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Back-to-back closing birdies has helped Taylor Gooch steal Bryson DeChambeau’s LIV Golf Valderrama hopeful maiden victory thunder. Gooch has made it an historic three LIV Golf wins in the past 10 weeks, securing a two-shot success thanks to a closing day three-under 68 for a 12-under total, and with former US Open winning DeChambeau only managing a two-under 69 for his 11-under tally. Gooch won the back-to-back LIV Adelaide and a week later secured victory in the LIV Singapore, and now a third ...

Amid the continuing uncertainty and controversy in the men’s professional game there does remain a respect for the abilities of those either side of the LIV Golf and PGA Tour fence. Playing in question, Henrik Stenson. The Swede’s name was golfing mud when the then 2023 Ryder Cup elect signed for LIV Golf that led the unprecedented action in being stripped of the 2023 Ryder Cup captaincy. Stenson’s name is probably still taboo in any conversation concerning the European Ryder team but when ...

“I would have won more golf tournaments in my career if I could play Valderrama every week”. Great words from Graham McDowell who revelled early in the sauna-like and windy conditions before the famed Valderrama course bit back on day one of the inaugural LIV Golf Valderrama in Spain. McDowell, who teed-off from the 12th hole, grabbed four birdies in 13 holes but let slip his hard-earned efforts with three bogeys over his closing five. It left him sharing 15th place but then only four shots ...

Valderrama 1 – World’s Best 0 The famed Valderrama course was a clear winner on the opening day of the inaugural LIV Golf Valderrama. In sauna-like and windy conditions just 14 of 48 players manage to break par on the Spanish course affectionate known as ‘Europe’s Augusta’. Double major-winning Dustin Johnson and fellow American Jason Kokrak head the $25m field with four-under par 68s with ‘DJ’ capping his round with a hat-trick of birdies from his 9th hole ...

Open Champion Cam Smith is back in Europe for a first time since the glory of capturing last year’s 150th Open Championship admitting a tinged of sadness at the thought of having to return the famed Claret Jug. A year ago, the champion Aussie duplicated the feats of legendary countryman Peter Thomson and Kel Nagle, being handed the Claret Jug at the Home of Golf after coming from four shots back to win by a shot over the Old Course. Smith, 29, is in Europe teeing-up this week in sauna-like ...

“I just cut my phone off!” The reaction for reigning LIV Golf champion Harold Varner 111 when asked his thoughts on hearing the news earlier this month that there would be a ceasefire in the men’s pro golf war. Varner 111, 32, turned pro 11-years ago and while capturing the 2016 Australian PGA Championship, it was a lean time for an American-born golfer who has competed around the globe. Though that all changed in a dramatic and brilliant manner when he eagled the 72nd hole to capture last ...

Sergio Garcia has ruled out any likelihood in returning full-time to the PGA, even should the gates open in allowing LIV golfers to rejoin the Tour following recent news of a likely end to the war in men’s pro golf. Garcia was aged just 21 when he captured a maiden PGA Tour title at the 2001 MasterCard Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas, and then won again at the Buick Classic in New York the same year. In doing so, Garica became the youngest Tour winner since a then 20-year-old Tiger Woods ...