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16/11/2024

Antoine Rozner tops a star-studded leaderboard at the halfway stage of the DP World Tour Championship, with Rory McIlroy a shot back after being unable to build on his fast start.

McIlroy surged ahead with four birdies in his first seven holes on Friday at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, only to bogey two of his next three holes and lose his lead after Rozner carded a round-of-the-day 65 to set the clubhouse target on nine under.

The Race to Dubai leader - who will secure the season-long title for a sixth time if Thriston Lawrence doesn't win this week - birdied the last to close a three-under 69, leaving him tied-second alongside playing partner Tyrrell Hatton, with Joaquin Niemann two strokes back in fourth.
Shane Lowry and Rasmus Hojgaard are in the group on six under and three behind Rozner, with last week's Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship winner Paul Waring briefly share the lead before slipping four back after a one-under 71.

https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/13254621/dp-world-tour-championship-rory-mcilroy-and-tyrrell-hatton-one-behind-antoine-rozner-in-race-to-dubai-finale

16/11/2024

England's Charley Hull leads the LPGA's Annika golf tournament in Florida by two shots after firing a four-under-par 66 in her second round.

Hull, 28, continued her fine recent form after claiming her first title in two years at the Aramco Team Series event in Riyadh at the start of November.

She followed up an opening round of 64 to move to 10 under at the halfway point, two ahead of the United States' world number one Nelly Korda, who also shot a 66.

Korda is a three-time winner of the event, which is named in honour of Sweden's 10-time major champion Annika Sorenstam.

American Alexa Pano, 20, moved into a four-way tie for third place on seven under after carding a 64 - the day's lowest round at the Pelican Golf Club in Belleair.

Pano joined South Korean pair Jin Hee Im and Mi Hyang Lee and Thailand's Wichanee Meechai in the tie for third.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/articles/cx284n978zko

15/11/2024

England's Charley Hull made a superb start to the ANNIKA Championship at Pelican Golf Club in Florida.

The 28-year-old put together a very impressive opening round, carding a 64, to sit in first place in the clubhouse at six-under par.

Hull will be looking to build on her first victory in over two years at the Aramco Team Series event in Riyadh earlier this month, and recorded seven birdies with one bogey as she looks to follow success in Saudi Arabia with another win straight away.

Jiwon Jeon shares the clubhouse lead with Hull, as the South Korean targets her first career victory and just a second top-10 finish.
Another South Korean, Mi Hyang Lee went round in 65 and sits a shot behind the leaders, alongside Scot Gemma Dryburgh who is looking to add to her sole win on the LPGA Tour just over two years ago at the Toto Japan Classic.
World No 1 Nelly Korda is making her first appearance in two months at the event, after suffering a neck injury, and finds herself in a cluster of players currently two shots adrift, which includes two-time major winner Minjee Lee and European Solheim Cup veteran Carlota Ciganda.

https://www.skysports.com/amp/golf/news/12176/13254278/lpga-charley-hull-leads-at-annika-championship-as-world-no-1-nelly-korda-returns-to-action

15/11/2024

Rory McIlroy made the dream start to his bid for Race to Dubai victory by grabbing a share of the lead after the opening round of the DP World Tour Championship.

McIlroy, who only needs to finish 11th or better to guarantee top spot in the DP World Tour's season-long standings for the third successive year and match Seve Ballesteros' tally of six Order of Merit titles, carded a five-under 67 at Jumeirah Golf Estates.

The Northern Irishman - a two-time winner of the event - mixed six birdies with a lone bogey to share the early advantage with Tyrrell Hatton, with last week's Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship winner Paul Waring a shot back in third.
Billy Horschel, Matt Wallace, and former world No 1 Adam Scott are both within two of the lead alongside Alex Fitzpatrick, while Thriston Lawrence - the only player who can catch McIlroy in the Race to Dubai - is six back after struggling to a one-over 73.

Hatton and McIlroy make early moves in Dubai
McIlroy got up and down from off the green to save par at the first and rolled in from 10 feet to take advantage of the par-five next, despite finding the sand with his approach, then fired a wedge to tap-in range to birdie the third.

