History told us that not since Tiger Woods in 2006 has a player won a major championship and then won on TOUR the next week. It had been 39 years since anyone won the Masters and the RBC Heritage back-to-back (Bernhard Langer, 1985).
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PGA Tour - RBC Heritage
History told us that not since Tiger Woods in 2006 has a player won a major championship and then won on TOUR the next week. It had been 39 years since anyone won the Masters and the RBC Heritage back-to-back (Bernhard Langer, 1985).
Scheffler did it anyway, and no other outcome seemed plausible after two holes of the final round. Generational superstars make the remarkable look routine, like it was always destined to happen, but make no mistake, that’s not normal, no matter how Scheffler made it appear.
The world No. 1 looked at ease as he fired a final-round 68 to win the RBC Heritage by three shots. He entered the fourth round up by one, but after a miraculous eagle chip-in on No. 2 that Scheffler made look mundane, it was about over. The final 16 holes were a formality, a slow coronation for King Scheffler that thunderstorms pushed to Monday. Scheffler played his final three holes Monday morning, capping it with a meaningless bogey on 18.
“We've seen people do this over the years as far as excellence for time, over a little bit of time,” Max Homa said. “His seems to be sustained a bit longer than I can remember from a lot of people. It's not utterly shocking what he does. He just does it over and over and over again.
“That's amazing. … He almost makes it seem very realistic that we should do that.”
Homa’s quote wasn’t from Sunday. He said it Wednesday, less than 24 hours before the tournament began, and that assessment is even more true now than it was then.
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Points Won - 63.9077
Multi Win Bonus Points - 4
Total Points - 67.9077
World Number 1 - 1
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PGA Tour - Corales Puntacana Championship
Billy Horschel went to the Dominican Republic for the first time in search of momentum and came away with a PGA TOUR victory he sorely needed Sunday.
Horschel ran off four straight birdies on the front nine to get in the mix, began to pull away with an eagle on the par-5 12th hole and closed with a 9-under 63 for a two-shot victory in the Corales Puntacana Championship.
“This game of golf is so fickle,” Horschel said. “You can put a lot into it and not get everything you want out of it. I knew ... I had the ability, I had the talent. I had to continue to believe the good stuff was going to come to the forefront.”
Horschel, who started the final round three shots behind, all but sealed it with an 18-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole. Horschel finished at 23-under 265 and earned $720,000.
He won for the eighth time on the PGA TOUR and the first time in nearly two years. This gets him into the PGA Championship next month, and he likely will be in the next Signature Event at the Wells Fargo Championship.
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Points Won - 24.1344
World Number 84 - 65
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Asian Tour - Saudi Open presented by PIF
John Catlin completed a rampant wire-to-wire victory in the US$1million Saudi Open presented by PIF today, for the first back-to-back win on the Asian Tour in five years. Playing some of the hottest golf in the game at the moment, he shot a final-round five-under-par 66 to finish on 24-under and win by seven shots from Australian Wade Ormsby.
Ormsby registered his best performance since winning the International Series Thailand in March of last year by carding a 64 here at Riyadh Golf Club. American Peter Uihlein finished strongly shooting a 63 to share third place, nine behind the champion, with Kiradech Aphibarnrat from Thailand, who returned a 67.
Catlin, who won the International Series Macau presented by Wynn last month, also nearly made history on the Asian Tour. He came agonisingly close to becoming the first player to complete 72 holes bogey-free, but he missed a seven-foot par putt on 14, much to the disappointment of everyone looking on.
Last month he did actually write his name into the Asian Tour history books by becoming the first player to shoot a 59, in the third round in Macau.
The victory here, which earned him a cheque for US$180,000, saw him overtake Spaniard David Puig at the top of the Asian Tour Order of Merit. Puig closed with a 67 to finish in sole possession of fifth, 10 back from Catlin.
Catlin becomes the first player to win successive events on the Asian Tour since Thailand’s Jazz Janewattananond in 2019, when he claimed the Indonesian Masters and Thailand Masters.
“I am tired, but very, very happy,” said the 32-year-old, after his sixth victory on the Asian Tour.
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https://asiantour.com/saudi-open-presented-by-pif-catlin-wins-wire-to-wire-and-back-to-back
Points Won - 8.3722
Multi Win Bonus Points -4
Total Points - 12.3722
World Number 228 - 156
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Korn Ferry Tour - LECOM Suncoast Classic
Sweden’s Tim Widing earned his first Korn Ferry Tour title Sunday at the LECOM Suncoast Classic, winning a three-man playoff with a par on the second extra hole at Lakewood National Golf Club’s Commander course in Lakewood Ranch, Florida.
The victory moves Widing from No. 23 to No. 2 on the season-long Korn Ferry Tour Points List through eight of 26 events. The top 30 after the season-ending Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance will earn 2025 PGA TOUR membership.
“I'm speechless,” Widing said afterward. “It's something I've practiced for every day and something you dream of, and for it to finally happen. … It's a relief to finally pull it off. You keep telling yourself that you're very close, but winning golf tournaments is really tough and I'm just so happy I was able to pull it off. This is incredible.”
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Points Won - 12.9025
World Number 327 - 193
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KPGA Tour - KPGA Founders Cup with Hanmaek CC
Guntaek Koh claimed his 4th Win on the KPGA Tour this week. Two players shared the lead after the 4-round tournament, Guntaek Koh and Seungtaek Lee both finished the KPGA Founders Cup with Hanmaek CC at 17 under par. Seungtaek Lee had the better final round shooting an impressive 65 (7 Under Par) compared to Guntaek Koh 70 (2 Under Par) final round. However, the winner was decided by a sudden death playoff where Guntaek Koh claimed victory making a par on the 1st playoff hole played on the 18th hole.
