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News18
19 hours ago
- Sport
- News18
Ahlawat shoots under par to finish Tied-25th in Scotland
Last Updated: Aberdeen (Scotland), Aug 11 (PTI) Veer Ahlawat shot one-under 71 in the final round of the Nexo Championship and ended with a total of 3-over for four days to finish tied 25th at Trump International Golf Links here. Ahlawat, playing on the DP World Tour by virtue of topping the PGTI Order of Merit last year, had three birdies against two bogeys, all on the front nine. He parred all nine holes on the back nine. It was only the third Top-25 finish for Ahlawat, who also finished T-17 at Hero Indian Open and T-13 at Austrian Alpine Open. Scotsman Grant Forrest secured his second DP World Tour title with a comfortable four-shot victory. Forrest carded a level par final round of 72 in tough conditions at Trump International Golf Links to finish on eight under par and triumph for the first time since the Hero Open at Fairmont St Andrews four years and two days ago. The 32-year-old has catapulted to 28th on the Race to Dubai Rankings and into pole position on the Closing Swing Rankings with only next week's Danish Golf Championship to play. Forrest has also secured a bonus $10,000 for his course record 66 on Friday after the Course Record Presented by Nexo prize was launched earlier this week. Kristoffer Reitan signed for a closing 72 to finish with a total of eight under par, four ahead of Joe Dean who parred the last to claim second place as only nine players finished the tournament in red numbers. Dean mixed three birdies and two dropped shots in his 71 to finish at four under, with Denmark's Jacob Skov Olesen, Norway's Kristoffer Reitan and Englishman John Parry one shot further back in third. Englishman Jordan Smith finished sixth at two under, while Finland's Oliver Lindell and English pair Clements and Andy Sullivan finished seventh at one under. PTI Corr UNG (This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed - PTI) view comments First Published: August 11, 2025, 17:15 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Scotsman
6 days ago
- Climate
- Scotsman
Seven tees moved up for 'flipping hard' test for DP World Tour players on Donald Trump's course
Players will hit drive at 18th in Nexo Championship three sets of tees forward - but it will still play at 586 yards! 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... Martin Laird described it as 'flipping hard' while Calum Hill reckons it is second only to the infamous Hero Indian Open venue in New Delhi in terms of the toughest test on the DP World Tour. When it staged last week's Staysure PGA Seniors Championship, the 36-hole cut fell at 14 over par while only two players finished under par on the Old Course at Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Colin Montgomerie, the tournament host, made an early exit following rounds of 79 and 82 while David Drysdale dropped seven shots in his first four holes in an opening 84 as he missed the cut as well. Now, it's the turn of DP World Tour players to tackle the Martin Hawtree-designed course and, unsurprisingly, precautionary measures are being taken by tournament organisers for the $2.75 million Nexo Championship, which starts on Thursday. Ewen Ferguson of Scotland plays from a greenside bunker at the ninth hole during a practice round for the Nexo Championship at Trump International Golf Links |Unlike last week's first leg of a double-header at the Menie Estate venue, crosswinds are not expected to be a major issue due to the wind set to blow from a different direction. It will see the majority of the holes play either into the wind or down wind. Nonetheless, with a breeze forecast to be a mix of moderate or fresh, the decision has been taken to move six tees - the second, third, fourth, 12th, 16th and 17th - up by one set of tees while the elevated one at the 18th will be three sets forward, reducing it from 651 yards to a mere 586 yards. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'It's spectacular - but it's flipping hard,' observed Laird, a four-time PGA Tour winner who, on his first DP World Tour appearance since the 2018 Genesis Scottish Open, is among a 14-strong Caledonian contingent that also includes KLM Open winner Connor Syme. It was no surprise that Storm Floris forced the spectacular Donald Trump-owned course to be closed on Monday and, with the wind still blowing hard on Tuesday, Laird didn't even tackle one of the holes in his first practice round. Martin Laird catches a ball on the practice range prior to the Nexo Championship at Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire ||'I was saying to my caddie today that they need to get the tees right and, purely for pace of play, they have to move some of them up,' added the 42-year-old. 'On some holes, even if you hit a good drive, you are hitting long irons into small targets with 25-30mph crosswinds, so it almost gets a bit unplayable. 