Qatar Masters winner Branden Grace jumped 35 spots in the latest Official World Golf Rankings, while Humana Challenge champion Bill Haas moved up 18 spots in the latest release. Haas defeated five players by a single stroke to claim Humana, moving from 41st to 23rd in the rankings. Grace, who staved off Marc Warren for … Continue reading Weekly Winners Climb Rankings
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Lucky 13s Tied Atop Qatar Masters
Who said 13 was an unlucky number? It proved golden for a quartet of pros tied atop the Qatar Masters leaderboard Friday with matching 13-unders. Marc Warren, Branden Grace, Emiliano Grillo and Bernd Wiesberger are all locked together in a first-place tie. Warren and Grillo fought their way into the tie by each shooting a … Continue reading Lucky 13s Tied Atop Qatar Masters
New Trio Atop Qatar Leaderboard
A pair of South Africans and an Austrian have moved atop the leaderboard after 36 holes at the Qatar Masters. Branden Grace and George Coetzee are the sub-continent representatives, tied with Bernd Wiesberger at 9-under through two days. Wiesberger was the biggest riser of the three, shooting a 6-under 66 to jump up 21 spots. … Continue reading New Trio Atop Qatar Leaderboard
Lee Westwood Rises to No.26
Lee Westwood's win at the Thailand Championship saw him rise 17 spots in the latest Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR), all the way to No. 26. Westwood was one of three winners this weekend who saw their fortunes improve accordingly. Greg Chalmers,winner of the Australian PGA Championship, soared 161 spots to No. 173 from No. … Continue reading Lee Westwood Rises to No.26
Branden Grace Blows Away Field for Dunhill Title
Responding to the pressure of seeing his lead shrink to a single stroke after 54 holes, South Africa's Branden Grace responded in kind on Sunday, firing a 4-under 68 to finish 20-under, winning the tournament by seven strokes. After struggling to a par 72 on Saturday with four bogeys, he cut that total in half … Continue reading Branden Grace Blows Away Field for Dunhill Title
Lucas Bjerregaard Catches Fire at Dunhill
Up until Saturday, Lucas Bjerregaard's most dangerous game might have been using his own last name in Scrabble (worth 17 points). But then the Dane caught fired at the third round of the Dunhill Championship in South Africa. Bjerregard's 6-under 66, combined with a pedestrian par round 72 by leader Branden Grace, saw Grace's lead … Continue reading Lucas Bjerregaard Catches Fire at Dunhill
Grace Extends Lead to 5 at Dunhill
Branden Grace was only the second hottest player on the course on Friday at the Alfred Dunhill Championship in Malelane, South Africa, but that was plenty to extend his lead in the tournament to 5 strokes over two days. Grace followed up his opening-round 62 with a 6-under 66 to drop to 16-under for the … Continue reading Grace Extends Lead to 5 at Dunhill
Grace Nets 62 on Dunhill Day One
With six straight Top 25 finishes, it's fair to say that South Africa's Branden Grace is an up and comer, but no one expected this. Grace fired 10 birdies to shoot a 62, opening up a three-stroke lead after one day at the Alfred Dunhill Championship in Malelane, South Africa, on Thursday. Grace, born about … Continue reading Grace Nets 62 on Dunhill Day One
Best of Both Tours Convene at Bridgestone
It's not a Major, but the WGC Bridgestone certainly draws like one every year in Akron, Ohio, where its prize money counts as official earnings on both the PGA and European Tours. It's also as good a place as any for Tiger Woods, down to No. 10 in the world, to snap out of his … Continue reading Best of Both Tours Convene at Bridgestone
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