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The Herald Scotland
5 days ago
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Ryan Lumsden makes most of Nexo Championship invitaion
Getting promotion from the HotelPlanner Tour to the DP World Tour ain't easy but the current crop of Scots jockeying and elbowing for position are making a decent fist of it in 2025. David Law, Danny Young and Euan Walker are all currently sitting inside a top-20 spot on the rankings that would be rewarded with a ticket to the main circuit at the end of the campaign Ryan Lumsden, meanwhile, is currently on the outside looking in at No 31. The 28-year-old Anglo Scot, runner-up to Law in the Czech Challenge last month, could've bolstered his promotion push by competing in this week's Irish Challenge but an invitation to play in a DP World Tour event and test himself at a higher level was too good to refuse. A battling one-under 71 at a wind-swept Trump International Golf Links left him handily placed after the opening round of the Nexo Championship. 'I wasn't expecting it all,' he said of the opportunity to tee-up in this £1.7 million championship. 'I'd really committed to getting off the HotelPlanner Tour this year and I have been doing okay on it. A couple of good weeks and I'll have a chance to get my DP World Tour card. 'So, I wasn't even thinking about playing here. I'd booked everything for Ireland then last Tuesday I was driving to play in the Scottish Challenge when I got the text inviting me to play here. 'I had a quick chat with my coaches as I really wanted to play, but I had to decide if it was the correct decision to change plans at the last minute. "I've played well in Ireland the last few years but, at the end of the day, you only get so many chances to play in your home event on a golf course this good on the DP World Tour. 'It was something I couldn't really pass up on. Everyone was telling me 'go for it, go have fun and see what you can do'.' Under the shrewd tutelage of Edinburgh exile David Inglis at Northwestern University in Chicago, London-born Lumsden was an impressive US college campaigner during his days in the amateur game. He qualified for the US Open at Shinnecock Hills in 2018 which was quite a giddy high following the painful low of losing 9&8 in the final of the Scottish Amateur Championship at Prestwick the previous year. Despite that sair yin, Lumsden, who joined the paid ranks in 2019, still looks back fondly on those amateur dramatics, both good and bad. 'The Scottish Amateur was a funny one,' reflected Lumsden. 'I'd played great golf all week and woke up on the final day and just had nothing. Sometimes that happens in golf. 'But getting to play in those tournaments and for the Scotland team are still my best memories in golf. Playing in the European Team Championships and Eisenhower Trophy was a rare privilege. It was an honour, and it definitely shaped the golfer I am today.' The keen cut-and-thrust of the HotelPlanner Tour, meanwhile, keeps Lumsden on his toes. 'The standard is really, really high,' he said. 'If you go and shoot 10 or 12-under, as I have done a couple of times this year, you don't really make much headway. You need to be pushing 16 to 20-under.' Nobody was going to blast the lights out at Trump's place yesterday and Lumsden was pretty happy with his day's work. 'It was brutal out there,' he said of a relentless buffeting. 'The thing with this course is that it feels like every single hole can get you. And then you chuck in 20mph winds gusting to 30mph today and it's just very tricky. 'I struggled on my front nine. I just didn't have it off the tee. But, when I made the turn, I knew there were going to be a few chances and I was like 'come on, let's go'.' Grant Forrest, a winner on the DP World Tour in 2021, also opened with a 71 as did the aforementioned Young, who was then asked into the TV commentary box to pass on his links pearls of wisdom. "I may last 30 seconds,' he laughed as he headed to the booth. 'I'll keep the language PC.' Martin Laird, making his first appearance on Scottish soil since 2018, may have been temped to utter something a tad fruitier after a trying 77.
