Jackson Koivun held a three stroke lead going into the final round of the 3M Open and, thanks to a five-under final round 66, he secured a PGA Tour win in his third professional start.

Carding rounds of 64, 68 and 61, the 21-year-old sat at 20-under through the first three rounds and, although World No.1 Scottie Scheffler was chasing him down, Koivun never looked under pressure as he produced a bogey-free round on Sunday.

Claiming a maiden title in his third start, Koivun was level-headed on Sunday, with only Scheffler making a charge on the final day.

Birdieing three of the first nine holes, further birdies at the 10th, 11th and 12th followed for Scheffler, who moved within a handful of shots of Koivun, who was three-under for the front nine.

Despite birdieing the 16th and 18th, Scheffer's score of 22-under was always going to be a few shots shy, especially when Koivun found a birdie at the 12th and then the 16th.

That left the 21-year-old three clear with two holes remaining and, following a par at the 17th, he managed to scrap a par at the last to not only win by three, but set the tournament record at 25-under.

Speaking after his win, Koivun stated: "I played a great round of golf today and I definitely had some nerves going down the 18th today.

"I wrote confidence, trust and dominate on my golf glove. Dominate is a word I came up with in college because I want to see how good I can play. It helps me a lot with my mindset and I kept doing it.

"I love this game and I love golf. It's been love at first sight and I want to thank my parents for getting me into the journey."

3M Open Leaderboard

• -25 Jackson Koivun (66)
• -22 Scottie Scheffler (63)
• -20 Hideki Matsuyama (64)
• -20 Brian Harman (65)
• -20 Denny McCarthy (66)
• -20 Chandler Phillips (67)
• -19 Davis Thompson (66)
• -19 Emiliano Grillo (69)
• -18 Ben Kohles (70)
• -17 Gary Woodland (65)
• -17 Seamus Power (68)
• -17 Michael Kim (69)
• -16 Jake Knapp (62)
• -16 Zac Blair (67)
• -16 Billy Horschel (70)

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STORY SO FAR

Jackson Koivun leads at 23-under, but Scottie Scheffler is chasing down the recently turned professional with an eye-catching back nine.

Koivun is through 10 holes, while Scheffler is through 14 holes, with the World No.1 three strokes back of Koivun.

GRILLO JOINS THE LOGJAM

Emiliano Grillo birdies the 11th and joins seven players at 17-under.

PHILLIPS TO SOLO FOURTH

It's a congested leaderboard but, at the 12th, Chandler Phillips birdies to get to 18-under and into solo fourth.

CAN HE DO IT?

MOVES BEING MADE

Ben Kohles birdies the 12th and moves to 18-under, joining Phillips on that number.

Up ahead, Scheffler finds the front edge at the 15th, while Koivun goes right at the par 5 12th, leaving a tough up-and-down for birdie.

SUPERB FROM KOIVUN

This is special from Koivun, who holes an 11-footer at the par 5 12th to get to 24-under, four clear of Scheffler.

Speaking of the World No.1, he plays a gorgeous chip at the par 4 16th, leaving a great look at birdie to move to 21-under.

SCOTTIE CONVERTS

As expected, Scheffler rolls in his birdie putt at the 16th, with the four-time Major winner moving to 21-under.

Behind Scheffler, Koivun produces a fine approach at the par 3 13th, leaving a great look at birdie.

KOIVUN FIRING

PERFECT FOR KOIVUN

He pars the 13th and, with his tee shot at the 14th, Koivun finds the fairway.

Koivun is 24-under, three clear of Scheffler, who pars the 17th following a missed birdie putt.

The World No.1 is on-course for a fifth runner-up finish of the season.

SO STEADY

Koivun is showing no signs of nerves and, at the 14th, the 21-year-old fires it down the flag and leaves a 15-footer for birdie.

He looks in control of his game and has the chance to extend his lead.

HIDEKI EAGLES THE LAST

That's special from The Masters winner, who finishes birdie-eagle to fire a seven-under 64 and currently sit in solo third.

Excellent round from Matsuyama, who is looking to claim his third top 10 of the year.

PAR SAVE FOR THE LEADER

Koivun makes an up-and-down at the 14th, leaving himself 24-under and three clear of Scheffler, who has found the fairway at the 18th.

Speaking of Scheffler, he produces a disappointing approach at the 72nd hole, leaving a tough two putt for birdie.

SCOTTIE FINISHES UP

Scheffler safely two putts for birdie at the last and he sits at 22-under for the championship.

The World No.1 sets the target and, along with that score, Brian Harman birdies the last to get to 20-under, firing a six-under 65.

SPECIAL FROM HIDEKI

KOIVUN DRIVES THE 16TH

That's so good from Koivun, who drives the par 4 16th, leaving himself 70-feet for eagle.

The American is four-under for the round and looking at a fifth birdie, which would move him 25-under for the tournament.

INSANE FROM GRILLO

Wow, what a shot from Emiliano Grillo, who holes an insane putt from off the green at the 16th for an eagle, moving to 20-under in the process.

KOIVUN EXTENDS THE LEAD

Koivun produces a great lag putt at the 16th, with the American rolling in his birdie putt to get to 25-under and extend his lead to three.

GREEN FOUND

Koivun continues his consistent play, finding the green at the par 3 17th, leaving an easy two putt to remain three clear.

EASY PAR FOR THE LEADER

Koivun lags his birdie putt up to inches and taps in to remain at 25-under, three clear of Scheffler, who fired an eight-under 63 to sit 22-under.

PHILLIPS FINISHES UP

Chandler Phillips birdies the last to finish 20-under, while Denny McCarthy also birdies to finish on the same score.

Both men register their second top 10 of the season, and share third as of writing.

SAFE FROM KOIVUN

It was a poor tee shot from Koivun, but he plays a great long iron and lays up from the fairway at the 72nd hole.

RELATABLE

IT'LL DO

Koivun goes long with his third shot at the 18th and, with a wedge in hand, he plays an average chip.

He leaves himself 10-feet for par, but he has at least three to win.

JACKSON KOIVUN WINS THE 3M OPEN

THE WINNING MOMENT

WINNER WINNER

The second round of The Open produced record-equalling rounds, some big names moving up the leaderboard, others missing the cut and late controversy at a sun-baked Royal Birkdale.

The upshot of it is that LIV Golfer Lucas Herbert leads the way, but he will face a stern test of his nerves on Moving Day with some big names in pursuit.

The big talking points of the morning wave belonged to Herbert and Sam Burns.

Herbert, whose best Major finish was T13 at the 2022 PGA Championship, produced a sublime round of 62 to take command of proceedings, overtaking first-round leader Jackson Suber on eight under.

It could have been even better for the Australian, but his short putt for par at the 18th missed left, seeing him miss out on the lowest men's Major score in a single round in history by just one.

As it is, he joined Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele and Shane Lowry as players with the joint-lowest score.

On the bittersweet moment at 18, Herbert said: “I’m absolutely disappointed, and at the same time, so proud of today. Very, very proud to put my name on that list of guys that have shot 62 in a Major championship.”

Incredibly, it only took a few more minutes until the latest name was added to that exclusive list, when Sam Burns also shot 62 to move to five under. He did it in dramatic circumstances, too, with a birdie at the 18th from a greenside bunker, to the delight of the crowd.

Burns admitted afterwards he wasn’t aware of his achievement until later on, saying: “Yeah, I had no idea until they told me up there. I didn't realise that was the case. Yeah, I'm very pleased with it.”

At that stage, many of the really big guns had yet to begin, but when they did, it wasn't long until they began making some stories of their own.

One of the game’s superstars with an outside chance is Rory McIlroy, whose two over on Thursday left him with some work ahead to make the cut. In the end, he managed it comfortably enough thanks to a 67 to move to one under.

With a deficit of seven, McIlroy won't feel as though he's out of contention just yet, but some other high-profile players will feel far more confident of their chances.

One is the defending champion, Scottie Scheffler, whose two under leaves him tied for eighth, four back of Herbert.

He's joined in that position by local hero Tommy Fleetwood, who had the backing of a raucous crowd as he made three birdies in his last five holes.

Jon Rahm is another in T8 following a 67 that leaves him well-placed for a run at his maiden Open title despite receiving a code of conduct warning for throwing his club.

However, none appeared able to match a resurgent Bryson DeChambeau, who thought he had shot a brilliant 66 to move just one behind Herbert in solo second.

Not so fast, though. Once the LIV Golfer had completed his round, he was summoned to the fifth, where he had earlier hit a provisional after finding the thick rough with his initial tee shot.

Surprisingly, a marshal found his original ball, which he played on the way to making a bogey. While it seemed he’d done a reasonable job of damage limitation, later, there were rumblings over whether he had improved his lie.

The potential penalty facing DeChambeau? Two shots and dropping three back of Herbert.

Back at the scene of the alleged offence, DeChambeau's body language suggested he was struggling to make his case and, sure enough, news later came that the LIV Golfer would be handed the penalty for a violation of Rule 8.1.

Part of a statement read by Chief Global Golf Alliance Officer of The R&A, Grant Moir, explained: "Bryson has been penalized two strokes for inadvertently improving the area of his intended swing so the intended backswing on the 5th hole when he was playing his 2nd shot.

"Rule 8.1 restricts what a player may do to improve any of the protected conditions affecting the stroke. And this includes the area of the player’s intended swing."

That decision ensured that a day of talking points continued as the sun began to set.

As a result of the penalty, DeChambeau drops to T5. In a tie for second and two back of the lead are Suber, Cameron Young and Ryan Gerard, who, along with Herbert, are all eyeing the chance of a maiden Major title, with star players lurking.

While the top of the leaderboard contains a fascinating mix of Major winners and tournament outsiders, other big names, including Matt Fitzpatrick, Jordan Spieth, Wyndham Clark and Cameron Smith, all missed the cut following a day of drama and controversy amid some brilliant Open golf.

The Open leaderboard 2026

The Open projected cut: +1

NOTABLES TO MISS THE CUT:

• +2 Cameron Smith (F)
• +2 Aaron Rai (F)
• +3 Justin Rose (F)
• +3 Tom Kim (F)
• +3 Wyndham Clark (F)
• +4 Matt Fitzpatrick (F)
• +4 Joaquin Niemann (F)
• +10 Jordan Spieth

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HELLO AND WELCOME

Welcome to Golf Monthly's second round coverage of the 2026 Open at Royal Birkdale.

Today could be an historic one with Lucas Herbert currently nine-under-par for his round. A par-par finish will set the lowest score ever recorded in a Major.

HERBERT ON FIRE

Lucas Herbert has just hit a wonderful pitch shot from the dirt, left of the 17th green, and he has 10ft for his tenth birdie of the day!

LUCAS HERBERT CHASES HISTORY

The Australian's birdie effort slides by the left side on 17, meaning he will head to the 18th tee at nine-under-par for the day.

A par to finish and he'll shoot a 61, the lowest round in men's Major history.

HERBERT IN TROUBLE ON 18

The Australian pulls driver out and hits a slice up the right rough. Not in too much danger but certainly not ideal.

BRILLIANT FROM POTGIETER

The South African only got into the field via Louis Oosthuizen's withdrawal on Monday, and he will be here for the weekend after an eagle-par finish to post +1 for his opening two rounds.

HERBERT'S SECOND SHOT INTO 18

Remember he needs a par to shoot 61, the lowest ever round shot in a men's Major...

Herbert has an okay lie in the dry, wispy rough and from 173 yards he pulls out a 9-iron. It's straight at the flag but comes up just short of the green.

Up and down for history.

HERBERT FOR BIRDIE

The Australian putts it from the fairway from some 70ft and it comes up around 5ft short.

He'll have that putt to shoot 61.

HERBERT FOR HISTORY

Lucas Herbert steps up for par on 18...and he pulls it left. Ouch.

The lowest round in men's Major history remains 62.

WHAT A ROUND

MATT FITZPATRICK IN REAL DANGER OF MISSING CUT

The World No.3 was among the tournament favorites this week but he is +2 for the day and +4 for the tournament with just three holes remaining. Unless he finishes spectacularly, he will be one of the big names heading home early.

HERBERT'S MISS ON 18 FOR A 61...

WHY HERBERT AVOIDED A RULES PENALTY AFTER RANGEFINDER CONFUSION...

Confusion arose on Friday, as Herbert's caddie was seen using a rangefinder during The Open Championship, but all was cleared up just moments later.

Read more: Why Lucas Herbert Avoided A Rules Penalty At The Open Championship After Rangefinder Moment

MCILROY UPDATE

Rory McIlroy has been excellent today, carding four birdies and one bogey through 15 holes.

It means he has jumped from +2 to -1 and can now start to forget about the cut and think about making his way into contention.

SAM BURNS SHOOTS A 62

The American holes it from the bunker at the 18th and ties Herbert's eight-under round of 62!

He goes from three-over-par to five-under, with Burns currently in a share of third.

GOTTERUP STAYS TWO-UNDER

He's playing some excellent golf and, on Friday, Chris Gotterup fires a two-under 68 to finish his day two-under.

He is just outside the top 20 and will safely make it through to the weekend.

ANOTHER HISTORIC 62 FROM SAM BURNS

LOWRY BIRDIES 18

The Irishman cuts a very happy figure after a birdie on 18 to shoot 68 for a three-under-par total.

SCHEFFLER UP NEXT

The World No.1 is next on the 1st tee alongside Bryson DeChambeau and Tyrrell Hatton.

CUT IS CURRENTLY AT LEVEL PAR

The cut has moved to level par but it will surely move back this afternoon as the course continues to firm up. The afternoon starters definitely have tougher conditions vs the morning wave.

MCILROY PARS 17

The World No.2 misses a 15ft birdie putt on 17 and will head to the 18th tee at one-under.

If he can make a 3 and reach two-under, he is well in this still.

WHO HAS SHOT 62 IN MEN'S MAJORS?

Today is the third day in the history of men's Major golf where there have been multiple 62s. There have now been sevens 62s, shot across four different days.

The last time that happened was three years ago at the 2023 US Open at LACC, where Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele shot the score.

• Branden Grace: 2017 Open, Royal Birkdale, 3rd Round
• Rickie Fowler: 2023 US Open, Los Angeles Country Club, 1st Round
• Xander Schauffele: 2023 US Open, Los Angeles Country Club, 1st Round
• Xander Schauffele: 2024 PGA Championship, Valhalla, 1st Round
• Shane Lowry: 2024 PGA Championship, Valhalla, 1st Round
• Lucas Herbert: 2026 Open, Royal Birkdale, 2nd Round
• Sam Burns: 2026 Open, Royal Birkdale, 2nd Round

ADAM SCOTT ON LUCAS HERBERT:

"He's got a lot of game. He's a big, strong guy. This is a pretty out there comment because I don't know his game inside and out, but I would fancy him around a links. I see him playing shots.

"So when he's on, I feel like the links kind of would really suit him because he can be creative and get more reward for it on the links rather than some other tracks.

"I think he grew up down in Melbourne, as well, on some firm and fast conditions. I'd say he's probably got a pretty high level of comfort for it."

CAM YOUNG UP TO SIX-UNDER

The World No.3 goes 67-67 to put himself right in the mix for a maiden Major title this weekend.

Young was 2nd at the 150th Open four years ago and played in the final group of the 2026 Masters so he'll feel very comfortable on Saturday.

RORY MCILROY ON 18...

The World No.2 misses the green left on 18 from just 160 yards to leave a tricky pitch shot over a bunker.

It's a gorgeous chip that settles just a few feet beyond the pin and that'll be a par for a three-under-par 67. Good day's work.

CAM SMITH ON OPEN LEADER, AND RIPPER GC TEAMMATE, LUCAS HERBERT:

"Yeah, just he works hard. He keeps wanting to get better. He was already good when he come and joined the Rippers a couple years ago, and you've seen him go from strength to strength. I feel like the team environment has really helped him, and he's asked questions.

"Now I think he's learned everything he needs to learn, and he's taking advantage of it and playing really good golf. And he's so confident at the moment. Like once he gets going, like this morning I'm sure he's just hitting it in there to three and four feet on every hole and making putts. Like once he gets his irons going, it's pretty cool to watch."

ALEX FITZPATRICK TO FOUR-UNDER

The Englishman makes his third birdie of the day at the 12th to move into a tie for 6th.

There will only be one Fitzpatrick here this weekend, and it's not World No.3 Matt

AMATEUR UPDATE

Sadly there are no amateurs inside the cut line as things stand.

2025 US Amateur champion Mason Howell shot 69 today courtesy of three birdies in his final five holes and is at two-over-par, which could well advance if winds get up this afternoon and the course continues to firm up.

LUCAS HERBERT: DISAPPOINTED AND PROUD

"I'm absolutely disappointed, and at the same time, so proud of today," he said.

"Very, very proud to put my name on that list of guys that have shot 62 in a Major championship. So it's kind of holding two emotions there at the same time.

"It's a tricky one, and I'm sure once the dust settles, I'll be able to sort of decompress it a little bit. Right now I've sort of got both going on, and it's a pretty good problem to have too, to be disappointed you shot 62."

FLEETWOOD BIRDIE

A huge roar erupts at the 2nd as home favorite Tommy Fleetwood rolls in a 15-footer for a birdie 3. A fist-pump too!

That gets him up to two-under-par.

RYO HISATSUNE'S BOGEY-FREE STRETCH ENDS

The Japanese PGA Tour player has just made a bogey at the 5th, meaning he started the 154th Open with 22 bogey-free holes. Impressive stuff.

One impressive streak that hasn't ended is his run of 19 consecutive PGA Tour cuts made, which is the third-longest on tour.

Hisatsune is currently three-under in T12th.

RORY MCILROY (-1) AFTER HIS 67:

"I think the main objective today was to be here for the weekend, which I am," he said.

"I felt like I left a couple out there. Then you look at the board and you see a couple of 62s, and you feel like you could have done a bit better.

"Yeah, get off to a decent start tomorrow. There's a couple of guys up there, this will be sort of their first experience of playing in the lead at a Major championship on the weekend, so there's obviously some that are very experienced at it like Cam and like Sam as well.

"I think if I can get off to a decent start tomorrow, be 4- or 5-under for the tournament, I'll be right in it."

STEADY START FROM THE MARQUEE GROUP

Scheffler pars the third and remains level, while both DeChambeau and Hatton also par to remain on the same score for the round.

WE CAN'T RELATE

FITZPATRICK REACTS

Arguably, the biggest surprise of the week has been Matt Fitzpatrick, who misses the cut despite showing incredible form coming into the championship.

Speaking after his round, the Major winner stated: "This week, you've just got to look at three or four holes for me.

"I've hit decent shots, gotten no luck and come away with four-over-par. That's the way links golf is. You need to have that rub of the green sometimes, and I didn't have it this week.

"I didn't feel like I hit many bad shots all week. It's a golf course that's just awkward when it plays like this."

BRYSON BIRDIES

Impressive birdie from DeChambeau at the par 3 fourth, with the American following a great tee shot with a 20-foot birdie putt. He moves to four-under.

In the group, meanwhile, Scheffler pars and Hatton drops a shot to fall back to level-par.

GO ON BOBBY MAC

It's been a muted round from Robert MacIntyre, so far, with the Scotsman making just one bogey and 12 pars.

At the par 5 14th, though, he slams his birdie putt in from 15-feet to get back to level-par for the round and three-under for the championship.

SHOT FROM TOMMY

Fleetwood produces an excellent tee shot at the par 3 fourth, leaving himself around 15-feet for a birdie. He narrowly missed one at the third, but is one-under for the round today.

Rahm finds the greenside bunker, while Spieth also finds the short grass, leaving 25-feet for birdie. He just gained a shot at the third following a nice putt.

MOLINARI ROLLING BACK THE YEARS

OH BRYSON...

After birdieing the fourth, DeChambeau carves his tee shot miles right at the driveable fifth, with it landing in the hazard.

He will have to reload as that is certainly lost.

GO ON TOMMY LAD

Fleetwood's hot start continues, with the Englishman birdieing the par 3 fourth.

He has made an excellent start, sitting two-under for the round and three-under for the championship.

DROPPED SHOT FROM RAHMBO

Rahm plays a good bunker shot at the fourth, but is unable to convert the par putt. He drops back to one-under.

Up ahead, Scheffler goes for the green and finishes left of the bunkers. Hatton, meanwhile, finds the greenside bunker and will have a tricky shot coming up.

DeChambeau, with his provisional, pulls his drive left and will have work to do to make a bogey.

WORK TO DO FOR HOVLAND

Not the start he was looking for, as Viktor Hovland drops four shots in three holes.

He bogeyed the fourth and double bogeyed the fifth, with his putt at the sixth missing on the right-side.

Hovland was level-par, but drops to four-over and has work to do to make the cut.

HUGE BREAK FOR BRYSON

Somehow, the marshals locate DeChambeau's first tee shot at the fifth and he is able to play it forward from the thick rough.

Using his power, the ball comes out well and races across the green. He will have a tough up-and-down coming up, but that is a big break for the two-time Major winner.

BIRDIE CHANCES FOR SCOTTIE AND TYRRELL

Both Scheffler and Hatton play great shots in to the fifth, with both leaving six-footers for birdie.

ALEX FITZPATRICK GOING WELL

He's three-under for his round through 15 holes and is four-under for the championship.

Brother Matt may have missed the cut, but Alex is in contention going down the last few holes.

WHAT ON EARTH?

Im has a hybrid in hand but, from a downhill lie, he fires the shot into the base of a bunker a few yards in front of him and that is a big mistake from the South Korean.

He's going along nicely at four-under, but will have work to do to save par at the par 5 14th.

SCHEFFLER BIRDIES

Hatton misses his short birdie attempt at the par 4 fifth, while Scheffler birdies to get to three-under.

DeChambeau, meanwhile, gives back his birdie from the fourth, as he bogeys the fifth following a missed putt. Given the tee shot, that's not a bad score for the American.

NEVER IN DOUBT

After that bizarre shot from Im, he manages to save par from the fairway bunker... never in doubt!

BIRDIE FOR RAHM

After dropping a shot at the fourth, Rahm plays a great chip at the fifth and taps in for birdie. He goes back to two-under.

Fleetwood pars and remains three-under, while Spieth also birdies and is now inside the cutline at one-over. Good start for the 2017 champion.

BROWN STILL FIGHTING

Birdieing the 14th, Daniel Brown moves to three-under and his love affair with The Open Championship continues in Southport.

He finished T10th in 2024, and is currently T13th right now. One-over for the round, he is three-under for the championship.

LIV GOLFERS GOING WELL

Thomas Detry pars the final hole and he produces a one-under 69 on Friday. He is four-under overall and the joint best LIV Golfer, so far.

Victor Perez, who enjoyed a good week at the Genesis Scottish Open, makes back-to-back birdies at the 11th and 12th to move to four-under also.

DARTS FROM THE MARQUEE GROUP

Scheffler and Hatton fire in absolute darts at the par 3 seventh, with their tee shots right down the flag and finishing 15-feet short.

DeChambeau, meanwhile, also finds the green, but is slightly further away than his playing partners.

TEAM FLEETWOOD

SHOTS FOR TEAM EUROPE

Rahm's inconsistent start continues, with the Spaniard bogeying the sixth. That's two birdies, two pars and two bogeys to begin his second round.

Fleetwood does well to save par at that par 4, rolling in a 10-footer to keep three-under.

Up ahead, Hatton birdies the seventh and moves back to one-under for the championship.

WE AGREE TIGER

EAGLE FROM MACINTYRE

His round had been missing excitement but, at the par 5 17th, MacIntyre finds the green with his second and holes a 40-footer for an eagle!

He goes from three-under to five-under, and finds himself in a share of fourth alongside Sam Burns. Excellent from the Scotsman.

FITZPATRICK TO FIVE-UNDER

Incredible birdie from Fitzpatrick at the par 5 17th, who plays one of the shots of the championship.

Up against the lip of the greenside bunker, he takes an almighty swipe and manages to get it to three-feet.

It deserved a birdie, and that's what he gets, as Fitzpatrick moves to five-under.

SPIETH GOING BACKWARDS

He started so well, but Spieth bogeys the sixth and then double bogeys the par 3 seventh.

What's more worrying is that the American three putted from four-feet... He drops back to four-over-par and is well back of the cutline.

OUTRAGEOUS FROM FITZY

PARS AT THE EIGHTH

Hatton and Scheffler leave good birdie chances at the eighth, but both miss their putts on the low-side.

DeChambeau, meanwhile, finds the greenside bunker with his approach, but plays a great third to three-feet. He converts and that superb save keeps him three-under.

HOMA MAKES THE WEEKEND

That is so gutsy from Max Homa, who finishes birdie-par-eagle-par to finish even and make the cut.

Excellent golf from the American, who seems to be starting to find some form over the last few weeks.

BRYSON GOES FOR THE GREEN AT THE NINTH

Rory McIlroy drove the green again today and, at the ninth, DeChambeau pounds his tee shot over the corner and just misses the short grass to the right hand side.

CLOSE APPROACHES

Rahm and Scheffler show off their skills at the eighth and ninth, with both sticking their second shots to around six-feet.

In Rahm's group, Fleetwood is unable to get up-and-down for par, with the Englishman finding the bunker off the tee. He drops to two-under.

RAHM CONVERTS

Sure enough, Rahm converts the birdie and he is now two-under-par.

Up ahead, DeChambeau nearly chips in for an eagle at the ninth. He'll make birdie and move to four-under.

MACINTYRE BOGEYS THE LAST

This eagle put him to two-under, but MacIntyre makes a bogey at the 18th and signs for a one-under 69.

He is four-under at the halfway stage and well in contention going into the weekend.

FRONT NINE COMPLETE

Fleetwood narrowly misses his birdie attempt at the ninth and he goes out in one-under. Currently, he is two-under for the championship.

Rahm, following a great approach, sees his birdie putt slide by the right-side and he matches Fleetwood in being one-under for the round and two-under for the championship.

Spieth, meanwhile, pars the eighth and ninth to remain four-over.

GREAT SHOT FROM SCOTTIE

From the thick rough, Scheffler controls his shot perfectly with a wedge in hand. He leaves himself a great look at birdie on the 10th.

Hatton and DeChambeau, meanwhile, also find the short stuff, but are significantly further away than the World No.1.

TOUCH FROM BRYSON

ANOTHER MISSED PUTT FOR SCOTTIE

His putter has been ice cold today and, at the 10th, Scheffler pulls his birdie attempt left. It's another good chance missed for the World No.1.

BROWN DROPS A SHOT AT THE LAST

It's a rollercoaster finish for Brown, who finishes eagle-bogey to fire a one-over 71.

Sitting three-under, it's still a good day for the Englishman, who is just five back of leader, Herbert, going into the weekend.

JT BATTLING HARD

He started his second round with a double bogey, but Justin Thomas is battling hard on Friday.

Since that double, he has been three-under and has left a great chance for another birdie at the par 4 11th.

RAHM MAKES A MOVE

We're seeing some fist pumps now in the evening sunshine. Ryan Gerard makes a par at the ninth to stay at four-under, shortly before Rahm rolls in a birdie at the 10th. He's at three-under now.

FRUSTRATION FROM ROSE

It doesn't look like it's going to be Rose's year. The Englishman misses a par putt at the par-3 12th and falls back to four-over. The cut line looks to be staying at one-over. As it misses, Rose shows some animation - a rare sigh from him.

SCHEFFLER AND DECHAMBEAU IN CLOSE

Scheffler and DeChambeau are in really close at the par-4 11th. Both produce delightful approaches with Scheffler at 15-20 feet or so and DeChambeau at kick-in range.

Elsewhere, Josele Ballester eagles the 17th to reach two-over and give himself a shot of making the cut with a birdie at the last...

ONE MISSED, ONE MADE

Scheffler takes a solid run at it, but the ball lips out. More frustration for the World No.1. They're just not dropping like they used to. But they are for DeChambeau.

The LIV man is up to five-under and into a tie for fourth after knocking in a three-footer.

CHANCE FOR FLEETWOOD

A perfect tee shot leaves Fleetwood around 150 yards into the par-4 11th. He produces one of his trademark cut-off follow throughs and the ball lands 12 feet away long and left. That's a good look at birdie.

TOUGH 12TH

The flag on the par-3 12th looks so tough to access. It's only 175 yards but it's tucked on the right side with danger all around. Plus the wind is out of the right. DeChambeau gets lucky as his ball just about stays on the putting level out to the left.

Meanwhile, Hatton and Scheffler are on the green and have mid-to-long-range looks at birdie. Scheffler, as you might expect, is hole-high.

HENLEY EASES CUT FEAR

Russell Henley sinks an absolute bomb at the par-4 13th to reach even par and ease his concerns regarding the cut. That looks almost certain to stay at one-over now.

BALLESTER SNEAKS IN

What a way to make the cut! Josele Ballester needed a birdie at the 18th to finish on one-over for the Championship, and he's going to do it courtesy of an absolute dime! The approach ends at a distance not even I could miss and the Spaniard should now be here at the weekend. Bravo.

SLIP FROM HATTON

A three-putt at the par-3 12th is going to cost Hatton a shot and he's now at even par. The Englishman is ticking as well, slamming down his putter and muttering a curse word or two on his way off the green.

His playing partners, Scheffler and DeChambeau, go close but it's no cigar and they walk off with pars.

UP AGAINST IT

Fleetwood's tee shot at the par-3 12th isn't quite right. He over-draws the ball down into a little area off the left side. From there, the putt is far too heavy-handed and the Englishman will have an awkward left-to-right slider down the hill for par from about six feet.

TOMMY BOGEY

And it doesn't drop, despite burning the edge. Fleetwood falls back to one-over, and he knows that was a poor hole from him.

BRYSON EYEING UP SECOND

Woof, what a shot from DeChambeau at the par-4 13th. He took an 8-iron from 223 yards, which is a wild statement in itself, and poked it to eight feet or so courtesy of subtle draw. Delightful. If he can make that, it'll be a share of second at six-under.

Scheffler follows him in to the centre of the green, but he's a little farther out. More like 30 feet.

GERARD HUNTING BIRDIES

Ryan Gerard is just behind these marquee groups, but he's playing just as well - if not better - than most of them. He almost reaches six-under at the 11th, but it's a kick-in par instead.

WIDE RIGHT

DeChambeau wastes that world-class approach by pushing his birdie attempt out to the right at the 13th. Scheffler had already gone close as well. Nothing happening at the moment for this group as Hatton scrambles a par from the green-side pot bunker.

PEREZ BOGEY AT THE LAST

How on earth has stayed up? Victor Perez hits a solid putt at the last for par, but it lips out via a 270-degree tour of the top and he'll sign for a 69 today. Three-under for The Open.

ROSE STAYING ALIVE

He's running out of time to save his Open chances, but Rose just cannot afford bogeys at this stage. A par at the 14th isn't ideal, but it keeps him alive with chances to come.

PUTTS NOT DROPPING

Fleetwood and Rahm are suffering from similar issues. They're hitting good putts at great paces, but they're just not dropping. Another set of pars for Team Europe's Ryder Cup heroes at the 13th.

ROCKET DRIVES

It's driver for all three at the par-5 14th, but only two end up miles down the runway. DeChambeau goes first and fires one to the moon. That is huge and could have put 350 yards in danger. It has to be over 350, surely.

Scheffler's tee shot is a cracker as well, right down the middle and around the 350 mark, just a little less.

It's not so good for Hatton, however, who draws his ball so far left it's landed in a spectator area left of the rough. In a way, that's a good break, but the Englishman looked like he considered snapping his driver at one point as he walked off the tee.

MCDONALD HOLE-OUT

Ooh what a moment for Scotland's Jack McDonald! At the par-4 10th, the young pro holes out from 114 yards for eagle. That shifts him up to one-over par and inside the cut line. He celebrates with two arms in the air. What a shot!

WIZARDRY FROM THOMAS

Justin Thomas doesn't have the best Open record, but it looks as though he will certainly make the cut this year at worst. He's currently into the top-20 after a beautifully delicate bunker shot at the par-5 14th which presented him with a kick-in birdie.

DENIED

The 14th is just shy of 600 yards and it's playing every inch of that at the moment. Hatton and Scheffler both come up just short in two, as does DeChambeau. It looked as though the LIV man was just going to sneak it on, but Royal Birkdale's mounds had other ideas. Denied.

All three will be chipping to try and make another birdie.

DECHAMBEAU DUFFS IT

That is a poor chip from Bryson. He makes nowhere near the right contact and leaves his ball about halfway between himself and the pin. Very unlike him.

Hatton was much more crisp with his pitch shot and has no more than 10 feet remaining.

Scheffler's chip was an awkward one from the closest range, but he should be able to make birdie from four feet. That was a delicate touch from the World No.1.

FINAL GROUP RACING THE SUN

The final group out today are only just finishing up at the 10th. The sun goes down in around two hours and 20 minutes' time. Good luck completing today, chaps.

HATTON REVERSES RECENT MOMENTUM

Hatton is a top putter, and he uses that skill to slam the brakes on this negative momentum via an excellent birdie putt at the 14th. He's back to one-under.

On the flip side, almost, Scheffler finally makes a putt! The World No.1 currently ranks dead last in terms of SG: Putting this week but is first for driving accuracy and 4th in terms of SG: Approach. He potentially begins an upward climb with the flat stick and is now at four-under.

Meanwhile, DeChambeau goes close from 23 feet but it doesn't drop.

CAN HE?

Justin Rose pops in a mid-range birdie putt at the par-4 16th... A par five and the 18th to come. There might still be hope for Rose. One-over is the target and he's currently at three-over.

TOP LAG PUTT

Scheffler lag putts from range at the par-3 15th, and it's a really good effort despite still have three or four feet left. There was a dip right at the end which he had to judge almost perfectly, and he pretty much did.

DeChambeau and Hatton once again run their golf balls close, but neither drop home. It's a round of pars, which only Scheffler will really be happy with, you'd have thought.

Elsewhere, Fleetwood just about finds the birdie at the 14th, with his ball doing a full lap of the circumference before sinking.

FLEETWOOD ON BOARD

After that birdie at the par-5, can Fleetwood go again at the par-3 15th? He's done the hard bit by finding the heart of the green from 211 yards, and he's probably no more than 20 feet away. The crowd seem very happy with it.

Up ahead, Min Woo Lee has just missed a short birdie putt on the 17th. He's at two-over so knows he needs a birdie at the 18th or he'll be heading back to the US early.

WAYWARD RAHM

The Spaniard pulls his tee shot at the par-3 15th and then tosses his club down in frustration. I'm not sure that will be a penalty, but an official might be having a word with him and could be handing out a warning...

PIN-CLIPPER

Oh my goodness that was close! Tyrrell Hatton takes dead aim from 150 yards and his ball lands right next to the hole. I could have sworn it clipped the flag. Either way, it's stopped at gimme range and he'll move up to two-under at the 16th.

HOME BOY SENDS THE CROWD WILD

Here he goes! Tommy Fleetwood is cooking late on. The Southport-born pro sends a 25-footer into the hole and the cheers echo around Royal Birkdale. Three more holes to go.

I really wouldn't be surprised to see Fleetwood finish the day at five-under, or maybe better...

COLD PUTTER

Scheffler once again sees a solid putt finish a matter of inches away from the hole. He's exasperated. He's two-under with two to go, but Scheffler could be leading this comfortably on another day.

HATTON FINDS ANOTHER

The Englishman is charging towards the line. That sensational approach just now has given him renewed hope with the par-5 to come.

ROSE DREAM IS OVER

It looks as though Justin Rose is going to miss the cut at Royal Birkdale. His birdie try at the 17th drifts by and he now needs an eagle at the most difficult hole on the course today.

FLYING FLEETWOOD

Tommy Fleetwood is on it now. He really is. From 156 yards, the man with eyes as blue as the cap he's wearing today draws a crisp wedge right below the flag and it pops up to no more than three feet. How's that five-under score looking now?

PUTTING THE 'WOO' IN MIN WOO LEE

What a putt from Min Woo Lee! The Australian just about sinks his birdie putt on the 18th to reach one-over and sends a huge roar back at those supporting him. He's pumped, and so he should be. One of the most popular players on tour will be around for the weekend.

SHOCKER

Stunned silence around Royal Birkdale as Fleetwood misses an incredibly short putt at the 16th. That's an even more painful par given what was going on for the home favorite.

HIT TOO WELL

While Scheffler and Hatton fail to reach the green in two due to poor tee shots (Hatton) or approaches (Scheffler), DeChambeau is in prime position on the baked fairway.

From 252 yards, DeChambeau pipes a long iron towards the flag, but he almost hit it too well as he bounds through the putting surface and out the back. Still, if you're going to miss somewhere, that's the place to try and get up and down from.

ALL OVER FOR JUSTIN

It's not going to be for Justin Rose, and he rolls in a putt for par at 18 to leave him on +3, two below the cut line.

Gracious as ever, he's all smiles as he takes the applause coming his way. Next year, Justin!

BRYSON IS BACK!

Bryspn DeChambeau got a bit unlucky with his second at the 17th.

On a great line, it took a big bounce on the green, scurrying off to the back of the putting surface. That's a deft putt back onto the green. though, leaving just a tad more than a tap-in for a birdie and a tie for second.

BIG NAMES IN POSITION

It may have taken until almost the halfway stage but, slowly but surely, some familiar names are finding their way into the upper echelons of the leaderboard.

Bryson DeChambeau is now tied for second, with Cameron Young for company. Scottie Scheffler is also lurking in T7, just four back of leader Lucas Herbert.

Not too far back are the likes of Shane Lowry, Tommy Fleetwood, Ludvig Aberg and Jon Rahm.

EAGLE CHANCE FOR RAHM

At the par-5 17th, Jon Rahm, on -3, is sensing an eagle opportunity. His second hits the middle of the green and rolls magnetically towards the hole. It's leaves a lengthy-ish putt, but more than makeable for the Spaniard.

HATTON IN CONTENTION

Another notable name putting himself in contention is Tyrrell Hatton, helped by this lovely birdie putt at 17...

RAHM AND FLEETWOOD MAKE BIRDIES

Jon Rahm misses his eagle attempt at 17, but he taps in for birdie and he moves to T7 on -4!

He's joined there moments later but Tommy Fleetwood thanks to his birdie at 17. Safe to say the locals enjoyed that one.

DECHAMBEAU TAKES THE APPLAUSE

Bryson DeChambeau sets up another great birdie chance at 18, leaving perhaps 15-20 feet and the chance to move solo second.

He laps up the applause as he strides down the fairway - let's see if he can get to -7.

DECHAMBEAU FINISHES WITH A FLOURISH

A hush descends on Royal Birkdale as DeChambeau lines up his birdie putt at 18. This for solo second. That brings the noise back! In it goes and the LIV Golfer finishes with 66 to move to -7, just one back of Lucas Herbert.

SCHEFFLER FINISHES WITH PAR

Scottie Scheffler is next to finish, his par putt almost staying out before thinking twice about it. That leaves him on -4 in T7 heading to Moving Day.

Next, Tyrrell Hatton completes a round of 68 to finish on -3. It's all bubbling away nicely.

MORE BIRDIE CHANCES AT 18

Tommy Fleetwood and Jon Rahm both set up birdie chances at 18. Fleetwood's approach momentarily looks like it may drop in before rolling a few feet past the pin. Rahm gets even closer, landing his ball a foot or two from the hole.

ALL OVER FOR JORDAN SPIETH

While the big names have been making moves at the top, for 2017 champion Jordan Spieth it's all over. Any remote hopes he had of making the cut went with a quadruple bogey at 18 and he finishes on +10.

Fleetwood, in the same group, narrowly misses his birdie putt.

Can Rahm do better and get to -5? From just over four feet, he steadies himself but pushes it left! He can barely believe it, but the par still leaves him well set in T8 heading to the third round.

PENALTY TROUBLE FOR BRYSON?

There is a suggestion that Bryson DeChambeau could face a two-stroke penalty for improving his lie at the fifth. He headed back to the scene of the alleged crime with officials to discuss what happened and we await an outcome...

