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Scotland’s Craig Howie singled out mentor and manager Paul Lawrie for special praise in storming his way to an impressive seven-stroke victory and his first European Challenge Tour title at the Range Servant Challenge by Hinton Golf in Sweden. The 26-year-old secured his maiden win a day after his Tartan colleagues Bob MacIntyre fell agonisingly shy of success at the BetFred British Masters in England. Howie who won with a stunning 22-under par tally to collect a Euro 32,000 prize cheque. The ...

A late eagle along with a last hole birdie had Seamus Power soaring back inside the top-seven but only four shots from the front heading to the final round of the AT & T Byron Nelson. Power signed for a superb bogey-free 67 to move to 16-under par on the TPC Craig Ranch course at McKinney to the north-east of Dallas in Texas. Sam Burns superbly continues to show the way posting a three-under par 69 to move to 20-under par and one shot clear of South Korean K H Lee (67). Four players – Jordan ...

New BetFred British Masters champion Richard Bland handed David Drysdale a huge encouragement lift by declaring his long-time Scottish golfing colleague and friend he’s ‘more than good enough’ to end his own long European Tour winning drought. Bland, 48, shrugged off a 478 European Tour victory drought in dramatic manner in holing a three-foot par putt at the first extra play-off hole at The Belfry. The very affable Bland, who had dropped just one shot in 73 holes on the famed ...

It is not often the TV reporter asking the questions of the winner of a golf tournament finds him or herself embraced by the new champion. That is what took place when a very tearful SKY Sports Golf Tim Barter found himself being wrapped by the arms of an equally emotional new BetFred British Masters champion in Richard Bland. You see, Bland has been coached by Barter for some 20-years of his 25-year pro career and winning at the famed The Belfry Bland ended a 478th European Tour winless drought. The ...

Seamus Power continued his impressive showing to end his round sharing fifth place late in the second round at the A T & T Byron Nelson to the north of Dallas in Texas. The West Waterford golfer added a solid second day four-under par 68 to his sizzling opening 65 to move to 11-under par in the Euro 6.6m event on the TPC Craig Ranch course. Power went into day two just two shots off the lead and wasted little time making his presence felt with three birdies in his opening five holes. Starting ...

Ireland’s Olympic Games team-mates Seamus Power and Padraig Harrington were soaring with 18th hole eagles to put themselves into contention early on the opening day of the AT & T Byron Nelson in McKinney, Texas. Power was out in the first group of the day, and in then overcast and very cool conditions, but turned-up the heat to save his best for last in holing a 25-metre chip-in eagle ‘3’ for a seven-under par 65 on the host TPC Craig Ranch course. Harrington, and commencing his round ...

European Ryder Cup Captain, Padraig Harrington is hoping Rory McIlroy will remain ‘dangerous’ for the next five months after finally ending an 18-month winless drought last Sunday at the Wells Fargo Championship. Harrington had ‘tongue in cheek’ recently spoke of hoping McIlroy would save his good form till closer to September’s Whistling Straits showdown but nonetheless he was delighted one of his European kingpins got back into the winner’s circle and also ...