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Scotsman
a day ago
- Scotsman
Scottish golfer's HotelPlanner Tour season ended by three fractured bones in wrist
Graeme Robertson 'gutted' to miss out on Betfred British Masters appearance at The Belfry Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Graeme Robertson's rookie season on the HotelPlanner Tour has ended prematurely after discovering that he has been trying to play with three fractured bones in his wrist. Robertson, who secured his card for the second-tier circuit by topping the Tartan Pro Tour Order of Merit last year, has been struggling for most of the year with the issue. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad He was forced to sit out the Farmfoods Scottish Challenge supported by The R&A at Schloss Roxburghe earlier this month before also having to give up his spot in the DP World Tour's Nexo Championship at Trump International Golf Links the following week. Graeme Robertson pictured during the Challenge de Espana at Fontanals Golf Club in Girona in May |Robertson still made the journey up to Aberdeen and, through the DP World Tour's medical team, he was encouraged to go for an MRI scan in Edinburgh. It has got to the bottom of the injury, though not in time for the back-to-back Scottish PGA champion to play in this week's Betfred British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo at The Belfry. As was the case in the Nexo Championship, his 'National Spot' has gone to Welshman Toby Hunt, who will be playing the flag in that category along with Paul O'Hara, last year's PGA in Scotland Tartan Tour No 1, at the Sutton Coldfield venue. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'It turns out I've fractured three bones in my wrist, which were previously undiagnosed,' Robertson told The Scotsman. 'I had initially been for an X-ray and was told it was just soft tissue damage, so I tried to get back playing but was in severe pain when swinging. 'Anyway, I think that pretty much ends my season on the HotelPlanner Tour. I've applied for a medical, so fingers crossed the tour looks after me and I can play next year.' Robertson had only made nine starts on this season's HotelPlanner Tour - he tied for 20th in the Challenge de Espana in May - and is sitting 202nd in the Road to Mallorca Rankings. 'I am gutted to be missing all of them' 'Yeah, pretty devastated, to be honest,' he said of missing the Farmfoods Scottish Challenge and those two DP World Tour opportunities as well. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad
Belfast Telegraph
2 days ago
- Belfast Telegraph
Bangor rider taken to hospital after red flag crash as Manx GP qualifying is abandoned
McAllister came off at the notorious Black Dub section of the 37.73-mile Mountain Course in the Junior/Supertwin session. The incident resulted in a red flag at around 6:40pm, with competitors returning to the Grandstand under convoy with travelling marshals. McAllister, a regular at the Irish road races, was taken to Noble's Hospital in Douglas with reported arm injuries. The Bangor man was described as 'conscious and talking' in an update provided by the event organisers. MGP Clerk of the Course Gary Thompson stated his aim of running a practice session for the Senior/Supersport machines following the stoppage, but with the clean-up operation taking longer than expected, coupled with fading light, the decision was taken to abandon the remainder of the evening schedule. Practice for the Manx Grand Prix commenced on Sunday afternoon in perfect conditions on the Isle of Man, with riders gaining plenty of track time. Scotsman Chris Cook topped the Senior MGP times with the fastest lap at 117.731mph on his 600cc Kawasaki to lead the way from Manxman Jamie Williams and the Republic of Ireland's Andy Farrell, who is competing at the event after an absence of several years. In the Junior/Supertwin class, Michael Gahan from Limavady set the pace on the Scott Racing Aprilia at 111.85mph to lead Williams by only six tenths of a second. On Wednesday, many of the top names from the Isle of Man TT will participate in the first qualifying sessions for the resurrected Classic TT, including record-breaking 33-time TT winner Michael Dunlop and fellow leading contenders Davey Todd and Dean Harrison. Last year's Manx Grand Prix was decimated by inclement weather, with the worst disruption in many years caused by high winds and torrential rain from Storm Lilian. Six races were crammed into the final day of the 2024 meeting, reduced in distance to a single lap to ensure the schedule was completed. However, the forecast is set fair on the Island this week and race boss Thompson is optimistic there will be no repeat of last year's disruption, with greater flexibility around the schedule over the next fortnight following the reintroduction of the Classic TT, which was last held as a standalone event in 2019. 'We'll utilise the contingency sessions carefully, and if I can take this opportunity, I do appreciate and thank everybody for their resilience and patience in the past,' Thompson said. 'Obviously we had a testing TT weather-wise, we had a testing Manx Grand Prix last year – so we are due a good one actually, and we will get that in the next few days.' However, Thompson is mindful of the reduced window for evening qualifying sessions with fading light at this stage of the summer. 'We've got a natural reduction in light compared to what we have for the TT event in May,' he said. 'At the Manx Grand Prix/Classic TT we have to flag all [sessions] at eight o'clock during qualifying week, so we automatically lose almost an hour of qualifying practice.' With last night's qualifying session lost, the organisers will be hoping everything runs smoothly over the next few nights ahead of Saturday's first races. Qualifying is scheduled to resume at 6:30pm on Tuesday.
Daily Record
2 days ago
- Daily Record
Stephen Robinson shares Rangers relief as St Mirren boss reveals the last thing he needs amid fixture furore
Robinson is glad Gers have domne a 180 on playing in Paisley this Sunday as he looks to get new faces settled Stephen Robinson is relieved Rangers decided against requesting Sunday's Paisley clash to be shifted. Russell Martin 's Champions League hopefuls pondered a postponement in between the Brugge clashes but performed a U-turn and the televised game is on. That's good news for Robinson who wants games to get his St Mirren recruits up to speed. He's phasing 10 signings into his squad and doesn't fancy the first couple of months being any more stop-start. Robinson said: 'We want the game on because, otherwise, it does disrupt things and then you have an international break. So you have one game in, maybe, three or four weeks which isn't what we want. 'Especially with all the new players we've had in. We want game-time; we want them to see how we play. 'You can only do so much in training without things actually being executed in a proper match. So we're pleased it's on and we look forward to the match.' If Rangers' visit had been shelved, the Buddies' only action from Saturday's win over Hearts to a September 13 trip to Falkirk would've been at Hibs on August 31. Robbo needs games to get new boys to grips with his ways of working. He said: 'We're still trying to get people up to speed and still trying to find our best formation that works with this group of boys. 'We've brought wingers in who aren't quite ready to play yet. So actually having the wingers available to change the system and look at other options hasn't been afforded to us so far. 'People getting the understanding of what we want from them takes time.' You can get all the news you need on our dedicated Rangers and Celtic pages, and sign up to our newsletters to make sure you never miss a beat throughout the season. We're also WhatsApp where we bring all the latest breaking news and transfer gossip directly to you phone. Join our Rangers community here and our Celtic community here.
