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Dutchman Joost Luiten hits the opening shot in the DP World Tour Championship before going on to set the first-round pace at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai

Luiten, the last man in, leads in Dubai as Rory stills trails Chacarra
Dutchman hits opening shot in DP World Tour Championship then goes on to post best score of day

Calum Hill plays his second shot on the third hole on day one of the DP World Tour Championship Dubai at Jumeirah Golf Estates

Hill has Dubai leader in sights after AimPoint saves day

Victor Perez in action on day one of the DP World Tour Championship Dubai at Jumeirah Golf Estates

Perez not fighting ‘internal battle’ about DP World Tour return

Pangaea Golf Architecture founding partners and golf course architects Stuart Rennie and Jeff Danner. The company is carrying out the course design work at Ayr Belleisle

£5m investment announced for historic public Scottish golf course

Ryan Lumsden reacts after securing his DP World Tour card at the end of the Qualifying School Final Stage at Infinitum Golf in Tarragona, Spain

Another Scot secures DP World Tour card for 2027 season

Race to Dubai leader Eugenio Chacarra speaks to the media during a press conference prior to the DP World Tour Championship Dubai at Jumeirah Golf Estates

'It would mean world to me': Spanish star out to emulate Seve and Rahm

Dubai date is another bonus for Forrest ahead of two major starts

Calum Hill is the highest-placed of the three Scots teeing up in the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai this week

Hill eyes big week in Dubai after feeling 'useless and burnt out'

Dubai-based Ewen Ferguson crosses a water feature on the 18th hole on the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates during a practice round prior to the DP World Tour Championship in the UAE

'Flat-lined' Ferguson says he's grown as golfer and person in Dubai

PGA Tour card holder Scott tees up DP World Tour starts in Australia

South African Jean Hugo shows off the trophy after winning the Champions UK plc European Senior Masters at Grand Hyatt La Manga Resort

In-form Jean Hugo lands La Manga win as Scottish duo share 7th spot

Stephen Gallacher putts during the second round of the Champions UK plc European Senior Masters at Grand Hyatt La Manga Resort

No more 'round-bellies' as La Manga event shows rise of fitness levels

Paul Lawrie in action during the first round of the Champions UK plc European Senior Masters at Grand Hyatt La Manga Resort in Spain

Lawrie 'hitting it better than ever' as La Manga leaders are in sights

Cleeks GC team member Richard Bland speaks during LIV Golf Virginia at Trump National Golf Club in May

Exclusive Bland reveals shock at end of LIV Golf after committing to 2.0 model

Stephen Gallacher in action during the Champions UK plc European Senior Masters Pro-Am at Grand Hyatt La Manga Resort

Gallacher eyes Spanish success in bid to be Legends Tour No 1

Frank Kennedy pictured in actiuon during the DP World Tour Qualifying School Final Stage at Infinitum Golf in Spain

DP World Tour upholds Kennedy DQ at Qualifying School Final Stage

Team Europe captain Colin Montgomerie chats with Rory McIlroy during a practice round prior to the 2010 Ryder Cup at the Celtic Manor Resort in Wales

McIlroy recalls Monty memories, hailing Scot as 'super successful'

Patrick Reed pictured playing at Carnoustire during the 2024 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship

Reed ready for 'real Carnoustie' when Angus course hosts 2029 Open

Half of the winning European team in the 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles moved to LIV Golf

'They tried to sue us' - Scot says LIV players need to be humble

Pictured at the announcement ablout The Open in 2029 being staged at Carnoustie are, from left, Angus Council Leader George Meechan, Carnoustie Golf Links chief operating officer Ross Blackadder, First Minister of Scotland John Swinney MSP, The R&A chief exective Mark Darbon, VisitScotland chief executive Vicki Miller The R&A’s chief championships officer Johnnie Cole-Hamilton

'Tremendous for Scotland' - Carnoustie to stage 157th Open in 2029

Martin Dempster receives his Lifetime Achievement Award from PGA in Scotland regional manager David Longmuir

PGA in Scotland award honour was one of greatest days of my life

The future of LIV golf is under intense scrutiny.

