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South African MG Keyser was jetting-off first class after his four shot victory at the Dubai Open presented by Turkish Airlines. Keyser stuck to a simple final round game plan after his MENA Tour record low of a 61 a day earlier on the Dubai Hills course. And he almost did that but for a solitary dropped shot on the 13th hole. However, five birdies ensured a card of four-under par 68 for the Dubai resident, taking his total to 19-under par 197, four better than second-placed Matthew Baldwin ...

Paul Lawrie arrived in Doha looking to carve out another slice of golfing history and become the first to deposit three Commercial Bank Qatar Masters victories. Lawrie followed fellow Scot Andy Coltart in 1999 in capturing the second Qatar title before the Aberdonian used the victory in July that year to lift the Claret Jug at Carnoustie. Then in 2012, Lawrie became the first of now three players to win the Qatar Masters title for a second occasion. He said: “Both wins were different. “In 1999, ...

Defending Arnold Palmer champion Rory McIlroy bizarrely likened his quest to win golf’s coveted Grand Slam to Abraham Lincoln’s goal to become the 16th President of the United States. The current World No. 6 ranked McIlroy will return to Augusta National in some five weeks looking at ‘Take 5’ to the Masters and join Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tiger Woods in golf’s most exclusive club. McIlroy was asked on the eve of his Bay Hill defence whether he’s come to ...

South African MG Keyser has created MENA Tour is signing for a 61 and the lowest score ever in the eight-year history of the Tour. Keyser was seven-under par for his last seven holes after a brief hail-storm delay and in muscling his way to a two-shot lead going into the final day of the Troon Series – Dubai Open presented by Turkish Airlines following a record-breaking round of 11-under par 61 round. The big-hitting Keyser is no stranger to low scores and probably did not take kindly to his ...

As Darren Clarke finally looks to be finding his feet on the Champions Tour his signature Scotland golf course design project still awaits the first sod being turned. Clarke had been commissioned in 2010 to design a course near Wellbank located to the north of Dundee and around a 15-minute drive from Carnoustie The course is to be the jewel in a £70m, 5-star development project known at The Angus. But nine years on local businessman, Mike Forbes, and according to the Dundee Courier, has struggled ...

Frenchman Antoine Schwartz stormed his way to a stunning round of a 10-under par 62 in tough conditions at Dubai Hills Golf Club on Tuesday to open up a five-shot lead in the Troon Series – Dubai Open presented by Turkish Airlines after the first round. Despite playing in a steady afternoon wind, the 29-year-old Parisian went on a birdie binge and was an incredible 11-under par through his first 12 holes. That included nine birdies and an eagle from 30 feet on the par-5 11th hole. A late bogey ...

Tiger Woods was quick to play down any long-term fears despite withdrawing from this week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando citing a neck strain. The eight-time Bay Hill champion, and currently ranked 12th in the world, said he’s been battling with the injury for some weeks “Unfortunately due to a neck strain that I’ve had for a few weeks, I’m forced to withdraw from the API,” he said on his Twitter account. “I’ve been receiving treatment, but it ...