The world No 3 responded to bogeying fifth after a thinning out of the bunker by laying up from the rough and setting up a close-range birdie at the par-five seventh, before starting his back nine with a 15-foot birdie to get within one of the lead.

McIlroy picked up another shot at the par-five 14th and pulled level with Hatton by holing a long-range birdie at the par-five 17th, before having to settle for a closing par after a wayward approach into the last.

https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12230/13254042/dp-world-tour-championship-rory-mcilroy-shares-early-lead-with-tyrrell-hatton-and-boosts-race-to-dubai-hopes

14/11/2024

Tiger Woods gets Ryder Cup wish despite no longer playing golf tournament.

The Ryder Cup is set to witness a significant shift as the PGA of America plans to pay players for their participation next year at Bethpage Black, fulfilling a prophecy by Tiger Woods made a quarter of a century prior.

In an era-defining move, those donning the USA team colours will, for the first time in the history of the esteemed matchplay event, receive financial compensation - a stark contrast to traditions upheld since its inception.

A report from The Telegraph suggests that the PGA is poised to establish a $6million fund divided among the US team. Team members could see payments of $400,000 each as they strive to reclaim the Ryder Cup on home soil in 2025.

This groundbreaking development echoes the longstanding debate over compensation, which gained traction in 1999 when the legendary Woods expressed support for financial rewards.

"I would like to see us receive whatever the amount is," Woods commented back then. "200, 300, 400, 500,000 dollars, whatever it is – and I think we should be able to keep the money and do whatever we see fit. Personally, I would donate all of it to charity. But I think it's up to the other person's discretion what they would do with it."

Amidst discussions about earnings, Woods highlighted the players' right to influence where profits generated from the event are allocated.

Meanwhile, Tom Lehman, a team-mate of Woods, had to address the buzz, assuring fans that a boycott was not on the horizon although pay talks were rife within the group.

"Everybody is on the same page," Lehman declared. "There will not be compensation to players under any circumstance. The PGA of America heard what the players had to say about having a voice.

"The players want what's close to their hearts to be heard as well."

He also dismissed any notion of a boycott, stating, "The idea of a boycott was, is, and always will be... ridiculous."

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/golf/1975809/Tiger-Woods-Ryder-Cup-golf-news

14/11/2024

Greg Norman makes ruthless schedule changes as LIV Golf axes two popular venues for 2025.
LIV Golf is gearing up for a revamp in 2025 with the tour's popular stops in Nashville and Houston reportedly set to be dropped from next year's schedule.

Despite pulling in impressive crowds in 2024, the two venues have been swapped for fresh American locations, as reported by Sports Business Journal. However, fans can still look forward to LIV Golf Dallas and LIV Golf Chicago, which are staying put.

Greg Norman, the CEO of LIV, has unveiled two exciting new destinations: South Korea and Indiana. The tour will tee off at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea from May 2-4 and swing by The Club at Chatham Hills in Westfield, Indiana, from August 15-17.

The 2025 season kicks off on February 6 at LIV Golf Riyadh in South Korea. "LIV Golf is growing across the globe in new and returning markets, and our 2025 schedule is a testament to that," declared Norman.

"Bringing LIV Golf to South Korea is another significant milestone as we continue to expand throughout Asia, and our inaugural event in Indy will be a perfect match for a community steeped in sports history and tradition.

"We're excited to build on the tremendous success we had last year at new LIV Golf venues in Chicago, Dallas, and the UK, where we set new league attendance records and saw dramatic competition on the course."

The lineup for the tour's teams is yet to be revealed. Last season's LIV featured 13 teams, including Bryson DeChambeau's Crushers GC and Jon Rahm's Legion XIII.

The LIV Golf tour's international march continues apace with forthcoming tournaments in notable cities, including a stop in Dallas from 27-29 June, followed by a jaunt to Andalucia, San Roque, Spain from 11-13 July. The tour then comes to Rocester, England from 25-27 July and touches down in Chicago from 8-10 August.

