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.
Tournament host Danny Willett raised £8,000 for Prostate Cancer UK by carding eight birdies on day two of the Betfred British Masters and in doing so moved to within three shots of leader Hurly Long at the halfway stage.
Sweden’s Maja Stark fired a third round of 66 (-6), the joint best of the day, to move to 13-under-par and hold a four-shot lead at the Women’s NSW Open. The 22-year-old backed up rounds of 68 and 69 on her first two days with another in the 60s to put herself firmly in pole position with 18 holes left to play at Coolangatta & Tweed Heads Golf Club.
Sweden’s Maja Stark produced a round of 69 (-3) to lead by one stroke after 36 holes at the Women’s NSW Open. The 22-year-old was the co-leader overnight having shot 68 (-4) in her opening round, but her second day at Coolangatta & Tweed Heads Golf Club was far from straightforward.
Thai amateur Ratchanon “TK” Chantananuwat fired a final round of 65 (-7) to secure a two-shot victory at the Trust Golf Asian Mixed Cup and become the youngest male player to win of the game’s major Tours. The 15-year-old was impressive throughout his week at the Waterside Course at Siam Country Club recording rounds of 63, 70, 70 and 65 to finish at a total of 20-under-par.
Matthew Jordan and Adrian Meronk will tomorrow go in search of their maiden DP World Tour titles after claiming a share of the third round lead at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters.
Pablo Larrazabal displayed a superb back nine fightback to retain the lead at the halfway stage of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters at Doha Golf Club. The Spaniard leads by one on nine under par after posting a one-under-par round of 71 on day two, but the 38-year-old’s second round was truly a tale of two nines.
India’s Anirban Lahiri who is ranked 322 in the world is the surprise leader of The Players Championship at Sawgrass. Five birdies in his first nine of his curtailed third saw Lahiri top the leaderboard a shot clear of Americans Harold Varner III and Tom Hoge. Lahiri has won twice on the DP World Tour and has had multiple wins on the Asian Tour but a win at Sawgrass would be a different level.
International Leisure Group (ILG) Ltd, incorporating American Golf and Online Golf has secured a two-year partnership with LET & LPGA pro, Carly Booth, which will see her take on an ambassador role, alongside apparel sponsorship and promotion of the Stromberg, Golfino and Benross brands, effective from 1st February 2022.
Germany’s Esther Henseleit was the winner once again at Vipingo Ridge as she successfully defended her Magical Kenya Ladies Open title. In the Ladies European Tour (LET) curtain-raiser Henseleit’s victory, where she finished the tournament on two-under-par, also ensured she leads the 2022 Race to Costa del Sol.
Norwegian Suzann Pettersen has today been named as the European Captain for the 2023 Solheim Cup, during an official venue handover and press conference at Finca Cortesín, in the heart of Spain’s Costa del Sol, Andalucía, where the next match will take place from September 18-24, 2023.
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.
