Dec 12th, 2020 Article
Reed out front in Dubai
Race to Dubai leader Patrick Reed took control of the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, opening up a two shot lead after an impressive eight-under-par round of 64 on Friday.
Race to Dubai leader Patrick Reed took control of the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, opening up a two shot lead after an impressive eight-under-par round of 64 on Friday.
A U.S. Women’s Open unlike any other commenced on a sun-splashed Thursday at Champions Golf Club. From a two-course setup – a first in the history of any USGA Open championship – to zero fans and the unusual December date, this 75th iteration of the oldest major in women’s golf has taken on a decidedly different motif.
Have you been trying to predict the outcome of some of golf’s biggest tournaments and events but haven’t had much luck, or perhaps tried to predict the total amount of shots a player will take for a hole and have gotten it completely wrong? If so, then it’s pretty apparent that you might need a hand with betting on golf.
Camilo Villegas carried his excellent form into Friday at the RSM Classic. The 38-year-old from Colombia shot a six-under 66 to add to his opening 64 but it was Robert Streb who grabbed a two-stroke lead after a nine-under 63. “I don’t want to be the one that breaks it,” Streb said. “There’s still a lot of golf left, and we’ll see what happens.”
An 80-year-old Jack Nicklaus and the ever-youthful looking Gary Player, 85 hit the ceremonial opening tee shots to open the Masters Tournament at a dank and gloomy early morning at Augusta. “I believe they probably would have brought it back this year if it wasn’t for Covid, or at least they would have thought about it or got serious about bringing it back,” Nicklaus said
The Ladies European Tour is back this week with Nuria Iturrioz set to defend her crown against an international field in the latest event on our 2020 schedule at the OMEGA Dubai Moonlight Classic from 4-6 November. In such a unique format, it is not very often that a player has experience playing under the floodlights but Iturrioz let us into a little secret ahead of her first round.
Wilson Golf, the brand with more Major victories (62) than any other with its irons, has extended its award-winning Staff Model line with the launch of the striking Staff Model CB clubs designed to meet the needs of advanced players. Available from mid-January 2021, the Wilson Staff Model CB irons (4-PW) will have an RRP of £849/€995 (steel only).
Adrian Otaegui and Matt Wallace share the lead going into the weekend at the Scottish Championship presented by AXA, with Aaron Rai just one shot back as he aims for more success in Scotland. Harrington is at nine-under-par alongside English pair Paul Waring and Garrick Porteous, with Scot Marc Warren, American Sean Crocker and Northern Ireland’s Jonathan Caldwell on eight under par.
We always keep an eye on what Paige Spiranac is up to and in particular her instruction series ‘Quickies with Paige’. As Paige says, the bump and run shot is not as exciting as a 'bomb' off the tee or a flop shot but it is one of the most useful shots in golf. The technique is fairly easy to pick up but here are the key points from Paige's video. Simples! Now go practice.
Sergio Garcia pulled out an excellent finish to the Sanderson Farms Championship in Mississippi to pip clubhouse leader Peter Malnati by a single shot and took his first PGA Tour event since his win at Augusta in the spring of 2017.
Slovenia’s Pip Babnik produced a scintillating course-record round of 63 (-9) to take a commanding five-shot lead at the Lavaux Ladies Open from France’s Agathe Sauzon at 12-under-par.
Nathan Kimsey and Andrew Wilson joined home favourite Vitor Lopes at the top of the Open de Portugal at Royal Óbidos leaderboard, with the third round of the weather-affected tournament set to resume on Sunday morning. “It was tough sitting down, you don't know what to expect, but we are doing our job, we are here to play, and that's what I did. " The third round resumed Sunday morning.