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Connor Syme will look for an even shorter route teeing-up in tomorrow’s (TUES) inaugural Kenya Savannah Classic in Nairobi. Syme secured an equal Tour best finish of third in Sunday’s concluding Magical Kenyan Open and now after just a day’s break it will be back out on the same Karen Country Club course. This inaugural event, and being run from Tuesday to Friday, is being staged as part of a ‘Kenyan Swing’ and with Syme joining nine Tartan colleagues who competed last year remaining in ...

Rory McIlroy is facing a Texas shootout against World No. 1 Dustin Johnson if both players reach Sunday’s final of the WGC – Dell Match-Play Championship in Austin. McIlroy has been drawn in second side of the 64-player draw and his first-up opponent on Wednesday will be England’s Ian Poulter on the spectacular Austin Country Club course laid out along the Colorado River in the Lone Star State capital. The four-time Major winner then faces American Lanto Griffin in the first match on Thursday ...

Sydney-born Matt Jones brilliantly ended a seven-year PGA Tour winless drought and is also returning to The Masters after victory at the Honda Classic at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Jones, 40, was in a class of his own and leaving his rivals falling all about in the continuing windy and testing conditions and with Jones turning on a masterclass display and also celebrating 20-years a professional in signing for final round 68 and win by an impressive five shots at 12-under par. Daylight ...

Scotland’s Connor Syme waved the birdie wand to secure an equal best European Tour career finish with third at the Magical Kenya Open in Nairobi. The 25-year-old Drumoig golfer posted a superb seven-under par 64 for a 17-under par tally on the Karen Country Club course. South African Justin Harding claimed a second Tour triumph and his 11th pro career success with a last day 66 to win by two shots at 21-under par. American Kurt Kitatama (66) finished runner-up on 19-under. Syme, and contesting ...

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 ...