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SportAustralian Associated PressHovland snares Tiger's World Challenge
Viktor Hovland has emerged victorious after an extraordinary final round of the World Challenge in the Bahamas - with Collin Morikawa squandering a five-shot lead and the chance to become world No.So wild was this final round of the year for golf's elite that Morikawa wasn't even a factor over the last hour at Albany Golf Club.
SportAustralian Associated PressMorikawa set to grab world No.1 in Bahamas
Collin Morikawa has built a five-shot lead at the Tiger Woods hosted World Challenge in the Bahamas, with the American one solid round away from reaching No.Morikawa would stay at the top of the rankings for only a week based on the two-year rolling formula.
SportAustralian Associated PressTiger considers return in father-son event
Tiger Woods is reportedly considering a return to golf at the December 18-19 PNC Championships, the annual father-son tournament in Orlando.com report, a source "familiar with Woods' progress" indicated an official announcement could come as early as next week, following more practice time and how his body reacts to increased play.
SportAustralian Associated PressDeChambeau leads PGA holiday event by one
This holiday event in the Bahamas is taking on a little more meaning for Bryson DeChambeau seeking a small measure of revenge and Collin Morikawa pursuing a more noble goal of reaching No.One week after getting whipped by Brooks Koepka in Las Vegas at their made-for-TV match, DeChambeau made five birdies in a six-hole stretch around the turn at Albany and overcame a late double bogey from a wild drive for an eight-under 64.
SportAustralian Associated PressMcIlroy shares PGA's World Challenge lead
Rory McIlroy has gone from tears at the Ryder Cup to some of his best golf of the year, and right now his only complaint is the calendar."I wish it was the end of March," McIlroy said on Thursday after a six-under 66 to share the lead with Daniel Berger and Abraham Ancer in the World Challenge.
SportAustralian Associated PressMcIlroy backs players in Saudi tourney
Rory McIlroy views golfers as "independent contractors" and says the PGA and European tours should allow players to compete in the Saudi International in February.The Saudi International, which will be on the Asian Tour schedule in 2022, has released a list of confirmed golfers including the high-profile Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau and Phil Mickelson.
SportAustralian Associated PressGolfer Green looks to Webb for inspiration
Australian golfer Hannah Green wants to channel the killer instinct of her legendary compatriot Karrie Webb in her quest to win another major title.Green believes adopting the renowned focus of seven-time major winner Webb is a key to repeating her maiden 2019 major success at the LPGA Championship.
SportAustralian Associated PressScott faces PGA Tour fine for Saudi swing
Australian Adam Scott and a host of high-profile golf stars could be fined if they play in next year's lucrative Saudi International - which is not a sanctioned PGA Tour or DP World Tour event.Scott and fellow major champions Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson, Sergio Garcia, Henrik Stenson, Graeme McDowell and Shane Lowry are among the marquee names that have committed to play the February 3-6 tournament in the Middle East.
SportAustralian Associated PressWoods expects to play tour events again
Tiger Woods has ruled out a full-time return to professional golf but says he is still intent on playing tour events as he continues his recovery from a life-threatening car accident.Woods spoke of his progress and remaining ambitions in the sport, one week after posting a short clip on his official Twitter account showing him hitting balls on a practice range.
SportAustralian Associated PressKyriacou ends season with $112,000 present
Rising Australian golf star Steph Kyriacou has ended her Ladies European Tour season by banking a 70,000 Euro ($A112,000) windfall - the perfect late brirthday present before she undertakes a marathon journey to the US in a bid to earn her card on the LPGA Tour.Kyriacou won a 50,000 Euro ($A80,000) bonus for finishing third in the Tour's season-long Order of Merit following a joint-fifth finish on Sunday at the concluding Andalucia Costa del Sol Open de Espana, which also earned her another 20,0
SportAustralian Associated PressHillier, Kyriacou in Spanish golf top 10
Australians Whitney Hillier and Steph Kyriacou are both poised for top-10 finishes in the Andalucia Costa del Sol Open de Espana but their chances of victory appear slim with leader Carlota Ciganda on course for a home victory.Solheim Cup star Carlota Ciganda is at 10-under par to lead by three shots heading into the final day of the Ladies European Tour in Spain.
SportAustralian Associated PressGolf Australia reveals membership boom
Golf officials have found a silver lining from the devastating pandemic that has wiped out consecutive Australian Opens for the first time since World War II.Golf Australia on Thursday announced its biggest membership spike in 50 years as the sport, at club level, enjoys an unprecedented boom largely because of COVID-19.
