Fife golf aces Connor Syme and Calum Hill return to DP World Tour action at Soudal Open in Belgium

Both of the stars had afternoon tee offs in the prestigious event at Rinkven International Golf Club in Antwerp, just as the Herald and Citizen was going to press on Thursday.

Drumoig ace Syme, 28, sits 38th in the current Race to Dubai rankings, with his last Tour appearance being a disappointing one as he recorded a missed cut at the Volvo China Open which was played earlier this month.

Syme’s best performance of the 2023-24 campaign so far came in his very first outing of the season, when he finished 13th at the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship last November.

And Kirkcaldy-born Hill, 29, is playing in Belgium rated 89th in the Race to Dubai, having finished 35th in his last outing in China.

Like his Fife colleague, Hill’s best DP World Tour performance of 2023-24 came at the aforementioned Fortinet Australian PGA Championship, where he came 15th.

The European Swing marks the fourth of five Global Swings on the 2024 Race to Dubai as the DP World Tour arrives in Europe for the first time this season.

Running from the Soudal Open to the BMW International Open in Munich in July, the Swing features six counting events in five countries with 3,000 Race to Dubai Ranking points on offer at each and a host of strong incentives for the ultimate Swing Champion.