Stephen Ames T2 in Tucson... leaderboard

 PGA Tour Champions : Cologuard Classic Leaderboard

Aussie lefty Greg Chalmers played 485 times on the PGA Tour and won once the Barracuda Championship in 2016.

Now 51 he is in his 23rd start on the Champions Tour and yesterday he had one of his best rounds with 8 birdies and a lone bogey 32 32 -7 64 to lead Ernie Els, Rod Pampling and Stephen Ames with -5 66..

Ames now 60, was bogey free and is looking for his 10th Champions Tour title in 224 starts, his last win was the Boeing Classic last year. This is his 11th time at this event his best finish was a T4 in 2016. 

Bryan Angus 

Norris in command at Joburg Open ...54 hole results

 DP World Tour : Joburg Open Leaderboard

Shaun Norris will take a commanding four-shot lead into the final round of the Joburg Open as he looks to secure his second home victory of the 2025 season.

Norris began the day with a one-stroke lead and still held that narrow advantage at the turn after an eventful front nine which saw the South African make a double bogey and three birdies.

But a lightning-quick start to the homeward nine took the 42-year-old three shots clear, and although he bogeyed the 15th, a double bogey from playing partner Adrien Saddier on the same hole extended Norris' lead to four with three holes remaining.

And he safely parred all three of them to remain in pole position to add to the Alfred Dunhill Championship crown he won in December and claim a third DP World Tour title in total on Sunday.

Norris, whose stunning form at Houghton Golf Club this week is made even more impressive by the fact he has been battling an ear infection, carded a third-round 67 to get to -14.  Frenchman Saddier and home favourite Jacques Kruyswijk were in a tie for second on -10 after posting rounds of 70 and 68 respectively.

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Corey Conners vies for his biggest ever payday..36 hole results AP Invitational

 PGA Tour : AP Invitational...Leaderboard

Watching the impossibly beautiful calm sunbaked Florida weather Mother Nature is providing in Orlando for the AP Invitational and all the rest of the state for that matter reminds me of the first time as a 19 year old I drove with my late pal Rick Boustead in my 1969 red Volkswagon Beetle in a blinding snow storm from Scarborough to Fort Lauderdale, non stop 30 hours, sick, stupid. 

But my reward was waking up to a day like today, lying in the warmth of the beach by the Atlantic Ocean wondering why I didn't live there all the time.

Arnie's Bay Hill course is holding up on it's on merit despite ideal scoring conditions, the lead by Shane Lowry who finished 3rd here last year is at 69 67 -8, he is putting the lights out so far. He is the only player to break par both days, just 18 of the 51 players are under par.

He had this to say about the tough test that Bay Hill presents: " I like the grind of pars are good, there are a lot of weeks out here you shoot level par for 9 holes and you feel like you're beating your head against a wall. Whereas weeks like this, level par after nine you're doing ok. I like the type of golf course, anytime you break 70 you feel like you have had a good day "

In form Wyndham Clark is next 67 71 -6 then Canada's Corey Conners is right in contention 67 70 -5 along with Colin Morikawa T3.

Not much is said anymore about the money, so I'll remind you these 50 guys are about to share $20,000,000 this week and $25,000,000 next week at the Players, so every shot missed or made is worth a whole lot !

Other Canadians

Mac Hughes T12 73 70 -1

Adam Hadwin T19 75 69 E

Nick Taylor T33  75 72 +3

Taylor Pendrith MC 79 73

Notables

Rory McIlroy T5  70 70 -4

Jason Day T5  76 64 -4 (what a difference a "day"makes )

Scottie Scheffler T12  71 72

Ludvig Aberg T12  72 71

For a live scoreboard click on my link above.

Bryan Angus

Cockerill misses the cut, Norris leads Joburg Open......scoreboard

 DP World Tour : Joburg Open Leaderboard

Home favourite Shaun Norris continued his fine start to the 2025 season as he fired a spotless 63 on Friday to take a one-shot lead into the weekend at the Joburg Open.

Norris sits fifth on the Race to Dubai rankings after winning the Alfred Dunhill Championship in December and recording two other top-ten finishes in his four starts so far this campaign.

And he produced some of his very best golf again in the second round as the morning starter carded seven birdies and no bogeys at Houghton Golf Club to set the early clubhouse target at -11.

Adrien Saddier joined Norris on that number in the afternoon but closed his round with a bogey at the 18th to drop back to ten under.

