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SportAustralian Associated PressLee, Shin, Lopez share lead at LPGA Drive On
Alison Lee and Jenny Shin have each reeled off four straight birdies to join Gaby Lopez at 7-under 65 and share a one-stroke lead after the first round of the LPGA Drive on Championship in Arizona.Lee, a 28-year-old American looking for her first tour win, birdied four of her first five holes and, after a bogey at No.
SportAustralian Associated PressGarnett, Martin tied for lead at windy Punta Cana
Brice Garnett has returned to the course of his lone PGA Tour victory where he played a clean round in steady wind for a 6-under 66 and share of the lead with Ben Martin in the Corales Puntacana Championship.Garnett won in 2018 and has come back here each year.
SportAustralian Associated PressDay, Herbert unbeaten at WGC Match Play but Scott loses
Jason Day faces a do-or-die showdown with two-time major champion Collin Morikawa after remaining unbeaten at the $US20 million WGC-Dell Technologies World Match Play in Texas.Australia's resurgent two-time Match Play champion beat Frenchman Victor Perez 2&1 at Austin Country Club to go top of Group 9 with a 2-0 win-loss record.
SportAustralian Associated PressAussies Day, Scott, Lee, Herbert post Match Play wins
1s Adam Scott and Jason Day have capped a triumphant opening day for Australian golfers at the prestigious WGC Dell Technologies Match Play with spirited comeback wins in Texas.Scott, Min Woo Lee and Lucas Herbert all posted rollercoaster 1-up victories, while Day charged to a 4&2 win over Canadian Adam Svensson at the $US20 million event.
SportAustralian Associated PressMin Woo Lee relishing return to WGC Match Play
Min Woo Lee is relishing a return to his junior days as more spoils await the emerging star with a strong showing at the WGC Dell Technologies Match Play in Texas.Fresh off a tie for sixth at the Players Championship, his best result yet on the PGA Tour, Lee is making his second appearance at the $US20 million event at Austin Country Club.
SportAustralian Associated PressLee ends eight-year drought with LIV Golf playoff win
Danny Lee has birdied his final two holes for a two-under 69 and then won LIV Golf Tucson on the second hole of a four-man playoff by making a 25-foot birdie putt from off the 18th green for his first win in nearly eight years.It was the second playoff in LIV Golf since the Saudi-funded series began last year.
SportAustralian Associated PressMoore wins first PGA title in dramatic Florida finish
American Taylor Moore has claimed his first PGA Tour title in his 46th start following a dramatic finish to the Valspar Championship in Florida.Moore carded a closing 67 at Innisbrook Resort's Copperhead Course to post the clubhouse target of 10 under, before facing an anxious wait to see if any of his rivals could match it.
SportAustralian Associated PressDavid Micheluzzi wins NSW Open and British Open berth
David Micheluzzi has booked his ticket to the 151st British Open at Royal Liverpool with a dramatic victory at the NSW Open, the penultimate event of the PGA Tour of Australasia's summer circuit.A final-round six-under-par 66 earned Micheluzzi a one-stroke win over Kade McBride, who bogeyed the 72nd hole to cruelly miss forcing a playoff at Rich River.
SportAustralian Associated PressWinless Schenk leads from Spieth, Fleetwood on PGA Tour
Winless on the PGA Tour, Adam Schenk holds a slender one-shot lead from established stars Jordan Spieth and Tommy Fleetwood after a wild and windy third round of the Valspar Championship in Florida.Schenk hit his approach to the 18th hole to five feet and made the birdie putt for a one-under 70 on Saturday to get to eight under.
SportAustralian Associated PressLeishman takes two-shot lead in LIV Golf
Marc Leishman finds himself in a rare and privileged position after claiming a two-shot lead going into the final round of the LIV Golf event in Arizona.The Australian first-round leader opened with an eagle and shot a five-under 66 at The Gallery GC on Saturday to get to 11-under but he has two major winners breathing down his neck.
SportAustralian Associated PressSchenk drops putts to lead PGA's Valspar Championship
Adam Schenk drained several putts to post a 2-under 69 that was enough to give him a one-shot lead going into the weekend at the Valspar Championship.Schenk had four birdies, all but one of them from inside 10 feet, and finished with a bogey from the bunker short of the 18th on the Copperhead course at Innisbrook.
SportAustralian Associated PressMarc Leishman rides hot putter to lead LIV Golf
Marc Leishman holed a series of long birdie putts and made a few big ones for par to post a 6-under 65 for a one-shot lead in the LIV Golf League in the high desert of Arizona.The second LIV Golf event of the season is at The Gallery north of Tucson, where the former Match Play Championship was held for two years.
