Adam Scott has scrapped and scrambled on a moving day at Wentworth when he was in danger of sliding out of contention, but Australia’s enduring class act still ended up relishing a “great opportunity” to win the DP World Tour’s flagship BMW PGA Championship.
A birdie-eagle finish courtesy of a stunning tap-in eagle to finish the third round at the BMW PGA Championship has Rory McIlroy poised to overtake an injured Patrick Reed at the top of the DP World Tour’s Race to Dubai.
Queenslander Elvis Smylie will use the DP World Tour’s showpiece tournament to launch his comeback from injury and quest to maintain status for the 2027 season.
The DP World Tour is scheduled to finish its 2026 season in the Middle East. But two months from the tour’s playoffs, there are growing questions if the finale will take place, or where.
Smylie will make his return from a rib injury in this week’s BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth in London, but with the two big home tournaments on his mind.
Ireland’s Shane Lowry closed in on a first individual title since 2022 after shooting a five-under-par 65 at Trump International Golf Links and Hotel in Doonbeg.
Shane Lowry has finally nailed a great day with the putter and made the most of it by setting a course record 62 at Trump International Ireland to build a three-shot lead going into the weekend at the Irish Open.
Rory McIlroy battled 35mph gusts and a stop-start pace of play to card a one-under 71 at the Irish Open, sitting four shots off Joaquin Niemann’s course-record 65. “I hung in there,” McIlroy said, as Daniel Hillier led the Australian charge in tough conditions at Doonbeg.
The pair made three consecutive pars in overtime until Lawrence birdied the fourth extra hole to seal his sixth DP World Tour title, three of which have come at this event.
Joe Dean, a former grocery delivery driver ranked No.292 in the world has captured his first DP World Tour title by shooting a nine-under 63 to win the British Masters with his wife on the bag.
Australian Golf Digest
