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England’s and Dubai-born amateur Josh Hill along with fellow Englishman Joshua Grenville-Wood and Sweden’s Gabriel Axell were in a three-way tie for the lead with rounds of six-under par 66 on the opening day of the $100,000 Journey To Jordan Tour Championship Monday. Even as a strong and perplexing wind blew the whole day at the Greg Norman-designed Ayla Golf Club – switching direction and coming off the north instead of south which is what the players have always faced during their trips ...

Top French European Tour star Raphael Jacquelin has delivered a glowing verdict on Spain’s La Manga Club after visiting the iconic golf venue for the first time – and was so impressed by the resort that he is already planning a return trip. Jacquelin took advantage of a break in his playing schedule to join a group of friends on a short golfing break to Murcia, south-east, Spain, this month. The 45-year-old had the chance to play all three of La Manga Club’s acclaimed 18-hole courses – the ...

After a decade travelling about the Home of Golf Nation the Aberdeen Investment Standard (ASI) Scottish Open could very well be headed for a permanent home – The Renaissance Club in East Lothian. This is according to European Tour CEO, Keith Pelley who says the Tour have been working with Jerry Savardi and his brothers with a view to the very-private Scottish club becoming the ‘Wentworth’ of the north. For 15-years from 1996 to 2010 Scotland’s premier golfing event was staged at Loch Lomond ...

Victorious Ryder Cup captain, Thomas Bjorn and Masters winning hero, Sergio Garcia, and each both former ‘Rookies of the Year’, are the latest to applaud the achievement of top-ranked Scot Bob MacIntyre. MacIntyre triumphantly arrived back home yesterday (MON) to Oban accompanied by his proud parents Carol and Dougie along with two new trophies he’ll at least get to keep for 12 months. Not only did MacIntyre become the 12th Scot in near 60-years to win the Sir Henry Cotton award but he went ...

European Tour CEO, Keith Pelley has revealed the played by Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and Shane Lowry in seeing next year’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open from it’s traditional long-time July slot to May. The 2020 Irish Open will be played from May 28th to 31st at the Mt. Juliet Club in Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny and for a first occasion since 1995. And after recent years being hosted a links course in mid-summer, it is returning to a parkland style course in mid-spring. The move to May was ...

As the curtain came down on another European Tour season there remains one player, according to the Tour’s CEO, who will continue to take centre stage in delivering ‘incredible skill’ and the ‘IT’ factor – Rory McIlroy. McIlroy ended a twelfth full season in the pro-ranks with one of his most consistent seasons. He will head into next April’s Masters now six-years shy in last capturing a fourth Major Championship but as a golfing force, McIlroy remains one of ...

Less than a week after the close of the European Tour’s DP World Tour Championship in Dubai and the MENA Tour by Arena’s Journey to Jordan ends this Thursday at the spectacular Greg Norman-designed Ayla Golf Course in Aqaba, Jordan. There will be a limited field of top-60 available professionals and amateurs having plenty to play for in the season-ending $100,000 Journey To Jordan Tour Championship. Apart from the honour of being called the No1 on the MENA Tour by Arena in professional and ...