Higgo triumphs in Gran Canaria, Leishman/Smith take Zurich Classic in playoff

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Apr 26 2021

The European Tour headed to the Canary Islands for the next three weeks and started in Gran Canaria for the Gran Canaria Lopesan Open at the Meloneras Golf Course on the sunshine island. It was very different temperature-wise after the chilly and windy conditions in Austria last weekend, and the scoring was completely different too as after the tough scoring conditions last weekend, this week it was a birdie fest and saw over half the field in double digits under …

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Catlin wins Austrian Open after playoff, Cink takes 4-shot win in Harbour Town

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Apr 19 2021

Two Americans were winners this week on each side of the pond as the European Tour and PGA Tour got back to normal settings after The Masters last weekend. Over in Austria at their national open at the Diamond CC near Vienna John Catlin won on the fifth play off hole to grab his latest win on the European Tour, Catlin started the final round two shots back in fourth behind the likes of Max Kieffer and joint leaders Martin …

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History made at The Masters as Matsuyama lands Japan’s first Green Jacket

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Apr 12 202112/04/2021

Sunday at The Masters, one of the greatest days in golf, and after moving day this is how the final four groups shaped up on the leaderboard… Hideki Matsuyama’s superb 65 on Saturday, including a sublime 30 on the back nine after some extraordinary iron shots into the green and a wonderful recovery chip on eighteen to save par and post the only bogey-free round of the tournament so far, was the story of ‘Moving day’ and became the first-ever …

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Justin Rose blooms at Augusta to hold 36-hole lead at the US Masters

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Apr 10 202111/04/2021

The Masters was back in its normal April slot after 2020’s version took place just five months ago in November, and this time around 10,000 patrons were also allowed into the grounds of Augusta, so that was very good as well, we missed their roars in November. Let’s see how the opening two rounds did and who got themselves into position to win at the weekend and who went home… Round One On a day were only nineteen of the …

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Why Dustin Johnson’s November triumph could work against him at the 2021 US Masters

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Apr 9 202109/04/2021

It’s hard to remember a more confident and assured performance at Augusta National as Dustin Johnson’s back in November. In winning the 2020 Masters and his maiden Green Jacket, Johnson joined an illustrious list of golfers that have tamed Augusta and claimed glory in one of the most difficult tournaments to win. Now, just six months on, the Masters has come around again, returning to its regular spring-time slot in the golfing calendar after the unusual 2020 schedule caused by …

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How to Manage Your Digital Golf Lessons?

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Mar 1 202124/03/2021

With how things have been panning out, it is not surprising that even golf lessons are now switching to digital means. And, to think that this is the current normal, we are experiencing the unexpected. But, if you are switching to digital golf lessons, for the time being, there are a few important things that you need to keep a check on. Majority of the people who have started getting online lessons have reported feeling the extent of the impacts …

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Harris English, Kevin Na winners in Hawaii as 20/21 PGA Tour resumes

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Jan 18 2021

Golf returned for 2021 as the PGA Tour had it’s first two tournaments in the Hawaii swing with both the Sentry Tournament of Champions and the Sony Open in Hawaii, and both saw plenty of terrific golf played in wonderful locations. The Sentry Tournament of Champions is pretty much what it says in the tin, all the winners from the tour events over the previous year make up a select field, although this year it was slightly different due to …

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