Ricochet off the stands leads to closing China Open eagle for George Coetzee

Incredible. pic.twitter.com/LfMILONirM — The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) April 29, 2017 One of the perks of being a high-level pro golfer is having hordes of people watching you play, including in massive grandstands around tees and greens. Not only is having the adoring attention of thousands nice, an added perk is that all of those people […]

Danny Willett wins Dubai Desert Classic with closing birdie

With a 15-foot birdie on the final hole of the tournament, Danny Willett won the Omega Dubai Desert Classic by a shot over Andy Sullivan and Rafa Cabrera-Bello.  Willett shot 3-under 69 at Emirates Golf Club in the United Arab Emirates, good enough to hang on to the one-shot edge he had over the Spaniard […]

Closing eagles gives Reed lead at Tournament of Champions

Patrick Reed ended Day 1 of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions where he finished here a year ago: atop the leaderboard. Reed, who won the PGA Tour’s winners-only event a year ago, has a one-stroke lead over Thursday playing partner Jordan Spieth after the first round at Kapalua’s Plantation Course on Maui in Hawaii. The […]

Closing bogey costs Woods spot in Wyndham Sunday final group

Tiger Woods’ final hole on Saturday cost him a spot in the last group on Sunday at the Wyndham Championship. After a booming 350-yard drive right in the middle of the fairway at Sedgefield Country Club’s 18th hole, Woods’ 9-iron approach came up some 45 feet short and left of the hole location. Woods took […]

Rory McIlroy wins the BMW PGA Championship thanks to a closing 66 on Sunday

This week was not supposed to end this way. Rory McIlroy was not supposed to be standing on the 18th green with his fist raised after back-to-back birdies capped off a back nine 32 and a final round 66 to win the BMW PGA Championship, basically the second biggest event on the European Tour calendar. […]