Li Haotong carded a course-record equalling 62 to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the BMW International Open. Starting his day on the back nine, the 26-year-old from China signed for a flawless ten-under-par round at Golfclub München Eichenried, with six birdies from the 11th to the 5th holes, finishing his round in spectacular style with eagles on the 6th and 9th holes.
Lee-Anne Pace seized the lead after two rounds of the Ladies Italian Open presented by Regione Piemonte as the South African moved into position for her second win of the season. The former LET number one used her laser-like accuracy off the tee to plot her way around the course in rainy conditions at Golf Club Margara on Friday and returned a five-under-par 67, which included a double bogey.
Carmen Alonso of Spain holds a one-stroke lead in the Jabra Ladies Open presented by Bitstamp after shooting an opening round of five-under-par 66 in warm and sunny conditions at Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-les-Bains, France.
The Players Championship is set to run into Monday for the first time since 2005 as storms continued to hit the TPC Sawgrass course in Florida. Tommy Fleetwood and American Tom Hoge lead the way on six-under after both managed to finish their rounds as scheduled on Thursday. The rain and storms on the opening resulted in the loss of five hours of play and an evacuation of all spectators.
A two-way tie atop the leaderboard in the Pelican Women’s Championship presented by Konica Minolta and Raymond James has set the stage for an epic final round showdown on Sunday at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida.
Denmark’s Joachim B. Hansen fired a nine-under-par 63 to lead by two shots after the opening round of the AVIV Dubai Championship. Hansen took full advantage of the favourable scoring conditions on the Fire Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates, posting five birdies in six holes before the turn before adding four more on the way in.
Swedish amateur Beatrice Wallin leads the Didriksons Skafto Open alongside Magdalena Simmermacher after both players shot an opening round of 67 in Bohuslän. The 22-year-old made the most of her familiar surroundings in Skafto, as she kept her composure amid gusty conditions to share the lead after 18 holes played.
Lucas Herbert produced a brilliant battling final round 68 to win his second European Tour title in wire-to-wire fashion at the 2021 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open.
Matthias Schwab’s red-hot form continued at the Betfred British Masters hosted by Danny Willett as the Austrian fired a six-under-par 66 to take the lead after the first round at The Belfry. The 26-year-old, who has three top ten finishes in his last four starts, carded three successive birdies from the 16th hole, making the turn three-under-par after starting from the tenth.
Adrian Otaegui produced a brilliant closing round of 63 to storm to his first 72-hole stroke-play victory on the European Tour at the Scottish Championship presented by AXA. Otaegui entered the day four shots off the lead of Wallace but eight birdies in 11 holes from the fifth helped him finish at 23 under par, four clear of the Englishman.
Tommy Fleetwood will go in search of a third Rolex Series victory at the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open after making the most of wet conditions at The Renaissance Club. Fleetwood is joined at seven under par alongside Ryder Cup teammate Ian Poulter, who battled to a 73, Swede Marcus Kinhult (71) and Ormsby (70).
Love him or hate him you have to take your hat off to Bryson DeChambeau for one hell of a performance in winning his first major. There will be plenty of debate following the man from California’s incredible six shot victory in the US Open and how he plotted his way to success around what is arguably one of the most challenging golf courses in the world. For the final Leaderboard click
