Joost Luiten took his sixth career title, rallying past Chris Wood Sunday on the last day of the NBO Oman Open. Luiten fired a final-round 68 to finish 16-under, two strokes ahead of Wood. France's Julien Guerrier was third at 13-under. Luiten won for the first time since 2016 and moved into the top 10 … Continue reading Joost Luiten Takes Title at NBO Oman Open
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Chris Wood Up 1 at Nordea Masters
The UK's Chris Wood fired a second straight 68 on Saturday, putting him one stroke ahead of Italy's Renato Paratore and France's Benjamin Hebert. Paratore shot a 2-under 71 and Hebert a 3-under 70. Wood has heated up since starting the tournament with a 74. Wood was at his best to start the back nine, … Continue reading Chris Wood Up 1 at Nordea Masters
Chris Wood Chops Down BMW Title
In a mad final day scramble, England's Chris Wood notched the crown at the BMW PGA Championship with a 9-under 279, edging Sweden's Rikard Karlberg by a single stroke. Karlberg's closing round 65 made things intense, highlighted by his ace on No. 2 that parlayed into a 5-under front nine. But his bogey on No. … Continue reading Chris Wood Chops Down BMW Title
Leishman Runs Away with Nedbank Crown
Australia's Marc Leishman put the petal to the medal on Sunday, firing a 67 to win the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City, South Africa on Sunday. Leishman was the only player to shoot under 70 in all four rounds, compiling a 19-under 68-68-66-67 - 269 to win by six strokes over Henrik Stenson (-13). … Continue reading Leishman Runs Away with Nedbank Crown
Sullivan Seals Third Win of 2015
Andy Sullivan dominated the course and the field for a fourth straight round on Sunday, firing a 66 to finish a whopping 23 strokes under par, cruising to the Portugal Masters championship by nine strokes. Sullivan was sharp and smart in playing a bogey-free round on Sunday. He birdied No. 5 and No. 17 for … Continue reading Sullivan Seals Third Win of 2015
Sullivan Extends Lead at Portugal
It looks like Andy Sullivan isn't going to let anyone take the Portugal Masters title away from him, even the threat of inclement weather. Sullivan fired a 4-under 67 to extend his lead to five strokes with 18 holes to go. The tournament will see a shotgun start on all 18 tees Sunday in hopes … Continue reading Sullivan Extends Lead at Portugal
Olesen Takes Dunhill Title
Thorbjorn Olesen's worst round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship was still enough to take the title, as the Norwegian finished 18-under overall to win by two strokes. After trailing a pair of British wunderkind for half of the tournament, Olesen ended up having to hold off a pair of Americans, each of whom finished two … Continue reading Olesen Takes Dunhill Title
Wood Into Top 100 with Lyoness Win
Chris Wood jumped into the top 100, landing at No. 78 following his win at the Lyoness Open on Sunday. Most of the rankings moves were on the back half of the Top 100 with many top names sitting out in anticipation of the upcoming US Open this week. However because of those breaks, Justin … Continue reading Wood Into Top 100 with Lyoness Win
Chris Wood into Dubai Top 20
His big comeback win at the Lyoness Open Sunday has propelled Chris Wood to No. 19 in the current Race to Dubai standings released Monday. Wood has racked up 643,806 points in just nine events, one of the best ratios in the field of 60 who advance to the post-season tournament. With most of the … Continue reading Chris Wood into Dubai Top 20
Bourdy Meltdown Leads to Wood Win at Lyoness
The UK's Chris Wood took best advantage of Gregory Bourdy's massive meltdown at the Lyoness Open on Sunday, shooting a 5-under 67 to take the tournament title by two strokes over Rafa Cabrera-Bello. Bourdy, who had at least a share of the lead on the first three days of competition, and was 15-under through 54 … Continue reading Bourdy Meltdown Leads to Wood Win at Lyoness