SportAustralian Associated PressMin Woo Lee eyes US after breakout year
Knowing even his B game is good enough, Australian golf sensation Min Woo Lee has set his sights on the lucrative US PGA Tour after taking Europe by storm.Lee has rocketed from 252nd in the rankings in June to world No.
SportAustralian Associated PressPGA Tour prize money soars toward $A600M
Australia's top male golfers are set to get even richer with the PGA Tour raising purses in five of its biggest tournaments in a season schedule that pushes prize money up to $427 million ($A590m).The increases were approved at a board meeting two weeks ago in Houston and outlined in a memo PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan sent to players on Monday.
SportAustralian Associated PressMinjee Lee tips brother for golf greatness
She won't tell him as much but Minjee Lee has lauded her younger brother Min Woo Lee as a major winner in waiting as the emerging talent hunts down a spot in the Masters.Lee ended his spectacular European Tour season with a tie for 16th at the DP World Tour Championship in the Middle East on Sunday, enough for the West Australian to finish sixth in the 2021 Race To Dubai.
SportAustralian Associated PressGooch cruises to first PGA Tour win
Talor Gooch was playing too well to get fazed by anything in the RSM Classic, and it paid off with his first PGA Tour title when he closed with a six-under 64 for a three-shot victory at Sea Island.On Sunday the 30-year-old American was playing with two guys who have won before.
SportAustralian Associated PressJin Young Ko wins, lands LPGA player title
Facing high stakes against her toughest opponent, Jin Young Ko has delivered a performance that was close to perfect to win the richest prize in women's golf and overtake Nelly Korda for LPGA player of the year.Ko opened her final round with a 25-foot birdie putt and never looked back in the Tour Championship.
SportAustralian Associated PressMorikawa first American Euro tour winner
Collin Morikawa has become the first American to win the Race to Dubai title, the honour accorded to topping the European Tour money list, after a late surge took him to victory in the World Tour Championship in Dubai.Overnight leader Rory McIlroy faltered on Sunday at the Jumeirah Golf Estates course having looked set to become the first three-times winner of the event.
SportAustralian Associated PressKorda and Ko in high stakes LPGA duel
Nelly Korda and Jin Young Ko are part of a four-way tie for the lead going into the final round of the LPGA Tour season, with nothing less than $US1.5 million and LPGA player of the year honours on the line.
SportAustralian Associated PressGooch on track for maiden PGA Tour win
Talor Gooch hit only three fairways on Saturday but he will still take a handy lead into the final round of the RSM Classic as he hunts his first PGA Tour victory.Overnight leader Gooch put together a three-under 67 in tough conditions at Sea Island in Georgia to reach 16 under, going three shots clear of Seamus Power of Ireland (67) and Sebastian Munoz of Colombia (69).
SportAustralian Associated PressMinjee Lee chasing runaway leader Boutier
What looked to be a wide-open race for the richest prize in women's golf is now in the hands of Celine Boutier, who made seven birdies over the last 10 holes for a seven-under 65 and a four-shot lead in the CME Group Tour Championship.For so much of the wind-blown second round, a dozen or so players were separated by one shot at Tiburon Golf Club.
SportAustralian Associated PressGooch takes PGA lead at windy Sea Island
A strong wind off the Atlantic Ocean swept over Sea Island but it was no problem for Talor Gooch as he handled the exposed Seaside course for a five-under 65 to take a one-shot lead in the RSM Classic.As expected, the balmy conditions of the opening round that led to record scoring gave way to 25 mph wind and temperatures that were 10 degrees cooler.
SportAustralian Associated PressMcIlroy blows lead with double-bogey 18th
Rory McIlroy has slipped a shot off the pace in the World Tour Championship after a costly double-bogey on the final hole in Dubai.McIlroy held a two-shot lead following an opening 65 and was still one in front when he drove into a fairway bunker on the par-five 18th on the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates on Friday.
SportAustralian Associated PressMunoz shoots 60 amid PGA Tour birdie fest
Scoring in the first round of the US PGA Tour's RSM Classic in Georgia was so low that in-form Australian Cameron Smith shot six-under 66 and ended the day only tied 21st.Conditions were so ideal at Sea Island on Thursday that 33 players shot 66 or lower on the two courses, located just off the Atlantic Ocean, and all but 21 players in the field of 156 broke par.
SportAustralian Associated PressGreen, Minjee in the LPGA mix at Tiburon
Fresh from her $1 million bonus for winning the LPGA Tour's season-long Risk Reward Challenge, Hannah Green is in contention to win more money at the CME Group Tour Championship in Florida.The 2019 Women's PGA Championship winner fired an opening six-under 66 to be just two off leader Jeongeun Lee6 in the tournament which carries prizemoney of $1.
