Thailand’s Gunn Charoenkul is ecstatic to find himself in the company of many of the world’s best players after fulfilling his life-long dream of playing in a Major.

Portrush -  16 Asian Tour members are ready to hit their first tee shot and get their campaign started when The 148th Open gets underway at Royal Portrush on Thursday.

Playing under bright and sunny Michigan skies, Brooke Henderson and Alena Sharp shot a 5-under 65 in Wednesday’s foursomes round and hold the lead after 18 holes at the inaugural Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational.

Thailand were placed in a tricky group with the United Arab Emirates and arch-rivals Vietnam when the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification draw was conducted in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.

Asian golf stars Jazz Janewattananond, CT Pan and Haotong Li will be in the spotlight at The Open Championship starting on July 18 and next week’s World Golf Championships-FedEx St Jude Invitational as they look to lock in their Presidents Cup debuts.