'I don't know how they set it up last week or how the weather was, but I saw the scoring with a 14 over cut. That just shows you what this place is capable of as I have never seen a 14 over cut in my life.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Hill, who won the Joburg Open earlier in the year, paid a visit here along with Connor Syme and Grant Forrest a few weeks back to get themselves prepared for this week's home assignment. 'It was on a day when it was 10mph and 20 degrees, so it felt quite straightforward,' reported Hill. 'Then you arrive Monday and it looks much trickier. 'The difficult thing is it's not like some links course where you get a bit of leeway. Here it's fairways or bushes and it's quite penal. You'll have a lot of reloading. It's very strong off the tee and the greens are slightly upturned, so you have a lot of run-offs. So, if you get it wrong, it could be like ping pong. I think I started triple bogey and double bogey. I didn't know where I was the first few holes. But it was still good fun and nice to see the course.' The intended yardage for this week had been 7,439 yards, but it will now play around 270 yards shorter. Under a newly-announced initiative with title sponsor Nexo, the player who shoots a new course record this week will win $10,000 and, for that to officially count, it has to be on a layout that is no more than 300 yards of the total yardage. 'It's demanding off the tee and even the holes you have straight into the wind and even the crosswind ones, too, there are a few well-positioned bunkers at the 270-300 mark,' observed Hill. 'It depends how friendly they want to be. Do they want to give you a chance of getting past the bunker or is it more strategic? Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'The tenth is an awkward hole. You can go for the green, but it's a bit mental. I'll play it as a three-shotter. It can get away from you. There are a few holes that look narrower than they are and then they open up when you get there. You just have to keep it in play.' DLF Country Club, home of the Hero Indian Open, is widely regarded as the toughest test on the DP World Tour. 'It's not quite as extreme as India,' said Hill. 'It's the most extreme in that you hit the fairway or you're in the munch. It's not far off India, mind. But, in India, you don't get the 30mph winds out there. Ask me again on Sunday!' Daniel Young, the newly-crowned Farmfoods Scottish Challenge champion, has played the course more than most people in the field, the exception probably being Aberdonian David Law. 'I have no idea,' he replied to being asked what he thought the scoring might be like. 'But I think after last week they might go cautious to begin with and maybe ramp it up a bit over the weekend. KLM Open winner Connor Syme pictured at Trump International Golf Links |'On a lot of those elevated tee shots in these cross winds, it is so difficult to keep the ball down and just get it in play. Otherwise you are going to be scrambling in the dunes and you could easily lose a ball let alone have your work cut out just to get it back in play.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad
Daily Record
08-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Record
Raul teams up with Scott Brown as Real Madrid icon joins Celtic and Rangers heroes for Renaissance star show
The footballing trio from Scotland and Spain are together for Wednesday's Pro-Am Real Madrid icon Raul is teaming-up with ex-Old Firm duo Scott Brown and Steven Whittaker at Renaissance. The footballing trio from Scotland and Spain are together for Wednesday's Pro-Am rounds at the Genesis Scottish Open. Brown and ex- Rangers and Hibs hero Whittaker are keen golfers and the Ayr United duo will go out with the Madrid legend just after 10am as pros, sports stars, celebs and business figures mingle. The Ayr United management duo will be guided by 2020 Scottish Open champion Aaron Rai for the opening nine holes and will then be joined by Eugenio Chacarra for the second nine. Chacarra's caddie is, of course, the Raul's son. Hugo Gonzalez has been on his countryman's bag and the pair will take part in a PGA Tour co-sanctioned event this week after a three-year stint on LIV Golf. The pair have enjoyed great success since linking and, speaking to bunkered, the bagman said: 'I met Eugenio seven years ago,. He's friends with my older brother. I was finishing my studies at my university at IE Business Institute in Madrid. "I was studying business. I was doing my last year and Eugenio called me. But I'm finishing online now instead It's been crazy.' 'In the first weeks, he didn't expect anything from me. Just having fun on the bag, talking to him, making him calm down. Every week, I get to learn something new. 'The Spanish caddies help me a lot. We have a good relationship. They teach me stuff about the wind, greens and everything.' Chacarra and Gonzalez enjoyed a phenomenal moment earlier this year when the golf star won the Hero Indian Open back in March. The caddie said: 'It was very special for him. He didn't have any tour to play on [before that]. Also for me, my first win as a caddie, it was very nice.'
