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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’ ...

Antalya, Turkey …. Padraig Harrington went from flying with buget airline Easy Jet to moving straight into business class on day one of the Turkish Airlines Open at the Regnun Carya resort in Antalya. Harrington’s six-under par 65 was a stroke better than a par of 66s earlier this year on the PGA Tour and a best in Europe since a 63 on route to victory in last year’s Portugal Masters. If left the Dubliner just a stroke behing the leading trio of Dutchman Joost Luiten, Belgium’s big-hitting ...

Antalya, Turkey … Not for a first occasion this season in-form David Drysdale finds himself the leading Scot and after a three-under par 68 on day one of the Turkish Airlines Open at Antalya. Drysdale was struggling with tiredness early on in his round to be two-over par through six holes but regrouped with five birdies from his eighth to 16th hole in glorous conditions on the Regnum Carya course. It left the Scot trailing four shots adrift of the leading trio of Dutchman Joost Luiten, Belgium’s ...