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Adam Scott will bring up another remarkable milestone – his 11th Presidents Cup appearance – at Royal Montreal this week, aiming to end years of pain inflicted by the United States team on the Internationals.
The 44-year-old Scott’s Presidents Cup journey is like no other.
As a 23-year-old he made his International team debut at Fancourt in South Africa in the famous tied competition where darkness ended a titanic contest with Ernie Els and Tiger Woods on the course.
He remembers being “incredibly nervous” and leaning on his teammate Ernie Els for support; they played together at Fancourt, and Els remains a close confidante and mentor for Scott to this day.
His first match with Els sticks is embedded in his memory. “Ernie and I were 2-down with three to go in alternate shot and I was very nervous. He was playing great at the time, and I felt like it had been my fault we’re 2-down and he said, ‘Don’t worry about it, we’ve just got to stay the course’. He kept telling me that.
“And then I holed a good putt on 16, he holed a good one on 17 and then he chipped it stiff and we won the 18th and the match 1-up. That’s just one that really sticks with me. It was a great first match in the Presidents Cup for me, playing with one of the greatest friends and real flip in match play.”
As it happens 21 years on it is still the closest Scott has come to a win in International colours. Despite leading deep into the event at Seoul in 2015 where it ended up 15.5-14.5, and Melbourne in 2019 when it was 16-14, Scott still does not have a victory in this competition.
The Internationals’ win at Royal Melbourne in 1998 is the only time the US has lost in the Presidents Cup. Potentially, this could be Scott’s last opportunity.
“There’s been a lot of hurt, especially on a couple of the close calls, most recently in Korea and then in Melbourne,” he said. “Melbourne was a tough one going into Sunday with the lead in my home country and not getting it done. But the US is a great team.
“They keep putting up great teams and I feel like the great memories for me are being part of this team, being with the guys and on a different level for the week and hopefully inspiring some of the younger players now to continue to make the teams, continue to gain experience and eventually get the upper hand on the US team.”
Scott’s relationship with captain Mike Weir goes back years, including several times as a teammate for the Internationals. One of his most positive memories is of the famous singles match in Canada in 2007 when Weir took down Tiger Woods.
“I have strong memories of Royal Montreal with Mike in 2007 and for any of the younger guys, if they want to see what Mike is made of, they just need to watch him play Tiger (Woods) at Royal Montreal in 2007 and they know they’ve got a great leader.”
Scott is one of three Australians on the International team, with Min Woo Lee and Jason Day.
Day one matches begin at 1.35am (AEST) Friday.
PHOTO: Adam Scott tunes his bunker play at Royal Montreal on Tuesday. Image: Getty
Josh Armstrong took a while to get rolling, but the big rig found top gear just in time to nab the final trophy of the New South Wales Open Qualifying Series today.
Armstrong, a native Canberran now based in Sydney, carved out a sublime, bogey-free 6-under-par 64 on familiar Queanbeyan turf to hold off some bold challenges.
His 9-under total proved just enough to fend off the fast-finishing Corey Lamb (66) at 8-under, while Rick Kulacz (64) and Blake Windred (67) were each bogey-free in reaching 7-under.
They were joined in a share of third by joint overnight leader Will Florimo (69), who started well but couldn’t go with the chasing pack as it roared past.
Armstrong, 25, opened his tournament with a bogey on Tuesday and was still 1-over when he turned on to the back nine in the first round.
But he parlayed four back-nine birdies yesterday into another four today, then capped it with a stunning 10m eagle putt on the par-5 16th to ultimately seal victory.
“Overall I played really well, my putter was good today and it was pretty nice to make that big one on the 16th right when I needed to,” Armstrong said.
“I’ve been playing better than my results suggest, so it’s really nice to get rewarded for effort.
“And I’m really glad to do it with mum (Lynne) here and at a course I know so well, I’ve played a lot of golf here and I think that probably helped me out a bit.”
Kulacz, the 2006 NSW Open champion, was outstanding in setting the clubhouse mark for Armstrong to chase. The West Australian veteran is building back to his best form and sent a shiver through the field when he surged to 7-under with the long 16th to play.
But his long birdie try on the par-5 agonisingly hung over the lip and his momentum stalled.
He was joined in qualifying for the NSW Open at Murray Downs in November by Lamb and the home club’s assistant professional, Trent Britton.
