REED MOVES TO WORLD NO.9
Week 35

Reed picked up two victories on Sunday at The Barclays. He rallied from an early two-shot deficit to win the FedExCup playoff opener and assure himself a clear shot at the FedExCup. And he secured a spot on the U.S. team at Hazeltine that will try to win back the Ryder Cup.

Thomas Pieters produced a brilliant finish to win his third European Tour title at the Made in Denmark moving to World No. 41 and send a message to Ryder Cup Captain Darren Clarke.

Ryo Ishikawa won his first title this year at the RIZAP KBC Augusta moving to World No. 140.

29TH AUGUST 2016 | 04:03 AM

PGA Tour – The Barclays

Reed picked up two victories Sunday at The Barclays. He rallied from an early two-shot deficit to win the FedExCup playoff opener and assure himself a clear shot at the FedExCup. And he secured a spot on the U.S. team at Hazeltine that will try to win back the Ryder Cup.

"Everyone's been talking about the Ryder Cup, been talking about, `Oh, you're in the eighth spot and you're on the bubble' and all that," Reed said after his one-shot victory. "If you go and win, it takes care of everything else. ... It takes care of everything."

The way Fowler finished only leads to two weeks of uncertainty.

Fowler needed only to finish alone in third place, which was the farthest from his mind as he battled Reed at Bethpage Black.

"I wasn't trying to get a decent finish," Fowler said. "I was trying to win."

Two shots behind with four holes to play -- and two shots clear of third place -- Fowler missed a 4-foot par putt on the 15th hole and made double bogey on the next hole. His late meltdown sent him to a 74, a tie for seventh and kept him off the Ryder Cup team.

Reed built a big enough lead that a few sloppy mistakes over the final hour didn't matter. He made bogey on the final hole for a 1-under 70 and a one-shot victory over Sean O'Hair and Emiliano Grillo.

Fowler still could have made the Ryder Cup team with a birdie on the 18th hole. He missed another fairway and took bogey. It was the fourth time Fowler has failed to convert a 54-hole lead on the PGA TOUR, though he remained optimistic.

"He just told me, `Hey, I'm going to go get my work done. I'll see you in Minnesota,'" Reed said.


European Tour - Made In Denmark

Thomas Pieters produced a brilliant finish to win his third European Tour title at the Made in Denmark moving to World No. 41 and send a message to Ryder Cup Captain Darren Clarke.

Pieters arrived at Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort as the form man on Tour with top five finishes in his last two events but knowing that automatic qualification for the European team to go to Hazeltine in September was out of his reach.

He played the first two rounds with Clarke and opened with a course record-equalling 62 before giving a masterclass in scrambling in a level par 71 on Friday.

On Sunday he showed incredible cool under pressure, shrugging off the distraction of a four-hour-and-15-minute weather delay to almost make a hole-in-one on the 16th and put his approaches on the 17th and 18th to close range for three closing birdies and a 17 under par total.


Japan Golf Tour - RIZAP KBC Augusta

Ryo Ishikawa won his first title this year at the RIZAP KBC Augusta moving to World No. 140.

Web.com Tour – WinCo Foods Portland Open presented by Kraft Heinz

Ryan Brehm said he didn’t want to earn a promotion to the PGA TOUR until he had proven to himself that he could thrive in contention on a Sunday. Brehm checked that box in a big way in the final round Sunday at the WinCo Foods Portland Open presented by Kraft Heinz, breaking away from a crowded leaderboard with three back nine birdies to secure both his first Web.com Tour victory and also his PGA TOUR card for the upcoming 2016-17 season.

“It’s been a wave of emotions all day,” Brehm said. “Everything from thinking 20 years in the future to trying to zone in to exactly what you’re doing on the course. I’m just thrilled. I’m thrilled to be in this position. What a week! Wow!”

Brehm’s final round 3-under 68 helped him to a 15-under 269 for the week, edging out Mark Anderson by one shot. The $144,000 winner’s check bumped him up from No. 30 on the money list to No. 4 when the Regular Season came to a close in Portland, placing him firmly inside the top-25 that earned their PGA TOUR card.

“I really wanted to focus on giving myself a chance with three or four holes to go. I knew someone was going to play well, they always do. But I guess over the year I’ve just realized that if you’re in that last group you better be ready to play some good golf on the last day because those guys are coming for you. I just really wanted to give myself looks early and get some momentum going and hopefully I’d have a chance with three holes to go. I looked up on the tee box on 18 and I had a two-shot lead. I couldn’t believe it. Obviously there’s a lot of work to do after that, but it makes that tee shot easier.”


Sunshine Tour – Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge

Patience was the name of the game on Friday as Jaco Ahlers took his fifth Sunshine Tour title, winning the R700,000 Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge by three strokes moving to World No. 280.

While all about him were dropping shots, he made four birdies and no bogeys in his final round of four-under-par 66 at the 5,807 par-70 Wild Coast Sun Country Club, finishing on 17-under-par 193 ahead of Ruan de Smidt and Danie van Tonder.

“I hit the ball well all day,” said Ahlers. “I didn’t make any amazing putts, but I birdied all the par-fives, and that’s what you want – problem-free golf Winning’s never easy, but it was nice to get on 17 and see that I had a three-shot lead. That made a bit of a difference – and a win’s a win! I’m chuffed.”

For much of the day, it looked as if Van Tonder was going to run away with things: He reached the turn in five-under-par 30, but he immediately dropped two shots in a row on 10 and 11. He recovered with an eagle on 12 and a birdie on 13, but then he finished with three bogeys in succession to fall out of contention.

