Jon Rahm's first regular season since joining LIV Golf ended Sunday with his second tournament win in three starts, a perfect streak of top-10 finishes, and the coveted season-long Individual Championship.
In the final Hero Challenge of the year South African Erik van Rooyen defeated former Masters Champion Danny Willett. You know the Hero Challenge, it’s the one where 6 top pros compete at target golf, hitting to a floating green out in an expanse of water. The closer to the flag you are the more points you score, with the closest ring being 50 points the next 25, well you get the gist.
La Manga Club has continued its flying start to the new year after retaining its position as Spain's number one golfing venue in the respected Top 100 Golf Courses website's latest 2018 rankings.
It’s Manic Monday, so here is a very quick round up of all the results and stories from the weekend on the, PGA Tour, European Tour, LPGA and Women’s European Tour.
We knew Parsons Xtreme Golf were going to make a big noise in 2016, but we didn’t know they were going to ruckus this hard. The new upstart company have signed eight new players to their tour staff for the year including current Open Champion and double major winner Zach Johnson, former FedEx Cup winner Billy Horschel, and double women Major Champion Christie Kerr.
The team captained by Belgium’s Manon De Roey have a two-shot lead – and an amateur team-mate to thank – heading into the final day of the Ladies European Tour’s Aramco Team Series – Jeddah.
Jennifer Kupcho and Austin Ernst have matched each other in the first two rounds at the LPGA Drive On Championship presented by Volvik. Both players shot 67s in round two to reach ten-under-par overall and hold a two-stroke advantage heading into the weekend at Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club.
Dame Laura Davies is relishing the opportunity to strike the opening tee shot at Royal Troon and mark her historic 40th appearance at the AIG Women's Open. Ahead of starting proceedings at 6.30am this morning, Davies was presented with an official painting of the famous ‘Postage Stamp’ 8th hole by The R&A’s Chief Executive Martin Slumbers to celebrate the occasion and her longevity.
Tiger Woods has missed the cut at Riveira for the first time in nine appearances as a pro.
Golf Channel’s Brandel Chamblee was asked in a recent interview with GOLF.com's Ryan Asselta if Woods could properly compete against the new breed of golfers that have come into the game, and he was pretty forthright.
Here’s an interesting first. A European country has reported that more women were members of its golf clubs than men in 2016.
Against the stunning setting of Heythrop Hall, the 2017 Final of the American Golf Long Drive Championship was a real crowd pleaser, with some incredible performances across the board.