Despite the final nine holes being played in miserable conditions, Britton had a generous gallery following him when he surged up the leaderboard with three successive birdies from the ninth.
But his chance slipped with his missed par putt on the short 15th as he closed with a 68 to be 6-under.
The NSW Open will be played at Murray Downs from November 14-17.
LEADERBOARD
-9: Josh Armstrong (NSW)
-8: Corey Lamb (NSW)
-7: Rick Kulacz (WA), Will Florimo (Qld), Blake Windred (NSW)
-6: Jay Mackenzie (NSW), Trent Britton (ACT), Andrew Kelly (Vic), Ed Donoghue (Vic)
NEXT UP
The $150,000 World Sand Greens Championships will be played at Binalong in country NSW on Saturday and Sunday.
The Men’s NSW Open Golf Regional Qualifying Series is proudly supported by Destination NSW, the NSW Government’s tourism and major events agency.
Australian Travis Smyth will endeavour to stay out of his own way as he seeks to turn a run of red-hot form into a second Asian Tour title at this week’s Yeangder TPC in Chinese Taipei.
A return to Linkou International Golf and Country Club should elicit positive memories for Smyth, who broke through in this tournament two years ago for his maiden Asian Tour win and was second last year.
That win also marked the start of a new dietary regime that has significantly impacted Smyth’s health and enabled him to get the very best from his considerable talents on the golf course.
Runner-up at the Shinhan Donghae Open two weeks ago, Smyth was also fourth at the Mandiri Indonesia Open, tied fifth at the International Series Morocco to go with two further top-10 finishes.
Currently sixth on the Asian Tour Order of Merit, Smyth knows that all he needs now is patience to bring that second win to fruition.
“I feel like I’m playing good golf and really feel like a win is going to be coming very soon but I need to go out and earn it,” said Smyth.
“I can’t get in my own way and think about winning too much.
“It’s going to require a lot of patience, digging deep and focusing on those good shots. What do I have to do to hit those good shots?
“Then I think I’ll be in a good position.”
Smyth leads a contingent of 16 Australians in Taipei that includes another Aussie in good form in Aaron Wilkin.
Wilkin endured a heartbreaking playoff loss at the Indonesia Open four weeks ago to climb to 31st on the Order of Merit.
David Micheluzzi (75th) and Jason Scrivener (80th) can advance their chances of qualifying for the DP World Tour Playoffs at the Open de Espana in Madrid and Grace Kim and Stephanie Kyriacou lead the five Aussies at the LPGA Tour’s Walmart NW Arkansas Championship.
Photo: Jason Butler/Getty Images
Round 1 tee times AEST
Asian Tour
Yeangder TPC
Linkou International Golf and Country Club, Chinese Taipei
8:30am Deyen Lawson
8:50am Justin Warren
9am Jack Thompson
9:10am Todd Sinnott
9:10am* Kevin Yuan
9:20am Zach Murray
9:20am* Brendan Jones
9:30am Andrew Dodt
9:30am* Jed Morgan, Harrison Crowe
9:50am Lachlan Barker
1:40pm Aaron Wilkin
2:10pm Travis Smyth
2:30pm Jordan Zunic
2:40pm Sam Brazel
2:40pm* Maverick Antcliff
Defending champion: Poom Saksansin
Past Aussie winners: Travis Smyth (2022)
Prize money: $US1 million
Presidents Cup
Royal Montreal Golf Club, Montreal, Canada
Day 1: Fourballs
Day 2: Foursomes
Day 3: Fourballs/Foursomes
Final Day: Singles
Defending champions: United States
TV times: Live Friday 1:30am–8am; Live Saturday 3am–8am; Live Saturday 9pm–8am; Live Monday 2am-8am on Fox Sports 503 and Kayo.
LPGA Tour
Walmart NW Arkansas Championship
Pinnacle Country Club, Rogers, Arkansas
Australasians in the field: Grace Kim, Stephanie Kyriacou, Gabriela Ruffels, Hira Naveed, Robyn Choi.
Defending champion: Haeran Ryu
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: $US3 million
TV times: Live 6:30am-9:30am Saturday; Live 4am-7am Sunday, Monday on Fox Sports 505 and Kayo.