Frenchman Saddier sits alone in second after signing for a second successive 65 which featured a sensational approach shot at the 13th that set up a tap-in birdie.

Scot Connor Syme and Indian former champion Shubhankar Sharma also shot second-round 65s to share third place on nine under.

Norris said: "I picked up an ear infection on Tuesday afternoon and saw the doctor on Wednesday. "Tried to flush it out but it's not worked, put me on antibiotics and things like that but it's frustrating.

"I can't hear anything out of my left side and it's bugging me. But you know what, somehow it's not bothering me on the golf course.

"It's not hindered my balance at all so hopefully it stays like that for the next couple of days.

"I'm going to stick to my same game plan and just make birdies.""Tried to flush it out but it's not worked, put me on antibiotics and things like that but it's frustrating.

"I can't hear anything out of my left side and it's bugging me. But you know what, somehow it's not bothering me on the golf course.

"It's not hindered my balance at all so hopefully it stays like that for the next couple of days.

"I'm going to stick to my same game plan and just make birdies."

edit *** Canada's Aaron Cockerill 67 73 E has missed the cut which fell at -1 by a stroke...

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South African Shaun Norris 36 hole leader Joburg Open...Results..

 DP World Tour : Joburg Open Leaderboard

At the half way point in this weeks Joburg Open South African Shaun Norris with 66 63 -1 holds a narrow lead over Frenchman Adrien Saddier 65 65 -10.

The rest of the field are tightly bunched behind them after 2 rounds of  low scoring on this par 70 Houghton GC.

The cut fell at -1 unfortunately Aaron Cockerill had a tough opening nine beginning on the 10th which included 2 bogey's and a double for 38, and despite a birdie on his last hole his scores of 67 73 E has missed the cut. 

more to follow...

Bryan Angus

Corey Conners T2 at Arnold Palmer Invitational worth $20m live scoreboard

 PGA Tour : Arnold Palmer Invitational  Leaderboard

Arnies Bay Hill course is playing tough with the clubhouse lead at -5 67 by Wyndham Clark.

The rest are bunched at -3 69 including Canadian Corey Conners with an opening 6 birdies, 3 bogey's 69

5 more are at -2 70 including Ryder Cup teammates Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose.

Tournament champion Scottie Scheffler is T11 at -1 71.

Other Canadians

Mac Hughes 73

Nick Taylor Adam Hadwin 75

Taylor Pendrith 79

**** There will be a cut of top 50 and ties and anyone within 1 shots of the lead. It is currently projected at +4

Bryan Angus

Joburg Open.. First round wrap.. full results

 DP World Tour : Joburg Open Leaderboard

China's Wenyi Ding fired seven birdies in a flawless 63 to share the lead alongside Englishman Jordan Smith after the first round of the 2025 Joburg Open.

Ding has impressed in his rookie season after earning a DP World Tour card as the inaugural winner of the Global Amateur Pathway ranking last year, announcing himself on the big stage with a joint-fifth finish at the ISPS HANDA Australian Open just before Christmas.

And he gave the South African crowds a glimpse of what he is capable of on Thursday morning as he stormed to the top of the leaderboard on -7.

Fellow early starter Smith - a two-time DP World Tour winner - then matched Ding's total courtesy of a tap-in birdie on the eighth, his penultimate hole, as he also signed for a bogey-free 63.

Home favourites Jayden Schaper and Malcolm Mitchell were part of a five-way tie for third one shot behind the joint-leaders at -6 along with German Nicolai von Dellingshausen and Englishmen Marco Penge and Callum Tarren.

Ding said: "I played pretty well today. Some short irons gave me a lot of birdie chances and I made a lot of putts." When asked if having a South African caddie with plenty of local knowledge helped him, Ding added: "He was great. It's his birthday today and I promised I'd give him a trophy this week!"

Smith, who has not teed it up since withdrawing from the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters last month, said: "It was just nice to finally get a round under our belts after an unfortunate last couple of weeks.

"But yeah, just really nice. Like I say we haven't really played much golf the last couple of weeks due to a few injuries but I'm really happy.

"It'd be great to go obviously the four days and hopefully get the win."

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Good start for Cockerill at Joburg Open.... live leaderboard

DP World Tour : Joburg Open Leaderboard

With the late wave heading out in round 1 of this Joburg Open on the Houghton GC the clubhouse lead is -7 63 by Chinese Wenyi Ding and England's Jordan Smith.

