A Country Of Some 53 Million With Only 50 Golf Courses Has A New Top World Ranked Golfer.
Some 53 million people live in Columbia and one of a dozen countries in South America.
Columbia is fourth largest in size behind Brazil, Argentina and Peru
However, there is just around 50 golf courses in Columbia while it is believed only 35,000 people have an official golf handicap.
Undoubtedly, Columbia’s best golfer is Camillo Villegas, a five-time PGA Tour winner and with seven other victories in his pro career while he’s contested some 28 major championships including best of a ...
Who Can Now Halt McIlroy Capturing A Sixth DPWT Race To Dubai Crown?
The Top-70 on the DPWT Race to Dubai –
Two Events Now Remain & Who’s Going To Stop Rors Winning A Sixth
Rory McIlroy has won the prestigious DP World Tour ‘Race to Dubai’ title on five occasions – 2012, 2014, 2019, 2022 and 2023 – and who is going to stop him capturing a record-setting sixth?
Position/Name/Number of DPWT Events Played
1
MCILROY, Rory
10
2
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LAWRENCE, Thriston
24
3
–
HØJGAARD, Rasmus
21
4
–
HORSCHEL, Billy
7
5
–
FLEETWOOD, Tommy
10
6
–
MANASSERO, Matteo
28
7
–
NORGAARD, Niklas
26
8
–
SVENSSON, Jesper
26
9
–
MACINTYRE, Robert
9
10
–
HOSHINO, Rikuya
24
11
–
SCOTT, Adam
9
12
–
SÖDERBERG, Sebastian
20
13
–
SMITH, Jordan
25
14
MIGLIOZZI, Guido
25
15
LANGASQUE, Romain
28
16
ÅBERG, Ludvig
5
17
MCKIBBIN, Tom
25
18
OLESEN, Thorbjørn
14
19
GUERRIER, Julien
22
20
WALLACE, Matt
11
21
HIDALGO, Angel
29
22
HATTON, Tyrrell
8
23
BRADBURY, Dan
27
24
LACROIX, Frederic
22
25
CAMPILLO, Jorge
17
26
CANTER, Laurie
17
27
ROSE, Justin
7
28
LOWRY, Shane
9
29
DEAN, Joe
17
30
ELVIRA, Nacho
23
31
ROZNER, Antoine
24
32
FERGUSON, Ewen
25
33
NIEMANN, Joaquin
6
34
RAHM, Jon
6
35
OTAEGUI, Adrian
29
36
BROWN, Daniel
26
37
BAIRSTOW, Sam
29
38
VAN ...
Kjeldsen: Diminitive In Stature, Tall In Friendliness & Personality As He Ends DP World Tour Career
Danish golfer Soren Kjeldsen may be diminitive in stature but he makes-up for that being tall and generous in friendliness and personality.
There’s never been an occasion in so many years in meeting Soren that he would not greet you with a friendly welcome.
And for this reason it will be a big loss to the DP World Tour and very much the gain of the Legends Tour and hopefully the US-based Champions Tour following next May when Soren has turned 50.
It was half of those 50 years ago ...
Power Posts PGA Tour Career Low In Land Of The Rising Sun
What’s there not to like after you go really low on your first visit to Japan?
Ireland’s Seamus Power could not have been more happier after posting a PGA Tour career low to be right in contention heading to the weekend rounds of the ZoZo Championship and on his first visit to Japan.
In his 186th Tour event, Power brilliantly snatched eight birdies to muscle his way into a share of fourth place and just three off the lead on the host Narashino Country Club course at Chiba.
Power, 37, ...
Breaking News: LIV Golf Unveil Asian Tour Final Event In Saudi Will Offer Winner LIV Tour Status & Top-10 Entry Into All 2025 International Series Events
LIV Golf today has unveiled details of a new pathway for elite players competing in the Asian Tour’s final International Series event of the year to be staged in Saudi Arabia from December 12-14 at the Riyadh Golf Club.
The $US 5m PIF Saudi International will consist of four rounds of stroke-play over three days, including 36 holes on the final day where the top finisher will earn a spot in the LIV Golf League next season. As well, the top 10 finishers, including ties, will earn full exemption ...
World Rankings Celebrate 2,000 Edition – Woods Reigns With 683 Weeks As World No. 1
It is a memorable week for the team at the Official World Gollf Rankings (OWGR) with the issue today of its 2000th weekly Ranking says legendary Tony Greer who was on board for the first OWGR ranking.
The OWGR was commenced at the April 1986 Masters and some of the statistics built up as the Ranking reached over 38 years are as follows: In that time only twenty five players, who have won 68 Major Championships between them, have joined the elite No.1 Club – after Bernhard Langer’s initial weeks ...
Guerrier Celebrates 230th Tour Event & Record-Matching Nine Extra Holes For Maiden Tour Win
Julien Guerrier is celebrating after capturing a maiden DP World Tour title after a record-matching nine-hole play-off at the Estrella Damm Andalucia Masters.
Guerrier, 39 and teeing-up also in his 230th Tour start since making his debut in 2005, pared the ninth extra hole to defeat home favourite Jorge Campillo after the Spaniard found a greenside bunker with his approach shot into the 18th hole before taking a bogey 5 and leaving his French opponent to win with a par on the host Royal Sotogrande ...
