Eagle finish Aaron Cockerill T10 at Austrian Alpine Open... live scoreboard

 DP World Tour : Austrian Alpine Open Leaderboard

With a great drive splitting the 18th fairway and superb 215 yard approach to 17 feet,  Aaron Cockerill finally got a putt to drop today, this one for an eagle 3, after missing several makeable birdie putts away, it was one of those rounds.

With rounds of 66 69 67 he is in the clubhouse T10 at -8.

Aaron has not had a great year thus far, he has dropped to 360owgr and to 120th in the Race to Dubai, however  after a week at US Qualifying at Walton Heath 72 72 E T53, he returned with an opening 65 T1 at the Soudal Open in Belgium, he best start of the season. However once again he did not capitalize on it albeit in some very difficult weather, finishing 72 72 71 T31. 

A strong finish on Sunday should go a long way to getting the year headed in the right direction with the meat of the DP World Tour season ahead.

The leader wrapping up his 3rd round is German, Marcel Schneider at -15. He has held the lead all week. 

More to follow..

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Brooke Henderson MC at Women's US Open...full 36 hole results.

USGA : Women's US Open  Scoring

It has been a tough two days at this year's Women's US Open at the Erin Hills GC down in Wisconsin for the Canadian contingent led by a struggling Brooke Henderson.

With the projected cut falling at +1 they all have missed the cut. 

Brooke T99 75 75 +6 along with amateur Vanessa Borovilos 76 74. Further down the field at T133 Leah John 79 75 +10, T143  Celeste Dao 77, +11 (thru 16). Anna Huang is T91 74 (+5 thru 15).

Nelly Korda 72 67 -5 has moved up the leaderboard in a large group T2 who are bunched behind Japanese Mao Saigo 70 66 -8.

Click on my scoring link above for all the live scoring over the weekend. 

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Nick Taylor T1 at Memorial....36 hole results

 PGA Tour  : Memorial Tournament Leaderboard

Canada's Nick Taylor thrives on hard golf courses, Muirfield Village is one of those this week.

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Heading into the weekend where the wet, lush rough has Muirfield Village GC playing what Justin Thomas called "playing like a US Open" Taylor's 69 68 -7 is tied with in form Ben Griffin 65 72 -7 for the lead.

Alone in 3rd with 70 69 -5 is shot making lefty Akshay Bhatia.

None of them are getting much attention from the American media especially with the elephant in the room called Scottie Scheffler 4th 70 70 -4.  

However I will point to Sam Burns, Shane Lowry and Jordan Spieth all at -3, as well as Tom Hoge, Russell Henley, Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele bunched at -2 and those 11 are the only players under par after 36 holes.

The weather story will be the cool wind NW up to 30kph for Saturday, adding to the test facing these guys playing for $20,000,000 and all the perks that go with it, and the US Open at Oakmont just a fortnight away. 

Other Canadians

Mac Hughes T12 73 71 E

Taylor Pendrith T18 73 72

Corey Conners T27 73 73 +2

Adam Hadwin T50 76 73 +5

The cut fell at +5, so 14 players are gone for the weekend along with Brian Campbell who had to WD. 

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Schneider on top in Austria, 36 hole Wrap.. full results

 DP World Tour : Austrian Alpine Open Leaderboard

Marcel Schneider remains the man to catch at the halfway stage of the Austrian Alpine Open presented by SalzburgerLand after posting a flawless 66 on Friday to keep his two-shot lead.

The German started the day two clear of the chasing pack after Thursday's opening 63 and made a patient start to the second round early in the morning, opening with seven straight pars before picking up back-to-back birdies on the eighth and ninth to turn in 33.

And Schneider made further gains on the 14th and 18th to set the clubhouse target at -11.

He said: "My plan was to continue what I did yesterday, and that worked out well. "I have to say, off the tee I wasn’t as strong as yesterday. But I managed well on the holes where I missed the fairways to come out with par, so I didn’t drop a shot. Overall, super happy.

