Twenty-one-year-old Matthew Fitzpatrick fired an opening-round 64 to take the Day 1 lead at the British Masters on Thursday. He's surrounded by his elders, five of the other players in the top 10 are over the age of 40. Fitzpatrick had an early bogey and was at even par through four before peeling off back-to-back … Continue reading Fitzpatrick’s 64 Leads British Masters
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Pieters Wins KLM in Photo Finish
Belgium's Thomas Pieters followed up his Saturday 62 with an impressive 65 on Sunday to win the KLM Open with a 19-under 261, his second straight win after taking the D+D REAL Czech Masters on August 30. Those are the first two European Tour victories of Pieters' career and have propelled the Belgian up to … Continue reading Pieters Wins KLM in Photo Finish
Photo Finish Set for KLM Open
England's Lee Slattery and Spain's Rafa Cabrera-Bello share the lead at the KLM Open at 16-under, but a full 14 players are within five strokes of the lead headed to the final round on Sunday. Slattery and Cabrera-Bello each shot a 63 on Saturday to rise from fifth to first, one shot ahead of Paul … Continue reading Photo Finish Set for KLM Open
Slattery Takes Russian Title
England's Lee Slattery scored his second career European Tour title and bolstered his chances to contend in the Final Series, taking the M2M Russian Open by one stroke on Sunday in Moscow. Slattery's closing-round 69 was his worst score over the weekend, but it was enough to hold off Argetina's Estanislao Goya, who shot a … Continue reading Slattery Takes Russian Title
Consistent Slattery Takes M2M Lead
England's Lee Slattery fired his second straight 67 to open up a 2-stroke lead at the M2M Russian Open Saturday. Slattery might have run away with the lead for good had he not double-bogeyed No. 11, but was pretty perfect otherwise, with six birdies, four of those on the back nine. His lead is two … Continue reading Consistent Slattery Takes M2M Lead
Dredge’s Second 66 Leads Russian Open
Bradley Dredge, one of a litany of players hoping to make a final push to inclusion in the Final Series, opened up a 1-stroke lead at the halfway point of the M2M Russian Open Friday with his second straight 66. Dredge, at 10-under, leads England's Lee Slattery by one stroke. Dredge did not have a … Continue reading Dredge’s Second 66 Leads Russian Open
Jamieson, Gaunt Tied for M2M Lead
A pair of European Tour journeyman with distant hopes of qualifying for the Race to Dubai year-end series, Scotland's Scott Jamieson and Australia's Daniel Gaunt, are tied for the lead at the M2M Russian Open at the conclusion of Thursday's first round. Jamieson, currently ranked 98th in the Race to Dubai standings, couldn't have started … Continue reading Jamieson, Gaunt Tied for M2M Lead
Sullivan Takes SA Open in Playoff
Andy Sullivan raced from four down with five holes to play to force a playoff, then made an amazing approach shot to birdie the first extra hole, defeating Charl Schwartzel by a single stroke to win the South African Open Championship on Sunday. Down five strokes to start the round, Sullivan closed with a 67. … Continue reading Sullivan Takes SA Open in Playoff
Charl Schwartzel Leads SA Open by 5 Strokes
Charl Schwartzel fired a 66, his best round of the tournament to date, to open up a 5-stroke lead headed into the final round of the South African Open on Saturday. Schwartzel dropped to 13-under with the fiery round, putting himself five strokes ahead of Scotland's David Drysdale and England's Matthew Fitzpatrick. Schwartzel was a … Continue reading Charl Schwartzel Leads SA Open by 5 Strokes
