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A month ago, Rory Sabbatini was lamenting a four missed cut in succession to be languishing outside the leading 125 on the PGA Tour money list. That all changed 12 days ago when the 45-year-old now Slovakian citizen posted a sizzling final round 61 to sensationally secure the silver medal at the Japan Olympics. Now Sabbatini has continued his Olympic Games form grabbing six birdies, and in also headwave conditions as experienced in Japan, in a round of a six-under par 64 to be sharing the lead at ...

Justin Rose still remembers as a youngster being thrown a golf ball by Payne Stewart who was then competing at the 1993 Open Championship at Royal St. George’s. Nearly 30-years on and Rose has been honoured as the 2021 recipient of the PGA Tour’s Payne Stewart Award. The accolade, in honour of the World Golf Hall of Fame member and 11-time PGA Tour winner who tragically died in an air disaster in 1999, is awarded to the golfer who exemplifies Stewart’s steadfast values of character, charity ...

In heralding news of the Scottish Open will be now be co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour, golf’s biggest tour also released their 2021-22 PGA TOUR schedule Tne new season features several significant enhancements and features a total of 48 official events – 45 during the FedExCup Regular Season along with three 2022 FedExCup Playoffs events. There is also some loses including losing three WGC events – the WGC WorkDay Championship, the WGC – Dell Match-Play and the WGC – FedEx ...

In an historic first, and on what will be the 50th anniversary of the major European Tour event, the 2022 Genesis Scottish Open will become both a European and PGA Tour sanctioned event. The joint announcement by both Tour confirmed this arrangements as part of a new Strategic Alliance, and with the PGA Tour also releasing its 2021-22 PGA Tour Season schedule. The landmark agreement, announced in November 2020, further enhances and connects the ecosystem of men’s professional golf through a number ...

Xander Schauffele had spoken ahead of the Olympic Games of the heartbreak endured by his father, Stefan, in being denied his opportunity, when aged 20, of the chance to represent Germany at the sport’s highest level. His son, Xander, brilliantly made-up for his father’s sadness in brilliantly capturing the golfing gold medal in Japan. As reported by www.golfbytourmiss.com  ( http://www.golfbytourmiss.com/2021/07/this-ones-for-you-dad-xander-schauffeles-extra-special-reason-to-win-olympic-gold/ ...

Scotland’s David Drysdale showed he’s going for gold in posting a blistering six-under par 64 to be sharing second place on the opening day of the men’s and women’s ISPS World Invitational in Northern Ireland. Drysdale grabbed seven birdies in a lowest round since a similar 64 on day three of last year’s Qatar Masters, and where he went so close to that long overdue maiden Tour title. His effort on the Galgorm Castle course say Drydale end the first day tied in second place with rookie ...

Germany’s Matthias Schmid has wasted little time turning pro and accepting an invitation to make his debut in this week’s European Tour Cazoo Open supported by Gareth Bayle. The 23-year-old was the ‘Low Amateur’ at last week’s Open Championship and with new Open Champion, Collin Morikawa singling him out moments after being handed the Claret Jug at the Royal St. George’s prize-giving ceremony. Schmid had posted a second-round 65 last Friday at Sandwich to equal the record for the lowest ...