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  MEXICAN OPEN – LEADERBOARD & NOTES Andre Novak was one of several players to eagle the par-4 13th hole, which played at just 296 yards on Friday. He drove the green and converted a 12-foot eagle putt, then seized the lead from Ben Griffin with three long birdie putts. Novak drained a 17 1/2-footer at the par-3 15th, a 16 1/2-footer at No. 16 and a 21-footer at No. 18. Not too shabby for a player who has consistently ranked near the bottom of the PGA Tour in putting. The 31-year-old said ...

Julien Sale produced a back nine birdie blitz on his way to a second round seven under par 65 to take a one-stroke lead into the weekend of the Grand Final at Club de Golf Alcanada. The Frenchman mixed ten birdies with three dropped shots on Friday in Alcúdia to reach 13 under par at the halfway stage, one shot ahead of Dutchman Lars van der Vight. The Grand Final is the 28th and final event on the HotelPlanner Tour’s 2026 Road to Mallorca schedule, with the 45-man field competing for one of ...

Super Spaniard Sergio Garcia is returning to the DP World Tour for the 2027 season and is open-minded about getting back on the PGA Tour, too. The 46-year-old Garcia revealed his future plans in a statement on his social media accounts on Thursday. His departure from LIV Golf was already known after four years on the breakaway circuit. “Next season, I´ll be playing on the DP World Tour,” Garcia wrote. “This tour has been a huge part of my career from the very beginning, and I´m ...

The HotelPlanner Tour and the Balearic Golf Federation have today announced a four-year extension of the Road to Mallorca, which will see the Grand Final remain on the Island through to 2030. The HotelPlanner Tour first visited Mallorca in 2019 and the Island has hosted the season-ending finale seven times since across two venues, T Golf Calvia and this year’s venue and five-time host, Club de Golf Alcanada. From 2027 to 2030, the intention is to visit new ...

It’s been less than a month since the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St. Andrews and with the pro/amateur tournament in someway signaling the end of the Scottish golfing season and the approach of shorter daylight hours and colder/winter weather. We’re being reminded of this turn in the weather very much so in recent days with a third storm is as many days lashing the UK  and making it’s presence really felt on the lower east coast of Scotland. Anstruther Golf Club, or Anster ...

The list of players electing not to contest next week’s Abu Dhabi Championship in the UAE capital alarmingly grows. Among the updated list of withdrawals now includes European Ryder Cup winners in Justin Rose, former Abu Dhabi champion Shane Lowry, Matt Fitzpatrick, Robert MacIntyre and Ludwig Aberg. The six have been joined by Open Champion Ryan Fox who is lying sixth on the Race to Dubai rankings. GROWING CONCERN …. As the list of those who’ve qualified on the #RaceToDubai & ...

Graeme McDowell has announced he is leaving LIV Golf despite the breakaway league indicating it is looking to relaunch for the 2027 season with a new invester. McDowell issued a 40-word statement via his X account (see below) he’s decided he will not persue LIV 2.0. The golfer affectionately known as ‘G Mac’ is following in footsteps of fellow LIV stars Jon Rahm, Ian Poulter, Tyrrell Hatton and his fellow Northern Ireland born Tom McKibbin in turning their backs on LIV Golf. As ...