Polish LIV sensation Adrian Meronk expressed his excitement about the tour's global ambitions in an interview with Golf Digest. "It wouldn't be the worst thing if the PGA Tour went its own way and everyone else got together and created a worldwide tour everywhere except the United States," he said.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/liv-golf-events-2025-schedule-34105019

13/11/2024

Tommy Fleetwood has hit out at the ‘easy’ criticism aimed at Rory McIlroy this year after a series of near misses for the Northern Irishman. McIlroy, 35, is currently on course to win his sixth Race to Dubai title this week, which would see him surpass the great Seve Ballesteros.

However, his season has been tainted by his failure to land a fifth major title, most notably at the US Open where his final hole meltdown saw him lose out to Bryson DeChambeau.
He also came up agonisingly short at the BMW Championship at Wentworth, losing in a ply-off to Billy Horschel, and finished a shot behind Rasmus Hojgaard on home soil at the Irish Open.

McIlroy has also cut a divisive figure due to his strong stance of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour, although has now conceded a proposed merger with the PGA Tour could benefit the game. And Fleetwood believes he deserves more recognition for continually being in contention at big events.

“I think Rory has had a great year,” he said. “Of course, I think it’s easy for everyone to look at what could have happened if things go a little different way. But at the same time, you only get to talk about those things if he is consistently up there with a chance of winning week-in, week-out.
“He’s shown amazing consistency. So close to winning a major, so close to winning a bunch of events while winning a few at the same time. You know, it’s obviously not over yet but he’s in with a very good chance and he has a chance of winning another Race to Dubai title.”

In the Race to Dubai standings, McIlroy is currently more than 1,700 points clear of South African player Thriston Lawrence in second place, with Fleetwood himself down in seventh. The Englishman further argued that regardless of his eventual major haul, the Northern Irishman will go down as an all-time great.

“Of course, Rory is held to a higher standard than pretty much everybody else in the world of golf,” he added. “But I think he’s shown amazing golf again this year, and he’s shown why he’s one of the best to ever do it.

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/golf/1975186/Rory-McIlroy-Tommy-Fleetwood-Race-to-Dubai

12/11/2024

LPGA Tour pro Jennifer Chang saw her golf clubs and golf bag totally destroyed after travelling with Delta Air Lines ahead of this week's tournament in Florida.

The state of Chang's clubs left Callaway's Tour Content Creator Johnny Wunder in disbelief at how an airline could treat a golf bag so poorly.

But sadly as often proves the case for travelling golf professionals and amateurs in 2024, airlines rarely give much consideration to our expensive and adored golf clubs.

If they ever turn up in oversized luggage that is...

As a result of the heavy damage caused by Delta Air Lines, Chang, who is ranked 407th in the world, has had to get a number of her Callaway clubs replaced ahead of this week's The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican on the LPGA Tour.

A video was posted onto social media by Callaway's Wunder to reveal the extent of damage to Chang's bag, and then reshared by the popular NUCLR Golf account on X / Twitter.

After taking a closer inspection at one of Chang's battered and bruised golf clubs, a 9-iron, Callaway's Wunder said: "That's what they call a Delta grind."

He added: "A little toe face relief, way to go Delta, nice work, looks great, looks amazing."

https://www.golfmagic.com/tour/lpga-tour/tour-pros-golf-clubs-and-bag-totally-destroyed-airline-thats-delta-grind

12/11/2024

LIV Golf star Adrian Meronk has hinted golf would be a better sport if the ‘PGA Tour went its own way’ and a ‘world-wide tour’ was created instead.

The two major organisers of golf have been embroiled in a civil war ever since the Saudi-backed LIV Golf emerged as the PGA Tour’s biggest competitor in 2021.
It’s suggested the pair have been in negotiations to combine the two tours, with a whopping £1billion deal said to be close.

If implemented, it would see LIV Golf own an 11 per cent stake in the PGA Tour, while assuming two seats on their board, including the coveted role as chairman.
Instead, the Polish ace has claimed LIV Golf should join up with several different tours from across the world.
Speaking in an interview with Golf Digest, Meronk stated: “I would love to see some sort of cooperation between the tours.

“All the fines and not having proper world rankings makes no sense. I don’t even look at the rankings anymore.

