The COVID-19 pandemic made it impossible to stage a tournament in Papua New Guinea until now, this week’s tournament serving as the beginning of the 2023-2024 season.
About five months before Marco Simone Country Club just outside Rome hosts the 44th Ryder Cup, the venue for this week’s Italian Open is doubling as the site of the latest meeting of the DP World Tour’s tournament committee.
Finau, runner-up to Jon Rahm a year ago, flipped the script, beating Rahm head-to-head on the final day to win for the fourth time since tying for second in 2022.
Long and straight off the tee, on-target iron play and putting well. It added up to the most birdies in the field (27), the fewest bogeys (three) and Finau’s sixth PGA Tour victory.
By earning $US839,300 at the Mexico Open, Rahm has now earned $US14,462,840 for the season, which breaks the PGA Tour record. Just as April becomes May.
Cameron Smith’s Ripper GC had a Sunday to forget in Singapore as another face familiar to Aussies – American Talor Gooch – created LIV Golf history at Sentosa Golf Club.
Australian Golf Digest
