Saso the beneficiary of another Olympic Club meltdown

Jun 7, 2021 | Featured

Strip the double-bogey six on the 11th from Lexi Thompson’s scorecard in the final round of the US Women’s Open and replace it with a par, and she’s the one holding the trophy instead of Yuka Saso. Par is something Thompson made all week long on the 11th, so her...

Grace 4th in Memorial as Cantlay wins play-off

Jun 7, 2021 | Featured, South Africans abroad

Branden Grace was left ruing three early back-nine bogeys on Sunday in the final round of the Memorial Tournament on the PGA Tour as his closing one-under-par 71 left him in fourth place at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio. Those bogeys saw him finish on 11-under-par...

Bekker’s game going the right way with good Czech finish

Jun 6, 2021 | Featured, South Africans abroad

Oliver Bekker closed with a four-under-par 68 on Sunday in the Challenge Tour’s D+D REAL Czech Challenge at Golf & Spa Kunětická Hora in Dříteč, Czech Republic to finish the tournament in 11th place. His bogey-free final round was his first of the week, and gave...

Vincent finishes 26th in Japan Golf Tour event

Jun 6, 2021 | Featured, South Africans abroad

Scott Vincent of Zimbabwe closed with a level-par 71 on Sunday to finish in a share of 26th in the Japan Golf Tour’s JGTC Mori Building Cup at Shishido Hills. Jbe’ Kruger and Shaun Norris both missed the cut as Ryosuke Kinoshita went three-under in the final round to...

Pair of double bogeys hobbles Pace in US Women’s Open

Jun 6, 2021 | Featured, South Africans abroad

Lee-Anne Pace fought the effects of two double bogeys on Saturday in the third round of the US Women’s Open on the tough Lake Course at the Olympic Club in San Francisco as she carded a six-over-par 77 to slip to a share of 58th. At 11-over-par for the tournament, and...

Grace in the Memorial hunt after Rahm’s COVID-19 withdrawal

Jun 6, 2021 | Featured, South Africans abroad

Branden Grace could hardly have imagined he’d be three shots off the lead on Saturday after he carded a five-under-par 67 in the third round of the PGA Tour’s Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio. As good as that was, Jon Rahm’s eight-under-par 64...