Byeong Hun An defeated fellow South Korean Tom Kim in a play-off to secure his second DP World Tour title at the Genesis Championship. Birdies were dropping in from the start by the contenders as six players held the lead in some capacity at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club on Sunday.
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DP World Tour& KPGA Tour - Genesis Championship
Byeong Hun An defeated fellow South Korean Tom Kim in a play-off to secure his second DP World Tour title at the Genesis Championship. Birdies were dropping in from the start by the contenders as six players held the lead in some capacity at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club on Sunday.
The carousel at the top of leaderboard was in full flow until Kim jumped one shot clear heading down the last when An lipped out for bogey at the penultimate hole. Both landed their approach to eight feet for birdie putts, with An applying the pressure by draining his effort to move back alongside Kim at 17 under.
Kim needed to sink his to claim the one-shot victory, but he lipped out and the two home favourites were forced into a play-off. Both played risky second shots when replaying the par-five last, but Kim was left in a precarious position which resulted in him shooting into the main stand with his third and carding a bogey. An had two putts for the title on home soil and only needed one to seal his first victory on the DP World Tour since lifting the 2015 BMW PGA Championship, nine years and 156 days ago.
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Points Won - 15.5523
World Number 36 - 27
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PGA Tour - ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP
Nicolas Echavarria set the tournament scoring record at the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP and winning for the second time on the PGA TOUR. The native of Colombia, who won the 2023 Puerto Rico Open for his maiden TOUR title, fired a final-round 67 at ACCORDIA GOLF Narashino Country Club to top Justin Thomas and Max Greyserman by one.
Thomas battled a cold putter on the back nine Sunday and ran off a string of eight straight pars before making a final-hole birdie to get to 19-under. Greyserman was at 19-under heading into the 72nd hole but hit his drive into trouble on the right side. He had a 24-foot birdie try on No. 18, but it barely missed, leaving the door open for Echavarria.
Echavarria had a 3-foot attempt of his own for the win on the final hole and the 30-year-old calmly drained it. He celebrated with a double fist pump and a huge, hearty embrace of De Antonio.
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Points Won - 40.4302
World Number 292 - 102
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Asian Tour - International Series Thailand
Chinese-Taipei’s Lee Chieh-po finally claimed his maiden title on the Asian Tour today at International Series Thailand – after sensationally overtaking hot-favourite Peter Uihlein at the very end. Lee birdied the final two holes at Thai Country Club to beat Uihlein by one, after the American had led the whole day – in fact he had been in front since day two.
The champion, playing in the penultimate group, fired a seven-under-par 63 to finish on 21-under, while Uihlein closed with a 67 to tie for second place with Canadian Richard T. Lee, who carded a 62. Lee, whose English name is Max, birdied the par-five 17th to move to within one of Uihlein, who still looked to be heading for victory. However, Lee drained a 12-foot birdie putt on the last, shortly before his American opponent found a greenside bunker there and missed his par putt from a similar distance.
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https://asiantour.com/blog/lee-snatches-last-gasp-win-over-uihlein-at-international-series-thailand
Points Won - 8.6522
World Number 396 - 255
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PGA Tour of Australasia - Webex Players Series SA hosted by Greg Blewett
It is Buchanan’s second win in three weeks on the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia, his win a fortnight ago at Kalgoorlie proving crucial down the stretch at Willunga. Ten strokes off the lead after 3-over 73 on day one and five back when he teed off on Sunday, Buchanan played his final 48 holes in 17-under par for a 14-under total. After a wait of more than an hour, it would prove to be more than enough, finishing three clear of Victorian Phoenix Campbell (64), Hunter Valley’s Corey Lamb (68) and Kathryn Norris (69), who chipped in for birdie on the final hole to cap the best week of her young career.
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https://pga.org.au/news/record-round-earns-buchanan-webex-players-series-sa-crown/
Points Won - 1.651
Multi Win Bonus Points - 0.9906
Total Points - 2.6416
World Number 1123 - 785
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Gira de Golf Professional Mexicana - Bajío Open
Raúl Pereda was crowned champion of the Bajío Open, the third stage of the 2024-25 season of the Mexican Professional Golf Tour (GPM), in an exciting playoff against Brazilian Alexandre Rocha. The tournament took place at the Club Campestre de León, recognized for its quality and sanctioned by the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR).
Pereda and Rocha finished the competition with a total score of 200, 16 under par, and it was on the first hole of the playoff that Pereda secured his victory by making par, while Rocha made a bogey. This triumph is significant for Pereda, who is looking to establish himself in the GPM, having already won three titles, including two at the same club.
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Points Won - 0.9289
World Number 1182 - 1047
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Big Easy Tour - Betway Big Easy Tour 5
It might not have been his first professional victory, but Graham van der Merwe admitted that his come-from-behind victory in the fifth event of the Betway Big Easy Tour held at Krugersdorp is the biggest of his career thus far.
Van der Merwe entered the final round with a three-shot deficit after local man, Simon Du Plooy and Matthew Rushton had stolen the show in the first two rounds of this 54-hole tournament. His final-round seven-under-par 65 took his tournament total to 16-under and he waited in the clubhouse as overnight leader, Rushton and Du Plooy still fought it out.
Other than Van der Merwe, however, a surprise challenger emerged. Englishman, Joe Knox carded the lowest round of the day an eye-catching 63 to total 14-under for the week and tie second alongside Du Plooy. Rushton’s even-par 72 saw him finish solo fourth on 12-under-par 204.
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https://bigeasytour.co.za/van-der-merwe-seals-dramatic-maiden-victory-in-krugersdorp
Points Won - 0.3296
World Number 1635 - 1479
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Professional Golf Tour of India - J&K Open presented by J&K Tourism
Delhi-based rookie Shaurya Bhattacharya’s late flourish on the final day earned him a dramatic come-from-behind victory and his maiden professional title at the INR 50 lakh J&K Open 2024 presented by J&K Tourism played at the Jammu Tawi Golf Course (JTGC) in Jammu.
The 21-year-old Shaurya (67-69-73-69), playing his first season on the PGTI, showed great character to card the joint lowest score of the round, an error-free three-under 69, on a tough final day where almost every golfer struggled, to total 10-under 278 for the week and become the first rookie to win on the PGTI in five years.
Gurugram’s Kartik Sharma (71-68-67-74), the overnight leader by three shots and leader for most part of the last round, crashed out of contention after bogeys on the last three holes that saw him post a 74 on Saturday. The left-handed Kartik totalled eight-under 280 for the tournament.
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https://pgtofindia.com/news/2636
Points Won - 0.506
World Number 2196 - 1711
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China Tour - China Sports Lottery Championship
For the China Sports Lottery Championship the first stage is stroke play, and the top 32 will enter the match play of the second stage, with prize money 1200,000. Shun Yat Hak came away with the win winning the final round 2 up on Chen Zihao.
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http://competitions.cgagolf.org.cn/en/golf/gamestation_detail.do?id=187
Points Won - 0.7033
World Number 2786 - 1783
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