“But, on the other hand, it wouldn’t be the worst thing if the PGA Tour went its own way and everyone else got together and created a world-wide tour everywhere except the United States.
“I like that idea. It would be awesome. The Asian Tour is flourishing right now, so maybe that will happen.”

On his time on the PGA Tour, Meronk claimed it was a ‘lonely place at times’ - something he hasn’t had to deal with on the team-based LIV Golf tour.

He continued: “There were financial reasons as well [for joining the breakaway LIV Golf].

“It would be silly to deny that. I would be lying if I said otherwise. And I can’t imagine anyone would take me seriously if I did.

“But I have enjoyed being part of the team and travelling together. It has been a lot more entertaining and reminds me of my time at East Tennessee State.
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/golf/1974738/liv-golf-pga-tour-adrian-meronk

11/11/2024

Paul Waring held off a host of challengers including Rory McIlroy to claim the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship title at Yas Links.

England's Waring claimed his first title in six years, finishing two shots clear of Tyrrell Hatton after the world No 21 carded a 64 to put the pressure right on his compatriot.

McIlroy also shot 64 for an eight-under par final round, to sit one shot behind Waring as the Englishman finished.

Waring strode clear of his rivals setting a course record in the second round, while McIlroy made late mistakes on both Friday and Saturday to negate his chances of tasting victory this weekend.

On Sunday, though, there was no such drop in focus as McIlroy's sizzling day included an incredible 53-foot putt for birdie.
Hatton made a birdie on the last to tie with Waring atop the leaderboard on 22-under par, with the overnight leader coming down 16.
Fellow Englishman Matt Wallace almost joined them, as he charged to a 63 following an exquisite final day's play, and had his chip not rattled off the pin, he would also have tied the lead.

It mattered not in terms of where the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship tournament crown went though, as Waring produced a mammoth putt on the 17th to move to 23-under par, one shot clear of Hatton and a mistake-free 18th - where he finished with a sumptuous birdie to end the tournament on 24-under par - meant the 39-year-old claimed the spoils on the Yas Links for a first DP World Tour victory since the 2018 Nordea Masters.

"It just means so much," Waring said. "There's so many other things that come with that win. To actually keep control of myself in the way I did today, I'm really proud of myself. I'm a bit taken aback right now.

"I'll be honest, my legs were shaking a little bit over that last putt. I know I had two for it but, still, I just wanted to try and make sure nothing else could happen. Obviously great to roll that one in on the last as well."

It was a career-defining week for Waring, as he set a new 36-hole record for the DP World Tour and also launched himself to fifth in the Race to Dubai standings - meaning a PGA Tour card is pretty much a certainty for him.

Waring added: "I felt like my golf game has been in a really good place over the last year, I just haven't put it all together. Then, this week arrives, and what a week for it actually all to click together. Putted nicely, approach play was great, great off the tee... nice to put it all together and get a tournament like this."

Meanwhile, McIlroy strengthened his hold on top spot in the Race to Dubai, with Thriston Lawrence who sits second in the standings finishing a shot behind the Northern Irishman in Abu Dhabi, as the top 50 players now head to the traditional season-ending DP World Tour Championship, which takes place in Dubai from November 14-17.

https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/13251880/rory-mcilroy-strengthens-race-to-dubai-lead-as-paul-waring-wins-abu-dhabi-hsbc-championship

11/11/2024

Austin Eckroat captured his second career PGA Tour title on Tiger Woods' golf course at the World Wide Technology Championship.

Eckroat, 25, bogeyed the par-5 18th after duffing his third shot to the right of the green, but it all added up to a stunning 9-under 63 at the Woods- designed El Cardonal at Diamante in Mexico.

The American finished the week on 24-under par and one shot clear of his compatriots Carson Young and Justin Lower, who both closed with respectable rounds of 65.

The victory marked a second win of the 2024 PGA Tour season for Eckroat, who landed his first career title at the Cognizant Classic in March.

Eckroat, who started the final round one shot off the pace, was greeted off the back of the 18th green by his wife Sally Eckroat.

