Dec 24th, 2016 Article
Smylie Kaufman signs with ECCO
ECCO Golf has announced the signing of American PGA Tour player Smylie Kaufman as a brand ambassador.
ECCO Golf has announced the signing of American PGA Tour player Smylie Kaufman as a brand ambassador.
GolfPunk's resident tipster, Nick Fleming, picked 2nd place Joel Dahmen as an each way bet at Wells Fargo Championship at the weekend and sadly missed out on Jorge Campillo, who down as a winner, faded to finish third as Mikko Korhonen came through to see off France’s Benjamin Hebert at the first play-off hole.
The 107th PGA Tour is well underway. At the Desert Classic, presently known as the American Express due to its latest sponsorship, Patrick Cantlay and Lee Hodges led the way after the first round. These two players have made names for themselves in recent years, and we expect great things from them in 2022.
The Rolex Series includes the NedBank Golf Challenge in its ranks and yet there are few noticeable absentees making this one anyone’s. Here's where the value lies this week.
Luke Donald has selected Ludvig Aberg, Tommy Fleetwood, Nicolai Højgaard, Shane Lowry, Justin Rose and Sepp Straka as his six Captain’s Picks to complete his 12-man European Team for the 2023 Ryder Cup in Italy.
Manon De Roey is riding the wave of her first LET win and looking forward to teeing it up in her home country at the Mithra Belgian Ladies Open. It was less than two weeks ago when the Belgian clinched her first LET title winning the Individual crown at the Aramco Team Series – Bangkok.
Jason Dufner will enter the final round of the RBC Heritage with a one–shot-lead over Graham DeLaet after firing a third round 65 (–6) at Harbour Town Golf Links.
Rory McIlroy has made a late withdrawl from the Turkish Open over security fears.
Adidas has reported a recovery in its TaylorMade business, so it’s not all doom and gloom out there, despite Nike’s withdrawal from the equipment business.
Last year Chris Kirk won this event as the Tour makes it way to the TPC of Boston for the Deutsche Bank Championship. Is he playing well enough to put in your fantasy team this week? We reckon Keegan Bradley is a good shoout, with no worse than a top 16 finish in the event, while Jordan Spieth shot a 62 in his final round in 2013. That Barclays missed cut was only a blip...
Lee Elder The first African-American to play in the Masters…
Sahith Theegala picks up his first career Pga Tour title in his 74th career start and at 267, equals the lowest score since the event moved to Silverado Resort’s North Course in 2014.