DP World Tour: Danish Open TEE TIMES...Bubba Watson rare appearance

  DP World Tour: Danish Golf Championship : Entry List  Tee Times

The DP World Tour returns to action after a three-week break with the penultimate event of the Closing Swing at the Danish Golf Championship.

 Major champions Henrik Stenson and Bubba Watson will be making a return to action to the delight of the large Danish crowds attending the Great Northern GC which will host its first DP World Tour event this week, following in the footsteps of Himmerland, Silkeborg Ry Golf Club, Lübker Golf Resort and Furesø Golf Klub in staging this event. 

Watson of course won the Masters in spectacular style on the second sudden death playoff hole in 2012, with that big hooked recovery shot from the pine straw on the 10th hole to beat former DP World Tour member Louis Oosthuizen.

In 2022 he tore the meniscus in his knee, and while sidelined joined the upstart LIV as a non playing captain, where he is now GM and captain of the Range Goats GC where he competes and manages his teams roster, while preparing for upcoming starts on the DP World Tour as the future of LIV is uncertain.

Bryan Angus

Rory vies for record 4th Fed Ex Cup title at St Jude Championship

 PGA Tour: FedEx St Jude Championship Field

Rory Mcllroy hasn't played since the Open Championship, but the Grand Slam Champion returns Stateside to Memphis, Tenn., for the 1st event in the PGA Tour playoffs, the $20,000,000 St Jude Championship, on TPC Southwind.

He will be joined by his victorious Ryder Cup team mates, defending champion Justin Rose, recovering from a neck injury, and the defending Fed Ex Cup Champion Tommy Fleetwood.

Rory will be looking for a record 4th Fed Ex Cup Championship, to go with his 7 DP World Tour Champion titles, which he will attempt to make eight in Dubai.

While the DP World Tour members don't conclude their season until mid November, the PGA Tour officially wraps their 2026 season at the Tour Championship August 27-30 to avoid TV conflict with the almighty NFL. 

However there is a PGA Tour Fall Series 6 event schedule where players outside the top 100 have a chance to improve their Fed Ex points status to avoid going to Q School.

Scott Scheffler who rarely travels outside the USA will be in this top 70 man field, which will be reduced to top 50 on Sunday night.

There are 3 Canadians in the field, Corey Conners, Sudarshan Yellamaraju and Nick Taylor.

Bryan Angus 

 

DP World Tour returns to action Danish Golf Championship this week..

 DP World Tour: Danish Golf Championship : Entry List

The DP World Tour returns to action after a three-week break with the penultimate event of the Closing Swing at the Danish Golf Championship. Here is the story.

Back in action

It has been three weeks since Stefano Mazzoli lifted the trophy at the Corales Puntacana Championship and on Thursday the Closing Swing picks back up at Great Northern. 

Todd Clements is the highest-ranked player in the Swing in action this week, with home hero Jacob Skov Olesen also in the top ten. The player that tops the Swing Rankings after next week's Nexo Championship will earn a place in all the events of Phase Two of the season - the Back 9 - and a $US200,000 bonus. 

The highest player in the Rankings not already exempt will also seal a place in the field for the BMW PGA Championship - the third Rolex Series event of the season.

A new venue

Great Northern will host its first DP World Tour event this week, following in the footsteps of Himmerland, Silkeborg Ry Golf Club, Lübker Golf Resort and Furesø Golf Klub in staging this event. 

The course is the passion project of Thomas Kirk Kristiansen, a fourth-generation member of the family behind the Lego Group. 

Developed in 2016 and then opened for play in July 2017, it was purpose-built for championship golf and this week marks the biggest platform for it to be viewed on an international stage. 

Located in Kerteminde - referred to as "the garden by the sea" - on the island of Funen, approximately two hours from Copenhagen, Great Northern becomes the 466th different venue on the DP World Tour since its inception in 1972 and the fifth first-time venue this season. While the Nicklaus Design layout has hosted an event on the ECCO Tour for the past five years, this is an exciting milestone for the venue.

