AIG Women's Open winner, Shiho Kuwaka, Henderson T29....Final results

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Results

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After a week of hot by British standards, sunny, breezy week on Royal Lytham and St Annes on the NW coast of England, hard by the Irish Sea, it took a two hole playoff to decide the 2026 Women's Open.

Last year in at Royal Porthcawl in Wales, a diminutive Japanese, Miya Yamashita defied her stature with a two shot win, withstanding a Sunday charge from Charley Hull.

This year another Asian girl, who plays mostly in Japan, and only once at the Open last year when she MC,  Shiho Kuwaka outlasted German, Esther Henseleit in a two hole playoff for her 2nd LPGA/LET win this year.

" It was a thrill to play in this most historic Open in front of the fans who turned out to cheer for us, also last week in Japan there was an earthquake, I want to wish everybody there well. 

It was amazing to be the 2nd Japanese winner in a row after Miya last year, I only hope more women like us can continue to come through." 

This was a record for women's golf $1,500,000

The German star can add this runner up medal to the Silver she won at the Olympics. 

Three Japanese women have won this Women's Open in the last eight years and remarkably 12 of the last 20 winners back to 2007 have been of Asian descent.

Brooke Henderson the lone Canadian has posted 72 on Saturday, T27 72 72 72 +3.

On Sunday she shot her 4th straight 72, +4 total T29 worth $72,345.

Bryan Angus

Rocket Classic, first win for Michael Thorbjornsen, Final Results

   PGA Tour : Rocket Classic Leaderboard, FedExCup

As forecast Sunday in Detroit began in the rain, became just cloudy and windy and aftet 9 holes it was hard to pick a winner on such an easy golf course.

Michael Thorbjornsen hits from the fifth tee during the final round of the Rocket Classic golf tournament, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026, in Detroit. (Jose Juarez/AP)

However 2024 PGA Tour University player of the year, Michael Thorbjornsen with -7 63 -18 outlasted another low score from  2nd, Xander Schauffele -5 65 -16, for his first win and of course his place in the ultra rich FedEx Cup playoffs top 70 in 2 weeks, with 54 hole leader 3rd, Davis Riley E70, 3rd -15.

"Just to be in the playoffs is very exciting, to be playing with the 70 best players in the world."

Canadian scores, Fed Ex Cup Ranking

T20 - 10 67 67 69 67 Corey Conners 56

T61 -2 69 66 71 72  Nick Taylor 61

T70 +1 69 68 74 70  Adam Svensson 176

With just a week remaining only Sudarshan Yellamaraju at #54 is the only other Canadian, besides Conners and Taylor, in the playoffs.

Taylor Pendrith is at #82.

NEXT WEEK

The Wyndham Championship is the last week for anyone to make the top 70 and the $20,000,000 two playoff format which produces 50 then finally 30 for the season ending Tour Championship.

For the complete standings click on my FedEx Cup link above,

Bryan Angus

Rocket Classic: Davis Riley leads, Conners T10.. Sunday leaderboard, Bad weather forecast

  PGA Tour : Rocket Classic Leaderboard, Tee Times, FedExCup

BAD WEATHER..There is 89% chance rain and potential TStorms heavily concentrated in the morning hours, 21*c 92% humidity tapering off into a cloudy afternoon, clear evening.

Canadian scores, Fed Ex Cup Ranking

T40 - 7 67 67 69 Corey Conners 58

T60 -4 69 66 71 Nick Taylor 60

T71 +1 69 68 74  Adam Svensson 177

LEADERS

American Davis Riley 63 -15 leads by a shot over Michael Brennan 64 -14.

Riley has 10 MC this year and stands #143 Fed Ex Cup Standings, is vying to get into the playoffs and of course get a 2 year PGA Tour exemption.

'There's been a lot of ups and downs, I'm just excited it's finally coming together and I'm in with a chance"

OPINION

The weather forecast points toward possible delays, any rain will make this already easy Detroit GC a shooting gallery, there has already been three 61's.

Bryan Angus

AIG Women's Open: 54 hole scores, Brooke Henderson T27. Sunday leaderboard

    R&A : AIG Women's Open Leaderboard  Tee Times 

Brooke Henderson now the lone Canadian has posted 72 on Saturday 14 pars, 2 birdies, a bogey then a double bogey 6 at the 18th spoiled her day a little. T27 72 72 72 +3

LEADERS

1st  Yealimi Noh -7 67 70 69

T2  Haeran Ryu -4 66 69 74  (vying for historic 3rd major win this year)

T2  Shiho Kuwaki  -4 66 70 73 

T2  Jeeno Thitikul -4 64 73 72

T2  Lucy Li  -4  72 68 69

T2  Esther Henseleit -4  73 6 67

WEATHER

Saturday and Sunday

Overnight showers should clear by Saturday morning, leaving dry conditions throughout the remainder of the day.

