Jan 31st, 2024 Article
LEGION XIII UNVEILED AS LIV GOLF’S FIRST EXPANSION TEAM
LIV Golf today announced its first expansion team, Legion XIII, the first new team to join the league since its inception in 2022.
LIV Golf today announced its first expansion team, Legion XIII, the first new team to join the league since its inception in 2022.
Dustin Johnson will tee up in his first competitive event since his dominant performance at Augusta in November at the Sentry Tournament of Champions in Hawaii this week. The world number one will start as a favourite for the event with a strong field including Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm and Justin Thomas.
Five-time European Tour winner Matthew Fitzpatrick and reigning Open Champion Shane Lowry both carded rounds of 65 to share the halfway lead at the BMW PGA Championship, the third Rolex Series event of the 2020 Race to Dubai.
Sam Horsfield made European Tour history as he won his second title at the Celtic Classic, becoming the first golfer on Tour to win an event, which he achieved at the Hero Open a fortnight ago, miss a cut, and then win again in the space of three weeks.
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Two-time major champion Anna Nordqvist finds herself tied for the lead along with Americans Jessica Korda and Yealimi Noh at four-under-par. Starting the day with a birdie on the 1st hole, the Swede carded three more birdies in her round until an unfortunate bogey on the last cost her the solo lead. "I think I made four in a row on making the turn too," said Noh of her birdie opportunities.
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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.
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