MALELANE, South Africa — Close friends Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel share a 5-shot lead after the third round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship on Saturday, setting up an enthralling final-round contest on home soil between the major-winning South African pair.Former Open champion Oosthuizen tied the course record at Leopard Creek Country Club with a 9-under-par 63, while Schwartzel showed his command of the picturesque course bordering Kruger Park with a third-round 65 for a 15-under-par three-round total of 201 in the DP World Tour event.Oosthuizen, who began the day four shots off the lead, stormed up the leaderboard as…
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Dec 11, 2023, 06:33 AM ETMALELANE, South Africa — Louis Oosthuizen came out on top in his final-round duel with close friend and fellow South African Charl Schwartzel to win the Alfred Dunhill Championship on Monday for his first European tour title in five years.Oosthuizen closed with a 3-under 69 to win by 2 strokes, but only after a nervy finish that saw him make bogey at No. 17 and roll in a long par putt at the par-5 18th hole after hitting his drive into water.”Just got lucky on this one,” said the 2010 British Open champion, who finished…
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterDec 11, 2023, 07:38 PM ETCloseSenior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of GeorgiaTony Finau isn’t leaving the PGA Tour for the LIV Golf League, he announced Monday on social media.Finau, a six-time winner on the PGA Tour, wrote on Instagram that he will be returning to the PGA Tour for a 10th season in 2024. There had been recent speculation that Finau might jump to the LIV Golf League, and he didn’t do much to shoot it down at last week’s Grant Thornton Invitational.On Thursday, LIV Golf…
Amy Rogers joins Golf Today discuss PGA Tour players’ reactions to the modified golf ball testing and what a universal ball rollback will mean for the sport moving forward. #GolfChannel #GolfToday » Subscribe to Golf Channel: » For the latest news around golf: Co-founded by Arnold Palmer and Joe Gibbs on January 17, 1995, Golf Channel in 2011 became part of the NBC Sports Group and – serving the most-affluent audience in all of television – now is available to nearly 500 million viewers in nearly 80 countries and nine languages around the world. Golf Channel connects the world to…
Dec 11, 2023, 08:24 PM ETThe PGA Tour has notified Jon Rahm he has been suspended for signing with Saudi-funded LIV Golf, a formality that is more about the benefits to the players he leaves behind.Mackenzie Hughes and Carl Yuan are the immediate beneficiaries of Rahm’s decision last week to sign with the rival league.In a memo to players Monday afternoon, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said Rahm’s suspension “due to his association with a series of unauthorized tournaments” removes his name from the FedEx Cup eligibility points list.That means Hughes goes from No. 51 to No. 50, and now…
Amy Rogers talks with Jason Day and Justin Rose about Jon Rahm reportedly signing with LIV Golf and what that means for the ongoing negotiations between the PGA Tour and the PIF. #GolfChannel #GolfToday #JonRahm » Subscribe to Golf Channel: » For the latest news around golf: Co-founded by Arnold Palmer and Joe Gibbs on January 17, 1995, Golf Channel in 2011 became part of the NBC Sports Group and – serving the most-affluent audience in all of television – now is available to nearly 500 million viewers in nearly 80 countries and nine languages around the world. Golf Channel…
How is the treatment of 9-hole scores changing under the WHS™ in 2024? Currently, one 9-hole score must be combined with another to create an 18-hole Score Differential™ before it can be counted for handicap purposes. Beginning in 2024, when a player posts a 9-hole score, the WHS will automatically calculate an 18-hole Score Differential for the round. This will be based on the player’s 9-hole Score Differential and expected Score Differential based on their current Handicap Index®. This allows the 9-hole round to be considered in the player’s Handicap Index calculation right away. As part of this change, golfers…
The National Golf Course Owners Association Canada (NGCOA Canada) and the Canadian Golf Superintendents Association (CGSA) have announced an important new program which will extend further support and recognition to facilities for sustainability and climate action. This long-term project is being delivered by the two Canadian associations in collaboration with the GEO Sustainable Golf Foundation, which is the international not-for-profit entirely dedicated to establishing golf as a leader in this field. Core components of the initiative include: Free provision of GEO’s OnCourse Program for sustainable golf facilities and course management Access to annual Sustainable Golf Scorecards and Carbon Footprints Communications strategies…
Rex Hoggard joins Golf Today to share his thoughts on the Jon Rahm news and explain how the Public Investment Fund could use a deal with Jon Rahm to lure the PGA Tour back to the table to make a deal. #GolfChannel #GolfToday #JonRahm » Subscribe to Golf Channel: » For the latest news around golf: Co-founded by Arnold Palmer and Joe Gibbs on January 17, 1995, Golf Channel in 2011 became part of the NBC Sports Group and – serving the most-affluent audience in all of television – now is available to nearly 500 million viewers in nearly 80…
New men’s intercollegiate team championship at Öviinbyrd Golf Club will mark the first NCAA Division I golf event held in Canada Oakville, Ont. – Golf Canada is pleased to announce the creation of the Canadian Collegiate Invitational tournament that will take place at Öviinbyrd Golf Club in MacTier, Ont. from September 15 – 17, 2024. The tournament will be conducted by Golf Canada and co-hosted by Kent State University and Penn State University who are both led by Canadian head coaches, Jon Mills (Kent State) and Mark Leon (Penn State). The tournament will feature NCAA Division I men’s golf teams…