Canada's Aaron Cockerill had a 4 birdie, one bogey front nine 32, then posted a clean sheet 35 coming in for -3 67 T19 at present.

With light winds and ideal conditions, the Houghton GC is very gettable with more than half the field at E or better.

more to follow..

Bryan Angus

Blue Bay LPGA ...Henderson, Ko, Korda not playing...full scoreboard

LPGA: Blue Bay LPGA

This is the final week of the LPGA Asia swing, the Blue Bay LPGA in China.

American Baily Tardy is the defending champion. There are 108 entrants, I see Lydia Ko, Nelly Korda and Brooke Henderson are not in the field.

The two Canadians Savannah Grewal and Alena Sharp have made the trip.

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DP World Tour Joburg Open.. TEE TIMES

 DP World Tour : Joburg Open  Tee Times

After torrential rain last week reduced the South African Open in Durban to 54 holes, the DP World Tour has moved from the coast NW 575 kilometers to Johannesburg for this weeks Joburg Open where the weatherman is predicting a hot sunny week with no precipitation

Click  on my TEE TIMES link above for the field.

Aaron Cockerill continues his tour of South Africa after making the cut last week. While he hasn't  hit top form yet this season he has moved up to #109 in the Race to Dubai and #309 in the world rankings.

He will begin at 750hrs off the first tee with Frenchman Ugo Coussaud and South African Pieter Moolman.

Next week is usually the last in RSA at Leopard Creek and the amazing Kruger National Park. However for some reason it is not on the schedule, so I am finding out why and will let you know soon.

Bryan Angus

Arnold Palmer Invitational : Five Canadians... TEE TIMES

 PGA Tour : Arnold Palmer Invitational Tee Times

This week the big boys return to action at Bay Hill, in SW Orlando for the Arnold Palmer Invitational, a signature event worth $20,000,000 for the top 60 players and ties (71)

Scottie Scheffler began his run of 9 wins here in 2024.

There are 5 Canadians who have qualified, 4 by the numbers and 1 (Mac Hughes)on a sponsors invitation.

8.20 Adam Hadwin,  Max Homa

8.30 Taylor Pendrith, Sahith Theegala

11.00 Mac Hughes, Maverick McNealy

11.10 Nick Taylor, Sam Stevens

12.05 Corey Conners, Stephan Jaeger

Of note:

1.00  Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry

9.45  Scottie Scheffler, Ludvig Aberg

WEATHER

Florida has had outstanding weather for the most part during this peak holiday season for Canadian snowbirds.

This week Orlando will be hot and sunny without too much of a breeze, simple as that.

Bryan Angus

Joe (who)Highsmith hits jackpot in Palm Springs. .final RESULTS

 PGA Tour : Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches. Leaderboard

If I said to you Highsmith, Bridgeman, Spaun, McGreevy and Griffin what would you say ?

A big law firm, starting five of a high school basketball team, front five of a rugby scrum, notorious bank robber gang..

Of course none of the above, rather the top 5 on the leaderboard after Sunday's shootout at the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches,  most old timers still call the Honda Classic because we can't remember all the rest of the new title!

Yes there was a field of the rank and file this week at TPC National, many, the average fan would not recognize, however the prize they played for is very real.

The winner with the big floppy hat was full value as well, although unexpected. Heck he was even wearing his Korn Ferry Tour blue shirt.

Joe Highsmith celebrates with his mother Ann Highsmith after winning the Cognizant Classic at PGA National Resort’s Champion Course in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on March 2.PHOTO: REUTERS

Joe Highsmith a 24 year old from Lakewood, Washington out of Pepperdine, with famous caddie Joe LaCava's son on his bag, barely made the cut that he has missed 3 of this last 5 events, then went on to shoot a career 64 64 to emerge from the 25 guys who all had a shot, to win his first PGA Tour event.

" I putted as well as I ever had, then some" is how he summed up his weekend. "That was the last thing on my mind when I started today"

Now the prizes I mentioned. $1,656,000, next week at the Arnie Palmer Invitational worth $20m instead of the alternate event in Puerto Rico, 2 years fully exempt, the Masters, the PGA Championship, the Players worth $25m and every other signature event this year.

About playing next week " Those are the best players in the world, I don't, especially this year and last, play in the same events with them"

Well humble beginnings he will just have to get used to over the next 2 years !!

Bryan Angus