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Shinkwin Makes It An Historic Cyprus Double Success.

England’s Callum Shinkwin can call himself a European Tour winner after his stunning Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Open success. Not only has the 27-year old Bath-born golfer captured a first Tour title in his 112th Tour appearance but he’s the first golfer on the Tour to win in Cyprus and the 50th nation to host a European Tour event. Shinkwin firstly holed a near 50-foot putt for eagle at the 72nd hole in a new tournament course record of 63 and then birdied the same 18th hole at the first ...

MacIntyre Declares ‘Back To His Best’ Sharing Third In Cyprus Open

Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre declared he’s back to his best in securing a best result in 14-months to muscle his way to a share of third thanks to a final round 65 at the Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Open. MacIntyre, 24, didn’t drop a shot in an 18-under par tally and for the Oban golfer’s best finish since being runner in August last year at the Porsche European Open. England’s Callum Shinkwin birdied the first extra hole to capture a maiden Tour title after first eagling the 72nd hole ...

Sandy Lyle Leads Golfing Tributes To Fellow Scot Sean Connery.

Double Major winning Sandy Lyle has led the golf world in paying tribute to the late, great and fellow Scot Sean Connery. Connery, who stared in seven James Bond movies from 1962 to 1983 and countless other Hollywood blockbusters, passed away peacefully at his Bahamas home aged 90. Connery was born in 1930 in Edinburgh and with one of his first jobs working as a milkman in Edinburgh with St. Cuthbert’s Co-Operative Society.  In 2009, Connery recalled a conversation in a taxi: “When I took ...

Drysdale Avoids ‘OOB’ To Birdie The Last & Be Sharing Second At Cyprus Open

Scotland’s David Drysdale brilliantly boosted hopes of a first Tour win in narrowly avoiding ‘OOB’ down the last and then draining a long birdie putt to be tied in second place at 13-under par and just one shot off the lead at the Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Open. Dydsdale, 45 signed for a third round three-under 68 to join five others trailing Welshman Jamie Donaldson (69) who heads the inaugural event on 14-under par. Joining Drysdale is Finnish pair of Kalle Samooka (66) and Sami Valimaki ...

‘Hey Steve? Have You Many Calls You Received This Morning From Denver, Coloradao?’

The former International tournament on the PGA Tour was unique in many ways. The tournament was on the schedule from 1986 to 2006 and unquie foremost as it was played under a ‘Modified Stableford’ points scoring system where an an Albatross was worth 8 points, an Eagle 5 points, a Birdie 2 points, a Par  point but then a Bogey minuse 2 points and Double-bogey or more minus 3 points. The event was founded by Jack Vickers who became very well-known and respected by the game’s leading ...

Dysdale Keeps Himself In Victory Frame To Share Cyprus Clubhouse Second Round Lead

David Drysdale kept himself very much in frame to end a 508-tournament victory drought heading to the weekend rounds of the inaugural Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Open. Drysdale, 45 posted a second round four-under par 67 to move to 10-under par and be in a three-way share of the clubhouse lead when darkness halted play. Welshman Jamie Donaldson and England’s Marcus Armitage were tied atop of the board on 11-under par and with Donaldson, who holed the winning putt at the 2014 Gleneagles Ryder Cup, one ...

Harrington Already Looking At Life On The Over-50s Tour’s

Less than a month before next year’s rescheduled hosting of the Ryder Cup and European Team captain, Padraig Harrington turns 50. As such, it will make him eligible to tee-up on the PGA Champions Tour and Europe’s Legends Tour. And after posting an opening score of 67 at the Bermuda Championship, Harrington confirmed he’s confirming he was keeping one eye of the Champions Tour efforts such as Phil Mickelson winning his opening two over-50s tournaments. “I do look at the scores and possibly ...