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Paul Dunne shook off a huge demon in winning last week and now is primed to shake off another in grabbing a share of the lead on day one of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland. The brilliant winner of last week’s British Masters eagled the ninth hole and picked-up four birdies in bright but cold and windy conditions on the Old Course at St. Andrews and one of three host venues in the $US 5m pro/amateur event. The Irishman joined Belgium’s Nicolas Colsaerts who fought back from a ...

Rory McIlroy revealed he’s set his sights heading into the New Year looking to become the greatest European and also the winningest International golfer in the history of the game. The four-time Major winner is determined to surpass not only Nick Faldo’s European Tour victory record but the record of nine Majors won by South African Gary Player. However, in looking ahead to 2018 McIlroy revealed two huge goals aside from becoming only the sixth player to capture the Grand Slam. “The Grand Slam ...

Ultra-talented England amateur Todd Clements continued his impressive run on the MENA Tour, firing a tidy four-under-par 69 in tough windy conditions to join countryman Luke Joy atop the leaderboard after the opening round of the Jordan’s Ayla Golf Championship on Thursday. The 21-year-old Clements, who boasts two seconds in his last three events, started red hot, notching up three birdies in a row while Joy mixed six birdies and an eagle with four bogeys as English players dominated the opening ...

I have enjoyed the pleasure of playing a round of golf with a number of leading professionals including double Open winner Greg Norman,  former U.S. Open champ Graeme McDowell, past European No. 1 Robert Karlsson and a list of others. Earlier this year, I was fortunate to join former R & A CEO, Peter Dawson in contesting the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open Pro-Am. But I have to say in all my years playing golf I recently managed another first and that was to enjoy a game alongside a ...

Defending Alfred Dunhill Links champion, Tyrrell Hatton has sought to defend his behaviour at last week’s British Masters. Hatton, who turns 26 on October 14th, had led by three shots into the third round at Close House but clearly let his emotions get the better of him with many remarks picked-up in TV coverage over the final two days ahead of him ending in a share of eighth. Hatton’s actions prompted former European Tour player, Gary Evans to take his England-born compatriot to task on Twitter. Evans ...

England’s Tommy Fleetwood has returned to competition buoyed by the birth of his son in ending the season as European No. 1. During his month-long absence Fleetwood’s fiancée and also manager, Clare Craig gave birth early last week to a son the couple named Franklin though his name has already been shortened to ‘Frankie’. “She picked Frankie and I moved it to Franklin because I like that, so he will be called Frankie,” said Fleetwood. “But she picked Frankie. When people started asking, ...

Rookie Scottish pro Connor Syme has won the praise of four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy. Syme, the brilliant winner early this year of the Battle Trophy at Crail Golfing Society, is contesting just his second event as a pro at this week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and wrapped-up his preparations in playing a practice round on the famed Old Course in McIlroy’s company ahead of the $US 5m event. It helped that McIlroy is a good friend of One Direction’s Niall Horan, who has turned ...