Delay was the word of the day on Friday at the HSBC Women’s World Championship, but six-time LPGA Tour winner Danielle Kang wasn’t fazed a bit. The 30-year-old blitzed the field, carding a bogey-free, nine-under 63 to take a one-shot lead into the weekend.
American Lilia Vu holds a one-shot lead at the end of the third day of the Aramco Saudi Ladies International presented by Public Investment Fund. The 25-year-old fired a round of seven-under-par on day three at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club to climb to the top of the leaderboard.
Players on different sides of the planet used Nippon Shaft steel shafts in their irons and wedges on Sunday to win on the PGA Tour and on the Japan Golf Tour.
Although it wasn’t the red number that 36-hole leader Hannah Green was looking for on Moving Day at the Palos Verdes Championship presented by Bank of America, she was still very proud of her grit on day three.
Play-offs aren’t always exciting (remember Mike Weir and wotsisname* in 2003?), but the three-way, 18-hole play-off in 1962 between Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Dow Finsterwald, showed the most exciting player in the game at his thrilling best.
It’s a French one-two after day one of the Lacoste Ladies Open de France, with Agathe Laisne and Anais Meyssonnier shooting rounds of 66 (-5) on Thursday to share the lead at Golf Club du Medoc.
The skies lightened up for the first day of the Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open, with the sun shining down on the homeland’s own Michele Thomson. Thomson walked away with the 18-hole lead after recording a 7-under 65, a season-best for her on the Ladies European Tour.
As the sun shone brightly once again at Royal St George's, Collin Morikawa held his nerve, carding a final-round four-under 66 to take the Open title at his first effort. The American held off former champions Jordan Speith and Louis Oosthuizen to win by two strokes.
Two years after earning low-amateur honours at Mission Hills Country Club, 2020/21 LPGA Tour rookie Patty Tavatankit became a major champion at the ANA Inspiration after a final-round 68 to end at eighteen-under.
The Ladies European Tour is back this week with Nuria Iturrioz set to defend her crown against an international field in the latest event on our 2020 schedule at the OMEGA Dubai Moonlight Classic from 4-6 November. In such a unique format, it is not very often that a player has experience playing under the floodlights but Iturrioz let us into a little secret ahead of her first round.
The golfing world has lost one of it’s greatest ever characters. Brian Barnes sadly passed away at the age of 74 on Monday after a brief fight with cancer. A larger than life character Barnes will always be remembered as the man who beat Jack Nicklaus twice in one day at Laurel Canyon in 1975 Ryder Cup. The Ryder Cup featured two singles sessions in those days.
Well it’s been a pretty exciting week for golf on the island of Ireland. First, Shane Lowry’s spectacular win at the 148th Open in Northern Ireland and then the magnificent Adare Manor in County Limerick has been announced as host of The Ryder Cup 2026. Not too shabby!
