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Scotland’s Scott Jamieson brilliantly muscled his way into contention with a new course record 10-under par 61 on day two of the Tenerife Open. Jamieson grabbed 10 birdies, including chipping-in at the last, to better the mark of 62 set a day earlier by Dane Thorbjorn Olesen on the hilly but spectacular Costa Adeje resort course. The effort handed Jamieson had just 23 putts in posting  12-under tally to be trailing in third place and just four shots behind Germany’s Nicolai Von Dellingshausen ...

It’s been 19-years and 486 Tour events since a then 28-year David Drysdale teed-up in the 2003 Canaries Open de Espana on the stunning Costa Adeje course on the island of Tenefite. The course was designed by Jose Gancedo, who used the natural features of the land (the original banana plantations) to integrate them into the course located on the sout-west side of the island and commanding stunning views out over the Atlantic Ocean. Drysdale was then into his second full season competing on the ...

Pro golf’s newest Holywood sensation Tom McKibbin admits he’s under no pressure being likened as the next Rory McIlroy as he makes his professional debut later today (THURS) at the European Tour’s Tenerife Open. The 18-year-old McKibbin will tee-up at 1.17pm Irish time in the company of England’s James Morrison and Spaniard Alfredo Garcia-Heredia. McKibbin had intended to turn pro after next month’s Walker Cup showdown in Florida but disappointingly failed to qualify for the GB & I ...

It was a victory to stop a nation and the Japanese nation with now recognise one of the greatest sporting achievements in the country’s history with Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama to be presented with the ‘Prime Ministers Award’. The 29-year-old Matsuyama not only brought Japan to standstill but he endeared himself to sports fans the world over in capturing the 2021 Masters. Matsuyama became the first Japanese-born male to win the Masters and also the first in 161-years to capture a ...

Robert MacIntyre’s title as the world’s highest ranked lefty is under threat from South African sensation Garrick Higgo. Higgo, 21, last Sunday strolled to an effortless three-shot victory in winning the Gran Canaria Lopesan Open with a 25-under par total. It had taken the Joburg-born Higgo just seven Tour starts last year for his breakthrough win at the Portugal Open and now in a further 17 events he’s won a second Tour title and the seventh of his pro career. And at this rate, and in ...

The Aussie duo of Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith captured the spirit of Anzac Day to triumph in the Zurich Classic in New Orleans. The duo bravely fought their way into a play-off to defeat the South Africans Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel on the TPC Louisiana course on a day – April 25th – that this year marked the 106th anniversary when members of the Australia and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) in 1915 landed on the ill-fated shores of Gallipoli in Turkey. Since then the 25th ...

Niall Kearney revealed he had to arrange for a suitcase full of additional clothing to be shipped to him for a three week European Tour competition stay on the Canary Islands. Kearney superbly made the most of his late entry into the Gran Canaria Lopesan Open posting a closing round 68 for a 14-under par tally on the Meloneras course. South-African lefty Garrick Higgo made it look easier winning a second European Tour title in 24 events thanks to a closing day 63 for his three shot success at 25-under ...