The Australian duo of Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith ‘ham-and-egged it’ perfectly in the opening round of fourball to card a 62, a score that has them sharing top spot on the leaderboard at the ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf.
If he goes on to win Ancer will make by far the biggest leap of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, moving all the way from his 92nd spot to fifth in the standings heading into the BMW Championship.
With seven automatic qualifiers for the European Ryder Cup team already in place, Thorbjorn Olesen’s T-20 finish was enough to claim the eighth and final spot
Charismatic Englishman Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston is headed to Lake Karrinyup Country Club for the ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth following Tyrrell Hatton’s withdrawal to injury.
The ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth will have a distinct British flavour with Englishmen Lee Westwood and Tyrrell Hatton confirmed for the tournament to be played at Lake Karrinyup Country Club from 8 – 11 February.