Young stood over a 40-footer for eagle on the 18th in the group behind to tie things up with Eckroat, but he missed the putt on the low side and tapped in for birdie.

Lower then converted his own putt for eagle from 10 feet to join Young on 23-under par and one shy of Eckroat.

Eckroat now becomes the seventh multi-time winner on the PGA Tour in 2024.

https://www.golfmagic.com/tour/pga-tour/austin-eckroat-captures-second-pga-tour-title-tiger-woods-golf-course

11/11/2024

Jon Rahm has reportedly decided to skip the DP World Tour Championship after competing in the minimum four regular season events he needed to retain his membership. The Spaniard also harbours hopes of making Luke Donald’s Team Europe squad for the Ryder Cup next year.

Rahm qualified for the DP World Tour Championship by finishing inside the top 50 in the DP World Tour Rankings. The £8.2million event is the last in the tour’s calendar and is limited to only 50 players.
A record three titles at the Earth Course makes the tournament one of the 29-year-old’s favourites. However, he has opted not to attend.

"Jon Rahm has not entered the DP World Tour Championship,” a spokesperson told Golf Magic.
Rahm also missed the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship earlier this month. He has been allowed back onto the DP World Tour subject to an appeal over fines he received for joining the breakaway LIV Golf Tour at the end of last year.

"I'm not a big fan of the fines. I don't intend to pay the fines and we keep trying to have a discussion with them (the DP World Tour) about how we can make this happen,” the two-time major champion recently said

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/golf/1974266/jon-rahm-golf-ryder-cup

11/11/2024

Bernhard Langer recovered from losing a five-shot lead to extend his historic PGA Tour Champions career with a dramatic victory at the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship.

The 67-year-old closed with a five-under 66 at Phoenix Country Club - shooting his age or better for the third straight day and 23rd time on the tour, with a 30-foot birdie on his final hole seeing him sn**ch a one-stroke victory.

Langer finished on 18 under ahead of defending champion Steven Alker - who won the season points title and a $1m bonus - and Richard Green, with the victory meaning the two-time Masters champion has now won on the PGA Tour Champions for the 18th consecutive year.
The two-time Masters champion's success is his first at the season-ending event and extend his record as the oldest PGA Tour Champions winner in history, with his 47th title on the over-50s circuit his first since tearing his left Achilles earlier in the year.

"It's unbelievable, I can't describe it," Langer said. "To win this big tournament after what I've been through and to make 18 years in a row out here, it's quite amazing. I'm very grateful, very blessed."

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Langer took a one-shot lead into the final day and made the dream start with birdies on each of his first four holes, with the German picking up further shots at the seventh and ninth to race to the turn in 30.

https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/13252452/bernhard-langer-former-masters-champion-breaks-more-pga-tour-champions-records-with-charles-schwab-cup-championship-win

10/11/2024

Rory McIlroy’s quest to claim his 18th DP World Tour victory was abruptly stalled on Saturday when a late mis-step derailed his round for the second straight day.

McIlroy, playing in the sixth-to-last group, was charging up the leaderboard at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship for most of Round 3. After opening with a bogey on the par-4 1st hole at Yas Links, McIlroy carded six birdies over his next 14 holes, arriving at the par-5 18th at five under on the day and 15 under par overall.

But then: disaster. McIlroy’s tee shot found the water left of the fairway. After dropping, his third shot left him with a 219-yard approach to the hole. His next shot went in the front greenside bunker. McIlroy hit his fifth shot to 10 feet, but missed that bogey putt to tap in for a deflating double.

That dropped McIlroy to T13 at 13 under par — five shots behind Englishman Paul Waring’s lead at 18 under.

To add even further insult to injury, it was the second time in as many rounds that a botched hole late in the round had cost McIlroy.
During Friday’s second round, McIlroy was cruising at seven under through 16 holes before triple-bogeying the 211-yard par-3 17th. That hole didn’t even include a penalty shot. Instead, McIlroy went from greenside bunker to greenside bunker with his first two shots, was still short of the green with his third shot, then failed to get that one up and down. McIlroy bounced back with a birdie on 18 on Friday, but unfortunately that wasn’t the case in Round 3.

