Gary Hallberg of the US equalled a course record at a blustery Turnberry to lead the Senior Open Championship by three shots.

DOONBEG in West Clare, is by far the ‘youngest’ of nine Irish courses to feature in the first ever worldrankings of golf courses to be carried out by Golf World, one of golf’s most respected magazines.

IT may be 32 years since his epic ‘duel in the sun’ with Jack Nicklaus and 26 years since he won his most recent Open Championship but Tom Watson is proving his pre-tournament belief he has a puncher’s chance at Turnberry this week.