Scottish professional golfer keeping pace on the DP World Tour
Shane Lowry has won the Irish Open at Doonbeg with a record 23-under total, extending his Open-era lineage and delivering a dominant performance boosted by late birdies. Patrick Reed finishes second, Niemann and Neergaard-Petersen follow, as Lowry cements his place as Ireland’s favourite in a windy, high-profile weekend.
Fleetwood is chasing a maiden Open title at Royal Birkdale as Sam Burns leads with Lucas Herbert and DeChambeau in pursuit. The local favourite has two late bogeys in round three that dashed the dream but remains in contention ahead of Sunday’s final round.
Infortar Estonian Challenge winner Martin Franssen has claimed a 19-under total to win the DP World Tour’s HotelPlanner Tour event in Tallinn, edging England’s Andrew Wilson by three shots. Franssen, an Inverness-born, St Andrews-based player, secures his first Scottish title on the circuit, after a season of steady progress and a breakthrough victory the previous year.