DP World Tour
acciona Open de España
Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
5pm Jason Scrivener
5:40pm Andrew Martin
6:10pm Daniel Hillier (NZ)
9:40pm* David Micheluzzi
10:30pm* Haydn Barron
11:10pm Sam Jones (NZ)
Defending champion: Matthieu Pavon
Past Aussie winners: Rodger Davis (1990)
Prize money: $US3.25 million
TV times: Live 10pm-3am Thursday, Friday; Live 9:30pm-2am Saturday on Fox Sports 505; Live 9pm-2am Sunday on Fox Sports 503 and Kayo.
Ladies European Tour
Lacoste Ladies Open de France
Golf Barriere, Deauville, France
4:15pm* Momoka Kobori (NZ)
4:39pm Kelsey Bennett
9:03pm Kirsten Rudgeley
9:03pm* Whitney Hillier
Defending champion: Johanna Gustavsson
Past Aussie winners: Karen Lunn (1997), Stacey Keating (2012)
Prize money: €375,000
Japan Golf Tour
Vantelin Tokai Classic
Miyoshi Country Club (West Cse), Aichi
10:30am* Anthony Quayle
10:40am* Brad Kennedy
10:50am* Michael Hendry
Defending champion: Yuta Kinoshita
Past Aussie winners: Graham Marsh (1985, 1990), Brian Jones (1988)
Prize money: ¥110 million
Challenge Tour
Swiss Challenge
Golf Saint Apollinaire, Folgensbourg, France
4:56pm* Hayden Hopewell
5:29pm Connor McKinney
Defending champion: Adam Blomme
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: €270,000
Debutant Min Woo Lee joins fellow Aussies Adam Scott and Jason Day on an International Team trying to end the dominance of the United States at the 15th staging of the Presidents Cup at Royal Montreal Golf Club in Canada.
Seventeen years on from his epic singles victory against Tiger Woods at Royal Montreal, Canadian Mike Weir returns as captain of a team boasting three of his countrymen, three Aussies, four Koreans, Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama and South African Christiaan Bezuidenhout.
Standing between them and a first International win since a Peter Thomson-inspired upset at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in 1998 is an American team bursting at the seams with major winners and Olympic champions.
The undisputed two best players of 2024, Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele, headline a US team that also includes major champions in Collin Morikawa, Wyndham Clark, Keegan Bradley and Brian Harman.
Competition begins with five fourball matches on Friday morning AEST to be followed by five foursomes (alternate shot) matches on Saturday morning.
Sunday will see four fourball matches in the morning followed by four foursomes matches in the afternoon, the Cup to be decided on Monday morning with 12 singles matches.
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As Lee makes his first Presidents Cup appearance, Day returns for the first time since 2017 for his fifth Presidents Cup while Scott is playing his 11th dating back to 2003. He has played more matches in the Presidents Cup than the entire US team combined.
Back for the first time in seven years, Day has already seen a transformation within the International team room that he hopes will translate to a drought-breaking win.
“I’ve missed the last couple, so it’s nice to be able to get into a room and have guys very passionate about trying to win the Cup,” said Day.
“Back in my day, maybe not a lot of the guys were maybe bought into the Presidents Cup as what I’m seeing now, myself included.
“The team environment has shifted a lot since when I first started.”
The Presidents Cup is live all four days on Fox Sports, available on Foxtel and Kayo. Day one fourballs begin at 1:30am Friday morning AEST.
Details
DEFENDING CHAMPION: United States won 17.5-12.5 in 2022
TOURNAMENT RECORD: 12-1-1 (United States)
TEAMS
International: Hideki Matsuyama, Sungjae Im, Adam Scott, Tom Kim, Jason Day, Byeong Hun An, Corey Conners, Taylor Pendrith, Mackenzie Hughes, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Min Woo Lee, Si Woo Kim. Captain: Mike Weir.
United States: Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Wyndham Clark, Patrick Cantlay, Sahith Theegala, Sam Burns, Tony Finau, Russell Henley, Keegan Bradley, Brian Harman, Max Homa. Captain: Jim Furyk.
LIVE SCORES: www.pgatour.com
SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram: @presidentscup; @presidentscupintlteam
X: @IntlTeam; @PresidentsCup
Facebook: @ThePresidentsCup
TV COVERAGE: The Presidents Cup is live on Fox Sports, available on Foxtel and Kayo.
*All times AEST.
