Veteran South African Richard Sterne wins Soudal Open..Final results

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With leader Zandar Lombard's bogey, double bogey, bogey late collapse, veteran South African Richard Sterne closed with birdie,eagle par to top the field 64 68 68 66 -18 for a 2 shot win over six players T2 at -16.

Richard Sterne of South Africa poses for a photograph with the trophy after winning the Soudal Open at Rinkven International GC on Sunday. Picture: Warren Little/Getty Image

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Richard Sterne hit one of the shots of his life to snatch his first DP World Tour win in 13 years at the 2026 Soudal Open.

After fellow South African Zander Lombard had led comfortably for most of the day, Sterne timed his move to perfection with a stunning eagle - and almost an albatross - at the 17th.

That took him to -18 and challenged the rest of the leading pack to respond over the closing holes - and it proved too much to ask as Sterne won his first title since the 2013 Joburg Open, following a catalogue of injuries since.

He said of that spectacular approach: "I thought I was still behind, I thought Zander was still on 19 (under) - I wasn't really looking at leaderboards, to be honest.

"It was a long way for me, I had a five wood in the bag, I don't have a three wood, it was 276 (yards) and I needed to hit a little draw on there to get the distance. It just came out as good as I could, it ended up great - three, four feet away - and yeah, it was one of the best shots I've hit.

"It's been a tough ride. A lot of injuries, a lot of hard things that I've gone through but to get back in the winner's circle is... quite unexpected today, to be honest. I thought I was one behind playing the last but then got on to the 18th green and had a quick look at the board and was quite surprised."

Lombard dropped a shot at the 13th, cutting his lead to two as Marcus Kinhult and Marcus Armitage set the clubhouse target at -16. 

It was all change soon afterwards, though, as Sterne's booming second shot into the 17th was perfectly on line for an albatross - and while it came up four feet short of that rare achievement, the resulting birdie took him two clear as Lombard made a double-bogey at the 14th.

Sterne went close to a birdie at the last as well, tapping in for par to lower the target to a mark that ultimately proved unbeatable.

The 44-year-old has a titanium disc in his back, among a host of other surgeries which have wiped out several years of his career, and he said: "They were hard times, I didn't think I was going to get through a lot of them.

"Three wrist ops, a disc replacement, hip surgery, I've been through it all so I'm pretty happy. It's been very tough, the last couple of years, but there's been some signs of good things.

"One of the main goals was to win with my children actually seeing it - the oldest is 13 soon, it's been pretty much that long so it's nice to eventually let them see me win. And then I suppose just to prove to myself that I can still compete at this age, after all I've been through."

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Si Woo Kim / Scheffler final pairing..Sunday at CJ Cup Byron Nelson.. Leaderboard, TEE TIMES..

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Golfing history assures us it's near impossible to follow a record round, nearly 59,with another low one. The answer for the reason why is worth a fair share of the gold in Fort Knox, however we are also sure it has to do with that 6 inch it golf course between our ears.

Si Woo Kim got to thinking about his big 5 shot lead on Saturday, and it took 3 straight bogey's 11, 12, 13 to give him pause for thought with his caddie who told him to slow down, and his mojo returned finishing with birdies and a -3 68 -21 for a two shot lead over "you know who" Scheffler, and Wyndham Clark both enjoying their pressure free days with 65's for -19.

The Korean sponsors CJ Group and the TV Network bean counters at CBS are happy. They have a their Sunday pairing, Scheffler and Korean star Si Woo Kim, both Dallas residents who practice round a lot together, on the easiest course, Craig Ranch, that they play all year making birdies galore.

Canadians

T22 Ben Silverman 68 66 67 -12

T39 AJ Ewart 66 67 70 -10

T56 Taylor Pendrith 67 67 71 -8

T63 Mac Hughes 65 69 72 -9

T68 Adam Svensson 68 68 71 -6

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Big Zander ahead on Sunday at Soudal Open...TEE TIMES, Live leaderboard

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Zander Lombard produced a brilliant birdie-birdie-birdie finish on day three to catapult himself into a three-shot lead heading into the final round of the Soudal Open.

