GALLACHER LOSES HIS DP WORLD TOUR CARD

Veteran Scots golfer Stephen Gallacher has lost his DP World Tour card for the 2023 season after missing the cut at the Q School event final in Spain.

Gallacher finished four-under-par with a score of 282 over four rounds at the Lakes Course in Tarragona.

It was only one shot short of what was required for 2014 Ryder Cup winner Gallacher to advance to the final two rounds.

Back-to-back birdies at 15 and 16 looked to revive Gallacher’s hopes, however successive pars to finish meant he was unable to advance further up the leaderboard.

Gallacher had been attempting to retain his tour card for a 27th successive season.

The only two Scots to advance were Craig Howie on eight-under-par, along with Liam Johnston on sixunder-par. Along with Gallacher, Craig Ross (par) and Michael Stewart (four-over-par) also missed out.

● LIV Golf has announced that one of its events will be held in Australia for the first time in 2023.

The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide will host one of the Saudi-funded circuit’s 14 events from April 21-23, a fortnight after the Masters takes place at Augusta National.

“Passion for sport is at the core of Australian culture, and LIV Golf is proud to bring its global league to a country deserving of the world’s top competition,” LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman said.

“This is an opportunity to grow the game with generations of Australians while connecting them with star players like Cameron Smith who are building a new platform for golf around the globe.

“There is massive potential for Australia to play a bigger role in this great sport, and I couldn’t be more excited to showcase Adelaide for our league’s debut year.”