A fond farewell

This week will be the 179th and final DP World Tour start for Alexander Björk, who announced his impending retirement in September of last year. 

A graduate of the HotelPlanner Tour in 2016, after initially plying his trade on the Nordic Golf League, his sole DP World Tour title came at the Volvo China Open in 2018, the same year he reached a career-high 59th on the Official World Golf Ranking. 

Björk finished 11th on the Race to Dubai Rankings in 2023, earning dual membership with the PGA TOUR for 2024. 

Across nine appearances in Major Championships, his best finish came in the 2024 US PGA Championship with a tie for 39th. All the best for what comes next, Alexander.

Home heroes

This event has long been renowned for its bumper crowds and the home fans will have plenty of local talent to cheer for this week. 2023 winner Rasmus Højgaard and fellow Ryder Cupper Thorbjørn Olesen are in action, as is rising star and reigning Australian Open champion Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen. Jacob Skov Olesen is looking to continue his rise, while DP World Tour winners Jeff Winther, Niklas Nørgaard and Lucas Bjerregaard are also in action.

Neergaard-Petersen is not the only 2026 winner on display this week as an elite field gathers in Kerteminde. Eugenio Chacarra has two wins to sit third on the Race to Dubai Rankings, and he is joined by Richard Sterne, Yurav Premlall, Mikael Lindberg, 2019 and 2021 champion Bernd Wiesberger, Jordan Gumberg and Freddy Schott. Major champions Henrik Stenson and Bubba Watson also tee it up, as does Rolex Series winner Paul Waring.

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Michael Brennan hits the jackpot, 3 Canadians advance.. Wyndham Championship Final results

   PGA Tour : Wyndham Championship  Leaderboard  Results

Michael Brennan,  moved into T1 having been near the lead all week 66 65 63 -16 on Saturday. 

Michael Brennan reacts after winning the Wyndham Championship golf tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. (Chuck Burton/AP)

On Sunday he hit the jackpot with 64 -22 to win the Wyndham Championship by 3 shots, and makes the Fed Ex Cup layoffs at #47.

He had come into the playoffs #105 with only one T10 all year. He ran off 5 straight birdies from #4 to take the lead he never relinquished. 

Beau Hossler finished 2nd -19  61 67 66 67, #72.  He misses the playoffs and remains without a win on Tour.

Ben James was 3rd -18  62 67 72 61  #108 he will miss the playoffs.

Young Auburn college standout Jackson Koivun  who beat Scott Scheffler to win the 3M Open squeaked into the playoffs in the #70 spot.

Canadians  Fed Ex Cup Ranking

Summary 

Nick Taylor (63) Corey Conners (59) and Sudarshan Yellamaraju (57) will be the only Canadians advancing to the Fed Ex Cup playoffs.

Taylor Pendrith's card for 2027 at #89 looks secure for the top 100, with the Fall Series still to come after the playoffs.

AJ Ewart at #105 would have conditional status for top 120, but will attend Fall Series to try to advance back into top 100.

Mac Hughes at #118 would have conditional status for top 120 but will play Fall Series to try to advance into top 100.

Adam Svensson #178, Ben Silverman #139, Adam Hadwin #189 are all facing Fall Series, Q School and a season on the Korn Ferry Tour.

