Tuesday 27 October 2020
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.
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.
Gavin Moynihan is one shot further back while Pádraig Harrington is on one-over after the first round.
The Danish golfer has been suspended by the European Tour, and will appear in court on 21 August.
Lowry has enjoyed a superb year, with his Open triumph following success in Abu Dhabi back in January.
The Offaly man has blown a four-shot lead in the final round of a major before, but he hopes for a different outcome on Sunday at The Open.
Co-leader Shane Lowry is set to tee off in the next hour.
It was not the start he envisaged at The Open and the star concedes he got too many basics wrong.
Lowry has put himself right in contention at Portrush.
Royal Portrush plays host to the Open Championship for the first time in 68 years, with Darren Clarke teeing off the action earlier.
The Northern Irishman is on home soil for this week’s 148th Open Championship.
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