A busy week across the golf world as Q School heats up, Australia crowns a new champion and LIV rumors spark fresh debate.
Scroll down for a quick hit of the biggest stories doing the rounds. |
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⛳ Weekend Preview
DP World Tour ➜ Alfred Dunhill Championship (South Africa)
Leader at -15: 🇪🇸 E. Lopez-Chacarra. Two back at -13: 🇿🇦 J. T. Schaper. Three back at -12: 🇿🇦 B. Grace.
Asian Tour ➜ Saudi Open (Saudi Arabia)
Co-leaders at -18: 🇸🇪 B. Hellgren & 🇦🇺 J. Thompson. Two back at -16: 🇺🇸 C. Porter. |
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🏌️ PGA TOUR Q-School Update
With Round 2 in progress at Sawgrass Country Club, these are the players
currently sitting inside the top 5, the positions that earn a PGA TOUR card for next season.
T1 A. Ewart (-6) T1 C. Kim (-6) T3 L. Gutschewski (-5) T3 M. Feagles (-5) T5 T. Cone (-4) Plenty of golf left, but right now these five are playing their way onto the PGA TOUR. |
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🎟️ PGA Tour Q-School Returns This Week
Q-School is underway in Florida, giving players one final chance to earn 2026 PGA Tour status.
The field features 176 players, including past winners like Lanto Griffin, Camilo Villegas, Cameron Champ and Adam Hadwin, all battling across Sawgrass CC and TPC Sawgrass’ Dye’s Valley Course. Only the top five will receive PGA Tour cards. You can watch on NBC Sports App and the Golf Channel this weekend. |
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📺 Round 1 Highlights – Alfred Dunhill Championship
Highlights from the opening round at Royal Johannesburg Club.
Stars in the field include Branden Grace, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Dean Burmester and Pablo Larrazabal, who all teed it up as the early leaderboard closed in tightly behind the leaders.
👉 Watch the R1 highlights
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🏆 Breakthrough Win at the Australian Open
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen secured his first DP World Tour title with a composed win at the Australian Open.
The 25 year old impressed throughout the week with steady ball striking and control under pressure, confirming his status as one of Europe’s emerging talents heading into 2025. His traditional club setup also sparked plenty of conversation among gear fans. |
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🇦🇺 Cameron Smith Finds Form at Home
Cameron Smith delivered one of his strongest showings of the year during the Australian swing and finally gave home fans a performance to get behind. He stayed in contention throughout the week and looked far closer to his best.
His ball striking and short game both showed real improvement, and the renewed confidence suggests he is trending in the right direction for 2026. |
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📺 Video of the Week
Grant Horvat challenges Bob Does Sports in a wild matchup where Grant plays as his own four man scramble. This one is good.
👉 Watch the video
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📰 Sungjae Im Shuts Down LIV Rumors
Rumors suggested Sungjae Im was preparing to leave the PGA Tour for LIV Golf, but he shut the story down instantly. He posted the report on Instagram with the words Fake news and a thumbs down emoji, confirming he is staying put.
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📰 More PGA to LIV Rumours
On the flip side, reports suggest that Si Woo Kim is set to join the Iron Heads for the 2026 LIV season as the league shifts focus toward strengthening the depth of its teams. The move follows news that more established PGA Tour players are being targeted, although the biggest names are expected to stay put.
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🎙️ Podcast of the Week
The Golden Boy, Grant Horvat, sits down with the Good Good boys to talk leaving the group, the reunion video and even turning down the PGA Tour.
We apologise for the double Grant recommendation this week.
👉 Listen to the episode
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That’s a wrap on this week’s issue.
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– Team Zire
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