Friday 20 May 2022
Meanwhile, Ireland’s John Murphy finished in a tie for 24th place at the Spanish Open.
Padraig Harrington is seven shots off the lead.
The Dubliner had just one bogey in a four-under par round of 68 on Thursday.
Meanwhile the Scottish Open and two US events will be co-sanctioned by the US PGA and European Tours next season.
The Norwegian won the BMW International Open, with Ireland’s Niall Kearney finishing in 12th place.
Sheikha Latifa had tried to flee the country in 2018 only to be detained by commandos in a boat off India.
The Northern Irishman won the inaugural Scandinavian Mixed by a shot.
Kearney takes home prize money of just under €55,000 after equalling Costa Adeje course record.
It was a disappointing final round for Shane Lowry, who started the day inside the top 10.
England’s Matt Wallace is leading the way, six shots ahead of fifth-placed Caldwell.
The English golfer will now break into the top 10 of the rankings for the first time, while Lowry finished tied for 13th.
The American has apologised and accepted the European Tour’s decision.
Beginning with the British Masters, the season will be played behind closed doors and run until December.
The tournament is scheduled to take place at Royal St George’s in July.
The tournament was scheduled to take place from 28-31 May.
The world number one is set to return to the tournament, which will be held at Mount Juliet in May.
The 49-year-old wants to earn his place at the June tournament instead of accepting a special exemption.
He will dethrone Brooks Koepka in a rare instance of not even needing to play this week.
He is one shot clear of his former Ryder Cup team-mate Victor Dubuisson.
Francesco Laporta surrendered his advantage at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship as Lee Westwood shot seven under to hit the front.
Meanwhile, Phil Mickelson’s decision to play in the country has been criticised.
The former US Open winner succeeds Paul McGinley.
The battle for the Race to Dubai title is hotting up nicely at Jumeirah Golf Estates.
The European Tour has released a statement today, adding that they hope to reschedule for early next year.
It wasn’t a great day for the Irish in Antalya.
World number one Brooks Koepka said he doesn’t view him as a rival, a comment McIlroy took no issue with.
The Dubliner is tied for fifth after carding a three-under 68 at the Open de France.
The Irishman is in a good position heading into the weekend at Le Golf National.
Recently-confirmed LPGA golfer Leona Maguire was pleased to hear about the inaugural Scandinavian Mixed.
The inaugural Scandinavian Mixed will be held in Sweden in June 2020.
‘If the European Tour want to put forth a really good product, the golf courses and setups need to be tougher.’
After a difficult season, the South African took a one-shot lead at St Andrews.
The Holywood native will attempt to improve his standing at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship this week.
Rory McIlroy added a 67 to his third round of 65 to finish in a tie for ninth.
There’s a stacked leaderboard heading into the final round of the BMW PGA Championship.
Padraig Harrington did likewise, while Shane Lowry is slightly better placed than either of them.
The Englishman claimed victory at the European Open in Hamburg.
After losing in a five-man play-off in Switzerland, the FedEx Cup champion said: ‘I’m looking forward to a couple of weeks off.’
Sebastian Soderberg held his nerve to earn a first win in what was his 50th European Tour event.
New regulations will be trialled at next month’s BMW PGA Championship.
