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“I’m lucky to be alive!” Declares Italian golfer And​rea Pavan, a two-time DP World Tour winner, was badly injured in a freak accident ahead of this week’s Investec South African Open in Stellenbosch. Pavan, 36, was residing at private accommodation for this week’s co-sanctioned event when the elevator doors at either the second or third floor opened but with the current World No. 269th ranked player not realising quick enough there was no car present, and thus falling ...

Ireland’s Alex Maguire leads the way after the first round of the Al Houara Classic in Morocco. Maguire, 26, superbly posted six birdies in a five-under 67 for a one shot lead in the first of two MENA Tour events to be held on the stunning Al Houara course laid-out along the Atlantic Ocean shoreline at Tangier on the northern tip of Morocco. Maguire capped his round birdieing four of his opening nine holes to finish a shot in front of England’s Joseph Pagdin and with fellow Irishman Mark ...

Top Scottish golfer Richie Ramsay is currently in South Africa as his 19th year in the professional ranks rolls out. He’s a proud ambassador of Carbon Financial Partners, a London and Scotland based team of financial advisers. And with thanks to Carbon hereunder is Ramay’s latest blog as the Scot recalls the early days after stepping-up from the amateur ranks, which had included winning the US Amateur in 2006. THE PAIN & THE PASSION BEING ON TOUR … Top Richie Ramsay @RamsayGolf ...

The golf world is shocked in learning news Italian golfer And​rea Pavan, a two-time DP World Tour winner, was badly injured in a freak accident ahead of this week’s Investec South African Open in Stellenbosch. Pavan, 36,  was residing at private accommodation for this week’s co-sanctioned event when the elevator doors at either the second or third floor opened but with the current World No. 269th ranked player not realising quick enough there was no car present, and thus falling done ...

The MENA Golf Tour arrives in Morocco this week for the Al Houara Classic (26-28 February), the first of two back-to-back tournaments at the acclaimed Al Houara Golf Club in Tangier – a resort that has firmly established itself among the finest golf destinations in the world. Designed by Masters champion Vijay Singh and celebrated Aussie-born architect Graham Marsh, the par-72 championship course stretches over 110 hectares between the Rif Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean, weaving through golden ...

​Double major-winning Zack Johnson turned 50 earlier this week and with one of his strong new career goals being returning to Gleneagles to make amends for the humbling events of 12-years ago. Gleneagles is playing host later this year to the 2026 ISPS Handa Senior Open and for a second occasion in four years after hosting the 2022 tournament when Northern Irishman Darren Clarke became the fourth player in history to win both The Open and Senior Open. Gleneagles has an enviable track record of ...

Zach Johnson celebrated turning 50 yesterday (February 24th) by announcing he’s making his  Champions Tour debut on March 8th at Boca Raton in Florida. The double major champion will join a tournament full of fellow major winners, PGA Tour and DP World Tour champions teeing-up in the James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational. “I am invigorated to go out there and, you know, not take a head cover off on a par 4,” said Johnson in an Champions Tour website article. “I’m ...