Ben Silverman stickhandles into contention in Bermuda !

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With Saturday's play about to get underway in Bermuda at this Butterfield Championship I must tell the story behind Ben Silverman being T3, after missing 7 of 9 cuts and at a lowly #143 in the Fed Ex Points, was heading straight to Q School, then the Korn Ferry Tour for 2027.

All of these players in the Fall Series are capable of shooting low rounds on their day, and each would tell us why in the post round interview. 

For Ben, born and raised in Thornhill, a typical Canadian hockey fan, the reason is a hockey stick !!

Recently in Utah he saw Tony Finau who has had struggles of his own, using a putter with the shaft of a hockey stick.

Ben tried it and was surprised how good it felt in his hands.

'It's right up my alley, I'm a big hockey guy, its fun for me using a hockey stick as my grip. 

It fits perfectly in my palms, I have a double interlock left hand low grip, but what ever way you hold it as long as your palms are on it, they will be suaere to the face.

CALIBER GOLF

Caliber Golf in Kenosha,Wisconsin, is the grip manufacturer, Ben got in touch, they made him one  within a week.

Tim Wright the founder, loves hockey and golf and in 2018 he built a hockey shafted putter and immediately had a hit. In 2021 he finally was advised it conformed with the rules of golf, and it debuted at the Golf Show in 2023.

It has been shipping world wide since then with putters retailing from $225 up to $700 on their website.

T3 Silverman, Ben -12 63 67    122 FedEx points /284 owgr

Ben will need a win to solve his immediate future but with 4 good rounds this week and a couple more in this Fall Series it is possible for him to crack the top 100.

Today he need to keep his head up, pass when he needs to, and keep stickhandling on the greens with his new hockey putter !!

Bryan Angus

 

Japan's Katsuragawa ties course record to lead Genesis Championship..54 hole results

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Yuto Katsuragawa tied the course record with a flawless 63 to surge into a two-shot lead -13 at the 2026 Genesis Championship

The Japanese was fighting to keep his playing privileges for the 2027 DP World Tour when beginning the week in 106th place on the Race to Dubai Rankings.

With only the top 100 guaranteed to retain their card for next season, Katsuragawa knew he needed a good week but even he would have surprised himself with his stunning third round at Woo Jeong Hills Country Club which has him projected at #27

He started five shots behind overnight leaders Casey Jarvis and Antoine Rozner, with the former bursting three shots clear during his front nine.

However, Katsuragawa enjoyed a birdie blitz on his outward nine before birdieing three of the last five holes to match the -8 round of Jinam Kang in 2006.

He revealed the reason for his success.  "After the Irish Open, I met a new putting coach and he was very helpful to get me in good form like this today.

"I've been outside of the 100, but I've been aiming up and now I can look up to victory, and go all the way to play my golf. It's been a long time since I had this good feeling so it was a great round."

Jarvis made an early move with a birdie at the second to reach -11, with Katsuragawa rolling in four straight birdies from the same hole to sit two behind -9

A birdie at the fifth saw Jarvis increase his lead to three -12, and although Katsuragawa matched him at the eighth -10, the South African carded another at the next to climb to -13.

Katsuragawa got back on the birdie trail at the 14th and 15th to close in on Jarvis, who had just hit his tee-shot at the 12th out of bounds to stall his round.

He salvaged a bogey as he dropped back to -12 alongside Katsuragawa, only to drop a shot at the next to hand the Japanese the outright lead.

THE FINISH

A brilliant approach into the last set up a birdie putt of three feet for Katsuragawa, who drained the effort with confidence to set the clubhouse mark of -13 under par.

Jarvis could only par his way home, despite hitting the cup with his chipped third shot at the par-five last for 70 as he became Katsuragawa's closest rival at -11.

Rozner 71, battled back from bogeys at the second and third with birdies at the 15th and 18th to join South Korean pair Sanghun Shin 68 and Kim 67 at -10

Spaniard Jorge Campillo 66, France's Martin Couvra 69 and Open Champion Ryan Fox 69 were one shot further back -9, while Frenchman Frederic Lacroix 69, England's Dan Bradbury 66, Japan's Rikuya Hoshino 68, and American Johannes Veerman 67, were all at -8.

So the stage is now set for the final act, top 100, top 70, top 50 all will be finalized after the 4th round.

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Conners / Silverman T3 after 36 in windy Bermuda...36 hole results, all Canadians

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The leaders after 36 holes are Chandler Blanchet 62 67 -13 and Japans Kensei Hirata  65 64 -13

However we have Canadians in contention !! 

Canadians (Rank / owgr)

T3 Conners, Corey -12 63 67   55 / 61

T3 Silverman, Ben -12 63 67    122/284

T13 Hughes, Mac -9 64 69     112/179

T31 Hadwin, Adam  -7 70 64     181 /350

T31 Ewart, AJ  -7 70 65     109/ 197

T43 Svensson, Adam -6  67    171/535

T67 Pendrith, Taylor -4 68 70     99 /117

T84Anderson, Matthew -3 68  owgr 412 (made it through qualifying..)