Challenge Tour – Bridgestone Challenge

Thomas Detry made European Challenge Tour history to claim his first professional win as he romped to a stunning 12 shot victory at the Bridgestone Challenge, earning 12 World Ranking points moving to World No. 328.

The Belgian carried on his remarkable scoring at Heythrop Park Resort, picking up 11 birdies during his final round on his way to signing for a nine under par round of 63 to reach 29 under par overall – matching the joint lowest under par score in Challenge Tour history set by Ivó Giner in 2003.

The 23 year old, who broke the course record during his first round with a sublime 12 under par round of 60, also broke the record for the largest winning margin on the Challenge Tour, which was previously set at 10 shots by European Tour winner Brooks Koepka in 2013.

Detry, a former World Amateur Number Eight, was ecstatic with his record-breaking victory, and is looking forward to trying to climb higher up the rankings on the 2016 Road to Oman.

“I am lost for words,” he said. “It has been such a long day; yesterday was as well. We’ve had rain, we’ve had delays, we’ve had everything and to win like that was pretty awesome.

“I was able to stay in the zone and play some pretty good golf and it was a lot of fun. I feel so blessed and I am so happy right now.

Asian Development Tour – Ciputra Golfpreneur Tournament presented by Panasonic

Sweden’s Oscar Zetterwall enjoyed the victorious feeling for the second time in four months when he pipped American Johannes Veerman in a play-off to win the US$100,000 Ciputra Golfpreneur Tournament presented by Panasonic on Saturday.

Zetterwall shrugged off Veerman’s challenges by sinking a birdie at the first play-off hole to win his second Asian Development Tour (ADT) title event following his breakthrough in the Philippines in April.

“This victory means a lot to me. I’ll climb up the Order of Merit and bring myself closer to securing my Asian Tour card,” said Zetterwall, who moved up to fourth place on the money list.

After missing out on his opportunity to earn his Asian Tour card at Qualifying School in January, the Swede was more determined to make amends by playing well on the ADT.

His efforts paid off again but not after surviving several heart-stopping moments at the BSD course by Damai Indah Golf.

“I was one-over after six holes and I knew I had to focus well to have any chance of winning this week.


EuroPro Tour - FORE Business Championship

Mark Laskey won his third HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro Tour title, his first of the season, beating Alex Wrigley by two shots to win the FORE Business Championship moving to World No. 583.

Laskey (Brocket Hall/Team Honma) moves up to second on the Race To Desert Springs Order of Merit with the £10,000 win and earns an exemption to Second Stage of European Tour Qualifying School in the process.

The winner, and playing partner Wrigley, began the round tied in the lead at nine under par with Jack Harrison (Wildwood Golf Club) and Craig Hinton (LJD Technology Services). However, Harrison carded a one-over-par final-round 73 to finish tied 8th while Hinton shot a 78 and finished tied 27th.

Hillsborough Golf Club’s Joe Dean shot a final-round 68 to finish third on -11, but as the final pairing played their back nine it was effectively matchplay between Laskey and Wrigley (Hartlepool Golf Club).

The duo stayed neck-and-neck for much of the round but Welshman Laskey birdied the par-three 15th after a tee shot which almost rolled in for an ace.

Both then made four at the spectacular par-five 17th but having to attack the last for birdie to force the play-off, Wrigley dropped another shot, making Laskey the victor by two.

“It feels so good to finally get the win,” said Laskey, who wins a brand new Motocaddy S1 Lithium trolley, Bushnell Tour X Range Finder and Bolle Sunglasses as well as the £10,000 first prize.


Korean Golf Tour - The 59th KPGA Championship with A-ONE CC

Junsung Kim moves to World No. 631 following win at the The 59th KPGA Championship with A-ONE CC.

Pro Golf Tour - Preis des Hardenberg GolfResort

With a two-stroke advantage German Benedict Staben secured himself his second trophy in 2016 moving to World No. 720.

At the Preis des Hardenberg GolfResort in Germany the 26-year-old had a thrilling duel with his fellow countryman Anton Kirstein in the last round. Finally, Staben was able to succeed with a total 7 under par (72,70,67), Kirstein finished second with -5.

This victory makes Staben earn 5000 ranking points in the Pro Golf Tour Order of Merit and a chance to get into the Top 5 of the final Pro Golf Tour rankings, what would bring him full membership of the European Challenge Tour in 2017.


Nordic Golf League - Landeryd Masters by Porsche Linköping

Oscar Bergman won the Landeryd Masters by Porsche Linköping moving to World No. 989.


Alps Tour Golf – Open Castello di Tolcinasco

France’s Thomas Elissalde won his third title on Alps Tour thanks to last round 67 in Open Castello di Tolcinasco for -13 total.

“When I played my practice round, I told myself that the winner this week would be a proper player! At first place it seems quite long to me but eventually with the hot weather and the fair design of the course, I really enjoy it. I am pleased with my behavior because I have played with 2 big hitters, Andrew Cooley, the first 2 rounds and Erwan Vieilledent during last round and I managed to stay focus on my game”.

“It was so difficult to come back on Alps Tour after a poor season on Challenge Tour. It hurts. But, this is the proof that when you work hard, eventually, you get paid. This win means a lot to me”.

Elissalde will be close to top 10 of the ranking and he admitted his goal was to enter the top 5 again to go back on Challenge Tour.

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