“Playing the last two holes in two over for two days in a row is not ideal,” McIlroy said after his round on Saturday, “Cost myself obviously a few shots there.

“The leaders weren’t getting away, which was nice and I was making a little bit of a charge,” he continued. “Just one mistake, that drive on 18, and with it playing so much into the wind.”

Despite the setback, McIlroy was holding out hope that a Sunday charge could still get the job done.

“Depending on what the leaders do, I can still go into tomorrow feeling like I have half a chance,” he said.

Low scores can definitely be found at Yas Links. Tournament leader Waring fired an 11-under 61 on Friday, and both Tommy Fleetwood and Thomas Detry have posted rounds of 62 this week.

https://golf.com/news/double-bogey-derails-rory-mcilroy-abu-dhabi-hsbc-championship/

10/11/2024

A Lim Kim won the Lotte Championship on Saturday for her second LPGA Tour title, finishing two strokes ahead of playing partner Nataliya Guseva.

Kim maintained her composure throughout at Hoakalei Country Club, finishing with a four-under 68 for a two-stroke victory over her Russian playing partner.

"Super fun," Kim said. "On the course I feel like more fun. It was super fun. I haven't felt this way in a long time."

A stroke ahead of Guseva entering the day in breezy conditions, Kim ended a six-hole par streak with a birdie on the par-five 18th.
"Honestly, my focus always same," Kim said. "Not focus on result. It's focus on my process and then routine and then thinking and choose my line and then go."

Honestly, my focus always same," Kim said. "Not focus on result. It's focus on my process and then routine and then thinking and choose my line and then go."

Kim finished at 18-under, 270 for the tournament.

https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/13251820/lotte-championship-a-lim-kim-claims-second-lpga-tour-title-at-hoakalei-country-club

10/11/2024

2-time Masters winner confirms 2025 event will be his last.

Maybe he’d reconsider?

Maybe he’d give things a second thought … after Friday? During the second round of the PGA Tour Champions’ Charles Schwab Cup Championship, he fired a 64, the 21st time the 67-year-old has bested his age in tournament play.

Or maybe he’d change his mind … after these past six months? He’s posted seven top 10s in his return to action, after all.

Or maybe he’d reassess … just because he’s been so wonderful at Augusta National? There, he’s won twice, posted nine total top 10s and made 27 cuts in a whopping 40 starts.

Bernhard Langer listened to the question on Friday. In January, he’d said that this year’s Masters, in April, would be his final appearance, only then he tore his left Achilles a month later, leading him to withdraw and postpone his farewell until 2025. But that was a while ago. Maybe he’d re-examined things?

No, Langer said, he hadn’t. Next April is still the finale.

“It will be,” he said, “no doubt about it.”

The definiteness was notable. He explained why.

“That course is just so long,” Langer said. “The last five or 10 years when I played there, it’s just playing very long. It’s not much fun hitting 3-woods into par-4s, and 2-hybrids and all that kind of stuff.

“The holes are made for 7-, 8-, 9-irons, and I’m coming in with some metal and other things.”

His answer was sincere. As of now, though, he said he’s not been too sentimental when he’s allowed himself to think about the coming moment. He said there’s still tournament golf to be played. Like this week’s event. Even at 67, he’s also still making tweaks in his game — at the Charles Schwab Cup, he said he’s moved the ball slightly farther away from him on putts, giving him a better look.

And everything appeared great on Friday. He was five-under through seven. Two early bogeys on the back nine slowed him, but then he finished with birdies on 17 and 18. All after that Achilles injury, which he suffered while playing pickleball. Yes, even in downtime, Langer is active.

“I’m a very positive person, so I always thought I would be able to come back,” he said. “My surgeon and PT said if everything goes somewhat well, you should be OK, just you’re probably going to lose half the season or something like that. Was fortunate to come back after three months actually.

“The nice thing, we can use carts out here. Because I wasn’t able to walk 18 holes, it helped me. When people ask me how are you doing now, I’m nowhere near 100 percent, but I’m a functioning golfer.

https://golf.com/news/2-time-masters-winner-2025-last-why/

09/11/2024

England's Paul Waring hit a course-record 11-under-par 61 to lead by five shots after the second round of the Abu Dhabi Championship.