DECHAMBEAU HANDED TWO-STROKE PENALTY

The ruling is in and Bryson DeChambeau has indeed been handed a two-stroke penalty. Here is the statement released by Grant Moir, Chief Global Golf Alliance Officer, The R&A:

"Bryson has been penalized two strokes for inadvertently improving the area of his intended swing so the intended backswing on the 5th hole when he was playing his 2nd shot.

"Rule 8.1 restricts what a player may do to improve any of the protected conditions affecting the stroke. And this includes the area of the player’s intended swing.

"So an improvement means to alter one of more of the conditions affecting the stroke so the player gains a potential advantage for the stroke.

"I would stress that this applies even when the action is accidental as it was in Bryson’s case. The area of intended swing includes the entire area that might reasonably affect any part of the backswing, the downswing or the completion of the swing for the intended stroke.

"And importantly what the prohibited action here is the player must not move, bend or break any growing or attached natural object.

"The player is allowed to fairly take their stance by taking reasonable actions to get to the ball, and take a stance if in some situations that improves the conditions affecting the stroke.

"But when doing so the player must take the least intrusive course of action to deal with the particular situation and is not entitled to a normal stance or swing. I would reiterate that this rule applies even when there is no intention to improve the area as was the case with Bryson."

Tom Kim carded a final-round 64 to win the 2026 Genesis Scottish Open by two strokes and earn a spot at The Masters next year.

The 24-year-old was bogey-free on Sunday and in complete control with his irons, defeating Min Woo Lee and co by a couple and earning his first pro victory in 1,001 days.

A successful five-foot putt at the last marked a significant moment for the South Korean, who had fallen outside of the world's top-150 only a couple of years after being World No.11.

Yet, a third place at the US Open last month appeared to signal the start of his upwards momentum once more, and a win at the PGA Tour and DP World Tour's co-sanctioned event in Scotland may turn out to be a pivotal moment in Kim's career.

A maiden DP World Tour triumph gives him full status in the US and Europe over the coming seasons and ensures his Major chances have enjoyed a real boost, too. Not to mention, there was another hefty payout on the line in Scotland as well.

Speaking immediately after he was crowned champion, Kim said: "I played as good as I could have down the stretch with the pressure. I executed when I needed to. I'm very proud of myself for being calm out there.

"The last putt, I've hit a similar putt like that a lot in my life in practice, so I just told myself it's the same at home. This is awesome."

There was also success for others in the field, too, with Johnny Keefer, Michael Thorbjornsen and Victor Perez each earning a last-gasp spot at The Open Championship next week.

There were three places on offer to the leading players not already exempt for Royal Birkdale, leaving just one place in The Open now available. That will be decided on Monday at The Open's Last-Chance Qualifier.

Meanwhile, Keita Nakajima, Matt Fitzpatrick and Robert MacIntyre also shared third on 13-under alongside Keefer.

Rory McIlroy made a final-round charge to finish T7th with Thorbjornsen, and the top-10 was completed by Perez and Si Woo Kim.

Defending champion Chris Gotterup ended just outside the top-10 in a share of 11th with Kevin Roy, who narrowly missed out on a spot at the year's final men's Major.

GENESIS SCOTTISH OPEN LEADERBOARD

• -17 Tom Kim
• -15 Min Woo Lee
• -13 Johnny Keefer
• -13 Keita Nakajima
• -13 Matt Fitzpatrick
• -13 Robert MacIntyre
• -12 Rory McIlroy
• -12 Michael Thorbjornsen
• -11 Victor Perez
• -11 Si Woo Kim

UPDATES FROM...

WELCOME

Hello and welcome to Golf Monthly's coverage of the 2026 Genesis Scottish Open final round at The Renaissance Club.

Tom Kim has just rolled in a mid-range birdie putt at the 10th, consequently doubling his advantage at the top, while the leaders have just begun their final descents.

Matt Fitzpatrick and Min Woo Lee are on 13-under and will be hoping for a little more traction after the turn on what has largely been a tough day scoring wise.

Strap in and enjoy the back nine where I'll bring you all of the key updates as they happen across the course. Thanks for tuning in!

WHAT'S HAPPENED SO FAR?

Just to bring you up to speed a little bit, the final round was completed earlier this morning and it was Robert MacIntyre, Matt Fitzpatrick and Min Woo Lee all tied at the top through 54 holes.

However, while Fitzpatrick and Lee have remained near the top, it's been a much tougher day for MacIntyre and he's tumbled down the leaderboard.

While it has been difficult to chain lots of birdies (or even find them full stop), Rory McIlroy has been on something of a charge and is currently T5th on 12-under (-6 today) - although he's on the 18th and will require a fair few mistakes from his rivals if he is to win.

NAKAJIMA INTO T2ND

The Japanese pro taps in at the par-5 12th and moves up to 13-under alongside Lee and Fitzpatrick. He was excellent on the DP World Tour last term and is now showing what he can do against the best the PGA Tour has to offer.

GREAT RECOVERY

Min Woo Lee had found a green-side pot bunker at the 10th and his ball was slightly buried. But he recovers the situation well and will have a chance of escaping with a par. It's not a great chance, but it's a chance.

One hole ahead, Tom Kim chips to the hole's side after sending his second from one side of the green t'other. Thanks to a missed birdie try from Fitzpatrick, which was a very long way out, the Korean will stay two ahead.

LEE STAYS ALIVE

Speaking of top recovery shots, Min Woo makes an incredible up-and-down to save par at the 10th.

MCILROY SIGNS FOR A 64

What a final round from McIlroy, but it won't be enough to win after a horrible third round 73. A six-under 64 should secure him another top-10, but it could and should have been so much better.

GO JOHNNY GO

And here's another one joining the party. Johnny Keefer rolls in a right-to-lefter at the 12th and he reaches 13-under, two behind Tom Kim who's just lashed his drive down the same hole.

On the flip side, Matt Fitzpatrick has just hit a shocker off the tee. He pulled a low snapper into the left rough, just past a fairway bunker. That may well take birdie out of the equation.

TOUGH CONDITIONS

It's cold and windy out there and that's making it difficult to pop the ball close. Even still, Min Woo Lee's approach into the 11th would have been disappointing after sitting in the perfect position off the tee. Nonetheless, his birdie putt is sublime and leaves the Australian a tap-in for par.

BIRDIE CHANCE

Tom Kim is trying to take advantage of the final par 5 out here with birdies at a real premium, as I've mentioned. From 101 yards, the Korean clips a wedge over the flag and it spins back to about 10 feet. His lead could be three strokes very shortly.

Back on the tee, Min Woo and Fitzpatrick have munched their drives tight down the right and might well be able to reach in two into a cold and tough breeze.

CRUEL

Johnny Keefer was one part-roll away from moving within one of the lead. His birdie try at the par-4 13th was tracking and it even rolled once more right at the end when it looked to have stopped, but it still wasn't enough! That is so tough.

THREE AHEAD

Tom Kim does it! He calmly and confidently rolls in a birdie putt at the par-5 12th to reach 16-under. If he pars his way home, there is almost no chance anyone roars past him. Start carving the trophy!

DOD ALERT

It might not have been MacIntyre's day, but that is some shot. He takes driver off the deck and fires a low runner into the 12th green from around 300 yards. Eagle chance coming up.

Following on, Fitzpatrick and Lee crunch 3-woods onto the dance floor as well. The Englishman probably has the best look for eagle, mind.

NO GOOD FROM NAKAJIMA

Another nearly man rolls up as Keita Nakajima sends a sprawling birdie putt towards the hole, only for it to pull up just short. He remains at 13-under with four holes to play.

TOUGH PUTT TO READ

The final group are on the green, but it's a large putting surface and there's a significant drop to go down between them and the hole.

Fitzpatrick is certainly not guaranteed a birdie now after his effort trickles on slightly, and even Lee might be a touch nervous, too.

EAGLE FOR MACINTYRE

But there's no such trouble for Robert MacIntyre! The Scot reads that same putt brilliantly and slams in a superb eagle after that excellent DOD shot just now. He's into the top-10.

Fitzpatrick, however, remains T2nd after his birdie putt rolls around the edge of the hole but stays out.

LEE INTO SECOND

Min Woo Lee could be the man to put the pressure on Tom Kim now. He calmly rolls his birdie putt into the centre of the hole from three feet and we all hear that extremely satisfying rattle of golf ball on plastic cup. Lee up to 14-under.

NO LUCK AT 13

Tom Kim's wedge into the 13th is a little long and his birdie putt isn't that close either. But he posts the par putt home and walks on to the 14th with a two-shot advantage still.

FLAG SURROUNDED

There could be even more positive momentum arriving for Lee now after he floats a lovely wedge over the top of the flag at the 13th. It's maybe 20 feet away, but that's a good chance for birdie.

Fitzpatrick's approach is even better, though, and he's around 10-12 feet away now. A couple of birdies would make Tom Kim sweat a little, no doubt.

NO CIGAR

It's a perfect weight from Lee, but he misses to the left after over-borrowing down the slope.

NO GIMME FOR KEEFER

Keefer sends his tee shot at the par-3 15th to the back of the green before whacking his birdie try out to the right. That's certainly not a gimme, either, and he can't afford to drop a shot at this stage.

INCHES AWAY

Fitzpatrick rolls his putt end over end at the 13th from around eight feet, but it's on the wrong line and stays above ground. Fitzpatrick looks, as you can probably imagine, slightly irked at that.

HEAVY HANDED FROM KIM

The par-4 14th is a drivable one at 328 yards. Kim's tee shot was pretty good, but it required him to bump a chip into an up slope and hope it released towards the flag.

The first part happened, but Kim's ball just scuttled on a little more than he'd have liked and this is no given for birdie. The chasers will hope his next putt slides on by.

Elsewhere, Keefer makes his par to stay three back.

DOOR NOT COMPLETELY CLOSED

Well then. Kim's birdie try and the 14th does slide by the right and the gap remains two. That could be huge for the chasing pack with Lee and Fitzpatrick about to take this hole on themselves...

WHERE TO MISS?

It is a drivable hole, the 14th, but it just doesn't seem like you can keep the ball on the putting surface. It's about where do you want to miss.

The final group all take aim but no one is successful at leaving themselves a putt. MacIntyre is off to the right of the green, Lee is long and right and Fitzpatrick is in the front-left bunker.

The Englishman complains as he walks down off the tee box: "Literally not one bounce has gone our way today." It's a hard life, eh, Matt?

GREAT RESPONSE

By the time he'd reached his ball, Fitzpatrick had calmed down suitably and produced a cracker of a bunker shot, leaving his ball within five feet.

Min Woo Lee does the same from the rough, so you might expect the gap to be reduced here...

ANOTHER PAR FOR KIM

At the par-3 15th, Kim goes to the back edge of the green off the tee but leaves his birdie putt at kick-in range. No drama there. Three to play.

BIRDIE BOYS

After surrounding the flag, Fitzpatrick and Lee roll their third shots home. The Australian is now only one back while Fitzpatrick is two.

THORBJORNSEN HUNTING OPEN SPOT

Michael Thorbjornsen sinks a second consecutive birdie at the 15th to reach even par for the day once more. It's a big move as well as he currently occupies the third and final Open exemption spot. He's T8th.

FINAL GROUP ON BOARD

Each of the final trio is around 30 feet away on the 15th green. Maybe one of them makes it, but I can quite easily see a hat-trick of threes being scribbled down very shortly.

WORLD CLASS

Tom Kim might have just iced this championship. From a shade over 200 yards, Kim crunches a 4-iron to no more than six feet at the 16th. It bounced in the heart of the putting surface and trickled on around towards the hole. That is clutch from Kim.

SO CLOSE

As predicted, the final group all walk off with threes, but Lee came closest to snatching a birdie from 25 feet or so. It curled around from right to left and looked good, but it was a few rolls short and he taps in for par.

KIM TWO AHEAD

Kim earns his just deserts at the 16th with a confident birdie effort. He is now up to six-under for the day and 17-under for the week. Two holes to go for the South Korean and it's a first win in 1,001 days.

GIR KING

Tom Kim had found 14 of 16 greens in regulation before standing on the 17th tee. Make that 15/17 now at the 195-yard par-3. It was close to the front bunker, mind, but Kim looks in complete control with his irons. If he knocks that in, the others are just playing for position...

WHEELS COMING OFF

The chasers are struggling towards the line here. Lee, MacIntyre and Fitzpatrick all send sub-par approaches into the 16th. MacIntyre's was the best as it's on the green, but it looks quite a long way back. Lee pulled his left into the rough from... the rough while Fitzpatrick shoved a long iron out through the back-right corner of the green.

BALLOON HAS BURST

Dr Chipinski need not be bothered by that effort, but it's still a fantastic try all the same from Lee. He might be able to get up and down now after flying his ball over the green-side pot bunker.

Fitzpatrick's chip is quite underwhelming as well, as is MacIntyre's putt. It's all a bit so so now as Fitzpatrick makes a bogey at the 16th from 20 feet.

NOT OVER

Min Woo Lee is still very much fighting for this title (alright Kevin Keegan). The Australian makes a sublime up-and-down to stay two back as Kim sees his birdie try at the 17th slide by the right edge.

The final group is on the 17th tee, but it's only really Lee who can do anything about Kim now. He needs a good one.

BIG DRIVE FROM KIM

Stood on the 18th tee, Kim's heart must have been pumping. His last win was in October 2023. Apparently that's 1,001 days ago. But he doesn't show any sign of nerves and rockets his drive down Broadway. One more good swing and this title is his.

KEEFER HEADING TO THE OPEN

Johnny Keefer has done what he set out to do today, at least partially, by qualifying for The Open. His rolls in a 10-foot par putt to stay at 13-under - good enough for a tie for third and one of the three Open exemptions. Good playing, Johnny.

CHANCE GONE?

Min Woo Lee has found the green at the 17th and he has maybe 25 feet left. It's a winding one, though, from left to right so it's certainly not likely to drop.

And it doesn't. It tamely trails down towards the hole but falls off to the right, and that might be a sign. Lee's chance appears to have gone.

MACINTYRE ROARING BACK

It's too late for a title charge, but MacIntyre has responded really well to a rough front nine today. His eagle earlier on kickstarted him back into life and the Scot has now added another birdie to reach 13-under in a tie for third.

PUTT TO WIN

Kim goes slightly long with his approach and is forced to chip back onto the green to leave anything for par.

Kim's attempt is decent, but he'll have five feet or so for the win. That is certainly not what he wants - a knee-knocker.

PRESSURE ON

Min Woo Lee absolutely launches a drive off the 18th tee and into the fairway down the last. That can't have much more than 150 yards left, if that. Tom Kim has a look back down the hole. I think he knows whose ball that is...

TOM KIM SETS CLUBHOUSE LEAD

Tom Kim may have won the Genesis Scottish Open. That is a clutch putt. Five feet left, and he took his time did the South Korean. Three looks at the hole. A slow draw back of the putter and a confident push. In it went for 17-under.

Min Woo Lee must now hole out or it's Tom Kim's title...

TOM KIM WINS 2026 GENESIS SCOTTISH OPEN

Min Woo Lee goes long at the 18th from 164 yards and it is Tom Kim's title. The 24-year-old wins the 2026 Genesis Scottish Open!

FINAL PUTTS

MacIntyre and Fitzpatrick produce contrasting efforts on the final green to both walk away with pars. Min Woo Lee does likewise to take solo second.

And that's all she wrote, folks! Now, off to The Open Championship! Thanks for tuning in!

HEAR FROM THE CHAMPION

After shooting the lowest round in a Major championship on Saturday, Haeran Ryu found herself three shots clear going into the final round of the Amundi Evian Championship.

Certainly, it looked like it would be an easy procession for the South Korean, who was looking to secure a second straight Major...

However, it was anything but, as Ryu had to endure a playoff win over Brooke Henderson to add to her KPMG Women's PGA Championship success.

Firing a 60 on Saturday, Ryu was 19-under starting her day and, with eight pars and a bogey on the front-side, that advantage was shrunk to just one, as Henderson carded a five-under front nine that included an eagle and a hole-in-one.

Despite the pressure, Ryu kept ahead and, with Henderson making bogey, the lead moved back to two, before another player in Akie Iwai leaped out the blocks with birdies at the 14th and 15th.

What's more, thanks to a birdie from Henderson at the 16th, we had a three-way tie for the lead with just two holes remaining, as Evian Resort Golf Club threw up yet another thrilling finish.

At the 17th, both Ryu and Iwai parred, while Henderson bogeyed to fall to 17-under, one back of her playing partners.

Ryu and Iwai, though, found trouble off the tee on the 18th and, with Henderson down the middle of the fairway, lay-ups were needed for the leaders, who then watched the Canadian stick her approach to just four-feet.

Henderson had a good look for eagle coming up, but when Ryu made her birdie putt, it meant a playoff was the best outcome.

Watching Iwai miss her birdie, Henderson stood up and calmly rolled in the eagle putt, which just so happened to be her third of the round.

Heading for a playoff for a second straight year, we saw a complete contrast to regulation play, with Ryu finding the short grass and Henderson going left into the rough.

From there, a chip out was followed by a pulled wedge for Henderson, who looked on as Ryu found the green and rolled her eagle attempt to four-foot.

Needing to chip-in, the Canadian was unable to, with the resulting par not enough compared to Ryu's birdie, as she secured back-to-back Major wins.

Amundi Evian Championship Leaderboard

• -19 Haeran Ryu (71)*
• -19 Brooke Henderson (64)
• -18 Akie Iwai (69)
• -15 Jin Hee Im (65)
• -15 Miyu Yamashita (66)
• -15 Mao Saigo (68)
• -13 Lydia Ko (64)
• -13 Anna Nordqvist (66)
• -12 Auston Kim (67)
• -11 Somi Lee (64)
• -11 Maja Stark (67)
• -11 Jeeno Thitikul (70)
• -11 Casandra Alexander (71)
  
  *claimed victory at first playoff hole

THE STORY SO FAR

We are a few holes in to the back nine, where Haeran Ryu leads by two strokes from Brooke Henderson and Aki Iwai.

Henderson has been the main challenger to Ryu's perch, with the Canadian making an eagle and a hole-in-one to move within one shot at one point.

Ryu, though, has produced some good saves, seeing her advantage move to two with six holes remaining.

HENDERSON'S ACE

RYU LOOKING FOR BACK-TO-BACK MAJORS

Nelly Korda claimed the Chevron Championship and US Women's Open earlier this year and, with a victory, Ryu would match her in winning back-to-back Majors.

The South Korean claimed the KPMG Women's PGA Championship last month, and is on-course to secure another Major title.

GREAT SHOTS AT THE 13TH

Ryu, Henderson and Iwai are pulling themselves away from the chasing pack, with their approach shots at the 13th showing why.

Finding the fairway, all three are within 15-feet of the hole on the long par 4, with all leaving great chances for birdie.

LYDIA KO FINISHES UP

Ko fires an excellent seven-under 64 final round to move into a share of fifth.

Great performance from the LPGA Tour Hall of Famer, who will add another top 10 to her CV.

NO BIRDIES

Well, after all three players in the final group hit excellent approaches, none of them can convert at the 13th.

Iwai's putt just slides by, while Ryu's attempt never threatens the hole. Henderson, meanwhile, sees her effort run by the right-edge.

Ryu remains two clear of her playing partners.

MORE GREAT TEE SHOTS

The par 3 14th has been playing under-par today, and it's clear to see why, as Ryu and Iwai put their tee shots close.

Both leave around six-to-eight-feet, while Henderson goes long and right of the flag, leaving a tough up-and-down coming up.

IM TO 14-UNDER

Jin Hee Im birdies the 11th, 13th and 15th to move to 14-under, which is currently a share of fourth alongside Mao Saigo.

HUGE SAVE FROM BROOKE

That's an incredible up-and-down from Henderson!

Her tee shot goes long and right and on to a tee box. There aren't many options with the pitch, forcing her to go past the flag around 15-feet.

It's a tough putt for par, but it never looks anywhere else, as it drops in the center of the hole for a huge save.

IWAI MOVES WITHIN ONE

Ryu can't convert her birdie attempt at the 14th, but Iwai can!

Her birdie putt dives in the middle of the hole, with the Japanese player moving to within one of leader, Ryu.

BIG SLICE OF LUCK FOR THE LEADER

Faced with an awkward lie, Ryu pushes her approach at the par 5 15th and grimaces as it goes right.

Somehow, though, it clears the thick rough and finds the short grass, leaving a nice pitch up to the flag.

GREAT EFFORT FROM HENDERSON

From the rough, Henderson digs her fairway wood out and finds the middle of the green at the par 5 15th.

She has an eagle chance coming up, but will take a two putt, given the difficulty of the attempt.

It's a similar story to Iwai, who from the fairway also finds the green, albeit well back of the hole.

IWAI'S BIRDIE

GREAT TWO PUTT FROM SAIGO

At the par 3 16th, Saigo makes a great two putt from the front of the green to remain at 14-under. She shares fourth with Im right now.

SHARE OF THE LEAD

Ryu can only par the easy par 5 15th and she remains at 18-under.

She was leading, but is now co-leader, as Iwai two putts for birdie to move to 18-under, while Henderson moves to 17-under, thanks to her two putt birdie.

WHAT'S UP FOR GRABS?

Along with the trophy, there is also lots of prize money and points available this week.

Check out the full Amundi Evian Championship prize money breakdown here.

SUCH GOOD GOLF

Iwai goes right at the par 3 16th, leaving a tough two putt.

Henderson and Ryu, meanwhile, go straight at the flag and finish around 10-feet behind the hole. They will have great looks at birdies coming up.

YAMASHITA TO 14-UNDER

We now have a three-way share of fourth, with Miyu Yamashita moving to 14-under.

The AIG Women's Open winner birdies the 16th and 17th to join Saigo and Im.

SAIGO DROPS A SHOT

We momentarily had a three-way tie for fourth, but Saigo bogeys the 17th and drops to a tie for sixth.

THREE-WAY TIE FOR THE LEAD

Ryu misses her birdie attempt and Henderson doesn't at the 16th!

Iwai two putts, and that means we now have a three-way tie at the top of the leaderboard.

Unreal finish in-store

17TH HOLE

Ryu produces a decent approach into the par 4 17th, where the pin is tucked on the right-side of the green.

Iwai goes at the flag, landing 15-feet behind it, while Henderson pulls it left and it leaves a tough two-putt coming up from the edge of the green.

Advantage Iwai.

BIRDIE FOR BROOKE

THREE BIRDIES FOR MIYU

Great finish from Yamashita, who birdies the final three holes to finish 15-under.

It won't be enough to win, but it's a great showing from the Major winner, who sits solo fourth right now.

IM TO 15-UNDER

Just as Yamashita ends her round, Im joins her at 15-under, with the pair firing rounds of 65 and 66 on Sunday.

ALL-SQUARE DOWN THE LAST

Iwai and Ryu safely par, while Henderson misses a tough three-footer.

It was a good first putt, but she never looked comfortable over her par attempt, with it missing the hole.

Henderson is 17-under, Iwai and Ryu are 18-under.

SUPER SAIGO

Saigo eagles the last and joins Im and Yamashita at 15-under-par.

TROUBLE OFF THE TEE

Iwai and Ryu share the lead, but they will be forced to lay-up with their second shots at the par 5 18th, with both going well left off the tee.

Henderson, meanwhile, pounds her tee shot down the fairway and will be able to reach the green with her second.

IWAI AND RYU LAY UP

Iwai chips out from the trees and leaves herself well back of the flag.

Ryu, meanwhile, wedges out from the rough and leaves herself slightly back of Iwai, with both in the fairway.

WOW! WHAT A SHOT FROM HENDERSON

That's incredible from Brooke Henderson!

From the middle of the fairway, the Canadian produces a stunning approach that rolls to six-feet from the hole.

She'll have that for eagle, with it a relatively simple putt up the hill.

BIRDIE PUTTS INCOMING

Both Ryu and Iwai find the green with their approaches, leaving around eight-feet for birdies.

They are both outside Henderson's eagle putt, though, such was the quality of her approach.

HOW GOOD?!

MAGIC FROM RYU

What a time to make your first birdie!

Ryu has struggled today, but she gets a putt to drop at the last and gets to 19-under.

It only just made it, but that's a birdie and puts the pressure on her playing partners.

IWAI MISSES

Gutting finish for Iwai, whose birdie putt slides by the right-side.

That's a closing par for the Japanese player, who finishes 18-under for the championship.

BIRDIE FOR RYU

BROOKE HAS DONE IT

Unbelievable from Henderson, who eagles the 18th and joins Ryu at 19-under!

We head for a playoff for a second straight year.

NEVER IN DOUBT

FROM SEVEN BACK

Henderson was seven back of Ryu starting the final round, but a seven-under 64 from the former means we head to a playoff, which will be played down the 18th.

PLAYOFF RECORD

Henderson has an LPGA record of two wins and one loss. One of those victories was a Major, specifically the 2016 KPMG Women's PGA Championship.

Ryu, meanwhile, has one win and no losses, with her sole victory being the FM Championship in 2024.

EMOTION FROM IWAI

PLAYERS ARE ON THE TEE

Both Ryu and Henderson are on the tee, and it's Ryu who leads the pair off.

Stepping up, Ryu stripes it down the middle and her tee shot is well up the fairway.

Henderson, meanwhile, has been driving superbly all week, but her tee shot is well left and that will likely be a lay-up.

BROOKE LAYS UP

From the rough, Henderson lays up and finds the fairway.

The advantage is in Ryu's hands, who will be going for it from the short grass. She has 167-yards to the flag.

GREEN FOUND

It's not bad from the Major winner, who finds the green with her approach.

Ryu is about 45-foot from the hole, so still holds the advantage.

HENDERSON MISSES THE GREEN

She knew it immediately...

With a wedge in-hand, Henderson pulls her third left and it nestles down in the rough.

She might need to chip that in to have a chance of matching Ryu, who is safely on the green.

RYU'S EAGLE PUTT

Up first is Ryu, whose eagle attempt is online but comes up a few feet short.

You expect her to hole that birdie putt, but it's not a gimme.

GOOD CHIP FROM HENDERSON

Nice chip from Henderson, who was slightly short-sided.

Putting her fourth to a foot, she has guaranteed the par, but will need Ryu to miss.

RYU DOES IT

She's done it! Haeran Ryu defeats Brooke Henderson with a birdie at the first playoff hole to win the Amundi Evian Championship!

The South Korean claims her second straight Major, following her KPMG Women's PGA Championship triumph last month.

YOUR CHAMPION

THE WINNING MOMENT

South Africa's Michael Hollick won the BMW International Open by a single stroke thanks to a stunning last-gasp eagle on the 72nd hole at Golfclub Munchen Eichenried.

Hollick trailed by as many as three shots late on in Sunday's final round but rallied with two sensational 5-irons on the 17th and 18th holes to set up a maiden DP World Tour victory.

The 39-year-old - who is enjoying his rookie campaign on the DP World Tour and was co-leader through 54 holes - looked set to finish second behind fellow South African Hennie Du Plessis in Germany, only for the latter to stumble on the final two holes.

While Du Plessis was one-over on the 17th and 18th, hardly detracting from a superb round of 66 (-6), Hollick finished birdie-eagle to card a 67.

Reacting to his win afterwards, Hollick - who almost gave pro golf up four years ago - said: "It's amazing, honestly. I've just given myself and my family such a good opportunity, so really looking forward to [the rest of the year].

"Four years ago, I put the clubs in the cupboard and started coaching, did a full year of coaching full-time and played like ten events on the Sunshine Tour, played quite well but didn't get into any of the big events.

"Then started 2024 by winning the Zimbabwe Open and started finding my feet again and won another two tournaments and then started the season nicely here.

"The first year is tough, it's all the unknown, you're playing your heart out to keep your card and give yourself a chance next year, but here we are."

Although Du Plessis might be smarting after failing to convert a first DP World Tour win of his own, the sting of defeat should be eased somewhat by the fact he picked up one of two exemptions into The Open Championship alongside Bernd Wiesberger.

As for Hollick, he was already in The Open anyway and can simply celebrate a check for $510,000 as well as a place in each of the Back Nine events later on in the year.

Away from the winner, Eugenio Chacarra earned a bonus check for $200,000 after topping the European Swing standings.

Chacarra claimed successive victories at the KLM Open and Italian Open recently, subsequently ticking off a goal of his at the start of the year.

He said: "It’s awesome. There’s some goals that you put on at the start of the year and one of them was to win a Swing so I’m really proud of myself."

The DP World Tour moves on to the Genesis Scottish Open and then The Open Championship over the next two weeks.

BMW INTERNATIONAL OPEN LEADERBOARD

• -18 Michael Hollick
• -17 Hennie Du Plessis
• -14 Bernd Wiesberger
• -12 Oihan Guillamondeguy
• -12 Carlos Ortiz
• -11 Thomas Rosenmueller
• -10 Joaquin Niemann
• -10 Ashun Wu
• -9 Victor Perez
• -9 Joe Dean
• -9 Kiradech Aphibarnrat
• -9 Maro Penge

UPDATES FROM

WELCOME

Hello and welcome to Golf Monthly's coverage of the BMW International Open at Golfclub Munchen Eichenried. We're into the closing stages in Germany and it's very tight at the top.

Hennie Du Plessis leads by one at this stage, but Michael Hollick is playing very well, too. Neither has won before on the DP World Tour, but someone's 0 is about to go!

We'll bring you all of the key updates as they happen. Thanks for tuning in!

DU PLESSIS EXTENDS

What a time to join! Du Plessis plays perfect golf down the par-4 15th and leaves himself a left-to-right slider for birdie.

It's never anywhere else but the centre of the hole, and the leader now has a two-stroke cushion. He gives it a fist pump as it drops. That could be huge.

Moments earlier, Hollick produced a textbook chip to save par. Had he not made it, the tournament might well have been all but over.

CHASERS GIVING IT EVERYTHING

Hollick just tugs his approach from 135 yards into the par-4 15th and he'll have a lengthy birdie try to close the gap once more.

One hole ahead, Du Plessis has crunched an iron into the heart of the fairway.

Don't forget about Wiesberger, mind! The Austrian clips a wedge onto the rough protecting the front pin position, but his ball kicks off the longer stuff and dribbles down to six feet. That's a great chance.

SQUEEZING THE AIR OUT

Du Plessis is in full flow here at the par-4 16th. Off the back of three consecutive birdies, he might well have a fourth upcoming. A beautiful wedge from 90 yards lands softly and spins back a yard, leaving him 12-15 feet or so uphill.

FIREWORKS ON 18

There have been some amazing moments on the par-5 18th already today. Ashun Wu and Joaquin Niemann both rolled in monster putts for eagle, Kiradech Aphibarnrat almost chipped in, and now Freddy Schott has whipped a stunning shot from the right rough into the heart of the green, setting up his own eagle chance. What a great final hole...

UNTIMELY PUSH

Wiesberger can't take advantage of his good fortune at the 15th, pushing his very short putt well wide. It didn't even touch the hole. Just before, Carlos Ortiz rolled one in to reach 12-under. He's solo fourth.

HOLLICK SAVES PAR

The chaser's first putt was aggressive on the 15th, leaving himself three feet for par. It was a nervy one, but Hollick looked assured as he poured it in.

WHEELS COMING OFF

It's not as controlled as Hollick would like at the moment. The South African pulled his tee shot into the rough and now he's tugged his approach as well. Hollick will try to get up and down from the rough at 16, but it's really not a great spot.

Meanwhile, Carlos Ortiz is closing in on third after setting up a short birdie try at the 16th.

NOT OVER YET

Oh dear. Hennie Du Plessis has just hit a shocker at the par-3 17th. It may even have been chunked. Either way, it certainly wasn't the contact he wanted.

On the 220-yard hole, Du Plessis' ball has landed short and right of the green just before a bunker. It's technically sat on grass, but his feet might both be in the bunker. Either that, or it'll be one foot in the sand and one foot on the grass.

It's awkward, very awkward. Is that the chink of light the chasers needed?

ANOTHER AWKWARD ONE

Hollick gives his chip at the 16th a decent run from the rough, but it scuttles on by and he'll have the best part of six feet remaining for par.

Still, it could be worse...

BOGEYS EVERYWHERE

Du Plessis looks like he'll make bogey at the 17th after chunking his very awkward chip over the sand but into the rough next to the green. His next chip is very good, though, so a bogey looks likely.

A hole behind, Hollick has just shoved his own par attempt wide and he's now back to 15-under. Wiesberger is at 14-under in third while Ortiz is now at 13-under in fourth.

A VERY GOOD FOUR

Du Plessis just finds enough of the right edge with his bogey putt and he'll walk to 18 two ahead. Can Hollick respond at the hole Du Plessis just made a real mess of?

PRESSURE BACK ON

The average proximity with tee shots at the par-3 17th is just under 49 feet today. I reckon Michael Hollick might be about 4.9 feet away.

That is a world-class approach. If Hollick can birdie this, he might flip the script and he'd fancy forcing extra holes at least.

Then again, Du Plessis could eagle this and all but close the door.

ON THE BEACH

Du Plessis sends his tee shot at the par-5 18th into the fairway bunker with an apex of almost 130 feet. Rocket. He can still reach the green from there, but it just makes it a touch more awkward than he'd have liked.

SHOCKER

Du Plessis had 262 to the hole. 230 to the front edge. But he cracks his ball off the bottom rung of his iron, it smashes into the front of the bunker and loops up into the fairway some 50 yards away.

That's a shocker. And it's a shot which might well have lost this tournament...

HOLLICK WITHIN ONE

Not too long ago, Hollick was three back. Now he's within one and is arguably now the favorite! He drops the birdie putt from inside six feet at the 17th and he will be feeling like $1 million as he approaches the 18th.

HEART OF THE GREEN

Du Plessis recalibrates and finds the putting surface where he will try and two putt to set the target at 17-under.

SO SO CLOSE

Wow. That was almost the tournament over for Michael Hollick. He's not the longest hitter on tour, and he takes an extremely aggressive line off the 18th tee with driver.

His ball lands yards over the water down the left and ends in the rough, but the lie looks pretty good so he should have a chance to go for the green. He needs to hope Du Plessis doesn't can one from 30 feet up ahead.

DU PLESSIS SETS CLUBHOUSE TARGET

It wasn't the most convincing putt from Du Plessis, with his ball just hanging out to the right. Nevertheless, he's shot 66 on Sunday and has set the target at 17-under.

I fancy we might have extra holes coming up...

SHOT OF THE TOURNAMENT

That is sublime! Hollick had 240 yards from the left rough, but the angle was against him and there was water right. With a decent lie, he decided to have a go. Great decision.

Hollick elegantly draws one into the front portion of the green and it hurries up to the back half, leaving him a 20 footer for eagle and the title. Two putts and it's extra holes.

SO CLOSE TO AN ALBATROSS

Away from the title-chasers, Germany's Thomas Rosenmueller was inches away from sending the home fans into raptures not long ago thanks to this stunning approach into the 18th. A kick-in eagle isn't too bad, mind.

HOLLICK MADE TO WAIT

Carlos Ortiz is not making life easy for Hollick on the 18th. He's gone into the stands, asked for a referee, chipped down the green and now he's weighing up a birdie putt. It doesn't land, but the LIV golfer is now out of the way and finishes T4th on 12-under.

HOLLICK WINS BMW INTERNATIONAL OPEN

He's done it! It was never anywhere else! Hollick rolls his eagle putt home and wins by one! The 39-year-old rookie has just won his first DP World Tour title. Sensational.

But spare a thought for Hennie Du Plessis. That's a brutal way to lose.

In a mammoth day, 20 players left their respective venues thrilled to know that they had wrapped up their spots at Royal Birkdale for The Open Championship.

At the beginning of the 36-hole marathon, 288 players were vying for places, with Burnham & Berrow, Dundonald Links, Royal Cinque Ports and West Lancashire the venues.

Among the notable names playing were Major winners Sergio Garcia and Danny Willett, as well as a host of names from the DP World Tour and LIV Golf League... but it was the lesser known players who were the stars of the show.

The most exciting finish came at West Lancashire, where Matthew Jordan overcame Joe Dean and amateur Sam Easterbrook via a second playoff hole birdie.

All three men finished eight-under and, after all parred the first playoff hole (10th), Jordan almost holed his approach at the second (18th), with a tap-in birdie handing him a fifth straight Open Championship appearance.

Earlier in the day, England's Sam Bairstow earned the top spot, firing a 10-under score following rounds of 66 and 68.

He was joined by fellow DP World Tour player Kazuma Kobori, who was nine-under, while LIV Golfer, Jose Luis Ballester, overcame a scare at the last to also shoot that score.

Eagling the 16th hole of his second round, the Spaniard had to hit a provisional off the last hole after his first went well left.

Thankfully, he was able to find his original tee shot, with Ballester taking full advantage as he made birdie to finish nine-under.

Rounding out the final spot at West Lancashire was Tiger Christensen, who also finished on the same score.

Another exciting finish came at Burnham & Berrow, where Korn Ferry Tour winner, James Nicholas topped the standings via rounds of 65 and 67.

The American made the US Open via Final Qualifying and hit the opening tee shot at the Major.

Now, just a few weeks on, Nicholas is set to make his maiden Open Championship appearance, where he will be joined by LIV Golfer Caleb Surratt, who also participated in his first Major at the US Open via Final Qualifying.

Nicholas finished 10-under, while Surratt was nine-under, with three players finishing eight-under. They were amateur Alejandro De Castro Piera, as well as Burnham's own Tom Sloman and American Austen Truslow.

In the dying stages, there was a chance that DP World Tour player, Brandon Robinson-Thompson might force a 4-for-3 playoff, but his 15-footer to force said playoff at the last missed.

At Dundonald Links and Royal Cinque Ports, there was slightly less drama, albeit the day wasn't without some.

Antoine Rozner birdied two of his final three holes to sneak into the final qualifying spot at Royal Cinque Ports, with his eight-under-par score putting him solo fifth.

LIV Golfer Peter Uihlein was fourth at nine-under, while Matthew Southgate's impressive record at Final Qualifying continued, as he secured a place at The Open Championship for a sixth time via Final Qualifying.

MJ Daffue and Baard Bjoernevik Skogen topped the standings on the Kent coast, producing two rounds in the 60s to sit 12-under.

It was Dundonald that, perhaps, threw up the most surprising results, as two amateurs, David Howard and Nevil Ruiter, qualified with four-under and three-under scores.

Jack McDonald topped the standings at five-under, while Matthew Baldwin, who was four-under, will be very pleased to earn a place at Royal Birkdale, which just so happens to be his home course.

Rounding out the final spot was Marcus Plunkett, who produced rounds of 69 and 72 to secure his spot at Royal Birkdale on July 16-19th.

Check out the full qualifiers below, as well as the full scoring from a thrilling final day here.

Burnham & Berrow Confirmed Spots

• -10 James Nicholas (65-67)
• -9 Caleb Surratt (67-66)
• -8 Tom Sloman (69-65)
• -8 Alejandro De Castro Piera (a) (65-69)
• -8 Austen Truslow (68-68)

Dundonald Links Confirmed Spots

• -5 Jack McDonald (70-69)
• -4 Matthew Baldwin (69-71)
• -4 David Howard (a) (69-71)
• -3 Nevil Ruiter (a) (71-70)
• -3 Marcus Plunkett (69-72)

Royal Cinque Ports Confirmed Spots

• -12 Baard Bjoernevik Skogen (68-64)
• -12 MJ Daffue (67-65)
• -10 Matthew Southgate (68-66)
• -9 Peter Uihlein (66-69)
• -8 Antoine Rozner (69-67)

West Lancashire Confirmed Spots

• -10 Samuel Bairstow (66-68)
• -9 Kazuma Kobori (70-65)
• -9 Jose Luis Ballester Barrio (70-65)
• -9 Tiger Christensen (65-70)
• -8 Matthew Jordan (69-67)*
• -8 Joe Dean (70-66)
• -8 Sam Easterbrook (a) (69-67)
  
  *advanced via 3-for-1 playoff

Updates From...

HELLO AND WELCOME TO FINAL QUALIFYING

Good morning, afternoon and evening to wherever you are in the world, and welcome to Golf Monthly's coverage of Open Championship Final Qualifying.

One of the best days in golf, the action is well underway on Tuesday, with some notable names making charges over the four venues around the UK.