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Jarvis, Rozner share halfway lead, Genesis Championship....36 hole results

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Antoine Rozner made two birdies in his final three holes to catch first-round leader Casey Jarvis as the pair head into the weekend of the Genesis Championship in a share of the lead.

The South African mixed four birdies with 14 pars to set the clubhouse target with a bogey-free 67, -10 total strengthening his bid for a third victory of the season that would lift him to second on the Race to Dubai Rankings.

But Rozner produced one of the rounds of the day late in the afternoon to draw level at the halfway stage, carding a flawless six-under 65 -10 total.

Starting on the tenth, the Frenchman rolled in a 44-foot birdie putt at the 13th before adding further gains at the 16th and 18th to reach the turn in 33. He then picked up three more shots with short-range birdie conversions at the fifth, seventh and eighth holes to complete his bogey-free effort.

Currently 77th on the Race to Dubai Ranking delivered by DP World, he's targeting playing his way into the top 50 to ensure he competes at both events in the DP World Tour Play-Offs

"I think the two days were pretty similar in terms of ball-striking and scoring," said Rozner.

"I played pretty solid overall. I missed a few greens here and there, but my chipping has been really good this week so far. My putting inside ten feet is very solid as well.

"So I think it's very solid overall. I'm very pleased, very happy with the score and the position I'm in."

Earlier, Jarvis had continued his impressive form after beginning the day with a one-shot lead.

Starting on the tenth tee, he opened with seven consecutive pars before birdies at the 17th and 18th saw him turn in 33.

He maintained that momentum on his second nine, converting strong iron shots into birdies at the third and fourth before parring his way home to sign for a bogey-free round.

"I mean, it's been pretty solid," said Jarvis.

"I felt like I've hit some quality golf shots and rolled in some good putts, enjoying the fans out there.

"There's a few following Si Woo, so yeah, it was pretty nice and the food's unbelievable in this country as well, so yeah, I'm enjoying it.

The pair sit three shots clear of a group of four players all on -7, including Open Champion Ryan Fox 68 67, DP World Tour winner Martin Couvra 69 66, as well as Korean Tour Order of Merit leader Sanghun Shin 66 69 and Italian Filippo Celli 69 66.

*The Korean fans are cheering on home favourite Si Woo Kim T7 67 69 -6

HEARTBREAK

While there was plenty of action at the top of the leaderboard that saw players secure their cards, there was also heartache at the bottom, as Kiradech Aphibarnrat withdrew with injury, ensuring he will miss out on keeping Category 10 status on the DP World Tour next season. 

The cut fell at +2.

As will Pablo Larrazabal 73 73 +4, who vied to keep fighting at Qualifying School next month, and Sebastian Söderberg 76 70 +4 , who came into the week at 101st but missed the cut and is currently projected to fall to 103rd.

HOPEFUL

Sean Crocker produced a level-par 71 to finish on the cut line at one over, providing the American with a good chance of securing enough points over the weekend to climb from 103rd to inside the top 100 on the Race to Dubai Rankings.

Canadians in contention in Bermuda... 18 hole results

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With 18 holes in the books in Southampton, Bermuda on the Port Royal GC, the Canadian contingent is in the mix.

Corey Conners and Ben Silverman are T2 with -8 64s just a shot off the lead held by American, Chandler Blanchet -9 63

Mac Hughes is off to a good start as well T6 -7 64 

Canadians (Rank / owgr)

T2Conners, Corey -8 63  53 / 61

T2 Silverman, Ben -8 63    116/284

T6 Hughes, Mac -7 64  112/179

T30 Svensson, Adam -4 67  171/535

T44Anderson, Matthew -3 68  owgr 412 (made it through qualifying..)

T44 Pendrith, Taylor -3 68  99 /117

T76 Ewart, AJ  -1 70 109/ 197

T94 Hadwin, Adam  E 70 186 /350

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Casey Jarvis 65 leads Genesis Championship in Korea.....18 hole results / Race to Dubai points

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Casey Jarvis has put himself in position to challenge for the Race to Dubai title after an opening -6 65 earned him a one-shot lead at the Genesis Championship in South Korea.

Fourth on the Race to Dubai Ranking, Jarvis birdied the final hole at Woo Jeong Hills Country Club to regain the outright lead from nearest challenger Sanghoon Shin on day one of the final event of the regular season.

Already a two-time winner this season, the 23-year-old is projected to overtake Rory McIlroy and Patrick Reed and enter the DP World Tour Play-Offs in second place behind leader Eugenio Chacarra.

“Felt really good out there,” Jarvis said.

“Hit a lot of good-quality iron shots and made some good putts. Been working really hard on the greens and to see it finally paying off a bit is really nice. So yeah, super happy.

“I definitely think the putting has improved a lot. I went through a bit of a dip, so I worked hard with the putter and took some time in the middle of the season to start finding the stroke again. I started with a new putting coach and it seems to be working really well.”

Sanghun Shin, who had been part of a four-way tie one shot back, was the next to join Jarvis as the Korean Tour (KPGA) Order of Merit leader birdied his final hole.

Shin, who only returned from military service this season, holed out from a bunker at the first to set the tone for a round featuring six birdies and a solitary dropped shot at the fourth.