"It’s great having the support. Playing close to home is always nice. I love being in Austria as well. I like that."

None of the later starters were able to catch the 35-year-old at the top, with countryman Nicolai von Dellingshausen his nearest challenger on -9

England's Callum Tarren was alone in third another shot further back -8 after carding seven birdies and no bogeys in his 63.

New Zealand's Daniel Hillier finished with an eagle on the 18th to sit alongside South African Jayden Schaper on -7.

edit **** Canada's Aaron Cockerill is in a huge group at -5 pairing an opening 66 -4 with a -1 69 for T11 -5

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Canadians well behind after rd1 US Women's Open...live scoreboard

 USGA : Women's US Open Scoring

With a 6 way tie for the lead at -4 68 the opening round of this US Women's Open at Erin Hills GC in Wisconsin wrapped up with a crowded scoreboard.

American Angel Yin may be the best known one of them to fans in North America, a truly International field sees the flags of Japan, South Korea, Spain and the US flying atop the scoreboard.

Click on my scoring link above for all the details.

The Canadian flag is not one of them unfortunately, all well down the leaderboard.

Anna Huang T77 +2 74

Brooke Henderson T91 +3 75

Vanessa Borovilos T103  +4 76

Celeste Dao T121 +5 77

Leah John T138 +7 79

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Nick Taylor T4, Round 2 under way in the rain at the Memorial... live leaderboard...

 PGA Tour : Memorial Tournament by Workday  Leaderboard Tee Times

edit*** As of 7am Friday the rain is falling at the Memorial in Dublin Ohio, and is expected 100% to continue through 3pm according to the Weather Network.

edit *** Play in round 2  is underway in the rain at 7.50 EST

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On a day when only 13 players broke par,  Canada's Nick Taylor birdied 2 of his last 3 holes on his way to a 6 birdie, bogey, double bogey (water at par 3 12th) -3 69 T4, one of his better recent starts.

Other Canadians : Mac Hughes, Taylor Pendrith, Corey Conners all T23 +1 73, Adam Hadwin T50 +4 76.

The leader is last week's winner Ben Griffin who birdied all 3 of his closing holes for a days best -7 65.

Collin Morikawa is 2nd -5 67 and Max Homa hoping to qualify for the US Open next Monday, is 3rd -4 68.

With all the recent rain, Muirfield Village GC has US Open thick rough, playing very tough. Scottie Scheffler is still not driving the ball accurately with only 6 fairways hit, so he was in it a lot, but declared himself "pleased with -2 70 around this course in this condition"

**** There is a cut line of the top 50 and ties or any player within 10 strokes of the lead at this signature event. The projected cut line is +4

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Brooke Henderson leads 5 Canadians at US Women's Open ... live leaderboard

 USGA : US Women's Open Scoring

This week at Erin Hills GC in Hartford Wisconsin, 35 miles NW of Milwaukee its the US Women's Open.

Yuka Saso from Japan is the defending champion, Nelly Korda is still world #1 and Jeeno Thitikul from Thailand won the last event on tour and has been in the top 10 nearly every event this year is one to watch. 

Follow all the up to date scoring on  my link above...

Brooke Henderson, ever optimistic during an off year so far, leads 4 other Canadians you may not have heard of outside of the Canadian women's golf scene.

Vanessa Borovilos of Canada 

They are amateur star from Etobicoke, Vanessa Borovilos, playing her college golf at Texas A&M, you may have seen her winning the Drive Pitch &Putt at the Masters as a 12 year old in 2018. Her Canadian coach Salimah Mussani says she has all the tools to succeed.

Then Celeste Dao from Quebec who went to Georgia Tech before qualifying this year as a pro, this is her 4th US Open, 

Next, 16 year old Anna Huang from Vancouver, a member of Team Canada next generation, who is already playing on the LET.

Leah John is from Vancouver in her 2nd year on the Epsom Tour, who qualified earlier in Sacramento for her 1st US Open.  