THIS WEEK

T29 Mac Hughes -8 68 67 72 65 #118 ( a win, a good week into top 100, stay in top 120, Fall Series)

T38 Taylor Pendrith -7 66 69 74 64 #89 (a win, get into top 70, PGA Tour card for 2027 good so far)

T72 Nick Taylor  -2 69 68 72 69  #63( a win, move up to top 50, 2027 PGA Tour card assured)

MC  Adam Svensson +3  69 74 #178  ( a win, Fall Series, Q School, Korn Ferry Tour)

MC  Ben Silverman E 69 71 #139 (a win, Fall Series, Q School, Korn Ferry Tour)

MC  AJ Ewart -1 71 68   #105 ( a win, stay in top 100 for Tour card, 120 for conditional )

Not playing this week

Corey Conners #59  ( 2027 Tour Card assured, 1st round playoff assured)

Sudarshan Yellamaraju #57  (2027 PGA Tour card assured, 1st round playoff assured)

Adam Hadwin #188  ( Fall Series, Q School, Korn Ferry Tour )

PLAYOFFS

The St Jude Championship (top70) next week in Memphis is worth $20,000,000. 

The Buick Classic (top50) in St Louis is worth $20,000,000

The Tour Championship, East Lake, Atlanta is worth $40,000,000 + bonus

Bryan Angus

PGA Tour season wraps today, Canadians drop back at Wyndham Championship..54 hole results

     PGA Tour : Wyndham Championship Tee Times Leaderboard

Beau Hossler at #54 still leads, now T1 with -16 61 67 66, still needs to win to make the top 70.  He has never won on Tour.

Michael Brennan, has moved into T1 having been near the lead all week 66 65 63 -16, he was playing PGA Tour America's last year. 

Watch out for Tom Kim, 3rd 65 67 63 -15 who's win at the Genesis Scottish Open removed all the doubts about his ability, and freed him to play with confidence on this easy Sedgefield GC..

However the  hot, humid weather plaguing much of the NE America and southern Ontario, finally gave way to TStorms and downpours that caused two weather delays which  suspended play for over 3 hours, which gave the players an extra element to contend with.

9/10 players in top 10 shot 66 or better.  Click on my leaderboard icon above for all the 82 players who made the big cut at -3.

Canadians, TEE TIMES// Fed Ex Cup Ranking

T65 Mac Hughes -3 68 67 72  #121 ( a win, a good week into top 100, stay in top 120, Fall Series)

T76 Taylor Pendrith -1 66 69 74  #89 (a win, get into top 70, PGA Tour card for 2027 good so far)

T76  Nick Taylor  -1 69 68 72  #65 ( a win, move up to top 50, 2027 PGA Tour card assured)

MC  Adam Svensson +3  69 74 #177  ( a win, Fall Series, Q School, Korn Ferry Tour)

MC  Ben Silverman E 69 71 #139 (a win, Fall Series, Q School, Korn Ferry Tour)

MC  AJ Ewart -1 71 68   #107 ( a win, stay in top 100 for Tour card, 120 for conditional )

*** particularly tough day for AJ Ewart who fell out of the top 100 and will need to rely on the Fall Series to keep his playing privilege's...

Not playing this week

Corey Conners 58  ( 2027 Tour Card assured, 1st round playoff assured)

Sudarshan Yellamaraju 52  (2027 PGA Tour card assured, 1st round playoff assured)

Adam Hadwin 189  ( Fall Series, Q School, Korn Ferry Tour )

All 3 Canadians lost ground on "moving day" and unless Taylor Pendrith produces something special today it appears that Nick Taylor, Corey Conners and Sudarshan Yellamaraju will be the only Canadians in the very lucrative playoffs.

The St Jude Championship (top70) next week in Memphis is worth $20,000,000. 

The Buick Classic (top50) in St Louis is worth $20,000,000

The Tour Championship, East Lake, Atlanta is worth $40,000,000 + bonus

WEATHER

Another hot 89*f ( 32*c), humid day, with very little breeze W in Greensboro, no rain forecast.

Bryan Angus

Three Canadians survive the cut, Hossler still leads....36 hole results FedEx Cup standings..

   PGA Tour : Wyndham Championship Tee Times Leaderboard

Beau Hossler at #53 still leads by a shot with -12 61 67, was blunt " I'll need to win, just trying to win, it's that's all there is to it." He has never won on Tour.