Day 1 (Fourball): Friday 1:30am–8am (Fox Sports 503/Kayo)
Day 2 (Foursomes): Saturday 3am–8am (Fox Sports 503/Kayo)
Day 3 (Fourball, Foursomes): Saturday 9pm–8am (Fox Sports 503/Kayo)
Final Day (Singles): Monday 2am-8am (Fox Sports 503/Kayo)
Photo: Tracy Wilcox/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)
Heaving Australian crowds and world-class courses are the perfect formula to recreate a major-like atmosphere on home soil says PGA TOUR star, Cam Davis.
Davis, Australia’s most recent winner on the PGA TOUR, confirmed his place in the summer’s two marquee events on the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia, the BMW Australian PGA Championship and ISPS HANDA Australian Open.
Davis was just 22 when he triumphed at The Australian Golf Club to claim the 2017 Australian Open and has finished tied seventh in each of his past two starts at the Australian PGA Championship.
But more than the lure of a second Stonehaven Cup and maiden Joe Kirkwood Cup, the 29-year-old points to the home-country support for elevating the tournaments to the equivalent of a major championship.
“It isn’t a major but, to an Australian, it still feels like a major,” said Davis.
“I think every player out there would feel that if you’re playing on the Aussie tour, these are your majors for the year.
“If you’re playing around the world, you might have played one or two (majors). But you come back and these have the same sort of atmosphere, especially as a local coming back to play at home.”
With the Australian PGA Championship finding a home at Royal Queensland and the Australian Open to return to the Melbourne sandbelt for the second time in three years, Davis says that the championship stages add to the feeling of prestige.
“It’s always great when you get the best courses in Australia involved in the biggest tournaments,” said the world No.42, who won the Rocket Mortgage Classic for a second time in June.
“There’s something about seeing a sandbelt golf course on TV and something about seeing Brisbane on TV.
“The environment that you’re playing in is so different to everywhere else in the world.
“Especially when you have been playing all over the world throughout the year, when you come back it’s awesome to be amongst that environment again.”
Bitterly disappointed to be overlooked for the International Team for this week’s Presidents Cup, the silver lining is that Davis has an extra week to refresh and set his sights on an Aussie summer assault.
Aware that with the likes of Jason Day, Cameron Smith and Min Woo Lee confirmed to return that victories won’t come easy, Davis will return to Australia with a burning ambition to complete the Aussie quinella.
“To try and get the Aussie PGA championship under my belt as well would mean a lot,” said Davis.
“I feel like having a trophy in both of the biggest events that Australia holds is a real feather in the cap, especially for an Australian player.
“I know what it was like to win the Australian Open and that doesn’t stop you from wanting to try and do it again.”
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PGA Professional Darrell Dalton hopes to use the impetus from taking out the major gong at the Sunshine Coast Community Awards to fulfil his ultimate ambition of a purpose-built golf facility for people with a disability.
Darrell and co-founder Michelle Dalton were awarded Best Sunshine Coast Community Service or Organisation of the Year for their work at Golf Programs Australia Incorporated, a charitable organisation that uses golf to “drive inclusion and break isolation” for various individuals and community groups in the Sunshine Coast region.
Among the services offered, GPAI delivers golf programs every Tuesday at the Glenview Par 3 Course and operates a charity golf shop and retail shop that provides learning and employment opportunities through their Social Enterprise program.
Established in 2014, Dalton’s dream is a purpose-built golf facility that will not only enable expansion of their golf offering but to provide even greater employment opportunities for people with a disability.
Dalton believes that the recognition by Sunshine Coast Council and Mayor Rosanna Natoli is a step further towards bringing their vision to fruition.
“It provides that endorsement and recognition of where we’ve come from, where we are now and where we’re going,” said Dalton.
“The community that we’ve created and work in the disability sector here on the Sunshine Coast, that is the highest accolade that we could have achieved within our sector.
“Moving forward, working with the Chamber of Commerce, Sunshine Coast Council, and of course, the PGA of Australia, absolute gold as far as we’re concerned.”
This week is double cause for celebration for Golf Programs Australia as they mark their recent move to Glenview Par 3 Golf Course with an official welcome function on Tuesday night.
It was a move made necessary after a change in ownership meant that GPAI had to vacate their previous venue on short notice.
Welcomed with open arms by PGA Professional Wade Hooper and those associated with Glenview, the search for a new home for their golf program highlighted to Dalton again the need for a facility they can call their own.
“Venue is key for us, and that’s why our mission and vision to establish a purpose-built golf facility is such a big thing,” Dalton added.
“We operate the largest inclusive disability weekly golf program – we run 48 weeks a year – so to be suddenly homeless was a huge deal.
