder Cup Director, Guy Kinnings hosted just hours after being officially confirmed as the new 2023 European captain. “Well, I have signed a contract, and I intend to see that through”, Donald said in response to a London-based ...