Ireland’s Michael McDermott said he took inspiration from compatriot Pádraig Harrington as he shot a superb opening eight-under-par 64 to take the early lead at the Challenge of Ireland presented by Glasson.
McDermott honed his skills at Stackstown Golf Club where the double British Open Champion also perfected his game and some of Harrington’s magic seemed [...]

Lloyd Saltman admits it was a surprise to record best finish on European Tour in Moscow
IT IS safe to assume I wouldn’t have picked Russia as the likely venue for my best finish in a European Tour event, but therein lies the unpredictability of golf.
I am obviously delighted with a sixth-place finish from the Russian [...]

The celebrations have been put on ice by the Challenge Tour’s newest champion Michael McGeady, who this week returns to his homeland to compete in the Challenge of Ireland presented by Glasson.
The man from Derry, fresh from his maiden victory at the SWALEC Wales Challenge, heads to Athlone fully focused on climbing into the top [...]

Ireland’s Michael McGeady has won his first title on the Challenge Tour, defeating Sweden’s Joel Sjoholm in a play-off at the Vale Hotel Golf and Spa Resort.
Both players had finished on four under par, with McGeady shooting a 68 to catch the Swede who had led going into the final round.
McGeady, who had only won [...]

DAVID Horsey shot a disappointing 79 in the third round of the Swalec Wales Challenge in Cardiff on Saturday.
The Challenge Tour order of merit leader had an eight and a seven on his card and the lacklustre effort saw the Styal man finish on an eight-over-par total.
ROUNDS of 68 and 73, three-under-par all told, earned Prenton’s [...]

JOINT leaders Matthew Cort of England and Sweden’s Bjorn Pettersson, who picked up two shots in his last three holes, were the only men to break 70 on day one of the Swalec Wales Challenge.
The testing course at the Vale Hotel, Cardiff, claimed numerous victims, with only 18 players under par, but Pettersson made a [...]

The emergence of Dutchmen Wil Besseling, Taco Remkes and Inder Van Weerelt has been one of the major success stories on the European Challenge Tour this year, with all three hoping to follow in the footsteps of a trio of their countryman already making headlines on The European Tour.
While the Netherland’s famous football academies have [...]

Aberdeen PLAYER MUST FIND £1,000 A WEEK TO PLAY ON Challenge Tour this SEASON
Former European Tour rookie of the year Scott Henderson admits time is running out for him to forge a career in golf as his financial worries mount on the Challenge Tour.
While the world’s leading players compete for fortunes on the banks of [...]

AN INCREDIBLE FIELD BUT THE REVAMPED COURSE IS tougher than ever, SAYS Gallacher
Longer rough, better greens and a new look. The course at Loch Lomond is ready to show its teeth and the home hopefuls in the Scottish Open field are prepared to rise to the challenge.
Press and Journal columnist Stephen Gallacher believes this week [...]

ANY of the golfers aspiring to make a name for themselves in the Scottish Challenge at the MacDonald Cardrona golf and country club near Peebles today will surely take heart from the example of last year’s winner, Robert Dinwiddie.
The former Walker Cup player has recorded no fewer than four top 11 finishes on his rookie [...]