Burnham & Berrow, Dundonald Links, Royal Cinque Ports and West Lancashire are the courses in question, so sit back and let us take you through the afternoon's play!

FIRST ROUND UPDATE

There has been a lot of golf played this morning, with the first round all-but done across the four courses.

Several notable names are in contention, with Peter Uihlein leading at Royal Cinque Ports via a six-under 66. He has also started the second round well, with the American two-under through four.

Owen Edwards tied the course record at Burnham & Berrow, firing a seven-under 64, while YouTube star, George Bryan, carded a 70 at West Lancashire, and has started excellently this afternoon, sitting three-under through six holes to be five-under overall.

SERGIO UPDATE

Arguably the biggest name at Final Qualifying, Sergio Garcia is looking to qualify for The Open after narrowly missing out the last few years.

Playing at West Lancashire, The Masters winner carded a four-under first round of 68, but has started his second round poorly, sitting two-over through four to be two-under overall.

Work to do for the Spaniard, who is tied 22nd right now.

STRONG START FOR BAIRSTOW

Speaking of West Lancs, Sam Bairstow has made the perfect start to his second round, eagling the first to move to eight-under and alongside leader Tiger Christensen.

Bairstow is a winner on the Challenge Tour and hasn't featured in The Open Championship since 2022, where he qualified via his runner-up finish at The Amateur Championship.

SURRATT CONTENDING

Caleb Surratt is a member of the LIV Golf League and qualified for the US Open via Final Qualifying last month.

Playing at Burnham & Berrow today, he is seven-under for the tournament. Producing a four-under 67 first round, he is three-under through eight during his second round.

A MESSAGE FROM ROSEY

BRYAN BROS FIRING

Both George and Wesley Bryan are appearing at Open Final Qualifying for the first time, and they're making the most of it at West Lancs.

The brothers are both five-under and in a share of fifth, which would be a playoff right now.

George had to go through Regional Qualifying, while Wesley, who is a PGA Tour winner, has a familiar face in Peter Finch on the bag, who made it to Final Qualifying last year.

WILSON MOVES THREE CLEAR AT DUNDONALD

Andrew Wilson is enjoying a fine day at Dundonald Links, with the Englishman carding a four-under opening round of 68.

That momentum has continued this afternoon, as he sits three-under for his front nine and seven-under overall, three strokes clear of Matthew Baldwin in second.

LIV REPORT

Several LIV players are competing in Final Qualifying, with a strong showing taking place at Royal Cinque Ports.

Uihlein is still the solo leader at eight-under, while John Catlin is six-under and in T4th. Behind the American, Thomas Detry is four-under and T8th, while Luis Masaveu and Dean Burmester are both two-under and in 16th.

A 65 FOR NICHOLAS

James Nicholas has enjoyed a fine 2026 and has opened his Final Qualifying account with a six-under 65 at Burnham & Berrow.

He made it to the US Open via Final Qualifying, where he made the cut at Shinnecock Hills and finished T65th.

BAIRSTOW'S HOT START CONTINUES

He eagled the first, and Bairstow has now birdied the second and third of his second round to move to 10-under and two clear of Christensen.

SURRATT JUMPS TO EIGHT-UNDER

Surratt birdies the 10th at Burnham & Berrow and moves to eight-under for the tournament.

He shot four-under this morning and is four-under this morning. He sits in a share of second alongside amateur Alejandro De Castro Piera.

SHARE OF THE LEAD

There have been some early moves this afternoon at Royal Cinque Ports, with Baard Bjoernevik Skogen joining Uihlein at the top of the leaderboard at eight-under.

Skogen is four-under through eight holes and making a charge. What's more, behind the Norwegian, Matthew Southgate and MJ Daffue share third at seven-under, with Catlin now solo fifth at six-under.

WEST LANCS IS GETTING INTERESTING

Remember, the top five spots from each venue will earn a place at The Open, with some tight finishes already starting to appear.

At West Lancs, Bairstow is leading at 10-under, while two players are eight-under and one is six-under.

It's the battle for fifth that's most interesting, though, where seven players share that final spot. If it were to end like this, we would have a seven-for-one playoff!

FIVE-WAY SHARE FOR THIRD

It's a similar story at Dundonald Links, where five players currently share third spot.

Wilson and American, Marcus Plunkett, are seven and four-under-par, respectively, while five players monitor third.

If it were to finish like this, we would have a five-for-three-playoff in Scotland.

DP WORLD TOUR IN ACTION

There are plenty of DP World Tour players in action, with multiple in contention for an Open spot at West Lancs.

Kazuma Kobori is five-under and T4th, as is Adri Arnaus. DP World Tour winner, Marcus Armitage, is four-under and T11th, as is Matthew Jordan.

Masters winner, Danny Willett, is also at the venue, and he is three-under and T19th, sitting alongside Joe Dean.

DOUBLE BOGEY FOR THE LEADER

That has made things interesting at Dundonald!

Wilson had been leading by two, but a double bogey at the 11th means he goes from seven-under to five-under.

He now shares the lead with amateur, David Howard, who is two-under through his first three holes of his second round.

Currently, just 15 players are under-par at that venue.

TOM LEWIS MOVES TO FIFTH

Back in 2011, Tom Lewis qualified for The Open via Final Qualifying, with the Englishman then sharing the lead after the first round.

Going on to finish T30th, earning low amateur honors in the process, he hasn't played in an Open Championship since 2019, but finds himself going well this time around.

Carding a five-under 67 first round at Royal Cinque Ports, he is one-under through 10 this afternoon and sits T5th alongside John Catlin.

THREE-WAY TIE FOR SECOND

Owen Edwards continues to lead at 10-under at Burnham & Berrow, where we now find three players sharing second spot.

Those three are Caleb Surratt, amateur Alejandro De Castro Piera and Austen Truslow, who are all eight-under.

Marcus Helligkilde is the sole player in fifth at seven-under.

CROWDS OUT FOR WESLEY BRYAN

AMATEUR LEADS AT DUNDONALD

And, just like that, it can all change!

Andrew Wilson had been leading by two at Dundonald Links, but it's now amateur David Howard who tops the standings, with a birdie at the fifth moving him to six-under.

Wilson sits solo second, while Jack McDonald and Marcus Plunkett are tied third at four-under.

In fifth, we find amateur Connor Graham and former DP World Tour winner Matthew Baldwin.

REMEMBER THIS?

Estonian amateur, Richard Teder, produced the moment of Final Qualifying last year, via this holed out approach in a playoff that sent him to Royal Portrush.

Returning to West Lancs to try and qualify for The Open a second time, the amateur is currently in a four-way share of fourth at six-under.

FOUR AT THE TOP

Interesting development at Royal Cinque Ports, where four players find themselves at the top of the leaderboard at eight-under.

These are Peter Uihlein, Matthew Southgate, Baard Bjoernevik Skogen and MJ Daffue, who has made a hot start this afternoon, birdieing three of his opening five holes.

AND THE SAME STORY AT BURNHAM & BERROW

And we now have a four-way tie of the lead at Burnham & Berrow!

Edwards double bogeys the 13th and joins Caleb Surratt, Alejandro De Castro Piera (a) and Austen Truslow at eight-under-par!

That's really bunched up the leaderboard now, with 21 players sat three-under or better.

EDWARDS DROPS ANOTHER SHOT

Brutal few moments from Edwards at Burnham & Berrow, who bogeys the 14th to go from 10-under to seven-under in a matter of minutes.

He drops into a share of fourth alongside Marcus Helligkilde.

SOUTHGATE LEADS AT RCP

Southgate finished T6th at The Open Championship in 2017, but hasn't featured in a Major since 2024.

He's just birdied the 12th to move to nine-under, though, and leads at Royal Cinque Ports, breaking out of a four-way share at eight-under.

FROM BAD TO WORSE FOR SERGIO

He fired a four-under 68 first round, but Garcia is struggling this afternoon.

Through 10 holes, he is four-over for the round and level-par for the event.

The final spots are, currently, six-under, so work to be done for the Spaniard.

STRONG START FOR LEISHMAN

An excellent five-under 66 has put Marc Leishman in a strong position this afternoon, and the LIV Golfer has just birdied two of his first five holes to move to seven-under.

Currently, the six-time PGA Tour winner is in a share of fourth and looking good with plenty of golf to be played.

STILL TIGHT AT WEST LANCS

It's still the share of fourth spot that is catching the eyes at West Lancs, where five players currently sit six-under-par.

We would have a five-for-three playoff if it were to stay like this, with Wesley Bryan, Richard Teder (a) and Kazuma Kobori among the fivesome.

POOR EDWARDS

Just 45 minutes ago, Edwards was 10-under-par and two clear at Burnham & Berrow, but he has just dropped another shot to be six-under and two back of the leaders.

He's still sharing fifth, but with lots of golf left to go, you feel his race could be run...

HIDALGO MOVES UNDER-PAR

A DP World Tour winner, Angel Hidalgo moves under-par at Dundonald Links, but has work to do with a handful of holes left.

Currently, two players are at five-under and three are at four-under.

Scoring hasn't been strong in Scotland, but Hidalgo will need a fast finish to have any chance of qualifying, with the Spaniard playing the 16th.

CHARGES CONTINUE AT ROYAL CINQUE PORTS

Baard Bjoernevik Skogen ties the lead at Royal Cinque Ports, joining MJ Daffue at nine-under.

Southgate drops a shot and moves back to eight-under, while a notable name in Dean Burmester is mounting a charge this afternoon.

He topped the Final Qualifying standings last year, and is now five-under through 10 holes, sharing fifth at six-under overall.

RAIN TURNING AT WEST LANCS

EXCELLENT PIERA

Amateur Alejandro De Castro Piera cards a second round 69 and finishes his day at eight-under-par.

Currently, he is in a three-way share of the lead and two clear of three names at six-under.

He's in a strong position to qualify for what would be a first Major appearance.

AH, SOME RAIN

Having spent the last week or so melting at my desk in Formby, I'm finding the rain quite refreshing. It's lashing it down at West Lancs, which is just down the road.

Anyway, enough about the weather. David Howard is having a wonderful afternoon, and now holds the outright lead at Dundonald Links.

The Irishman made an eagle on the par-5 5th, along with birdies on the 3rd and 8th, which saw him to surge to the top.

At six-under-par, he leads three players - Matthew Baldwin, Jack McDonald and Marcus Plunkett - by two shots.

SENIOR IN CONTENTION

England's Jack Senior is going along nicely at Dundonald. His last Open Championship appearance was five years ago. Royal Birkdale is within touching distance. He's currently at two-under-par and in sixth place.

-7 GETTING IN AT ROYAL CINQUE PORTS

That's the situation down in the south east, where we have two tied at the top on -10, two at -8 and Ryan Lumsden at -7.

LEISHMAN ON THE MOVE

Down in the West Country, the Australian is just three shots back - and the name everyone will be looking at. A LIV golfer with plenty of Major Championship experience. Expect him to keep on moving up the leaderboard.

A SHOUT OUT TO ANDREW REYNOLDS

The former head pro at Royal Cinque Ports gets a shout out from comms team. The Golf Monthly Top 50 Coach, we can confirm, is an absolute legend.

It's where we find Matthew Southgate, who is handily placed at -8. A testing little putt from three feet upcoming.

PLAYOFF CHANCES

Not many people getting away. With the bunching that we have across each of the four venues, we think we could be in for at least a couple of playoffs. That's how it looks at then moment, anyway - a lot could change over the next couple of hours.

BACK TO WEST LANCS

Five players at -6 at the moment, with the top 5 to qualify from each of the four venues. That's why it's looking like a playoff at the moment. You'd definitely want to be in the clubhouse at West Lancs at the moment, because it's really wet out there.

SAFELY IN

Austen Truslow taps in for par at Burnham & Berrow's to finish on eight-under, good enough for a share of second at this moment in time. No caddie for the American this week. Who needs one of them, eh?

HOWARD EXTENDS HIS LEAD

Irish amateur David Howard from Fota Island now has a three-shot lead at Dundonald Links. He's made it to seven-under, with Matt Baldwin and Marcus Plunkett his closest rivals on four-under. That's a nice little cushion to have.

NICELY DONE, ALEJANDRO

Alejandro De Castro Piera has made light work of the conditions at Burnham & Berrow. The Spanish amateur is safely in the clubhouse with rounds of 65 and 69. As it stands, he's in a tie for second with Austen Truslow from America. It's looking good. Really good.

KOBORI GOING LOW

Make that seven-under for his second round, which is pretty good going at West Lancs, especially today. He's sitting alongside Tiger Christensen in second, and one behind Sam Bairstow.

SOUTHGATE LOOKING GOOD

Matthew Southgate's work is done. He finishes at -10. A good day's work from the veteran. It's hard to see that score not being good enough for a place at Royal Birkdale.

Lots going on - time for a leaderboard update as we near the business end of the day.

SCORING ERROR

We'll update the leaderboards now. -12 for Sam Easterbrook... that was an error. It did feel like he'd rather come out of nowhere.

SCOREBOARD UPDATE

Here 's how it looks at West Lancs.

-10 Samuel Bairstow
-9 Kazuma Kobori
-9 Tiger Christensen
-7 Giles Evans
-7 Adri Arnaus
-7 Matthew Jordan
-7 Wesley Bryan
-7 Samuel Potter

JORDAN SCRAPPING

What a putt from Matthew Jordan. Never looked like it was missing. How important might that putt be at the end of the day? -5 for round to an -8 overall (T4). Calmly done from about 20 feet.

JORDAN ON 18

Last hole. Driver. Anxious look. Not quite so many cameras for Final Qualifying as the 'main event'. Adds to the drama. We'll keep you updated on Jordan, who you'll remember from Hoylake, his home club, a few years ago.

YOUTUBER UPDATE

Wesley Bryan is also in the mix at West Lancs. He's not happy with his iron shot off the tee on 18. A nervy finish for the PGA Tour winner/content creator. Dundonald next...

HOWARD HOLDING ON

David Howard still holds the lead at Dundonald, but now it's just one. Things getting nervy... everywhere. A costly bogey from Wesley Bryan at the last.

SPARE A THOUGHT FOR WES

Head in hands after that bogey. Matthew Jordan, same hole, holds his nerve to finish at -8. That could/should be good enough. Poor Wesley will be feeling rather sick after that finish.

THINGS STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE

James Nicholas birdies the par-5 13th at Burnham & Berrow to move to 11-under-par. He leads by two.

Matthew Southgate, who has finished on 10-under-par at Royal Cinque Ports, has turned into a bit of a Final Qualifying specialist.

"Strap in and try and stay somewhere that's competitive," Southgate says. "I think I'm more emotional this time. It's amazing."

He says he played some really special golf at Royal Birkdale in 2017. He loves that place. He now has the opportunity to go back.

"I'm so excited to take mum and the family," he adds.

He's lost his dad since that last Open - so it's been an emotional day. Great memories and another great story. This is what Open Qualifying is about. Well played, Matt.

AUSTEN LOVING THE LINKS

It was really interesting to hear from Austen Truslow just now. "We had about six different seasons out here today," said the American. "We had wind, we had rain, we had sun, we had all sorts of wind directions, just true links golf."

He said it was always his dream to play in The Open. Keep an eye out for him at Royal Birkdale in a couple of weeks' time.

HOWARD SLIPPING

It wasn't that long ago that David Howard had a three-shot lead, but he's leaking oil right now. I'm not sure what happened at the 16th, but it can't have been good. If he can stay where he is at -4, he won't care too much. If.

THAT BOGEY FROM WES BRYAN

So, Wes Bryan dropped to seven-under at West Lancs with a bogey at the last to drop into a share of sixth. It looks like that's going to be very costly indeed.

Matthew Jordan, who was playing alongside the YouTube star, closed out with a par to remain on eight-under. Jordan shares fourth as it stands.

Charles Huntzinger, Samuel Potter and Joe Dean, who is on a birdie streak of three in three, are still out there on seven-under.

HERE'S HOW THINGS STAND

Hard to keep track across four venues as we near the business day of this 36-hole marathon. However, here we go...

A reminder than 20 Open places are up for grabs at Final Qualifying, five at each of the four venues.

In the north west, at West Lancs, Sam Bairstow leads the way on 10-under-par through 13 holes, with Kazuma Kobori and Tiger Christensen in the clubhouse one shot further back.

Down in Kent, at Royal Cinque Ports, Baard Bjoernevik Skogen is currently top of the standings with Matthew Southgate and MJ Daffue two shots further back and looking good.

American James Nicholas leads the way on 10-under at Burnham and Berrow with Caleb Surratt one adrift.

Meanwhile, at Dundonald Links, Jack McDonald is out in front with two holes to play, with Royal Birkdale member Matthew Baldwin and Irish amateur David Howard one back.

It's tense.

NO GIVING UP

Some late charges at West Lancs. Joe Dean and José Luis Ballester Barrio have both moved to T4 at eight-under, with the former producing four birdies in a row to get himself right into the mix for a playoff spot.

As for Ballester Barrio, what a timely eagle at the par-5 16th. Wow. This is going to be tight.

DISASTER FOR BALLESTER

He is eight-under and in T4th, but Ballester is forced to hit a provisional at the final hole as he goes left!

Not sure if the ball is findable, but that will be costly, especially with the Spaniard currently sat inside the qualifying spots at West Lancs.

NEAR MISS FOR WESLEY BRYAN

CLUTCH FROM ROZNER

Unreal finish from Antoine Rozner, who birdies two of his final three holes to jump from six-under to eight-under, which puts him solo fifth and one clear of John Gough!

Heartbreak for Gough and elation for Rozner, who has all-but secured a spot at The Open Championship.

CONGRATS JAMES NICHOLAS

Nicholas pars the final hole at Burnham & Berrow and tops the leaderboard at 10-under. Rounds of 65 and 67 means he will compete at his first Open Championship!

BAIRSTOW TOPS WEST LANCS

He's dominated the afternoon, and Bairstow fires rounds of 66 and 68 to finish 10-under and top the standings at West Lancs.

Four players are confirmed at that venue, with Bairstow, Kazuma Kobori, Jose Luis Ballester and Tiger Christensen finishing in the top four.

In fairness to Ballester, he made an unbelievable birdie after it seemed that his ball was lost off the tee.

As of writing, amateur Sam Easterbrook, Matthew Jordan and Joe Dean share fifth, meaning we'll have a three-for-one playoff.

DUNDONALD REMAINS TIGHT

The top three are in the clubhouse and are guaranteed to be in the top five, with Jack McDonald five-under, while Matthew Baldwin and David Howard (a) four-under.

As of writing, Nevill Ruiter (a) and Marcus Plunkett occupy the final two spots at three-under, and are heading down the last now.

ROYAL CINQUE PORTS CONFIRMED

Baard Bjoernevik Skogen and MJ Daffue finish 12-under and share the top spot, with Matthew Southgate (-10), Peter Uihlein (-9) and Antoine Rozner (-8) claiming their places at The Open Championship.

Impressively, it's the sixth time that Southgate has qualified for the Major via Final Qualifying.

PLAYOFF IMMINENT AT WEST LANCS

Second rounds are complete at West Lancs, with amateur Sam Easterbrook, Matthew Jordan and Joe Dean heading for a playoff after the trio finished eight-under and shared fifth.

DUNDONALD LINKS QUALIFIERS CONFIRMED

What a day at Dundonald Links, where some surprising names earned their places at Royal Birkdale.

Jack McDonald topped the leaderboard at five-under, with Matthew Baldwin and amateur David Howard finishing four-under.

In terms of the remaining players, amateur Nevil Ruiter finished three-under, while Marcus Plunkett also finished on that number.

The five men will head to The Open Championship.

PETER FINCH REACTS AFTER WESLEY NEAR MISS

BRT NEEDS A GOOD FINISH

Royal Cinque Ports and Dundonald Links are all-but set, but there is a chance Burnham & Berrow could change, with Brandon Robinson-Thompson six-under through 14.

He needs to birdie two of his final four holes to join those at eight-under, which would force a four-for-three playoff.

As of writing, Tom Sloman, Alejandro De Castro Piera and Austen Truslow occupy the final three spots and they will be watching the Englishman's remaining few holes with interest.

BALDWIN WILL PLAY A HOME OPEN

PLAYOFF INCOMING

West Lancs' playoff is about to start, with the 10th hole being the choice for Sam Easterbrook (a), Matthew Jordan and Joe Dean.

TEE SHOTS

Easterbrook pounds his driver down the middle at the 390-yard hole, with the amateur hitting a peach.

Jordan, meanwhile, hits a driving iron well left, while Dean follows Easterbrook with an excellent drive.

Advantage goes to Easterbrook and Dean.

BRT BIRDIES

There's one...

Robinson-Thompson needs to find two birdies in his last four holes at Burnham & Berrow and, at the 15th, he sneaks in a birdie to move to seven-under.

One more gets him in a playoff, while two birdies puts him in a share of second with Caleb Surratt at nine-under.

PUTTS FOR THE WIN

At West Lancs, Jordan pulls it left and just finds the green with his approach. He will have around 40-feet for birdie.

In terms of Dean and Easterbrook, who both found the fairway, it's the latter who plays the best approach.

Dean comes up 20-feet short of the flag, while Easterbrook goes 15-feet past. It will comes down to the putters.

JORDAN AND DEAN MISS

Jordan hits a great putt that finishes inside gimme range, while Dean leaves his birdie putt short.

Easterbrook will have a chance to secure a spot at The Open Championship.

HE MISSES

It's a nice roll from amateur, Easterbrook, but his attempt slides by, with all three men making par.

We will now head down the 18th.

THOMPSON NEEDS TO BIRDIE THE LAST

Parring the 16th and 17th, Robinson-Thompson needs to birdie the last to get to eight-under, which would force a four-for-three playoff.

Tense times at Burnham & Berrow.

WE AGREE

BRT WILL HAVE 15-FEET FOR BIRDIE

This is going down to the wire, with Robinson-Thompson leaving 15-feet for birdie at the last.

If he makes it, we will have a playoff at Burnham & Berrow... If he doesn't, we'll have our five players confirmed.

FAIRWAY FOUND AT WEST LANCS

Easterbrook, Jordan and Dean have found the fairway down the last at West Lancs.

Easterbrook is on the left-side, while Dean is on the right and Jordan down the middle.

Dean will hit in first, followed by Easterbrook, followed by Jordan.

BRT MISSES AT THE LAST

Brandon Robinson-Thompson misses his birdie attempt and Burnham & Berrow's results are confirmed.

James Nicholas tops the standings at 10-under. Caleb Surratt will make a second Major appearance, after he finished nine-under, while Tom Sloman, Alejandro De Castro Piera (a) and Austen Truslow finish eight-under.

UNREAL FROM MATTHEW JORDAN

What a shot from Jordan at the 18th!

Dean hits the back of the green, while Easterbrook flies it over the back.

The door is ajar, and Jordan smashes through it, with an incredible wedge shot that finishes inches away from the hole.

That could have been an eagle, but instead it's a tap-in birdie for the Englishman.

JORDAN DOES IT

The second shot deserved it, and Matthew Jordan books his place at Royal Birkdale.

Both Dean and Easterbrook came close, with their putts narrowly missing, but a tap-in birdie means Jordan will play a fifth straight Open Championship.

He joins Sam Bairstow (-10), Kazuma Kobori (-9), Jose Luis Ballester (-9) and Tiger Christensen (-9) in advancing from West Lancashire.

THE 20 SPOTS ARE CONFIRMED

And, just like that, Open Championship Final Qualifying is over. What a day we had!

YOUR QUALIFIERS

BURNHAM & BERROW

James Nicholas (-10), Caleb Surratt (-9), Tom Sloman (-8), Alejandro De Castro Piera (a) (-8) and Austen Truslow (-8)

DUNDONALD LINKS

Jack McDonald (-5), Matthew Baldwin (-4), David Howard (a) (-4), Nevil Ruiter (a) (-3), Marcus Plunkett (-3)

ROYAL CINQUE PORTS

Baard Bjoernevik Skogen (-12), MJ Daffue (-12), Matthew Southgate (-10), Peter Uihlein (-9), Antoine Rozner (-8)

WEST LANCASHIRE

Sam Bairstow (-10), Kazuma Kobori (-9), Jose Luis Ballester Barrio (-9), Tiger Christensen (-9), Matthew Jordan (-8)*

*advanced via 3-for-1 playoff

MAGIC JORDAN

WESLEY REACTION

WINNERS AND GRINNERS

HOME HERO

BIG NAMES MISS OUT

Along with the winners, there were also several notable names who weren't able to punch their ticket to Royal Birkdale.

Sergio Garcia, the Bryan Bros and Matt Wallace were just some of the individuals, with a full list found here...

THAT'S IT FOR ANOTHER YEAR

And, just like that, that's Open Final Qualifying done for another year.

Congratulations to all 20 qualifiers, and we look forward to seeing you at Royal Birkdale on July 13-19th.

Thank you for tuning in and I bid you farewell!

The Travelers Championship endured a dramatic final day on Sunday, with the drama continuing into Monday.

Ending their tournaments 21-under-par, both Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland returned to TPC River Highlands on Monday morning, due to a rain delay on Sunday meaning there was no time for a playoff.

Playing the 18th hole, Hovland and Scheffler were looking to secure the $4 million first prize at the Signature Event, with the former getting the better of the World No.1, who missed a short putt to extend the playoff.

Teeing off at 9am local time, Hovland had played the 18th in two-under for the week, while Scheffler was one-over following three pars and a bogey.

Driver in hand, both men found the fairway and produced darts with their second, with Scheffler finishing four-foot from the flag and Hovland around eight-foot.

Coming down to the performance on the greens, Hovland's attempt slid in the right-side, narrowly catching up enough of the hole to drop in to put pressure on Scheffler.

It was a putt you expected him to make, but looking tentative lining up the birdie, Scheffler added too much pace to the line he took, with the ball missing the hole and handing the title to Hovland.

Securing an eighth PGA Tour win, the victory was Hovland's first with his mother, Galina, present, as the pair celebrated the victory in Connecticut.

"It's been stressful, but it's unbelievable," stated Hovland, who secured his first victory in 2026.

"I knew I had to bring out my best to have a chance of beating Scottie, and I couldn't be happier. I know how good I can get and I keep pushing myself and wanting to get better.

"When I fall short it really p****s me off, but I did a really good job. I didn't start well Thursday and I didn't let it bother me. I couldn't be happier."

Travelers Championship Leaderboard

• -21 Viktor Hovland (69)*
• -21 Scottie Scheffler (68)
• -20 Collin Morikawa (61)
• -19 Matt Fitzpatrick (64)
• -18 Wyndham Clark (65)
• -18 Akshay Bhatia (67)
• -17 Corey Conners (63)
• -17 JJ Spaun (64)
• -17 Alex Fitzpatrick (64)
  
  *Won with birdie at the first playoff hole

Updates from...

GOOD MORNING

Hello everyone, and welcome to our coverage of the Travelers Championship playoff, where Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland do battle on Monday.

Both men finished at 21-under on Sunday and, because of weather delays, were forced to return just over 12 hours later.

Neither man has a Signature Event win in 2026 and, with $4 million going to the winner, as well OWGR and FedEx Cup points, there's a lot up for grabs.

HOW A PLAYOFF CAME ABOUT

WHAT IS THE PLAYOFF FORMAT?

Beginning at 9am ET, the 18th hole will decide the winner, as it will be repeatedly played until one of the players earns the victory.

SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER'S PGA TOUR PLAYOFF RECORD

The World No.1 has been involved in four playoffs throughout his PGA Tour career, winning two and losing two.

At the 2022 WM Phoenix Open, he defeated Patrick Cantlay with a birdie at the third playoff hole, but then lost to Sam Burns at the Charles Schwab Challenge just months later.

In 2024, at the Travelers Championship, Scheffler defeated Tom Kim with a par at the first playoff hole, before the American was defeated by Matt Fitzpatrick at this year's RBC Heritage.

Given his history with the Travelers Championship, you feel Scheffler is the favorite coming into the playoff.

VIKTOR HOVLAND'S PLAYOFF RECORD

In terms of Hovland, he hasn't featured in a playoff on the PGA Tour, but has on the DP World Tour.

At the 2022 Dubai Desert Classic, the Norwegian defeated Richard Bland with a birdie at the first playoff hole to win the Rolex Series event.

Aside from that, that's the only playoff experience Hovland has at professional level.

THE 18TH HOLE

Measuring 442-yards, the par 4 18th ranked as the sixth hardest hole on Sunday and the second hardest hole all week.

Playing +0.042 through the four rounds, 38 birdies, 202 pars and 46 bogeys have been made here, with the tee shot the crucial part to get right.

Hovland has played it birdie-par-birdie-par, while Scheffler has gone par-par-bogey-par.

WHO IS YOUR MONEY ON?

WHEN WAS THE LAST MONDAY PLAYOFF?

We haven't experienced a Monday playoff since The Players Championship in 2025, when Rory McIlroy defeated JJ Spaun to claim the PGA Tour's Flagship Event...

A FORMER CHAMP

Scheffler loves this event, having won in 2024.

If he were to claim victory, he would join the likes of Keegan Bradley, Paul Azinger and Stewart Cink as two-time Travelers Championship winners.

FASCINATING WATCH

HERE WE GO!

The build-up is over and the main event is here!

Who will win the 2026 Travelers Championship?

Up first, it's Hovland.

FAIRWAY FOUND

Excellent start for Hovland, who pounds a drive straight down the middle of the fairway.

SCHEFFLER FOLLOWS HIM

He's struggled off this tee, but Scheffler follows Hovland with an excellent drive.

It's the second time he's hit this fairway, and both golf balls are just yards apart.

YARDAGES LEFT IN

Hovland out drives Scheffler by five yards off the tee.

Scheffler will have 154-yards left in, while Hovland has 149-yards at the 18th.

SIDE BY SIDE

SCOTTIE APPROACH

With an 8-iron in hand, Scheffler plays an excellent approach that was judged perfectly.

He'll have a quick putt from there, but he is just six-feet from the flag.

Pressure on Hovland.

HOVLAND RESPONDS

Great response from Hovland, who hits a high 9-iron to seven-feet, marginally outside Scheffler's approach.

He will also have a quick putt, but Hovland is putting first, so has a chance to put some pressure on the World No.1.

DARTS AT THE FIRST

HOVLAND MAKES BIRDIE

Taking his time over the putt, Hovland takes the putter back and his effort slides in on the right-side.

What a putt from Hovland, who puts the pressure on Scheffler!

SCHEFFLER MISSES

Wow... I was not expecting that!

From four-feet, Scheffler strikes his putt and it dives left and doesn't hit the hole!

His miss hands the trophy to Hovland!

PGA TOUR WIN NUMBER 8 FOR HOVLAND

THE WINNING MOMENT

SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED

SCHEFFLER'S MISSED PUTT

YOUR 2026 TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER

SCOTTIE REACTS

AND TO THE WINNER...

Spain's Eugenio Chacarra is setting himself up for a season to remember after sealing a second consecutive title on the DP World Tour.

Chacarra carded a final round 64 (-7) at Circolo Golf Torino to claim the Italian Open trophy weeks on from lifting the KLM Open title.

The former LIV golfer reached 24-under for the week in northern Italy, setting up a five-stroke success and putting world-class talents Matt Wallace and Joaquin Niemann firmly to the sword.

Not only that, Chacarra won a first-place check for more than $500,000 and is in pole position to land a $200,000 bonus for winning the European Swing leg of the DP World Tour season.

In addition, he has also placed himself firmly in the mix for one of the 10 dual cards on the PGA Tour.

Speaking afterwards, a typically energetic Chacarra said: "I'm feeling great, winning's always fun but that's what we work for. I'm very proud of myself.

"It was a good fight, two world-class players - probably two of the best players in the world.

"That's what I've been dreaming of since I was little, to play against those kind of players down the stretch and I'm very proud of how I played and how I managed myself today."

As well as the aforementioned perks, the 26-year-old is now also off to The Open Championship for the first time in his career after locking up the sole exemption on offer this week via the Open Qualifying Series.

Earlier this term, Chacarra pulled out midway through US Open qualifying in order to give himself a better chance of success on the DP World Tour, which he hoped would in turn lead to the PGA Tour and more consistent cracks at Major starts thereafter.

It must be said, at this stage, that decision has been inspired with Chacarra currently third in the Race To Dubai and firmly on track for a dual card.

After his win Italy, Chacarra went on to say: "I'm very excited [about The Open]. I've never played there, I've always dreamed of playing it and been watching on TV since I was little. Excited to be out there, now it's time to celebrate and then we can focus on that."

While there was disappointment for Wallace and Niemann, the Englishman will pick up an extra $40,000 on top of his tournament prize money as a result of setting a new course record on Friday.

Wallace fired a scintillating 62 in the second round, capped off by a lovely chip-in at his final hole, to set up his chance of victory after breaking Edoardo Molinari's previous record 63 the previous day.

Wallace said during an on-course interview on Sunday: “If I do keep (the record) - I asked my manager this morning if I could do this - Edoardo had a great round on the first day, and it’s his home course, so I’ll donate a little bit towards him and the golf club, maybe for the juniors here, if we do keep it.”

Meanwhile, Niemann fell away at the weekend with scores of 71 and 68 but was a welcome addition to the event and helped to set up a genuinely exciting finish on the DP World Tour.

Next week sees the final event of the European Swing, with Germany's Golfclub Munchen Eichenried hosting the BMW International Open.

ITALIAN OPEN LEADERBOARD

• -24 Eugenio Chacarra
• -19 Matt Wallace
• -18 Joaquin Niemann
• -17 Joakim Lagergren
• -16 Angel Ayora
• -15 Jeff Winther
• -15 Richie Ramsay
• -15 Oliver Lindell
• -15 Daniel Rodrigues
• -14 Nicolai Von Dellingshausen

UPDATES FROM

WELCOME

Hello and welcome to Golf Monthly's coverage of the Italian Open final round where a fascinating conclusion is in store.

Eugenio Chacarra has maintained his two-stroke advantage at Circolo Golf Torino, but Matt Wallace is pushing hard behind and Joaquin Niemann hasn't given up hope in a share of third either.

Chacarra currently leads on 22-under but Wallace is up to -20. Meanwhile, Niemann needs to go very low as he's on 17-under at this late stage.

Join us for the closing holes as we bring you all of the key updates as they happen. Thanks for tuning in!

HOW'S YOUR LUCK?

Chacarra hits an iffy drive at the par-5 15th and takes aim at the green from way back. His ball appears destined for the front bunker, only to bounce over and sit in the heart of the putting surface.

Meanwhile, Wallace hits a cracking drive but pulls his approach slightly and ends up in a tough position, short and left. "I hit the best drive of the week and I end up with that!" The Englishman is fuming.

Going last, Niemann powers his approach from inside 250 yards through the green, but the chip shouldn't be too tough as long as the lie is alright.

CHIPPING CLASS

Wallace's second shot certainly wasn't as bad as he'd first feared and he's able to clip a chip up to six feet. That should be a birdie. He might need it as well with Chacarra taking aim for eagle.

Speaking of birdies, Niemann chips beautifully from behind a small bump at the back of the green and leaves a tap in to reach 18-under, third on his own.

THE EAGLE HAS LANDED

Is that the killer blow for Chacarra? The Spaniard wastes no time after Niemann taps home, striking his eagle putt with conviction towards the hole. In truth, it never looked anywhere else but the hole.

Chacarra is now on 24-under and, even with another birdie from Wallace, now leads by three. The Englishman is six-under for the day and is losing ground on the leader...

-24 Chacarra

-21 Wallace

-18 Niemann

PIN-HIGH PARTY

Chacarra goes first at the par-3 16th, measuring 211 yards today, and his ball bumps off the left fringe before settling pin-high but a good 40-50 feet away.

Wallace produces the best attempt of the lot, leaving his some 25 feet away but on the same line.

Niemann's tee shot is indicative of his weekend, in all honesty. It's at least a club short and falls down before the front green-side bunker, leaving him a horrible up-and-down situation. It's short-sided and requires nothing other than an aggressive flop shot. The stuff of nightmares.

CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR

Niemann's flop shot has left him a tough par putt from about 18 feet. The par attempt is quite poor in all honesty. It's short. That'll be a bogey which drops him to 17-under alongside Joakim Lagergren.

Moments earlier, Wallace gave his birdie try a really good run at the hole, but it just tailed away at the last. With Chacarra comfortably two-putting from range, there's no change at the top and time is running out for the Englishman.

CONTRASTING DRIVES

The leader pumps his drive with panache down the middle and is set up in position A1 to seal a fourth birdie of the week on this hole.

However, his playing partners aren't in quite as promising positions, with Wallace well left and likely blocked out and Niemann in the rough down the right. It remains to be seen whether he will be able to go for the green.

DRAMA FIZZLING

If you listen closely, you can hear the sound of a door slamming shut in northern Italy. Chacarra finds the front of the putting surface at the 17th and will just look to two-putt from miles away.

Wallace, meanwhile, is going to do very well to get up and down from the rough well short of the green. He was blocked out off the tee and tried to go over some trees from the rough. It didn't work out as he clipped the top of the growth and now he's battling to make par.

Likewise, Niemann's second shot was pretty disappointing once more

GOOD EFFORT

Wallace's chip from 70 yards or so releases out to 15 feet and he may well escape with a par. Not that it matters too much, he's pretty safe in second.

Niemann's splashes his ball out of the green-side bunker and will tap in for an eventful par.

DESERVED WINNER

Chacarra is playing supremely well. He's played supremely well over the weekend, and actually the whole week to be honest! The KLM Open winner was 40-50 feet away from the hole, but he's left it maybe a foot by the hole at most. It looked in for 90% of the journey as well. Fair play.

DIRTY LIP OUT

Matt Wallace sends his par attempt towards the hole, and it looks good for much of its journey, only to lip out gently at the last moment. That's tough, because it was a really good try.

At least he has the consolation of a $40,000 bonus for setting the course record on Friday (62). According to the TV broadcast, Wallace is also donating a part of that to the junior program at Circolo Golf Torino. Classy touch.

FOUR-SHOT LEAD

Eugenio Chacarra will take a four-stroke lead down the last at Circolo Golf Torino. He is set to become a back-to-back winner on the DP World Tour this season following his victory at the KLM Open some three weeks ago - the last time the European circuit was in action.

The Spaniard is also well on his way back to the PGA Tour.

SAFELY ABOARD

Chacarra and Wallace fire driving irons down the heart of the 18th fairway while Niemann takes out his frustration on the ball and wallops a driver some 50 yards longer. It's in the rough, but the Chilean has missed on the right side to access the flag.

PERKS FOR WINNING

Chacarra is about to win the Italian Open, and with it comes a whole heap of cracking perks and benefits.

Firstly, there's the trophy and title, obviously. Then there's a prize money payout of over $500,000. Add in a spot into The Open Championship and you're already looking at a great week.

But it doesn't stop there. Chacarra will take the lead in the European Swing, where there's a $200,000 bonus for the winner, and he's up to third in the Race To Dubai behind only Patrick Reed and Rory McIlroy. That would certainly be good enough for a PGA Tour card next year as well. A huge moment for the former LIV golfer.

FORE LEFT

While Chacarra finds the heart of the green and Niemann lobs his approach into kick-in range, Matt Wallace pulls his approach onto the heads of the on-looking fans. It bounces up and lands in the muddy walkway, leaving a really tough short-sided chip left for the Englishman.

TWO PUTTS FOR SECOND

Wallace takes his time over the drop situation, and as well he might because Niemann is surely about to reach 18-under and he needs bogey or better to lock up second on his own.

He bumps it into the bank and watches the ball roll out. There's 20 feet left, which he can two-putt to wrap up the silver medal. He duly completes that task, and it's second for Wallace.

NIEMANN THIRD

Niemann rolls home his birdie putt to lock up solo third.

EUGENIO CHACARRA WINS 2026 ITALIAN OPEN

Chacarra rolls his birdie putt up to two or three feet and there will just be one more nudge for a round of 64. It drops, and the Spaniard ultimately wins by five after posting 24-under!

THE WINNING MOMENT

The finish line for Amazon's 2026 Prime Day has been and gone. We worked hard to find you the best deals during the shopping event and we will continue to spot the best Amazon golf deals over the next few months. The next shopping event for the retailer we expect to be October.