Scotsman
29-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
'I've not mumped or moaned' - David Law on having DP World Tour return in sights
2018 winner heading into Farmfoods Scottish Challenge with spring in his step after recent victory 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... David Law has never given the impression that he's the type to 'mump and moan', so there was never any danger that he'd feel sorry for himself after losing his DP World Tour card at the end of last season. The Aberdonian took being back on the HotelPlanner Tour on the chin, rolled up his sleeves and faced the challenge of trying to regain a seat back at the top table in European golf head on. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad David Law acknowledges the fans after clinching his win in the D+D REAL Czech Challenge earlier this month | Getty Images Helped by recent title triumph in the D+D REAL Czech Challenge, Law is on course to achieve that goal at the first attempt, hence why the 2018 winner is heading into this week's Farmfoods Scottish Challenge supported by The R&A with a spring in his step. The 34-year-old sits fifth in the Road to Mallorca Rankings and is determined to cement his position in the battle for 20 DP World Tour cards by producing a strong performance on Scottish soil as the £250,000 event is held at Schloss Roxbughe near Kelso for the first time. 'I've not mumped and moaned about being back out here,' Law, who spearheads a 21-strong Caledonian contingent teeing up at the Borders venue, told The Scotsman before heading out for a practice round on Tuesday. 'I had a mindset at the start of the season that this was about getting back in contention in tournaments a bit more and trying to shoot low scores again. On the main tour, that opportunity obviously isn't there that often, whether it is being in contention or shooting low scores. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'I've managed to do that on both fronts this year, which has been great. It's been really good to get in the hunt to win golf tournaments again because that's something you need to practice. My aim was to be in contention and uncomfortable a bit more.' Asked what he meant by that, the 2019 ISPS Handa Vic Open winner on the main tour added: 'It's uncomfortable when you are in contention to win a golf tournament. You are putting yourself out there to essentially fail. David Law shows trophy after winning the D+D REAL Czech Challenge at Royal Beroun Golf Club |'Only one person can win every week and I think it is quite easy to get sucked into a mindset on the main tour whereby 12th or 15th is okay, even 20th is okay. They are better than okay. They are great weeks in tough fields and great tournaments. 'Whereas out here that doesn't cut it. I don't want to be out here for any more than this year, so the only way that was going to happen was if I had big weeks, so it's nice to have been able to do that.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Law's title triumph in this event came at Macdonald Spey Valley in Aviemore, a couple of hours from his beloved home city of Aberdeen. 'Yeah, it's probably the fondest win I've had,' he admitted. 'To do that with all my family there was amazing and at a tournament that was always my favourite one to play in. I'd never played on the main tour at that point. That was always our big tournament, wasn't it?' Helped by that win, Law stepped up to the DP World Tour in 2019 along with Grant Forrest, Liam Johnston and Bob MacIntyre. Seven years on, he's hoping it can be a similar Scottish success story, with in-form Daniel Young also currently in a card-winning position and Euan Walker, Calum Fyfe and Ryan Lumsden there or thereabouts as well. David Law celebrates winning the 2018 SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge at Macdonald Spey Valley in Aviemore |'The standard is obviously very high and there are a lot of good players out here,' noted Law. 'Not only guys who have played on the tour in the past but a lot of guys who are going to play on the tour in the future. It has been quite a good experience, to be honest with you. 'I think there's a good opportunity for us to have a good few of us (Scottish players) coming off at the end of the season. The last year I played was 2018 and four of us out of the 15 graduated, which was amazing. I don't think there has ever been that many from Scotland and there is no reason why that can't happen again as a lot of the guys are playing good golf.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad While finishing as high as he possibly can on the Road to Mallorca points list is his No 1 priority, Law is allowing himself a DP World Tour outing next week. Understandably so given that the Nexo Championship, which is being held at Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire, will be a proper home gig. 'I said at the start of the year if I had 800 points (on the HotelPlanner Tour) come the Trump event. I'd try and play it. I think I am something like two-and-a-half points shy, so I can let myself off with that,' he said, smiling.
Khaleej Times
14-07-2025
- Sport
- Khaleej Times
Laying down the Law: English golfer's comeback fuels DP World Tour ambitions
As the Road to Mallorca heats up, Englishman David Law has made a compelling case for his return to golf's top flight. Law, who lost his DP World Tour playing rights last season, surged six spots to third in the Road to Mallorca Rankings after clinching a pivotal victory on the Challenge Tour. With the latter half of the season approaching, his eyes are firmly set on reclaiming his spot among Europe's elite. 'I am really determined to get my DP World Tour card back,' said Law after the win. 'This has given me huge confidence. One of my goals was to be in contention more and I've managed to do that.' For Law, the competition may be intense, but the fundamentals remain unchanged. 'The standard is incredibly high out here, but the feeling of being in contention doesn't change whether you're on the DP World Tour or the HotelPlanner Tour,' he explained. 'I want to keep putting myself in uncomfortable situations. That's how you grow.' While Law took the trophy, the tournament leaderboard was tightly packed. Compatriot Ryan Lumsden, Denmark's Victor Sidal Svendsen, Austria's Maximilian Steinlechner, and England's Jack Floydd finished just two strokes behind at 20-under-par. Steinlechner's final-round 63 propelled him to the top of the Road to Mallorca standings, overtaking Italy's Renato Paratore. South African Daniel van Tonder now sits in fourth place, just ahead of England's rising star Joshua Berry. Middle East Implications With the DP World Tour headquartered in Dubai, the Road to Mallorca has added resonance for UAE golf fans. Law's comeback story underscores how the Tour serves as a global proving ground for talent, from Scotland to South Africa and beyond. The surge of international players aiming for DP World Tour status echoes the growing appetite for competitive golf across the Middle East, where events like the Hero Dubai Desert Classic and the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship showcase elite competition on a global stage.
