Three things you can count on like clockwork at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open: Beautiful weather A stunning golf course Rory McIlroy nowhere near the top of the leaderboard. The No. 3 player in the world is a fine host and the tournament benefits his charity, but he' doing so much that focusing on … Continue reading Im, Hebert Tied for Irish Open Lead
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Renato Paratore Claims Nordea Masters Title
Italy's Renato Paratore fought off a hard-charging Matthew Fitzpatrick to take the Nordea Masters by one stroke on Sunday, his first European Tour title. The 20-year-old Pasatore won't be 21 until mid-December. An untimely double-bogey on No. 3 kept Fitzpatrick from least forcing a playoff. Otherwise he was 7-under for the day. Paratore did not … Continue reading Renato Paratore Claims Nordea Masters Title
Hoffman Leads Palmer Through 2 Rounds
American Charley Hoffman shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to take a 1-stroke lead at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at the halfway point. Just 1-over par through four holes, racked up seven birdies over the final 14 holes to slip past Argentina's Emilliano Grillo for the outright lead. Hoffman, 40, is in pursuit of his … Continue reading Hoffman Leads Palmer Through 2 Rounds
Henrik Stenson Claims Dubai Title
Henrik Stenson's Sunday 65 got him into a tie for ninth and allowed him to win the Race to Dubai title for the second time in his career. Stenson amassed 5.289 million points in just 16 events to easily outpace second-place Danny Willett, who finished with 4.419 million in 25 events. Stenson's fellow Swede Alex … Continue reading Henrik Stenson Claims Dubai Title
Fitzpatrick Rises to Dubai Title
England's young Matthew Fitzpatrick won the biggest non-Major on the European Tour schedule last Sunday, outduelling fellow Brit Tyrell Hatton in the final round to win the DP World Tour Championship. It was a remarkable finish as Hatton led by one stroke through 17 only to bogey the 18th. Fitzpatrick never faltered sliding home a … Continue reading Fitzpatrick Rises to Dubai Title
Dubuisson’s 64 Leads Dubai Through 54
Victor Dubuisson fired an 8-under 64 to take a 1-stroke lead into the final round of the DP World Tour Championship Saturday in Dubai. Dubuisson has a 1-stroke lead over Belgium's Nicolas Colsaerts and the UK's Matthew Fitzpatrick and Tyrell Hatton. Dubuisson's two previous wins on tour have been at the Turkish Airlines Open. Dubuisson … Continue reading Dubuisson’s 64 Leads Dubai Through 54
Fitzpatrick Into Top 35; McGirt Top 50
Matthew Fitzpatrick, all of 21 years old, rose to No. 32 in the world in the latest Official World Golf Rankings, after his win at the Nordea Masters. He is the youngest player in the top 50. First-time PGA winner William McGirt took an even greater jump, rising from 102nd to 44th after winning The Memorial … Continue reading Fitzpatrick Into Top 35; McGirt Top 50
Amateur DeChambeau Leads Abu Dhabi
In a field of some of the world's best, a young American is leading the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship after the opening round ... and his name is not Jordan Spieth. Twenty-two-year old Bryson DeChambeau, an amateur in just his seventh professional event, fired an 8-under 64 to jump out to a 1-stroke lead … Continue reading Amateur DeChambeau Leads Abu Dhabi
European Tour Year in Review: Part II
This is the second of two blogs recapping the year that was for the European Tour in 2015. This blog will cover tournaments played between July 2015 and November 2015. For coverage of the Majors, see the PGA Year in Review blogs. July Alstom Open de France - Austria's Bernd Wiesberger picked up his third … Continue reading European Tour Year in Review: Part II
An First Asian ROY on Euro Tour
Showing just how diverse the world of golf has gotten over the past 20 years or so, the 2015 Rookie of the Year on the European Tour isn't European at all. Byeong-Hun An, a native of South Korea, won the award on Friday after a season that included a win at the BMW PGA Championship … Continue reading An First Asian ROY on Euro Tour
