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Daily Record
15-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Record
Meet the French Rory McIlroy who insists he's not out to imitate the golf superstar
Emerging starlet flattered with comparion to superstar but it's not deliberate Cannes kid Martin Couvra insists he's not trying to imitate Rory McIlroy. The French young gun is at Royal Portrush for his Open debut and the 22-year-old hopes to make an impact. Couvra has made a blistering start to his career on the DP World Tour and arrives into the big one in outstanding form. The kid became just the seventh player in history to win as an amateur on the HotelPlanner Tour two years ago and scored at the top level this term on just his 15h DP World Tour start when successful at the Turkish Airlines Open. Couvra also came second in Italy last month to secure his place at The Open and it was during that event where the comparisons with McIlroy ramped up. TV commentators such as ex- Ryder Cup star David Howell waxed lyrical about the swing and the mannerisms which were pointed as strikingly similar to the Grand Slam superstar. Courva is flattered by such comparisons, but it's not an intention to replicate as he told Record Sport: 'I mean it's great to hear this, but I don't try to imitate Rory, He has his career, I would like to have mine and I'm just so grateful to to try to have the same kind of swing a little bit same as his, but no, I just try my best and that's it.' Couvra's explosion onto the scene has been highly impressive and has resulted in this Major debut. He said: 'I feel very nice, I mean I'm pretty proud about my game, about the work with my team and yeah it's just good to play some tournament like this and continue like that. We want to have this every year, we work for this, but I don't expect anything, I just try to do my best every time and we'll see.' Couvra admits he's inquisitive and not shy to ask questions of the biggest guns in the game as he shapes his own career. Last week at the Scottish Open, he bent the ear of Justin Thomas during practice and was spotted taking time on the range watching some of the current elite go through their paces. Couvra explained: 'I try to be concentrated on me and with my coach, with my caddy to work to be concentrated on what I need to do. But when I've little bit [time] off, just to look at what the guys work on the practise, some guys on the PGA Tour and my Top 10 on the world so just try to look at everything. 'It's important to have some questions. I played with Justin Thomas and I had some questions about the practice round, about the wedging, chipping, so yeah, I love to ask something and that's very nice.' Courva had never been at Portrush before this week and smiled when it was put to him that YouTube was his friend as he watched footage of the 2019 Open to get a picture in his head, but he said: 'To play in this is just a dream. Hopefully it's going to be great.'
The Advertiser
28-06-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Couvra ready to take the heat as List's hopes wilt
Martin Couvra is planning to stay cool and retain his Italian Open lead despite soaring temperatures after he finished the third round at the Argentario Golf Club with a one-shot lead. The Turkish Airlines Open champion, who finished with a birdie for a round of 67, ended Saturday on 11 under par, a shot clear of Argentina's Eugenio Chacarra. Australia's Danny List has faded from contention. Going into the day just four shots off the lead, he carded an unhelpful 70 to fall six shots behind. Couvra found himself two off the pace after 11 holes in Tuscany but clawed his way back to the summit after his partner, Spain's Angel Ayora, stuttered to a 70. "I'm really proud about my 18th, because I was really tired on the last few holes. It's quite difficult with the heat," the Frenchman said. "The course is so tough, so we needed to be very concentrated. I'm happy about the 18th. "There's a lot of great players here, so you have to keep going. (The lead is) only one shot. I'll try to do my best on the last 18, and that's it. "It's going to be a great experience because it's my first time being in this position. I'm really proud to be in this position and I hope to be there tomorrow." Scotland's Calum Hill moved to within three shots of the lead after a third-round 64, with England's Alex Fitzpatrick alongside him on eight under. Another Australian, David Micheluzzi, who started six shots adrift of the lead, hit a 71 to slip nine in arrears. Martin Couvra is planning to stay cool and retain his Italian Open lead despite soaring temperatures after he finished the third round at the Argentario Golf Club with a one-shot lead. The Turkish Airlines Open champion, who finished with a birdie for a round of 67, ended Saturday on 11 under par, a shot clear of Argentina's Eugenio Chacarra. Australia's Danny List has faded from contention. Going into the day just four shots off the lead, he carded an unhelpful 70 to fall six shots behind. Couvra found himself two off the pace after 11 holes in Tuscany but clawed his way back to the summit after his partner, Spain's Angel Ayora, stuttered to a 70. "I'm really proud about