The race to the 2021 finish line has begun, and 18 holes remain until a Race to the CME Globe is crowned. World number one, Nelly Korda is joined by defending champion Jin Young Ko along with 2021 LPGA Tour winners Nasa Hataoka and Celine Boutier in a tie for first after the third round of the CME Group Tour Championship on fourteen-under-par.
Rory McIlroy will take a one shot lead into the final round of the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai after producing another dramatic finish in an entertaining round of 67.
After a second-straight 65 at the CME Group Tour Championship, Celine Boutier took a four-stroke lead in Naples at fourteen-under. Her 130 becomes a career and tournament-best 36-hole score, as she holds the second-round lead for only the second time in her career. It’s the fourth time in 24 starts this season that Boutier has opened up with two straight rounds in the 60s.
Former Open Champion Shane Lowry fired a seven-under-par round of 65 to take a share of the halfway lead in the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai along with Sam Horsfield and John Catlin, as opening round leader Rory McIlroy slipped a shot back after a double-bogey finish.
Collin Morikawa is a clear favourite to win the Race to Dubai following this week’s DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. If he does so, he will have won after stepping on European soil on two occasions, the abrdn Scottish Open and The Open at Royal St George’s.
Rory McIlroy made a flying start to the European Tour’s season-ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, opening with a seven-under-par round of 65 to lead by two shots in the final Rolex Series event of 2021.
FootJoy, the #1 Shoe and Glove brand in golf, and The PGA have launched a social competition to celebrate and thank PGA Professionals at the heart of golf who have gone above and beyond serving their members and local communities over the past year. The campaign builds on a long-standing partnership between the two organisations that champion performance and dedication in golf.
With winter golf just around the corner, BIG MAX is launching its lightest ever full-size stand bag, the incredibly versatile Dri Lite Feather. Weighing in at just 1.5kg the Dri Lite Feather is a remarkable design that eliminates all excess weight while retaining a host of practical features including a full-size top, hybrid trolley compatible base and bags of storage space.
Topgolf and The R&A are collaborating to offer several discounted women and girls coaching sessions from PGA professionals to support the governing body’s #FOREeveryone campaign, as part of its wider Women in Golf Charter initiative.
