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MENA Tour Stars Await Birdie-Fest At Al Ain Open

The MENA Tour by Arena players were getting ready for a birdie-fest as the Tour returns to Al Ain Equestrian Shooting and Golf Club for the Al Ain Open by Arena. The $75,000 tournament tees-off Monday at the par-70 course, and with no wind protecting the wide, manicured fairways and receptive greens the first two days of ProAm and practice , low scores were being predicted. The professional course record at the 6,764-yard course is a 63 by Alex Wrigley in the Mercedes-Benz International ProAm in ...

Ramsay Fends Off French Pain As Scot Strives To Secure Fourth Tour Title.

Richie Ramsay’s decision to bravely battle through the pain-barrier could be rewarded with a gutsy fourth Tour victory at the Open de France in Versailles. Ramsay has his left-thumb region strapped and this after indicating he was just a ’60/40′ per cent chance of teeing-up in the European continent oldest national Open. And while being just a shot off the third round lead with six holes to play, Ramsay dug deep after a mini three-hole slump to produce a super par from a greenside ...

Colsearts Brilliantly Birdies Last For A Three-Shot French Open Advantage

Belgium’s big-hitting Nicolas Colsaerts dropped his only shot of the round at the 17th but sounded an ominous warning to his rivals in brilliantly holing an 18-foot birdie at the 18th in a score of 67 for a 13-under par tally and three strokes clear ahead of the final round of the Amundi Open de France in Versailles. Colsaerts, 36 is looking not only to end a seven-year winless run in capturing just a third Tour title but the former Ryder Cup star is lying 114th on the Race to -Dubai and only ...

Every Admits Taking Cannabis But Brings Into Question Tour’s Drugs Policy.

No sooner had American golfer Matt Every been suspended for 12 weeks for violating the PGA Tour’s Conduct Policy for drugs of abuse and the two-time Arnold Palmer Invitational winner admit he has been legally taking cannabis. The Tour indicated in Friday’s statment Every will be eligible to compete again on January 7th, 2020 but in their statement it did not specify the drug of abuse but did say that there would be no further comment on the suspension at this time. This has long ...

Ramsay Remains In Sight First Scot-Born French Open Victory Toast In Near Two Decades

Richie Ramsay stayed in sight of securing not only a fourth European Tour triumph but also ending what would be a near 20-year Scottish victory drought in the premier French event despite dropping to fourth place heading to the weekend rounds of the French Open in Versailles. Ramsay, and after an indifferent double-bogey start and then ending with a closing hole bogey, posted a two-under par 69 and move to seven-under par on last year’s victorious European Ryder Cup host venue. Belgium’s big-hitting ...

Rose Poised For Historic Triple Turkish Airlines Open Victory Treat

Justin Rose will aim to become the first player in almost two decades to win three consecutive European Tour tournaments when he defends his title at the Turkish Airlines Open – the sixth Rolex Series event of the European Tour’s 2019 Race to Dubai – on November 7-10, 2019. The Englishman has been outstanding on his last two visits to Antalya, winning both the 2017 and 2018 Turkish Airlines Open titles with a combined score of -35. Rose’s relentless run next to the Mediterranean began ...

Ramsay Sets About Turning Around Horror French Open Recents Run Of Outs.

Richie Ramsay looks to have ended a horror French Open run of outs in posting a score of 66 to be just one shot off the lead after day one in Versailles. Ramsay grabbed six birdies and three of each half on last year’s victorious European Ryder Cup venue to be just a shot behind the leading duo of Kiwi Ryan Fox and South African George Coetzee. Next best is Ramsay and sharing third place with local French hero Benjamin Herbert and American Kurt Kitayama who was well in contention last week in Rome ...