“I’d been reaching out to Glenview and fellow PGA Pro, Wade Hooper. As soon as he saw our crew and saw the program, he just fell in love with it.”
With community awareness now growing and support coming from both the PGA of Australia and Golf Australia, Dalton is optimistic that the work of the past decade will pave the way for a bright future.
“People are now coming to us because they know what we do. They appreciate what we do,” he added.
“Because we have a charity golf pro shop, the golf community itself has come on board.
“Pacific Golf Club in Brisbane, Caloundra Golf Club, the Oxley District Vets, they donate all this golf equipment that we can sell in the shop.
“That sort of response is enormous and helps to fund us.”
To read more about GPAI and how to donate so that they can continue the wonderful work they do, visit gpai.org.au.
Australia’s latest PGA Tour winner, Cam Davis, has set his sights on another big Australian victory after locking in the BMW Australian PGA Championship and ISPS HANDA Australian Open to his end-of-year schedule.
A previous Australian Open champion, Davis made it win number two on the world’s toughest tour when he claimed the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club in June.
The 29-year-old from Sydney, currently ranked No.41 in the world, will be among the leading contenders in both Australian majors which are co-sanctioned by the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia and DP World Tour.
The BMW Australian PGA Championship will be played at Royal Queensland Golf Club on November 21-24 followed by the Open in Melbourne on November 28-December 1.
Davis joins an awesome PGA field that includes fellow drawcards Cam Smith, Jason Day and defending champion Min Woo Lee.
“This year has been a good one so far, winning on the PGA TOUR is always a big thrill,” Davis said.
“I’d love to win a second Australian Open, or first Australian PGA. That would be a great way to finish 2024.
“Playing in Australia to wrap up my schedule each year is such a fun way to close things out. In addition to catching up with my family, the crowds at these two events are also so good to me and I hope they come out in force again this year.”
Davis’s Open win at The Australian in 2017 – his first victory as a professional – was one of the most memorable successes of the past decade, providing the impetus for the former Australian Amateur champion to reach the PGA Tour two years later.
His record also includes the 2021 Rocket Mortgage Classic and a Presidents Cup appearance for the International team in 2022.
He has finished T7 in his last two appearances at Royal Queensland.
“Having played the Australian PGA at Royal Queensland for the last couple of years, I think I’ve got a really good idea for how to have success there and hopefully this year I can put that plan into action,” Davis said.
“Both events are going to have strong fields so it’s not going to easy.”
PGA of Australia CEO Gavin Kirkman said: “Having Cam back home in Australia is huge for our major championships. He’s a very talented player and an outstanding young man who is a great supporter of Australian golf.
“I’m sure he’d love to win the Joe Kirkwood Cup to add to the Stonehaven Cup. It’s only a small group of golfers who have achieved that feat but Cam certainly has the ability to pull it off.”
Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said Davis was another great boost to the event’s exciting line-up.
“Brisbane is Australia’s lifestyle capital and our major events create more to see and do in the suburbs,” Cr Schrinner said.
“Cam will join the suite of world class athletes teeing off at the Royal Queensland fairway in November, providing a thrilling competition for local and visiting golf fans.
“The benefits of this world-class tournament will be felt across the region, delivering millions in economic support for local Brisbane businesses.”
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Victorian Mark Boulton is feeling more comfortable among some of Australian golf’s most accomplished players after recording his second win of the season at the Lismore Workers Legends Golf Club.
After a brilliant rookie season on the PGA Legends Tour last year in which he won four times, wins have been harder to come by in 2024.
He was victorious at Busselton in May and after a run of top-five finishes made it win No.2 on the year with a two-stroke victory at Lismore Workers Golf Club.
“Not that I felt that I deserved a win, but the game’s been pretty solid of recent,” said Boulton.
“Play solidly enough and hopefully the scores come.
“It felt like a little while between wins so this is great.
“This proves that I’m capable. Feel like I should be here.”
Boulton had just one bogey in his round of 4-under 66, two clear of Grant Fyander (68) and Michael Isherwood (68).
HOW THE WINNING ROUND UNFOLDED
A birdie at his second hole – the par-5 sixth – was a strong start but Boulton’s round stalled with a bogey on 12 to be even par through his first nine holes.
He soon kicked into gear, however, a birdie at the par-5 14th the first of three on the trot, closing out his round of 4-under with birdie at the par-4 third.
