Aug 6th, 2016 Article
Wonder Wall at the Paul Lawrie Matchplay
England’s Anthony Wall won his first European Tour title in more than 16 years by beating Alex Noren of Sweden 1 up in the final of the Paul Lawrie Match Play this afternoon.
England’s Anthony Wall won his first European Tour title in more than 16 years by beating Alex Noren of Sweden 1 up in the final of the Paul Lawrie Match Play this afternoon.
Six years ago, Charl Schwartzel started the year with a bang. Two tournament wins in his first four starts in 2016. Since then? A victory drought. He made 136 consecutive starts without a win while suffering a wrist injury that cut short one season.
The Tour Championship is looking like it will provide a thrilling finale to the men’s season on Sunday as at the halfway point as Brooks Koepke leads Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas by one stroke, with Xander Schauffele and Paul Casey still very much in contention.
It didn’t rain (that much) today, and the crowds came out in their droves. Who says the young guns aren’t already making a difference? They came to see Jordan, and he did not disappoint. In the end he won comfortably with a two under 69 to beat Henrik Stenson by four shots.
Tiger Woods finished Day 2 at the Hero Challenge tied fifth with Francisco Molinari, Matt Kuchar, Kevin Chappell and Hideki Matsuyama. But when he eagled the ninth he held the actual lead. Who saw that coming!?
Kiradech Aphibarnrat has beaten Mark Warren 3&2 to progress into the final against Robert Karlsson. Karlsson beat David Howell on the second play off hole at the Murcar Links to secure his place in the final, which kicks off at 2pm.
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All US Open venues are tough but some were clearly real beasts – here it is, the Top 5 Hardest US Opens Of All Time... The U.S. Open returned to The Country Club for the first time in 50 years to celebrate the golden anniversary of epic playoff victory in 1913. Amid all the broohaha, Julius Borros won his second U.S. Open title in an 18-hole Sunday playoff with Jacky Cupit and
All US Open venues are tough but some were clearly real beasts – here it is, the Top 5 Hardest US Opens Of All Time...
Christine Wolf shot an excellent five-under-par 67 in the third round of the Hero Women’s Indian Open to take a one stroke lead into the final round at DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurugram. The 30-year-old Austrian will be determined to make amends for last year when she dumped her third shot into the water at the 18th to take a double bogey and lose the event by two shots.
Nippon Shaft was a winner on the European Tour and a runner up on the PGA Tour over the weekend.
Feeling rusty after the Christmas break? Then you’re probably thinking about getting down to the driving range soon to loosen up. But do you know how to get the most out of your trip? We’ve got the lowdown…