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TYRRELL HATTON .. With his 2020 BMW PGA Championship success • It is Hatton’s fifth European Tour victory in his 148th appearance adding to the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship (2016 and 2017), the Italian Open (2017) and Turkish Airlines Open (2019) • It is his third Rolex Series victory after the Italian Open (2017) and Turkish Airlines Open (2019) • Only Jon Rahm (four) has won more Rolex Series victories • It is Hatton’s second victory worldwide in 2020 following the Arnold ...

Scotland’s Martin Laird is primed to land a second Shriners Hospital for Children victory jackpot in maintaining a share of the lead heading to the final round of the $7m event on the TPC Summelin course in Las Vegas. Laird, 37 posted a third round six-under par 65 to join American Patrick Cantlay (65) atop of the board at 20-under par and two shots clear of four players tied in third place on 18-under par. Reigning US Open champion, Bryson DeChambeau, and who led the event on day one with ...

Tyrrell Hatton’s boyhood dream of 23-years ago is now just one round from becoming a reality in capturing the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. The 28-year old Englishman capped his round in brilliantly eagled the 12th hole in a round of a three-under par 69 lead the field by three shots at 14-under par on the famed ‘Burma Road’ course. Next best is Frenchman Victor Perez (70) and Dane Joachim B. Hansen (70) at 11-under par. Four players – the England pair of Tommy Fleetwood ...

Reigning US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau has politely brushed aside Matthew Fitzpatrick’s fiery criticism of the American’s controversial new approach to the game, an approach that has everyone involved in golf talking. Fitzpatrick was probably still hot under the collar after doubling the last hole of his second round of the BMW PGA that would have handed him a two-shot lead in the Tour’s flagship event. Instead the Englishman posted a round of 65 to be tied at the top with ...

Scotland’s Martin Laird was soaring after eagling his last hole to grad an early share of the clubhouse lead with an eight-under par 63 on day two of the Shriners Hospital for Children Open in Las Vegas Laird, 37 hit a 237-yard second shot to just three-feet at the par-5 ninth hole and the last of his round for a 14-under par tally on the TPC Summerlin course. And Laird is no stranger to going low in the gambling capital of the world having won the event in 2009, and his first of three PGA ...

Scotland’s Craig Forrest continues to upstage many of Europe’s golfing big guns moving to just four shots from the front heading the weekend rounds of the BMW PGA at Wentworth. Forrest, 27 added a second round 67 to his opening 69 and moved to eight-under par on his debut in the Tour’s £Stg 6m flagship event. The Craigielaw golfer grabbed six birdies and dropped just one shot on the famed ‘Burma Road’ course to end the day sharing sixth place. Reigning Open champ, Shane Lowry continues ...

Shane Lowry continues to muscle his way closer to a maiden BMW PGA Championship victory in posting a brilliant second round seven-under par 65 at Wentworth. Lowry delighted in heading to lunch with the then clubhouse lead on 12-under par following Thursday’s opening 67. England’s Matthew Fitzpatrick looked on target to at least match the West Course record in being nine-under par with a hole to play but take a double-bogey at his closing hole, and also in a round of 65. Frenchman Victor Perez, ...