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Marcel Schneider leads, Aaron Cockerill T4, Austrian Alpine Open... rd1 results

 DP World Tour : Austrian Alpine Open by Salzburgerland Leaderboard

Marcel Schneider stormed to the top of the Austrian Alpine Open presented by SalzburgerLand leaderboard after making a spectacular hole-out eagle in his first-round 63.

German Schneider started from the tenth tee on Thursday afternoon and reeled off five birdies on his front nine to join countryman and early clubhouse leader Nicolai von Dellingshausen at the summit on -5.

The 35-year-old then holed his approach shot from the fairway at the second for a remarkable eagle 2, using the backstop to the right of the hole brilliantly, to hit the front on his own.

And although he dropped his first shot of the day at the sixth, he got it back with a close-range birdie on the ninth to lead by two shots on -7.

Early starter Von Dellingshausen was Schneider's nearest challenger on -5 after making six birdies and a bogey in his 65.

Schneider said: "I started quite well, obviously. I was in control - on the greens, off the greens, long shots off the tee. So overall I'm actually super happy. On the back nine which I played first, I just hit solid shots and gave myself a lot of opportunities. I wasn't in trouble once so I think that's the key for shooting low.

At the second hole, off the tee I thought I was a touch left but it ended up in the fairway and then it was a perfect yardage for my 60 degree wedge.

"Lucky enough it finished in the hole."

edit*** Canada's Aaron Cockerill was out early, posting 6 birdies, with 2 bogey's for -4 66 T4 heading into Friday.

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Another strong start Aaron Cockerill T2 Austrian Alpine Open.. leaderboard

 DP World Tour : Austrian Alpine Open by Salzburgerland Leaderboard

With the opening round of the Austrian Alpine Open in progress Canadian Aaron Cockerill who opened last week in Belgium with a season best T1 65 is continuing that form this week.

Aided by a hot putter and some fine iron play he stayed out of trouble for the most part, and poured in 6 birdies, one with a 45 footer on the 6th, with 2 bogey's for a clubhouse T2 -4 66.

The lead is held by a German, Nicolai Von Dellingshausen ranked #457 with -5 65.

Play continues, follow the scoring on  the link above..... more to follow...

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Rory skips $20m Memorial, will play RBC Canadian.....TEE TIMES including 5 Canadians.

 PGA Tour : Memorial Tournament by Workday. Tee Times

The PGA Tour is at Jack's place this week at Muirfield Village, another signature restricted 72 man field, this time with no Rory McIlroy. 

The tour's dominant player so far this year with wins at Pebble Beach, The PLAYERS and the Masters including the Grand Slam advised an understanding host, he likes to play the week before a major, so will play the RBC Canadian Open where he is the two time champion instead.

There are two events apart from all the others where the pros feel extra pressure to show up. Arnie is gone now, but he always leaned on all the top boys to play at Bay Hill, long before the $20,000,000 events existed. 

Jack does the same at his Muirfield Village, letters sent out privately if he heard that a top ranked player had not entered, back in the day. He has said he has no issue with Rory's absence, having had to say no many times in his career.

Scottie Scheffler is the defending champion of the Memorial, which Jack Nicklaus hosts. / Adam Cairns-Imagn Images

Scottie Scheffler is the defending champion, coming off a win at the PGA Championship.

There are 5 Canadians in the field. 

Corey Conners and Taylor Pendrith are paired together at 1205 EDT

Adam Hadwin with veteran JP Poston at 9.00

Mac Hughes looking to rebound after 2 MC,  with Matt Kuchar

Nick Taylor with Jacob Bridgeman at 2.00pm.

WEATHER

There are a 40% chance of showers in Dublin Ohio,  Th., Fr., Sat, mainly afternoons, Sunday looks ideal with plenty of sunshine.

It is projected to rain this Wednesday afternoon.

This event is reknown for the heat and humidity at this time of year and while there is some on Thursday, Friday it doesn't appear to be a week long situation.

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DP World Tour returns to beautiful Austria this week....full TEE TIMES

 DP World Tour : Austrian Alpine Open by Salzburgerland. .Tee Times

edit**** Salzburgerland is one of the states in Austria.

