Arnie’s Event – All You Need To Know Including Name Of Arnie’s Dog.
The Arnold Palmer Invitational is one of only five tournaments given “invitational” status by the PGA Tour.
Consequently, it has a reduced field of only 72 players this year (as compared to most full-field open tournaments with fields of 144 or 156 players).
The other four tournaments with invitational status are the Genesis Invitational, RBC Heritage, the Fort Worth Invitational, and the Memorial Tournament.
Major Champions in this year’s 2025 field: 13
World Ranking range: ...
Scots Syme & Hill Facing Anxious Overnight & Early South African Open Third Day Wait
The Scot duo of Connor Syme and Callum Hill each face an anxious overnight and early Saturday morning wait to learn if they have each done enough to play all four rounds of the Investec South African Open in Durban.
Syme and Hill were out on the host Durban Country Club course early on Friday for the 7.30am restart to their opening rounds after the start to day one in the 114th hosting of the event have been delayed three hours due to heavy rain closing the course on Wednesday.
Fifer Syme managed ...
Whitnell Only Second Player In DP World Tour 53-Year History To Record Two Aces Same Round.
English golfer Dale Whitnell has become only the second player in DP World Tour history to remarkably register two holes-one during a once-in-a-lifetime round on day two of the Investec South African Open in Durban.
Whitnell, 36 commenced his second round in the weather-affected event with a first hole birdie and then stepped-up to the 179-yard par-3 second hole and found the bottom of the cup for a ‘1’.
He then brilliantly eagled the par-5 third hole so that he commenenced his round ...
Spieth Looking Forward To ‘Seeing The Guys In Their Homes.’
Triple major-winning Jordan Spieth will make a surprise debut at this week’s $9.2mCognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches.
Of course, the Texas-based Spieth is no stranger to Florida though this will be a first in teeing-up on the PGA National course featuring the ‘Bear Trap’ at Palm Beach Gardens.
Spieth has been also drawn to contest the opening two rounds in the company of fellow Americans Russell Hendley and long-time good friend Rickie Fowler.
The current World No. 70 ranked ...
Gary Woodland – Worthy Recipient PGA Tour ‘Courage Award’.
Superb news with the PGA Tour annoucing Gary Woodland, winner and 2019 U.S. Open as the recipient of the PGA Tour Courage Award.
After experiencing health struggles for much of the 2023 season, Woodland, 40, underwent surgery in September 2023 to remove a brain lesion and continues to manage symptoms as he competes full-time on the PGA Tour.
The PGA Tour Courage Award is presented to a person who, through courage and perseverance, has overcome extraordinary adversity, such as personal tragedy or ...
114th Investec South African Open – All You Need To Know
114th Investec South African Open Championship – All You Need To Know ……
Tournament: Investec South African Open Championship
Venue: Durban Country Club, Durban, South Africa
2023 Champion (No event in 2024): Dean Burmester (RSA)
Prize Fund: $1,500,000
Race to Dubai Points: 3,000
Race to Dubai: Tournament 11 of 42
International Swing: Tournament 6 of 7
Ryder Cup Points: 1,000
Player Field ...
Durban’s Proud, Durban Country Club’s Proud & Dean Burmester’s Incredibly Proud.
The DP World Tour has proudly played regularly in South Africa in co-hosting tournaments with the ‘home’ Sunshine Tour.
Though it’s somewhat surprising that it’s been 11-years since a co-sanctioned event was last in Durban and South Africa’s third largest city and was in 2014 for the final edition of just four Volvo Champions tournaments and staged on this week’s Durban Country Club course.
In addition, it has been 15-years since the South African Open was last ...
