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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

David Drysdale enters the final round of his ‘Last Chance Saloon’ hopeful of it being victory drinks all round at the close of the Portugal Masters. Drysdale kept alive hopes of retaining his DP World Tour card posting a super bogey-free third round 65 to move into a share of eighth place at 14-under and while trailing eight shots from the lead. England’s Jordan Smith remains the man to catch despite taking a bogey at the last in a blistering round of 62 to head the field by two shots at 22-under-par. Drysdale ...