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.. by Fatiha Betscher  Jin Zhang will take a narrow one-shot lead into the final day of the 27th Volvo China Open after a third-round 66 took him to 7-under par at the Shenzhen Genzon Golf Club. The 26-year-old leads by one from overnight leader Yue Liu (6-under) with Guxin Chen in third just one shot adrift on 5-under. Winner of the 2016 Volvo China Open Haotong Li is also well within range in fourth place on four-under par with the final round of China’s National Open Golf Championship taking ...

…. Fatiha Betscher  Tiger Woods admitted he is still a long way to returning to full PGA Tour competition, he is not as powerful, is lacking the ball speed and the result of his body being a ‘bit banged-up’ ahead of contesting this weekend’s PNC Championship. Woods was speaking for only a second time in public and following Friday’s 18-hole pro-am on the Lakes Course at the Ritz Carlton resort in suburban Orlando. Unlike, his 40-minute sit-down recently ahead of the ...

…. Fatiha Betscher  Tiger Woods admitted, and as an indication, he is still a long way to returning to full PGA Tour competition, if it were not for being able to use a motorized buggy this week he would not be contesting this weekend’s PNC Championship. Woods was speaking for only a second time in public and following Friday’s 18-hole pro-am on the Lakes Course at the Ritz Carlton resort in suburban Orlando. Unlike, his 40-minute sit-down recently ahead of the Hero World Challenge, ...

Looking back on the golfing year there’s been … Winners, Grinners, Losers, Emotion, Cat Fights, Pony Tails, Millionaires, Seve Movie, Mushroom Soup, Arabian Sea Breeze, Rulings, Double-D, Open Champs, A Signed Scottish £1 Note, Mum, Media, Bar-B-Ques, Spanish Tears, Pampered Pros, A Broken Shaft & Huey Lewis without The News. Let’s now roll with the best, the worst, & much more from season 2021. TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARD The winning European Solheim Cup team.  It’s the ...

… by Fatiha Betscher Home favourite Yue Liu used all his local knowledge to produce a second round 69 (-3) and lead by two shots at the halfway stage of the 27th Volvo China Open in Shenzhen. Playing on his home course, the 21-year-old posted six birdies to move to five-under-par at the Genzon Golf Club and goes into the weekend with a two-shot cushion over Enqi Liang and Shiyu Fan both tied for second on three-under. Overnight co-leader Wenyi Ding and Hong Kong’s Jason Hak Shun-yat ...

… Fatiha Betscher “Pretty Cool,” says Women’s World No. 1 Nelly Korda when asked what it is going to be like playing in front of former long-time men’s No. 1 Tiger Woods at this week’s PNC Championship. Korda is competing in the event for the first time and is partnered with her 53-year-old 1996 Australian Tennis Open winning father, Petr in the event again being staged on the Ritz Carlton course in suburban Orlando. The Korda’s have been drawn to tee-up ...

…… Fatiha Betscher 2021 PNC Championship December 16-19, 2021 • Unofficial PGA TOUR Champions event Orlando, Florida • Ritz-Carlton Golf Club • Par 72 • 7,106 yards Purse $1,085,000 • Winning team $200,000 40 players (20 two-person teams) • 36-hole scramble Defending champions Justin Thomas/Mike Thomas PRE-TOURNAMENT STORYLINES Family ties: The PNC Championship is a two-day, 36-hole tournament that uses a two-person team Scramble format. The event, which began in 1995, was ...