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Nassau, Bahamas … Top-ranked Australian Jason Day is lending his full support to a proposal by cricketing legend Shane Warne to host a full Tour-sanctioned celebrity golf pro-am on Melbourne’s famed ‘Sandbelt’ courses. Warne has hinted the idea of staging a tournament to rival the likes of the Alfred Dunhill Links on the European Tour and the Pebble Beach Pro-Am on the PGA Tour. “Everyone around the world had heard about the Melbourne Sandbelt courses and how good they are and I think ...

Albany, Bahamas …. Jon Rahm admitted a putting tip from tournament host, Tiger Woods helped in storming his way to a four-shot success in the Hero World Challenge Rahm, 24 was never challenged over the final round in shooting a bogey-free 65 for a 20-under par tally on the Albany course. The win is Rahm’s third success this season and a seventh victory in his short two-year pro career and in the process sees Rahm move to a career high of No. 6 on the World Rankings. Rahm had shared the lead ...

Albany, Bahamas …. Jon Rahm is celebrating a double ‘Tiger Woods’ win after the big-hitting Spaniard muscled his way to a four-shot victory in the Hero World Challenge. Rahm was unchallenged over the final round after sharing the lead on both day two and three and then posting a blistering closing round 65 in ideal scoring conditions on the Albany course. Rahm won by four shots with a 16-under par tally. Last September, Rahm was drawn in the Sunday Singles against Woods and delivered ...

Albany, Bahamas …. Jon Rahm has ended his season on winning note while Justin Rose was dramatically denied returning to World No. 1 at the close of the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. Rahm became the first Spanish-born winner in the 20-year history of the event posting a closing round 69 for four-shot 20-under par victory on the Albany course. American Tony Finau holed a dramatic 15-foot birdie putt in a round of 68 to finish second on 16-under par. Finau’s birdie at the saw the American ...

Albany, The Bahamas …. It is one of the most bizarre finishes to a round of golf in some time. Swede Alex Noren was celebrating after recording a hole-in-one at the par-3 17th hole but with the ace sandwiched in between a remarkable last five holes. Noren was two-over par after 10 holes and then after a birdie on 12 he completed his closing five holes – birdie (14), eagle (15), triple-bogey (16), ace (17th) and birdie (18) in a score of 70 for an eight-under par tally. Last four holes for ...

Albany, Bahamas …. Three players – Sweden’s Henrik Stenson, Spain’s Jon Rahm and American Tony Finau – are tied for the lead on 13-under par heading to the final round of the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. Stenson and Rahm, who shared the second-round lead, could not be separated at the close of day three in signing for three-under par 69s while Finau birdied both the 15th and 16th holes in a round of 67 to join his European Ryder Cup winning rivals. “I played nicely birding ...

Albany, Bahamas ….. Big-hitting Spaniard Jon Rahm produced a lowest round since victory earlier this year and end with a share of the lead with a sizzling 63 on day two of the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas Rahm, who turned 24 earlier this month, birdied four of his outward nine holes and five over the home stretch to be tied at 10-under par with Sweden’s and playing partner Henrik Stenson, who signed for a 66. The victorious European Ryder Cup duo are one shot clear of the American ...