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Points Won - 4.3282
Multi Win Bonus Points - 3.02975
Total Points - 7.35795
World Number 397 - 283
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Challenge Tour - Abu Dhabi Challenge
Garrick Porteous ended a seven-year wait for his second Challenge Tour title after he secured a one-stroke triumph at the Abu Dhabi Challenge. The Englishman, who entered the final round in a three-way tie for the lead, carded a bogey-free seven under par final round of 63 to finish on 24 under par at Al Ain Equestrian, Shooting & Golf Club and a one-shot victory over five-time DP World Tour winner Alexander Levy.
The 34-year-old, whose last professional win came at the Prague Golf Challenge in 2017, was delighted to return to the winner’s circle in Al Ain.
“It feels amazing”, he said. “It was a good battle out there with some great players - Alex played amazing from start to finish.
“You always doubt whether another win will come, but I feel like my game is trending in the right direction. I’ve made plenty of cuts recently, I just needed to get it over the line, like I did today.”
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Points Won - 6.8066
World Number 989 - 503
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PGA Tour Americas - 69th ECP Brazil Open
Matthew Anderson carded his third consecutive sub-70 round to win the 69th ECP Brazil Open at the Rio Olympic Golf Course. Anderson was one shot off the lead after 16 holes but rallied to make back-to-back birdies on Nos. 17 and 18 to secure his maiden victory as a professional.
Anderson’s breakthrough win comes after T21 and T3 finishes at the season-opening Bupa Championship at Tulum and the Totalplay Championship at Atlas Country Club. Anderson’s victory vaults him into the No. 1 spot in the Fortinet Cup season-long ranking through three tournaments.
The Mississauga, Ontario native is the first Canadian to win on PGA TOUR Americas and has registered six top-25s since he turned pro last summer. Anderson found success early in his career by winning the 2019 Ontario Men’s Amateur Championship. He was selected for the Golf Canada team in 2021-22 and has been part of the team since.
Prior to turning pro, Anderson came off an impressive finish in his graduate season at the University of San Francisco, earning All-American honors after notching a top-15 finish at the 2023 NCAA Championships. From there, Anderson gained status on PGA TOUR Canada via a fourth-place finish at the PGA TOUR Canada Qualifying Tournament. He finished 50th in the 2023 Fortinet Cup standings to gain membership into the inaugural PGA TOUR Americas season.
Anderson is expected to be in the field at the Diners Club Peru Open, the fourth event of the Latin America Swing, which will be hosted at Los Inkas Golf Club from April 25-28 in Lima, Peru.
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Points Won - 4.3784
World Number 1021 - 604
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Nordic Golf League - Sand Valley Spring Series Final by ECCO
Sebastian Petersen wins the Sand Valley Spring Series Final after a two-hole playoff. There were 3 players tied at 7 under Par at the end of the Tournament with all 3 players shooting a 69 (-3) in the final round. Sebastian Petersen, Hannes Ronneblad & Sigurdur Arnar Gardarsson played a sudden death playoff to decide the victor with Sebastian Petersen coming out triumphant after making a birdie on the second Play off on Hole (number 9) to take the win.
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https://danish.golf/ecco-tour/livescore/#/competition/4438339/results
Points Won - 1.1769
World Number 1641 - 1270
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Professional Golf Tour of India - Gurgaon Open powered by Amrutanjan
M Dharma of Bengaluru claimed a long-awaited victory after he signed for a final round card of four-under 68 and finished an impressive five strokes ahead of the rest of the field at the INR 1 crore Gurgaon Open 2024 powered by Amrutanjan played at the Classic Golf & Country Club in Nuh, Haryana.
The 38-year-old Dharma (66-69-67-68) totalled 18-under 270 for the week to end his seven-year-long winless streak as he triumphed for the first time since 2017. Dharma’s third professional win earned him a cheque worth INR 15 lakh that lifted him from 40th place to seventh position in the TATA Steel PGTI Ranking.
Khalin Joshi (69-71-68-67), another Bengalurean, produced the day’s joint lowest round of 67 to clinch tied second place at 13-under 275.
The other two joint runners-up along with Khalin were Delhi’s Saarthak Chhibber (71-70-64-70) who registered a career-best finish and Mysuru’s Yashas Chandra (69-69-69-68) who secured his third top-10 of the season.
M Dharma, who enjoyed a two-shot lead ahead of the last round, further built on his lead with birdies on the fifth, seventh, eighth and 12th where his good hitting form saw him land the ball within 10 feet.
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Points Won - 0.7984
World Number 1539 - 1288
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Big Easy Tour - Altron Big Easy Tour FINAL
Parys Golf and Country Club member, Leon Vorster overturned a two-shot deficit to win The Final of the Altron Big Easy Tour by four on 13-under-par 203 at Blue Valley Golf and Country Estate on Thursday.
Not only did Vorster’s victory hand him his maiden Altron Big Easy Tour title, but it also earned him and the other top 11 players on the Order of Merit their Sunshine Tour playing privileges for next season. Vorster carded a final round 67 which was characterised by six birdies and a solitary drop en route to claiming the championship in Centurion.
“I played really well today,” said a delighted Vorster after his win. “I got off to a strong start and that helped with the momentum going forward. The front nine was very important for me to set myself up on the leaderboard. Then, I made some crucial par saves on the back nine and that really gave me some confidence to finish it off.
“Being confident in this game can take you a long way, especially for me. So, I think my attitude helped me a lot today.”
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https://bigeasytour.co.za/vorster-claims-emphatic-victory-in-big-easy-final
Points Won - 0.2117
World Number 1855 - 1690
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