Scotsman
13-07-2025
- Sport
- Scotsman
'It feels amazing' - David Law boosts DP World Tour card bid with Czech Challenge win
Aberdonian up to third in Road to Mallorca Rankings in battle for 20 top-tour tickets 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... David Law boosted his bid to be back playing on the DP World Tour next year after shooting the lights out to land a second title triumph on the HotelPlanner Tour. The Aberdonian followed an opening 71 with blistering efforts of 62-62-63 to win the D+D REAL Czech Challenge by two shots with a 22-under-par total at Royal Beroun Golf Club. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad David Law shows off the trophy after winning the D+D REAL Czech Challenge at Royal Beroun Golf Club in Beroun, Czech Republic |Worth €48,000, the victory lifted Law from ninth to third in the Road to Mallorca Rankings, with the top 20 at the end of the Rolex Grand Final supported by The R&A in November securing step ups to the DP World Tour. 'It feels amazing,' he said. 'It was a tough day out there and at the start there wasn't much wind, and you know all the guys are going to make birdies. 'I think it helped me going into the day two behind. I knew I had to get off to a fast start, which I thankfully did and from there it was about making as many birdies as possible.' Law landed his maiden win on what was called the Challenge Tour at the time in the 2018 SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge at Macdonald Spey Valley in Aviemore. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad That helped him graduate to the DP World Tour the following year, when he won the ISPS Handa Vic Open in just his fifth start on the main tour. The two-time Scottish Amateur champion finished 49th on the Race to Dubai before losing his season at the top table after ending up 119th on the points list last year. 'I am really determined to get my DP World Tour card back,' he said. 'This win has given me huge confidence and one of my goals was to be in contention more. 'The standard is incredibly high out here but practicing those feelings when being in contention don't change whether you're on the DP World Tour or HotelPlanner Tour. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad David Law is up to third in the HotelPlanner Tour Road to Mallorca Rankings |'I've managed to get into contention this year and I am just hoping for more of the same. Looking to put myself in uncomfortable situations and get stronger as a result.'
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Tennis Podcast joins The Athletic Podcast Network, broadening tennis coverage
As the run-up to the French Open begins in earnest, storylines for the second Grand Slam of the year are taking shape. Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner look a level above the rest of the field on the men's side, while defending champion Iga Świątek will have to get past one of the top four players in the world as soon as the quarterfinals if she wants to become the first player to win four women's singles titles in a row in the Open Era. World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka is seeking a first Grand Slam title away from hard courts; Novak Djokovic remains in pursuit of his 25th major and a crop of young stars on both the ATP and WTA Tours are looking to make their first big run at one of the four biggest tournaments in the sport. Advertisement Just in time for Roland Garros, where the main draw begins May 25, 'The Tennis Podcast' is bringing its insightful analysis and engaging discussions to The Athletic Podcast Network. 's global audience of tennis fans will benefit from daily episodes during all four majors, with at least one episode per week the rest of the year, released every Monday. The award-winning podcast has garnered over 30 million downloads since launch. Broadcaster Catherine Whitaker and BBC commentator David Law launched the podcast in 2012, with Matt Roberts joining in 2015. The show counts tennis legends Billie Jean King and Chris Evert as fans, with frequent appearances from fellow luminaries like Pam Shriver and Mary Carillo. 's tennis writers, Matt Futterman and Charlie Eccleshare, also make frequent appearances with dispatches from events around the globe. 'We are all huge fans of The Athletic's journalism, particularly the breadth, depth and insight of its tennis coverage, so to be joining The Athletic Podcast Network is a thrill,' said David Law, co-host of The Tennis Podcast. 'We share their commitment to covering the biggest moments of the sport on-site, from inside the stadiums and countries where they take place, so it feels like the perfect fit as we look to introduce our show to a wider audience.' 'The Tennis Podcast is the definitive show in its category and the ideal partner for us as we expand our leadership in global sports journalism,' said Jesse Burton, The Athletic's head of Global Audio. Advertisement Listeners can watch and listen on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever they get their podcasts. ) This article originally appeared in The Athletic. Tennis, Women's Tennis 2025 The Athletic Media Company