my 18th, because I was really tired on the last few holes. It's quite difficult with the heat," the Frenchman said. "The course is so tough, so we needed to be very concentrated. I'm happy about the 18th. "There's a lot of great players here, so you have to keep going. (The lead is) only one shot. I'll try to do my best on the last 18, and that's it. "It's going to be a great experience because it's my first time being in this position. I'm really proud to be in this position and I hope to be there tomorrow." Scotland's Calum Hill moved to within three shots of the lead after a third-round 64, with England's Alex Fitzpatrick alongside him on eight under. Another Australian, David Micheluzzi, who started six shots adrift of the lead, hit a 71 to slip nine in arrears. Martin Couvra is planning to stay cool and retain his Italian Open lead despite soaring temperatures after he finished the third round at the Argentario Golf Club with a one-shot lead. The Turkish Airlines Open champion, who finished with a birdie for a round of 67, ended Saturday on 11 under par, a shot clear of Argentina's Eugenio Chacarra. Australia's Danny List has faded from contention. Going into the day just four shots off the lead, he carded an unhelpful 70 to fall six shots behind. Couvra found himself two off the pace after 11 holes in Tuscany but clawed his way back to the summit after his partner, Spain's Angel Ayora, stuttered to a 70. "I'm really proud about my 18th, because I was really tired on the last few holes. It's quite difficult with the heat," the Frenchman said. "The course is so tough, so we needed to be very concentrated. I'm happy about the 18th. "There's a lot of great players here, so you have to keep going. (The lead is) only one shot. I'll try to do my best on the last 18, and that's it. "It's going to be a great experience because it's my first time being in this position. I'm really proud to be in this position and I hope to be there tomorrow." Scotland's Calum Hill moved to within three shots of the lead after a third-round 64, with England's Alex Fitzpatrick alongside him on eight under. Another Australian, David Micheluzzi, who started six shots adrift of the lead, hit a 71 to slip nine in arrears. Martin Couvra is planning to stay cool and retain his Italian Open lead despite soaring temperatures after he finished the third round at the Argentario Golf Club with a one-shot lead. The Turkish Airlines Open champion, who finished with a birdie for a round of 67, ended Saturday on 11 under par, a shot clear of Argentina's Eugenio Chacarra. Australia's Danny List has faded from contention. Going into the day just four shots off the lead, he carded an unhelpful 70 to fall six shots behind. Couvra found himself two off the pace after 11 holes in Tuscany but clawed his way back to the summit after his partner, Spain's Angel Ayora, stuttered to a 70. "I'm really proud about my 18th, because I was really tired on the last few holes. It's quite difficult with the heat," the Frenchman said. "The course is so tough, so we needed to be very concentrated. I'm happy about the 18th. "There's a lot of great players here, so you have to keep going. (The lead is) only one shot. I'll try to do my best on the last 18, and that's it. "It's going to be a great experience because it's my first time being in this position. I'm really proud to be in this position and I hope to be there tomorrow." Scotland's Calum Hill moved to within three shots of the lead after a third-round 64, with England's Alex Fitzpatrick alongside him on eight under. Another Australian, David Micheluzzi, who started six shots adrift of the lead, hit a 71 to slip nine in arrears.
Perth Now
28-06-2025
- Climate
- Perth Now
Couvra ready to take the heat as List's hopes wilt
Martin Couvra is planning to stay cool and retain his Italian Open lead despite soaring temperatures after he finished the third round at the Argentario Golf Club with a one-shot lead. The Turkish Airlines Open champion, who finished with a birdie for a round of 67, ended Saturday on 11 under par, a shot clear of Argentina's Eugenio Chacarra. Australia's Danny List has faded from contention. Going into the day just four shots off the lead, he carded an unhelpful 70 to fall six shots behind. Couvra found himself two off the pace after 11 holes in Tuscany but clawed his way back to the summit after his partner, Spain's Angel Ayora, stuttered to a 70. "I'm really proud about my 18th, because I was really tired on the last few holes. It's quite difficult with the heat," the Frenchman said. "The course is so tough, so we needed to be very concentrated. I'm happy about the 18th. "There's a lot of great players here, so you have to keep going. (The lead is) only one shot. I'll try to do my best on the last 18, and that's it. "It's going to be a great experience because it's my first time being in this position. I'm really proud to be in this position and I hope to be there tomorrow." Scotland's Calum Hill moved to within three shots of the lead after a third-round 64, with England's Alex Fitzpatrick alongside him on eight under. Another Australian, David Micheluzzi, who started six shots adrift of the lead, hit a 71 to slip nine in arrears.