The DP World Tour returns to Austria this week as the European Swing continues with the Austrian Alpine Open presented by SalzburgerLand.

After a four-year absence from the schedule, the DP World Tour is back in Austria. Established in 1990, this is the 23rd edition of Austria’s national open. Thirty-five years ago, the tournament was won by European great Bernhard Langer in a play-off against American Lanny Wadkins. That was the first of three consecutive editions held at GC Gut Altentann, which is once again the venue this week.

Changes in venue occurred during this time, including on its return to the DP World Tour at Fontana GC in 2006. Diamond CC, near Vienna, staged it most recently for ten successive editions from 2010 to 2021.

 In 2018, it was known as the Shot Clock Masters with every player timed on every shot, with a one-shot penalty added to their score if they took longer than their allocated time.

A Jack Nicklaus masterpiece

This week sees the DP World Tour return to Gut Altentann Golf Club – opened in 1989 – for the first time since 1992. Located in Henndorf am Wallersee near Salzburg, the 18-hole golf course was the first in continental Europe to be designed by 18-time Major Championship winner Jack Nicklaus. 

With a philosophy that golf should be a game of precision and strategy, those principles were incorporated into the design. A recent redesign has further aimed to restore Nicklaus’ original vision while meeting modern standards.

Measuring over 6,900 yards in length from the championship tees, the course features contoured bunker complexes and huge greens throughout. Water is also a big factor, coming into play on more than half of the holes.

Ryder Cup duo Donald & Molinari tee it up

With now less than four months away from the Ryder Cup, two of Team Europe’s principal architects of their victory two years ago in Italy are in action. Luke Donald, who will lead the European team for the second time at Bethpage later this year, is joined by Edoardo Molinari, who will again assume his duties as a Vice Captain in New York.  

For former World Number One Donald, this will be his debut on Austrian soil. “I'm looking forward to playing in Austria and experiencing the country for the first time,” said Donald. “It's always a privilege to play in front of new fans, and I'm looking forward to feeling their support as we approach the Ryder Cup in New York.

Leading home hopes on show

One of the great aspects of national opens on Tour is the opportunity for homegrown stars to take the acclaim of their home fans. The leading Austrian star in action is Bernd Wiesberger, with the eight-time DP World Tour winner shouldering the majority of expectation as he bids to win national open for the second time, having done so in 2012. The 2021 Ryder Cup player’s last start on Tour came at the Hainan Classic when he finished in a tie for 11th. Countryman Matthias Schwab, an ambassador for presenting partner SalzburgerLand, has twice finished runner-up on the DP World Tour and boasts PGA TOUR experience.

They are among 14 Austrians – six of whom are amateurs - set to feature, with Lukas Nemecz teeing it up after an encouraging start to his season on the HotelPlanner Tour.

edit*** The leading  ranked Austrian is Sepp Straka who is playing this week at the Memorial Tournament on the PGA Tour. He has won there 4 times including twice this year and has risen to #9 in the world rankings. 

The state of play in the Swing

This is the third counting event on the European Swing, the fourth of five Global Swings on the 2025 Race to Dubai. Both the champion of the Turkish Airlines Open – Martin Couvra – and the winner of last week’s Soudal Open – Kristoffer Reitan – are in the field this week, with Reitan the man to catch at the top of the standings. 

The winner of the Swing will earn entry into every event in Phase Two of the Race to Dubai - the Back 9 - along with a US$200,000 bonus, while there is also an exemption into the Genesis Scottish Open at play. Events in The Netherlands, Italy and Germany are to follow next month, with the U.S. Open not counting towards the Swing Rankings.

edit *** Canada's lone Canadian on tour, Aaron Cockerill is in action again this week 

7.35 local  1st  Aaron Cockerill, Angel Hidalgo, Yuto Katsuragawa

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From prison to the Majors, Angel Cabrera wins Senior PGA... Final results

 PGA Tour Champions : Senior PGA Championship  Results

Angel Cabrera was at a low point in his life. "I didn't listen to anybody, I did what I wanted, when I wanted, to who I wanted. I embarrassed myself, my family and everybody in my golf world"

Drinking heavily, smoking packs of cigarettes' a day, he was charged with spousal abuse, assault and threatening with two of his girlfriends and spent 30 months in prison in Argentina.

