Eddie Pepperell withstood late charges from Oliver Fisher and Marcus Kinhult to win the Qatar Masters on Sunday, his first career title on the European Tour. Pepperrell shot a 2-under 70, his worst score of the tournament, but a birdie on No. 16 - the fourth straight birdie he made on that hole - proved … Continue reading Eddie Pepperell Wins First Euro Tour Title
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Otaegui Takes Qatar Lead with Big Finish
Spain's Adrian Otaegui finished his second round with three straight birdies to shoot a 66 moving to 11-under and taking the lead at the Qatar Masters after two rounds of play on Friday. He's hardly running away with the tournament, though. Five players headed to Saturday within five strokes of the lead. "I think it … Continue reading Otaegui Takes Qatar Lead with Big Finish
Unheralded Trio Lead at Qatar Masters
Eddie Pepperell, Gregory Havret, and Aaron Rai, three players nowhere near the top 60 of the Race to Dubai or the Top 50 in the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) are the co-leaders after one round of the Qatar Masters being played at the Doha Golf Course this week. The 27-year-old Pepperell, ranked 154th in … Continue reading Unheralded Trio Lead at Qatar Masters
Grace Defends Title at Qatar
Branden Grace prepared for his ascendancy into the top 10 in the Official World Golf Rankings by defending his title at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Sunday at Doha Golf Club. He finished two strokes ahead of Thorbjorn Olesen and Rafa Cabrera-Bello with a final-round 69 after starting the day two strokes behind Paul Lawrie. … Continue reading Grace Defends Title at Qatar
European Tour Preview: January
In an effort to take a slightly longer look at what's developing on the PGA and European Tours this year, we will begin presenting monthly previews of what's coming up on the calendar on the two tours. Individual previews of the big tournaments will also continue in this space. Month: January Tournaments: 4 Locales of … Continue reading European Tour Preview: January
Weekly Winners Climb Rankings
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
Branden Grace Up to 3rd in Race to Dubai
Branden Grace rose to third in the latest Race to Dubai standings following his win Saturday at the Qatar Masters. Grace has 629,654 points, just behind England's Ross Fisher at 641,062. England's Danny Willett is the overall leader with 939,270. The top 60 players will qualify for the year-end "post-season", which sees significant increases in … Continue reading Branden Grace Up to 3rd in Race to Dubai
Grace Prevails at Qatar Masters
Brendan Grace won his sixth European Tour title and second of 2015, edging Marc Warren by a single stroke to win the Qatar Masters on Saturday. Grace entered the day tied for first with Warren and Bernd Wiesberger. The Austrian shot himself in the foot early with a pair of bogeys in the first three … Continue reading Grace Prevails at Qatar Masters
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