LIV golf: 'It's over' for breakaway circuit as £200m deal hits buffers

Scottish Golf has announced its squads for 2027

World No 15 is notable absentee as Scottish Golf squads announced

Rory McIlroy speaks to the media during a press conference prior to the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship at Yas Links Golf Course in the United Arab Emirates

McIlroy adds Masters layer to LIV's bid to 'destroy' DP World Tour

Cameron Adam is teeing up in the DP World Tour Qualifying School Final Stage after finishing 133rd in the Race to Dubai in his rookie season

DP World Tour card hopefuls aiming to hand Scottish golf another boost

Guy Kinnings, the DP World Tour CEO, speaks to Rory McIlroy, who is bidding to equal Colin Montgomerie’s record of eight Race to Dubai titles over the next fortnight

Exclusive LIV wanted to 'destroy us' - DP World Tour CEO opens up in interview

Muirfield will be staging the ISPS HANDA Senior Open for just the second time

Exclusive Muirfield to stage Senior Open as it waits for The Open to return

Marc Warren shows off his ranking coin as he celebrates promotion to the DP World Tour at the end of the Grand Final on the HotelPlanner Tour at Club de Golf Alcanada in Mallorca

Warren opens up on new fitness regime and people believing in him

Bob MacIntyre is missing the season-ending DP World Tour Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates for the first time since making his debut in 2019

MacIntyre makes call on season-ending DP World Tour Championship

Marc Warren embraces his caddie, Nkosikhona Seme, after holing a birdie putt on the 18th green on day four of the Grand Final at Club de Golf Alcanada in Mallorca

Warren conjures up some Mallorcan magic to get back on DP World Tour

Marc Warren pictured on day three of the Grand Final on the HotelPlanner Tour at Club de Golf Alcanada in Mallorca

Warren ready to embrace 'crazy thoughts' in last-day card battle

Paul Lawrie in action during day two of the Portugal Legends Championship at Pinheirinho

Lawrie leads outright in Portugal in search of first win since 2022

Matthew Southgate acknowledges the crowd on the 18th green on day two of the Grand Final at Club de Golf Alcanada

DP World Tour card contender doubles up as football club chairman

Scott Drummond in action during the first round of the Portugal Legends Championship on the Legends Tour

Scottish golfer equals birdie world record to set Portugal pace

LIV Golf's 'Special Reserve' opens up on circuit's 'holding pattern'

Marc Warren plays his tee shot on the 12th hole on day two of the HotelPlanner Tour’s Grand Final at Club de Golf Alcanada in Port d’Alcudia

Scot hits out over talk of LIV players 'coming home' to DP World Tour

Sandy Scott has had lots to smile about recently and now wants to become a Ryder Cup player

Scott sets sights on becoming Ryder Cup player after 'amazing ascent'

Gallacher rolls out 2027 Junior Ryder Cup qualification process

Joseba Torres walks with his uncle and coach Jose Maria Olazabal at Club de Golf Alcanada in the build up to this week’s HotelPlanner Tour Grand Final in Mallorca

Olazabal guiding his 24-year-old nephew in Grand Final in Mallorca

Club de Golf Alcanada is staging the HotelPlanner Tour Grand Final for the fifth year in a row and sixth time in total this week

Mallorca to stage HotelPlanner Tour Grand Final for another four years

Fyfe opens up on chance to 'fulfill dreams' and repay wife back home

David Longmuir, the PGA in Scotland regional manager, and Craig Waddell, Dalmahoy’s head of golf, mark the announcement of the 2027 Ramsdens Currency Scottish PGA Championship being held at the Kirknewton venue

Dalmahoy to mark centenary by staging 2027 Scottish PGA Championship

Warren turns back clock in Mallorca as son's 2005 comment 'hits home'

Michael Stewart, pictured playing in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, has been grateful to have had the Tartan Pro Tour to play on over the past two years

Stewart has Tartan Pro Tour to thank for re-igniting career

A bird’s-eye view of Formby Hall Golf Resort & Spa reveals its impressive setting, surrounded by sweeping fairways and beautifully landscaped grounds.

