Hojgaard Becomes Second-Youngster Double European Tour Winner.
Dane Rasmus Højgaard has become the second youngest double winner on the European Tour in capturing the ISPS Handa UK Championship.
The 19-year old won with a par at the second extra play-off hole in defeating South African Justin Walters after both players had ended regulation play tied at 14-under par at The Belfry.
It is the second win for Hojgaard after being the first player born in the 2000s to win on the European Tour when he won in only fifth European Tour start at the start of the 2019/20 ...
Wiesberger Takes An Instant Liking To The Famed Belfry.
Austrian and top-ranked Bernd Wiesberger, and despite the poor weather, clearly enjoyed his first round at the famed Belfry in posting a five-under par 67 on day one of the ISPS Handa UK Championship.
The current World No. 30, and highest-ranked player in this week’s field, was still striving to make a name for himself in 2008 on the secondary European Challenge Tour event when the European Tour was last at the course for the 2008 British Masters.
Despite the lack of familiarity, the Austrian ...
BMW Championship – 69 Players, 69 Things You Need To Know
2020 BMW Championship pre-tournament notes
Dates: August 24-30, 2020
Where: Olympia Fields, Illinois
Course: Olympia Fields Country Club-North (35-35—70, 7,366 yards)
Field size: 69
Defending champion: Justin Thomas
Purse: $9,500,000 ($1,710,000/winner)
FedExCup: 1,500 points to the winner
Format: 72-hole stroke play
Things to Know
The BMW Championship determines the 30 players who will qualify for the Playoffs finale, the TOUR Championship
The BMW Championship will be contested at ...
Woods Admits The Masters To Be ‘Very Different’ Without 40,000 Augusta Patrons
Defending Masters champion, Tiger Woods admits it is going to be ‘very different’ without 40,000 patrons (not spectators) missing from November’s rescheduling of The Masters.
Some 16 months ago, Woods ended an 11-year majors victory drought with his remarkable victory at Augusta National.
However, a recent decent by officials will now see the November 12 to 15th Masters go ahead behind closed doors.
It means also, those teeing-up at Augusta National will also do so without family and friends ...
Woods Needing To Roar In The Windy City To Be Heading To East Lake
Tiger Woods may have handed Rory McIlroy a golfing lesson last weekend in Boston but he needs to finish at least in front of 66 or just 69 players this week in Chicago to qualify for next week’s Tour Championship.
Woods is currently 57th on the FedEx Cup points table and has to end fourth or higher in this week’s BMW Championship if he’s to progress to East Lake in Atlanta.
A top-four result on a Olympia Fields course he last played 17-years ago in finishing T20th at the 2003 U.S. Open would ...
DJ Looking To Be No. 1 In Landing A Maiden FedEx Cup No. 1 Title.
On the first occasion Dustin Johnson went to World No. 1 in February 2017 he remained atop of the World Rankings unchallenged for 64 weeks.
Now after returning as the game’s highest-ranked golfer for a sixth time in his career, Johnson is determined to be the reigning World No. 1 in lifting the FedEx Cup trophy next fortnight for a first time in his career.
‘DJ’ has come close before to securing the honour and now after his emphatic victory last Sunday who will deny him in two ...
Viva La France With Langasque Heading To U.S. Open After Wales Triumph.
Frenchman Romain Langasque is proudly heading to next month’s U.S. Open after brilliantly collecting a first Tour victory in muscling his way to a two shot success at the ISPS Handa Open Wales Open at Celtic Manor.
Langasque, 25 and a former British Amateur champion (2015), came from five shots back heading to the last day and win with a stunning bogey-free 65 for an eight-under par total.
The Cadris-born golfer, and located to the north-west of Cannes, is second French winner on Tour this ...
