Top guns back in PGT hunt at Riviera

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 06:13:32 +0000

The men of the tour can’t wait to get going after a long break with Clyde Mondilla re-joining the Philippine Golf Tour’s return to Riviera’s daunting Langer course and the likes of Juvic Pagunsan and Angelo Que back in pursuit of the ICTSI Riviera Championship crown. That should make the Oct. 4-7 championship far-reaching with […]

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US captures 9th consecutive Presidents Cup

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:56:04 +0000

CHARLOTTE, United States (AFP) – The United States won the Presidents Cup for a ninth consecutive time on Sunday with Tokyo Olympic champion Xander Schauffele delivering the clinching point in a 17.5-12.5 triumph over the Internationals. Schauffele never trailed in defeating Canada’s Corey Conners 1-up, sinking a three-foot par putt at the 18th hole to […]

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Yuka Saso limps home with 76, but still wins P873K

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:17:12 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Yuka Saso’s bid for a follow up to her breakthrough win last year fizzled out early, closing out with a five-over-par 76 to finish in joint 32nd place in the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship won by Thai rookie Atthaya Thitikul in Rogers, Arkansas Sunday, Sept. 25 (Monday in Manila). Trailing Thitikul by just […]

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Yuka Saso stays hot, but drops to 2nd as Thai fires 61

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2022 07:55:09 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Yuka Saso turned in another torrid round – a bogey-free six-under-par 65 – but still  slipped to solo second in the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship in Rogers, Arkansas Saturday, Sept. 24 (Sunday in Manila). That’s because Thai rookie Attaya Thitikul proved deadlier than the Fil-Japanese ace, firing an eagle-aided, bogey-free 61 for […]

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Yuka Saso fires 64, creates 6-way tie for lead in US

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2022 08:53:27 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Yuka Saso shot a bogey-free seven-under-par 64 to share the early lead with five others at the start of the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship at the Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers, Arkansas Friday, Sept. 23 (Saturday in Manila). Saso played flawlessly at the front nine after firing five birdies and added two […]

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Record five Asians at Presidents Cup sign of golf’s growth

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2022 04:26:50 +0000

CHARLOTTE, Charlotte (AFP) – A record five Asian players will be part of the Internationals lineup attempting to pull off an upset over the United States at the Presidents Cup starting on Thursday. Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama, the 2021 Masters champion, is joined by a record four South Koreans — Im Sung-jae, Kim Joo-hyung, Lee Kyoung-hoon […]

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Malixi wins Valley golf by 13 over Ikeda

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2022 08:36:08 +0000

ANTIPOLO – Amateur Rianne Malixi turned the final round of the ICTSI Valley Golf Challenge into a victory walk Friday, completing a dominant 13-stroke triumph over Chihiro Ikeda while playing pressure-free after virtually sealing it all with a decisive second round 70 Thursday. Malixi’s bogeys in the first two holes hardly flustered the 15-year-old rising […]

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Amateur Malixi upstages pros in Valley golf

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2022 08:58:45 +0000

ANTIPOLO – Amateur Rianne Malixi parlayed her rival’s early struggle and wavering finishes into a breakaway run, posting a huge 9-stroke lead with a two-under 70 as the heat presented another challenge in the second round of the ICTSI Valley Golf Challenge Thursday here. But whatever conditions the weather had delivered, Malixi showed she’s mentally […]

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Rory McIlroy reveals LIV Golf defections have strained friendships

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2022 02:25:36 +0000

LONDON (AFP) – Rory McIlroy admits his relationships with a number of Ryder Cup team-mates have been significantly damaged by their defection to LIV Golf. Five members of the European team beaten at Whistling Straits last year have joined the Saudi-funded breakaway, along with Henrik Stenson, whose decision resulted in him losing the captaincy for […]

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