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… Fatiha Betscher, Al Hamra GC, RAK New DP World Tour winning Ryan Fox was not only staring at an 18-hour flight home to Auckland but also must undergo 10-days mandatory quarantine following his victory in the inaugural Ras Al Khamiah Golf Classic in the UAE. Fox earned himself a unique slice of New Zealand golf history becoming the first Kiwi golfer to win wire-to-wire in 23-years to toast victory on the DP World Tour. Fox, 35, was never headed over the four rounds of the second of the double-headed ...

…. Fatiha Betscher, Al Hamra GC, RAK  Kiwi powerhouse Ryan Fox is one round shy of becoming the first New Zealand-born golfer in 23-years to win wire-to-wire on the DP World Tour. Fox is taking a whopping six-shot lead into the final round of the RAK Golf Classic in the UAE as he looks to join Michael Campbell as an all the way New Zealand winner after ‘Cambo’ led from start to finish to win the 1999 Johnnie Walker Classic in Taiwan. Fox went into golf’s ‘moving day’ leading ...

…… Al Hamra GC, RAK Scotland’s in-form Scott Jamieson’s out to wrap up one of his best new seasons starts sharing second place heading to the final round of the inaugural RAK Golf Club in the UAE. Jamieson took full advantage of the ideal ‘moving day’ conditions to grab seven birdies in a blemish-free round 65 to be in a four-way share of second place at 13-under on the stunning Al Harma course, and around an hour’s drive north of Dubai. Powerhouse Kiwi Ryan Fox birdied ...

…. Al Hamra GC, RAK It was Connor Syme’s turn to draw on a new-season Scottish mens golf ‘feel good’ factor on day two of the RAK Golf Classic on the stunning Al Hamra course in the UAE. After a 5.30 am wake-up alarm the Drumoig golfer was soon drawing on the strength of his game in shortening the course with a second-round 67 and share the leading Scottish honours sharing eighth place on eight-under par with struggling and clearly frustrated Robert MacIntyre who signed for ...

…….. Al Hamra GC, RAK  Dual Jordanian and England golfer Shergo Al Kurdi has created a slice of DP World Tour history becoming the first Middle East golfer to make a halfway cut in the 50-year history of the Tour. The 18-year-old posted a pair of 68s to be sharing eighth place on eight-under heading to the weekend rounds and just four shots off the lead in the $2m RAK Golf Classic on the Al Hamra course. Al Kurdi’s father was born in Jordan, and with his son growing-up in England but ...

…. Fatiha Betscher, Al Hamra GC, RAK Ryan Fox is not only under pressure to retain his lead heading to the weekend round of the RAK Golf Classic but the powerhouse Kiwi golfer is also struggling with two related physical issues. Fox, 35, continues to show the way around the stunning Al Hamra course adding a 69 to move three shots clear of the field at 12-under-par in glorious conditions close to the Arabian Sea. Five players are in second place at nine-under including South African Oliver Bekker, ...

…… Al Hamra GC, RAK  Robert MacIntyre had no qualms forgoing desert dune buggy driving and/or a ride on the world’s longest zipline in producing a solid six-under-par 66 on day one of the inaugural RAK Golf Classic on the stunning Al Hamra host couse. This week’s event is the second of a $2m DP World Tour double-header in the northernmost of the seven emirates that make-up the UAE. Kiwi Ryan Fox leads the way equalling the Al Hamra course record with a nine-under-par 63 and ...