This week the Olympic Golf Course in Rio de Janeiro played host to it’s first test event, The Aquece Rio Golf Challenge, and whilst the main PGA Tour players could not be persuaded to attend the one day event, Brazil’s top nine golfers were there to christen the course. Here's the verdict!
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So it’s the Sunday Driver, where we go out and find an awesome driver you probably haven’t heard of before. This week we’ve got a world championship winner.
Irish eyes were smiling on a thrilling final day of action at the Bridgestone International, and after several twists and turns a surprising winner came out on top. With over night leaders Jim Furyk and Justin Rose struggling to final round 72’s, it was left to Ireland's Shane Lowry to pick up the victory, with a final round of 66 at Firestone Country Club South.
Adrian Otaegui reversed a 5 shot deficit to lock in the 5th DP World Tour title of his career at the Volvo China Open; earning a spot in what promises to be a remarkable US PGA Championship at Valhalla later this month. Otaegui’s triumph launched him to third on the Asian Swing leaderboard to earn a spot in the US PGA Championship alongside Söderberg, who won the rankings, and Japan’s Keita...
Joe Dean, who scraped on to the DP World Tour through qualifying, finished joint second behind Darius van Driel in Nairobi, and picked up a bumper £170,000 runners-up prize pot.
Nick Bachem won the 2023 Jonsson Workwear Open by four strokes after a final round of 64 in Johannesburg. The German headed a crowded leaderboard for much of the final day before pulling clear as his rivals faltered on the back nine.
Xander Schauffele is the 2022 Genesis Scottish Open Champion after shooting a level-par 70 on a thrilling final day at The Renaissance Club. The American looked set for a victory march in North Berwick after stretching his two-shot overnight lead early on, but he was forced to dig in to post a seven-under total and clinch his first Rolex Series title.
Cameron Tringale is the halfway leader at the 2022 Genesis Scottish Open after battling his way to a second-round 72 to head into the weekend on seven under par.
Jorgo Campillo moved into the halfway lead at the Horizon Irish Open after the Spaniard carded a four under second round 68 at Mount Juliet Estate, where home favourites Séamus Power and Shane Lowry put on a thrilling late show for the jubilant Irish fans.
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.
Local favourite Linn Grant will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed as she bids to become the DP World Tour's first female winner. The 22-year-old Swede fired a flawless 66, which included a tremendous eagle from 75 feet on the 11th and four birdies, to get to sixteen-under-par and overtake halfway leader Jason Scrivener at the top.
