Rory McIlroy Voted AGW 2022 Golfer Of The Year .. Wins Prestigous Award For A Fourth Time.
Rory McIlroy continues to roar as his sparkling season just got better with confirmation he has been honoured by the Association of Golf Writers (AGW) as their 2022 AGW Golfer of the Year.
It is a record-equalling fourth occasion the winner of 35 pro career titles has been honoured with the award after the reigning DP World Tour No 1, PGA Tour No 1 and current World No 1 had been first voted in 2012 and then again in 2014 and 2015.
“I am honoured to be recognised for the fourth time by members ...
It’s Official – Three Irish To End 2022 Inside World Rankings Top-50 & Headed To The Masters
It’s not final till the 31st December but Ireland will now have three players teeing-up in next year’s Masters
The Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) has released a ‘projected’ end of 2022 ranking of all players and with Rory McIlroy assured in being World No. 1.
Shane Lowry is projected to end the year at a career best of World No. 20 and Seamus Power also a career high as World No. 29.
For the top-ranked McIlroy the 2023 Masters will be a 15th appearance at Augusta National since a ...
McKibbin Continued To Shine Brightly In The Rainbow Nation – Posting Third Top-20 In Rookie Season
Young Tom McKibbin’s rookie season continues to shine brightly in the Rainbow Nation with the soon-to-be 20-year old grabbing a third top-20 in as many events at the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek.
McKibbin, who ends his teenage years on December 19th, saved the best for last grabbing an eagle ‘2’ and six birdies in muscling his way to a final round 66 for a share of 13th in the co-sanctioned event to the east of Joburg.
The effort for the Galgorm Castle ...
Bush-Loving Strydom Wins A Second Pro Victory In The Bush At Leopard Creek
Bush-loving South African Ockie Strydom posted a score of 69 for the win the Alfred Dunhill Championship by two shots at 18-under, and with the 37-year-old claiming a maiden DP World Tour win in a 39th event.
Strydom’s win, and in the fifth event of the new 2022/23 season guarantees the Serengeti Golf & Wildlife Estate attached golfer a virtual three-year Tour exemption till the end of 2025 following his victory on the course that overlooks the bush of Kruger National Park.
A moment to remember ...
Jamieson Stays In Sight Of Ending Decade-Long Victory Drought
Scott Jamieson remains on target to end a decade-long winless drought heading to the final round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa.
Jamieson had let slip a three-shot lead going into golf’s traditional ‘moving day’ but regrouped in a round of 70 and end the day tied for the lead at 15-under-par on the Leopard Creek course at Malelane, some 250-miles to the east of Joburg.
The Scot’s new course record 63 from day two lasted just one round with South African Ockie Strydom posting ...
Nice Legs … Why Players Are Wearing Shorts At Leopard Creek.
It’s a sight not often seen during formal competition in men’s golf and that’s the wearing of shorts.
Of course, men are allowed to wear shorts during DP World Tour and PGA Tour practice rounds but once the competition proper gets underway, it’s the standard trousers for all players.
Though this is not the rule at this week’s co-sanctioned Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek in South Africa with officials relaxing the trousers-rule to allow the wearing of shorts.
NICE ...
Hovland Matches Tiger Woods Winning Back-To-Back Hero World Challenge
.… Albany, The Bahamas
Vicktor Hovland was aged only 10-years when tournament host Tiger Woods in 2007 successfully defended the Hero World Challenge.
Until this week, and in the 23rd hosting of the event, Woods was the only player to win the event two years in succession.
Though that statistic is out the window after the now 25-year-old Hovland was handed the unique tiger trophy for a second year running here at the Albany course in the Bahamas.
However, Hovland had to do it the hard way ...