WHAT THE WINNER SAID
“We started on five and hit a good shot into five. Made a nice par, which was good to start on,” said Boulton.
“Played pretty solid. Stuck a few shots close for birdies, made a few good putts so it was all going quite smoothly.
“(The bogey) was just a small blemish. But other than that, it was stock-standard driver in play, hit greens in regulation and knock the putt in.”
LEADERBOARD RUNDOWN
1 Mark Boulton 66
T2 Grant Fyander 68
T2 Michael Isherwood 68
4 Simon Tooman 69
T5 David McKenzie 70
T5 Chris Taylor 70
NEXT UP
Glen Innes Golf Club makes a return to the PGA Legends Tour schedule on Wednesday followed by the Watsons Leisure Centre Legends Classic at Coffs Harbour Golf Club on Friday, where Mark Boulton is the defending champion.
Not even a pre-round injury inflicted by a rogue magpie could hold Chris Taylor back from a 10th win of the season at the Casino Legends Pro-Am at Casino Golf Club.
The nearest challenger to Andre Stolz at the top of the PGA Legends Tour Order of Merit, Taylor had seven birdies and an eagle in his round of 6-under 64 to finish two clear of Adam Henwood (66) with Peter Jones (68) and Brad Burns (68) sharing third.
Taylor came under attack from an unappreciative local as he warmed up on Sunday morning but shrugged it off to continue on his winning ways.
“Beware of the wounded golfer, eh,” said Taylor.
“I’d hit a few wedges down the practice fairway, we and picked up the range balls and got hit in the head by a magpie.
“Pecked me in the head, drew a bit of blood and thought it was going to leave me with a bit of a headache.”
HOW THE WINNING ROUND UNFOLDED
With four birdies in his first six holes, you would never have known Taylor was in any discomfort.
He began with a birdie at the par-4 first and then picked off three in succession from the fourth to the sixth holes.
There were dropped shots at both 10 and 12 but were wedged either side of an eagle at the par-4 11th.
After almost driving the green, Taylor hit a lob wedge over the bunker and then watched on as his ball spun back from behind the hole and into the cup.
Consecutive birdies at 13 and 14 separated Taylor again from the rest of the field, closing out his round of 66 with a bogey on 17 and birdie on 18.
WHAT THE WINNER SAID
“It was one of those days where I basically just holed a lot of putts,” said Taylor.
“I had six or seven birdies and an eagle so just one of those days where everything went right, I suppose.
“Look, any win’s a good win, but to have 10 in one season is quite good.”
LEADERBOARD RUNDOWN
1 Chris Taylor 64
2 Adam Henwood 66
T3 Peter Jones 68
T3 Brad Burns 68
5 Mike Zilko 70
T6 Nicholas White 71
T6 Tomas Mezera 71
T6 Dell Bain 71
NEXT UP
The PGA Legends Tour continues its run in northern New South Wales on Monday with the Lismore Workers Legends Pro-Am at Lismore Workers Golf Club.
Clutch performances from captain Cameron Smith and Lucas Herbert have earned Ripper GC the LIV Golf Teams Championship for the first time.
Third in the team standings entering the Team Championship Dallas at Maridoe Golf Club in Texas, the Ripper GC team of Smith, Herbert, Matt Jones and Marc Leishman enjoyed a bye in the Quarter-Finals before facing off against Fireballs GC in the Semi-Finals.
After Smith and Jones lost their foursomes match against Sergio Garcia and Abraham Ancer, Herbert and Leishman both had to win for their team to advance to the final.
Herbert edged David Puig 1 up and then Leishman won a see-sawing contest with Eugenio Chacarra with a par at the first playoff hole.
In the final, all four scores of each of the four teams count, Ripper GC claiming a three-stroke win thanks to rounds of 4-under 68 from Smith, 3-under 69 from Herbert and rounds of 2-under 70 from both Jones and Leishman.
Winners of team events in Adelaide and Singapore during the season, Smith said it was stressful watching the movement on the leaderboard coming down the stretch.
“Watching the leaderboard today was pretty stressful,” said Smith.
“I almost wanted to take my eye off it, but I couldn’t, I was so intrigued with what we had to do.
“There was something in me that was going to tell me that the boys were going to come through.
“To be a part of this is unreal, especially with these guys.”
