As if things weren’t bad enough for Matthew Baldwin’s rivals at the MENA Tour season opener in Jordan.Continue Reading
Baldwin opens MENA Tour season where he left off at Q-School, takes one shot lead into Sunday at Ayla G.C.
It's not how but how many. Just ask Matthew Baldwin who happily subscribed to another well-worn golf cliché after grabbing the early initiative at the MENA Tour’s season opener in Aqaba, Jordan, despite not having his best stuff on Saturday.Continue Reading
Hill eyes amateur OOM title and at least one top-5 finish in rookie MENA Tour season. Remember, he’s just 14
After becoming the youngest player to secure a MENA Tour card, Josh Hill is itching to start ticking off a list of lofty goals he’s set himself during the 10-event regional Pro-Am circuit.Continue Reading
Miguel Ángel Jiménez’s eldest son and a Dubai 14-year-old among those to secure MENA Tour cards in Jordan
But for the champagne story from Aqaba, you needed to look somewhere in between the recognisable names to discover the completion of a remarkable comeback from Dubai-domiciled, English teen Josh Hill.Continue Reading
Dubai 14-year-old Josh Hill fires second-round 69 in Jordan to revive his MENA Tour dream
Josh Hill’s MENA Tour dream was on the rocks after the 14-year-old signed for an 80 in the opening round of the regional Pro-Am circuit’s category B Q-School in Jordan on Sunday. Cue that timeless old cliché about form being temporary and class hard earned.Continue Reading
European Tour regular Matthew Baldwin takes early MENA Tour Q-School lead in Jordan
The MENA Tour’s principal mandate is to serve as a launch pad to bigger things for fledgling professionals and amateurs aspiring to the paid ranks. For Matthew Baldwin, it’s an alluring detour in a career seemingly at the crossroads.Continue Reading
Spaniard tops MENA Tour’s first Q-School as Swede William Nygard cruelly misses card in playoff
Spaniard Lucas Vacarisas claimed medallist honours at the first of the MENA Tour’s two 2019 Q-Schools in Aqaba but left the real final round drama to those fighting for their cards near the foot of the leaderboard.Continue Reading
Shadbolt on cusp of perfect start to MENA Tour’s ‘Journey to Jordan’
Englishman Tom Shadbolt is on course to claim medallist honours at the first of the MENA Tour’s two Q-Schools which serve as a prelude to the developmental circuit’s new ‘Journey to Jordan’.Continue Reading
Spaniard tops day one at MENA Tour Q-School while Hampshire cricketer Sean Irvine has work to do to survive 36-hole cut Thursday
Former Zimbabwean cricket international Sean Ervine is one of the players with work to do on the Thursday.Continue Reading
MENA Tour unveils full 10-event schedule as the ‘Journey to Jordan’ hits the road
The European Tour has the Race to Dubai, the Challenge Tour the Road to Ras Al Khaimah. Now the MENA Tour is on a “Journey to Jordan”.Continue Reading
Dubai Hills-Desert Classic prelude to new-look MENA Tour schedule; another European Tour opportunity for UAE PGA brethren
The MENA Tour’s bid to become the “best little mini tour in the world” is gathering considerable momentum.Continue Reading
Robbie Williams, just 26, unveiled as general manager of new-look MENA Tour
His father was the first teaching professional at the Middle East’s first all-grass course and now Robbie Williams is poised to blaze an even brighter trail across the region in golf administration.Continue Reading
Joy pauses for mental reset after playing like “complete plonker” in Open Championship qualifying
Luke Joy is the MENA Tour’s answer to Eddie Pepperell, the European Tour star widely hailed for his insightful and often brutally honest blog on the trials and tribulations of the tour life.Continue Reading
Scotland closest of MENA Tour stars in final Open qualifying but no fairytale return to Carnoustie
The dream of a third Open Championship appearance remains just that for Zane Scotland while the major hopes of two MENA Tour peers have also been dashed in final qualifying.Continue Reading
MENA Tour ace eyes return to Carnoustie via the ‘buzz’ of Open Championship final qualifying
Zane Scotland’s body, as ever, holds the reality card but it doesn’t stop the MENA Tour ace from dreaming of a return to the scene of his historic Open Championship debut next week.Continue Reading
UPDATED: MENA Tour champ finishes fifth as final round partner Jon Rahm wins home Open de España
The MENA Tour peddles a “Making it Possible” hashtag and Henric Sturehed is currently living that dream at the Open de España.Continue Reading
Clements cruises through Sunshine Tour Q-School but will retain his amateur status…for now
Todd Clements has waltzed through the final stage of Sunshine Tour Q-School in South Africa but the MENA Tour star won’t be relinquishing his amateur status immediately.Continue Reading
Sturehed waltzes MENA Tour Championship as Elson eyes European Tour return and prized PGA Tour invite
Henric Sturehed has been knocking on victory’s door for weeks and when he finally burst through Thursday, the view had exciting European, Asian and Sunshine Tour views.Continue Reading