We have been covering sales events, like Prime Day and Black Friday, for years now, so we know good products and know good discounts when we see them. What's more our dedicated Amazon Prime Day golf deals hub continues to be updated regularly mid-event, so feel free to check that out, as well as our blog, below.

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• Amazon: Plenty of golf deals on balls and tech
• Amazon balls: Discounts on Srixon, Vice golf balls
• PGA TOUR Superstore: As much as 50% off on golf equipment
• Scottsdale Golf: Over 700 products with big savings
• Callaway: 50% off trade in bonus
• TaylorMade: Shop unique collections here

Best Prime Day club deals

Obviously there are a reasonable number of golf club deals out there, but the issue with Amazon is there are a lot of rubbish ones as well, on golf clubs that we know aren't very good. As such I've filtered down to a couple of my top picks below to go along with the Strata set above.

• Strata Women's Package Set - Was $499.99 Now $424.99
• Cobra King Tour Iron - Was $1,299 Now $999

Best Prime Day golf ball deals

Golf balls have been particularly good this year for deals during Prime Day. My two favorites as of right now are the 12-ball pack bundles you can get on the Z-Star and Z-Star Diamond balls from Srixon, both of which come in at the $30 mark. I've included a couple more golf ball deals below from other big brands...

• TaylorMade TP5 Golf Balls - Were $44.99 now $37.99
• Bridgestone e12 Golf Balls (two dozen) - Were $69.98 Now $59.98

Best Prime Day golf shoe deals

Along with golf balls, golf shoe deals have proven very common and popular this year and with models like the Tour360 getting nearly 50% off, I can see why. adidas in general has a lot of deals right now on shoes on their top of the range models, whilst the Ecco H4 is a high quality shoe with a noticeable discount as well.

• Ecco Biom H4 Golf Shoes - Were $219.95 Now $129.88
• adidas S2G SL Golf Shoe - Were $100 Now $62.99
• adidas Adizero ZG Golf Shoes - Were $180 Now $84.99
• adidas Codechaos 25 Spikeless Golf Shoes - Were $160 Now $84.99

Best Prime Day golf tech deals

The final section which has a multitude of deals right now is in golf tech. Probably the reason for that is technology in golf has grown massively over the last few years, but also its vague right? Golf tech can encapsulate lasers, watches, GPS devices, launch monitors and so on. As such I've tried to filter all the best deals I've seen in golf tech, starting with one of our favorite Garmin lasers above, and some more bits below from Bushnell, Blue Tees and GolfBuddy.

• GolfBuddy 2S Pro Laser - Was $219.99 Now $149.99
• Blue Tees Captain Pro Rangefinder - Was $299.99 Now $239.99
• Bushnell Wingman Speaker - Was $169.99 Now $124.99
• Garmin Approach S44 Watch - Was $299.99 Now $249.99
• Garmin Approach G80 - Was $499.99 Now $299.99
• Foresight Sports GC3 Launch Monitor/Rangefinder Bundle - Was $6,999 Now $5,999
• Garmin Approach R50 Launch Monitor - Was $4,999 Now $4,499

Best Prime Day golf accessories deals

For my top pick I had to go for the Bagboy Nitron Push Cart, after all it is our favorite push cart currently on the market. It is rarely on offer to this degree from my experience so if you want a push cart, now is the time to strike. In this section I have also included a deal on a value travel bag which is ideal for those golfing nomads. Additionally there are some high quality training aids with good discounts as well...

• BagBoy T-660 Travel Cover - Was $119.95 Now $93.39
• Rypstick ButterBlade - Was $149 Now $119.20
• ProSENDR Golf Training Aid - Was $169.99 Now $135.99
• Eyeline Golf Speed Trap 2.0 - Was $99.97 Now $79.97

Top UK deals

Finally I've gone through the UK Amazon website and found some good deals there as well. Admittedly it was slim pickings to be honest but the Garmin watch above is a noticeable discount, and there are some other bits of high quality gear on offer such as the Golfbuddy laser and Strata sets.

• Strata Package Set - Was £329.99 Now £280.49
• Strata Women's Package Set - Was £489.99 Now £388.26
• PRGR Portable Launch Monitor - Was £213 Now £182.74
• GolfBuddy 2S Pro Rangefinder - Was £149.99 Now £127.49
• BagBoy Nitron Cart - Was £279 Now £217.11

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Welcome to Day 3!

Hello fellow golfers, welcome to Day 3 of our Amazon Prime Day live blog.

I have included a picture of our very own Johnny Leighfield, beaming after winning £20 during our Spring/Summer testing day back in March.

This could be you today if you take advantage of some of these deals we're documenting (you won't win £20, but you could save £20... you get the drift).

I'm on the prowl for deals this morning, reporting back to you shortly.

Our Deputy Editor Gives Us His Top 6 Garmin Picks

Deputy Editor Joel Tadman has been searching for specific deals from one of our favorite brands in golf, Garmin.

In fact, he's found six cracking deals. However, I'm only going to highlight one which is $500 off the amazing Approach R50 launch monitor and simulator - this is as good a product as money can buy in the golf space.

Garmin Approach R50 Launch Monitor: was $4999 now $4449

For more info on the Garmin Approach R50, check out our full review, while you can read Joel's piece here for the remaining five discounted products: I Test Golf Tech For A Living And These Are The 6 Best Garmin Golf Deals I've Spotted During Amazon Prime

USA! USA! USA!

Happy birthday to the United States of America, hitting the big 250 - a big milestone.

To celebrate your patriotism, why not get some of the best golf balls on the market, discounted and given a US-themed makeover?

The Tour Response Stripe and TP5 Pix models are two of the best TaylorMade golf balls on the market, and their limited edition USA colorways are both on offer - check them out below:

TaylorMade TP5 PIX USA Golf Balls: was $44.99 now $33.23

TaylorMade Tour Response Stripe USA Golf Balls: was $37.50 now $28.49

I loved this Tiger Woods Video Game - Now it's only $15

This video game was one of the first things I ever tested at Golf Monthly, and it was a great place to start given the hundreds of hours I poured into golf video games in my youth.

Of course, the pre-order announcement of the latest Grand Theft Auto game this week has stolen the headlines in the gaming sphere, but if you're looking for something to keep you occupied until then, you can't go wrong with this game.

PGA Tour 2K25 (PS5): was $69.99 now $14.99

PGA Tour 2K25 (Xbox Series X): was $69.99 now $14.99

These golf balls are selling out - make the most of these deals while you can

I wrote my article on the best Amazon Prime Day golf ball deals on Tuesday but had to update it yesterday because a number of them had sold out.

Long story short - stock up now, thank us later.

Check out my golf ball roundup here: 13 Best Amazon Prime Day Golf Ball Deals - Up To 33% Off Srixon, TaylorMade and Vice Balls

All the best Prime Day golf bargains in one place

Not sure what you're after this Prime day? Clubs? Tech? Apparel?

There's so much choice to the point that there is too much choice - which is a good thing, of course.

All our best picks can be found in one place, our Amazon Prime Day Golf Deals Hub.

When does Prime Day end?

Amazon Prime Day ends tomorrow (Friday), meaning we're in the third of four days of sales.

Why is it not called Amazon Prime Week? That is a question I don't have an answer to, but I'd like one.

In the meantime, make the most of the sales this week for we'll be back to full prices come Saturday.

I've tested this feature-packed laser and it was so close to a 5 star review - somehow it's already on sale

The Blue Tees Captain Pro is one of the most exciting lasers I've ever tested here at Golf Monthly.

It's a rangefinder that is packed with so many features, you'd expect it to cost $400-500. However, the regular RRP is just $300 - and there's $60 off for Prime Day! If you're after one of the best golf rangefinders, this is arguably the best deal we've seen in the tech space so far.

Blue Tees Captain Pro Rangefinder: was $300 now $239.98

These discounts on adidas golf shoes are perfect for a mid-summer shoe refresh

Some of the best golf shoes you can buy come from adidas. Some of the best value golf shoes you can buy also come from adidas.

Alas, the best brand for on-sale golf shoes so far during Amazon Prime Day 2026 is... you guessed it.

The Tour 360, Adizero ZG and MC80 are just some of the models on sale so far this week.

adidas Tour 360 24 Shoes: was $200 now $109.99

adidas Adizero ZG Golf Shoe: was $180 now $84.99

adidas MC80 Golf Shoes: was $180 now $89.99

Our top tips for shopping on Amazon Prime Day

Being astute during shopping events is such a simple way to save money.

It feels counterproductive, but spending more now will actually save you money further down the line. This isn't my first Prime Day, nor will it be the last, so here are 3 tips I swear by when it comes to finding the best Prime Day golf bargains:

1. Stock up on consumables

Prime Day is notoriously excellent for mid-to-premium golf balls and accessories, which are rarely discounted heavily at your local pro shop. Make the most of them.

2. Check the price history

Using free price-tracking sites like CamelCamelCamel is an easy way to check if an item is really on sale - Amazon sellers sometimes use a sneaky tactic of raising the price right before the sale, then "discounting" it back down to its normal retail price so it looks like a massive deal.

3. Stick to name brands

I urge you to do this as our resident rangefinder tester here at Golf Monthly. Although that $30 laser looks appealing, they can often be too good to be true and will prove either inaccurate and break after a few months. Stick to the brands we trust in our main buying guides like best golf rangefinders, best golf watches, best golf shoes and more.

The best cheap golf rangefinder so far on Prime Day

There are a lot of rangefinders on sale, but most are in the middle or on the higher end of the price scale.

However, for those who don't want to spend more than $150, I got you.

GolfBuddy 2S Pro Rangefinder: was $219.99 now $142.49

Heading on holiday? This travel bag will last you forever and costs less than $100

A reliable travel golf bag is a must for those who play golf abroad. I've recently booked my trip for Spain in September and can't wait to get out there - knowing my clubs will be safe in my travel bag gives me a lot of peace of mind as I fly.

The Bag Boy T-660 tested well for us a few years back and is the standout pick of the best golf travel bags from the sale racks.

BagBoy T-660 Travel Bag: was $119.95 now $93.39

Handing over to our Editor, Sam Tremlett

My time in charge of the blog has come to an end, but the memories will last forever.

Handing over to bargain hunter Sam Tremlett as he scans for the best Prime Day golf bargains over the next few hours.

Cheers!

Good afternoon, good evening, good night

Hello to you dear reader wherever you are in the world. I'll be with you live blogging for the next few hours as we approach the end of Day 3 of Prime Day 2026. A quick reminder, the last day is tomorrow so you've still got time, but not loads of it left.

Some of our top deals hunting from the team

Before I get to the deals, I wanted to quickly shoutout some of the top work from the Golf Monthly team that has gone live today. The golf ball deals in particular have been excellent this Prime Day as have the shoes with our Women's Editor Alison Root picking out 9 top women's models. Then we have Michael Weston who has picked out Stewart Golf's Summer Sale, and finally one of our gear tester's Sam De'Ath has found a top deal on the adidas Tour360 shoe, a model he uses when competing.

• 15 Best Amazon Prime Day Golf Ball Deals
• Forget Amazon, Stewart Golf's Summer Sale Has Up To $600 Off Two Editor's Choice Golf Carts
• I've Tested Dozens Of Women's Golf Shoes... These 9 Are The Only Prime Day Deals Worth Your Money
• I Play Elite Amateur Golf, And My Go-To Tournament Shoes Just Dropped To Nearly Half Price On Prime Day

Another Blue Tees laser goes on sale

Earlier our GPS and laser tested Conor referenced the Captain Pro laser that has a discount, well the slightly cheaper and smaller sibling Captain Air has gone on sale as well which we tested earlier in 2026. It has $50 off taking it below that $200 number which is excellent value given the performance. In his review Conor said;

'Once connected (to the Blue Tees app), you get GPS yardages to the front and back of greens in addition to your yardage for shooting the flag. You’ll also get aerial views of the hole ahead of you on the app as well as green maps. We’re not done there. You’re treated to a good (but not amazing) x6 LCD display, IP65 dust and water resistance build and a high-quality carry case that both looks brilliant.

Blue Tees Captain Air: Was $249.99 Now $199.99

Some top brands I think you should try/know about here

Once again I am briefly going to shift away from Prime and Amazon, instead I want to talk about some brands that I recommend trying (and they all seem to have shipping offers on at the moment dependent on your spend). The first two B.Draddy and Johnnie-O are two excellent apparel brands that I have been lucky enough to try out. Both offer versatile, great-looking, comfortable apparel that even gets compliments from my partner Zara. (Trust me for golf clothes that is a rare thing). Then we have Sun Day Red, a brand you know I'm a huge fan of, as well as Peter Millar which makes some of the best looking stuff on the market in my opinion.

• B.Draddy: New summer collection and free shipping on orders over $200
• Johnnie-O: Free shipping on all U.S. orders over $125
• Sun Day Red: Summer Championship Collection and free shipping over $150
• Peter Millar: Large sale with US Open gear still available

If you don't want to shop at Amazon, head to Garmin

Over the last couple of days I have mentioned the variety of good deals out there on Garmin gear especially at Amazon. However if you don't want to shop there it looks like the official Garmin site has matched the prices available on the watches, lasers ad launch monitors Amazon has put on offer. This includes the S12 and S44 watches, as well as the Z30 laser and R10/R50 launch monitors, all of which we have tested and loved so you won't be disappointed with the performance on offer.

S12 Watch: Was $199.99 Now $149.99
S44 Watch: Was $299.99 Now $249.99
Z30 Rangefinder: Was $499.99 Now $349.99
R10 Launch Monitor: Was $499.99 Now $399.99
R50 Launch Monitor: Was $4,999.99 Now $4,499.99

A few more of my favorite tech deals...

As I mentioned earlier, golf tech is a rich source of deals at the moment. Not only have we got Blue Tees and Garmin referenced on previous posts from myself, we have Bushnell, GolfBuddy and Foresight Sports getting in on the act. I've therefore collated more of my favorite discounts below for you to peruse...

Bushnell A1 Slope Laser - Was $299.99 Now $269.99
GolfBuddy 2S Pro Laser - Was $219.99 Now $149.99
Garmin Approach G80 - Was $499.99 Now $299.99
Foresight Sports GC3 Launch Monitor/Rangefinder Bundle - Was $6,999 Now $5,999

6 training aids worth your attention...

If you need help with your game then I recommend trying out one of the six training aids discounted in the piece above. We've got aids to help with your grip ball striking, timing, and an aid Wyndham Clark used to win the US Open. Go and have a read of the piece here.

From $4.16 to $2.77 Per Golf Ball

I think this might be, arguably, the best deal out there right now. You can get three dozen Mizuno Pro X golf balls, for $100. This is a reduction from $150 which, if we do the math, takes it from $4.17 to $2.77 per golf ball. It is ideal for a summer stock up!

And this ball is outstanding as well. Our Deputy Editor Joel Tadman tested it back in 2025. It produced astounding numbers in launch monitor testing and then out on the course the significantly faster and higher flight, mid-to-high spin and descent angle close to 50 degrees also delivered excellent stopping power. To quote Joel: "This could well become one of the most underrated golf products launched this year, and the Mizuno provides a more affordable alternative that can compete with, and in some areas outperform, the so-called market leaders."

Mizuno Pro X Golf Balls (36 pack): Was $150 Now $100 at Amazon

One of our gear testers favorite shoes nearly half price

Colleague and member of the Golf Monthly testing team, Sam De'Ath, fresh after licking his wounds after not making it through Open Regional Qualifying, has just sent over a deal from his heart. As a competitor in elite amateur competitions, Sam takes his shoe choice seriously and his model of choice, the adidas Tour360 is currently nearly half price during Prime Day.

To quote Sam: "As someone who plays elite amateur golf across the UK, I demand a lot from my footwear. I am regularly walking 36 holes in a day in unfortunately wildly unpredictable weather conditions, meaning I need a shoe that delivers on both stability and endurance."

Undoubtedly the Tour360 delivers here but also looks great.

adidas Tour 360 24 Shoes: Was $200 now $109.99 at Amazon

These products will help you play your best golf in the sun

As part of our coverage of Amazon Prime Day, in the piece linked within the image above, I've picked out nine items that are currently on the sale rack that can prepare you for playing in the warm weather. Within I've included accessories like breathable shoes, a lightweight bag, sun tan lotion, bug spray, a good cap and perhaps the most vital of all, a good water bottle, all of which are discounted during Prime Day.

Our favorite push cart still reduced

As mentioned, this Nitron Push Cart from Bag Boy ranked as our top pick in our best push carts guide. Why I hear you ask? Constructed from a sturdy aluminum frame, it weighs just 7.6kg and, importantly, isn't just compact when folded down, but possesses a lightning-fast, one-motion mechanism that allows it to spring open and fold away effortlessly.

The bungee straps are convenient to use and combined with features like a scorecard holder, beverage holder, mobile phone holder, umbrella holder, as well as a handle-mounted parking brake, make this Prime Day offer a rather eye-catching one.

Bag Boy Nitron Push Cart: Was $319.95 now $249.99 at Amazon

If you haven't done so already...

Arguably the number one tip I can give you on Prime Day is to use a free trial to shop the best of the sale. If you're a new Prime user, sign up to Prime now and you can shop the sale for free with the free 1 month trial. After that month trial, where you've taken advantage of the best deals during Prime, you can then cancel it with no cost. Alternatively you can keep it and the price is $14.99/£8.99 a month.

Maybe my 2nd biggest top tip

After actually being able to see the deals with a Prime membership, the next important thing I'd recommend would be to price check everything and with Amazon it's quite easy. I use CamelCamelCamel, a website that price checks millions of items sold on Amazon, a lot. The website tracks price lows, so if the item you're looking at was cheaper at some other point, you'll be able to see the price difference.

Don't limit yourself to Amazon

Of course there will be a lot of focus on Amazon during the sales event but definitely don't limit yourself to just one retailer as we often notice other retailers like PGA TOUR Superstore, Carl's Golfland, Rock Bottom Golf and Scottsdale Golf doing sales of their own. Or even go to specific retailers as well because we notice brands like TaylorMade and Callaway Pre-owned occasionally have discounts of their own.

Will be seeing you tomorrow for the final day

Three days down, one to go for 2026 Prime Day. I will be back in the morning updating you on new deals, expired ones, and general merriment. See you then!

Good morning again

Hello all, it is the final day of Amazon Prime Day for 2026! This means the next shopping event and discounted prices won't appear again until likely October for the Big Deal Days event or even Black Friday. As such if you want something and still haven't pulled the trigger, then go for it!

Worth acknowledging end times...

Being specific on when Prime Day ends, it ends on Friday, June 26, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time (2:59 a.m. ET on Saturday, June 27). Additionally it ends in the United Kingdom at 11.59 p.m. BST as well.

Two of the best lasers we've tested in 2026 are discounted already...

Tech tester Conoer Keenan let me know about these two deals on blue Tees lasers. Both got released in 2026 which makes it even more surprising that they are discounted this year, with both models getting 20% off. Both models tested very well for Conor to the point where Blue Tees is becoming a very good option in the laser market, competing with the likes of Bushnell, Garmin, Shot Scope and so on.

Blue Tees Captain Pro Rangefinder: Was $299.99 Now $239.98 at Amazon
Blue Tees Captain Air Rangefinder : Was $249.99 Now $199 at Amazon

Still some outstanding ball deals out there

Once again my colleague Conor picked out 15 of the best golf ball deals currently out there. These aren't rubbish models either, because TaylorMade has the Tour Response Stripe, TP5 and TP5x balls discounted nicely, whilst Srixon has the premium Z-Star range all with good reductions as well. There are also several boxes under $30 as well so there is value for everyone here.

Our favorite mid-price watch just got cheaper

The Garmin S44 is currently our favorite mid-price watch on the market and it features in our comprehensive buying guide on the best golf watches to boot. And right now it is even cheaper with a $50 reduction taking it below that $250 mark which, for a watch of this quality, is really good value. Why?

The slim, lightweight build is extremely premium, while the crisp, 1.2-inch color AMOLED display is easy to navigate through via the touchscreen. This clearness of screen was a particular standout and I found it to be concise and easy to read as well.

Preloaded with 43,000 courses, the Approach S44 follows the theme of the best golf GPS devices in acting like a mini caddy. Providing distances to bunkers and hazards, it also displays front, middle and back measurements into greens.

Garmin Approach S44 Golf Watch: Was $299.99 Now $249.99 at Amazon

Another reminder on how to get Amazon Prime

An Amazon Prime membership is required to shop and buy the Prime Day deals, whether that be during Prime Day itself, the Big Spring Sale, or Amazon's Big Deals Day event in October. This subscription costs $14.99/£8.99 a month but new subscribers can actually get a 30-day Amazon Prime free trial to get access to the deals.

Of course this trial gives you access to the deals but other benefits too such as the free shipping, Amazon Prime video and so on. You can then decide if you want to cancel the subscription as well if you are done shopping.

A driver deal worth shouting about...

The Cobra DS Adapt Max K driver is 45% off at PGA TOUR Superstore, reduced from $549.99 to $299.98 for a $250 saving. This ultra-forgiving 10K MOI club utilizes an oversized 460cc head for maximum stability on mishits. It delivers an easy, high-launching straight flight ideal for average swing speeds, boasting a premium matte black design with improved impact sound.

Cobra DS-Adapt Max K Driver: Was $549.99 Now $298.98

Our Deputy Editor with a top gear pick that changed his game...

To quote our Deputy Editor Joel Tadman; "I usually like to keep my kit consistent but after a particularly barren spell on the greens, I decided to try the TaylorMade TP5 Stripe ball and the results blew me away."

After shifting to this ball mid-round his putting immediately improved thanks to the vivid visual cues that trained the eyes to see what straight actually looked like and he then had the framework to match his putter’s sightline to it. It really is worth trying and now you can with 26% off a dozen TP5's which I should acknowledge, are also one of the best golf balls in the game.

TaylorMade TP5 Stripe Golf Balls: Was $44.99 Now $33.24 at Amazon

Get $50 off a Whoop membership

I've used Whoop a lot over the last few years and despite not being athletic anymore (I am 32 years old), it has still taught me a lot of small things to help my body, especially in relation to sleep. It is a very smart piece of kit that looks great and doesn’t feel bulky or uncomfortable on your wrist. It delivers an incredible amount of data that both alerts you to certain areas of your lifestyle whilst challenging you to improve. As of right now you can get a 12-month membership with $50 off this Prime Day as well.

Whoop 5.0 12-Month Membership - Was $239 Now $189

Get The Tech We Use To Test Our Equipment At $1000 Off!

At Golf Monthly, we take our testing seriously, and to do that, we use some of the best launch monitor equipment on the market. Thanks to the Amazon Prime Day Sale, you can now do the same and save $1000 on the Foresight Sports GC3 Launch Monitor.

This portable device gives you accurate ball and club data and is perfect for a serious session on the range or course as well as for a home simulator setup!

Foresight Sports GC3 Launch Monitor: Was $6999 Now $5999

Find More Fairways With This PGA Tour Superstore Deal

The Ping G430 Max 10k driver was one of the models our driver tester, Joe Ferguson, loved last year. The 10K MOI footprint offers complete forgiveness on misshits and will help you find more fairways.

If you're in the market for one of the best drivers, I'd urge you to take advantage of this deal at PGA Tour Superstore, where you can purchase the G430 10k Max at 25% off!

Ping G430 Max 10k: Was $599.99 Now $499.98

Tour Proven Shoes For Just Over $100!

The Tour 360 golf shoes boast such an iconic silhouette and are trusted by some of the best players in the world - Xander Schauffele, Sepp Straka, and Joaquin Niemann, to name a few.

The seven-spiked sole provides really solid traction, and our shoe expert, Dan Parker, gave the Tour 360 24 shoes rave reviews.

We think the fact that you can snag these shoes for just over $100, saving $90, is a ridiculously good deal, but you'll likely have to move quickly to grab them in your size.

Adidas Tour 360 24 Golf Shoes: Was $200 Now $109.99

UK deals round up for you

A quick trip away from the US and to the UK now as I've picked out four top quality products with reasonable discounts. I will admit, it was slimmer pickings on the UK Amazon website so come on Bezos, sort that out for the UK folk! Regardless the Strata sets are ideal for beginners, the handheld PRGR launch monitor is a handy little device, and the GolfBuddy laser is stunning value at just over £100.

• Strata Package Set - Was £329.99 Now £280.49
• Strata Women's Package Set - Was £489.99 Now £388.26
• PRGR Portable Launch Monitor - Was £213 Now £182.74
• GolfBuddy 2S Pro Rangefinder - Was £149.99 Now £119

Not deals related, but how cool is this gear from TaylorMade?

I may need to get my hands on TaylorMade's new Midnight Ice Collection. Released to celebrate the KPMG Women's PGA Championship hosted at Hazeltine National Golf Club, the collection has a Minnesota flavor and as such ice hockey features heavily. Every detail is thought about especially on the Tour bag which takes inspiration from a hockey sweater and has the number 79 stitched on which celebrates the year TaylorMade was founded. There are also cool headcovers available here.

What is the right tee height for distance?

Sorry but another quick non-Prime related post here as this article went live recently from my colleague Sam De'Ath. For years, ‘tee it high, let it fly’ has been a golfing proverb many of us have lived by in hopes of maximising distance when hitting a driver. But he looked to answer the question above with actual data and not just succumb to the old adage. I really recommend giving it a thorough read and have a think about your tee height as a result. Read the full article here.

Beat the rain before it returns

As I mentioned earlier, we have had a big old heatwave in the UK over the last few days. It has been fairly unbearable and I am well aware you aren't thinking about investing in a good waterproof jacket because of it. But the rain is forecast to return soon so this might be the best time to get a good deal, as FootJoy's Hydroknit Waterproof has 46% off at the moment.

Top 50 Coach Katie Dawkins previously reviewed this premium FootJoy HydroKnit waterproof jacket and was impressed by its performance. It is impressively lightweight, yet the confidence of a three-year waterproof guarantee is a testament to how well this design performs in the most challenging conditions. Additionally the other features she liked were how good it looked just about everywhere, the introduction of a hood, and it washes really easily as well.

FootJoy Hydroknit Golf Waterproof: Was £239 Now £129.33 at Scottsdale Golf

15 golf ball deals still live

If you need to stock up on golf balls then I've managed to pick out 15 of the best ones I've seen in this piece. It features some premium models like the TaylorMade TP5 and TP5x, Srixon's Z-Star range, and even $50 off Mizuno's Pro X golf balls, of which you can get 36 of them for $100. I've also managed to find some mid-price and value options from top brands like Callaway, Bridgestone and Vice as well.

Rory spotted at Royal Birkdale

Another quick digression here as Rory was spotted at Royal Birkdale yesterday thanks to Sir Nick Faldo. McIlroy's gameplan for the year has been to play less but focus more on the Majors, regularly skipping PGA Tour tournaments to take scouting trips to Augusta, Aronimink and Shinnecock Hills. Clearly he's doing the same this week as he has missed the final Signature Event of the year at the Travelers Championship. For the full story click here.

Back pain? These two products might help

Staff Writer Conor Keenan is someone who has struggled with a bad back and he decided to tackle the issue in two ways. He said; "firstly, I went to a physio. We diagnosed the problem and dry needling, sports massages and rehab followed. My second way was resorting to Bob And Brad's products for relief. The heating pad massager has been a game-changer for my morning routine, meaning I no longer feel stiff for the first few hours of the day, whilst the Q2 massage gun has a permanent spot in my golf bag as part of my pre-round warmup."

Bob and Brad products are designed to help alleviate this pain and right now you can get both of the models Conor mentioned above nicely discounted.

Bob and Brad Belt Massager - Was $169.99 Now $113.99
Bob and Brad Q2 Ulta Mini Massage Gun - Was $99.99 Now $78.81

Want deals under $50? I've got you covered

That's right, I've got you covered. I've done the laborious job of finding 21 golf deals under $50 from the Prime Day sale. And when I say I did it, I asked my colleague Conor to find them. Regardless, inside this piece we've got accessories, a couple of shoes, training aids and several TaylorMade golf balls with the Stripe and Pix visual cues on them, hence the image above.

I actually use this laser, and it's only $166

Yep you read that right, I actually use the laser above, the Voice Caddie Laser Fit which is reduced from $199 to $166 right now. Why do I use this more budget friendly model? Well first I think it looks great and it is nicely compact without being too small for my hands. It is easy to use, picking up the flag almost instantly and of course the accuracy is second to none. The display is outstanding and the triangulation feature is very unique as well.

This feature allows you to first zap the ball, then zap the pin to give you a precise yardage even when you're not directly next to the golf ball. This is particularly useful if you're playing a cart path only round and don't want to have to walk to the ball to get a yardage to have to then walk back to the cart. It isn't fully waterproof but I have played with it in the rain and it stands up, but don't use it in downpours maybe.

Voice Caddie Laser Fit Rangefinder - Was $199.99 Now $166

Fix your ball-striking with this training aid

This Eyeline Speed Trap training aid is something gear tester and certified flusher Sam De'Ath uses to work on his ball-striking. The beauty of the aid is in its simplicity and instant feedback, and it can easily be used by those who swing it too far from in-to-out and are prone to a nasty hook. It features a sturdy plastic base with four foam rods that attach via plastic ties and you can manipulate them to create the swing/path feel you want.

Additionally one of the things Sam clearly loves most about this training aid is its versatility. It actually has set ball positions marked out right on the base for different shots, including chipping, pitching, and full swings.

Eyeline Golf Speed Trap 2.0: Was $99.97 Now $79.97 at Amazon

More golf club deals needed

I will say, Prime Day has been a let down in one key area this year - clubs. There are very, very few good golf club deals out there right now and nothing really on ranges we have seen before get discounted. For example there are no noticeable deals on TaylorMade Qi10 or Qi35 clubs, nothing from Titleist and the Callaway club deals are pretty much non-existent. Let's hope they get better for Black Friday.

But this might be the best club deal out there...

Perhaps 50% off the Cleveland HiBore XL Driver is the best golf club during Amazon Prime Day? Our very own driver guru Joe Ferguson got his hands on this club back in 2024 and had this to say;

The head shape will most certainly not be to everyone's taste, but truth be told, within a dozen shots, the visual softens, and the levels of forgiveness and accuracy offered here are noteworthy. Excellent feel from good and bad strikes alike make this a very impressive, well-priced driver.

Well-priced indeed at just $200...

Cleveland HiBore XL Driver - Was $399.99 Now $199.99

Cobra driver for less than $300

I've just spotted another driver deal for you to peruse at your own leisure. This time it is the Cobra DS-Adapt Max K driver which is available for just $289.99. In testing, both forgiveness and stability were stand-out qualities, which will only add to its shelf appeal when combined with its attractive, confidence-inspiring look. When paired with the FutureFit33 adjustable hosel, the MAX-K becomes a genuinely high-tech option.

Cobra DS-Adapt Max K Driver - Was $349 Now $289.95

5 of the best shoe deals right now

• adidas Tour360 Golf Shoes - Were $200 Now $109.99
• Ecco Biom H4 Golf Shoes - Were $219.95 Now $129.88
• adidas S2G SL Golf Shoe - Were $100 Now $62.99
• adidas Adizero ZG Golf Shoes - Were $180 Now $84.99
• adidas Codechaos 25 Spikeless Golf Shoes - Were $160 Now $84.99

Our favorite launch monitor is 10% off

Currently ranked as our top pick in our best golf launch monitors guide, you can currently get $500 off the Garmin R50. Overall, our experience with it was overwhelmingly positive, and it certainly lived up to the hype.

The 10-inch full-color touchscreen impressed us with its brightness, clarity, and responsiveness. Setup is straightforward as you select from three modes: Practice, Play, or Connect. Finally the R50 uses three high-speed cameras to track 15 club and ball data points, and we found the numbers to be broadly in line with those from premium devices.

Garmin Approach R50 - Was $4,999.99 Now $4,499.99

Final reminder to use a free trial to see the best deals (before they are gone at midnight)

I know, I know, you are bored of me saying it, but you can just use a free trial on Amazon to see the best deals on Amazon Prime Day, and then cancel it after the month is over at no cost to you. It is an absolute no-brainer and it means you don't miss out on the best prices.

Only a few hours to go now

Don't panic, you've still got time to find what you need, or want. Importantly, don't rush what you need to do either as that's how you end up with a club in the wrong specs or you've bought a shoe in the wrong size (which is very easy to do on Amazon)

33 deals I personally recommend jumping at in the last few hours

I've got you covered with this piece. From Strata sets, to TaylorMade balls, Garmin tech to adidas shoes, there is something for everyone here. My personal favorite deal I hear you ask? I think it is either the $300 off a set of Cobra King Tour irons as they are stunning, or it is the $50 off three dozen Mizuno Pro X golf balls. That deal goes from $4.17 per ball, to $2.77 so an ideal way to stock up. That being said the Z30 laser from Garmin is outstanding, as are the variety of shoe deals!

A top tip I haven't talked about recently

One thing I have forgotten time and again to talk about are Amazon Gift cards. We've all been given them time and again so if you have money left on yours, definitely don't forget to use it during Prime Day. It is an easy way to save yourself a bit of cash.

Alternatively you can pick up an Amazon e-Gift Card here.

A quick list of key sales going on right now

Short and sweet post here, I figured it best to send over a short list of some of the top retailers in the golf space, and the sales they currently have on. Oh and I've included Callaway and TaylorMade websites as well as at the former you can get a handy trade in bonus, and the latter they are releasing some of the coolest, unique collections anywhere right now.

• Amazon: Plenty of golf deals on balls and tech
• PGA TOUR Superstore: As much as 50% off on golf equipment
• Scottsdale Golf: Over 700 products with big savings
• Callaway: 50% off trade in bonus
• TaylorMade: Shop unique collections here

Strata sets further reduced

I have just noticed that the Strata Complete Set has come down in price even further. For much of the last three days the reduction was from $499.99 to $399.99, however it is now $384.99. It doesn't sound like a lot, but every little helps right?

Strata Complete Package Set - Was $499.99 Now $384.99

Two premium Srixon balls are under $30

Two high quality deals for you here. The Z-Star and Z-Star Diamond balls from Srixon are at the top end in terms of performance and have been used out on Tour. As of right now they don't come with a premium price though as you can get a dozen of each for $30 each. (Yes I admit this is on the older generation of both balls, but I don't think this matters. The performance is still excellent from these two)

Srixon Z-Star (One Dozen): Was $44.99 Now $29.99
Srixon Z-Star Diamond (One Dozen): Was $44.99 Now $29.99

Speakers on the course? This is the model to go for

The Bushnell Wingman works well in a buggy and it enables you to play music and get yardages from the GPS app with high-quality audio. It’s ideal if you want to have a bit of fun on the course and the sound quality is excellent to boot. The unit connects to the metal stanchion of a buggy with Bite magnetic technology which is very strong indeed so it will stay safely attached. But there is a clip if you want to attach it to your bag instead, as the image above shows.

Bushnell Wingman Speaker - Was $169.99 Now $124.99

Two dozen Bridgestone balls for only $60

The e12 Straight has is created for golfers who generate too much side spin either way, resulting in out of control hooks and distance-zapping slices. The main technology which helps here is the slightly unique dimple pattern and during our testing the ball flew straighter than both the e12 Hi Launch and the e12 Speed models. I am confident that if you suffer from those two debilitating shots I mentioned above, these balls could help, and even better, two dozen is $60 right now, with a nice $10 saving.

Bridgestone e12 (Two Dozen) - Was $69.98 Now $59.98

I can't believe these TaylorMade golf balls haven't sold out yet

That is the title of the post my colleague Conor just published and I agree with him. There are a boat load of TaylorMade golf ball deals right now ranging from the brand new TP5 and TP5x models used by the likes of Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood, to the Tour Response, Speedsoft Ink and the RBZ as well. Not to mention basically every Pix and Stripe model is on offer with noticeable discounts so TaylorMade has clearly tried to cover every price point during Prime Day. It is great to see and more brands should try it...

Goodbye from me

And with that, Amazon Prime Day is at an end for me. I will let this live blog tick over for you as there are still plenty of deals out there, but there are only a few hours left. See you next time, which will likely be the Amazon October event possibly.

In a thrilling final day, it was Bud Cauley who secured the win, as the American claimed a maiden PGA Tour title on his 239th start.

Firing a five-under 65, it was the back nine on Sunday that proved to be the difference for the American, as his putter fired and birdies fell for a two stroke victory.

The win was an emotional one for Cauley. Back in 2018, he suffered five broken ribs, a broken left leg and a collapsed lung due to a car crash, with his return to professional golf not coming until 2024.

Prior to the start of the final round, Jackson Suber led the field and, although he held his advantage throughout the front nine, it was the back nine where the momentum swung.

Birdieing the eighth, three birdies on the bounce from the 11th, 12th and 13th was the catalyst for Cauley to push on, as a birdie at the 15th moved him four strokes clear with just three holes remaining.

Matt Fitzpatrick, who holds three wins in 2026, set the target at 15-under, but his total was a few shots shy, with Cauley finishing par-bogey-par to fire a 17-under total.

Earning a two shot win, a visibly emotional Cauley stated: "So many people helped me get here and I'm really thankful for the help that I have got over the years.

"Once I got the opportunity to start playing again I just told myself that I'm going to try and do everything the right way and give myself the best chance.

"I put my wife, Christie, through so much during those dark times and I hope this success is a bit of a thank you."

RBC Canadian Open Leaderboard

• -17 Bud Cauley (65)
• -15 Matt Fitzpatrick (64)
• -14 Viktor Hovland (65)
• -13 Jimmy Stanger (67)
• -13 Brice Garnett (68)
• -13 Jesper Svensson (68)
• -13 Jackson Suber (70)
• -12 Aldrich Potgieter (65)
• -12 Ryan Fox (68)
• -12 Sudarshan Yellamaraju (68)
• -11 Matthew Anderson (67)
• -11 Jacob Bridgeman (68)
• -11 Tommy Fleetwood (70)
• -11 Wyndham Clark (70)
• -10 Chandler Phillips (66)
• -10 Tom Kim (66)
• -10 Doug Ghim (67)
• -10 Robert MacIntyre (69)
• -10 Billy Horschel (70)

Updates from...

BACK NINE BOUND

This is set-up to be a thrilling finish, with three players sharing the lead and some big names in pursuit!

As of writing, Jimmy Stanger, Jackson Suber and Bud Cauley are the leaders at 14-under, while Viktor Hovland, Matt Fitzpatrick and Tommy Fleetwood are some of the big names chasing.

It could go any way right now, so strap in for the next few hours of action!

FANTASTIC MR FOX

SUBER LEADS

He may have bogeyed the ninth, but Suber bounces back excellently at the 10th, with a birdie putt dropping from 15-foot.

The American birdies the hardest hole on the course and moves to 15-under.

LOVELY PUTT

15 IS THE NUMBER

Stanger moves to 15-under, while Cauley plays a gorgeous tee shot at the par 3 11th that finishes four-foot from the flag. He will have that to move into a share of the lead.

CAULEY CONVERTS

His tee shot deserved the birdie and, at the par 3 11th, Cauley converts his attempt to join Suber and Stanger at 15-under.

PUTTS GALORE

FITZY MAKING A HUGE MOVE

He's already won three times this year, and Fitzpatrick isn't giving up, as he pitches in for a third birdie in four holes!

The Englishman birdied the 11th and 13th, with Fitzpatrick chipping in at the par 3 14th to move to 14-under. A fourth win could be in sight...

ANOTHER CHIP IN

Unreal short game on display in Toronto, as Cauley chips in at the par 4 12th to move into the outright lead at 16-under.

He's searching for a first win on the PGA Tour, and that could be a pivotal moment for the American!

FITZY MAGIC

HOVLAND NOT GIVING IN

He's not giving up and, at the 15th, Hovland holes a lengthy putt to move to 13-under, three back of Cauley who is in the right rough at the 13th.

MISTAKE FROM STANGER

He comes up short at the par 3 14th and, with a plugged lie in the bunker, Stanger splashes out to 20-foot.

