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Hillside .. Richie Ramsay is copying World No.1 Dustin Johnson’s ‘caveman golf’ style of play that hopefullu will see the Scot emerge from a near four-year winless drought and capture the Betfred British Masters. Ramsay brilliantly birding his closing two holes, and just prior to 8pm, in  a round of 67 to move into four-way share of second place at 11-under par on the host Hillside course. Ramsay holed a five-footer on 17 and then drained a 25-footer at the last moments before a Tartan ...

Hillside …. There is no questioning Michael Hoey’s determination to get back full-time on the European Tour after a gutsy 68 on day one of the Betfred British Masters at Hillside. Hoey was five-under par playing the last only to drop a first shot of the round in overcast and very cold conditions on the long-time Open Championship Final Qualifying venue. The Belfast golfer heads into day two still very well-placed and trailing just five shots behind England’s Matthew Jordan who matched age ...

Hillside … Richie Ramsay feared the worst when he floored a spectator with an errant drive during the opening round of the Betfred British Masters at Hillside. The Scot, who ended his round with a super six-under par 66 to be just three from the lead, hit the middle-aged male spectator just above his right eye with his drive down the left side of the fourth fairway in wet and very cold conditions all day on the long-time Open Championship Final Qualifying venueGOL Ramsay, who was playing the ...

Hillside … Two years ago it was American Jordan Spieth lighting-up the neighbouring Royal Birkdale and now around 250-yards from the 18th green where the Americn was handed the Claret Jug, England’s Matthew Jordan has posted a new course record 63 on day one of the British Masters. Jordan matched his age of 23 in posting just 23 putts to lead the field by two shots with his nine-under par total. Playing just his 12th event as a professional, Jordan defied wet and chilly conditions at ...

Rory McIlroy has given the European Tour a big lift with confirmation he has re-joined the Tour. The decision, coming just days before the May 1st automatic cut-off date for membership, means McIlroy will now be fully eligible to contest July’s Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club as the current World No. 4 hinted earlier this year. A European Tour official confirmed McIlroy paid the annual membership fee just prior to the end of April. Confirmation comes also ...

Hillside …. For the Mt. Juliet-attached Gavin Moynihan the Irish Open will always hold a special place in his career. Not that it is his ‘own’ national open but it was in the 1993 the then 19-year old made his European Tour debut contesting the 2013 Irish Open at Carton House. Moynihan has since been priviledged to contest every Irish Open since and benefitting from a sponsor’s invitations. And with the 2019 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open now a matter of weeks away, Moynihan ...

Hillside …. Scotland’s Richie Ramsay’s giving himself four years to age 40 and unless his golf improves the three-time Tour winning Scot is threatening he could quit the game. Ramsay, 36 struggled last year producing his poorest season of 114th on the European Tour money list since making his pro debut a fortnight after contesting the 2007 Open at Carnoustie. Since then the Scot has contested 277 events and banking £6.1m in prize-money. But the former U.S. Amateur champ, who won last ...