The Associated Press | Updated Nov. 10 - 8:17 a.m.
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Paul Waring cards a 6-under 66 to win the Abu Dhabi Championship for the biggest victory of his career. The 229th-ranked Englishman was one stroke ahead overnight and finished on 24 under. He even surprised himself at how smoothly the final round went, saying "it was quite an easy day really, wasn't it?" That put him two shots clear of countryman Tyrrell Hatton (64) and three clear of Danish golfer Thorbjorn Olesen (66), Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy (64) and Englishman Matt Wallace (63) in a tie for third. Waring's 19-under score after two rounds was the lowest 36-hole score to par in European tour history.
The Associated Press | Updated Nov. 9 - 8:48 p.m.
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A Lim Kim won the Lotte Championship on Saturday for her second LPGA Tour title, closing with a 4-under 68 for a two-stroke victory over playing partner Nataliya Guseva. A stroke ahead of Guseva entering the day at breezy Hoakalei Country Club, Kim ended a six-hole par streak with a birdie on the par-5 18th. The 29-year-old South Korean player jumped from 65th to 22nd in the Race to CME Globe standings to secure a spot in the 60-player season finale that pays $4 million to the winner. She won the U.S. Women's Open in December 2020. Guseva was trying to become the first Russian winner in LPGA Tour history. She parred the final five holes in a 69. Kim finished at 18-under 270.
The Associated Press | Posted Nov. 9 - 4:37 p.m.
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Justin Lower made an 11-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th for a share of the lead Saturday in the World Wide Technology Championship with Nico Echavarria and Carson Young. Lower shot a 9-under 63 in diminished wind conditions to match his best round on the PGA Tour and join Echavarria and Young at 16-under 200 at Tiger Woods-designed El Cardonal at Diamante. Lower birdied the par-4 17th in the bogey-free round. He's trying to win for the first time on the tour. Echavarria, from Colombia, is coming off his second PGA Tour victory two weeks ago in Japan in the Zozo Championship. He parred the final six holes Saturday in 68. Young followed a second-round 61 with a 67.
The Associated Press | Updated Nov. 9 - 8:05 a.m.
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A Lim Kim had a hole-in-one on the par-3 ninth and birdied the final two holes for a 5-under 67 and one-stroke lead over Nataliya Guseva on Friday in the Lotte Championship. Kim rebounded from a bogey on the par-4 16th with the birdies on the par-4 17th and par-5 18th. She had a 14-under 202 total at breezy Hoakalei Country Club with a round left in the event that started Wednesday. Kim is No. 65 in the Race to CME Globe, and only has two tournaments left to crack the top 60 and earn a spot in the season finale that pays $4 million to the winner. Guseva shot 68. She's trying to become the first Russian winner in LPGA Tour history.
The Associated Press | Updated Nov. 9 - 7:17 a.m.
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Rory McIlroy's charge at the Abu Dhabi Championship has faltered after he found water off his drive and made double bogey on the last hole of his third round. He shot 3-under 69 and it left him five shots off the lead held by Paul Waring heading into the final round on Sunday. McIlroy was nine strokes off the lead after 36 holes. He had closed to just three shots back in the third round when he pulled his tee shot on the par-5 No. 18. The ball bounced off the rocks lining the fairway and ricocheted into the water. McIlroy made a 7 to drop to 13 under overall. Waring shot 73 and saw his lead trimmed to one stroke.
The Associated Press | Updated Nov. 8 - 7:00 p.m.
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Nico Echavarria moved into position to win consecutive PGA Tour events, shooting a 9-under 63 in calmer wind conditions Friday for a share of the lead in the World Wide Technology Championship. The Zozo Championship winner two weeks ago in Japan for his second tour title, Echavarria matched Max Greyserman at 12-under 132 at El Cardonal at Diamante, a day after strong wind hit the Tiger Woods-designed layout.The 30-year-old Colombian played a five-hole stretch on the front nine in 6 under with an eagle and four birdies and added three birdies on the back nine. Greyserman eagled the par-5 18th for a 64. The American tied for second behind Echavarria in Japan. Carson Young was third at 11 under after a career-best 61.