The South African started the day in a share of the lead and while he quickly jumped clear, a wobble in the middle of the round allowed countryman MJ Daffue to join him in the lead after a 65 -15.

Lombard, however, was clearly not in the mood to be caught and his big finish saw him sign for a 66 and vault to -18 as he looks to seal a maiden DP World Tour title in wire-to-wire style.

Dane Jacob Skov Olesen, England's Ben Schmidt and Frenchman Tom Vaillant were at -14,  a shot clear of Swede Albin Bergstrom, Spain's Jorge Campillo, Englishman Andrew Johnston and South Africa's Richard Sterne all -13

Lombard has seven runner-up finishes on the DP World Tour, with five of them coming between 2022 and 2024, before he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament playing padel and suffered a seven-month layoff.

He could not keep his card upon his return but romped to a 13-shot victory at the Qualifying School Final Stage in November and will now be looking to complete his comeback in fine style at Rinkven International Golf Club.

“If I knew, I would have won by now,” he said when asked about getting over the line. “But I'm just going stick to my guns, stick to my strengths and keep ticking my box to stay in my bubble.

“That putt on 18 was kind of an awkward double breaker and to put a good roll on it and to see it go in, that makes you sleep a little better tonight and come out fresh tomorrow.

“You don’t deserve anything in golf but I think I've worked really hard for it. It was a very slow turn, around nine, ten, 11, 12, a couple of loose shots. So to have that three-shot lead after hitting a couple of bad shots, it's very nice going into tomorrow.”

Vaillant bogeyed the 14th but picked the shot back up on the 16th to sign for a 70, while Olesen and Schmidt both carded rounds 67 as all three search for their own maiden wins.

Bergstrom carded a 66, one better than Johnston and two better than Campillo and Sterne, with Nathan Kimsey in the group at -12 under after matching the low round of the week with a 63.

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Si Woo Kim putts for 59, low scores at TPC Craig Ranch...36 hole results includes 5 Canadians

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I must preface this post by reminding you the heavy pre event rain in the Dallas area, benign weather and despite a $25m dollar facelift by Lanny Wadkins Design, TPC Craig Ranch is as easy a course as the PGA Tour plays, playing prefered lies makes it more like a big pitch and putt.

Si Woo Kim, of South Korea, watches his tee shot on the 14th hole during the first round of the Byron Nelson golf tournament in McKinney, Texas, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

So while Si Woo Kim, a Korean living near Dallas for a Korean Sponsor, CJ Group, had a putt at the 18th for the 16th 59 in history, his 64 60 -13 sees him 5 shots clear of the pack at -13.

The rest, all posting mid-low 60's -8 include Sungjae Im, Kensei Hirata ?, Wyndham Clark, Jackson Suber? who all have 61's or 63's so it's no surprise if guys you have never heard of can do it, so can resident Scott Scheffler who had the course to himself with the record -31 last year. 

It's a bit of a joke, however I'm sure the field enjoys an easy week, after all the tough one's they have faced this year.

Canadians

T23 AJ Ewart 66, 67

T38 Taylor Pendrith 67 67 -8

T38 Mac Hughes 65 69 -8

T38 Ben Silverman 68 66 -8

T59 Adam Svensson 68 68 -7

M/C Adam Hadwin 75 66 

Expect the shootout to continue, this weekend, with more calm conditions, the shame of missing the cut for those at just -5 or worse.

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Cockerill misses the cut , Colsaerts says goodbye, 36 hole results Soudal Open.... Live scoreboard

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Costly bogey's at the 17th and 18th have cost Aaron Cockerill his place on the weekend at this weeks Soudal Open in Belgium.

At -4 for the event standing on the par5 17th he drove it into the trees and had to chip out, then he did the same on the 18th both resulting in  bogey's.

His 69 71 -2 has fallen just below the -3 cut line.

Next week is the Austrian Alpine Open, where at Category 18, he is listed in the field.

