Back on tour for the first time since the July 21 death of his mother, Tommy Fleetwood shot a bogey-free 64 to claim the early lead in the opening round of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
In the wake of the reception he received on the first tee at Wentworth for his opening round at the BMW PGA Championship—a mixture of mild applause and boos—LIV golfer Ian Poulter was in a mood to tell the world that he wasn’t in a mood to talk.
The opening round of the DP World Tour’s BMW PGA Championship, being held 40 kilometres southwest of London in Virginia Water, England, was suspended for the day on Thursday evening following the news that Queen Elizabeth II had died at age 96.
It’s been a while since Keith Pelley has said much of anything about the on-going conflict between the PGA Tour/DP World Tour strategic alliance and the Saudi-backed LIV Golf.
Making his first competitive appearance at Wentworth in 15 years, Scott nipped round the 7,267-yard Burma Road layout in a nifty 65 shots to sit only one stroke behind the early leader at the BMW PGA Championship, Kiradech Aphibarnrat.
For a man boasting only a 50 percent success rate while leading through three rounds, Molinari put on a near impeccable display in search of the $US1,166,660 first-place cheque.