USA Today
07-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Eugenio Chacarra, former LIV winner who ripped league, returns to PGA Tour at Scottish Open
Eugenio Chacarra said early this year his new professional goal was to play on the PGA Tour. He accomplishes that feat this week. The former LIV Golf winner will make his return to the PGA Tour this week at the co-sanctioned Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club. He played the first three years of his professional career for LIV Golf, leaving Oklahoma State to join the league in 2022, but he was not re-signed in the offseason. Since then, he won the Hero Indian Open in March while playing via sponsor exemption, which earned him status for the remainder of the DP World Tour season. Now, he's 19th in the season-long standings, with the top-10 players earning PGA Tour membership following the DP World Tour Championship in November. And this week, he finally gets a chance for a life-changing week. Chacarra was the first past golfer to publicly chastise LIV Golf, ripping the league in an interview earlier this year. 'When I joined LIV, they promised OWGR and majors. But it didn't happen. I trusted them. I was the first young guy, then the others came after I made the decision. But OWGR and majors still hasn't happened. "It's frustrating, but I'm excited for the new opportunity and to see where my game takes me. "I see what it's like to win on the PGA Tour and how your life changes. How you get major access and ranking points. On LIV, nothing changes, there is only money. It doesn't matter if you finish 30th or first, only money. I'm not a guy who wants more money. What will change my life is playing in Hawaii and qualifying for the majors, qualifying for the Masters, the Ryder Cup." Earlier this year, Laurie Canter became the first former LIV player to compete in a PGA Tour event at the Players Championship. Two weeks ago at the Rocket Classic, James Piot, the 2021 U.S. Amateur winner and former LIV golfer, received an exemption to play in his home-state event. Chacarra had four starts in PGA Tour events before joining LIV Golf, making the cut at the 2021 Sanderson Farms Championship, and two major appearances, though he has never been a full-time member. Now, Chacarra joins the group of former LIV'ers to play on the PGA Tour, but he wants it to be an arrival, not an appearance. A strong finish in Scotland would go a long way in making that happen.
Newsweek
06-07-2025
- Sport
- Newsweek
LIV Player Who Burned a Bridge Re-Joining PGA Tour at Scottish Open
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The Genesis Scottish Open has been the stage for the return of former LIV Golf players to the PGA Tour umbrella in the last couple of years. Bernd Wiesberger and Laurie Canter did so in 2024, and it will happen again in 2025. Eugenio Chacarra is confirmed to play at The Renaissance Club thanks to his position in the top 75 of the Race to Dubai rankings. In fact, the Spaniard is currently ranked 15th and is in an excellent position to earn his PGA Tour card for next season. The Scottish Open is co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour, opening the door to numerous European players. Eugenio Chacarra of Spain looks on following his second shot on the 10th hole on day two of the BMW International Open 2025 at Golfclub Munchen Eichenried on July 04, 2025 in Munich, Germany. Eugenio Chacarra of Spain looks on following his second shot on the 10th hole on day two of the BMW International Open 2025 at Golfclub Munchen Eichenried on July 04, 2025 in Munich, you may recall, Chacarra played three seasons at LIV Golf, with a victory at the 2022 Bangkok event as his best result. During his time in the Saudi-backed league, he was part of the Fireballs GC team, captained by his compatriot Sergio García. It will also be recalled that his departure from the league was widely talked about, due to the statements he made after ending his relationship with the circuit. His words included the unfulfilled promises LIV Golf made to its players: "When I joined LIV they promised OWGR and majors," he said, according to "But it didn't happen. I trusted them. I was the first young guy, then the others came after I made the decision. But OWGR and majors still hasn't happened." The moment Eugenio Chacarra became the FIRST Spanish player to win the Hero Indian Open 👏#HIO25 — DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) March 30, 2025 Eugenio Chacarra: "I Can Be a PGA Tour Player" After leaving LIV Golf, Chacarra looked to join the DP World Tour, and it couldn't have gone better. He won in just his second European Tour start of 2025, the Hero Indian Open, which earned him his tour card. Since then, he has finished with two more top-10s, moving him into the top 15 of the Race to Dubai. At season's end, the top 10 in this ranking, who are not otherwise exempt, will earn a PGA Tour card for 2026. In other words, Chacarra is on the right path to fulfilling one of his career goals: "I'm thankful for everything LIV has given me. I'm 24 years old and my life is set," he told Flushing It. "I don't know if it will work out for the best or not, but I know this is what my heart tells me is right, and it works for my motivation to wake up and grind and get better, and to say I can be a PGA Tour player one day." The Genesis Scottish Open will be Chacarra's first non-major PGA Tour event since playing in the 2022 Wells Fargo Championship, still an amateur. Prior to that, he had played in three other tour events. More Golf: PGA Tour pro backs Max Homa in social media feud, predicts comeback
