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Tommy Fleetwood kept alive hopes of securing the European Tour No. 1 crown with a rousing third round at the Nedbank Challenge at Sun City, South Africa. The long-haired and bearded Englishman finally unravelled his game after disappointing earlier rounds of 73 and 74 to jump 30 places and into a share of seventh place courtesy of a third day 67 for a two-under par total. If left Fleetwood trailing six strokes behind Scotland’s Scot Jamieson who also signed for a 67 and a one-shot lead at eight-under ...

Scotland’s Scott Jamieson is staring at a massive Euro 1m victory payday in moving one shot clear of the field heading to the final round of the Nedbank Challenge at Sun City in South African. Jamieson, 33 signed for a five-under 67 to move to eight-under par with overnight leader Frenchman Victor Dubuisson two-putting the last for a par in a round of 71 to be in second place on seven-under par. The duo of South African Branden Grace (68) and Germany’s double Major winning Martin Kaymer (69) ...

Darren Fichardt has won all but three of his 20 pro career tournaments on the Africa continent. Imagine then how the 42-year old father of two was feeling in the days leading up to this week’s Nedbank Challenge at Sun City. Earlier this year he captured a fifth European Tour title with victory in the Joburg Open and naturally was desperate to get a stat in this week’s $US 7.5m event. But at 87th on the Race to Dubai that seemed unlikely. However fate then played a hand with a number ...

Scott Jamieson was not about to let a last hole bogey sour his quest for success ahead of the weekend rounds of the Nedbank Challenge at Sun City in South Africa. The Scot had just pared the 15th hole to be then sharing second place on four-under par when the threat of lightning saw players called from the course and eventually resulted in a two-and-a-half-hour delay. Jamieson was competing alongside Frenchman Victor Dubuisson who had birdied 15 to move three clear of the field at seven-under par. The ...

Shane Lowry saw his strong Nedbank Challenge charge bitterly stalled in taking a fat lady ‘8’ late on day two at Sun City in South Africa. Lowry had raced to be five-under par for his round through 10 holes in bright but continuing windy conditions on the Gary Player designed Sun City course. In fact, the Clara golfer was just one of five players in the 72-player event not to drop a shot over the outward nine. Lowry dropped a first shot at the 11th but then found himself in an awkward lie ...

Frenchman Victor Dubuisson emerged from a lengthy late afternoon lightning delay clearly still in command with a two-shot lead on day two of the Nedbank Golf Challenge at Sun City in South Africa. Dubuisson, 27 had just birdied the 15th to move three strokes ahead of the field at seven-under when play was halted. The double Tour winner returned from the two-and-a-half hour stoppage to par both his 16th and 17th holes but dropped a shot at the last in an eventual two-under par 70 for a six-under ...

Darren Clarke will be eligible to make his Champions Tour debut at the 2018 Dick Sporting Goods Open at Endicott, New York. The 2011 Open Champion and 2016 Ryder Cup Captain will turn 50 on August 14th and it being two days prior the $US 2.05m event to be staged on the En-Joie Golf Course located in upstate New York and some 200 miles from New York City. The PGA Tour highlighted Clarke’s eligibility to compete on the Tour in announcing the 2018 Champions Tour schedule. The new Champions Tour ...