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Chase Koepka, and the younger brother to U.S. Open winning Brooke Koepka, is celebrating after securing his 2017/18 European Tour card. Koepka, 23 secured European Tour membership in finishing ninth on the money list following the conclusion Saturday to the final event in Oman on the secondary Challenge Tour. In doing so, Koepka now follows in the footsteps of his 27-year older brother, Brooks who achieved the feat in qualifying for the 2013 European Tour from the Challenge Tour. Koepka’s place ...

  Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat and Ireland’s Shane Lowry share a two-shot lead heading into the final round of the Turkish Airlines Open in Antalya. Each player didn’t drop a shot with Aphibarnrat signing for a five-under par 66 and Lowry a six-under 65 to move to 14-under par in the $US 7m on the Regnm Carya course. Three players – Ireland’s Padraig Harrington and England’s Just Rose, with seven-under par 64s, along with first and second round leading Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium, ...

Antalya, Turkey … Three days after the scare of being close to withdrawing and Stephen Gallacher has muscled his way into contention heading to the weekend rounds of the Turkish Airlines Open in Antalya. Gallacher brilliantly didn’t drop a shot for a second day running in posting a six-under par 65 to move into a share of fourth place at eight-under par in continuing ideal scoring  conditions on the Regnum Carya course. Belgium’s big-hitting Nicolas Colsaerts opened-up a four-shot leading ...

Antalya, Turkey … Shane Lowry has put himself in contention for a first time in some six months heading to the weekend rounds of the Turkish Airlines Open. Lowry posted a second 66 to move into a share of fourth place at eight-under par in continuing ideal scoring conditions on the Regnum Carya course at Antalya. Belgium’s big-hitting Nicolas Colsaerts opened-up a four-shot leading cushion thanks to a second straight seven-under par 64 and move to 14-under. Colsaert’s 36-hole effort is ...

Antalya, Turkey … Big-hitting Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts looked in a class of his own opening-up a four-shot leading cushion on day two of the Turkish Airlines Open at Antalya. Colsaerts, 34 didn’t drop a shot in a second staright seven-under par 64 and move to 14-under in continuing ideal scoring condtions on the Regnum Carya course. The Brussels-born golfer capped his round with four birdies in his opening six holes as he looks to capture a third European Tour title and a first in more than ...

Antalya, Turkey … Super passionate European star Ian Poulter declared he would give his left arm to compete in next year’s Ryder Cup in Paris. Poulter is a veteran of five Ryder Cups since making his debut in 2004 and enjoys a remarkable record of having won all but four of 18 matches while he is undefeated in he singles. His Saturday afternoon four-ball performance in 2012 at Medinah in suburban Chicago lit the fuse for a remarkable come-from-behind one-point victory for Jose Maria Olazabal’s ...

Antalya, Turkey …. Stephen Gallacher has a book by the late John Jacobs book  to thank for a hopeful change in his European Tour fortunes. Gallacher shot a two-under par 69 on day one of the Turkish Airlines Open and revealed he has been reading a book by Jacobs presented to him by his uncle, Bernard Gallacher. “I’ve got a lot of books, but I am dangerous when I read books. That’s why I stick to fiction rather than golf tuition. “The reason Bernard sent me this one was at John Jacobs’ ...