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FINAL EDIT>>>26/05/22  

Zander Lombard produced late magic on day two of the Soudal Open to head into the weekend in a share of the lead with Tom Vaillant at Rinkven International Golf Club.

The South African, who held a one stroke lead after the opening round in Belgium, holed a long-range birdie putt from 31 feet at the last to join the Frenchman at the top of the leaderboard after 36 holes.

He began his round on the back nine with a birdie at the 11th, adding back-to-back birdies at the 16th and 17th holes to make the turn in 32. More birdies at the first and fifth came either side of a bogey at the third before a final moment of magic on the last hole of the day.

"It was tricky today, being late in the field. The greens got a bit trampled, and it was really a hot day today, so it started getting a bit firm and a bit more bouncy. I think this weekend's conditions are going to be really tricky.

I just want to have a lot of chances tomorrow, keep hitting the fairways and the greens. It sounds very simple and bland, but that's good golf; it's pretty boring.

I've been pretty aggressive off the tee. My woods are kind of my strong points this week, so I'm leaning on them and trusting on them, and hopefully they behave this weekend.

Vaillant produced a second consecutive bogey‑free round to set the early target, following up an opening 65 with a superb -7 64,

The Frenchman, who also delivered two bogey‑free rounds at the Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship a fortnight ago, credited consistency for the composed performance that moved him to the top of the leaderboard.

“It was very solid," he said.

"I think it’s my fourth bogey‑free round in the last six, so it was pretty good. I’m playing well, I’m enjoying it out there, back in Europe finally, so it feels good."

He arrived in Belgium encouraged by a T6 finish at the Volvo Championship earlier in the season and a strong closing 69 in Barcelona, and he has carried that form seamlessly into this week.

The pair sit three strokes clear of a group of five players, made up of Jacob Skov Olesen, Casey Jarvis, Richard Sterne, Jorge Campillo and Ben Schmidt.

Elsewhere, Belgium's Nicolas Colsaerts said an emotional farewell in front of friends and family on the 18th green, missing the cut in his final start by two strokes but ending his career grateful.

After 505 events, a Ryder Cup and three DP World Tour titles, he ended his career grouped with great friends in Marcel Siem and Alexander Levy playing in front of home fans.

 I just hope that people will understand what it means to the majority of us who do this for a living, to have good times, but also navigate bad times. And this is why there's tears. It a lot to take. My wife Rachel has been holding down the fort at home for almost 10 years now. It really means the world.

"I really gave it a great run. It was a little bit like the Colsaerts of old on the front nine. I started to believe again, and I forgot what it felt like, when the putt for eagle on six went in, it's probably the biggest roar that I've heard in a couple of years, and it was absolutely amazing. It's just a shame that I couldn't really cap it off with playing the weekend, but I gave it a good run. In Colsaerts style, I was up and down all day, which has been a story of my life.

"Thank you to everyone that has followed, that has clicked on my name, that has clapped wherever that would have been around the world, we've been everywhere. I have had a lot of fun doing this. All good things come to an end. I don't have the gas anymore, but I've had an absolute blast, so don't feel bad for me. Just keep going to the golf course. It’s a wonderful game. It drives you nuts at times, but, you know, that's why we come back every weekend to play."

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Mac Hughes T11 leads Canadians at soggy, CJ CUP Byron Nelson...18 hole results, Friday TEE TIMES

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We haven't had much great news to tell you about Canadian stalwart Mac Hughes, two years ago a top 60 PGA Tour player, whose owgr has plummeted to #142 and his Fed Ex points outside the top 100 who hold their cards, to #133.

At the recent Truist Championship on Quail Hollow where he has a home he T52, however after 71 75 73 he must have found something with a Sunday 66. He has MC in 4 of his 6 2026 outings and fired his caddy.

This week at the CJ Cup (Korean conglomerate money holding company in Seoul) he leads the Canadian contingent with a -6 65 T11 after 18 holes at revamped, very wet, TPC Craig Ranch one of the Tour's easiest tests, Scheffler put on a clinic last year -31 winning by 8 shots to give you some idea. This year he is T16 -5 66 so far in his title defence.

