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Niklas Nørgaard held his nerve to clinch his maiden DP World Tour title by two shots at the British Masters held at The Belfry. The 32-year-old Dane posted a closing level par round of 72 to clinch his maiden victory on 16 under par, two shots clear of Thriston Lawrence, who halved the overnight deficit but could not catch Nørgaard. Nørgaard started the day four strokes clear of the South African but was forced to fight for his breakthrough victory on a dramatic final day at the four-time Ryder Cup venue.. He cancelled out a bogey at the second with…
Great Britain & Ireland claimed a historic 10½-9½ victory over the USA in the 43rd Curtis Cup after a thrilling final day at Sunningdale. GB&I Captain Catriona Matthew, who famously led Europe to back-to-back Solheim Cup triumphs in 2019 and 2021, savoured another famous team success against Meghan Stasi’s USA team. The decorated Scot led GB&I to their first win in the Curtis Cup since 2016 and sealed only a ninth triumph overall in the history of the contest. With the hosts leading 7-5 overnight, GB&I needed 3.5 points from the eight singles matches to triumph. Ireland’s Sara Byrne, Patience…
World number one Scottie Scheffler will take a five-shot lead into the final round of the PGA Tour’s season-ending Tour Championship. After a slow start to his third round, the American finished strongly with birdies on four of the final five holes at East Lake Golf Club to put himself firmly in line for the $25m first prize. They helped Scheffler to card a 66 for a 26-under-par total and sit five strokes ahead of compatriot Collin Morikawa. Morikawa had reduced the deficit to two shots on the front nine, but Scheffler recovered with back-to-back birdies on the seventh and…
Denmark’s Niklas Nørgaard fired an eight-under 64 to open up a four-stroke lead with round one to play at the Betfred British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo. The 32-year-old was two back on Saturday morning but put on an incredible display to reach 16 under par to surge clear of South Africa’s Thriston Lawrence, who sits second at The Belfry on 12 under. Nørgaard showed his intention from the off with a birdie at the first, with another following at the par-five third after seeing an eagle putt burn the edge. He added a third gain at the par-five…
Great Britain and Ireland produced an undefeated afternoon fourballs display to secure a two-point lead going into the final day of the 43rd Curtis Cup. Over Sunningdale’s Old Course, Catriona Matthew’s side were full of belief to build a 7-5 advantage ahead of eight singles ties tomorrow. GB&I are bidding to win the Curtis Cup for the first time since 2016, with the USA having won 11 of the last 13 contests. Matthew’s team need to reach 10½ points to win the trophy on Sunday. With the scores level at 3-3 overnight, the morning foursomes were halved before the home…
Great Britain & Ireland staged a stirring fightback to level the scores at 3-3 against the USA following a fantastic opening day at the 43rd Curtis Cup. In glorious conditions at Sunningdale Golf Club in front of large galleries, Meghan Stasi’s visiting team opened up a 2-1 lead following the morning foursomes. But a chip-in from 15 yards by Ireland’s Sara Byrne on the 17th sealed a 2&1 win with Lottie Woad over Catherine Park and Zoe Campos to pull the sides level, as Catriona Matthew’s side won the afternoon fourballs by the same 2-1 margin. Three sets of foursomes…
Yorkshire were crowned winners of the 2024 Boys’ County Finals after beating Gloucestershire, Kent and Cambridgeshire at Teignmouth Golf Club in Devon. After beating Gloucestershire (5.5-3.5) and Kent (6-3) on the first two days, they saw off Cambridgeshire 6.5-2.5 on Thursday to secure the trophy. Tai Naylor was Yorkshire’s star performer and one of only two unbeaten players at the event, as he picked up 5.5 from six points available, while 14-year-old Thomas Hartshorne and Alex Boyes also won five out six points in superb showings. Naylor said: “It’s been a brilliant week all week, with a lot of hard…
We’d like to welcome reigning FedExCup champion Viktor Hovland at the 2024 TOUR Championship. You’re coming in here at No. 17 off of some solid weeks in Memphis and Denver. Can you give us some comments on the state of your game heading into East Lake this week. VIKTOR HOVLAND: Yeah, I feel like things are getting better every single week, so that’s nice to build on. Obviously I had a really nice week in Memphis and played okay last week. I just couldn’t get anything going with my putter. I’d rather play bad if I putted poorly instead of…
Sir Nick Faldo resumes hosting duties at the Betfred British Masters at The Belfry this week where both he and former tournament host Luke Donald will have a keen eye on the start of the qualification campaign for the 2025 European Ryder Cup team. Faldo returns to the tournament hosting role for the second consecutive year as the DP World Tour’s 2024 season enters its ‘Back 9’ at the renowned venue where Faldo made three of his 11 appearances for Europe in the biennial contest, in 1985, 1989 and 1993. The six-time Major champion is keen to see some of…
The 43rd Curtis Cup gets under way at Sunningdale Golf Club this week, with the opening ceremony taking place on August 29 ahead of the three days of competitive action from Friday to Sunday. The format of the matches sees eight female amateurs from Great Britain & Ireland taking on their counterparts from the USA. Each of the first two competition days features three foursomes and three four-ball matches. On Sunday, eight singles matches are contested. One full point is awarded for each victory, while a half-point is earned for matches that are tied after 18 holes. The USA needs…