After Shin signed for a -5 66, Jarvis regained the outright lead by holing from seven feet for a closing birdie of his own.

It has been a breakout year for Jarvis, who recorded two top tens before claiming his maiden DP World Tour title in February with a birdie-eagle finish at the Magical Kenya Open presented by absa.

A week later, he won his second DP World Tour title on home soil at the Investec South African Open Championship, securing qualification for both the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship in 2026, where he finished tied sixth.

He almost made it three wins in a row with a tie for second at the Joburg Open, and although he has not maintained that momentum throughout the season, he recently returned to form by finishing tied second at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.

Behind Jarvis and Shin, a group of five players sit in a pack on -4, made up of Antoine Rozner, Mikael Lindberg, Si Woo Kim, Lacroix and Niklas Lemke.

Ryan Fox headlines the group a shot further back -3 alongside Dan Bradbury, Marcus Kinhult and Ryggs Johnston - who is fighting for his Tour card this week.

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Who will make the Race to Dubai Playoff 70....View current Race to Dubai rankings

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This week's Genesis Championship is the final event of the regular season and the last chance to play your way into the DP World Tour Play-Offs.

When the Race to Dubai Rankings shake out on Sunday, the top 70 available players will be heading to the UAE for the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship.

The top 50 after the week at Yas Links will then play a second consecutive Rolex Series event at the season finale, the DP World Tour Championship.

Here are some of the players around and below 70th place on the DP World Tour who are playing this week's event in South Korea.

69th - Nathan Kimsey

What a story it would be if the injury prone Englishman were to secure his DP World Play-Offs debut. He has finished in the top 70 before in 2023 but that was before the Play-Offs era and achieved despite missing five months with a hand injury. 

The following season he would play just three times, this time succumbing to a wrist problem, but he bounced back to regain his card at the Qualifying School in 2025. 

The man who won Final Qualifying in 2016 and the Road to Mallorca in 2022 has five top tens and was as high as 25th in the Rankings earlier in the year so will be confident he can have another good week and head to the Middle East.

70th - Wenyi Ding

The Chinese was on course for a Play-Off spot last season but did not play in India or at this event and ended up missing out by one spot. 

He will be hoping to avoid a similar fate this time around and is keeping his destiny firmly in his own hands. 

Winner of the inaugural Global Amateur Pathway Rankings in 2024, he has taken to the professional game like a duck to water but will be looking to halt a slide down the Rankings that has been present since he was runner-up at his season-opener at the BMW Australian PGA Championship. 

He has only made one move up since, with no other top tens and four missed cuts in his last five starts but, should he make it to Abu Dhabi, he has every chance of making a big impact.

71st - Yurav Premlall

The South African claimed his maiden victory and a DP World Tour card with his remarkable 14-shot win at the Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship in May, a result which catapulted him 130 places up the Rankings. 

He steadily racked up points thereon after, missing just two possible starts, but has missed his last three cuts to fall outside the top 70, although he sits less than two points behind Ding. With a closing 54 holes of 64-63-63 in Spain, he proved he can go seriously low and anything even close to that will easily extend his season.

72nd - Jordan Gumberg

Another winner in 2026 fighting to extend their season, the Hainan Classic presented by MAEXTRO champion will certainly have fond memories of this event. 

It was 12 months ago when, fighting to keep his card rather than make the Play-Offs, he holed out for eagle on the 72nd hole to retain his playing privileges in spectacular fashion. 

Since then he has won his second DP World Tour title but in the 20 events since his triumph in China, he has made just five cuts. He would be the first to admit, however, his career has often been feast or famine, and a first played weekend in eight last time out provides some momentum as he looks for a Play-Off debut.

73rd - Si Woo Kim

A dual member, this week's home hero has played a limited DP World Tour schedule in 2026 but there is no question he has shown up on the big stage. 

After finishing third at the Crown Australian Open, he made the cut at the Masters Tournament and US PGA Championship before a rare weekend off at the U.S. Open. 

Back-to-back top tens over a fortnight at the Genesis Scottish Open and Open Championship meant he continued to rack up the points and there is little doubt the World Number 14 is the man the players ahead of him will fear the most.

74th - Richard Sterne

The third 2026 winner on this list, Sterne would surely love to make the Play-Offs and continue his history with the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship. 

He was the only player at last season's 20th anniversary that also played in the inaugural edition and shared the first-round lead, posting four rounds in the 60s for a top 15. 

His victory at this summer's Soudal Open was his first in 13 years but is so far his only top ten of the campaign and he is yet to make a cut on the Back 9. 

All that said, the 45-year-old has faced many battles in his career due to injury and there is no way he will go down without a fight.

75th - Darius van Driel

Since regaining his card at the Qualifying School in 2023, the Dutchman has found some consistency that was perhaps lacking before and along with becoming a DP World Tour winner, has made the Play-Offs the past two seasons. 

That consistency has been his strength in 2026, with 21 made cuts from 27 starts and three top tens including at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic. But outside of those top tens he has only twice finished in the top 28, the result he will need to have any chance of heading to the UAE.

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