In Europe, Adam Scott finished T57 in the DP World Tour’s BMW PGA Championship won in a playoff by American Billy Horschel, while Hayden Hopewell was equal seventh in the Italian Challenge Open on the Challenge Tour.
On the LPGA Tour, Kiwi Lydia Ko continued her summer of success with a commanding win at the Kroger Queen City Championship.
The Olympic and AIG Women’s Open champion claimed her 22nd LPGA Tour title by a five strokes, Grace Kim the best of the Aussies in a share of 19th.
Results
LIV Golf
Team Championship Dallas
Maridoe Golf Club, Carrollton, Texas
1 Ripper GC 277
T2 4Aces GC 280
T2 Ironheads GC 280
4 Legion XIII 282
LPGA Tour
Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G
TPC River’s Bend, Maineville, Ohio
1 Lydia Ko (NZ) 67-66-69-63—265 $US300,000
T19 Grace Kim 70-70-71-67—278 $21,122
T27 Minjee Lee 71-71-68-69—279 $16,425
T27 Stephanie Kyriacou 69-67-69-74—279 $16,425
T45 Gabriela Ruffels 73-69-70-70—282 $8,082
T61 Robyn Choi 70-69-74-72—285 $4,568
MC Hira Naveed 74-70—144
MC Su Oh 73-77—150
DP World Tour
BMW PGA Championship
Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, England
1 Billy Horschel 67-69-65-67—268 €1,370,338.38
T18 Daniel Hillier (NZ) 72-70-67-68—277 €87,930.05
T57 Adam Scott 71-69-74-71—285 €24,585.48
T61 Ryan Fox (NZ) 71-70-72-73—286 €22,167.24
MC Jason Scrivener 68-75—143
Japan Golf Tour
Panasonic Open Golf Championship
Arima Royal Golf Club, Hyogo
1 Kensei Hirata 62-68-68-65—263 ¥20m
T48 Brad Kennedy 65-72-72-73—282 ¥285,333
61 Anthony Quayle 73-66-71-80—290 ¥229,000
MC Michael Hendry (NZ) 73-73—146
Ladies European Tour
La Sella Open
La Sella Golf Resort, Spain
1 Helen Briem 67-71-66-66—270 €150,000
T12 Kirsten Rudgeley 68-69-70-74—281 €20,500
T41 Amy Walsh 74-69-72-73—288 €5,577.78
MC Momoka Kobori (NZ) 71-74—145
MC Kelsey Bennett 75-72—147
MC Whitney Hillier 73-76—149
Korn Ferry Tour
Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship
Ohio State University GC (Scarlet Cse), Columbus, Ohio
1 Frankie Capan III 68-67-66-70—271 $US270,000
T60 Rhein Gibson 69-72-72-73—286 $6,060
MC Karl Vilips 72-73—145
PGA TOUR Champions
PURE Insurance Championship
Pebble Beach Golf Links, Monterey Peninsula, California
1 Paul Broadhurst 66-64-72—202
6 Steven Alker (NZ) 65-72-70—207
T14 Rod Pampling 69-70-71—210
T39 Stuart Appleby 74-71-71—216
T45 Steve Allan 70-75-73—218
T45 John Senden 71-73-74—218
T50 Cameron Percy 70-73-77—220
MC David Bransdon 71-76—147
MC Richard Green 74-74—148
MC Michael Wright 70-78—148
Epson Tour
Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout
El Dorado, Arkansas
1 Jenny Bae 66-70-73—209 $US50,625
T23 Amelia Garvey (NZ) 74-69-74—217 $3,868
T25 Fiona Xu (NZ) 75-73-70—218 $3,259
MC Cassie Porter 78-73—151
LET Access Series
Lavaux Ladies Open
Golf de Lavaux, Switzerland
1 Mimi Rhodes 68-68-64—200 €7,200
T46 Wenyung Keh (NZ) 71-73-74—218 €256.50
MC Munchin Keh (NZ) 73-77—150
Challenge Tour
Italian Challenge Open
Argentario GC, Monte Argentario, Italy
1 John Parry 66-67-65-68—266 €56,000
T7 Hayden Hopewell 68-69-68-68—273 €8,820
MC Sam Jones (NZ) 74-68—142
Legends Tour
WINSTONgolf Senior Open
WINSTONgolf, Vorbeck, Germany
1 Van Phillips 70-66-68—204
T11 Scott Hend 76-63-70—209
T22 Michael Long (NZ) 71-69-72—212