The time halted and radically altered his behavior, becoming an ideal prisoner, trying to get even his grade 6 education. He is taking medication that makes him sick to his stomach if he takes a drink.

Last week, with a whole new outlook on life, now married in 2023 and father of their first child, his son Felipe, his enormous ability to play, now with a clear head led to him winning two PGA Tour Champions majors.

Last Monday he won the rain delayed Regions Tradition in Alabama then this weekend the PGA Seniors PGA Championship at Congressional, edging Padraig Harrington who blew a 2 shot lead through 14 holes, making a double bogey at the 15th and a bogey at the 18th.

Speaking through an interpreter he said " I feel very emotional inside especially after everything I have been through. I thought I was going to fail, especially sitting without touching a club for a while. I have since been working very very hard, and feel all the hard work pays off, and this is what I am having right now."

There is an old Scottish saying, "Yu never appreciate yer health til ya lose it"...The same can be said for your job, or in Cabrera's case.. your golf.

Bryan Angus

World #52 to #24 Ben Griffin wins Charles Schwab Challenge...Final results

 PGA Tour : Charles Schwab Challenge.. Leaderboard

World ranked #52 Ben Griffin who will move to #24, just won his first individual PGA Tour event, and in doing so stopped #1 Scottie Scheffler from his 3rd straight win.

Sam Hodde

Scores of 66 63 68 71 -12 were just enough to hold off playing partner Matti Schmitt 66 63 68 72 -11. Rickie Fowler the 3rd member of this group struggled to a closing +4 74 to end up a disappointing T16.

Four years ago he packed in the game, became a Mortgage Loan officer like his mother. A chance wrong turn ending up on a golf course was the start of his journey back, grinding through the ranks, now he has won twice in 5 weeks, moving this year's earnings to $4.9 million and a career high $11.6 and a spot amongst the elite at world #24.

" Just standing on the last green, having won on this tour is an incredible feeling I can't describe, but one I want to keep feeling."

Scheffler the focus of all the media attention, was just ordinary on Sunday closing -1 69 T4 -8.

Canadians

Adam Svensson T46 E 67 70 70 73

Ben Silverman T70  + 4 69 70 73 72

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Schmid & Griffin begin final round T1...Charles Schwab Challenge....live scoreboard

 PGA Tour : Charles Schwab Challenge...Leaderboard

Ben Griffin and Matti Schmid begin today's final round of the Charles Schwab Challenge at the Colonial Club in Fort Worth Texas T1 at -13. That is 4 shots ahead of the next player at -9 Rickie Fowler now #127 owgr, then the rest of the pack.

For the German it would be his 1st PGA Tour win, Griffin his first individual win after teaming up with Andrew Novak earlier this year to win the Zurich Classic.

Scottie Scheffler watches a tee shot during the first round of the Charles Schwab Challenge golf tournament at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth. (LM Otero/AP)

Four players shot 64 on Saturday, Bob MacIntyre T4 -8, Scottie Scheffler T7 -7 and Lucas Glover T14 -6.

The field is paired in 3's off the 1st tee.

Canadians

Adam Svensson T49 67 70 70 -3

Ben Silverman T71 69 70 73 +2

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Denmark's Reitan wins playoff at Soudal Open...Final Results

 DP World Tour : Soudal Open Leaderboard

Denmark's Kristoffer Reitan has birdied the 2nd playoff hole to win the Soudal Open 2025.

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Darius van Driel France (4,4), Ewen Ferguson Scotland (4,4), Kristoffer Reitan Denmark (4,3 )

Kristoffer Reitan won his first DP World Tour title after holding his nerve in a play-off following a stunning course-record 62.

