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Move over Sergio as there is a golfer you ‘mentored’ being labelled as the new Sergio Garcia after having taken just five months to capture his maiden pro career title with a resounding three shot success at the PIF Saudi International in Riyadh. Josele Ballester, 22 is Spain’s newest golfing sensation having emerged from one shot back at the start of the final round to post a super impressive bogey-free 65 winning by three shots at 22-under-par. The still rookie pro Ballester ...

Former Ryder Cup star Chris Wood survived testing conditions to maintain his commanding position at the MENA Golf Tour Q School, carding an even-par 72 to remain six-under-par heading into Saturday’s final round at Troia Golf Course. The Englishman, who opened with a sparkling 66 on Thursday, faced significantly tougher conditions as wind swept across the Portuguese coast, making Troia’s narrow fairways and small greens a stern examination for the international field competing for Tour cards ...

Caleb Surratt has led or shared the lead for three rounds of the PIF Saudi International as he not only looks to make ammends for losing out in a play-off in the Saudi event a year ago but capture a maiden pro career title. The 21-year-old American has superbly put himself in position to finish one place higher than a year ago thanks to rounds of 62, 66 and 68 to head to the final round remaining atop of the board tied with South African Dean Burmester at 17-under on the host Riyadh course. Surratt ...

It’s been over four years since Richard ‘Blandy’ Bland tasted his only success on the ‘under-50s’ tournament arena and that was amid highly emotional scenes at his 487th DP World Tour appearance in capturing the 2021 British Masters title at The Belfry. In July, 2022 he joined LIV Golf and at age 49 he was the oldest player to sign with the breakaway league. Then after sanctions were upheld by an independent arbitrator, in May 2023, the European Tour announced that Bland ...

For 32 weeks or eight months of this year Patrick Reed has been travelling the world plying his trade. The Texan has competed in 30 tournaments, over 18 countries (including Emirates) and on three tours. Reed began with a solid T10th result in January’s Hero Desert Classic while he was runner-up two months later in the International Series Macua, T7th in LIV Golf Miami and then headed to Augusta Natonal a week later to be third in the Masters where he reigned triumphant in 2018. A fortnight ...

Former Ryder Cup star Chris Wood muscled his way to a handsome four-shot lead thanks to a six-under-par 66 on day one of the MENA Golf Tour Q School at the host Troia Golf Course in Portugal. The 54-hole qualifier will determe membership and category status for the 2025–26 season. Wood is  three-timeDP World Tour winner, who represented Europe in the 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine and he kick-started solidly with birdies on the par-four fifth and par-five seventh in an outward nine of 34, before ...

American Caleb Surratt superbly birdied the last to lead by one as he sets his sights on victory at the PIF Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers at the Riyadh host course. The 23-year-old North Carolina born Surratt added a second 66 to his opening 63, two rounds that contain 15 birdies and just one bogey to lead by a shot at 14-under from Thomas Pieters from Belgium in second place. Pieters also shot a 66, while American Anthony Kim rolled back the years, shooting a 64 to ...