Sep 29th, 2019 Article
Manic Monday
It’s Manic Monday, so here is a very quick round up of all the results and stories from the weekend!
It’s Manic Monday, so here is a very quick round up of all the results and stories from the weekend!
Germany’s Sophia Popov claimed a magnificent first Major title as she held off international challengers to win the AIG Women’s Open at Royal Troon. The 27-year-old, who came into the championship ranked 304th in the world and without a main tour victory, secured the winner’s cheque of $675,000 after a stunning two-stroke success over the famous Ayrshire links.
Former Sunshine Tour and Asian Tour member Keith Horne has secured a full exemption on the Legends Tour for the 2023 season after clinching the Legends Tour Qualifying School title at Gloria Golf Resort in Turkey.
Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, British Columbia defeats England’s Tommy Fleetwood in a four-hole playoff to become the first Canadian to win the RBC Canadian Open since 1954.
When the skies opened up and rain poured down at Sentosa Golf Club on Sunday at HSBC Women’s World Championship, it looked like Jin Young Ko would have to wait a while to close out her title defence. But play resumed 58 minutes later, and Ko did what she does best, finishing strong with two hard-fought pars on the 17th and 18th holes to capture her 14th LPGA Tour victory and first since the...
Two-time LPGA Tour champion Mi Hyang Lee and second-year LPGA member Lauren Stephenson share the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer first round lead in Galloway, New Jersey, after each shot 8-under-par 63 on the Bay Course at Seaview, A Dolce Hotel. Sitting one shot back on seven-under is the duo of Nasa Hataoka and Ryann O’Toole.
Thorbjørn Olesen finished eagle-birdie for the second day in succession to win the Betfred British Masters hosted by Danny Willett in dramatic fashion at The Belfry. The 32-year-old posted a one-over-par round of 73 to finish on ten-under, one stroke clear of Sweden’s Sebastian Soderberg.
Jon Rahm was sitting pretty in the clubhouse looking set to take the BMW Championship after a sparkling final round 64 when Dustin Johnson decided to spoil the party. The World number who had started the day in the joint lead and three clear of Rahm holed an unlikely forty five foot putt at the last to force a playoff.
Dustin Johnson stormed to number one in the world ranking after a superb 11-shot victory at the Northern Trust at TPC Boston. It was somewhat of a formality after the American took a five shot lead into Sunday's round and never looked in trouble. Johnson's finished the event thirty under par which is just one shot off the record for the lowest score in a PGA event.
Here's a brief run down of what happened, who got upset, who felt sick and who got vertigo... with some stunning pics from Getty.
Guangdong’s Liang En Qi will line up alongside many of the world’s best golfers at the 2019 Volvo China Open after winning the tournament’s Amateur Qualifying Final at Mission Hills Golf Club in Haikou, Hainan Province.
Bryson DeChambeau, with his one-length Cobra irons, joined Henrik Stenson at the top of the leaderboard at Bay Hill while Tiger trod water and Rory showed he is beginning to tread lightly in the right direction.