The Associated Press | Updated Nov. 8 - 6:55 a.m.
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Paul Waring has hit the shot of his life to complete a career-low 11-under 61 in the second round of the Abu Dhabi Championship on Friday and establish a five-stroke lead heading into the weekend of the European tour's first playoff event. The No. 229-ranked Englishman hit a draw with a 3-wood from about 260 yards to inside 4 feet at No. 18 and tapped in the birdie putt to move to 19-under par for the tournament. The European tour confirmed to The Associated Press that it is the lowest 36-hole score to par in the tour's history. Waring made nine birdies and an eagle at Yas Links to set a course record. Tommy Fleetwood, Johannes Veerman, Niklas Norgaard and Thorbjorn Olesen were tied for second place.
The Associated Press | Posted Nov. 7 - 9:24 p.m.
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Nataliya Guseva of Russia shot a 5-under 67 on Thursday for a share of the second-round lead in the Lotte Championship with A Lim Kim, Ruixin Liu and Yuri Yoshida. Guseva holed out from 120 yards for eagle on the par-4 seventh and had four birdies and a bogey in her afternoon round to reach 9-under 135 at breezy Hoakalei Country Club. The 21-year-old player starred at the University of Miami. Kim, the first-round leader, bogeyed her final two holes late in the afternoon for a 69. Yoshida shot 67, and Liu 68.
The Associated Press | Updated Nov. 7 - 6:09 a.m.
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Rory McIlroy described his new swing as "unimaginative" after trying it out for the first time competitively in shooting 5-under 67 in the first round of the Abu Dhabi Championship. It left the No. 3-ranked McIlroy five shots off the lead held by Ryder Cup teammate Tommy Fleetwood in the first event of the European tour's playoffs. McIlroy is seeking a victory that can clinch a sixth year-long Race to Dubai title and has returned to competitive action after a month away. Most of that time was spent in a studio hitting balls against a screen in search of a more robust swing that can hold up in pressure-filled moments.
The Associated Press | Posted Nov. 6 - 8:42 p.m.
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A Lim Kim is off to a solid start in the LPGA event in Hawaii. The former U.S. Women's Open champion opened with a 66. She has a one-shot lead over five players who are doing a lot of chasing in the wind. Kim is at No. 65 in the Race to CME Globe. Only two tournaments remain for players to get into the top 60 for the LPGA season finale where the winner gets $4 million. Bianca Pagdanganan is at No. 107 and her immediate concern is getting into the top 100 to keep her card for next year.
The Associated Press | Posted Nov. 6 - 4:05 a.m.
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Rory McIlroy can finish a season as the European tour's top player for the sixth time with a win at the Abu Dhabi Championship this week. He'll attempt to do so with a new swing. The No. 3-ranked McIlroy said he has been locked in a studio for three weeks just hitting balls at a screen with a modified swing and not even looking at the flight of his shots. He says he hasn't liked the shape of his swing for a while and wanted a more robust one that could hold up in the most pressure-filled moments following a number of missed chances this season.
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Updated Nov. 5 - 1:07 p.m.
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Rasmus and Nicolai Hojgaard are identical twins with nearly identical records. Now the Danish twins will be playing the PGA Tour next year. It's not unusual these days for fans to be seeing double. The Hojgaard twins are the most accomplished. The PGA Tour already had Texas twins Pierceson and Parker Coody with cards this year. Chisato and Akie Iwai have three wins each on the Japan LPGA. And then there's identical twins Jeremy and Yannik Paul of Germany. Jeremy earned a PGA Tour card for 2025 through the Korn Ferry Tour. Yannik has a chance of playing in Europe.