Mizuno, the Japanese equipment manufacturer long renowned for its beautiful, industry-leading forged irons and technically advanced golf equipment, has announced the signings of two talented young players – as part of a quest to develop its next 'homegrown' Major winner.
Mizuno is delighted to confirm that two-time Major champion and former World Number One Stacy Lewis has rejoined Mizuno and will be playing Mizuno equipment on the 2022 LPGA Tour. As well as playing Mizuno equipment, including the new ST-X 220 Driver and JPX921 Forged irons, Lewis will also become a mentor to Mizuno’s younger talent.
Wilson Golf, the brand with more Major wins with its irons than any other, has announced the signing of German golfer Hurly Long and Englishman Andrew Wilson to its DP World Tour roster on multi-year deals.
American Harold Varner III drained a colossal 92-foot putt for a 72nd hole eagle and the PIF Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers title – beating close friend Bubba Watson by a single stroke.
Some of golf's brightest rising stars will battle it out with legends of the European game, Major champions and Rolex Series winners when the inaugural Ras Al Khaimah Championship presented by Phoenix Capital tees off the first of back-to-back weeks in the northernmost United Arab Emirate.
Even though she didn’t become an LPGA Tour Member until 2014, Lydia Ko was winning events on Tour as early as 2012. On Sunday in the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio, Ko added win number seventeen to her mantel on the LPGA Tour. She becomes the first player to reach seventeen wins before the age of 25 since Nancy Lopez captured her 17th title in 1979.
Scott Jamieson took a one-stroke overnight lead at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, the opening Rolex Series event of the 2022 DP World Tour season, where Ryder Cup players Viktor Hovland and Thomas Pieters were in close pursuit.
FootJoy continues its pursuit of game-changing performance in its athletic offering following the introduction of the all-new FUEL.
Spain’s Carlota Ciganda fired a second round six-under-par 66 to hold the halfway lead at the Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España. The four-time LET winner has an excellent record in her national championship – recording seven top ten finishes in the seven she has played – and she continued that on day two at Los Naranjos Golf Club.
Jin Young Ko held off Japan's Nasa Hataoka to clinch the CME Group Tour Championship, the $1.5 million pay cheque, and the player of the year title. Four players came into the fourth round tied at the top of the leaderboard but it developed into a two-horse race.
Collin Morikawa became the first American to be crowned Race to Dubai Champion, and he did it in some style, by claiming his maiden Rolex Series title with a three-stroke victory in the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai.
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.
