Official World Golf Rankings Bubba Watson retook the No. 4 spot in the Official World Golf Rankings with his win at the Northern Trust Open after having slid back to sixth earlier this year. Rickie Fowler dropped to fifth and Henrik Stenson to sixth. The rest of the Top 10 remained intact as Jordan Spieth … Continue reading Rankings / Dubai / FedEx Updates: February 25
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Race to Dubai / FedEx Cup Updates
Henrik Stenson remains the leader in the updated European Tour Race to Dubai standings after another strong finish at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic saw him reach 895,884 points. He is one of only three players above 500,000 through the early part of the season. In second place is South Africa's Branden Grace with765,255, followed … Continue reading Race to Dubai / FedEx Cup Updates
Fowler Climbs to No. 4; FedEx, Dubai Updates
Official World Golf Rankings Rickie Fowler jumped both Henrik Stenson and Bubba Watson to become the new No. 4 player in the latest Official World Golf Rankings, the high-water mark for the young American. The ascension means that the top four players in the world are now 28 years old or younger - Fowler is … Continue reading Fowler Climbs to No. 4; FedEx, Dubai Updates
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
Stenson Early Leader in Race to Dubai
He didn't win the Nedbank Golf Challenge on Sunday, but Henrik Stenson's continuing strong start to the 2016 European Tour season has him as the early leader in the Race to Dubai standings. Stenson is picking up right where he left off at the end of the 2015 season, as he finished tied for sixth … Continue reading Stenson Early Leader in Race to Dubai
McIlroy Tops 4.7M Points in Final Dubai Tallies
Rory McIlroy racked up 4.727 million Race to Dubai points in the final standings released Monday, a truly remarkable total considering he played just 12 events on the qualifying tournament schedule this year. He wound up outdistancing second-place Danny Willett by more than 1 million points. Willett, who finished tied for fourth at the DP … Continue reading McIlroy Tops 4.7M Points in Final Dubai Tallies
McIlroy’s 65 Closes Gap at Dubai
Rory McIlroy entered the DP World Championship knowing that if he played reasonably well, he'd win the overall Final series and the big prize money that goes with it. It's starting to look like that's not going to be enough for McIlroy. The world's No 3-ranked player fired the best round of the day, a … Continue reading McIlroy’s 65 Closes Gap at Dubai
Seven in the Hunt for Race Title
The European Tour is getting exactly what it wanted out of the DP World Tour Championship, the overall Race to Dubai title still within reach of a whopping seven players. The seven are Rory McIlroy, Danny Willett, Justin Rose, Shane Lowry, Louis Oosthuizen, Branden Grace, and Byeong Hun An. Any of those seven, save An, … Continue reading Seven in the Hunt for Race Title
Willett Challenges McIlroy for Dubai Lead
With his big surge to third place at the WGC-HSBC Champions on Sunday, England's Danny Willett has closed the gap on Rory McIlroy for the top spot in the Race to Dubai rankings. McIlroy has 3,393,923 points to Willett's 3,319,710, a difference of just 74,213. It's the closest anyone's been to McIlroy in months and … Continue reading Willett Challenges McIlroy for Dubai Lead
Field of 60 Set for Final Series
The conclusion of the UBS Hong Kong Open locked in the 60 men who will compete in the Final Series as the Race to Dubai kicks off. Denmark's Lucas Bjerrgaard, who finished second at Hong Kong, used his strong finish to sneak into the field of 60 at No. 59. Bjerregaard's fast finish knocked Scotland's … Continue reading Field of 60 Set for Final Series
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