Needing to hole the putt to remain at 15-under, the American's effort slides by and he drops back to 14-under.

CHIP IN CAULEY

CHASING PACK

Defending champion, Ryan Fox, puts it close at the par 4 15th and converts to move to 13-under.

Along with Fox, Fleetwood nearly aces the par 3 14th, with his birdie moving him to 11-under.

Cauley, meanwhile, hits a great shot at the par 4 13th and leaves a good chance for birdie to extend his lead.

HE CAN'T MISS

That's four birdies in six holes for Cauley, who has birdied three in a row at the 11th, 12th and 13th.

His birdie attempt at the par 4 never looked anywhere else, with the American moving to 17-under and two clear of Suber at 15-under.

RED HOT PUTTER

NEAR MISS FROM CAULEY... WHO EXTENDS HIS LEAD

After a good approach at the par 3 14th, Cauley narrowly misses his birdie attempt, with the American tapping in for par to remain at 17-under.

In his group, Wyndham Clark birdies to move to 12-under, while Suber three putts and drops back to 14-under.

Cauley leads by three strokes with four holes remaining.

A FAN FAVORITE

YOUR LEADER WITH FOUR TO GO

SUBER DROPS A SHOT

He seemed in control early on but, at the 13th and 14th, Suber makes back-to-back bogeys to fall to 13-under.

ARE YOU KIDDING?

This is so impressive from Cauley!

His putter has been on fire and, at the 15th, Cauley rolls in an excellent birdie putt to move to 18-under, four clear of the nearest challengers.

The putter has been incredible on the back nine, with the American cruising towards the title.

FLAT STICK ON FIRE

WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?

Winning isn't easy... as shown by the leader!

Cauley has been in cruise control, but at the 16th he blasts his tee shot miles right and into trouble.

HE GETS AWAY WITH IT

Huge break for Cauley at the 16th!

It seemed that his golf ball was destined for the wasteland, but it somehow kicks left and ends up in the second cut.

What's more, he takes full advantage, playing a gorgeous shot that finishes 20-foot from the flag.

He's riding his luck, but Cauley is making the most of it right now!

CLUBHOUSE TARGET

Fitzpatrick fires a six-under 64, thanks to a closing eagle, and sets the clubhouse target at 15-under-par.

It will, likely, not be enough, but it's yet another great week for the Englishman, who will take some serious momentum into the US Open next week.

BUNKER FOUND FOR CAULEY

Having found the fairway with his tee shot, Cauley comes up short with his approach. It's in the bunker, and the lie is unclear.

GREAT TITLE DEFENCE FROM FOX

Fox claimed the title last year and, with his title defense, he hasn't let himself down, as a two-under 68 puts him inside the top 10.

SO GOOD FROM BUD

After finding the bunker with his approach, Cauley is plugged in the sand but that doesn't phase him.

Faced with a tough bunker shot, the American plays a delicate third that comes out the sand and rolls to eight-foot. Excellent golf from Cauley.

DROPPED SHOT FROM CAULEY

Following his bunker shot, Cauley leaves his par attempt on the lip and that's his first dropped shot of the back nine.

He falls to 17-under and leads by two going down the 72nd hole.

BEST PERFORMING CANADIAN

Sudarshan Yellamaraju's excellent 2026 continues, with the 24-year-old claiming the Rivermead Cup and the best performing Canadian at the RBC Canadian Open.

ROUGH FOUND FROM THE TEE

Cauley pushes his tee shot right at the 18th and that will be a lay-up for the leader.

WHAT A SHOT FROM CAULEY

It was an awkward lie, and stance, but that's an excellent shot from the leader, who moves the ball 130-yards or so down the fairway.

He may have lost his footing, but that's excellent from Cauley, who leaves himself 120-yards into the flag.

JOB DONE

Excellent from Cauley, who fires his wedge into the heart of the green, with it rolling back to 25-foot. He will have multiple putts to win a maiden PGA Tour title!

BUD CAULEY WINS THE RBC CANADIAN OPEN

EMOTIONAL WIN

What a victory for Cauley, who pars the last for a two stroke win.

The American wins on his 239th start, and can call himself a PGA Tour winner!

THE WINNING MOMENT

JT REACTS

A FAMILY WIN

Russell Henley won the Charles Schwab Challenge to claim his sixth PGA Tour title in dramatic circumstances at Colonial Country Club.

The American birdied his last three holes in regulation to force a playoff with long-time leader Eric Cole, before another birdie on the first extra hole handed him the title.

Cole began the day with a one-shot lead on 12 under, with Henley three back and several others in contention, including defending champion Ben Griffin.

The opening holes of Cole's round didn't really hint at the drama to come, with the American, who was looking for his maiden PGA Tour win, extending his lead to two as he headed to the ninth.

However, his challenge threatened to unravel when he found the water, an error that led to a double-bogey and allowed Michael Brennan to draw level at 11 under.

To Cole's credit, he didn't let it consume him and followed up with a par at the 10th to settle any nerves. It soon got better for Cole when his outright lead was restored when Brennan bogeyed the 11th.

Brennan wasn't done there, though, and briefly drew level again with a birdie at the 12th before Cole swiftly reestablished his one-shot advantage at the 11th.

Soon, another name was in the mix, Griffin, who birdied the 17th to move one back of Cole on 11 under before heading back to the clubhouse as an interested observer to see if Cole would falter to allow him back in.

Following a frenetic spell, events settled down, with the likes of JJ Spaun, Mac Meissner, Alex Smalley, Gary Woodland and Brennan all still in contention as they headed down the stretch.

Until that point, Henley hadn't really forced his way into serious contention, but that began to change when a birdie at the 16th took him within two.

That became one when he made a long birdie putt at the 17th, although Cole soon had a chance to gain a two-shot cushion at the same hole, only for his 10-footer to stay out.

With Cole on the fairway at the 18th, Henley made it three consecutive birdies to draw level, and the pressure was on Cole to make his first birdie since the 11th.

His approach at the par-4 landed on the green before spinning onto the fringe, and when he couldn't convert from there, he finished with a par and into a playoff.

Even then, it looked like it could still be Cole's day when his tee shot at 18 took an almighty kick off the left rough and bounced onto the fairway, which Henley had found moments earlier.

However, it was Henley who seized the initiative with his approach, getting within five feet of the pin before Cole stopped 13 feet away.

After Cole failed to convert his birdie attempt, he completed his par to hand Henley his chance.

Given what Henley had achieved in the previous three holes, there was an air of inevitability about the outcome.

So it proved, as he rolled in his birdie putt to claim his first title since he mounted a similar late charge to beat Collin Morikawa at the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational.

That left 2023 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year Cole contemplating another appearance without a title and his second defeat in a playoff after suffering a similar fate at the hands of Chris Kirk at the 2023 Honda Classic.

Following the win, Henley admitted there had been a battle, but that it was immensely satisfying.

He said: "I think the longer you play this game, the more you want more, you want more success and I feel like I've just worked harder and harder and I feel like I've been a little off just mentally this year, really.

"Just feel like I just fought really hard through the end, so it just felt really good to see an awesome result."

Charles Schwab Challenge Leaderboard

• 1st -12 Russell Henley (won playoff)
• 2nd -12 Eric Cole
• T3 -11 Ben Griffin
• T3 -11 Mac Meissner
• T3 -11 Gary Woodland
• T3 -10 Michael Brennan
• T3 -10 Nico Echavarria
• T3 -10 JJ Spaun
• T10 -9 Steven Fisk
• T10 -9 Mackenie Hughes
• T10 -9 Ryan Gerard

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WELCOME!

Welcome to our coverage of the final round of the Charles Schwab Challenge, where Eric Cole has recently double-bogeyed to let in Michael Brennan.

With plenty of other contenders in the mix, follow along to see who gets their hands on the trophy.

ALL CHANGE AT THE TOP

For much of his round, Eric Cole had looked assured, with the chance to claim his maiden PGA Tour title seemingly leaving him unaffected.

That's all changed with a horrendous moment for him at the ninth. He led by two at that point, but a double-bogey after finding the water means he's now level with Michael Brennan.

JJ Spaun also briefly shared the lead, but he bogeyed the 10th to add to a frenetic few minutes at Colonial.

The good news for Cole is that he makes a nice enough par at 10, and maybe that will settle him down.

QUITE THE STAT...

An incredible stat about PGA Tour Rookies of the Year and their wins. When this was posted, Cole led by one, but now that's been extinguished.

NOT EVEN CLOSE

The error that led to Cole's double-bogey at 9 didn't just miss its intended target, it didn't get close, as you can see here.

ERIC COLE REGAINS SOLO LEAD

Maybe Eric Cole's nerves will be settled further by a bogey from co-leader Michael Brennan at 12.

That ensures Cole leads by one again. Moments later, JJ Spaun eyes a chance to join him at the 11th, but his birdie putt just stays out.

TROUBLE FOR GERARD

Ryan Gerard, one back of Cole, finds problems with his second at the par-5 11th. It disappears into some trees and down a ravine and the upshot is, his next shot will be his fourth.

He goes onto make a bogey.

NIP AND TUCK AT THE TOP

Michael Brennan briefly ties the lead with Eric Cole with a birdie at the 12th, but that doesn't last long. Moments later, Cole responds with a long birdie putt at the 11th to restore his one-shot lead.

INCONSISTENT FROM LEADER

Despite leading, Eric Cole is in the midst of an erratic spell here. His tee shot at 12 arrows straight into a bunker to give him something to think about.

BEN GRIFFIN STILL IN IT!

Defending champion Ben Griffin picks an excellent time for his first birdie since the ninth, getting another at the 17th to move to 11 under, one back of the leader.

SETBACK FOR SPAUN

JJ Spaun is having quite the afternoon. The Valero Texas Open champion has four birdies so far, but he now has four bogeys, the latest at the 13th to drop him back to T4 at 10 under.

LIP-OUT FOR BEN GRIFFIN AT 18

So close for Ben Griffin, who very, very nearly birdies to the last to join leader Eric Cole, but it lips out to leave him stranded on 11 under. He'll be an interested observer with things so tight and Cole wobbling at times, but that could be enough to end his chances of successfully defending his title.

NOT QUITE FOR BRENNAN

At the 14th, JJ Spaun stays in touch with a par, while two holes on, Michael Brennan's birdie putt drifts right. Eric Cole retains his one-shot lead.

PAR FOR COLE AT THE 14TH

After a crazy few minutes around the turn, things have definitely settled down. There's still plenty to play for, with Cole leading by one and at least five others in serious contention, but right now there's little movement at the top of the leaderboard.

Cole's second at 14 reaches the green, leaving a long birdie chance. It's a good try, but goes past and that'll be a par.

COLE'S STRUGGLES

Eric Cole hasn't looked all that comfortable for a while now, with some erratic shots, while his body language and tendency to chastise himself suggest he knows he needs to settle things down over the closing holes.

Can he do that at the 15th? Not if his tee shot is anything to go by, which finds a fairway bunker.

BUNKER-TO-BUNKER FOR ERIC COLE

Cole's shot out of the fairway bunker takes a direct line to a greenside bunker, and that will do little for his nerves as he tries to close out victory.

WELL PLAYED, GARY

Following his PTSD diagnosis, it's heartwarming to see Gary Woodland's excellent recent form continue. He finishes with a 67 to head to the clubhouse just two back of leader Eric Cole. It won't be enough to win it, but it's really encouraging for the 2019 US Open champion.

LEADER MAKES PAR AT 15

After his bunker troubles at the 15th, Eric Cole does well to get within range with his third. That leaves a nice par chance, which he takes to head to the 16th with his lead intact. Gutsy.

PAR SAVE FOR SPAUN

A blow for JJ Spaun at the 16th, who doesn't just miss his birdie putt, he sends it a good four feet beyond. Can he make it coming back? Yes. He remains on 10 under, two back of Cole.

ANOTHER WOBBLE FROM THE LEADER

A huge hook from Eric Cole at the par-3 16th leaves him with a tricky two-putt to save par from the left side of the green. This could be a big moment for the leader.

BRILLIANT FROM LEADER

Eric Cole is on the 16th green weighing up how to save par from almost 50 feet. And he shows us! With a huge break, the ball gets within five feet of the cup, which he holes.

Soon after, Michael Brennan finishes with a birdie to move to 10 under.

AS THINGS STAND

A litte recap of where we are. Eric Cole is heading to the 17th leading by one on 12 under. Ben Griffin is one back in the clubhouse, while still on the course on the same score is Mac Meissner, thanks to a birdie at 16. JJ Spaun, Russell Henley and Alex Smalley are on 10 under. So are Michael Brennan and Gary Woodland, but their challenges are complete.

HENLEY IN THE MIX

Russell Henley isn't out of this yet. He birdies the 17th with a long putt to move into second. He also has Ben Griffin and Mac Meissner for company on 11 under. If leader Eric Cole wasn't feeling the pressure before, he probably is now.

LEADER HEADING TO 18

Eric Cole has the opportunity to extend his lead to two at 17. It's a 10-foot putt for birdie, but it slides wide and he will head to the 18th leading by one.

HENLEY MOVES INTO CO-LEAD!

What a contrast to a week ago, when we had a birdie-fest at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson. Here, birdies have proved far harder to come by, but Russell Henley gives himself the chance of one at 18. If he makes it, he'll head to the clubhouse tied for the lead.

He gets there - his third consecutive birdie, and suddenly we have a tie at the top!

WE HAVE A PLAYOFF

Eric Cole now needs a birdie to win it in regulation at 18, something he hasn't managed since the 11th. His approach looks good but it spins off the green. It's still makeable, but it looks more likely we'll head to a playoff.

His third is nice but doesn't quite have the direction and we're heading to a playoff.

BACK AT THE 18TH

Henley and Cole are at the par-4 18th tee box for the first extra hole. Henley is up first and finds the fairway.

Cole, who must have thought he had it in his grasp before Henley's late charge, isn't as accurate. It goes left but gets a kick out of the rough and finds the fairway! Could it be his day?

ADVANTAGE HENLEY

Russell Henley piles the pressure on Eric Cole, sending his approach to within five feet of the pin!

Now Cole. It's not as close, but still within birdie range.

RUSSELL HENLEY WINS CHARLES SCHWAB CHALLENGE!

Cole lines up his putt. You sense he needs to make this with his opponent so much closer. It's got to be 15 feet away. It turns, but not enough! He makes par.

Now Henley to win it. He has five feet to go. In it goes and Russell Henley is the Charles Schwab Challenge champion!

Wyndham Clark held off the challenges of Si Woo Kim and defending champion Scottie Scheffler to win the CJ Cup Byron Nelson by three shots at TPC Craig Ranch.

The 2023 US Open champion put a recent slump in form firmly behind him with a brilliant 11-under 60 in the final round to claim his fourth PGA Tour title and first since the 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Clark began the day tied for second with defending champion Scottie Scheffler on 19 under, two back of Si Woo Kim.

However, it was soon clear he meant business, going four under on the front nine to reduce the gap to one on Kim, who also made four birdies before the turn, as well as a bogey at the eighth.

Scheffler also remained in contention, staying two back of playing partner Kim as they headed towards the 10th tee following three birdies in his first nine holes.

Clark made his fifth birdie of the day at the 11th, before Kim and Scheffler followed suit as a tight finish came into view.

However, helped by a red-hot putter, Clark had other ideas, making a brilliant eagle at the 12th to take the solo lead before Kim birdied the same hole to join him at the top on 26 under, with Scheffler three back.

At 14, Clark had another eagle look, albeit from 78 feet, but after it got within three feet, he settled for a birdie to move clear of Kim again.

That briefly became a two-shot advantage when Clark rolled in a brilliant 45-foot birdie putt at the 15th, before Kim pegged him back with a birdie at the same hole.

Yet another Clark birdie came at the 17th to restore his two-shot cushion, and when his incredible approach at the par-4 18th left him a tap-in birdie, the smile on his face said he knew the title was a mere formality.

He completed his birdie putt to move to 30 under and confirm his victory. Soon after, Kim and Scheffler made pars at 18 to finish three and five back, respectively.

Afterwards, Clark reflected on his win, particularly after it came off the back of a prolonged slump in form.

He said: "Yeah, it's been a pretty heavy fall since being - I was even up to third in the world at some point in '24. Yeah, it's frustrating, but that's golf."

He added: "Needless to say, it feels amazing to be back in the winner's circle. I feel like my game's trending in a great direction to continue to have success through the rest of the year."

CJ Cup Byron Nelson Leaderboard

• 1st -30 Wyndham Clark
• 2nd -27 Si Woo Kim
• 3rd -25 Scottie Scheffler
• 4th -23 Jackson Suber
• 5th -22 Keith Mitchell
• T6 -20 Tony Finau
• T6 -20 Zach Bauchou
• T6 -20 Tom Hoge
• T9 -19 Johnny Keefer
• T9 -19 Jesper Svensson
• T9 -19 Mex Greyserman
• T9 -19 Sungjae Im
• T9 -19 Stephan Jaeger

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EXCITING FINISH IN STORE

Three of the tournament favorites find themselves within two shots of each other, with Si Woo Kim leading Wyndham Clark by one and Scottie Scheffler by two.

Kim hasn't won since 2023, some three-and-a-half years ago, but he's in a great position to wrap up a victory.

SCHEFFLER CHANCES SLIPPING?

Is Scottie Scheffler's quest for his second PGA Tour title of the year slipping away? It could be. Si Woo Kim birdies the 12th to draw level with Wyndham Clark, who took the lead after a birdie and eagle at the 11th and 12th.

Clark then two-putts for par at the 13th to stay on -26, with Kim. The two are now three clear of Scheffler.

Here's Clark's eagle at the 12th.

LEADERS ON A ROLL

Another issue for Scheffler is just how well Kim and Clark are playing today. Kim is currently six under for his round, with Clark seven under.

Scheffler is playing well too, at four-under for his round so far, but it looks like he'll need more over the closing holes.

WELL PLAYED, SI WOO

Si Woo Kim is in a greenside bunker at the 13th, but he recovers beautifully to leave what should be a straightforward putt for par.

Soon after, Scheffler makes his par to remain at -23.

CLARK TAKES SOLO LEAD

Wyndham Clark may have a reputation for occasional bouts of hot-headedness, but he seems to be enjoying himself today.

And why wouldn't he given how well he's playing? He has a monster eagle attempt at the 14th, from all of 78 feet, and it only narrowly misses. It doesn't remove the smile from his face though, and he makes the birdie putt to lead by one.

CLARK BRILLIANCE!

Absolutely sensational from Wyndham Clark! He faces a 45-foot putt for birdie at the par-3 15th, and it never looks like missing to extend his lead to two as he goes nine-under for the day!

Soon after, Kim birdies the same hole to move one back of Clark.

BIG MOMENT FOR BLADES

Further down the leaderboard, there's a big moment for Blades Brown, who pars the 18th to finish with a 67. That leaves him T13 and right now, it would be enough to give him a special temporary membership of the PGA Tour. T21 or better will seasl the deal.

NOT QUITE FOR SCHEFFLER

Another par for Scheffler at the 15th keeps him four back of leader Clark. He'll keep plugging away, and you wouldn't write off his chances yet, but a season that's been defined by nearly moments could be about to continue.

PAR FOR WYNDHAM CLARK AT 16

Clark makes par at the 16th, but it was very close to yet another birdie. That attempt missed by a whisker to leave him with a lead of one with two to play.

CLOSE FOR KIM

A long birdie putt for Si Woo Kim is right on line, but comes up short, and that leave three feet for par.

CLARK GETS CLOSER

Wyndham Clark takes a big step closer to his fourth PGA Tour title with a birdie at the 17th to move two clear of Si Woo Kim.

FINAL GROUP REACH 17TH

The last group, namely Si Woo Kim and Scottie Scheffler, is at 17. Kim's tee shot at the par-3 comes up short of the green in a bunker. Scheffler fares better to line up a realistic birdie chance.

CLARK NEARLY THERE

On the 18th tee, Wyndham Clark has a lead of two and just needs to continue doing what he's been doing (ie: playing great golf). He finds the fairway from his tee shot.

Immediately after, Scheffler moves to -25 with a birdie at 17.

CLARK PUTTING ON A SHOW

What a shot by Wyndham Clark. His second almost finds the cup to give him a 59. It leaves him a tap-in birdie for a 60 though - and the title.

That'll move him to -30, just one behind Scheffler's winning score a year ago.

WYNDHAM CLARK WINS CJ CUP BYRON NELSON

Wyndham Clark completes his 11-under 60 with a tap-in for birdie at 18. That leaves him on -30 with the final group of Scottie Scheffler and Si Woo Kim unable to catch him. It's his fourth PGA Tour title overall and first since 2024.

Richard Sterne won his first DP World Tour title in 13 years after 54-hole leader Zander Lombard suffered a back-nine collapse in the final round of the Soudal Open.

South African Sterne took advantage of his compatriot's late stumbles at Rinkven International, which included two bogeys and a double-bogey, to set the clubhouse target of 18 under.

That proved enough as he claimed his first DP World Tour title since the 2013 Joburg Open.

Sterne began the day five back of Lombard, who was on 18 under.

Back-to-back birdies to start his day meant that by the time Lombard, in the final group with MJ Daffue, teed it up, Sterne was T2, with the gap to the leader reduced to three.

However, Lombard, who had finished runner-up seven times on the DP World Tour without winning a title, moved four clear with a birdie at the first.

Even after Tom Vaillant and Jorge Campillo reduced Lombard's lead to three, there was little indication he would relinquish control when his early birdie was followed by a run of pars.

Lombard maintained his advantage with a chip-in to save par at the 10th and, finally, he seemed set for his maiden DP World Tour title.

That was until the par-4 13th, when seeds of doubt appeared with his first bogey of the day to leave six players, including Sterne after a birdie at the 16th. two behind.

Sterne wasn't finished there, with an eagle at the 17th to join Lombard at the top of the leaderboard.

It got worse for Lombard at the 14th with a double-bogey to hand Sterne, who finished with a par, a two-shot clubhouse lead at 18 under.

Even then, a return to the form that saw him card rounds of 63 and two of 66 earlier in the week would have seen Lombard force at least a playoff.

Rather than his errors giving him a much-needed reset, though, he fell even further behind with a bogey at the 16th, from which he never looked like recovering.

With Daffue, who was also on 15-under, unable to rally on the final two holes either, Sterne could relax knowing his victory was imminent, before it was confirmed as the final pair came down the 18th.

Sterne admitted that the win was unexpected, telling the DP World Tour: "It's been a tough ride. A lot of injuries, a lot of hard things that I've gone through but to get back in the winner's circle is... quite unexpected today, to be honest.

"I thought I was one behind playing the last but then got on to the 18th green and had a quick look at the board and was quite surprised."

SOUDAL OPEN LEADERBOARD

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WELCOME

Hello and welcome to Golf Monthly's coverage of the Soudal Open final round at Rinkven International. It appeared as though Zander Lombard would enjoy a processional finish and a maiden DP World Tour title, but a bogey followed by a double bogey at holes 13 and 14 has left him scrambling to even make a playoff!

Richard Sterne's eagle at the 17th has put him in the clubhouse at 18-under-par and sitting pretty as the chaos unfolds behind him.

Join us for all of the key moments as they happen during the closing holes...

SOLID FROM BEEF

Encouraging signs for Andrew "Beef" Johnston, who finishes on 14-under following a final round of 70. It would have been better for him but for a narrowly missed birdie putt at the 18th. Still, he can be happy with his week's work.

CAN LOMBARD DO IT?

Following Lombard's stumbles, he's now two back of the lead on 16 under. He's on the 16th, so all is not lost, but he needs birdies to get catch Richard Sterne, who's in the clubhouse on 18 under.

MORE TROUBLE FOR ZANDER

Lombard's woes continue with a bogey at the 16th. His par putt looks in all the way, but he comes up a whisker short and now he needs an eagle birdie finish.

STERNE IN THE DRIVING SEAT

So, as things stand, Richard Sterne is set for his first DP World Tour title since 2013. The South African leads by two over six players, with all but Jacob Skov :Olesen, who is on the 18th, in the clubhouse.

Lombard is now T8 and three back of Sterne with just two to play.

NOT TO BE FOR FINAL GROUP

Zander Lombard's playing partner MJ Daffue is also on 15 under, but he finds the rough with his second at the par-5 17th and lays it up with his third.

Lombard's third falls short of the green and the title is all but Sterne's.

RICHARD STERNE WINS SOUDAL OPEN!

Lombard needs to chip in at the 17th to leave any chance. That would give him a birdie to reduce the gap to two, but it comes up short. He makes par and that's effectively the end of his chances of reaching a playoff.

Richard Sterne claims his seventh DP World Tour title and first since 2013!

In a tight and frantic final round at the Truist Championship, it was Kristoffer Reitan who got over the line to claim the biggest win of his career.

Firing a two-under-par 69, it was his play over the back nine that was the standout, as Reitan made back-to-back birdies on the 14th and 15th to earn a two shot victory.

Beginning the final round, it was Alex Fitzpatrick who found himself ahead, with the Englishman looking to claim a second PGA Tour win in just four starts.

Although he struggled over the front nine, Fitzpatrick made three birdies in four holes to start the back nine, which vaulted him from a few shots back to a tie at the top.

Both Reitan and Fitzpatrick were battling it out down the stretch and, in terms of the clubhouse target, that belonged to Rickie Fowler, who carded a six-under 65 to be 13-under-par.

That total was matched by Nicolai Hojgaard, but it never looked like 13-under was going to be enough, as Reitan and Fitzpatrick traded blows.

Birdieing the 14th, Reitan then got the upper hand with a birdie at the 15th, with the killer moment coming at the par 3 17th, when Reitan parred and Fitzpatrick made double bogey.

Holding a two stroke lead going down the last, the 28-year-old stood up and pounded his drive down the middle, while a flawless 8-iron followed and all-but secured the win for Reitan.

Safely two putting for a two-under 69, he joined Viktor Hovland in becoming the second Norwegian to win on the PGA Tour.

Truist Championship Leaderboard

• -15 Kristoffer Reitan (69)
• -13 Rickie Fowler (65)
• -13 Nicolai Hojgaard (68)
• -12 Alex Fitzpatrick (73)
• -11 Tommy Fleetwood (69)
• -11 JJ Spaun (69)
• -11 Sungjae Im (70)
• -10 Ludvig Aberg (66)
• -10 Harry Hall (67)
• -9 Patrick Cantlay (69)
• -9 Matt McCarty (70)
• -9 Cameron Young (74)
• -8 Justin Thomas (72)
• -7 Min Woo Lee (64)
• -7 Chris Gotterup (69)
• -7 Nick Taylor (70)
• -6 Alex Smalley (66)
• -6 Gary Woodland (69)
• -5 Austin Smotherman (66)
• -5 Rory McIlroy (67)
• -5 Keegan Bradley (67)
• -5 Sudarshan Yellamaraju (70)
• -5 Kurt Kitayama (74)

RICKIE FOWLER LEADS

He hasn't won since the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic, but Rickie Fowler finds himself one shot clear with three holes remaining.

The American heads to the Green Mile at 14-under, one clear of Nicolai Hojgaard, Kristoffer Reitan and Sungjae Im, who are all behind him on the course.

IM FINDS THE WATER

At the par 4 14th, Im finds the water with his tee shot!

He's currently 13-under, one back of Fowler. Im will need to get up-and-down to make par, though, with a crucial few moments coming up for the South Korean.

WHAT A SHOT RICKIE

Fowler is playing the 16th, which has been one of the toughest holes on the course this week.

Pounding his tee shot 345-yards down the middle, Fowler produces a stunning 6-iron that almost drops in the hole for an eagle!

He will have around six-feet for birdie and to move to 15-under.

FITZ MAKES THE BIRDIE

The overnight leader hasn't had his best stuff today, but has made a great start to the back nine, with a birdie at the 12th moving him within one.

A great second shot was followed by a 15-footer, with Fitzpatrick now 13-under and searching for a second PGA Tour win in four starts.

BIG MISS FOR RICKIE

It was an exceptional approach from Fowler, but he can't convert the birdie at the 16th, with the American remaining 14-under.

DOUBLE FOR IM

Costly double bogey for Im at the 14th, as he three putts following an average chip.

He drops from 13-under to 11-under, three back of leader Fowler.

HOW FOWLER TOOK THE LEAD

ANOTHER BIRDIE FOR FITZ

He's making a charge this back nine and, at the par 3 13th, he rolls in another birdie to get to level-par for the round and 14-under for the tournament.

Pulling alongside Fowler, it's Fitzpatrick's third birdie of the back nine, with the momentum swinging back-and-forth.

GOOD DRIVE FROM FITZPATRICK

Playing the driveable 14th, Fitzpatrick starts his tee shot left and cuts it back to the middle of the fairway.

Finishing just short of the bunker, an up-and-down will give Fitzpatrick the outright lead.

BIRDIE BLITZ

IM MAKES BIRDIE

Im is fighting back following a poor double bogey at the 14th, with the two-time PGA Tour winner birdieing the 15th to move to 12-under.

FOWLER REMAINS AT 14-UNDER

He's navigating the Green Mile well today, with Fowler parring the 16th and 17th to remain at 14-under.

He stays alongside Fitzpatrick, who has a great look at birdie on the par 4 15th.

MISS FOR THE ENGLISHMAN

He had a good look at birdie, but Fitzpatrick is unable to convert on the 14th, with his effort sliding by the left-side.

Fitzpatrick remains at 14-under.

AWAY FROM THE TRUIST

HOJGAARD AND REITAN JOIN THE LEADERS

Reitan birdies the 14th, while Hojgaard two-putts for birdie at the 15th.

Both men move to 14-under, joining Fowler and Fitzpatrick in a four-way share of the lead!

DRAMA ON THE COURSE

Fitzpatrick and Reitan find the fairway at the par 5 15th, with both men going for the green in two.

In terms of Fitzpatrick, he goes left and leaves a relatively easy up-and-down for birdie.

Reitan, meanwhile, plays a gorgeous fairway wood that finishes in the heart of the green. He will have a 30-footer for eagle coming up.

COSTLY FINISH FOR RICKIE

The 18th is a tough finishing hole and, following a poor chip, Fowler narrowly misses his par putt and makes bogey.

He fires a 65 and sets the clubhouse target at 13-under, but you feel that will be one or two shots short, especially with others still on the course.

REITAN LEADS

Fitzpatrick plays a poor chip and can't convert his birdie attempt at the par 5 15th. He remains 14-under.

Reitan, meanwhile, leaves his eagle attempt well short, but rolls in a beautiful eight-footer for birdie. He is now 15-under, one clear of Fitzpatrick and Hojgaard.

HUGE BREAK FOR REITAN

Teeing off on the 16th, Reitan pushes his tee shot right and it seems destined for the fairway bunker.

Somehow, though, the ball lands and rolls out the sand, leaving the Norwegian with a shot into the green from the fairway.

Big break for Reitan!

DROPPED SHOT FOR NICOLAI

Hojgaard goes long of the green at the par 4 16th, with the Ryder Cup star faced with a difficult chip.

Playing from the rough, he is unable to get the ball close, with his par putt missing on the right-side.

That's a costly bogey and drops him back to 13-under, two back of Reitan.

REITAN LEADS

THIS ISN'T OVER

Fitzpatrick plays a great shot into the par 4 16th, with his approach from 220-yards finding the green and leaving him 25-feet from the hole.

Reitan has the advantage, especially after his lucky tee shot. He can't make the most of the break, though, as he puts his approach into the greenside bunker.

It doesn't look to be a great lie, so a tough up-and-down will be coming up.

HUGE SAVE FROM REITAN

An average bunker shot leaves Reitan with an 11-footer coming back up the hill.

He's been the best putter in the field all week and, needing to hole the putt for par, he rams it home to keep his one shot lead intact.

HOJGAARD PARS THE 17TH

A solid par from Hojgaard at the par 3 17th keeps him 13-under. He'll need to birdie the last to overtake Fowler in the clubhouse.

GUTSY FROM REITAN

The par 3 17th has yielded just four birdies today, with it ranked as the hardest hole on Sunday.

Reitan, who just made a big par save on the 16th, steps up and produces an excellent mid-iron that finishes on the back-edge of the green.

It now means the pressure is on for Fitzpatrick, and he balloons his tee shot well right and leaves a tough up-and-down for par.

OH NO ALEX

It's a difficult pitch shot, and Fitzpatrick can't quite deliver as his ball lands on the slope and misses the green to the right.

Now playing his third on the par 3 17th, it's an unbelievable effort from the Englishman, who nearly holes it. It has ran by, though, with five-feet left for bogey.

WHAT A SHOT FROM HOJGAARD

His tee shot, luckily, stayed dry at the 18th and, from 200-yards, Hojgaard plays a delightful approach that rolls by the hole.

He's on the correct level and will have a birdie putt to jump to 14-under.

REITAN LEADS BY TWO DOWN THE LAST

Fitzpatrick makes a double bogey, while Reitan safely two putts to remain at 15-under.

He leads by two going down the 72nd hole, with Reitan aiming to become the second Norwegian to win on the PGA Tour.

FAIRWAY FOUND

Playing the 18th, both Reitan and Fitzpatrick find the fairway with their tee shots, making the approaches that little bit easier.

Reitan remains two clear of Fowler and Hojgaard.

SAFE AS HOUSES

That is how you close it out...

Pounding his drive down the middle, Reitan follows it up with a composed mid-iron to the center of the green.

Excellent work from Reitan, who will have three putts for the win.

NARROW MISS

Reitan's putt looks in all the way, but just misses on the left-side. He'll have mere inches for the win.

FITZPATRICK SAVES PAR

Big save for Fitzpatrick at the last, who makes up-and-down to remain in solo fourth.

Another strong week for the Englishman, who finishes 12-under and earns a nice paycheck for his efforts.

KRISTOFFER REITAN WINS THE TRUIST CHAMPIONSHIP

THE WINNING MOMENT

WORDS FROM THE WINNER

Yurav Premlall claimed his maiden DP World Tour title in record-breaking fashion at the Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship.

The South African took the title at Real Club de Golf El Prat by a staggering 14 shots over compatriot Shaun Norris, finishing with his 10th birdie of the day to move to 28 under.

Incredibly, at the start of the day, others still had their eye on the title, including Stefano Mazzoli, who was five back of Premlall on 14 under.

However, the Italian struggled, finishing on 10 under following a final round of 76.

While he toiled, Premlall was making it look easy, beginning the day with four birdies in his first five holes before two more at the eighth and the ninth to make the turn in 30.

Further birdies came at the 12th and 13th, increasing Premlall's lead to 14. At that point, even Tiger Woods' record winning margin in an official DP World Tour event of 15 shots, set at the 2000 US Open, seemed under serious threat.

Golf rarely plays out that way, of course, and Premlall was brought back down to earth a little at the 14th when he failed to make par after missing a long birdie putt.

That was his first bogey in 24 holes, and his putter continued to run cold at the 15th and 16th with more missed opportunities to increase his lead, which was reduced to "just" 12 when Norris made a birdie at the 17th.

Even then, the largest winning margin on the DP World Tour outside the Majors, believed to have been held by Colin Montgomerie with an 11-shot win, remained in his sights, and when Premlall birdied the 17th, his lead was back to 13.

That even brought the chance for Premlall to match Woods' record back into play, if he could make an eagle at the par-5 18th.

When his second shot settled pin-high, albeit just left of the green, the chance was well and truly on, although when his chip missed right, it confirmed Woods' record would remain intact.

Still, it left a tap-in for yet another birdie to complete a 63 to finish on 28-under, beating the previous winning margin record by three.

Following his stunning victory, which moved him up to 26th on the Race to Dubai rankings, Premlall said: "No words. I've worked so hard to get into this position and it's so rewarding to finally see the results of it.

"I mean the last eight, nine months have been such a struggle just to build myself onto a platform where I know I could give myself a chance to win and to end up obviously in this position. I'm just so grateful so it's a dream come true.

"I'll start with my mum - at least it's a Mother's Day present so happy Mother's Day, mum! And yeah, for my dad we worked so hard to get here.

"There's not much else I can say. I mean my whole team, support structure, all my family. It's so rewarding to stand up on this pedestal and be able to thank everyone for being part of this journey so far."

CATALUNYA CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERBOARD

UPDATES FROM...

WELCOME

Hello and welcome to Golf Monthly's coverage of the Yurav Premlall show, otherwise known as the Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship.

The South African is romping to the title at Real Club de Golf El Prat, and he's currently 14 strokes in front of second place.

All kinds of records could fall in the next hour or two, so stay with us and we'll bring you all of the key updates as they happen!

FIVE HOLES TO PLAY

Premall is now fully on 59 watch after birdies at the 12th and 13th to take him to eight-under for the day and 27-under for the tournament. Truthfully, he should have had another at the par-3 11th, but it narrowly missed. This is truly remarkable!

PREMLALL MARCHES ON

Premlall has just increased his lead to 14 with his eighth birdie of the day at the 13th.

Incredibly, he's doing all this without having won a DP World Tour title yet!

One of the challengers is Frenchman Oihan Guillamoundeguy, who is also seeking his maiden DP World Tour title. Something tells me it won't be happening this week.

ERROR FROM PREMLALL

Premlall is human after all. At the par 4 14th, he leaves a long birdie putt well short before a misread to leave him his first bogey of the day to move back to 26-under.

The lead is still 13 so he won't be too worried.

CADDIE CASHING IN

It's not just Premlall who stands to benefit from his inevitable victory. His caddie also took a chance to link up with him. According to Monday Q Info on X, his friend Josh De Aguilar left a stable job at a golf shop just a few weeks ago - not long after turning down an initial offer, worried that Premlall wouldn't get into many events.

It looks like the gamble is about to pay off, literally, as Premlall will win $467,500 with the title, and with caddies typically earning 10% of that, De Aguilar is set for a near-$50,000 windfall - before all the extra playing opportunities that will soon come Premlall's way.

TOUGH TO TAKE

Spare a thought for Stefano Mazzoli. The Italian was still in contention at the start of the day, just five behind Premlall at 14 under. However, while Premlall has powered ahead, Mazzoli has gone the other way. He's currently four over for his round to leave him on 10 under, 16 behind the leader.

NOT QUITE FOR THE LEADER

Back to the 15th, Premlall has yet another birdie chance to move back to 17 under. Down the slope it goes, and... not quite. It'll be another par though and onto the 16th we go.

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A WEEK MAKES

No wonder golf drives players to despair. Just consider Premlall's recent record. Just one top-10 finish all season, and that on the Sunshine Tour. He also missed the cut a week ago at the Turkish Airlines Open. Now, he's chasing down long-standing records held by some of the best players to pick up a club.

NORRIS INTO SECOND

Shaun Norris makes a birdie at the 17th to move to solo second and cut Premlall's lead to 12.

ANOTHER CHANCE GOES BEGGING

Another hole, another birdie chance for Premlall. And, like the previous two holes, his putter runs cold. It misses right and the lead remains "just" 12.

FINAL GROUP AT THE 17TH

At the par-4 17th, Premlall's tee shot finds the rough, while his second stops just off the green to the right. Soon after, playing partner Mazzoli leaves his second in a near-identical spot.

A beautifully judged putt sees Premlall make a birdie to move back to 27 under and with a lead of 13!

EUROPEAN TOUR RECORD IN PREMLALL'S SIGHTS

Short of an albatross at the 18th, Premlall won't beat Tiger Woods' record winning margin of 15, but he could match it with an eagle.

More likely is he avoids double-bogey, which it is thought would be enough to beat the record for a non-Major DP World Tour event, reportedly set by Colin Montgomerie.

That came in 1989 with a win by 11 shots at the Portuguese Open TPC.

PREMLALL EYES EAGLE AT 18

Premlall's one double bogey of the week came at the 18th in the first round. He finds the fairway with his first today though, before his second strays just left of the green, but pin high. A chip-in here and he matches Tiger Woods' record!

NOT QUITE FOR WOODS RECORD

Premlall takes some well-earned applause from the fans as he makes his way down the 18th fairway. Now, can he complete his round with an eagle to move 15 clear and level with Tiger Woods' US Open margin of victory in 2000?

He's got a chance, as he's pin-high and just off the green with his third at the par-5.

