Viktor Hovland held his nerve to see off a spirited challenge from Scottie Scheffler and retain the Hero World Challenge title in the Bahamas. Hovland was in danger of squandering a two-shot lead on the final hole at Albany Golf Club, but he salvaged an unlikely bogey to lift the title for the second time in two years. Scheffler also bogeyed the 18th after his chip from a waste bunker caught the edge of the hole and ran 15 feet […]
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Tiger Woods has withdrawn from this week’s Hero World Challenge due to injury, but remains confident that he will be able to play in ‘The Match’ with Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth on December 10, along with playing with his son Charlie at the PNC Championship the following week. Woods, who serves as host for the Hero World Challenge, which takes place in the Bahamas, announced via social media on Monday that he has developed plantar fasciitis in his […]
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European Ryder Cup Captain Luke Donald has announced 18 players, including a mix of Ryder Cup stars, Major champions and the most promising young players, to make up the Continental Europe and Great Britain and Ireland teams for next year’s Hero Cup in Abu Dhabi from January 13-15. In consultation with the respective Hero Cup captains Tommy Fleetwood and Francesco Molinari, who will both compete as playing captains, Donald confirmed the teams for next year’s match play contest at Abu […]
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Cameron Smith won the Australian PGA Championship for a third time with a three-shot victory at Royal Queensland Golf Club in Brisbane. Smith, who was playing in his native country for the first time in three years, held an overnight three-shot lead, but was caught early on the back nine, shortly after the second of two separate suspensions due to thunderstorms, which resulted in more than two hours of play lost. Three birdies in a five-hole stretch from the 12th […]
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Thriston Lawrence has become the first South African to be crowned Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year, after a breakthrough season on the DP World Tour that included two wins, six further top-10s and a Major debut. A previous winner on the Sunshine Tour, the 25-year-old made the perfect start to the 2022 season with victory in the opening tournament, the co-sanctioned Joburg Open, where he is defending his title this week. His breakthrough victory not only secured a […]
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