SportAustralian Associated PressBattler Ryan Brehm makes ace for share of PGA lead
Ryan Brehm turned a good round into a memorable one, making a hole-in-one on the par-3 17th at Innisbrook for a 5-under 66 and a share of the lead at the Valspar Championship.Stephan Jaeger also had a 66, while Adam Schenk joined them with the low score in the afternoon on the Copperhead course.
SportAustralian Associated PressMicheluzzi eyes Order of Merit title at NSW Open
Points leader David Micheluzzi is intent on wrapping up the Order of Merit and a prized British Open berth when the PGA Tour of Australasia season heads towards a climax at Rich River.Big points are on offer at the season's final three events, starting with this week's $400,000 NSW Open where one of the best fields in decades will compete.
SportAustralian Associated PressAussie golfer Wade Ormsby wins big Asian Tour event
Australian Wade Ormsby has taken a giant stride towards a return to the lucrative LIV Golf League with a steely playoff victory at the Asian Tour's International Series Thailand.Ormsby collected $US360,000 ($A540,000) after overcoming local hope Chonlatit Chuenboonngam on the first hole of sudden-death after a compelling finish at Black Mountain Golf Club in Hua Hin.
SportAustralian Associated PressScheffler top of golf world after winning the Players
Scottie Scheffler has reclaimed golf's top ranking following a costly and dramatic collapse from Australian Min Woo Lee at the mega-rich Players Championship in Florida.Scheffler romped to a five-stroke victory at the PGA Tour's $US25 million ($A38 million) flagship event after Lee frittered away a hard-earned share of the lead early in Sunday's final round at unforgiving TPC Sawgrass.
SportAustralian Associated PressAussie golfer Louis Dobbelaar claims first pro success
Louis Dobbelaar's wait for a maiden professional victory is officially over after the 21-year-old Queenslander out-duelled local hope Sung Jin Yeo to claim the New Zealand PGA Championship at Gulf Harbour Country Club by three shots.Dobbelaar entered the pro ranks in November 2021 as the reigning Australian Amateur champion and with credentials that would suggest a smooth transition.
SportAustralian Associated PressAussies Lee, Davis eyeing Players Championship glory
Australians Min Woo Lee and Cam Davis are poised to challenge for Players Championship glory - and the biggest winner's cheque in golf - following superb third rounds at the PGA Tour's flagship tournament in Florida.Lee is outright second, two shots behind world No.
SportAustralian Associated PressAussie Dobbelaar clings to lead in New Zealand PGA
Former Australian amateur champion Louis Dobbelaar will take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the New Zealand PGA Championship despite giving up ground late on the third day in Auckland.When Dobbelaar (66) made birdie at the difficult par-4 16th for the second straight day, he held a four-stroke lead at 18-under par before local hope Sung Jin Yeo (67) produced a spirited fightback to draw within one by the day's end.
SportAustralian Associated PressAussies Lee and Day in the mix at Players Championship
Min Woo Lee is relishing the chance to contend for Players Championship glory after keeping his cool to stay in the mix at TPC Sawgrass.Lee was six under par for the tournament when poor weather forced the suspension of the second round on another day of high drama at the PGA Tour's $US25 million flagship event.
SportAustralian Associated PressStorms interrupt some of the chaos at Players Champs
Chad Ramey became the only player to reach double digits under par at The Players Championship until TPC Sawgrass, as usual, had the final say.Ramey put two tee shots in the water on the island-green 17th hole on Friday for a quintuple-bogey that cost him a three-shot lead on a day of wild swings and, eventually, wild weather.
SportAustralian Associated PressBogey-free Dobbelaar ties lead in New Zealand PGA
Queenslander Louis Dobbelaar has completed 36 bogey-free holes to join local hope Sung Jin Yeo on top of the leaderboard through two rounds of the New Zealand PGA Championship at Gulf Harbour Country Club in Auckland.Playing in the morning groups on Friday, Dobbelaar backed up a round of five-under 67 on day one with a score of six-under 66 to move to 11 under and the outright lead.
SportAustralian Associated PressDebutant Chad Ramey leads star-studded Players field
Chad Ramey made a splash on his Players Championship debut as he emerged as the surprise clubhouse leader on Thursday at Ponte Vedra Beach.1 Jon Rahm was seven shots back while Rory McIlroy carded a four-over 76.
SportAustralian Associated PressLocal sets fierce early pace in NZ PGA Championship
Young local Sung Jin Yeo has set a hot pace in the opening round of the New Zealand PGA Championship with Australia's 2017 winner Jarryd Felton close behind.Yeo threatened Ryan Fox's 10-under-par 62 course record at Gulf Harbour Country Club in Auckland after he went through the front nine in eight under before further birdies at the 11th and 12th.
SportAustralian Associated PressScheffler enjoying world No.1 scrap with Rahm, McIlroy
Scottie Scheffler is enjoying the almost-weekly battle with Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy to be world No.1, even if he still trails the pair in terms of career victories.
