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Scott Henry was heading straight to Tenerife a four-day ‘Stag’ celebration overjoyed to secure his European Tour card for the 2017 season. Henry, 29 posted a sixth and final round 67, and despite ending with back-to-back bogeys, it was good enough to grab a share of second place among the top-25 leading graduates on the PGA Catalunya course at Girona in Spain. It’s been a long three years since the Glaswegian lost his main Tour card at the end of 2013 and Henry revealed he used his ‘despise’ ...

Rory McIlroy’s hopeful climb back to World No. 1 this week nose-dived with a worst-ever round on day one of the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. McIlroy found himself near the tail of the 60-player field after a three over par 75 on the Earth Course at Jumeriah Estates. It left the Ulsterman, who would return to head the World Rankings should he win the $US 8m event, tailing eight shots behind Lee Westwood who grabbed seven birdies in a six under par 66 to be one clear of Belgium’s ...

The 20-year old duo of Curtis Luck and Lucas Herbert were sharing first class seats after the opening day of the Emirates Australian Open in Sydney. Reigning US Amateur champion Luck wore lurid, teal-coloured pants and carried it off without a worry as he played alongside Jordan Spieth and Geoff Ogilvy, both major winners, and outscored them. Perth’s wunderkind, who came through the Golf WA high performance program, revealed an inner calm and confidence that will take him a long way in the ...

Here with thanks to Golf Australia is video highlights of the opening day of the Emirates Australian Open from Royal Sydney

The road to the 2017 Open Championship is underway along the shores of Sydney Harbour and at the stately Royal Sydney course. The Australian Open is the very first of 10 countries that will play host to qualifying for golf’s oldest major. Three places are up for grams into the 146th Open at Royal Birkdale and some 17,000 klms away in Southport, England. Since the first Australian Open in 1904, the championship has evolved from an event of limited local standing to a stage for many of golf’s ...

Henrik Stenson again created history in becoming the first Swedish-born player to be afforded Honorary Life Membership of the European Tour. Stenson is the 51st player to receive the accolade, in recognition of his maiden Major Championship win at the The 145th Open Championship at Royal Troon. The current Race to Dubai leader was presented with the award by Keith Pelley, Chief Executive of the European Tour, ahead of the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, where he is in pole position to end the ...

Adam Scott says his last-hole bogey to lose the Emirates Australian Open in 2013 still rankles with him as he prepares to win the national title again. Scott was aiming for a hat-trick of Australian wins that week and he led the tournament throughout after an opening 62, but he was reeled in by Rory McIlroy on the famous last hole — McIlroy rolling in a birdie from five metres while Scott’s approach skated off the green and he made bogey for a two-shot swing. “I’d like to ...