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South African Justin Walters said he felt the ‘presence’ of his late father in producing the lowest round of the opening day in signing for a sizzling nine-under par 63 at the Old Course in St. Andrews on the opening day of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. Walters did not drop a shot in a round capped in commencing his round from the 10th hole with three birdies in succession. Walters, 38 has faced plenty of adversity on the golf course during the 2019 Race to Dubai, battling a ...

Carnoustie turned ‘Carnastie’ for tournament favourite Rory McIlroy in hitting ‘OB’ during his opening round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland. McIlroy was three-under par playing the famed ‘Hogan’s Alley’ par-5 sixth hole, and the 15th hole of his round, when his drive only narrowly cleared the ‘out-of-bounds’ fence positoned all the way down the left-side of the hole. The World No. 2 had to re-load in taking an eventual double-bogey ‘7’ on route to a two-under ...

Lee Westwood was singing the praise of his caddy and girlfriend, Helen Storey after the former European No. 1 aced his penultimate hole at Carnoustie on day one of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. Westwood was playing the short par-3 eighth hole as his 17th and was considering a 7-iron when encouraged by his caddy to go with a 6-iron. And then much the delight of the now 46-year old Westwood, his shot hit the green just short of the flag and then took two bounces before disappearning into the ...

Graeme McDowell has returned to competition this week in Scotand still getting over the horror in learning his Bahamas holiday home had been blown off the map by Hurricane Dorian. McDowell along with fellow Ulster golfer, Darren Clarke and South African Thomas Aitken each had their homes totally destroyed at the Abaco resort located on Great Abaco island where the hurricane struck on 1st September. McDowell’s disbelief in trying to fathom the loss of life and the total destruction forced him to ...

Graeme McDowell has revealed how close he and his young family came to disaster in avoiding being at their Bahamas holiday abode that was virtually blown off the map by Hurricane Dorian. The McDowell’s along with fellow Ulster golfer Darren Clarke and South African Thomas Aitken own residences on the exclusive Abaco Golf Club estate on the island of Grand Abaco. Hurricane Dorian struck the Abaco islands on 1st September with maximum sustained winds of 295kph, and is now regarded as the ...

Rory McIlroy has a double reason in looking to triumph at this week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship – a first victory toast in Scotland and celebrating his father’s 60th birthday. The World No. 2 ranked McIlroy heads a field boasting three of the world’s top-five players including victorious 2018 Ryder Cup team-mates Justin Rose, at No. 4 and Spaniard Jon Rahm at No. 5. McIlroy had asked his father, Gerry how he would like to celebrate his up-coming 60th and the now Chairman of the ...

When Bob McIntyre first contested the Alfred Dunhill Links in 2013 he was in awe in bumping into fellow Scot Richie Ramsay for a first occasion. Now as the second leading world-ranked Scot, McIntyre finds himself very much the centre of attention among Scottish fans in seeking a ‘selfie’ or an autograph. The 23-year old has gone so close to a first European Tour victory this season with three second place finishes, and the most recent being the Porsche Euopean Open. And at currently No. ...