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….. in Abu Dhabi, Robert MacIntyre could not have been happier kick-starting ​a​ full team event in the pro ranks to deliver GB & I a 4 & 3 thumping over their European rivals on day one of the Herro Cup in Abu Dhabi. MacIntyre and current PGA Tour No. 1 Seamus Power teed-up in the last of five Fourball matches and began in holing ​with MacIntyre holing ​a testy six-foot birdie to halve the opening hole in their match with the Continental Europeans of Austrian Sepp Straka ...

… in Abu Dhabi  Seamus Power was thrilled to have kick-started a first full team event in the pro ranks in helping secure a thumping 4 & 3 victory for GB & I on the opening day of the Hero Cup in Abu Dhabi. Power and top-ranked Scot teed-up in the last of five Fourball matches and after Power holed the 10-footer for birdie at the fourth to go 1up, the duo were never headed in their match against the Continental European duo of Austrian Sepp Straka and Poland’s Adrian Meronk.  Power ...

… at Abu Dhabi  Seamus Power had the honour of drawing first blood for his GB & I side being out the last match on day one of the inaugural Hero Cup here in Abu Dhabi. The current PGA Tour No. 1 landed an 8-iron tee shot to some 10-feet at the par-3 fourth hole on the host National Course at the Abu Dhabi GC. Power is teamed with top-ranked Scot Robert MacIntyre who the Las Vegas-based Irish golfer met for a first time on Wednesday, and along with Shane Lowry, played an 18-hole practice ...

 ….. in Abu Dhabi  In a surprise and very frank admission top-ranked Scot Robert MacIntyre says he initially struggled to get comfortable in the team environment of this week’s Hero Cup. MacIntyre is making his pro debut in a full team event after ending his amateur career as a member of the 2017 GB & I Walker Cup team. The quietly-spoken Oban lefty is among 20 DP World Tour players teeing-up Friday over three days on the Abu Dhabi course while Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald has arranged ...

… in Abu Dhabi  It was while enjoying a BBQ steak and downing an ice cold beer on the new terrace, and under the eyes of the stunning falcon clubhouse that, overlooks the Abu Dhabi course, that tthe dozen Hero Cup players learned who they were being paired and also their rivals for the opening Fourball matches of the 2023 Hero Cup. Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald named Shane Lowry and GB & I captain Tommy Fleetwood to lead off first in the Foursomes format. Lowry and Fleetwood are former ...

Seamus Power admits his efforts to secure a place in the European Ryder Cup team will all depend on getting his season schedule. For a first time in his career Power is exempt into all four major championships as well as a return to the Players Championship where he had a hole-in-one in the 2019 event. This is the luxury of capturing the Bermuda Championship that’s not only handed him a virtual three-year PGA Tour exemption considering he won the sixth event of the 2022/23 PGA Tour wraparound ...

… in Abu Dhabi  It may have been a bit of a squeeze trying on his GB & I Hero Cup team trousers but Scot Robert MacIntyre insists being present this week in Abu Dhabi is a perfect fit. MacIntyre, who last played in a team event as an amateur in the 2017 Walker Cup, earned his place in Tommy Fleetwood’s side on the back of his quality victory at the Italian Open. The top-ranked Scot fought his way into a play-off alongside reigning US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick and won at the ...