Best Friends Syme & Ferguson In Sight Of Magical Kenya Open Success

Best mates Connor Syme and Ewen Ferguson are just a shot apart and well in contention for victory heading to the final round at the Magical Kenya Open in Nairobi. The tartan duo each birdied the last hole in similar scores of 70 for Syme to be just two shots back at eight-under and his Modest Golf management stablemate, Ferguson at seven-under and three off the leading pace. Dutchman Darius Van Deil (68) and Spaniard Manuel Elvira (67) lead the way by two shots at 10-under. Syme shares third with ...

Closing Eagles Sends Scotland’s Syme Soaring Into Share Magical Kenya Open Lead

A closing hole eagle sent Scot Connor Syme soaring into a share of the lead heading to the weekend round of the Magical Kenya Open in Nairobi. Syme, 28, was struggling with 10 straight pars ahead of brilliantly landing his second shot to just four-feet at the par-5 18th and holing the putt in a round of 68 to be tied at the top on seven-under at the host Muthaiga course. The Fifer joined Finland’s Tapio Pulkkanen (68) and Dutchman Darius Van Dreel (69) , a stroke clear of three players including ...

Charlie Woods Heads Back To The Amateur Ranks After Crashing Out Of Coznizant Classic Qualifier

It’s back to the amateur game for the time being after 15-year-old Charlie Woods, and the son of 15-time Major winning Tiger Woods, crashed out of pre-qualifying for next week’s Coznizant Classic at PGA National. Young Woods had been one of the first to arrive at the host Lob Lake course, located close to his father’s palatial abode at Hobe Sound, and after being out in the second group, he was sadly one of the first to leave after signing for a horror 16-over-par 86 on the par-70 ...

Charlie Woods Looking To Eclipse His Illustrious Father & Qualify For PGA Tour Event.

Charlie Woods, 15, will eclipse his 15-time major winning father should he qualify to tee-up in next week’s PGA Tour Cognizant Classic at PGA National in Florida. Charlie and Tiger’s youngest of two children, will compete in one of four pre-qualifiers on Thursday as he aims to reach the Cognizant Classic, and a new event on the PGA Tour schedule replacing the long-running Honda Classic. Charlie Woods will first tee-up in an 18-hole pre-qualifier at Lost Lake Golf Club, located at Hobe ...

Niemann, Olesen & Hisatsune First ‘Name’ Players In 22-Years Afforded ‘International Invitee’ Masters Invitations.

Red-hot Chilean golfer Joaquin Niemann is currently 31 places outside the top-50 on the World Rankings though he’s been afforded an ‘International Invitee’ invitation to compete in this year’s Masters at Augusta National. Also receiving a similar invitation was Japanese-born Ryo Hisatsune, presently ranked No. 78 on the World Rankings. Making-up a triple Masters invitation treat is World No. 59 Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark. It’s the first time Augusta National has issued a similar ...

Power Pleased To Be Playing Pain Free First Time In Some 12 Months

Good news with Seamus Power indicating he’s playing pain free after contesting all four rounds for a fifth occasion in his six 2024 PGA Tour starts at last week’s Genesis Invitational. Power, 36, matched his best effort this new season with a T31st place finish in suburban Santa Monica and this after a similar T31st finish in the recent weather affected AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The Las Vegas-based Irishman is lying 76th on the current FedEx Cup standings and while he slipped three ...

Matsuyama’s $4m Birthday Genesis Invitational Victory Windfall

Japanese golfer Hideki Matsuyama will celebrated his up-coming 32nd birthday with a $4m Genesis Invitational victory purse thanks to his record-setting victory at Riviera. Matsuyama stormed his way from six shots back at the start of the final round to shoot a closing 62 and win by three shots at 17-under. The win is Matsuyama’s ninth on the PGA Tour and the 18th of his career while the former Masters champ also set a new record for PGA Tour wins by Asian-born after sharing eight wins apiece ...