Not quite! It strays right, but he'll likely make a birdie.

YURAV PREMLALL WINS IN RECORD-BREAKING FASHION!

Premlall finishes with his 10th birdie of the day to wrap up a memorable maiden DP World Tour win, beating Colin Montgomerie's 11-shot winning margin on the circuit to win by 14 on 28-under!

With one round to play of the unique PGA Tour team event the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick appeared to be cruising to victory.

A record-breaking 57 from the pair in the third round gave them a commanding lead of four, although for much of Sunday, their grip on the title became considerably looser.

With maintaining their advantage a priority, it was perhaps predictable that the leaders would approach things rather differently on Sunday, and that's how things played out to begin with, with two birdies on the front nine keeping their noses in front in the round of foursomes.

However, their four-shot advantage didn't last too long thanks to the charge of Norwegian pair Kristoffer Reitan and Kris Ventura further on, helped by a hole-out eagle at the eighth followed by a second eagle at the 11th to reduce the deficit to two.

Even with their advantage cut in half, there were no real signs things would go awry for the leaders, and a birdie putt at the 11th from Matt Fitzpatrick gave them a three-shot cushion.

Then things began to go wrong. First, Matt found trees to the right of the fairway with his tee shot at the 12th, and when Alex hit one of them while attempting to pitch out, they were facing the prospect of just their third bogey of the week.

In the end, it got even worse with a double bogey, with Alex Smalley and Hayden Springer suddenly the pair in second and just one behind thanks to a birdie at the 13th.

At the 13th, Matt Fitzpatrick's wobble continued, with his wedge shot sailing right over the green, before the pair escaped with par thanks to his younger brother's brilliantly judged chip onto the putting surface to set up the tap-in.

While the leaders escaped there, they weren't so lucky at the par-3 14th, where Matt failed to convert a long par putt to ensure the co-lead was shared with Smalley and Springer.

Before long, three shared the lead thanks to another Reitan and Ventura eagle at the 18th, before they were joined in the clubhouse at 30-under by Smalley and Springer.

The Fitzpatricks had the chance to regain the solo lead at the par-3 17th following Alex's well-judged 6-iron onto the green, but Matt failed to convert it, leaving them needing a birdie at the par-5 18th to win it without a playoff.

Even then, there was more drama after Alex found a bunker in front of the green with the pair's second shot.

With the third, Matt produced a stunner, sending the ball out of the sand and to 14 inches of the hole, leaving a tap-in for Alex to seal an emotional victory.

The win hands Matt Fitzpatrick his third PGA Tour win in four starts, while for Alex, his maiden title on the circuit is truly life-changing.

The win also earns him a PGA Tour card and places in the remaining Signature Events of 2026, the PGA Championship and next year's Players Championship.

Afterwards, Matt described his pride at winning alongside his brother, saying: "Yeah, it means the world. Absolutely speechless. It was a grind today, and he was unbelievable. I couldn't be more proud. That was just truly unbelievable today."

Alex also confirmed he would be taking up his PGA Tour membership immediately. He said: "I am, indeed, yeah, yeah. I signed as quick as I could. I'm still shaking, and yeah, it was crazy."

Zurich Classic Of New Orleans Leaderboard

• 1st -31 Alex Fitzpatrick/Matt Fitzpatrick
• T2 -30 Kristoffer Reitan/Kris Ventura
• T2 -30 Alex Smalley/Hayden Springer
• T4 -28 Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen/Jakob Skov Olesen
• T4 -28 Ben Martin/Trace Crowe
• T6 -27 Billy Horschel/Tom Hoge
• T6 -27 Eric Cole/Hank Lebioda
• T6 -27 Doug Ghim/Jeffrey Kang
• T6 -27 Davis Thompson/Austin Ackroat

Updates from...

WELCOME!

Welcome to our coverage of the remaining holes of the final round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. After 54 holes, brothers Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick led by four.

That's now down to two, with Norwegian pair Kristoffer Reitan and Kris Ventura breathing down their necks, so it looks like we're in for an exciting conclusion at TPC Louisiana.

I'll keep you up to date throughout the final holes of the unique PGA Tour team event.

WHAT'S AT STAKE

Both Fitzpatrick brothers have success this season, with Matt having won the Valspar Championship and RBC Heritage and Alex the DP World Tour's Hero Indian Open.

For the latter, this would be his maiden PGA Tour win, while it would also hand him a two-year exemption to the circuit.

There are also spots at The Players Championship and PGA Championship for Alex if the pair win (Matt is already in both events) as well as over $1m each in prize money.

AS IT STANDS

The Fitzpatricks are on the 11th at 32 under, with Reitan and Ventura two back at the 13th. The format for the final round is foursomes (alternate shot), meaning just one ball is used per team.

The leaders were explosive on Saturday, with a record-breaking 57, but they've been more reserved today, at two under.

Meanwhile, here is the eagle putt that saw the Norwegian pair close the gap on the leaders to just two.

SLAM-DUNK EAGLE!

Another team not out of the running just yet is Doug Ghim and Jeffrey Kang. They're four back, helped by this slam-dunk eagle from Kang.

MISSTEP FROM VENTURA

At the 13th, Kris Ventura doesn't do his teammate any favors, leaving his approach way short of the pin, albeit on the green. It'll take something special to reduce the gap to one on the Fitzpatricks here...

Reitan's effort drifts by and that's a missed opportunity.

COOL FROM MATT

Not for the first time in recent weeks, Matt Fitzpatrick makes it count when it matters, sinking a long birdie putt at the 11th and he and Alex now lead by three.

TREE TROUBLE FOR LEADERS

Matt Fitzpatrick tees off at the 12th, a par 4, and he won't be happy with that as it sails right into some trees.

Do they get lucky? No. The ball is right behind a tree, leaving their options limited, to say the least.

On a bright note for the leaders, Reitan and Ventura bogey the 13th to slip back to 29-under.

LEADERS WOBBLING AT THE 12TH

After much discussion, Alex opts to pitch out to the fairway, but to say it backfires is an understatement, with the Englishman hitting the ball straight into another tree not much further along.

Matt takes relief from a cart path, but they're not quite out of the woods yet... literally.

More trees are in the equation, but can Matt dig the pair out of the mess? He finds the fairway, but that's three shots down on a par-4, with some distance to the green...

LEAD CUT TO ONE

Alex Fitzpatrick has the honor of the fourth for the pair at the 12th, and it's decent enough, but stops in its tracks a few feet beyond the cup when he would have expected it to spin back.

Matt then fails to convert the bogey putt, Alex holes for the double, and suddenly the lead is just one after Alex Smalley and Hayden Springer move into second.

Wow... the pair led by four no more than 10 minutes ago.

SMALLEY AND SPRINGER ON THE CHARGE

Five birdies in seven holes have dragged Alex Smalley and Hayden Springer right into contention. They're now on 30 under after 13, just one behind the Fitzpatricks.

It nearly gets better, but Smalley's birdie putt at the 13th lips out.

HUGE MISJUDGEMENT FROM MATT

Things are heading south quickly for the Fitzpatricks. With the pair's second at the par-4 13th, Matt's wedge shot sails way beyond the green and they'll be lucky to escape with a par after that.

Is it the pressure starting to show? You wouldn't think so given Matt's vast experience, but there's so much on the line for his younger brother, Alex, including a PGA Tour card, that maybe, just maybe, it's getting to Matt a little.

Meanwhile, Reitan and Ventura fall further back with a bogey at the 15th.

BRAVO, ALEX!

Alex Fitzpatrick bails the pair out big time. His chip onto the green gets within a couple of feet or so, and that'll more than likely lead to a par.

Matt finishes and they swiftly move onto the next.

TEAM FITZPATRICK'S ROCKY SPELL CONTINUES

The leaders are at the tee box of the par-3 14th, where Matt opts for a 6 iron in pursuit of the green, only for it to find a greenside bunker. The 2022 US Open champion seems to be struggling to reset following some wobbles on the previous two holes.

TEAM FITZPATRICK LOSES SOLO LEAD

Can Alex save the team for the second consecutive hole? Not this time. His bunker shot at the par 3 rolls considerably past the hole to leave a long, long par putt for his brother, who fails to convert. Another bogey and the solo lead is gone.

MORE TROUBLE FOR THE TEAM FITZPATRICK

Will losing the solo lead refocus the minds of Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick? Judging by the latter's tee shot at the par-4 15th, it doesn't appear so.

His drive misses the fairway and very nearly settles in a bunker before stopping inches in front, but nestled deep in the rough. Things are in danger of completely unraveling for the pair, and they really need to reclaim the composure that worked so effectively over the first three and a half rounds.

REITAN AND VENTURE PILE ON PRESSURE

Reitain and Ventura, at the 18th, leave an eagle chance, which would draw them level! Suddenly, there could be a new co-leader.

MATT GETS THINGS BACK ON TRACK

Back to the Fitzpatricks and Matt digs it out of trouble at the 15th, but the ball stops left of the green and that won't be a straightforward up-and-down for par.

Alex has the dubious honor of trying to get close to the hole, and it drifts right to leave a big putt.

Matt makes it and that's a huge par save.

BOGEY FOR ECKROAT AND THOMPSON AT THE 15TH

Austin Eckroat has a bogey putt at the 15th, and makes it, but he and Davis Thompson move back to 27-under and likely heading out of contention.

THREE IN THE LEAD!

The cat is well and truly among the pigeons after Kris Ventura and Kristoffer Reitan make an eagle at the 18th to head to the clubhouse with a share of the lead. They're on 30 under, along with the Fitzpatricks and Alex Smalley and Hayden Springer.

NICE FROM MATT

The Fitzpatricks are in full scrambling mode, and at the 16th, a delicate chip from Matt lines up Alex for a par that will maintain their share of the lead.

NELLY KORDA WINS CHEVRON CHAMPIONSHIP!

While the outcome of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans remains anyone's guess, it was far more clear-cut in the first women's Major of the year, the Chevron Championship, where Nelly Korda has won the title by five!

TEAM FITZPATRICK HITTING BACK

Alex Fitzpatrick has a 6-iron at the par-3 17th, and that's more like it. He lands it pin-high to leave a much-needed birdie chance for Matt.

SMALLEY AND SPRINGER FINISH WITH BIRDIE

At pretty much the worst time, Alex Smalley and Hayden Springer bogeyed the 17th to drop them one back of the leaders. So, can they bounce back? Yes, Smalley finishes with a birdie at the 18th and they head to the clubhouse tied for the lead.

A DOOR OPENS FOR TEAM FITZPATRICK

With Alex Smalley and Hayden Springer, and Kristoffer Reitan and Kris Ventura, in the clubhouse at 30 under, Team Fitzpatrick have the chance to take the solo lead at the 17th with a birdie chance. Matt fails to convert but they take the par and it's onto the par-5 18th for the chance to seal it.

SOLID FROM MATT

Is Matt Fitzpatrick's mojo returning at the perfect time? It looks like it. He likes his tee shot at the 18th, quickly picking up his tee before the ball bounces down the middle of the fairway. A birdie will do at the par-5 for the title to be Team Fitzpatrick's.

TEAM FITZPATRICK EDGE CLOSER

Alex Fitzpatrick finds a bunker with the second shot, but that shouldn't worry Matt too much, with an up-and-down needed for the win.

BEAUTIFUL FROM MATT FITZPATRICK

Matt Fitzpatrick, that is a thing of beauty! He chips the ball out of the bunker and to within a foot or so of the cup to leave Alex with a tap-in for victory!

TEAM FITZPATRICK WINS THE ZURICH CLASSIC OF NEW ORLEANS!

Alex Fitzpatrick has the chance to putt from a foot to win his maiden PGA Tour title and brother Matt's third of the season. Surely he can't miss? And he doesn't!

The Fitzpatricks have won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans!

For Alex, it means a PGA Tour card and spots at the PGA Championship, Signature Events and The Players. For Matt, it's a third PGA Tour title in four starts. What a week for the siblings!

Austria's Bernd Wiesberger took advantage of a six-shot swing down the back nine at Enhance Anting Golf Club to win the 2026 Volvo China Open by three strokes on Sunday.

The former Ryder Cup and LIV golfer was three back of Adrian Otaegui at the turn but chipped in for birdie at the par-5 10th, beginning a sprint towards the line which coincided with his playing partner heading in the opposite direction.

Wiesberger birdied 11 and 13 to reach 19-under, a score he never deviated from for the remainder of the tournament, while the Spanish-born Otaegui bogeyed 12 and then crucially 16 to fall behind.

A horrible double-bogey seven at the last saw Otaegui - who has represented the UAE since November 2024 - end on 16-under after a level par closing round as Wiesberger positively waltzed his way to a first win since May 2021.

Reacting to his ninth DP World Tour triumph but first in 1,792 days, an emotional Wiesberger said: "I said [on Saturday] it was a tough couple of years. Unbelievable week. I played my heart out today, it wasn't pretty at times but I got it done.

"Adrian is a great competitor and had it under control, but something happened on that 10th hole that I can't explain. That's how golf goes sometimes.

"I'm super proud of sticking through hard times on the golf course lately, but this is for everyone at home and, yeah, I couldn't be happier."

Wiesberger started Sunday a stroke behind Otaegui but the latter made the ideal start via gains at three and four, extending his advantage to two shots as the Austrian made birdie at the fourth as well.

Another birdie from Otaegui at the eighth allowed him to make the turn three in front before Wiesberger's inspired chip-in seemingly turned the tide in his favor.

Looking for his second China Open title, Otaegui still looked in control as late as the 16th before a poor tee shot at the par 3 hole began his ultimate downfall.

In contrast, the former LIV golfer - who has struggled for form since appearing for Team Europe at the 2021 Ryder Cup - cruised home through some really steady golf and catapulted himself up 54 places in the Race To Dubai rankings.

Wiesberger is now 16th on the season standings and second in the Asian Swing, which offers a place at the PGA Championship to its winner following next week's Turkish Airlines Open.

Sweden's Mikael Lindberg finished third on 14-under while South Africa's Shaun Norris took solo fourth. An outstanding final round 64 from Germany's Freddy Schott saw him end solo fifth.

VOLVO CHINA OPEN LEADERBOARD

• -19 Bernd Wiesberger (67)
• -16 Adrian Otaegui (71)
• -14 Mikael Lindberg (67)
• -13 Shaun Norris (70)
• -12 Freddy Schott (64)
• -11 Nathan Kimsey (68)
• -11 Tom Vaillant (67)
• -10 Alejandro Del Rey (72)
• -10 Antoine Rozner (71)
• -10 Darius Van Driel (69)
• -10 Ashun Wu (68)
• -10 Anthony Quayle (67)

UPDATES FROM...

WELCOME

Hello and welcome to Golf Monthly's coverage of the Volvo China Open final round. We're into the closing stages now, and with four holes left the top-two are level.

Adrian Otaegui was ahead by three not too long ago, but he dropped a shot at the 12th and Wiesberger found a couple more birdies to pull alongside.

The Spanish-born pro, who now represents the UAE, is looking for his sixth DP World Tour title and first since he switched nationalities back in 2024 while Wiesberger is hunting his ninth career trophy on the European circuit.

We join the action on the 420-yard par-4 15th hole with both players in the fairway and looking to go close.

SOCIABLE GOLF

Both players have wedges into the 15th, but neither can access the inviting front-right pin location just over water and their respective golf balls are within a yard of each other in the opposite corner.

You can imagine, at this stage, neither wants to give the other one anything so there was no chance of taking a risk with that water lurking.

TENSION RISES

Wiesberger was less than a yard behind his playing partner but didn't really give Otaegui that much of a read with a wayward putt to the left. The pace was good, though.

With the chance to take the lead, Otaegui pushes his putt wide right. Both tidy up for par and we carry on as we were down the 16th.

SCRAPPY PLAY

The par-3 16th is playing 187 yards today. Wiesberger takes an 8-iron but shoves his tee shot somewhat and he'll have a monster two-putt to contend with.

Meanwhile, Otaegui pulls his effort left and watches it slam into the green-side bunker. To make matters worse, he is on a slight downslope so may well be staring bogey in the face.

WIESBERGER RETURNS TO THE TOP

The last time Wiesberger was in the lead was hole 13 of the third round, but he's back there now after a brilliant two-putt allows him to mark down a par.

Otaegui was unable to stop his bunker shot anywhere close to the hole and was left with upwards of 25 feet for par. He produced an excellent effort, but it just tailed off and that wayward tee shot has ultimately cost him big time.

FINE MARGINS

The 17th is a short par 4, and both players in the final group are set up perfectly to go close with their second shots.

Wiesberger is in the fairway, though, so will have the option to clean his golf ball with Lift, Clean and Place in operation. However, Otaegui's golf ball finished just in the first cut so he will have to hope for the best.

GIR FOR WIESBERGER

Otaegui's approach falls just off the green and he will have a slightly awkward birdie putt to come. It also moves pretty severely from left to right as he looks.

On the other hand, Wiesberger sticks his wedge shot to within 10 feet and has a much straighter attempt. Can he take advantage and go down 18 two ahead, perhaps?

AS YOU WERE

Well then. Both players hit good putts, but both burn the edge and walk away with par. Otaegui's looked good for 95% of the way but turned its nose up at the last moment. Wiesberger gave his look too much respect, I feel.

So we go down the 18th with Wiesberger just one stroke ahead. His most recent victory arrived at the Made in HimmerLand 2021.

Since then, he's been to LIV Golf, left LIV Golf, lost form, rediscovered his form and now he's here. This would be a significant win for the 40-year-old if he can close it out on the risk-reward par 5.

TROUBLE OFF THE TEE

Wiesberger has made par at the 18th three times so far this week. I'm not sure whether he'd take another at this stage. Regardless, his tee shot is wonderful and he can have a go at the green from there.

However, the same cannot be said for Otaegui. The UAE native made par on Thursday and Friday before a birdie yesterday. That's the bare minimum today, but he hasn't given himself the best chance.

His drive goes way right and looks to have landed in some very thick grass, although the TV cameras haven't picked it up yet. Otaegui was going to reload, but the ball has been found so it might not be game over just yet.

GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS

It could be worse for Otaegui, but it could also be a lot better. His ball is in a patch of unmown grass between some trees off to the right but he does have a window to pitch out. It won't be a full swing, though, so going for the green is out of the question.

What does Wiesberger do now? Does this change his approach?

CLOSE CALL

That was almost it in a flash for Otaegui. He attempted a slinging draw out of the wilderness, which I think was a lay-up, but it scuttled on down the fairway and was heading very quickly towards the brook which splits this 614-yard hole.

With red stakes in close proximity, Otaegui's ball slammed the brakes on at the last moment before hitting the water. It's dry, but in possibly the worst possible place, balanced on the last patch of grass before a rock and on a downslope with a bridge not too far in front.

As far as the green goes, he can't see it. The flag isn't full visible either and he's technically short-sided. Rather you than me, Adrian.

Wiesberger opts to lay up. There's no point taking any chances with Otaegui's hole unfolding like this.

GAME OVER

That is one of the most remarkable golf shots I've ever seen, and I don't mean in a positive way. Otaegui almost looked like he was playing for a bank off the grandstands, which he achieved, but the ball cannoned back across the green and into the water. That must be it now for Otaegui. The final hole has been an absolute mess.

WIESBERGER SETS UP WIN

For the Austrian, the 72nd hole has been positively serene. He wedges into the heart of the green and can two-putt for the win from 25 feet or so.

OTAEGUI (FINALLY) TAKES MEDICINE

Otaegui's ball was actually visible in the water, but he wanted no part of that and wisely takes a drop into the upslope of rough nearby. This is about ensuring second place now.

BERND WIESBERGER WINS VOLVO CHINA OPEN

Wiesberger rolls his birdie putt down the slope and leaves a knock-in to win it. The dream scenario for the former Ryder Cup and LIV golfer. It's 1,792 days since his last DP World Tour victory. Now the emotion can flow.

MARGIN OF VICTORY

Wiesberger won by three strokes in the end as Otaegui made double at the last and the Austrian gladly took his fourth par of the week.

A final round 67 (-4) for Wiesberger left him on -19.

Matt Fitzpatrick led by three shots going into the final round of the RBC Heritage and, although it went to a playoff, he was able to get over the line against Scottie Scheffler.

Fitzpatrick carded a one-under 70, which included a final hole bogey, while Scheffler managed a three-under 67.

In the playoff, though, it was Fitzpatrick who produced the goods, birdieing the 18th to earn a second RBC Heritage title in four editions.

The front nine belonged to Fitzpatrick, who birdied two of his first three holes; however, multiple players made charges on the back nine, with Si Woo Kim and Scheffler hunting down the Englishman.

Fitzpatrick, though, remained steady and, thanks to some crucial pars saves, he found himself one clear of Scheffler going down the 18th.

Making 14 pars in a row, Fitzpatrick was favorite to earn a second title at Harbour Town Golf Links, but after watching Scheffler hit a stunning chip at the last, he couldn't follow him.

Leaving his chip short, Fitzpatrick missed the putt from 15-foot, meaning we headed down the 18th for a playoff, something that Fitzpatrick needed in 2023 to claim the title.

As the wind picked up, both Fitzpatrick and Scheffler found the fairway, with Fitzpatrick's second shot proving to be the difference.

Left with 205-yards, the Englishman piped a 4-iron down the flag with it nearly pitching in the hole.

What's more, with Scheffler coming up short, it left the door ajar for Fitzpatrick, who slammed it shut with a 13-footer for birdie, following Scheffler's pitch.

The holed putt secured Fitzpatrick the title, with it his second in four weeks, adding to his Valspar Championship title in mid-March.

"I got off to a great start and I would have taken (a playoff) before we teed off," stated Fitzpatrick.

"I knew Scottie was going to make a lot of birdies down the stretch and I would have to hang in there a bit.

"I felt like I was in a good spot and, to hit a 4-iron I did, was out of this world. This win means so much and this is a tournament I wanted to win growing up.

"To win it twice means the world and to go toe-to-toe with Scottie, and get it done on the 73rd, is special."

RBC Heritage Leaderboard

• -18 Scottie Scheffler (67)
• -18 Matt Fitzpatrick (70)
• -16 Si Woo Kim (68)
• -13 Collin Morikawa (67)
• -13 Harris English (69)
• -13 Ludvig Aberg (70)
• -12 Bud Cauley (70)
• -11 Rickie Fowler (70)
• -11 Kurt Kitayama (71)
• -11 Patrick Cantlay (72)
• -11 Gary Woodland (72)
• -10 Keegan Bradley (68)
• -10 Matt McCarty(68)
• -10 Xander Schauffele (69)
• -10 Steven Fisk (71)
• -9 Jordan Smith (66)
• -9 Maverick McNealy (67)
• -9 Wyndham Clark (69)
• -9 Akshay Bhatia (70)
• -9 Sam Burns (71)
• -9 Ryan Fox (71)
• -9 Patrick Rodgers (72)
• -9 Pierceson Coody (73)
• -9 Andrew Novak (74)

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SIX REMAIN

Matt Fitzpatrick has been solid as a rock today and, at the 12th, he makes a great par to remain three clear of Scottie Scheffler and Si Woo Kim.

Pivotal moments have been aplenty, with one of those being at the 11th, with Fitzpatrick holing a 15-footer to save par and remain ahead of the chasing pack.

At the 13th, Scheffler finds the fairway perfectly, while Fitzpatrick follows him with a delightful stinger.

SI WOO CHECKING IN ON THE ACTION

ABERG TO 15-UNDER

It's yet another great performance for Ludvig Aberg this week, who birdies the par 5 15th to move to 15-under and into solo fourth.

FITZPATRICK AIRMAILS THE GREEN

The wind is swirling at Harbour Town Golf Links and, at the 13th, Scheffler goes long of the green, finishing on the fringe.

Because of the mistake, the door is ajar for Fitzpatrick, but the Major winner goes even further past the green, with his wedge flying over the back and leaving a tough up-and-down.

WHAT WAS THAT?

Wow... After his birdie at the 15th, Aberg snap hooks his tee shot well left at the 16th and is forced into a provisional.

Not sure if his first is out of bounds but, given how left it was, I wouldn't be surprised. Big mistake for the Swede!

PARS AT THE 13TH

Despite poor second shots, both Fitzpatrick and Scheffler make convincing pars, with the Major-winning pair remaining at 19-under and 16-under. Fitzpatrick is three clear with five to play.

WIND CAUSING HAVOC

The wind is gusting at the RBC Heritage and, at the par 3 14th, Scheffler's tee shot barely clears the water short of the green.

Having watched his playing partner come up short, Fitzpatrick goes up a club and plays a delightful approach into the heart of the green. Excellent from the leader.

FOUR-WAY TIE AT 13-UNDER

Aberg makes a double bogey at the 16th, while Harris English caps his round off with a bogey at the 18th.

It means both join Collin Morikawa and Bud Cauley at 13-under, which is a share of fourth.

BIG SAVE FOR SCOTTIE

A poor tee shot is followed by a poor chip from Scheffler, who is destined to make a bogey at the par 3 14th.

The World No.1, though, is gritty, and he rolls in an eight-footer for par to keep his card clean. He remains 16-under and two-under for the day.

Alongside Scheffler, Fitzpatrick makes a comfortable two putt to remain at 19-under, three clear of Scheffler and Kim.

FAIRWAYS FOUND AT 15

Both Scheffler and Fitzpatrick find the fairway at the par 5 15th, with both in a good position to, potentially, go at the green in two.

SI WOO TO 17-UNDER

Having laid up with his second shot at the par 5 15th, Kim plays a great pitch and holes his birdie putt to move to 17-under.

He is now two back of Fitzpatrick, who is on the fairway at the 15th.

FITZ AND SCOTTIE AT THE 15TH

Having spoken about the shot for some time, Fitzpatrick opts to lay-up but pushes his approach right of the fairway, finding the second cut.

Scheffler, meanwhile, pounds his fairway wood over the trees and finds the greenside bunker. You expect him to get that up-and-down, so it's pressure on Fitzpatrick, who is 120-yards away.

PAR FOR SCOTTIE

SCOTTIE MOVES WITHIN TWO

Fitzpatrick finds the green with his third at the par 5 15th, with the Englishman two putting for a par.

Scheffler, meanwhile, produces a gorgeous bunker shot that runs out to four-feet. The World No.1 rarely misses those and, with his putt, he rams it home to move to 17-under.

Scheffler is now two back of Fitzpatrick, who is 19-under.

WOODLAND HOLES OUT AT THE LAST

Shot of the day from Gary Woodland!

That's an incredible shot from the Major winner, who holes out from 205-yards for an exceptional eagle.

He had been in a tie for 16th but, with that hole-out, he moves into a tie for eighth. Unreal shot from the American!

PRESSURE FROM SCOTTIE

He's not going away!

Scheffler plays a great shot from the fairway bunker at the 16th, with the World No.1 leaving nine-foot for a birdie.

Fitzpatrick, meanwhile, is short of the green and faces a tough two putt.

SHOT OF THE YEAR

ANOTHER BIRDIE FOR SCOTTIE

Fitzpatrick produces a good putt that finishes inches away, with the par guaranteed.

Scheffler, meanwhile, makes the most of his approach, as the American rolls in the birdie putt to move to 18-under.

He's within one of Fitzpatrick!

FITZY ON THE GREEN

Scheffler pushes his approach right at the par 3 17th, but should have a relatively straightforward up-and-down coming up.

Stepping up is Fitzpatrick and, once again, he pounds his iron shot to the heart of the green.

Pars are likely, but you never know in these late stages...

HERE COMES SCOTTIE

PAR FOR FITZPATRICK

Excellent work from Fitzpatrick, who rolls his birdie attempt to inches of the hole. He remains 19-under.

PAR FOR SCOTTIE

A nice chip is followed by a nice putt, with Scheffler matching Fitzpatrick and just one back of the Englishman playing the last.

BRUTAL FINISH

The wind is up and, consequently, the 18th hole is playing tough!

ADVANTAGE SCOTTIE

Scheffler finds the fairway, while Fitzpatrick goes right and finds the sand at the 18th.

Both have good lies, but Scheffler is closer to the green, albeit well back.

KIM BOGEYS THE LAST

A good week for Si Woo Kim finishes with a bogey, but the South Korean finishes solo third and will be happy with his performance.

MISSES TO THE RIGHT

Both Fitzpatrick and Scheffler see their approach shots go right of the green, with both men leaving near identical chip shots.

Scheffler will hit first, and you like to think Fitzpatrick will learn a lot from his attempt.

EXCELLENT FROM SCOTTIE

Great chip from Scheffler, who runs his shot down to six inches, tapping in for a par and leaving Fitzpatrick with the up-and-down for the victory.

PLAYOFF TIME

Fitzpatrick hits a poor chip and, with his putt from 15-feet, it goes left and stays left.

Tapping in for bogey, Fitzpatrick joins Scheffler at 18-under, with the pair heading for a playoff.

WHO IS YOUR MONEY ON?

TEE SHOTS

Stepping up first, Fitzpatrick finds the fairway, specifically the right-side.

Scheffler, meanwhile, takes out a fairway wood and carves it to right-side, also, with the four-time Major winner leaving a similar distance to that of regulation play.

WHAT A SHOT FROM FITZY

Unbelievable shot from Fitzpatrick!

He has history at the 18th and, from 205-yards, Fitzpatrick plays a stunning long iron that nearly lands in the hole.

He has 14-foot for birdie, putting the pressure on Scheffler.

SCHEFFLER COMES UP SHORT

The pressure is on Scheffler and, with a long iron in hand, the ball balloons up in the air and comes up well short.

Advantage is in Fitzpatrick's favor!

TYPICAL SCOTTIE

Great third from Scheffler, who leaves himself six-foot for the par.

Fitzpatrick will have a putt for the win.

HOW GOOD?!

FITZPATRICK WINS THE RBC HERITAGE

THE WINNING MOMENT

WINNER WINNER

TWO TIME WINNER

JJ Spaun claimed his first title since his US Open triumph after his clubhouse target of 17 under proved enough at the Valero Texas Open

The American, whose maiden PGA Tour win came at the TPC San Antonio event four years ago, carded a final round of 67 on Sunday amid largely gloomy conditions.

The inclement weather also affected Saturday's action, necessitating the suspension of play, with the third round finishing on Sunday.

By the time the final round was underway, a host of players remained in contention for the title, including Spaun, Ryder Cup stars Robert MacIntyre and Ludvig Aberg, Matt Wallace and Andrew Putnam.

In fact, so congested was the leaderboard that at one stage, seven players were tied for the lead.

Something had to give, and it was Wallace who made the first decisive move, with a run of three consecutive birdies between the 15th and 17th.

It nearly got even better for the Englishman, who was one of several contenders eyeing a last-minute Masters place with a win.

At the 18th, his chip onto the green that would have given him a fourth birdie in a row narrowly missed, leaving him to make par and set the clubhouse target at 16 under.

Given the conditions, he must have been reasonably confident, even with several chasers having plenty of holes remaining and breathing down his neck.

It took a while, but eventually, it was Spaun who took Wallace out of contention with some superb play on the back nine.

The American had been in the chasing pack for much of his round, but a third birdie of the day at the 14th moved him just one back of Wallace.

That opening didn't last long, with Spaun bogeying the very next hole. However, far from being downhearted, it appeared to spur him on.

At the par-3 16th, Spaun got to within four feet to set up a birdie chance, which he didn't pass up.

Things got even better for him at the 17th, finding the green of the par-4 to give him an eagle chance and the solo lead. He took it, and, after finishing with a par at the 18th, he was the man to catch with Wallace out of the running.

At various stages, different players looked like making a run, with Michael Kim and Putnam both threatening to join Spaun at 17 under before falling short. Aberg, meanwhile, never really worried the leader, although he rallied towards the end to place T5.

Eventually, that left MacIntyre as the one man who could catch him. Even then, there were missteps along the way, including a bogey at the 16th that moved him back to 14 under, just minutes after he closed the gap to two on Spaun with his second birdie of the round at the 15th.

Not to be deterred, MacIntyre responded in style, rolling in a confident eagle putt at the 17th to close the gap to one with only the par-5 18th remaining.

After an excellent tee shot that found the fairway, MacIntyre would have been confident of at least a birdie to force a playoff, but his second shot was wild, resulting in being granted TIO (Temporary Immovable Obstruction) relief to the right of the fairway.

Needing an up-and-down from 106 yards, MacIntyre made the green, but the birdie putt from 30 feet never looked like making it and the title was Spaun's.

Following his win, Spaun, whose victory handed him $1,764,000, said: "This game is so crazy. I haven't been feeling at the form that I wanted to be based off of last season.

"Just trying to take each day as it comes and accepting what I have. Just got such a great team behind me that's been supporting me. Just means a lot to come back and win here at a place that's been so good to me."

VALERO TEXAS OPEN LEADERBOARD

• -17 JJ Spaun (67)
• -16 Matt Wallace (68)
• -16 Michael Kim (69)
• -16 Robert MacIntyre (70)
• -15 Andrew Putnam (70)
• -15 Ludvig Aberg (70)
• -14 Kevin Yu (69)
• -13 Chandler Phillips (71)
• -13 Ryo Hisatsune (72)
• -11 Si Woo Kim (67)
• -11 Austin Eckroat (70)
• -11 Tommy Fleetwood (69)
• -11 Kristoffer Reitan (70)

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WELCOME

Hello and welcome to Golf Monthly's coverage of the Valero Texas Open final round at TPC San Antonio. We've witnessed some brutal conditions for the players today, with scoring becoming increasingly difficult as the rain continues to fall.

Matt Wallace has just posted a final-round 68 to set the clubhouse lead on 16-under, but can anyone catch or even edge past him over the final nine holes? We're about to find out! Thanks for tuning in!

WALLACE IN THE HUNT

Considering the conditions, Matt Wallace's 16 under could yet prove competitive, but it could so easily have been 17 under. His delicate chip onto the green for birdie at the last didn't miss by much, although the Englishman ultimately settled for par.

He's one of several players in contention who would earn a Masters place with a win. Let's see how the next couple of hours unfolds.

BIG NAMES IN CONTENTION

While Wallace's 68 gives him the clubhouse lead, out on the course hoping to chase down his score are some big names, including Ryder Cup stars JJ Spaun, Robert MacIntyre and Ludvig Aberg.

Those three are in The Masters no matter what, but players still looking for that final spot include Ryo Hisatsune, Andrew Putnam and Chandler Phillips.

WALLACE CONTENT WITH ROUND

Matt Wallace is on TV describing his round as "some of the best golf I've ever played." It's given him a chance of his first PGA Tour title since the 2023 Corales Puntacana Championship, and included this chip-in birdie that he feared was speeding several feet past.

RIVALS MAKING A MOVE

At the 14th, JJ Spaun makes a birdie to move to 15 under, just one back of Wallace. He won the Valero Texas Open in 2022 and is looking for his first title since the 2022 US Open.

Moments later, Robert MacIntyre also moves to 15 under with his first birdie of the day at the 10th.

MISSED OPPORTUNITY FOR PUTNAM

Another player eyeing a win is Andrew Putnam. He leaves a lengthy birdie putt at the 12th a few inches short to remain on 15 under. He hasn't won on the PGA Tour for eight years. Is this the day that changes?

SPAUN IN THE SAND

Spaun finds trouble at the 15th. From a difficult lie, his second at the par-4 finds a bunker to the right of the green.

NOT QUITE, LUDVIG

At the 11th, Aberg tries a chip-in for birdie, but it stalls a foot or so short and he'll remain on 13 under, three back of Wallace.

MISTAKES FROM CHALLENGERS

Spaun gets on the green from the bunker with his third at the 15th, but he leaves a lot to do to make his par. He can't manage it and, no sooner does he move within one of Matt Wallace, he's back to 14 under, two behind.

MacIntyre also closed the gap on the previous hole, but he too drops a shot, at the 11th, to join Spaun in a tie for third. Andrew Putnam is in solo second on 14 under.

JOY FOR JJ

In the relentless rain, JJ Spaun sends his tee shot at the par-3 16 to within three feet. He should get back to one of clubhouse leader Matt Wallace with his putt.

SPAUN HITS BACK

On the 16th green, Andrew Putnam makes his par to remain on 15 under, before Spaun completes his birdie putt to join him in a tie for second.

ABERG ON THE SLIDE

Not for the first time in recent week, Ludvig Aberg's challenge is beginning to unravel. His third at the par-4 12th finds the green, before the ball spins back and settles off it to leave him facing a scramble to make par.

SUPERB SPAUN

JJ Spaun looks the likeliest to catch Wallace at the moment. His tee shot at the 17th takes a couple of bounces before settling on the green to leave an eagle chance.

KIM ON THE MARCH

Michael Kim could be the latest player to move into contention. His tee shot at the 16th, like JJ Spaun earlier, stops two or three feet from the hole.

Next, Aberg makes a bogey at the 12th to place him four back of Wallace.

SPAUN LEADS WITH EAGLE AT 17TH

At the 17th, JJ Spaun confidently rolls in his eagle putt and we have a new leader! The US Open champion is now on 17 under with Matt Wallace, in the clubhouse, one back.

ALL EYES ON SPAUN

An anxious observer as Spaun finishes on the par-5 18th will be Matt Wallace, who completed a round of 68 earlier. He needs an unlikely slip-up from the leader for the chance to keep his dream not just of a second PGA Tour win, but a Masters appearance, alive.

The winner of the Valero Texas Open not otherwise exempt books a place at Augusta National, but as things stand Spaun, who is already qualified, is in pole position.

STEADY FROM PUTNAM

Andrew Putnam can't be discounted just yet. He's in a tie for second with Matt Wallace and with his second at the 15th, his approach runs off the green. He should still make a par, at least.

STRUGGLE FOR SPAUN AT 18

JJ Spaun's third at the 609-yard par-5 18th goes left of the green. It makes things a little interesting, for sure, although you'd still back him to make par from there. Time will tell.

NICELY DONE FROM SPAUN

JJ Spaun hadn't really fired this season until this week, but that's all changed at TPC San Antonio. His fourth at the 18th gets within three feet and should leave a par to set the clubhouse lead at 17 under.

Behind him, the likes of Andrew Putnam and Robert MacIntyre remain in contention.

NOT TO BE FOR MACINTYRE

Back at 14, MacIntyre has a birdie chance, but it drifts right and that's a missed opportunity. He'll stay at 14 under, three back of leader JJ Spaun.

SPAUN SETS NEW CLUBHOUSE TARGET

A big moment for JJ Spaun with a short par putt to take the clubhouse lead and take Matt Wallace out of it. In it goes and he's the man to catch.

MISJUDGEMENT FROM KIM

Michael Kim is the latest to eye a chance of joining Spaun in the lead, but, needing a birdie, his third at the par-5 sails over the green and into a bunker.

PUTNAM SLIPS

A costly three-putt a the 16th for Putnam sees him drop back to 15 over, and suddenly JJ Spaun's grip on proceedings seems a little tighter.

Next, Michael Kim makes a great birdie attempt from a bunker, but it misses and he's the latest out of contention.

BABY NEWS FOR SCOTTIE!

Some happy news elsewhere as Scottie Scheffler and his wife Meredith have welcomed their second son, Remy! The whole family has been at Augusta National today as Scottie played a practice round ahead of The Masters.

MACINTYRE STILL IN IT

Robert MacIntyre is not done yet. He rolls in a birdie at the 15th to move to 15 under, just two back of JJ Spaun.

PUTNAM GIVING IT ONE LAST GO AT 18

One by one, the challengers to JJ Spaun are falling away, but one star still in with a chance of at least catching him is Andrew Putnam, who is at the par 5 18th needing a birdie to draw level with the clubhouse leader.

His tee shot is fine, but just misses the fairway right.

STILL ON FOR PUTNAM

Andrew Putnam now, with his second at the par 5 18th and still in with a chance of at least catching the leader.

Remember, not only would this be his first PGA Tour win for eight years, it would also give him a Masters spot.

His second from off the fairway right is some 362 yards from the hole. It's fine, but just trickles into the left rough.

Further back, Robert MacIntyre bogeys the 16th to all but end his hopes before Hisatsune finishes on 13 under.

TROUBLE FOR PUTNAM

Putnam finds a bunker with his third at the 18th, and that might be that for his chances.

