PGA Tour
_{As he tends to do, Nick Taylor wins in dramatic fashion!}

One shot back of the lead through 71 holes at the Sony Open in Hawaii, on a reachable par 5, Nick Taylor needed something special to give himself a chance. His playing partner, Nico Echavarria, was going to make par at worst, so a birdie would get Taylor into a playoff.

That’s when he hit the shot of the tournament. A chip in eagle on the 72nd hole got him to -16 which would be enough to match Echavarria’s birdie and the pair would head to a playoff.

They would both birdie the first playoff hole, and then Nick Taylor would hit his approach on the second to inside 3 feet. Echavarria would hit his approach to about 7 feet, but his first putt would slide by, leaving him more than he started with. Then he’d miss that one, opening the door for Nick to secure his 5th win.

Congratulations to Nick Taylor!

This week on the PGA Tour:

This week on the PGA Tour is the American Express, an event played across three courses at, La Quinta Country Club, Nicklaus’ Tournament Course at PGA West, and the Pete Dye Stadium Course. Last year this event went straight into the history books as Nick Dunlap become the first amateur to win on the PGA Tour in over 30 years.

DP World Tour
_{Justin Rose captains Great Britain & Ireland to a dominant win at the Team Cup!}

It was all team Great Britain & Ireland at the Team Cup, hosted at Abu Dhabi Golf Resort. After three mixed format sessions, GB&I had a comfortable lead heading into Sunday singles, up 11-4. The team was made up of Justin Rose, Laurie Canter, Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton, Tom McKibbin, Aaron Rai, Jordan Smith, Matt Wallace, Paul Waring, and Matthew Jordan.

Tyrrell Hatton (over Thorbjorn Olesen) and Tommy Fleetwood (over Matthieu Pavon) would head out first on Sunday and both win their matches 3&1, sealing the victory for GB&I.

MVP of the event for me was Tommy Fleetwood, who secured full points in all of his matches.

Congratulations to Great Britain & Ireland at the Team Cup!

This week on the DP World Tour:

The International Swing enters its second tournament this week with the Hero Dubai Desert Classic with one of the strongest fields the DP World Tour will see all year. The field will include Jon Rahm, Tommy Fleetwood, Patrick Reed, Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland, and more. They’ll be teeing it up at Emirates GC in Dubai.