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Padraig Harrington kept his hopes of winning the PGA Tour Champions Charles Schwab Cup alive when he claimed his third win of the season in the Simmons Bank Championship in Arkansas. After carding rounds of 67 and 65 to share the 36-hole lead with New Zealander Steven Alker on 12-under, the 53-year-old Irishman birdied the last for a five-under 67 and a two-shot win over South Korea’s YE Yang on 17-under-par. It was Harrington’s ninth win in 48 starts on the PGA Tour Champions and crucial for his hopes of winning the season-long points race at the Charles Schwab Cup…
Hampshire’s Liz Young secured the second Ladies European Tour title of her career after she pipped Belgium’s Manon De Roey to the Hero Women’s Indian Open title. Trailing De Roey and compatriot Alice Hewson by one shot heading into Sunday’s final round at DLF Golf & Country Club, the 42-year-old from Brockenhurst was still a shot behind De Roey after 14 holes, but the turning point came at the par-5 15th when Young’s patience paid off and she carded an excellent birdie. Two holes later and the treacherous 17th proved decisive again as De Roey dropped a shot to give Young…
Thomas Gögele edged a tense final day battle with Bradley Dredge to win Legends Tour’s Senior Italian Open with a superb 54-hole total of -19 after scores of 64, 66 and 67. The 53-year-old German had a one-shot lead over Dredge heading into the final 18 holes at San Domenico, and it quickly became a two-horse race as Gögele made two birdies and the Welshman picked up three in the first six holes to be locked together on -16. Both players birdied the 8th and 10th but they were finally separated when Dredge dropped a shot on the 14th. Gögele…
Byeong Hun An beat fellow South Korean Tom Kim in a play-off at the Genesis Championship to secure his first win on the European circuit for almost 10 years. Birdies were dropping in from the start by the contenders as six players held the lead in some capacity at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club on Sunday. The carousel at the top of leaderboard was in full flow until Kim jumped one shot clear heading down the last when An lipped out for bogey at the penultimate hole. Both landed their approach to eight feet for birdie putts, with An applying the…
Byeong Hun An overcame a challenging day to set up a thrilling final-round showdown with fellow South Korean Tom Kim at the top of the Genesis Championship leaderboard. The home favourite had birdied the most holes during the first two rounds and looked set to accelerate from the chasing pack when he picked up a shot at the first on a glorious Saturday at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea. However, he only picked up two more shots, alongside two bogeys, in his one under 71 to sit alongside Kim at 12 under par. The pair are one shot ahead of…
Byeong Hun An will take a two-stroke lead into the weekend at the Genesis Championship as he seeks a first victory on home soil in more than nine years. The South Korean started the second round one shot behind overnight lead Ivan Cantero, but moved clear as he reached 11-under-par after a six-under round of 66 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Incheon. Despite bogeys on back-to-back holes on the fifth and sixth, An played the front nine in three under as he carded five birdies. He then made three further gains on the back nine, with his consecutive birdies…
LIV Golf Promotions, the tournament that offers a direct route to the riches of the main LIV Golf League, is to be held at Riyadh Golf Club in Saudi Arabia from December 12-14. Last year the top three players from the LIV Golf Promotions event earned a spot on the LIV Golf League, however only the top finisher is guaranteed a spot in the league for 2025, a move which has been made to allow teams greater flexibility during free agency to enhance their rosters this offseason. The tournament comprises four rounds of stroke play over three days, including 36…
Topping the golf ball is right up there among the game’s most frustrating things. You’ve found the fairway, you’re eyeing up a par (or even a birdie) and then, from nowhere, you top it.It will then—at best—leave you with another approach with your head scrambled, questioning everything about your swing.So, how does topping the ball even occur in the first place? One of your playing partners might suggest that you’ve lifted your head, but the likelihood is that something else has happened during the swing.In this blog, we’ll examine several techniques for learning how to stop topping the golf ball…
Clive Smith, a qualified accountant who was a driving force in the golf course development business in the south east in the 1980s and 90s, has died at the age of 82 following a short illness. A fine golfer in his own right, and a member at Camberley Heath, Walton Heath, Royal Porthcawl and Wentworth at various points in his life, Smith turned his hand to building golf courses after an early career spent working as an accountant for leading car manufacturers Chrysler and Ford. After turning his passion for golf into a business, he transformed a former racecourse at…
While the PGA of America’s recent release of the ticket prices for spectator tickets for next year’s Ryder Cup created plenty of criticism, there was an even stronger reaction to the sums being charged for those hoping to work as volunteers for the matches at Bethpage Black. While the cost to attend the matches has grown with every passing renewal of the Ryder Cup, those hoping to watch the action on site in New York next September will have to fork out $750 (£577) per day – although that headline price does include unlimited free food and soft drinks. That…