BOBBY MAC IS BACK!

Just when it seemed like Robert MacIntyre is out of the running, he makes a brilliant eagle at the 17th to take him just one back of Spaun. Cut to a pensive-looking leader in the clubhouse.

US OPEN REVISITED?

Shades of the US Open here. Not only do we have gloomy weather, but we have Robert MacIntyre and JJ Spaun in contention.

At the 18th, the left-handed Scot sends his tee shot down the fairway. He needs a birdie to draw level with the clubhouse leader.

Spaun's seen enough, and he heads out for some practice anticipating a playoff.

Meanwhile, Andrew Putnam finishes with a bogey for 14 under as his challenge fades late on.

WILD FROM MACINTYRE

MacIntyre has 323 yards to go with his second, but that is wild. It misses its target by miles and finds a muddy patch way off the fairway.

He'll get a TIO relief, so at least there's that.

All the while, JJ warms up on the range.

MACINTYRE STILL BATTLING

Robert MacIntyre's drop finds him near a cart path on a decidedly grassless part of the property. He needs an up-and-down to force a playoff with Spaun. Looks unlikely.

His third finds the green, at least, but that will take one heck of a putt to bring the leader back to the tee box.

JJ SPAUN WINS THE VALERO TEXAS OPEN!

Some 30 feet stand between MacIntye and a playoff for the Valero Texas Open title.

Can he find one more moment of magic to extend the event? It doesn't really get close, and JJ Spaun has his second title at the tournament.

Gary Woodland claimed an emotional and inspirational victory at the Texas Children's Houston Open, beating Nicolai Hojgaard by five just weeks after revealing a PTSD diagnosis.

The 41-year-old, who had surgery to remove a benign brain tumor in 2023, opened up on his struggles with PTSD earlier in the month, but he put his difficulties behind him with a superb victory at Memorial Park Golf Course to seal his first win since the 2019 US Open.

Woodland began the day with a one-shot lead over Hojgaard, with defending champion Min Woo Lee in the final group too, albeit six back of the leader.

Hojgaard, in pursuit of his maiden PGA Tour win, suffered a setback immediately with a bogey at the first while Woodland made par.

Woodland's lead increased to three with his first birdie of the day at the fifth, although Hojgaard pegged him back at the sixth with a birdie of his own.

That would have given the Dane hope, but it was all but extinguished on the next hole, where Woodland made another birdie only for Hojgaard to make a costly double bogey, and suddenly the lead was five.

The pair both birdied the eighth, before Woodland increased his lead to six at the ninth with his third consecutive birdie of the day as Hojgaard settled for par.

A commanding lead became a virtually unassailable seven at the 10th courtesy of another bogey from Hojgaard, and from that moment, it just appeared a matter of how many Woodland, who finished runner-up a year ago, would win by.

There was a glimmer of hope for the challenger at the 14th, when Hojgaard made another birdie before Woodland bogeyed for the first time in 21 holes, but, with the deficit still five, the leader remained firmly in control.

Things could have got decidedly closer had Hojgaard made an eagle putt at the par-5 16th. He set it up with a booming 395-yard drive, but when the chance to close the gap to three narrowly missed, he settled for a birdie to move to four back of Woodland.

It stayed that way until the 18th, by which point Woodland's win was a mere formality. After taking the applause of fans, Hojgaard and Lee as he strode down the fairway, Woodland set up a short putt for par.

Before the leader took center stage, Hojgaard missed his own short putt for par to hand his opponent a five-shot lead, and that's how it stayed, with the American completing his round of 67 with a par to hand him an incredible victory.

Afterwards, he said: "I'll tell you what, we play an individual sport out here, but I wasn't alone today. I got a lot of people behind me, my team, my family and this golf world. Anybody that's struggling with something, I hope they see me and don't give up, just keep fighting."

Even in the immediate aftermath of victory, Woodland, who will now play in The Masters as a result of the win, remained determined to see the bigger picture.

He added: "It's just another day, right, that I've got to keep healing. Today was a good day. But I'm going to keep fighting. I've got a big fight ahead of me and I'm going to keep going, but I'm proud of myself right now."

He also had a message for his family, including his wife, Gabby, saying: "I wouldn't be anywhere before this without them, there's no chance I could do this without Gabby, for sure. This has been hard on me, this has been a lot harder on her and I love her to death."

TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOUSTON OPEN LEADERBOARD

• -21 Gary Woodland (67)
• -16 Nicolai Hojgaard (71)
• -15 Johnny Keefer (64)
• -15 Min Woo Lee (67)
• -14 Sam Stevens (67)
• -13 Jake Knapp (62)
• -13 Chris Gotterup (65)
• -13 Sudarshan Yellamajura (67)
• -13 Jason Day (68)
• -12 Bronson Burgoon (66)
• -12 Sahith Theegala (68)

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WELCOME

Hello and welcome to Golf Monthly's coverage of the Texas Children's Houston Open final round at Memorial Park Golf Course.

We've had a fantastic final round already today with a couple of aces from Shane Lowry and Adam Scott, respectively, plus a tied course record from Jake Knapp.

In addition, Gary Woodland has continued his part in one of the year's undoubted feel-good stories. With seven holes to go, the 2019 US Open champion leads by seven strokes and appears destined to lift a PGA Tour trophy once more.

Join us for Woodland's walk to the title as we bring you all of the key moments as they happen.

WOODLAND IN CONTROL

Gary Woodland is surely about to claim his fifth PGA Tour title. The 2019 US Open champion leads by seven on the back nine, and not only is he closing in on a win by the widest margin of his PGA Tour career, it would surely be the most inspirational.

Woodland had brain surgery in 2023, while only earlier this month he revealed a PTSD diagnosis. Let's see how he does over the closing holes.

FRUSTRATION FROM LEE

Min Woo Lee is the defending champion, but, back in third, he tosses his club to the side in disgust after his second at the par-4 12th misses the green.

Nicolai Hojgaard is the closest to Woodland, but facing a seven-shot deficit, his chances of victory seem all but gone.

CLOSE FROM NICOLAI

Nicolai Hojgaard has a long birdie putt at the 12th in an apparently forlorn bid to put any sort of heat on Woodland. It drifts narrowly left, though, and he'll retain a one-shot advantage over Min Woo Lee in third.

WOODLAND MARCHES ON

The leader makes a par at the 12th to remain on 22 under, and, with no real pressure from the chasing pack, he finds the fairway at the 13th as his stroll towards the title continues.

TROUBLE AT THE 13TH

The final group are at the the 13th green, where Nicolai Hojgaard tries a bump and run towards the hole, but it's misjudged and rolls right back down the slope. Seconds later, Min Woo Lee tries a similar shot, and has the same result. Woodland, meanwhile, is on the green and has a birdie putt.

NICE PAR SAVE FROM LEE

Lee opts for putter for his second attempt to reach the green, and makes it this time. It leaves a lengthy par putt, but that's a good save and he remains on 14 under.

PAR FOR THE LEADER

Next up is Woodland, whose makeable birdie putt misses right. No drama, though, he taps in for par and remains on 22 under.

WOODLAND SCRAMBLING AT THE 14TH

Woodland is scrambling for par at the 14th, having failed to reach the green with his second. His chip on the third is nice, but it goes beyond the cup.

Soon after, Min Woo Lee faces a long par putt, and it heads right. He'll go back to 13 under.

TWO-SHOT SWING AT THE 14TH

Just like that, there's a two-shot swing. First Woodland makes his first bogey in 21 holes at the 14th, before second-placed Hojgaard makes a birdie at the same hole to move to 15 under.

Woodland still leads by five, but he'll have just a little pressure on him as the final group heads to the 15th.

WOODLAND STILL ON TRACK

You have to wonder what emotions Woodland is going through just now. After so much adversity in recent years, he's now just four holes away from a fifth PGA Tour win.

He's just been pegged back at the 14th, with Nicolai Hojgaard reducing his lead to five. Will that create a few jitters for the 41-year-old? It doesn't seem likely, and he finds the green at the 15th to leave a long birdie opportunity.

NOT QUITE, NICOLAI

At the 15th green, Hojgaard really needs his long, long birdie putt to drop to put serious pressure on the leader. It breaks and heads towards it's target, but stops a few feet short.

For Woodland, the need for a birdie is nowhere near as urgent, and his putt is nicely judged. It leaves a tap in for par.

Lee then makes par too and it's as we were.

FINAL GROUP ON THE 16TH

On the 16th, Min Woo Lee's wayward back nine continues as he finds the pine straw with his tee shot.

Woodland is next on the tee, and he finds the rough to the left of the fairway.

Hojgaard, meanwhile, hit a 395-yard drive!

NICOLAI APPLIES THE PRESSURE

Hojgaard, five behind Woodland, needs to play aggressively to stand a chance here, and, following a 395-yard drive off the tee at the par-5 16th, he sends his second to within eagle territory. This could get interesting yet...

HOJGAARD CLOSES GAP AT 16TH

Woodland's birdie putt misses left at the 16th, but that's OK, he'll make par.

Now Hojgaard's eagle attempt. Can he reduce Woodland's lead to three? Not quite. It misses by a whisker but it leaves a tap-in for birdie and Woodland's lead is down to four.

STEADY FROM LEADER

Steady from Woodland at the 17th, who hits a low drive to the middle of the fairway. He just needs to hold his nerve now, and he'll have his fifth PGA Tour win.

TRICKY FOR WOODLAND AT 17TH

Gary Woodland finds the front of the green with his second at the 17th to move ever closer to victory. The problem is the birdie putt he faces has som 90 feet to go.

Meanwhile, back in the clubhouse is Johnny Keefer in third following a round of 64.

EXCELLENT FROM WOODLAND

Woodland's effort from 90 feet is good. It comes up maybe five feet short, which is missable, but he looks relaxed enough with a four-shot cushion.

CLOSE FOR NICOLAI

Hojgaard has a birdie putt from 21 feet at the 17th. If he holes this, the deficit on Woodland will be three.

It's a great effort, but it rolls past and both he and Woodland clean up for par.

TOP WORK, GARY!

You have to admire Gary Woodland's temperament. Just weeks after revealing a PTSD diagnosis, he has held his nerve admirably, even when seeing a seven-shot lead reduced to five, then four in the closing holes.

His tee shot at the 18th is a little wayward, but even then, it shouldn't pose much of an issue, and he's now just minutes from an inspirational victory

LEADER TAKES THE APPLAUSE

Gary Woodland takes the applause as he strolls down the 18th fairway. He's now just minutes from his first win since the 2019 US Open. No wonder fans are rooting for him after the tribulations he has endured in recent years.

Nicolai Hojgaard and Min Woo Lee also applaud Woodland. A lovely touch.

WOODLAND ON THE CUSP

Woodland, short of the green, sends his third about four feet past.

GARY WOODLAND WINS THE TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOUSTON OPEN!

Hogjaard's long putt for birdie is good, but rolls left, and next up is Lee with a short birdie putt. He makes it to finish in T3.

Coming back for par, Hojgaard misses right, then taps in for bogey and he's runner-up.

Now the stage is set for Woodland. Ga-ry, Ga-ry come the chants from the fans. He steadies himself and rolls in the winning putt before the tears flow as he embraces his caddie. Amazing stuff from the 2019 US Open winner.

A week after suffering disappointment when a bogey on the 72nd hole saw him lose The Players Championship to Cameron Young, Matt Fitzpatrick bounced back in style to beat David Lipsky by one at the Valspar Championship.

The Englishman was remarkably consistent throughout his final round, and that helped him force his way into a five-way share of the lead at one point, with Lipsky, Brandt Snedeker, Jordan Smith and Marco Penge all firmly in the hunt too.

Overnight, it was Sungjae Im who had a two-shot advantage at the Copperhead Course, but a poor front nine saw him drift out of contention before rallying to finish T4.

As for Fitzpatrick, who began the day three behind Im, there were no such issues, with a couple of pars to begin proceedings, followed by his first birdie of the day at the third.

While Fitzpatrick remained steady, with further pars to complete the front nine, others made bigger moves, including Smith, with five birdies and two bogeys before the turn to give him a chance of his maiden PGA Tour win.

Another DP World Tour graduate, Penge, also remained in contention with three birdies and three bogeys over the front nine, while both Lipsky and Snedeker were also even par for the day at the turn.

With five players soon tied for the lead, something had to give, and Penge was the first to blink with a bogey at the 12th to slip back to eight under.

Not long after, Snedeker, who had been looking for his first PGA Tour win since 2018, fared even worse at the same hole with a double bogey, and he followed that up with a bogey at the 13th as his challenge began to fade.

Further on, Smith kept plugging away, eventually holding the clubhouse lead following a five-under 66, with Lipsky and Fitzpatrick increasingly the players to watch still out on the course.

Fitzpatrick briefly held the solo lead over Lipsky with a beautiful birdie putt from 30 feet at the 15th, but his opponent hit back with his own birdie at the 14th to join him at 10 under.

Unfortunately for Lipsky, that was to be as good as it got, while Fitzpatrick still had one birdie in him, which he saved for the 72nd hole.

After finding the green with his approach, Fitzpatrick made no mistake with his putt to give him breathing space at 11 under, and that piled the pressure on Lipsky, who needed to make a birdie but had strayed into the rough with his tee shot at the same hole.

In the end, he also had a birdie putt, albeit from off the green, but he failed to convert it, and Fitzpatrick had his first PGA Tour win since the 2023 RBC Heritage.

Following the victory, Fitzpatrick described the feeling of holing the putt that gave him the decisive edge.

He said: "Amazing. Amazing. Particularly, I felt frustrated all day that I had not made anything. Obviously to make something there on 15, and hole the long one there on 18 to in the end to secure the win was an amazing feeling."

He added: "To obviously come away with a win this week is really special, considering last week's performance as well. So just feel really good about my game coming into the week and to continue that this week was really a great feeling."

VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERBOARD

• 1st -11 Matt Fitzpatrick (68)
• 2nd -10 David Lipsky (70)
• 3rd -9 Jordan Smith (66)
• T4 -8 Xander Schauffele (65)
• T4 -8 Marco Penge (71)
• T4 -8 Sungjae Im (74)
• T7 -7 Emiliano Grillo (65)
• T7 -7 Stephan Jaeger (66)
• T7 -7 Patrick Cantlay (67)
• T7 -7 SH Kim (70)

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WELCOME

Hello and welcome to what is sure to be a fascinating closing stretch at the 2026 Valspar Championship. We currently have a five-way tie at the top with seven or eight holes to go for the leaders and so many storylines are capable of unfolding over the next few hours.

Currently, Brandt Snedeker, Marco Penge, Matt Fitzpatrick, Jordan Smith and David Lipsky are in a share of the lead, so it really is anyone's game at this stage.

Stick with us and we'll bring you all of the key moments as they happen!

AS IT STANDS

Welcome to our coverage of the closing holes of the Valspar Championship, where a host of players remain in contention.

Five players are currently at nine-under in a share of the lead - Matt Fitzpatrick, Brandt Snedeker, Jordan Smith, David Lipsky and Marco Penge.

A BIT ABOUT THE LEADERS

Assuming one of those five goes on to win the title, each would have an extraordinary story to tell. A win for Fitzpatrick would represent a superb bounce back from narrowly missing out to Cameron Young a week ago at The Players Championship.

For Snedeker, it would be his first win since 2018. Smith and Penge, meanwhile, are two of the 10 players who graduated to the PGA Tour from the DP World Tour at the end of 2025, while Lipsky is without PGA Tour victory in his career so far.

SUNGJAE STILL IN IT

Sungjae Im was the overnight leader, but it's not gone quite according to plan for him so far today. However, he makes a beautifully judged birdie putt - his first of the day - at the 11th, to move to seven under and just two back of the leaders.

SETBACK FOR PENGE

A setback for Penge at the 12th, where a putt from the fringe of the green needs to drop to save par... but it stays right and he'll move back to eight under.

CLOSE FOR SMITH

Unlike others in the leading group, Jordan Smith doesn't have the advantage of several holes to improve his score. At the 17th there's a birdie chance, though, but it misses by a whisker, and he'll feel he needs to push for a birdie at the 18th to give himself a realistic chance before the others come in.

UNCONVENTIONAL FROM BRANDT

Seeking his first win in over seven years, Snedeker employed an... interesting tactic earlier on - hitting driver off the deck off the tee! Will it pay off? We'll find out in the next couple of hours or so.

THEN THERE WERE THREE...

Only a matter of minutes ago, five co-led, but after a bogey from Marco Penge, Brandt Snekedker is the latest to slip up, at the 12th, and it's a double to move to seven over.

SMITH THE NEW CLUBHOUSE LEADER

Smith finishes with a par to head back to the clubhouse at nine under - the same score as Matt Fitzpatrick and David Lipsky, who are on the 14th. We now know that for the second week in a row, Xander Schauffele's chances of a win have evaporated while an interested observer. He could only manage eight under.

BRANDT RUNNING OUT OF STEAM

Brandt Snedeker has rolled back the years for much of this week, and until two holes ago, co-led the Valspar Championship. However, he follows up a double bogey at the 12th with a missed par putt at the 13th to slip to six under and three off the leaders.

BREAKTHROUGH FOR MATT

At the 15th, Matt Fitzpatrick drains a 30-footer for birdie move to 10 under. A week ago he was subjected to some boos in his tussle with Cameron Smith, but hearty cheers greet the moment he moves clear.

LIPSKY LEVEL AT TOP

David Lipsky hadn't made a birdie since the first, but what a time to get his second of the day, at the 14th, and he shares the lead with Matt Fitzpatrick.

CO-LEADERS KEEP UP PRESSURE

Matt Fitzpatrick is at the par-3 17th, and sends his tee shot into the center of the green. That'll leave a nice birdie chance.

Further back, on the 16th fairway, Lipsky has 184 yards to the pin with his second shot. It beats the rough and hops onto the green, and that will leave a long birdie putt.

NOT QUITE FOR LIPSKY AND FITZPATRICK

Matt Fitzpatrick, of course, has big wins to his name, not least a Major with the 2022 US Open.

For that reason, you'd probably make him favorite. But can David Lipsky hole a long birdie putt at the 16th for the solo lead? It's a good-looking putt but stops a foot or so short.

Next up, at the 17th, Fitzpatrick has a 13-foot putt for the solo lead. It looks good too, but just heads right at the last second. Both players will remain at 10 under.

PENGE SLIPS UP

It increasingly looks like a straight battle between Lipsky and Fitzpatrick, particularly as Marco Penge, who had been two behind as he headed to the 16th, is now three back of the co-leaders after a bogey.

Penge knows how to win, having done it three times on the DP World Tour last year, but it looks like he'll have to wait for his first on the PGA Tour.

ON THEY GO...

Lipsky gives himself a birdie chance with a great iron shot at the par-3 17th to find the center of the green. At the 18th, Fitzpatrick finds the fairway iwth his tee shot.

CLOSE FOR LIPSKY

Lipsky has 15 feet for birdie at the 17th. This for the solo lead.

It's a touch short and another chance gets away from him.

Moments later, Matt Fitzpatrick's approach onto the 18th green leaves him with a similar distane for birdie to get to 11 under...

WOBBLE FROM LIPSKY

Off the 18th tee, David Lipsky finds the rough to the right of the fairway. It's only a foot or so into it, but the look on his face tells you he knows it won't be easy.

ADVANTAGE FITZPATRICK!

Matt Fitzpatrick lines up his birdie putt at the 18th for the chance to move to 11 under, one up on David Lipsky.

It's a beauty! Now the pressure's on Lipsky to match him.

FITZPATRICK ON THE CUSP OF VICTORY

David Lipsky needs a birdie to force a playoff with Matt Fitzpatrick.

He's in the rough to the right of the 18th. This is pivotal.

It's on the green, then off into the collection area, and that will leave a tricky birdie chance to stop Fitzpatrick from winning.

MATT FITZPATRICK WINS VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP!

It's now or never for Lipsky. He has his putter out with a birdie chance from the collection area of the 18th green. Not quite! It drifts left and Matt Fitzpatrick wins the Valspar Championship!

The PGA Tour's flagship had a final round befitting of its lofty status as Cameron Young went toe to toe with Matt Fitzpatrick before claiming the title by one.

At the start of the day, neither player appeared to have more than a half-chance of victory, with Ludvig Aberg leading Michael Thorbjornsen by three, Young in third and four back and Fitzpatrick five adrift at eight under.

Thorbjornsen's challenge was all but over as early as the fourth with a disastrous quadruple bogey, and he eventually placed T22.

However, Aberg began steadily enough, keeping the chasing pack, which also included the likes of Robert MacIntyre, Xander Schauffele and Sepp Straka, at bay over the opening holes.

After 10 holes, Aberg still led by two after one birdie and a bogey saw him at even par for the round, before the first real sign of faltering came at the par-5 11th, when he sent his second shot into the lake in front of the green.

It resulted in a bogey, and when Fitzpatrick made a birdie at the 12th, the two were tied at 12 under.

Aberg's day soon got considerably worse when, on the 13th, he found the water again, this time off the tee, leading to a double bogey.

Fitzpatrick made his second consecutive birdie at the 13th, and suddenly, from bearing down on his maiden Players Championship title, Aberg was three behind.

By that point, Young had gone into second with his own birdie at the 13th, too.

On the next hole, Young drew level with his playing partner when he made par after Fitzpatrick's long par putt failed to drop.

The nip-and-tuck nature of events continued at the 15th, and this time it was Fitzpatrick's turn to strike a blow. Bidding to become the first Englishman to win the TPC Sawgrass tournament, he made a birdie to take a one-shot lead as Young managed par.

At the 16th, both players got away with pars despite finding issues on the approach - Fitzpatrick with a visit to the pinestraw left of the fairway and Young a greenside bunker.

As well as the enormity of the occasion, wind was also becoming a factor, something each player would have been acutely aware of as they approached the 17th and its notorious island green.

Both did well to find the center of the green, but crucially, Young's tee shot got closer, and after Fitzpatrick failed to convert his long birdie chance, Young made no mistake, rolling in a perfectly judged putt to head to the 18th tied for the lead with his opponent.

After Young sent a monster tee shot into the middle of the fairway, the pressure was on Fitzpatrick, and he couldn't overcome it, missing the fairway right before settling for a chip onto the fairway and leaving a tricky up and down in front of the green to save par.

Young's approach, meanwhile, was more productive, finding the fringe at the back of the green.

Fitzpatrick's third left him with eight feet to keep his hopes alive, but when Young took out his putter and rolled his birdie chance to tap-in range, it was now or never for the Englishman.

He couldn't convert his par putt, leaving Young to complete the formality of his four, and the title was his.

It's Young's second PGA Tour win in a little over seven months after his maiden title came at the 2025 Wyndham Championship - his 94th start on the circuit.

Following his TPC Sawgrass win, Young, who also starred for the US at the Ryder Cup, admitted that the first title had freed him up since.

He said: "I think it does a little bit. In some sense there's a little bit of pressure off, but the same pressure that I have put on myself since I was a kid is still there.

"So it's more a battle against that than any pressure of not winning or not winning enough. But, yeah, I mean, to have now put my name on two different tournaments, and a big one like The Players, I mean, it's incredibly special and I'm hoping that I can continue that throughout the season."

The Players Championship Leaderboard

• 1st -13 Cameron Young (68)
• 2nd -12 Matt Fitzpatrick (68)
• 3rd -11 Xander Schauffele (69)
• 4th -10 Robert MacIntyre (69)
• T5 -9 Sudarshan Yellamaraju (68)
• T5 -9 Jacob Bridgeman (70)
• T5 -9 Ludvig Aberg (76)
• T8 -8 Tommy Fleetwood (68)
• T8 -8 Sepp Straka (71)
• T8 -8 Justin Thomas (72)

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ABERG LEADS GOING INTO THE BACK NINE

We're set-up for a thrilling finale at TPC Sawgrass, where Ludvig Aberg is two clear of Robert MacIntyre, Matt Fitzpatrick and Cameron Young.

Aberg is level-par for his round, while others are making charges around him. Aberg has led since the second round, so will look to claim the biggest win of his career over the next few hours.

WELCOME!

Welcome to our coverage of the final round of The Players Championship. We're set for an enthralling final couple of hours at TPC Sawgrass, where Ludvig Aberg currently leads a group of three.

GETTING TIGHT AT TPC SAWGRASS

At the start of the day, Ludvig Aberg led by three over Michael Thorbjornsen. It's not been a good day for the challenger, though, who is now down in T15.

Instead, Matt Fitzpatrick, Cameron Young and Robert MacIntyre are his nearest rivals, two behind on 11 under.

Aberg is on the 10th and one over for the day in pursuit of his first PGA Tour title since the 2025 Genesis Invitational.

LEADER MAKES PAR AT THE 10TH

At the 10th, Aberg makes a good two-putt to get away with a par after opening the hole with a drive that went right into the thick rough..

Aberg very rarely looks anything other than in control and utterly composed, but surely the eight holes coming up will test his nerves to the limit, particuarly with three others breathing down his neck.

BRILLIANT FROM SPAUN

Shades of the 72nd hole at the US Open for JJ Spaun, who finished runner-up at The Players a year ago. He drains a 31-foot birdie putt at the 17th to move to four-under - not close to challenging the leaders, of course, but wrapping up his tournament well.

CLOSE FOR CHALLENGERS

Robert MacIntyre in T2 must have thought he had his sixth birdie of the day at the 13th with a beautifully judged putt from distance. It looks destined for the cup all the way... until it stays out, brushing the lip on its slow trickle past.

Soon after, at the 11th, Matt Fitzpatrick has a long, long eagle putt for the co-lead, but it comes up short. It'll leave a reasonable attempt at birdie though.

FRUSTRATION FOR FITZPATRICK

At the par-5 11th, Fitzpatrick lines up a birdie putt that would take him one back of Aberg. It's not a particularly long one, but it drifts left and that's a real opportunity allowed to slip by.

BIG ERROR FROM THE LEADER!

Disaster for Aberg at the 11th! His second misses the intended target by miles to find the lake in front of the green. That could really shake things up if he can't salvage a par here.

The wind was a factor in that error, and the weather is supposed to deteriorate between now and the end of play. This could be a very interesting couple of hours or so.

With his fourth, Aberg finds the green to give him a fighting chance of par. He's 16 feet from the cup.

MATT ON THE MOVE

Are the nerves finally creeping in for Ludvig Aberg? If they are, the prospect of Matt Fitzpatrick in his trail won't be helping. He'll have another excellent birdie opportunity at the 12th, after his second finds the green just two feet from the hole.

WELL DONE, SUDARSHAN

PGA Tour rookie Sudarshan Yellamaraju finishes a highly creditable round of 68 with a bogey to finish with the clubhouse lead at nine under.

TIED AT THE TOP!

Fitzpatrick wraps up his birdie at the 12th, and, almost simultaneously, Aberg misses his par putt at the 11th and suddenly, we have a tie at the top.

Next, Robert MacIntye bogeys the 14th to move back to 10 under.

ABERG FINDS WATER AGAIN!

Things are turning around quickly, as co-leader Fitzpatrick gets within feet of another birdie at the 13th, while Aberg then finds the water for the second hole running from his tee shot at the 12th.

To continue a breathless half an hour or so, Cam Young then birdies the 13th to move to 12 under and level with Aberg!

DOUBLE BOGEY FOR ABERG

Right behind Fitzpatrick, Cameron Young and Ludvig Aberg is Robert MacIntyre, who bounces back from a bogey at the 14th to birdie the 15th.

Meanwhile, Aberg faces a lengthy bogey putt coming back up the hill at the 12th. This is threatening to spin out of control for the Swede.

From 19 feet, his bogey shot comes up short. That'll be a double and, just like that, he's three behind leader Fitzpatrick.

ABERG ARRESTS SLIDE AT 13TH

At the 13th tee, Ludvig Aberg is trying to avoid finding the water for the third hole in a row. He manages it, but it's not the greatest shot, failing to find the green at the par-3.

His second is much, much more like it. The delicate chip onto the green gets within half a roll of a birdie. He could have done with that, but he takes a par and moves on.

CAMERON YOUNG AND MATT FITZPATRICK SHARE LEAD

Aberg may yet have some hope here, as Matt Fitzpatrick now faces a lengthy par putt at the 14th.

He's on the edge of the green, and needs this to go in. It doesn't, though. Now Cameron Young has a putt for par and in it goes!

He now shares the lead over Fitzpatrick!

SETBACK FOR MACINTYRE

Robert MacIntyre suffers a setback with a bogey at the 16th after finding the water. He's now back to 10 under. Matt Fitzpatrick and Cameron Young lead on 12 under.

At the 18th, Sepp Straka also finds the water, and he can't recover, finishing with a double bogey to go back to eight under.

FITZPATRICK TAKES CHANCE!

At the 15th, Cameron Young has a birdie putt. He's fidgety, as most would be if they were closing in on the title. And he just misses left, leaving him looking up to the heavens.

Aberg then has a birdie putt at the 14th, but it's short.

Now Fitzpatrick at the 14th with his own birdie putt. In it goes and he's got the solo lead again!

Matt Fitzpatrick is getting closer to becoming the first Englishman to win The Players Championship!

NERVES AND CONDITIONS PLAYING A PART

The nerves are clearly kicking in for some of the challengers over the closing holes, not least overnight leader Ludvig Aberg, who is now three back of leader Fitzpatrick. But the players are also contending with increasingly blustery conditions.

Should be fun as the leaders head to the 17th!

AS IT STANDS...

So, after all that, we have Matt Fitzpatrick leading Cameron Young by one, Xander Schauffele, Ludvig Aberg and Robert MacIntyre at 10 under, three back of the lead.

Fitzpatrick and Young are now at the 16th tee box...

THE LEADER IN TROUBLE AT 16TH

Cameron Young finds the fairway with his tee shot at the 16th, but no such luck for the leader Matt Fitzpatrick, who is in the pinestraw to the left of the fairway. This will be tricky as his approach is going to be into the wind.

With 281 yards to the hole, the Englishman pitches it down the fairway to leave a lengthy third.

BRILLIANT FROM JT

At the 17th, Justin Thomas saves par brilliantly. His tee shot is exceptional. Going at the flag, his ball lands right in front of the pin, before spinning back cruelly onto the fringe. His second then travels mere inches to leave a tricky - and lengthy - par putt, but he judges it to perfection.

What a week the 2021 champion has had, in just his second start spending since four months out on the sidelines.

TROUBLE FOR CAMERON YOUNG

Indecision from Cameron Young with his approach at the 16th, and it does him no favors, as he hits a tree before the ball sails into a bunker.

At the 15th, another bogey for Ludvig Aberg drops him back to nine under.

WELL PLAYED, XANDER

Xander Schauffele's race is run, and he does it in style with three birdies in his last four holes to move to third at 11 under.

MacIntyre then makes par at the 18th to finish on 10 under. With Schauffele back in the clubhouse one ahead of him, that means his chances of winning are over.

PARS FOR YOUNG AND FITZPATRICK AT THE 16TH

On the 16th green, Matt Fitzpatrick and Cameron Young both have long birdie putts.

Young is furthest out so goes first. Up the hill it goes and it's a beautiful read, but there's not quite enough on it and he cleans up for par.

Now Fitzpatrick. Flag in, as ever. And it doesn't trouble the hole either, going a couple of feet beyond. He gets his par too and it's as we were at the top.

Phew! Now the small matter of the island green...

GREAT STUFF AT THE 17TH

Good work from Matt Fitzpatrick with his tee shot the 17th. He piles the pressure on Cam Young, finding the center of the green. How does the American respond? By doing the same, only closer to the flag. Top, top quality play from the pair of them.

THOMAS FINISHES ON EIGHT UNDER

A good week for Justin Thomas ends with a par for a 72. He finishes on eight under.

SUPERB FROM CAMERON YOUNG!

Back to the 17th, and Matt Fitzpatrick is up first with his birdie putt. Not what you'd call east, with 30 feet to go downhill. It rolls right and that'll be a par.

Now Cameron Young's chance to tie the lead. He does it and the pair are both on 13 under going to the 18th!

ADVANTAGE YOUNG AT 18TH

Fitzpatrick and Young are at the 18th tee locked on 13 under. Young is first to go and that's a beauty, finding the fairway a day after he found the water at the same hole.

What have you got, Matt Fitzpatrick? It's further right and in the pinestraw. Advantage Young...

BEAUTIFUL FROM YOUNG AS HE TURNS SCREW

Matt Fitzpatrick is deep into the pinestraw left of the fairway but there's a gap, at least. He sends it onto the fairway and sees it run towards the green before running out of steam.

Young, from the fairway, answers spectacularly, sending his approach to the back of the green directly behind the pin.

NOT QUITE FOR YOUNG

Fitzpatrick's cross-handed chip at the third is nice, very nice, and he has a real chance of saving par. He gets a thumbs up from Cameron Young, too.

Young then takes out his putter for the chance to win it from the fringe. It misses right by a whisker!

CAMERON YOUNG WINS THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP!

Young will make par but Fitzpatrick has eight feet to tie him. It misses right and Cameron Young taps in to win The Players Championship!

Daniel Berger was on-course to claim a fifth PGA Tour title at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, but a back nine charge from Akshay Bhatia resulted in the 24-year-old claiming the trophy via a par at the first playoff hole.

Going into the final day, Berger and Bhatia were among a handful of groups who had to return to complete their third rounds following a weather delay on Saturday.

Playing the 18th, Berger was three clear but, following a bogey from him and a birdie from Bhatia, it meant the former's lead was just one as the final round teed off in the afternoon.

Although the morning went Bhatia's way, the afternoon was certainly going Berger's who moved three clear and, at one point, as far as four strokes ahead as the back nine honed into view.

Thanks to a two-under 34, Berger held the advantage over the likes of Bhatia, Ludvig Aberg and Collin Morikawa, with the American searching for a first victory since the 2021 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Playing defensively over the remaining nine holes, Berger's lead did drop to Bhatia, and it was a pivotal moment at the par 4 13th that proved to be the turning point.

Both men found the fairway, but Berger saw his second go into a greenside bunker, plugging in the process. Bhatia, meanwhile, found the green and, after watching Berger scramble a bogey, he rolled in his birdie attempt for a two shot swing.

Opening with four straight birdies on the back nine, momentum was on Bhatia's side, until a sloppy bogey at the 15th dropped him two strokes back of his playing partner with just three holes remaining.

That dropped shot didn't seem to affect the 24-year-old, though, who produced the "best 6-iron of his life," at the par 5 16th, with it nearly pitching in the hole for an albatross.

Although Berger responded, his eagle putt on the green missed, while Bhatia's didn't, dropping the advantage back to one, something that soon changed at the par 3 17th, when Berger three-putted for bogey.

All-square down the last, Bhatia made a solid par, while Berger was forced to hole a 13-footer just to match him, that meant we headed for the first playoff at Bay Hill since 1999.

Teeing off, Berger never looked settled and, after going left with his drive, Bhatia then found the fairway, with it being advantage to the latter after his approach found the green.

With Berger unable to replicate his incredible par in regulation play, Bhatia two-putted from 25-feet to claim a first Signature Event win and a third PGA Tour title, with all three of his victories coming via playoffs.

"I told Joe (my caddie) we shot four-under on the back nine yesterday, so why not again today? I missed the putt on the ninth and I ended up playing with some anger for those first couple of holes...

"Joe said on 16 'try and hit the best 6-iron of your life,' which I did. It was really cool. This game is so crazy. It was a perfect number and the wind died, so to have a kick-in eagle is always nice...

"To win for Mr Palmer, especially with what he's done for this community and tournament is really special. My niece passed away in December, so I knew she was looking over me this year and this win is for her."

Arnold Palmer Invitational Leaderboard

• -15 Akshay Bhatia (69)*
• -15 Daniel Berger (70)
• -12 Ludvig Aberg (67)
• -12 Cameron Young (69)
• -11 Collin Morikawa (70)
• -10 Sahith Theegala (66)
• -10 Russell Henley (68)
• -10 Min Woo Lee (70)
• -8 Rickie Fowler (70)
• -8 Harry Hall (70)
• -6 Adam Scott (70)
• -6 Jordan Spieth (71)
• -5 Billy Horschel (68)
• -5 Si Woo Kim (70)
• -5 Maverick McNealy (70)
• -5 Viktor Hovland (72)
• -5 Sepp Straka (76)
• -3 Max Greyserman (67)
• -3 Kurt Kitayama (71)
• -3 Jacob Bridgeman (72)
• -3 Jhonattan Vegas (73)
• -3 Bud Cauley (74)
• -3 Chris Gotterup (76)
  
  *victory at the first playoff hole

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SEVEN HOLES REMAIN

The back nine is underway and, in the early stages, it's Daniel Berger's to lose as the American sits 15-under and three clear of Ludvig Aberg.

Berger's ball-striking has been excellent all week and, with a victory, he'd become the first wire-to-wire winner since Jason Day in 2016.

Parring the 11th, Berger is 15-under for the tournament and two-under for the day. He's in the final group alongside Akshay Bhatia, who has just birdied the 11th to move to 12-under.

AKSHAY MOVES WITHIN THREE

CAMERON YOUNG JUMPS TO 12-UNDER

He's going about his business quietly on Sunday and, at the par 5 12th, Young finds a birdie following a great bunker shot.

The American moves alongside Aberg and Bhatia at 12-under, currently sharing second spot.

PAR FOR ABERG

A good two putt at the 14th from Aberg keeps him 12-under for the tournament, three shots back of Berger.

Speaking of the leader, he produces two excellent shots at the par 5 12th and leaves himself an eagle chance.

BIRDIES FOR THE FINAL GROUP

Both Bhatia and Berger birdie the par 5 12th, with Bhatia making a good up-and-down from 30-yards, while Berger two putts from 40-feet.

Score-wise, Bhatia is now solo second at 13-under, while Berger moves to 16-under, keeping his three shot advantage intact.

FAIRWAYS FOUND

Following their birdies at the 12th, both Bhatia and Berger find the fairway at the short par 4 13th, leaving full wedge shots in to the green.

MISTAKE FROM THE LEADER

He's been cruising today but, at the 13th, Berger pulls his approach left from the middle of the fairway and finds the greenside bunker.

It's a difficult shot coming up and, to make matters worse, Berger's golf ball is plugged! Going back towards the water, he might elect to go out sideways here...

WHAT'S GOING ON?

I don't quite believe that shot from Berger... Instead of opting to go towards the green, he's instead chipped it towards the rough and it's finished in the juicy stuff.

It's brought double bogey into play but, with his fourth, Berger plays it well, although it has run by around four-feet.

TWO SHOT SWING AT THE 13TH

Well, this has got interesting!

Bhatia hasn't been at the races today but, leaving 11-feet for birdie after his second at the 13th, the American rolls it in and jumps to 14-under.

Berger, meanwhile, has a four-footer for bogey to remain ahead, which he converts. His lead has gone from three to one, though, with Berger now 15-under.

AWAY FROM BAY HILL

Along with the Arnold Palmer Invitational, there's also the Puerto Rico Open going on this week on the PGA Tour.

It had been thrilling all-day but, in the end, it's Ricky Castillo who claims victory, his first on the circuit. The American finishes 17-under to earn a maiden title.

PARS AT THE 14TH

After that two stroke swing at the 13th, both Berger and Bhatia find the green at the par 3 14th, with both two-putting as Berger remains one clear of his playing partner.

SCENES AT THE 13TH

BIG BIRDIE MISS FOR LUDVIG

Aberg currently sits 12-under and, at the par 5 16th, misses a great look at birdie to move within two shots of the lead.

LEADERS ON THE 15TH

Bhatia finds the fairway at the 15th, while Berger's tee shot runs out of fairway.

Despite being in a better position, Bhatia comes up short and leaves a tricky chip. Berger, meanwhile, finds the center of the green and leaves a 25-footer for birdie.

EAGLE FOR MORIKAWA

The two-time Major winner produces the best approach of the day at the par 5 16th, with Morikawa's putt never leaving the hole.

It drops in for an eagle, with the American going from 10-under to 12-under. He's three back of Berger with two holes remaining.

BERGER MOVES TWO CLEAR

Bhatia has a tricky chip and, on the upslope, it digs in and comes up seven-foot short of the hole.