Another college sensation, Ben James 62 67 -11 #96 , the 2026 PGA University Player of the Year, and Englishman Jordan Smith 65 64 -11 #48 are T2.  

Eight players are at -9 T4, click on my leaderboard icon above for all the 82 players who made the big cut at -3.

Canadians, TEE TIMES// Fed Ex Cup Ranking

T38 Taylor Pendrith -5 66 69  #89 (a win, get into top 70, PGA Tour card for 2027 good so far)

T38 Mac Hughes -5 68 67  #121 ( a win, a good week into top 100, stay in top 120, Fall Series)

T64  Nick Taylor  -3 69 68  #61 ( a win, move up to top 50, 2027 PGA Tour card assured)

MC  Adam Svensson +3  69 74 #177  ( a win, Fall Series, Q School, Korn Ferry Tour)

MC  Ben Silverman E 69 71 #139 (a win, Fall Series, Q School, Korn Ferry Tour)

MC  AJ Ewart -1 71 68   #107 ( a win, stay in top 100 for Tour card, 120 for conditional )

*** particularly tough day for AJ Ewart who fell out of the top 100 and will need to rely on the Fall Series to keep his playing privilege's...

Not playing this week

Corey Conners 58  ( 2027 Tour Card assured, 1st round playoff assured)

Sudarshan Yellamaraju 52  (2027 PGA Tour card assured, 1st round playoff assured)

Adam Hadwin 189  ( Fall Series, Q School, Korn Ferry Tour )

WEATHER

Another hot 86*f, 31*c humid 97% early, day in Greensboro with very little rain in the forecast, with a slight breeze 9mph, 14km/h NE

Bryan Angus

Friday at Wyndham Championship, Hossler 61 leads, Pendrith top Canuck....18 hole results/ TEE TIMES

    PGA Tour : Wyndham Championship Tee Times Leaderboard

With Thursday in the books at this final regular season event, the Wyndham Championship, the decider for many of the field on whether they make the top 70 playoffs, or go to plan B, a few things became apparent.

*  For the second week in a row the golf course is anything like a stern challenge as the Sedgefield GC yielded 36 scores of 66 or better, several players flirted again, after Detroit last week, with 59, heck last week Cameron Young was disappointed he didn't shoot 55 ! 

*  With the cut forecasted at -2, anyone on or near the bubble will need 4 low rounds this week.

* Round 1 will resume at 8am this morning.

LEADERS

Beau Hossler at #122 leads with -9 61, was blunt " I'll need to win, just trying to win, it's that's all there is to it."

Another college sensation, Ben James, the 2026 PGA University Player of the Year, and Sahith Theegala T2 with -8 62  and Eric Cole is 4th -7 64.

Canadians, TEE TIMES// Fed Ex Cup Ranking

T22 Taylor Pendrith -4 66   #85 (a win, get into top 70, PGA Tour card for 2027 good so far)

T54 Mac Hughes -2 68  #126 ( a win, a good week into top 100, stay in top 120, Fall Series)

T72 Adam Svensson -1 69 #178  ( a win, Fall Series, Q School, Korn Ferry Tour)

T72  Ben Silverman -1 69 #137 (a win, Fall Series, Q School, Korn Ferry Tour)

T72  Nick Taylor  -1 69  #61 ( a win, move up to top 50, 2027 PGA Tour card assured)

T109  AJ Ewart +1 71   #105 ( a win, stay in top 100 for Tour card, 120 for conditional )

Not playing this week

Corey Conners 58  ( 2027 Tour Card assured, 1st round playoff assured)

Sudarshan Yellamaraju 52  (2027 PGA Tour card assured, 1st round playoff assured)

Adam Hadwin 189  ( Fall Series, Q School, Korn Ferry Tour )

WEATHER

Mainly sunny, hot 86*f, 30*c) humid early 94%, co wind only 9mph (14km/h) NE.

Bryan Angus