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Regnum Caya, Belek, Turkey … Ireland’s Paul Dunne boosted hopes of cementing his place in next month’s season-ending European Tour event with a bogey-free seven-under par 64 on the opening day of the Turkish Airlines Open in Belek. Dunne, 25 began and ended his round with birdies to head the 78-player field by a shot in ideal scoring conditions on the Regnum Caya course. Fellow Irishman Padraig Harrington  along with defending champion, Justin Rose and Denmark’s Thorbjorn Olesen, who ...

Regnum Caya, Belek … Stephen Gallacher celebrated his 44th birthday climbing out of his hotel sick bed to post a 70 on the opening day of the Turkish Airlines Open in Belek. Gallacher was later joined by fellow Scot Russell Knox who clawed his way also to one-under with three birdies in succession late in his round in ideal scoring conditions on the Regnum Caya course. Ireland’s Paul Dunne, who had led the 2015 Open Championship at St. Andrews heading to the last day, leads the $7m 78-player ...

Regnum Caya Resort, Belek, Turkey … Russell Knox is full of Turkish delight ahead of his maiden appearance in this week’s Turkish Airlines Open on the Regnum Caya course in Belek. Knox has been coerced into contesting the event after feedback from other Europeans competing on the PGA Tour. The Florida-based Scot has brought his wife and her sister to Mediterranean located venue and then is spending next week in Greece ahead also teeing-up in the European Tour season-ending DP World Tour Championship. He ...

Regnum Caya Resort, Belek, Turkey … Justin Rose handed Padraig Harrington a huge compliment ahead of the Dubliner’s likely selection as 2020 Ryder Cup captain. Rose was asked his opinion of Harrington being named the next European Team captain ahead of the Englishman’s defence of this week’s Turkish Airlines Open in Belek. And in praising Harrington’s credentials Rose singled out the Irishman taking rookie Thorbjorn Olesen ‘under his wing’ after the Dane’s disappointment after ...

Regnum Caya Resort, Belek, Turkey …. Shane Lowry is flying high coming off a second in Spain and also having shared the lead with a round to go in last year’s Turkish Airlines Open. Lowry’s returned to the stunning Regnum Caya resort course in Belek looking also to break into the Race to Dubai top-30 and guarantee himself a 2019 Open Championship tee time at Royal Portrush. Twelve months ago, Lowry was sharing first class in the Turkish Airlines event only to post a closing 72 to finish ...

Regnum Caya Resort, Belek, Turkey … Justin Rose is not only looking to successfully defend his Turkish Airlines Open title but also return to World No. 1. Rose went to World No. 1 in losing a play-off to American Keegan Bradley in the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup BMW Championship in Philadelphia. However, the Englishman held the title for just two weeks ahead of Dustin Johnson returning to the top of the rankings while triple major winning Brooks Koepka currently is rated the game’s best. “It ...

Regnam Caya, Belek, Turkey … European Ryder Cup captain certainty Padraig Harrington believes his almost certain Whistling Straits rival, Steve Stricker will be a formidable choice as the USA team leader. Harrington, and despite an earlier report by www.golfbytourmiss.com he may now have a rival in taking over from Thomas Bjorn, should be voted as 2020 captain in the first or second week of December. Stricker meanwhile will more than likely be named early in 2019 when the PGA Tour heads into ...