Reitan started the day nine shots behind overnight leader Ewen Ferguson and teed off almost three hours before the last group out.

His Rinkven International GC course record proved enough to join Scotland's Ferguson and Dutchman Darius van Driel in a play-off.

All three made par on the first trip back up the 18th before the trio all struck their approaches significantly closer when replaying the last for a second time.

After Ferguson and Van Driel missed, Reitan holed from 15 feet to cap a remarkable day which he started in 23rd place.

Reitan birdied the first before dropping a shot at the third and at that stage there was little warning of what was to come, but a further nine birdies saw him join Ferguson on -13.

“I don't know what to say, its been a dream of mine since I was a little kid,” said Reitan. “I keep thinking back to a few years ago when I was considering stopping playing because I didn't find it enjoyable any more, didn't see progress, and to be able to turn it around the way I have been doing the last couple of years has been amazing - to seal it with victory here is ridiculous.

“[Winning] wasn't even on my mind. I just wanted to play a good round of golf, been working hard on trying to stick to my process recently. Obviously today I felt like it was a little bit my day and that was evident at the end... I couldn't be more thrilled.”

****Canada's Aaron Cockerill opened with his best round of the year -6 65, then followed 72 72 71 -4 T31

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Day 3: Soudal Open 2025, Ferguson keeps lead...54 hole results..

 DP World Tour : Soudal Open 2025 Leaderboard Weather

Young Scot Ewen Ferguson will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Soudal Open after defying wet conditions in Antwerp to post an impressive 69.

Ferguson began the day with a three shot advantage and, aside from being briefly caught by John Parry around the turn, was in control for most of the day at a rain-swept Rinkven International GC.

A -13 total sees Ferguson go into the final round two clear of Parry, who carded a 67, with Dutchman Darius van Driel third on -9 after signing for a 69.

edit ***The early wave had no rain and little wind so Jordan Smith was bogey free 64 to T4 -8 along with Oliver Lindell 65 and Frederic Lacroix 65

Ferguson birdied the third from 23 feet and extended his run of bogey-free holes this week to 41 before dropping a shot at the sixth after finding a bunker with his approach.

"To be honest with you my range session was awful, it was so cold, my hands were freezing and I was hardly finding the middle of the face," said Ferguson.

"I was thinking it was going to be a long day - which it was - but I think when you get out there and feel the kind of vibe off the people around you, and I was playing with Marco [Penge] who's a good friend, and just trying to enjoy it even though the weather was bad.

"I just hung in there really. It wasn't pretty, I was teeing my ball down, squishing drivers trying to find the fairway. Nothing pretty to watch but Saturday, just keep yourself in there.

"I love grinding making a par, it's a nice feeling. I've done so well today just keeping my head on a day where you could really let it go.

Parry also admitted it had been an attritional day.

"It was tough," he said. "There were a lot more four irons into the greens today - which wasn’t really the case over the first two days - but I felt like I did the hard part well, which was getting from tee to green. That made the rest of the day a bit easier."

edit *** Canada's Aaron Cockerill had to battle the elements as well as he scrambled his way to a 2nd +1 72 after an opening bogey free 65, he will begin Sunday well back T22 at -4. Today he posted a double and 2 bogey's against 3 birdies.

More breezy showery weather in store for the final round. Click on the weather link above for full details. 

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Svensson / Silverman make cut while Scheffler struggles in Texas...36 hole scoreboard

 PGA Tour: Charles Schwab Challenge. .Leaderboard

The Charles Schwab sponsors, TV execs, media and fans held their breath as the week's ratings grabber, Scottie Scheffler flirted with the E par cut, but scraped in at -1 while their other favourite son Jordan Spieth was even worse on their nerves getting in on the number at E.

When I tell you that lesser known rank and filers, Ben Griffin and German Matti Schmid are leading at -11, you'll know why. Heck, Rickie Fowler who has barely won since he got married is making headlines, and he is 5 shots behind after his 64 -6 T7.

