Callum Shinkwin claimed his second DP World Tour title at the Cazoo Open after the Englishman cruised to a four-shot victory at The Celtic Manor Resort. The 29-year-old atom Hertfordshire held a one-stroke advantage over Frenchman Julien Guerrier heading into the final round and, while he did relinquish the outright lead early on after a bogey at the third hole, he soon extended his lead and ruthlessly hammered home a dominant victory. Three successive birdies from the fourth and another […]
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Swindon’s David Howell made history today when he teed off at this week’s Cazoo Open in Wales to become just the third player to play 700 European Tour events. The dual Ryder Cup winner joins European golf legends Sam Torrance and Miguel Angel Jiménez as a member of the exclusive ‘700 Club’. Jiménez overtook Torrance’s long-standing record of 706 events in 2020 and currently tops the all-time list of appearances on 717. At 47, Howell becomes the youngest player in […]
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Trey Mullinax birdied the final hole at Keene Trace Golf Club to win the Barbasol Championship by a single stroke securing exemptions on both the DP World Tour and PGA TOUR, which co-sanctioned the event, as well as the final qualifying spot for this week’s Open Championship at St Andrews. The 30-year-old American, who started the final round three strokes behind 54-hole leader Matti Schmid, battled with playing partner Kevin Streelman down the stretch as the pair exchanged blows in Kentucky. […]
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The DP World Tour has finally unveiled the sanctions it is to impose on members who took part in the LIV Golf event at Centurion Club, despite not having received releases to allow them to do so. All DP World Tour members who took part in the first LIV Golf Invitational event are to be fined £100,000 and will no longer be able to play in the Scottish Open (July 7-10), the Barbasol Championship (July 7-10) and the Barracuda Championship […]
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Finland’s Kalle Samooja carded a stunning final round of 64 to overturn a seven-shot deficit and claim his first DP World Tour title at the Porsche European Open in Hamburg. Samooja fired eight birdies, including three in the last four holes, to establish a course record and set the clubhouse target on six under par, with the final groups still having nine holes to play. Overnight-leader Victor Perez, who was seeking back-to-back victories after winning last week’s Dutch Open, birdied […]
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