I checked into a hotel fit for Taylor Swift

David Law played 30 events on the DP World Tour this year, including 11 in a row at the finish as he battled to keep his card

Law calls for 'change' to DPWT schedule over mental health concern

Bob MacIntyre’s participation in the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai is in serious doubt

Dubai entry list still open as MacIntyre sits out Abu Dhabi event

Emerging talent can't suffer on DPWT due to LIV players returning

David Law, pictured celebrating with his amateur partner Will Ahmed, reckons that holing an eagle putt on the 18th green on the Old Course at St Andrews in final round the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship earlier this month helped him secure his DP World Tour card

Law feeling 'a lot of pride' after hanging on to DP World Tour card

David Law faces an anxious weekend after being unable to convert good birdie chances at his final two holes in the Genesis Championship in Korea

Anxious weekend for Law as three other Scots lose DP World Tour cards

Ian Poulter pictured during his DP World Tour appearance in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at Carnoustie Golf Links earlier this month

Poulter is latest big name to confirm LIV Golf exit

Lorna McClymont pictured during the Super Bock Ladies Open at Vidago Palace Golf in Portugal

McClymont comes close again to maiden professional win

David Law is playing his 11th week in a row as he bids to hang on to a full DP World Tour card for the 2027 season

Slow starts for Scots battling to hang on to DP World Tour cards

Craig Lee, left, is presented with one of his prizes for winning the Elixirr Highland Links Pro-Am

Lee on 'right track' for Seniors' Q-School after 62 on Tartan Tour

Stirling members Alison Davidson, Greg McLellan and Erin Huskie all won Scottish Golf national championships this year

Stirling's trio of national champions honoured by club

Bob MacIntyre has decided to play in this week’s DP World Tour India Championship in Delhi

MacIntyre adds event to DP World Tour schedule after change of mind

Grant Forrest poses with Masters flag after securing his Augusta National debut through winning the Open de Espana on Sunday

Exclusive Forrest opens up on his "bonkers" win and the "rock" during tough year

Grant Forrest celebrates his victory in the Open de Espana presented by Madrid at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid on Sunday

Analysis How family life has helped Forrest secure dream Masters debut

Grant Forrest shows off the trophy after winning the Open de Espana presented by Madrid at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid

'Fairytale' for Forrest as Spanish success secures Masters debut

The Scotsman’s Golf Correspondent Martin Dempster pictured during his first visit to Adare Manor, next year’s Ryder Cup venue

Inside Adare Manor as McManus rolls out red carpet for 2027 Ryder Cup

The first tee for next year’s Ryder Cup at Adare Manor will accommodate 1,500 more seats than the one for the 2023 match at Marco Simone Golf Club in Rome

Major Ryder Cup decision made for opening hole at Adare Manor

Connor Syme shares a laugh with his caddie during day two of the Open de Espana presented by Madrid at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid

Syme in Madrid mix and also on verge of becoming a first-time dad

John Vogelpohl shows off the trophy after winning the Gleneagles Masters presented by Gym Rental Company

Vogelpohl signs off stellar season with Gleneagles glory

Team USA captain Jim Furyk and Team Europe captain Luke Donald pose with the Ryder Cup at a Year to Go Press Conference at Adare Manor on Tuesday

6 key points from Ryder Cup captains' Year to Go press conference

Aberdonian David Law is competing for the ninth week in a row on the DP World Tour as he battles to keep his coveted card

Law feels 'completely spent' physically in battle to keep tour card

European captain Luke Donald hugs Bob MacIntyre during the Sunday singles matches at the 2025 Ryder Cup in New York

Exclusive Luke Donald addresses Bob MacIntyre question ahead of 2027 Ryder Cup

Sandy Scott has had lots to smile about lately after landing back-to-back wins on the Korn Ferry Tour and securing his 2027 PGA Tour card

Scottish golf has something to shout about amid top 100 breakthrough

Tartan Pro Tour set for thrilling finale in Gleneagles Masters

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