Berger, who found the green with his second, two putts for par and, with Bhatia needing to hole his putt to remain one back, the pressure is on the 24-year-old.

Taking the putter back, the ball bobbles and dives left. It's a bogey for Bhatia, who is now two back of Berger.

MISTAKE FROM YOUNG

Finding the green in two on the par 5 16th, Cameron Young plays an excellent long-range putt to just three-foot.

The birdie looks a formality for the American, but he never looks settled, eventually shoving his putt right and missing a great chance to move within two.

UNREAL FROM BHATIA

Wow! That is a phenomenal shot from Bhatia at the par 5 16th!

The pin is tucked up against the water and, from 190 yards out, Bhatia almost holes his approach for an albatross! He leaves himself just three-feet for eagle, putting the pressure on Berger in the process.

GREAT RESPONSE FROM THE LEADER

Fair play Berger, that is some response.

After watching Bhatia nearly hole his approach, Berger fires back with a dart of his own that finds the green, leaving 15-feet for eagle.

Excellent passage of golf from the final pair.

BERGER BIRDIES... AKSHAY EAGLES

How good was that from the final pair? Berger hits a great putt at the 16th, but it just slides by the right-side. It's a birdie for the leader, who moves to 16-under.

Bhatia, who produced arguably the shot of the day just then, has a three-footer for his eagle, which he duly rolls in to move to 15-under. He's now within one of his playing partner!

OUTRAGEOUS SHOT FROM AKSHAY

EXHIBITION GOLF

The final group are on the par 3 17th and up first is Bhatia, who plays a gorgeous 8-iron to around 18-foot, leaving a good look for birdie.

Berger needs to respond again, which he does via an excellent approach that just crawls over the back of the green.

Both will have looks for birdie coming up...

BOGEY AT THE LAST FOR MORIKAWA

A poor wedge shot at the 18th is followed by a three putt for Morikawa, who finishes 11-under and, currently, solo fifth.

HOW DID THAT NOT GO IN?

Bhatia hits another superb putt at the 17th but, somehow, it slides by the right-side. It looked in all the way, but misses low, leading to a tap-in par. He remains 14-under.

BERGER BOGEYS

Where did that come from? Berger runs his birdie putt by the hole at the 17th and, coming back, his par attempt goes right and stays right!

Berger makes bogey and falls back into a share of the lead with Bhatia at 15-under

ADVANTAGE BHATIA

Bhatia is first up at the 18th and, with a 3-wood, he finds the left-side of the fairway, leaving a good angle in for his approach.

Berger, meanwhile, has driven well today but, on the tee, he produces his worse swing of the weekend, finding the right rough.

ALL TIED AT THE TOP

BERGER LAYS UP

The lie is not bad but, from 190 yards, Berger opts to lay up to around 70 yards of the flag.

BHATIA ALMOST FINDS THE WATER

This is getting intense!

The door is ajar for Bhatia and, with a wedge in his hand, the green light is there for the American... what follows is something we didn't expect though!

Striking his wedge, he pulls it right and it nearly goes into the water short of the green! Big break for Bhatia, who has a relatively simple chip coming up.

BERGER FINDS THE GREEN

Under the circumstances, that's pretty good from Berger, who puts his wedge into the heart of the green and leaves 15-feet to save par.

Bhatia has this chip to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational...

CHIP MISSED

It's a great effort from Bhatia, but his chip misses by inches.

It will be a par for the American, who will now wait to see what Berger does with his par putt.

BERGER MAKES HIS PUTT

What a par from Berger, who rolls in his 15-footer to match Bhatia!

Leaving a left-to-right putt with plenty of movement, Berger's attempt catches enough of the hole to drop in the back.

That par means we head to a playoff, the first since 1999 at Bay Hill

TAKE A BOW DANIEL BERGER

PLAYOFF FORMAT

PLAYOFF TIME

We're back on the 18th and it's Berger who will lead us off.

He's played the last hole poorly this week and, stepping up with driver, he goes left and into the rough. That looked nervy, hence why it went the opposite way to that of regulation play.

Bhatia's turn now and, with a driver, he plays a delightful cut to the center of the fairway. It misses the divots and will hand him the advantage with the approach shots.

GREAT SHOT FROM BERGER

From 212-yards, Berger gouges a long iron out of the rough and finds the left-side of the green. It's a lengthy putt coming up, but it's an exceptional effort from the American.

ADVANTAGE BHATIA

What a response from Bhatia.

From 170-yards, the 24-year-old doesn't engage the flag, instead he goes left of it and finds the heart of the green.

He will have around 25-foot to the hole, while Berger is over 100-foot away on the edge of the green.

NOT BAD FROM BERGER

Giving his putt a good whack, Berger's attempt is on a great line and is rolling toward the flag. It's short, but only by seven-foot. He will, likely, have that for the tie.

BHATIA NARROWLY MISSES

Great effort from Bhatia, whose birdie attempt from 25-foot just slides by the high-side. It rolls three foot by the hole.

BERGER MISSES

He can't do it again! Berger's par attempt is always low and doesn't threaten the hole. It's a bogey for the American, who now waits for Bhatia.

AKSHAY BHATIA WINS THE ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL

FINAL MOMENTS

Watching Berger miss from seven-feet, Bhatia has three-feet exactly to win his first Signature Event.

He's been the best putter in the field and, at the first playoff hole, Bhatia makes no mistake, shoving the putt into the back of the hole to win the title!

THE WINNING MOMENT

A WIN AT ARNIE'S PLACE

England's Dan Bradbury made a clutch up-and-down at the 72nd hole to win the 2026 Joburg Open on Sunday.

In an incredibly tumultuous final six holes at Houghton Golf Club, four different players either had sole possession of the lead or a share, but it was Bradbury who timed his run to perfection.

Hennie Du Plessis was first to fall away despite having a three-stroke lead for much of the final round, with the South African making double-bogey at the 16th as part of four dropped shots in a birdie-free back nine.

Brandon Robinson Thompson then looked as if he would earn a first DP World Tour title, only to three-putt the 18th for bogey. Meanwhile, Casey Jarvis was always right on the shoulder of the leaders as he looked for a third successive victory, but a par at the last when birdie was calling ensured he missed out by the barest of margins.

In the end, it was the 2023 Joburg Open winner who relied on past memories to come out on top. Bradbury was one-under on the front nine thanks to three birdies and two bogeys before dropping the hammer with three gains in his first five holes on the back half.

A textbook birdie at the easier par-4 16th put the three-time DP World Tour winner in pole position down the last, only for an overly aggressive approach to put Bradbury's chances in jeopardy.

With a playoff beckoning, Bradbury showed delightful touch to nudge his chip shot down the slope of the green and roll it up to inches out from the hole.

Reacting to his second Joburg Open victory and third career DP World Tour success, Bradbury said: "It sounds pretty good. I thought I lost it on front nine, I had so many chances and I just didn't take anything.

"It feels really good to put it together on the back nine, probably wasn't expecting it as Hennie was playing so well, but yeah, feels amazing.

"Casey and Brandon were obviously playing amazing because I saw their names on the leaderboard all the way round - it was tight all the way round wasn't it? - but I somehow managed to get it done in the end.

"[Houghton] is probably similar to Wakefield where I grew up. It's quite tight, tree-lined and [you've] got to drive it well. I did that and putted pretty solid this week, although it didn't feel amazing, but got the result and that's all that matters."

Robinson Thompson and Jarvis shared second place at Houghton while Du Plessis bagged another top-five by finishing on his own in fourth. France's David Ravetto shot a closing 66 to take solo fifth.

JOBURG OPEN LEADERBOARD

• -17 Dan Bradbury (65)
• -16 Brandon Robinson Thompson (66)
• -16 Casey Jarvis (66)
• -14 Hennie Du Plessis (70)
• -13 David Ravetto (66)
• -12 Louis Albertse (65)
• -12 Alex Fitzpatrick (70)
• -12 Adrian Otaegui (68)
• -12 Daniel Van Tonder (67)
• -10 Justin Harding (68)
• -10 Patrick Reed (68)

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WELCOME

Hello and welcome to Golf Monthly's coverage of the 2026 Joburg Open, where the final stages are taking place at Houghton Golf Club.

It looked as though Hennie Du Plessis had the tournament in the palm of his hand not too long ago, but Brandon Robinson Thompson has roared back via the round of the day to snatch pole position.

Stay with us to see how this one pans out! Thanks for tuning in.

BOGEY FOR BRT

Yet more drama! Robinson Thompson has bogeyed the par-4 15th and has fallen back into a share of the lead alongside Du Plessis and Jarvis. Don't forget, Jarvis can follow Faldo and Ballesteros into the DP World Tour history books today if he wins.

The two European legends are the only players ever to win three DP World Tour events in a row.

REED BAGS ANOTHER TOP-10

Patrick Reed has just signed for a final round 68 (-2) to cap off his latest top-10 on the DP World Tour. You have to believe the American will run away with the Race To Dubai title in the end, especially if he performs even decently at The Majors.

BIG TROUBLE

Du Plessis might be done now. His approach into the 15th went long and right and landed over the red stakes, forcing him to play a fourth shot from the rough near the putting surface.

His chip is a fantastic effort, but it stays above ground and he will now have a 12 foot bogey attempt to come.

GOOD BOGEY

Du Plessis holes his bogey putt and now trails by one after Robinson Thompson and Jarvis par 16. He still has a bit of time, but the momentum is certainly not falling Du Plessis' way right now.

BRADBURY MAKING A PLAY

England's Dan Bradbury is the fourth and final man in this Royal Rumble of sorts, and he floats a brilliant tee shot into the par-3 16th. Bradbury has 10 feet for birdie.

GAME OVER

Du Plessis is now officially done. His tee shot at the par-3 16th comes up well short of the green and dunks emphatically into the large pond protecting the green. His third from the drop zone is over safe and he'll now do well to make a five.

NECK AND NECK

The leading pair are in the penultimate group, so they're watching each other's every move. Jarvis goes first into 17 from the fairway but flies the green with the wind in his back.

From the right rough moments later, Robinson Thompson does the same.

WASTED CHANCE

Bradbury has a great chance to tie the lead on the 16th, but his birdie try is tame. That's disappointing.

TESTER

Robinson Thompson opts for a flop shot off a down slope and judges it almost perfectly. It runs down the slope and has a brief look in the hole before stopping inches past. He now has a tap-in for par. Beautifully fluffy hands there.

Meanwhile, Jarvis has a testing six-footer for par after nudging his chip and run - from a much friendlier lie - just a little too heavily.

BIG MOMENT

Jarvis makes bogey! The winner of the past two DP World Tour events pushes his par-save attempt to the right and he taps in for bogey.

Shortly after, Robinson Thompson tidies up for par to take the lead down the 18th.

BRADBURY WANTS A SAY

In the final group, Bradbury punches a low wedge into the 17th green and gives himself 10-12 feet for birdie, but through a tree's shadow. If he can make that, he may well have a chance to win on the 72nd hole.

GOOD START

Robinson Thompson hit a tree on the 18th yesterday with his tee shot which led to a bogey. He does not repeat the mistake on Sunday and will have the chance to go for the green and potentially ice this one.

Brandon Robinson Thompson has never won a DP World Tour event before...

BRADBURY INTO A SHARE

We're in a two-way tie once again! Bradbury curls a left-to-right putt into the hole for birdie and the two Englishmen will have a chance to win down 18.

WORLD CLASS

Wow! What a shot from Casey Jarvis! Taking a mid-iron from the fairway, Jarvis drives one into the ridge which splits the green's levels and his ball bounces forward before rolling around from right to left. The South African has no more than 10 feet for birdie here. Will that be enough?

BAD LUCK

Robinson Thompson takes an 8-iron and tries to draw one in towards the flag at the last. He just over-draws it, though, and his ball spins back down to the lower level. That is not the two-putt you want when the prospect of a playoff is on the line.

BRADBURY TEES OFF ON 18

The second Englishman involved in this title race rifles a lovely tee shot down the 18th fairway, and Bradbury will have a good chance at winning this outright.

HEAVY HANDED

Robinson Thompson wacks his birdie putt up the slope and it races past the hole, settling at five feet past. That will now be an awfully tricky left-to-right downhill putt for par and a potential playoff place.

JARVIS FOR A SHARE

He pulled it! Jarvis pulled his birdie try and hated it immediately. But then the ball hung a wicked right and it almost dropped.

That is gutting for Jarvis, who may potentially miss out on a third-straight win by one stroke.

Or will he?

HEARTBREAK

Robinson Thompson has missed as well! It didn't even touch the hole as it raced past. A three-putt bogey on the last has taken his chance of a first DP World Tour title away.

Over to you, Dan Bradbury!

MORE DRAMA

I can barely comprehend what's going on here. Bradbury had 162 yards left and blasted a short iron through the green and into the rough.

He has a one-stroke lead as it stands, but getting up and down from that position - with what's on the line - will be no joke.

WHAT A CHIP

That is sublime from Dan Bradbury, and the 2023 Joburg Open champion is set to win again. He clipped his ball beautifully onto the green and it rolled out to a matter of inches. I thought it actually might drop first time, but he's marked it and Bradbury will enjoy that sweet, sweet moment.

BRADBURY WINS JOBURG OPEN

And that's that! Dan Bradbury taps in for a closing 65, and the Englishman has won the Joburg Open once again! He was a winner in 2023, and now Bradbury has won in 2026. His third DP World Tour success. Congratulations!

Midway through the back nine on Sunday, it seemed that Shane Lowry was cruising to a first PGA Tour title since the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, but a collapse over the final few holes handed Nico Echavarria a third PGA Tour title.

Going into the final round, Lowry held the lead with Austin Smotherman and, midway through the back nine, it was Lowry's tournament to lose after the Major winner found himself six-under through 13 holes.

Three shots clear, the title was destined to go to Lowry, but drama struck in the later stages as poor tee shots at the 16th and 17th cost him dearly.

Making pars at the 14th and 15th, Lowry found water at the 16th with his tee shot, which just so happened to be the only ball in the water for the week, as a double bogey meant he went from three ahead to just one.

To make matters worse, Echavarria birdied the 17th and, with a par at the 18th, the 17-under total was set as Lowry scrambled to match the Colombian who sat comfortably in the clubhouse.

Playing the par 3 17th, Lowry's tee shot never looked like making dry land, with it landing in the water. From there, back -to-back double bogeys followed, with Lowry requiring an eagle at the last following Echavarria's par.

Finding the bunker with his second, Lowry's shot from the sand was good, but not good enough, as he made par to finish in a three-way share of second spot.

Cognizant Classic Leaderboard

• -17 Nico Echavarria (66)
• -15 Taylor Moore (68)
• -15 Shane Lowry (69)
• -15 Austin Smotherman (69)
• -13 Ricky Castillo (68)
• -11 Nicolai Hojgaard (65)
• -11 William Mouw (67)
• -11 Keith Mitchell (68)
• -10 Brooks Koepka (65)
• -10 Rasmus Hojgaard (67)
• -10 Matti Schmid (68)
• -10 Joel Dahmen (70)

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EXCELLENT FROM LOWRY

He's been outstanding today and, at the start of the Bear Trap, Lowry puts his tee shot at the 15th into the center of the green, leaving himself a simple two putt.

Sitting 19-under, Lowry is three clear of Echavarria, who is a few holes ahead of the final group.

PAR FOR THE LEADER

It was a simple two putt and, at the 15th, Lowry just misses the birdie attempt with the Major winner tapping in for the par to remain at 19-under.

BIG MISTAKE

Wow... He has been in control of his swing today but, at the 16th, Lowry hits a dreadful tee shot that finds the water!

It started right and headed right, so it'll be interesting to see where Lowry drops this. He's three ahead but, with the penalty, he will see his lead cut significantly.

BUNKER FOUND

Taking a drop from the water, Lowry plays a wedge to the fairway and, with around 180 yards to the flag, his fourth goes left and finds the greenside bunker.

He's on the downslope, making this up-and-down extremely tough. If he were to get up-and-down from the sand, it would be a double bogey, which would drop Lowry from 19-under to 17-under, one head of Echavarria.

SO GOOD FROM SHANE

That's unreal from Shane! He's on the downslope but, somehow, he slides the club under the ball and puts it to three-feet.

Unreal effort from the Major winner, who will have that for a double bogey.

THAT WAS CLOSE

Lowry makes a double bogey at the 16th to fall back to 17-under, with the Major winner still leading.

Up ahead, Taylor Moore finds the green at the par 3 17th and, with Echavarria, who is Lowry's nearest contender, he pushes his tee shot right.

Thankfully, for the 31-year-old, his golf ball clears the water and comes to rest 11-foot from the flag. If he holes that he'll pull alongside Lowry at 17-under!

NICO MAKES THE BIRDIE

He holes it! Following his tee shot, Echavarria rolls in his birdie attempt and draws alongside Lowry at 17-under.

He was three back about 30 minutes ago, but now he shares the lead with the Major winner!

OH NO

It goes from bad to worse...

Lowry shares the lead but, at the 17th, he misses his tee shot right once again and finds the water at the par 3.

That wasn't close to dry land...

SHANE FINDS THE GREEN

I can't quite believe this... He was in control 30 minutes ago, but now it seems Lowry is out of this.

Taking a drop at the 17th, Lowry puts a wedge to the center of the green, but it's not a guaranteed two putt from there. He faces a 30-footer for bogey.

HUGE PUTT FOR NICO

DOUBLE BOGEY FOR SHANE

He built a three shot lead earlier but, at the 16th and 17th, Lowry makes back-to-back double bogeys and now trails Echavarria by two.

18TH HOLE ACTION

Echavarria is on the green following his third shot, but he has quite a distance left for his birdie attempt, which shows as he leaves it well short.

Lowry, meanwhile, pounds his drive off the 18th and leaves 240 yards into the flag. He will be forced to go for it, but it's not over yet!

NICO SETS THE TARGET

The Colombian holes his putt at the last and sets the clubhouse target at 17-under.

He leads Lowry by two strokes, and he will have to eagle the last to force a playoff at PGA National.

SHANE FINDS THE BUNKER

Hitting a fairway wood into the green, it's a great effort from the Major winner, but Lowry finds the bunker.

Lowry will need to hole that shot from the sand to tie Echavarria at 17-under.

NICO ECHAVARRIA WINS THE COGNIZANT CLASSIC

GREAT EFFORT FROM LOWRY

From the bunker, Lowry hits a peach of a shot from the sand, but it rolls past the flag and that hands the trophy to Echavarria.

Making a par, Lowry finishes in a share of second alongside Taylor Moore and Austin Smotherman, who both make birdie at the last.

Nico Echavarria is your champion in Florida!

WINNING MOMENTS

WINNER WINNER

Casey Jarvis won the South African Open Championship by three strokes to pick up consecutive DP World Tour titles and spots at two Majors in 2026.

Jarvis carded a final round of 67 (-3) at Stellenbosch to reach 14-under and ensure that not only did he back up his victory at the Magical Kenya Open last week but also that his first start at a Major championship would arrive at Augusta National next month.

The South African Open Championship forms part of a new qualifying route into The Masters and The Open Championship, with the winner clinching exemptions into both from this year.

As a result, the 22-year-old - who was inspired to play golf by Charl Schwartzel's 2011 Masters victory - has now earned the chance to compete alongside and against a childhood hero at the most famous tournament on earth.

After matching compatriot Jayden Schaper and USA's Patrick Reed in winning multiple times on the DP World Tour this season, an emotional Jarvis said: "I feel on top of the world in this moment. I feel absolutely incredible.

"To win in front of my home crowd in my home Open is just absolutely fantastic, I've got no words!

"There's so many good memories (of this event). Brandon Stone, who's a good friend of mine, I watched him when I was 10 years old and watched him win the SA Open.

"I just had a slight feeling from the start of the week that something crazy was going to happen and it's incredible."

After increasing his one-stroke lead overnight into a successful title charge, Jarvis becomes the eighth consecutive South African to win this event thanks to scores of 67-68-64-67.

It was a nervy end to the championship, however, given there was a 35-minute delay once the final group reached the 18th tee due to the threat of lightning in the area.

Yet, despite a hairy approach shot, Jarvis held on with a closing par to celebrate passionately in front of a partizan crowd at Stellenbosch.

His closest challengers proved to be Francesco Laporta, Frederic Lacroix and Hennie Du Plessis who all finished the event T2nd on 11-under.

There would be further good news for Laporta and Lacroix as well. Because of their higher world ranking, the two Europeans have also sealed places at The Open Championship.

While a bogey at the last ensured Du Plessis' wait to earn an Open exemption would continue, he was at least consoled by the fact his course-record 63 - which was later matched by Freddy Schott - earned him a $100,000 bonus courtesy of the Course Record Presented by Nexo initiative.

Taking solo fifth was the ever-popular Eddie Pepperell, who regained his DP World Tour playing rights via Q-School last December. The Englishman rolled back the years by firing a bogey-free 64 (-6) on Sunday alongside his wife and caddie, Jen.

SOUTH AFRICAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERBOARD

UPDATES FROM...

WELCOME

Hello and welcome to Golf Monthly's coverage of the closing stages of the 2026 Investec South African Open.

Casey Jarvis leads by three strokes with four holes to play, and he's been the man in control since the beginning of the day, if I'm honest.

A birdie at the first set the tone for the South African, and he appears to be heading towards consecutive DP World Tour titles as well as a spot at The Masters and The Open Championship.

Can he close it out? Let's find out. Thanks for tuning in!

KEY MOMENT

The par-4 14th has just provided another key moment in this final round. Jarvis safely navigated the hole despite finding rough off the tee. However, Hennie Du Plessis made a bogey as a result of tree trouble to fall three strokes behind.

Jarvis is at 14-under as the rain begins to fall...

MUST MAKES

At the par-3 15th, Jarvis, Du Plessis and Francesco Laporta all have birdie chances. They're not great ones, admittedly, but the latter two in particular may have to make them.

Du Plessis goes first... but it's a very tame effort. He's disappointed.

Jarvis is up next, but it just tails off right at the end. That was a good try.

Last is Laporta, but again it's weak and he doesn't even give himself chance. The chasers are not making life difficult enough for Jarvis.

TOUGH CONDITIONS

Welcome to South Africa. The weather is doing all sorts. Against the backdrop of gloomy skies, it's raining steadily while the sun is also out. Add in a stiff breeze and it adds up to difficult conditions.

Jarvis and Laporta both send their drives well right, although the Italian's ball might be in real trouble. He's hitting a provisional, but the commentary is saying his ball is safe, so it shouldn't be required.

TOUGH SPOT

Oh dear, Casey Jarvis has found himself in a tough spot after that drive out to the right. He's surrounded by big trees and only has a small gap to punch out of.

Bang, look at that. What a shot. He drills a low cutty one through the gap and runs after it like a dog following a tennis ball. The golf ball digs its toes in just short of the green, but that's a brilliant shot regardless.

Meanwhile, Laporta's first ball was so bad it was good. It landed in a barren area and he was able to push it just short of the green as well.

PILE THE PRESSURE ON

Hennie Du Plessis did find the fairway, and takes advantage by dropping his approach into 15-20 feet, perhaps. He needs this to make Jarvis a little more uncomfortable coming home.

TALE OF TWO CHIPS

Laporta takes a 50 degree and leaves his chip and run from just off the green maybe eight feet short. He's not happy.

Jarvis then takes a flatter club and jabs his ball into the surface from a similar position, only for it to run out eight feet past the hole. He's not happy.

TALE OF TWO PARS (AND A BOGEY)

Du Plessis gives it a good go from 15 feet away, but it stays up to the left and he walks away - slightly frustrated - with a four.

Moments later, Jarvis jars a testing right-to-left slider for par and lets out a huge sigh of relief. He knows how big that putt could prove to be.

Unfortunately, Laporta couldn't complete the hat-trick up the slope and slips back into a share of fourth on -10 alongside Eddie Pepperell.

Jarvis still leads by three on -14. Two holes to go.

SHORT PAR 4

The 17th at Stellenbosch is a short-ish par-4 at 385 yards. Jarvis rifles one through the heart of it with hundreds, if not thousands, of people lining either side of the hole and cheering for him.

De Plessis flies one just past him, but the leader won't be too worried at this stage. Laporta, meanwhile, pulls his drive into the left-hand rough. He is leaking oil down the stretch.

VERY GOOD

Laporta was partially blocked out by trees down the left, but he gently nudged his ball under them and ran it up onto the putting surface, leaving himself a decent birdie look. Applause from me.

Keen to maintain the standard, Jarvis clips his ball just past the flag and causes it to zip back a few feet. A birdie there could be the cherry on top of the cake.

Du Plessis went last after driving his ball miles but into the right rough. It was an awkward flop shot that he left, and it didn't come off. He now has to chip in...

CHIP IN

And he does! Hennie Du Plessis delicately dabs his ball into the fringe and it rolls out at perfect weight before dropping into the hole, consequently sending the crowd wild.

What have you got in response, Casey Jarvis?

Ooh. It will only be a par. Jarvis' putt misses right and he will walk down the 18th with a two-stroke advantage instead of a three...

THUNDERSTORM STOPS PLAY

Talk about timing! A huge rumble of thunder arrives just as the leaders reach the 18th tee box and they have been required to leave the golf course due to the threat of lightning.

UPDATE

According to the broadcast, the delay is hoped to only be a short one. The players haven't gone too far and officials are hopeful they can complete the event soon.

I will, of course, keep you updated.

PLAY SET TO RESUME

There is a break in the weather at Stellenbosch and they're set to resume play in the next 15-20 minutes.

BACK UNDERWAY

We are back underway and Jarvis wastes no time in thrashing a drive down the middle. He wants this over with as quickly as possible.

DU PLESSIS IN THE DRINK

All three players found the fairway, but only two land their approach shots on the green. Du Plessis pulls his second shot into the bank protecting the putting surface before it rolls back into the water. That's his chances of winning over.

JARVIS WITHIN TOUCHING DISTANCE

Oooh that was close! Jarvis has his heart firmly in his mouth as his golf ball curves left away from the flag before dropping on the very left side of the green. He covers his mouth with his hand and later lets out a relieved laugh of sorts.

The crowd begins to heartily chant Jarvis' name, too, as the leader's father begins to become emotional at watching his son's heroics.

ALMOST

Having dropped the other side of the pond which sits to the left side of the hole, Du Plessis almost zips his ball back into the hole. It misses, but it was such a good try.

ONE PUTT AWAY

Jarvis can end it here with a 25-footer, but his ball narrowly misses to the left of the hole. No matter, he can mark it and enjoy what is to come as Laporta finishes off.

GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS

Laporta almost grabs a last-gasp birdie, but it's a par and he will finish on 11-under. That puts him into The Open on account of his OWGR and Du Plessis' disaster down the last.

CASEY JARVIS WINS THE SOUTH AFRICAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

Jarvis dabs home for par at the last to sign for a 67 and win by three strokes on 14-under-par.

Casey Jarvis wins his national open championship. He is going to The Masters and he's going to The Open Championship. What a golfer!

Going into the final round of the Genesis Invitational, you could be forgiven for thinking the title was going to Jacob Bridgeman, who started Sunday with a commanding six shot advantage.

However, winning on the PGA Tour is far from easy and, on Sunday, especially in the closing stages, the American only just held on to claim his maiden title, running out a one stroke victory over Rory McIlroy and Kurt Kitayama.

Beginning his round with a birdie at the first and third holes, Bridgeman extended his advantage to seven strokes and, even with bogeys at the fourth and seventh, he was still comfortably ahead going into the back nine.

Finding six straight pars to begin the final run in, charges were being made from numerous players, but enough wasn't being done to challenge the 26-year-old, who remained consistent and strong at Riviera Country Club.

Adam Scott, who claimed victory at the Genesis Invitational in 2020, carded an eight-under 63 to finish 16-under, while Kitayama, who made eight birdies on Sunday, produced a seven-under 64 to set the clubhouse target at 17-under.

In fact, it was a birdie at the 17th from Kitayama that put the pressure on Bridgeman, who bogeyed the par 3 16th to see his then three shot lead drop to just one.

Not taking advantage of the par 5 17th, making a five following a poor approach, Bridgeman led by a single stroke going up the last.

Finding the fairway, and then the green, it appeared the event hosted by Tiger Woods was wrapped up by Bridgeman, that was until he left his birdie putt four-foot short.

Going through his routine, the par putt was never anywhere else as he rammed it home for a relieved victory at the iconic venue.

Speaking after his round, an emotional Bridgeman stated: "This is way, way better than I ever dreamt it. I thought it was going to be a lot easier than that. It was honestly easy until I got to the 16th, then it got really hard.

"I made it as hard as I could at the end, having to make a three-footer at the last. I didn't feel crazy nervous until I had to hole a five-footer for bogey at the 16th. That one was sketchy.

"I couldn't feel my hands on the last few greens. I hit that putt on 18 hoping it would get somewhere near the hole. I'm glad it's done now. Winning at this course, in front of so many people, is a dream come true."

Genesis Invitational Leaderboard

• -18 Jacob Bridgeman (72)
• -17 Kurt Kitayama (64)
• -17 Rory McIlroy (67)
• -16 Adam Scott (63)
• -15 Aldrich Potgieter (68)
• -13 Jake Knapp (66)
• -12 Collin Morikawa (65)
• -12 Cameron Young (66)
• -12 Tommy Fleetwood (67)
• -12 Ryan Fox (67)
• -12 Xander Schauffele (69)
• -11 Min Woo Lee (65)
• -11 Scottie Scheffler (65)
• -11 Jordan Spieth (66)
• -11 Alex Noren (66)
• -10 Sam Stevens (65)
• -10 Pierceson Coody (67)
• -10 Akshay Bhatia (68)
• -10 Marco Penge (70)
• -9 Ludvig Aberg (66)
• -9 Robert MacIntyre (67)

Updates from...

FRONT NINE RECAP

The leaders are heading into the back nine and, over the first nine holes, it's Jacob Bridgeman who remains well ahead, despite the American only being level-par for his round.

Sitting 19-under, he's four clear of Kurt Kitayama and Aldrich Potgieter, who are making final round charges at Riviera Country Club.

One player who has struggled is Rory McIlroy, who is paired alongside Bridgeman. The five-time Major winner hasn't performed on the greens today and finds himself six shots back of the leader.

UNLUCKY BREAK FOR THE LEADER

Bridgeman finds the fairway at the par 5 11th, but his golf ball picks up some mud and hinders his approach.

Taking out a 4-iron, the mud flies the ball left and it nestles down in the thick rough. He will have a tough shot coming up.

In terms of McIlroy, he pummels a 5-iron into the heart of the green and will have an eagle attempt coming up from 35-foot.

SCOTTIE SHOOTS A 65

His top 10 streak is still alive, as Scottie Scheffler fires a six-under 65 on Sunday.

The World No.1 hasn't finished outside the top 10 since The Players Championship, with his current streak standing at 19.

He is currently in a tie for eighth but, with plenty of golf left to play, he could well see his top 10 streak continue.

RORY GAINS A SHOT ON BRIDGEMAN

McIlroy two putts for birdie at the par 5 11th, while Bridgeman is unable to get up-and-down for his birdie. McIlroy moves to 14-under, while Bridgeman remains at 19-under following his par.

A NORMAL SPIETH PAR

BAD TEE SHOT FOR RORY

Moving to the par 4 12th, with McIlroy keeping the honor.

It's one of the hardest tee shots on the course and, with the five-time Major winner stepping up, he pulls his drive left and it is well back next to the tree line. He will have difficulty making a par from there.

Bridgeman, meanwhile, has hit the fairway all three days and, with his drive, makes it four from four, pounding his tee shot down the short grass.

GO ON TOMMY LAD

DROPPED SHOT FOR POTGIETER

He just eagled the par 5 11th but, at the 12th, Potgieter is unable to get up-and-down and drops a shot at the tough par 4.

The South African goes from 15-under to 14-under, falling out of a share of second alongside Kitayama.

SOLID FROM BRIDGEMAN

Finding the fairway, the leader fires a 7-iron from 185 yards into the heart of the green at the 12th, leaving an easy two-putt.

McIlroy, meanwhile, has 260 yards left into the green and his iron shot comes up well short, finishing in the bunker. He's around 40 yards from the hole, so leaves a tough save for par.

MAX GREYSERMAN MAKES AN ACE

What a moment for Max Greyserman! Playing the par 3 14th, the American hits a perfect iron shot that drops in for the hole-in-one!

WHAT IS GOING ON?

Seconds after Greyserman makes an ace, McIlroy holes out from the bunker for an unlikely birdie!

Leaving himself 35 yards, the bunker shot comes out superbly, lands a few feet short and hits the center of the flag to drop in for a birdie. He's four back of Bridgeman.

KITAYAMA PRODUCES A DART

He currently shares second place alongside McIlroy and, at the par 3 14th, Kitayama puts his tee shot a few feet from the hole, almost replicating Greyserman's heroics from a few moments ago.

The American will have that to move to 16-under, and to move three back of Greyserman, who safely two putted at the 12th.

UNREAL FROM RORY

GREYSERMAN MAKES THE ACE

BIG MISS FOR KITAYAMA

After his excellent tee shot, Kitayama has a great chance to move within three of Bridgeman, but his putt stays high and lips out on the right side.

Speaking of Bridgeman, who is four clear, he safely finds the green at the 13th, while McIlroy also finds the dance floor, albeit he is further away than his playing partner.

ADAM SCOTT TO 15-UNDER

It's a little too late for Scott, but the Australian is enjoying a fine performance on Sunday, as the Major winner birdies the 17th to move to 15-under.

He's bogey-free today, sitting seven-under for the round. He received a sponsor's invite and is making the most of it today.

CLUTCH FROM BRIDGEMAN

McIlroy leaves his lengthy birdie putt a foot short at the 13th, making a par to remain 15-under.

Bridgeman, meanwhile, has a similar length putt, which he rams a good five-foot past the hole. It's a testy putt coming back, but he's up to the challenge as the American saves par to remain 19-under.

ANOTHER SOLID SHOT FROM BRIDGEMAN

He's doing everything right here at Riviera, with Bridgeman's tee shot at the par 3 14th finishing 15-foot left of the flag.

McIlroy, meanwhile, pulls his approach left, leaving himself around 30-foot for the birdie. You feel he needs to get going to have any chance of overtaking the leader.

PARS AT THE 14TH

Both McIlroy and Bridgeman leave birdie putts at the 14th and, with McIlroy, his attempt is strong, but slides by the left-side.

The line he took gives Bridgeman a great read, but his attempt is weak and never looks in. He taps in for the par to remain 19-under, four clear of McIlroy, Kitayama and Scott, who is playing the 18th.

ANOTHER DART FROM KURT

He needs a strong finish and, at the par 3 16th, Kitayama puts his approach to under 10-foot. He sits at 15-under, so will need to hole that to move within three.

GOOD SHAPE FOR BRIDGEMAN

The final pair make it to the tough 15th and, with his tee shot, Bridgeman finds the center stripe, which is the most important part given that this hole hasn't yielded many birdies today.

McIlroy, meanwhile, sees his tee shot land in the fairway bunker, leaving himself an extremely tough second into the par 4.

SUPER SCOTT

Scott rolls back the years and birdies the 17th and 18th to fire an eight-under 63 at Riviera!

Excellent round from the 45-year-old, whose bogey-free 63 is his seventh bogey-free round at Riviera. He is 16-under and solo second right now.

BIRDIES FOR KURT AND ALDRICH

Both Kitayama and Potgieter are needing strong finishes, and the pair are giving it a good go!

Kitayama birdies the par 3 16th to move to 16-under, while Potgieter birdies the 15th to join McIlroy at 15-under.

Behind the duo, leader Bridgeman is safely aboard at the 15th, leaving 25-feet for birdie.

SO GOOD FROM SCOTTY

PARS FOR JACOB AND RORY

After two great shots at the tough 15th, Bridgeman's attempt from 25-foot just misses on the left-side, with a tap-in par keeping him 19-under.

McIlroy, meanwhile, goes from bunker-to-bunker at the 15th, eventually leaving himself a six-footer to save par. He's missed a few of these today, but the putt never looks anywhere else, as it drops to keep him 15-under.

EAGLE CHANCE FOR KITAYAMA

Pounding his tee shot at the 16th, Kitayama follows it up with a stunning approach that is right down the flag.

Landing on the fringe, it rolls out to 30-foot, leaving himself an eagle attempt that, if it went in, would put him 18-under.

POSSIBLE TROUBLE FOR THE LEADER?

The leaders are on the par 3 16th and, after McIlroy finds the green, Bridgeman produces one of his worst swings of the week, with it landing in the bunker.

To make matters worse, it lands and finishes on the downslope, leaving the American a tough up-and-down for par.

THIS ISN'T OVER

We are far from finished...

Finding the bunker at the 16th, Bridgeman is forced to play out to the center of the green, with his second finishing 40-foot from the flag.

It's not a guaranteed two-putt and, up ahead, Kitayama makes a birdie at the 17th to move within two.

THE LEAD IS ONE

It's a great par attempt from Bridgeman, who sees his 40-footer just slide by the right-side.

He is forced to wait, as McIlroy hits his birdie putt. That attempt comes up inches short, as he remains 15-under.

Back to Bridgeman, who converts for bogey and is now 18-under, just one ahead of Kitayama.

FAIRWAYS FOUND

Stunning tee shots from Kitayama and Bridgeman at the 18th and 17th, with both men pounding their drives.

For Kitayama, he is playing the 18th and sees his tee shot go 327 yards down the middle. Bridgeman, meanwhile, strikes his ball 317 yards and will have a good look at making a birdie at the par 5 17th.

BIRDIE PUTT COMING UP

From 175 yards, Kitayama pulls his approach at the 18th, leaving himself a 33-footer for birdie, which he will, likely, have to hole.

SECOND SHOT OF BRIDGEMAN'S

He's left with 290 yards in at the par 5 17th and, with a fairway wood in hand, Bridgeman pushes his shot right and into the greenside bunker.

It's well back of the lip, but it's a lengthy bunker shot coming up for the American, who is also 35 yards back of the flag and partly short-sided.

McIlroy, meanwhile, also finds the bunker, but he's much further up and should have an easier shot.

TARGET SET

Kitayama makes a par at the last and fires a seven-under 64. He sets the target at 17-under-par, and will wait to see what Bridgeman does over the closing stages.

BUNKER SHOTS FROM THE FINAL PAIR

Bridgeman is up first and, with his wedge, it's not a bad shot from the American, but he is 35-foot away and faces another tough two putt.

McIlroy, meanwhile, plays a gorgeous bunker shot and taps in for the birdie. He moves to 16-under, two back of Bridgeman.

BRIDGEMAN ONE UP GOING DOWN THE LAST

TEE SHOTS AT THE 18TH

McIlroy is up first and, as expected, his drive is bombed down the middle, with Bridgeman following close behind him.

Excellent tee shots from both men, who will have around 180-190 yards in at the 18th.

SPIETH'S REACTION IN REAL TIME

GOOD WEEK FOR POTGIETER

The 21-year-old has struggled at the start of the season, but Potgieter pars the last for a 15-under tournament total, which puts him solo fifth.

WHAT A SHOT FROM THE LEADER

What a swing from Bridgeman at the 18th! Leaving 200 yards in, the American's approach is down the flag and comes up 20 feet short. He'll have two putts for the win.

BIRDIE AT THE LAST FOR RORY

He's not holed a putt all day but, at the 18th, McIlroy gets the ball to drop and he finishes 17-under! A case of what could have been for the 36-year-old, whose wait for a win at Riviera continues.

JACOB BRIDGEMAN WINS THE GENESIS INVITATIONAL

A TWO PUTT AT THE LAST

Striking his birdie attempt, Bridgeman's putt at the last comes up three-feet short.

It's a knee-knocker but, like every other putt today, Bridgeman rams it home and claims his first PGA Tour title in front of Tiger Woods. What a performance from the 26-year-old!

THE WINNING MOMENT

WORDS FROM THE CHAMPION

A HANDSHAKE WITH THE HOST

SCENES ON 18 FROM RORY

YOUR GENESIS INVITATIONAL CHAMP