Mac Hughes T11 65 -6

AJ Ewart T16 66 -5

Taylor Pendrith T32 67 -4

Ben Silverman T47 68 -3

Adam Svensson T47 68 -3

Adam Hadwin T136 75 +4

The scores are low as usual here, the food apparently is 1st class !.

The leader at -9 62, American Taylor Moore 

T2 Brooks Koepka -8 63 (just 25 putts), Swede Jesper Svensson -8 63.

T4  Seven Players 64 -7

WEATHER : The field is playing preferred lies after heavy rain, conditions 31*f are hot, humid and benign in McKinney Texas..

There is 60% chance of overnight rain.

For full scoring, Friday tee times click on my links above

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South African Lombard leads, Cockerill T50, 69 in Belgium..18 hole results/ Friday TEE TIMES

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Round 1 at this version of the Soudal Open is winding down with the clubhouse leader, big hitting South African, Zander Lombard in front - 8 63.

Zander Lombard (DPWT photo)

20 players earn DP World Tour playing rights for 2026

Canada's Aaron Cockerill who finished T2 to Lombard at the 2026 Q School to keep their DP World Tour cards is in the late wave, playing off the 10th with 2 birdies, a bogey for 35, then the same combo coming in with 2 birdies and a bogey at the 7th after a bad lie in the greenside bunker, 34 for -2 69 T50

Closing edit 26/05/21  2pm EST

Zander Lombard took advantage of calm early conditions to post an -8 63 and hold a one‑shot lead after the opening round of the Soudal Open at Rinkven International Golf Club.

The South African admitted that he has struggled to put together four rounds lately, but arrived in Belgium looking to build on a promising start at Real Club de Golf El Prat two weeks ago.

A fast opening stretch allowed him to set the early target as the second event of the European Swing got under way, rolling in birdie putts from 19 and 17 feet at the second and third, adding further gains at five and six and holing from 30 feet at the ninth to make the turn in 30.

“Yeah, it was really cool starting this morning," he said following his round.

"Perfect weather conditions, no breeze, greens were rolling tremendously. So it was fun to post a score early in the week and see what it has in store."

But I felt like I've really controlled the ball well, and even when I did miss, I missed it well to give myself chances to, to save par. So all in all, it was a smart round of golf with two bonus extra shots.

The 31-year-old regained his DP World Tour card for this season with victory at DP World Tour Qualifying School following a well-documented return from injury.

While he had a promising start to his 2026 campaign with a top five in Mauritius, his best so far this year has been T33. 

Recent winner Yurav Premlall was the third South African to have a breakthrough maiden win on Tour this season at the Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship, following in the footsteps of Jayden Schaper and Casey Jarvis, who both have recorded their first and second wins in the past few months.

Asked about their recent success, Lombard explained they all feed off each other.

“I don't know. Maybe, I think we all feed off each other. I think we definitely, there's good camaraderie out there and we all, we all mate, so definitely when one wins, the next definitely wants to follow up.”

Lombard leads fellow South African Richard Sterne and Dane Jacob Skov Olesen by a shot, with Olesen setting the early pace before being overtaken by Lombard and matched by a bogey-free -7 64 from Sterne.

Sterne, who has missed his last three cuts in a row on the DP World Tour, was pleased to see hard work paying off as he hopes to keep himself in contention over the next three days.

"It’s about time I did something half decent in a round of golf," he said afterwards.

"I’m pretty pleased. I've been working hard and it’s nice to see some progress. It’s pretty tight on some holes, and it's a course you need to position yourself well off the tee, and then it gives you opportunities. I was fortunate, the one or two bad tee shots, I had good up and downs, and the putter saved me once or twice, but overall, my ball striking was good, and that's something that has been letting me down.

Tom Vaillant sits in fourth place -5, with a group of 11 players a further shot back at -4 that includes fellow Frenchman Martin Couvra, who delighted the crowds by holing out for eagle at the 14th.

The biggest highlight of the day belonged to Eddie Pepperell, making his 300th start on the DP World Tour this week, who made a hole in one on the 15th on his way to an opening -2 69.

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