Week 27 - GRAEME MCDOWELL CLAIMS HIS THIRD TITLE TO MOVE TO WORLD NUMBER 6
Week 27

Graeme McDowell won the Alstom Open de France to claim his third title of the year moving to World Number 6.


Sweden's Jonas Blixt held firm to win his first PGA Tour title of the season jumping 52 spots to 51st in the World Ranking.


8TH JULY 2013 | 08:03 AM

European Tour - Alstom Open de France

Graeme McDowell won the Alstom Open de France to claim his third title of the year moving from 9th to 6th in World Ranking.

McDowell carded a closing 67 at Le Golf National to finish nine under par, four clear of South Africa's Richard Sterne, who had been only one behind until bogeys at the 16th and 17th.

PGA Tour - Greenbrier Classic

Sweden's Jonas Blixt held firm to win his first PGA Tour title as Johnson Wagner fell on the back nine of his final round at the Greenbrier Classic.

The Swede shot a three-under 67 on Sunday to win the rain-delayed tournament by two strokes.

Blixt emerged from a five-player chase over the final five holes to pick up the $1.1 million  prize and 42 world ranking points taking him from 103rd to 51st in the world.

Sunshine Tour - Sun City

Adilson Da Silva weathered the wind and the whirlwind that was Jared Harvey’s charge to win the R600,000 Sun City Challenge by one stroke on Friday.  Da Silva moves from 248th to 218th in world Ranking.

He carded a two-under-par 70 for his closing round on the Lost City Golf Course to hold off Harvey’s brilliant five-under-par 67, and that gave Da Silva his 12th Sunshine Tour victory and moved him to 14th on the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit.

Japan Golf Tour - Nagashima Shigeo INVITATIONAL SEGA SAMMY Cup

Shunsuke Sonoda carded a 5-under 67 on Sunday to cruise to a 3-stroke victory at the Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup Golf Tournament.
Sonoda claimed his second career victory on the Japan Tour at 20-under-par 268 and jumps from 509th to 279th in the world.

Challenge Tour - Bad Griesbach Challenge Tour by Hartl Resort

Andrea Pavan has won his third Challenge Tour title after a one stroke victory at the Bad Griesbach Challenge Tour by Hartl Resort.

The 24 year old Italian finished on 19 under par after a 68 on Sunday to edge out compatriot Marco Crespi, who three putted the last hole for a bogey, having charged into a share of the lead with just two holes to go. Pavan jumps a 141 places in the world ranking to 299th.

PGA Tour Canada - Dakota Dunes Open

Wil Collins rallied with a 66 to capture the PGA Tour of Canada's Dakota Dunes Open on Sunday.

Collins, who finished one stroke ahead of John Ellis and Canadians Nick Taylor and Ryan Yip, made a two-putt par on the final hole after Ellis bogeyed. Collins jumps up 824 places to 736th in world.

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