Guys who need the money, Canadians Adam Svensson T28 67 70 -3 and Ben Silverman T49 69 70 -1 will play the weekend while Mac Hughes who was red hot with a run of form leading to T2 in Philadelphia, before MC by a mile at his home course Quail Hollow at the PGA, opened with 73 here and MC the cut at +1. 

748 × 1,800

If things get boring in the media tent, apparently try outs are under way for this years Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders, not to far a drive away !!

Follow all the weekend scores click on my link above.

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Cockerill T9 after 36 holes at windy Soudal Open ... full results.

 DP World Tour : Soudal Open 2025  Leaderboard

With round 2 in the books at the Soudal Open, young Scot, Ewen Ferguson has taken a commanding lead with bogey free rounds of 67 64 -11, three shots clear of recent winner from England Marco Penge 66 6 -8.

Aaron Cockerill after his best opening round of the year a bogey free -6 65 had a rude start to his round today when he hooked his drive into the trees. He took a provisional and after some confusion on Shot Link appeared to take an unplayable, then a penalty drop finally resulting in a double bogey 6. 

However that was changed in the scorers tent to a bogey 5. I can only assume he did not take an unplayable.

He battled the wind all day, 4 bogey's 3 birdies 37, 35 +1 72. Heading into the weekend T9 65 72 -5.

WEATHER

Click here Weather and you will see there is some bad weather ahead for the weekend.

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Rookie Pak leads at Colonial, Svensson top Canuck. live leaderboard

 PGA Tour : Charles Schwab Challenge Leaderboard

This second installment of the PGA Tour Texas two-step at Ben Hogan's Colonial CC is headlined by #1 ranked Scottie Scheffler supported by a normal, rank and file cast, with Hideki Matsuyama the only other top 10 player.

So it's the Scheffler show again for fans and certainly media this week.

Rookie 2024 Korn Ferry top 30 graduate John Pak had the round of the day -7 63 for an early 3 shot lead over the pack.

Nine players T2 bunched at 66 -4, another nine T12 at 67 -3 including the top Canadian Adam Svensson with 5 birdies and 2 bogey's.

Ben Silverman T37 -1 69

Mac Hughes T110 +3 73.

Scheffler continued to struggle with accuracy of the tee, but declared himself pleased with his T21 -2 68 considering. He is joined by another 16 players on that number.

Follow all Friday scoring by clicking on my leaderboard link above. 

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Cockerill "stress free" 65 T1 Soudal Open.. results 18 holes..

 DP World Tour : Soudal Open Leaderboard

Joost Luiten is hoping to cash in on his recent good form after taking a share of the first-round lead at the Soudal Open.

The Dutchman shot a six-under-par 65 at Rinkven International GC to sit alongside Spain's Angel Ayora and Canada's Aaron Cockerill.

American Sean Crocker, South African Thriston Lawrence and England's Marco Penge sit a shot further back in a share of fourth on five under.

“I hit some good iron shots and had some solid wedge play,” said Luiten. “On 18, the first, and then a great five on the second hole - picked up three birdies early on, which really gets the round going.

“That’s what you want, especially on a course like this. Every birdie gives you a bit of peace of mind out there. It was nice to go through the turn and keep making birdies.

“It definitely helps that I can sleep at home this week. It feels like a home week for me. It’s just over the border — I used to live here in Belgium for three years, so I know this place pretty well. It’s nice to be close to home and playing courses that are familiar.

“I hope that plays in my favour. We’ve got a little boy at home, so it’s really special to see him, put him to bed every night, and sleep in my own bed. Nothing beats that. So yeah, let’s hope it works out.”

Cockerill's progress was more serene as he carded six birdies in a flawless round.

“I played very well today, stress free,” he said. “I don't know if I had a par putt much longer than three feet: a lot of greens, a lot of fairways. I like this course. I've had decent results here last year, so I'm happy to be back.

“I put in a new driver yesterday and hit a ton of fairways today and it's closer than the results have been. So today was very satisfying. No bogeys. It was an enjoyable day.”

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