RTÉ News
28-06-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Martin Couvra battles through heat to seize Italian Open lead
Martin Couvra is hoping to retain his Italian Open lead on Sunday despite challenging high temperatures after he finished Saturday's third round with a one-shot lead. The Turkish Airlines Open champion, who finished with a birdie for a round of 67, ended the day on 11 under par at Argentario Golf Club - a shot clear of Argentina's Eugenio Chacarra. The Frenchman found himself two off the pace after 11 holes in Tuscany but clawed his way back to the summit after partner Spain's Angel Ayora stuttered to a 70. "I'm really proud about my 18th, because I was really tired on the last few holes. It's quite difficult with the heat," Couvra told the DP World Tour. "The course is so tough, so we needed to be very concentrated. I'm happy about the 18th. "There's a lot of great players here, so you have to keep going. (The lead is) only one shot. I'll try to do my best on the last 18, and that's it. "It's going to be a great experience because it's my first time being in this position. I'm really proud to be in this position and I hope to be there tomorrow." Scotland's Calum Hill moved to within three shots of the lead after a third-round 64, with England's Alex Fitzpatrick alongside him on eight under.
Scotsman
04-06-2025
- Health
- Scotsman
Scottish golfer returns to DP World Tour action after being 'floored' by virus
Richie Ramsay opens up on being made to realise 'how important health is for you' 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... Richie Ramsay returns to DP World Tour action this week in the KLM Open after being unable to even pick up a club for more than a fortnight as a virus left him feeling 'floored'. The four-time winner pulled out of the Turkish Airlines Open prior to the opening round in Belek a month ago before also being forced to miss both the Soudal Open in Belgium and last week's Austrian Alpine Open. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Ramsay is now ready to get back to work and joins Ewen Ferguson, Calum Hill, Connor Syme, Grant Forrest and Scott Jamieson in flying the Saltire this week at The International in Amsterdam. Richie Ramsay pictured in action during the Hainan Classic last month |'I caught a virus coming back from China (where he played in both the Volvo China Open and Hainan Classic) and went to Turkey but didn't play as it just floored me,' said the 41-year-old. 'I was shivery, achy and, though I passed a Covid test, it felt very much like Covid. 'I just couldn't shake it off, so I didn't play Turkey, Belgium or Austria and only really picked up a club again at the end of last week. I feel like I have had three or four weeks out, two and a half of those weeks feeling not great at all. 'But I'm on the mend and feel quite fresh again. I've just got to get my legs back as the muscles were really sore from whatever I picked up. I need to get the strength back in them for walking 18 holes as that was a bit of a challenge to start off with, which I never really think about.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Focus is on 'big tournaments coming up' Ramsay, who has held a DP World Tour card for 17 successive seasons, sits 82nd in the Race to Dubai Rankings, having tied for fourth in the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship in February. 'Yeah, it was disappointing that I missed some tournaments, but I just need to focus on the ones I've got ahead,' added the Edinburgh-based Aberdonian. 'There's some big ones coming up and I will be aiming to push on from my good start to the year. 'Normally where I push on is from the middle of the summer, probably because we are playing on courses in Europe that suit me a bit more and then when I come home I can practice in similar conditions as the weather is better. Four-time winner 'feeling in quite a good place' 'All in all, I'm feeling in quite a good place. I know the season is long. It's a marathon, not a sprint. So there are lots of points up for grabs and I just need to get back on track. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'My main aim is to enjoy being back and, though it sounds funny, just being healthy. Something like that definitely knocks you for six and makes you realise how important health is to you.' This week marks the 105th edition of the KLM Open, with Dutch football legend and keen golfer Ruud Gullit involved as co-tournament director, taking on the role during Amsterdam's 750th anniversary celebrations.
