Matt McCarty wins Black Desert Championship. Taylor/Svensson T25.. Final results/prize money

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It's been a whirlwind month for Matt McCarty. The lefty won three times on the Korn Ferry Tour to gain automatic status on the PGA Tour and while golf's big stars are either off on holiday or over on the DP World Tour's Race to Dubai finals, this lefty took advantage of the Fall series to maximize his future for the next 2 years.

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In ideal weather at this Utah red sandstone desert resort course called Black Ridge with it's stunning green landscape surrounded by black lava framing every hole, his game was equally impressive 62 68 64 67 -23, a 3 shot win over the field that mostly went backwards as he went forward.

He was already in the US Open after his performance on the Korn Ferry, now he plays the Masters, PGA Championship and The Sentry along with 2 years exemption and a cheque for $1,350,000 and a spot in the Shriners next week in Vegas. 

This was his 3rd PGA Tour start, and he has won 4 times in his last 10 outings including the Korn Ferry Tour. He lives in Arizona went to University at Santa Clara and although listed at 6'1'' now, was not more than 5' when he was in high school. 

Adam Svensson opened with the lead, 60 but couldn't keep the pace up on an easy scoring week 69, 71 71 -13 T25 along with Nick Taylor 69 67 66 69 -13 both winning $52,912 

Roger Sloan got a full week in T61 66 67 72 74 -5 worth $16,650 while Mike Weir  had a week at home in Sandy Utah after missing the cut 68 74. 

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Adam Svensson T10 heading into Sunday Black Desert Championship.

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This Utah Resort course hasn't had much help from Mother Nature in its inaugural week, blinding sunshine in the desert, ideal scoring weather and as a result the lead by Korn Ferry Tour graduate Matt McCarty is 62 68 64 -19 and there are four guys chasing the lefty all at -17.

Adam Svensson has as expected slipped back after flirting with 59 on Thursday for a career best -11 60, he has gone 69, 71 -13 but still T10 with a chance for a big finish today.

Nick Taylor has improved all week 69 67 66 -11 T20 and Roger Sloan is T29 66 67 72 -10

The cut fell at -5 and the worst score of the bunch is Alexander Bjork from Sweden at E 68 69 76.

Bryan Angus 

Top 15 for Cockerill at French Open...Bradbury wins ..Final results

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Dan Bradbury  has won this year's French Open who by the way are sponsored this year by Fed Ex as the American giant has decided in addition to sponsoring the PGA Tour, to expand their shadow into Europe another example of the collaboration between the two Tours.

The Englishman came out atop the leaderboard 67 66 69 66 -16 to survive a furious run at the title on Sunday afternoon with 4 players at -15,  Thorbjorn Olesen, Sam Bairstow, Paul Yannik and Jeff Winther had birdie putts on the 72nd that narrowly missed as Bradbury watched from the clubhouse.

Coming off a M/C it was a solid week for Canadian Aaron Cockerill 68 68 69 69 -10 T13 and he was in great company on that number with English legend Justin Rose and Danish star Nicolai Hojgaard 

He made 13 birdies and 2 eagles in his 72 holes with 7 bogey's and 50 pars, projecting him to #43 in the Race to Dubai standings all worth 43,809 euros ($65,933.00 cdn)

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With well over a dozen players in contention throughout most of the fourth round, Bradbury finally emerged from the pack with three straight birdies on the back nine and held on to win at 16 under par.

Playing in the penultimate group, Bradbury shot a bogey-free 66 on Sunday.

Victory secured Bradbury’s place in the season-ending Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and DP World Tour Championship in neighbouring Dubai, and he quipped: “I guess I’ll be looking at flights to Dubai then!”

Next week its the Andalucia Masters in Spain as this DP World Tour season winds down.

Bryan Angus  

Cockerill T15 in Paris, memories of 2018 Ryder Cup on Le Golf National...final 54 hole results

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It is an overcast day with a slight breeze at this version of the French Open on Le Golf National, forever the host of Europe's famous trouncing of USA 17.5 - 10.5 in 2018 and the birth of Moliwood the nickname hung on Frankie Molinari and Tommy Fleetwood who went 4-0 in Matchplay, with Molinari going 5-0 beating Tiger in singles.

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Molinari had his career year winning the Open at Carnoustie, the BMW PGA Championship and the Quicken Loans on the PGA Tour along with his Ryder Cup heroics. He also won the race to Dubai amongst other prestigious awards.

I would be remiss not to remind you that he had one hand on the Masters the next year 2019, with a putting display rarely seen. He led by 2 shots after 54 and still by 2 at the 12th where he made a double at the treacherous par3 over the water which allowed Woods who made par to tie.

Then after they shared birdies on #13, on the 15th he pulled his drive to the trees on the left side of the fairway, played a poor layup and then his approach hit an overhanging tree branch and fell into Rae's Creek resulting in another double to Tigers birdie and the rest is part of Tiger history.

