Wood Off To A MENA Q-School Flyer In Portugal

Former Ryder Cup star Chris Wood muscled his way to a handsome four-shot lead thanks to a six-under-par 66 on day one of the MENA Golf Tour Q School at the host Troia Golf Course in Portugal. The 54-hole qualifier will determe membership and category status for the 2025–26 season. Wood is  three-timeDP World Tour winner, who represented Europe in the 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine and he kick-started solidly with birdies on the par-four fifth and par-five seventh in an outward nine of 34, before ...

Surratt Superbly Stays Strong To Lead By One In Saudi

American Caleb Surratt superbly birdied the last to lead by one as he sets his sights on victory at the PIF Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers at the Riyadh host course. The 23-year-old North Carolina born Surratt added a second 66 to his opening 63, two rounds that contain 15 birdies and just one bogey to lead by a shot at 14-under from Thomas Pieters from Belgium in second place. Pieters also shot a 66, while American Anthony Kim rolled back the years, shooting a 64 to ...

Niemann Not So Red Hot Missing Cut In Saudi Title Defence

Red Hot Chilean Joaquin Niemann has been one of the hottest players this season winning five LIV santioned events. As well, he arrived earlier this week into Riyadh as the PIF Saudi International reigning champion, so that’s six victories in some eight months since last November to July this year. Unfortunately Niemann’s winning form hopelessly deserted him this week producing rounds of 72 and 69 for a one-under tally ending his stunning season one shot shy of the two-under cut-off mark ...

UPDATED: Meronk Ties Surratt With A 62 For Joint Saudi Lead

Adrian Meronk produced a stunning bogey-free nine-under 62 to tie his fellow LIV star Caleb Surratt for lead on day one of the PIF Saudi International in Riyadh. Firstly, it was Surratt who brilliantly lit-up the host course with his own 62 that included seven birdies over his closing eight holes for a two stroke lead in the season-ending $5m Asian Tour event in the Saudi capital. Meronk, winner in Saudi earlier this year in the opening LIV event of 2025, was out on the afternoon half of the draw ...

Red Hot Chilean Seeking A Stunning Sixth Season Success In Saudi

Red Hot Chilean golfer Joaquin Niemann will tee-up in this week’s PIF Saudi International looking to capture a sixth tournament success this 2025 season. Niemann has won in virtually every month of 2025 with five LIV victories including: February – LIV Golf Adelaida March:  LIV Golf Jeddah & LIV Golf Singapore April: LIV Golf  Mexico June:  LIV Golf Virginia July:  LIV Golf UK Now he’s arrived in the Saudi capital a hot favourite to make it two PIF Saudi International wins ...

Wood Ends 1,743 Days Or Nearly Five-Year Victory Wait

No, not Tiger Woods nor the Englishman also named Chris Wood but Aussie-born Chris Wood ended 1,743 days and an extra four holes after regulation to secure his second Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia victory at the 2025 Ford NSW Open at The Vintage. Considering retirement and work in the mines at the end of 2025 with his plan for a potential swansong at the site of his first Tour win, the Vic PGA in December, Wood was the last man standing after finishing 72 holes tied with James ...

Seven Major Champs Plus Host PGA/DPWT/Asian Tour Winners Join Near 50 LIV Golf Stars Teeing-Up PIF Saudi International

Outside of the four majors contested this season this week’s Wednesday commencing Asian Tour season-ending PIV Saudi International boasts a huge field of seven major champions among the near 50 LIV attached players contesting the $5m event in Riyadh. Among those major winners is two double champions at the game’s highest level – Dustin Johnson and Martin Kaymer. As well, nine of the LIV stars won on this year’s 2025 LIV Golf schedule headed by the prolific winning Joaquin ...