The 39-year-old recorded his lowest career round on Friday thanks to nine birdies and one eagle to reach 19 under par.

Early leader Tommy Fleetwood, who equalled the course record on Thursday, went round in 68 and is level on 14 under with American Johannes Veerman and Danes Thorbjorn Olesen and Niklas Norgaard Moller.

Waring finished his round by hitting a shot from 265 yards to within three feet of the pin on the par-five 18th, after getting himself out of trouble following a wayward drive.

"That was the best shot I've ever hit in my life to be honest," Waring said.

English trio Laurie Canter, Tyrrell Hatton and Matt Wallace all sit seven shots off Waring on 12 under, along with Frenchman Ugo Coussaud.

Scotland's Robert MacIntyre is 11 under after the opening two rounds.

Rory McIlroy carded 67 for the second consecutive day and is nine shots off the pace after a triple bogey on the 17th.

The four-time major champion is aiming to win a sixth Race to Dubai title and can be crowned winner if he finishes in the top two at Yas Links, before the European Tour season finale in Dubai next week.

"I need the golf course to toughen up a little bit to have a chance," said McIlroy. "There's so many gettable holes out there."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/articles/c0k8zdz7lz8o

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Men's Professional Golf Is Broken... But Is It Fixable? After a relatively uneventful few months following the shock announcement of the PGA and DP World Tour’s alliance with the Saudi-backed PIF, the circus that is men’s professional golf has started up again. This time, there’s more unscripted chaos than ever before. It’s been suspiciously quiet since Jay Monahan and Yasir Al-Rumayyan stood in front of the cameras in early summer and announced their “framework agreement”, which contained very little substance. Six months on, the situation hasn’t changed. If anything, things are even more confusing. LIV Golf just announced its schedule for 2024, which is interesting in itself. When the framework agreement was revealed, my first thought was ‘why does LIV Golf need to exist now?’ The reason LIV was introduced was for the Saudis to gain legitimacy in the golf space, which had clearly been achieved by partnering with the PGA and DP World Tours. I assumed the next step would be a new global schedule and a re-integration of LIV players into the existing PGA Tour structure, perhaps with some LIV-inspired elements added in. That hasn’t happened, and confusingly, LIV seems to be actively pursuing top players for its 2024 season. Jon Rahm is rumoured to be in discussions with LIV (we haven’t been able to confirm this) and there are murmurs about other top players, too. This fragmentation surely can’t be good for the new entity, whatever guise that takes. It makes me wonder whether an agreement is going to be reached, especially given talk of private equity funding in the PGA Tour. Why is that necessary if you have the world’s richest sovereign wealth fund as a partner? We seem to be carrying on down the division-of-talent path, which isn’t good for the PGA Tour, its sponsors and TV contracts and certainly isn’t good for the consumer. https://ow.ly/Qk1a50QbaUz

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This week, the DP World Tour hosts the second of its Iberian Swing, the Andalucia Masters, at the famed Valderrama Golf Course. Valderrama is not only one of the best courses in Spain but it holds significant sentimental value to the DP World Tour. Since the 80s, it has played host to the now-defunct Volvo Masters and WGC - American Express Championship before providing the stage for the Andalucia Masters, crowning champions in the likes Sir Nick Faldo, Colin Montgomerie, Bernhard Langer, Tiger Woods, Lee Westwood and Padraig Harrington along the way. Despite its rich history, it is perhaps most famous the 1997 Ryder Cup, when Seve Ballesteros captained the European side to a 14 1/2 - 13 1/2 victory on Spanish soil. In what was the 32nd edition of the tournament, that included a rookie Tiger Woods, Ballesteros was jubilant in the rain as Colin Montgomerie clinched the trophy on the final green in a contest against Scott Hoch. Fast forward to the present day and it seems its days on the DP World Tour could be numbered after reports that the iconic Andalucian course could be on the LIV Golf League schedule for 2023. http://ow.ly/6VcF50L7Liq

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