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It has been moving day for three major champions on day two of the Asian Tour’s International Series Qatar in Doha. South African Charl Schwartzel enjoys the early clubhouse lead by a stroke at eight-under par from fellow Spingbok golfer Louis Oostuizen who is tied second at seven-under on the host Doha Golf Club course. Just one shot further back and in a big group on six-under is last week’s Link Hong Kong Open champ Patrick Reed. Schwartzel, 40 has won 16 times in his pro career capped ...

Tiger Woods has formally advised he will not be contesting next week’s 2024 edition of the Hero World Challenge in The Bahamas. Woods, 48 issued a near 50-word message on his ‘X’ account confirming his decision not the compete in the event he hosts annually. In announcing he will not be teeing-up Woods named the three players who will now make-up the field and the tournament headed by defending champ and World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler.   I am disappointed that I will not be ...

It’s just 11 days till tee-off on December 5th in the 2024 Hero World Challenge at Albany in The Bahamas. And the big question remains will tournament host Tiger Woods tee-up in the elite 20-player field? Event organisers have named 17 players headed by World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and two other major champions in Keegan Bradley and Brian Harman. What we are yet to be advised is who will be the three players to make-up the 20 and will TW be one of them. Woods has contested only five tournaments ...

Sensational young Aussie pro Elvis Smylie has captured a second victory in a month with his success at the BMW PGA Championship in Brisbane. The 22-year-old son of former Wimbledon champion Liz posted a third and closing round 67 for a two-shot success at 14-under in the rain-affected event on the host Royal Queensland course. Smylie captured a maiden pro career title just over a month ago with success in the West Australian Open and now a second major Australian tournament and, in the process, holding ...

Texas-born Patrick Reed has stormed to a maiden  international succcess with his three-stroke triumph at the Link Hong Kong Open. A day after becoming only the second player to post a 59 on the Asian Tour and the 34-year-old Reed is brilliantly back in the winner’s circle for a 10th time in his career and a first taste of success since capturing the 2021 Farmers Insurance Open on the PGA Tour. As well, it is Reed’s first victory outside of the PGA Tour which is remarable for a player ...

Past Masters champion Patrick Reed has become the second Asian Tour player to shoot 59. The Texsas golfer added new meaning to golf’s traditional ‘Moving Day’ sensationally grabbing 11 birdies on day three of the Link Hong Kong Open. Fellow American John Catlin earlier this year became the first Asian Tour player in the Tour’s 30-year history since being founded in 1994 to shoot the magical score of 59. Catlin shot an 11-under 59 after holing a 20-foot eagle putt on the final ...

Scotland’s Stevie Gallacher proudly heads home for a short break declaring his California journey as ‘mission accomplished’ in having comfortably qualified in joint second place for next month’s 2025 Champions Tour final qualifier in Phoenix, Arizona. Gallacher, and with son Jack calling the shots, posted a fourth and closing round 70 to finish runner-up at 13-under and just a shot behind Aussie Matt Goggin who birdied his last two holes in a score of 68 for a 14-under tally ...