Canadian Aaron Cockerill continues a fine week in Paris thus far with a Saturday 69 T15 at -8. He made a few putts missed a few more but will be pleased with 15 pars, just one 3 putt bogey, a birdie and another eagle 3, this time on the par5 14th, where he holed a 35 footer. (68 68 69)

The leader Jesper Svensson is at -14 late in his round with 5 players right behind him including Joe Dean in the clubhouse with a 66 and -11 total.

More to follow.. Follow all the scoring clicking on my link above..

Bryan Angus

Svensson T2 round 2 suspended Black Desert Championship...partial results..

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You rarely back up a career round with another, that's why it's a career round. However the key is not to squander that round the next day and that's what Adam Svensson accomplished on this darkness suspended round 2 in Utah at the inaugural Black Desert Championship.

After a day when everything just came together resulting in a career best -11 60 the Canadian was back on the grid with -2 69 to share 2nd place at -13

The clubhouse lead is DP World Tour regular Stephan Jaeger 65 63 -14.

Another Canadian Roger Sloan is having the kind of week these rank and file guys are all looking for to improve their tour status T10 66 67 -9.

Nick Taylor has secured his place in Canadian golf history winning the RBC Canadian Open along with two big Signature event paydays is back in action T37 69 67 -6

Mike Weir who lives across the state fell away T104 68 74 E to miss the cut.

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Three-way tie for lead, Cockerill in contention French Open... 36 hole results..

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Thomas Detry dug into the memories of this summer's Olympic Games to share the halfway lead at the 2024 FedEx Open de France.

The Belgian shot a second-round 63, as he did in August's showpiece competition also staged at Le Golf National, to reach -9 alongside Jesper Svensson and Dan Bradbury on a soft, rain soaked Le National GC.

Five players were one shot behind, including Thorbjørn Olesen who had looked set to lead the way with two holes to go.

Home favourite Gregory Havret, in his last event before retirement, produced a stirring back nine to extend his career into the weekend. At the other end of the experience scale, 16-year-old amateur Lev Grinberg impressively made the cut at -5.

Detry produced the round of the week so far, starting with a five-foot putt at the second for the first of three birdies in his first five holes.

"Got off to a great start," he said. "It's the type of golf course where it gives you a couple of opportunities in the first couple of holes and if you drive it well, which I did all week so far, you can go low.

"I've been over here so many times. I also shot 63 on Friday at the Olympics. I'm close to home here, lots of friends coming over the weekend, fans, family is not far away as well. I just love it."

Svensson shot 66 in round one and was quickly back into rhythm with two birdies in his first five holes after starting on the back nine on Friday. "A bit more shaky but very happy to still be under par today.

Bradbury made a late run to join the leaders. After a front nine containing two birdies and a bogey, the Englishman followed an eagle at the 14th with back-to-back birdies for a 66.

"Probably could have been a couple better today but overall just very happy," he said. "You can't sleep on any holes. There's obviously lots of chances out here, you've seen that with the scoring, but there's lots of chances to mess up. You hit one bad shot and it's costing you two out here with all the water and out-of-bounds. It's a proper golf course."

Olesen almost holed out for eagle at the first, settling for birdie from six inches and adding another from five feet at the fourth. He was alongside Sweden's Simon Forsström, who shot 64 with six birdies and an eagle - at the par-five ninth, four shots better than his seven there on Thursday - and only one bogey.

Rasmus Højgaard and Paul Waring each shot 66 to reach -8 and the quintet was completed by Fabrizio Zanotti after a 68.

Justin Rose and Matthew Jordan were -7 while Grinberg, one off the first-round lead after a 66, shot a level-par 71.

Havret, playing with good friends Nicolas Colsaerts and Marcel Siem for what could have been his final round, instead produced six birdies to only one bogey for a 66, making the cut right on the line at -1 after an opening 75.

edit **** Canadian Aaron Cockerill dropped 2 shots late in his second straight round of 68 to sit T11 -6 heading into the weekend..

Round 2 was suspended due to darkness and weather permitting will begin shortly after 10am local time.

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Svensson 60 tops low scoring at the Black Desert Championship.... Round 1 results

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" It was just one of those days when everything came together "

I'll say. A career best comes when you just need 60 strokes on this par 71 Black Desert Resort course, albeit in blinding sunshine, ideal scoring weather for these rank and file pros all trying to improve on their standing in the top 125 who will get their 2025 PGA Tour cards

Adam hadn't shown much form so far this year, but starting on the 10th he made 7 birdies in 10 holes he was on a roll, he played his last 5 holes in -4 including a 30 footer for eagle 3 on the par 5 7th.

The field just made mincemeat of the resort course, hosting it's first PGA Tour event. For example 37 year old Swede. Henrik Norlander who is ranked 131 hit every fairway and every green for his career best T2, -9 62.

Korn Ferry 3 time winner Matt McCarty 62 to join him.

You have to go to T83 to find anyone who shot 70. The lava strewn course with the severe sloping greens was no challenge.

Other Canadians : Roger Sloan T16 -5 66, Mike Weir T42 -3 68 and Nick Taylor T61 -2 69.

23 players will return early on Friday to finish  due to darkness.

Bryan Angus