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Sydney-born Matt Jones insists he’s older, wiser and also has more grey hairs in his favour to end a 13-year wait for a maiden Honda Classic victory Jones, 40, and who led the opening round after a blistering 10-under par and career-best nine-under par 61 had dropped back into the field on day two with a 70 but then emerged with an impressive three-shot leader on day three thanks to a very mature handling of the very difficult windy conditions on the PGA National course at Palm Beach Gardens ...

A timely final hole birdie kept Calum Hill in contention to become the sixth Scottish winner of the Magical Kenya Open in Nairobi. Hill, 26, posted four-under par 67 to be lying fifth and just three shots off the lead at 13-under par on the Karen Country Club course in the Kenyan capital. South African Justin Harding snatched an eagle and six birdies in a seven-under 64 to lead by two shots at 16-under from Aussie Scott Hend (68) and the American pair of Kurt Kitayama (66) and Johannes Veerman, who ...

Shane Lowry had a smile from ear-to-ear after brilliantly chipping-in for eagle at the last to put himself in sight of the leaders heading to the weekend rounds of the Honda Classic. Lowry holed a 40-footer from just short of the green in a four-under par 66 and move to seven-under par on the PGA National course at Palm Beach Gardens in Florida. The Open Champion had been struggling with the driver but got it all sorted over the inward half finding the ‘short stuff’ on five of seven fairways. Then ...

The Scotland trio of Richie Ramsay, Connor Syme and Calum Hill combined to produce Tartan magic on day two of the Magical Kenya Open in Nairobi. Ramsay sensationally kick-started his round chipping-in for an eagle ‘2’ on route to a 65 and tied with Drumoig’s Connor Syme, who birdied three of his closing four holes in a 67, along with South African Dean Burmester (64) in a three-way tie for third place on 10-under par. Hill with a 68 is just a shot further back and among four players on nine-under ...

The superb French golfing good form continued with Benjamin Hebert and Raphael Jacquelin muscling their way to a respective first and a share of second on day one of the Magical Kenya Open in Nairobi. And the French efforts come just four days after compatriot Antoine Raznar sensationally holed a 60-foot birdie putt at the final hole to win the CB Qatar Masters. Herbert, who turned 34-years a month ago, is a six-time Challenge Tour winner as he seeks a maiden European Tour win with a sizzling opening ...

Shane Lowry was not hanging about in heading to pick-up daughter Iris from a local pre-school after posting a three-under 67 on the opening day of the Honda Classic in Florida. Lowry managed four birdies and dropped just one shot to end his round around 1pm local time before he and wife Wendy jumped into his courtesy car to collect his soon-to-be four-year-old who was introduced to the bigger sporting world for the first time when Lowry won the 2019 Open Championship. Lowry is returning to competition ...

It was a magical return to Kenya for the Scottish duo of Calum Hill and Connor Syme who went on safari to grab nine birdies apiece and share second place on day one of the Magical Kenya Open in Nairobi. Hill, 26 and 25-year-old Syme are among seven lying second after six-under par 65s and just a shot shy of Frenchman Benjamin Herbert who had an eagle and six birdies in his 64 on the Karen Country Club course. Crook of Devon’s Hill, and with Masters-winning caddy Phil ‘Wobbly’ Morbey now ...