Some cloud may move in at times, but the day should be generally sunny - with temperatures and wind speeds similar to Friday.

Dry conditions are also expected throughout Sunday, albeit with increased cloud cover.

Temperatures should rise slightly and winds will weaken, with gusts of less than 15mph.

Bryan Angus

Harrington/ Cink back on top again on Sunday, Portugal Invitational....36 hole results...

 PGA Tour Champions : Portugal Invitational  Leaderboard

Note >>>> Sunday play is underway, click on my link for updated scoring

The Champions Tour goes through phases of domination as 50 year olds step down from the tougher courses and competition on the PGA Tour to their old peers again, who may be older than them by then and not as good.

Forgetting the years Arnie, Jack, Gary and Lee were and dominating, more recently the Boss of the Moss Loren Roberts went from an above average 8 victory PGA Tour to 13 victories featuring 4 majors on the Senior circuit.

Steve Stricker took charge for a while then a relative unknown Kiwi, Steve Alker came along in 2021 and amassed 11 wins, a major and 2 Charles Schwab Cup titles, with over $13.8m.

Now Paddy Harrington and Stewart Cink have joined a fading Alker as the top guns, joined this year by rookie Zach Johnson who already has 3 wins.

Leaders

Harrington 66 65 -13, Cink 67 64 and Rory Sabbatini 65 66 -13 all lead this inaugural Portugal Invitational, with Zach Johnson right behind 64 68 -12.

Host

Ernie Els, the host, has redesigned an old Arnold Palmer design, Dom Pedro Victoria GC, and renamed it the Els Club at Vilamoura and after a lifetime of holidaying and playing in the Algarve, he told the media " I'm very excited, very thankful, it's taken a long time but the Champions Tour is finally in Portugal!"

Canadian

Stephen Ames T19 69 69 -6

Bryan Angus

Ernie Els hosts Portugal Invitational on Champions Tour...Live scoreboard

  PGA Tour Champions : Portugal Invitational  Leaderboard

Zach Johnson, a rookie at 50, has flown from the British Senior Open at Gleneagles in Scotland to the Els Club in Vilamoura, Portugal for the inaugural Portugal Invitational, and has fired an opening - 64 for a one shot lead.

Ernie Els has redesigned an old Arnold Palmer design, Dom Pedro Victoria GC, and after a lifetime of holidaying and playing in the Algarve, he told the media " I'm very excited, very thankful, it's taken a long time but the Champions Tour is finally in Portugal!"

Zach Johnson tees off on the first hole during the opening round of the Portugal Invitational at The Els Club Vilamoura - Photo: Nuno Fortinho Mendes and João Costa Ferreira / Freak

Johnson is vying to become the first Senior Tour player to win 4 tournaments in his rookie season since Padraig Harrington in 2022.

Rory Sabbatini is 2nd 65 -7.

Harrington 66 and Cink 67 are both in contention again as play begins today (Saturday) with a strong supporting cast who have made the trip to support the new endeavour, and Ernie.

Canadian

Stephen Ames T34 -3 69

Bryan Angus

AIG Women's Open, Saturday SCORES, Henderson T27....36 hole results

 R&A : AIG Women's Open Leaderboard  Tee Times 

The cut fell at +4,  South Korean Haeran Ryu was the story, she led at 69 66 -7 going into play today, looking to make history with 3 major wins in one season.

Brooke Henderson now the lone Canadian has posted 72 on Saturday 14 pars, 2 birdies, a bogey then a double bogey 6 at the 18th spoiled her day a little. T27 72 72 72 +3

LEADERS

1st  Yealimi Noh -7 67 70 69

T2  Haeran Ryu -4 66 69 74  (vying for historic 3rd major win this year)

T2  Shiho Kuwaki  -4 66 70 73 

T2  Jeeno Thitikul -4 64 73 72

T2  Lucy Li  -4  72 68 69

T2  Esther Henseleit -4  73 6 67

WEATHER

Saturday and Sunday

Overnight showers should clear by Saturday morning, leaving dry conditions throughout the remainder of the day.

Some cloud may move in at times, but the day should be generally sunny - with temperatures and wind speeds similar to Friday.

Dry conditions are also expected throughout Sunday, albeit with increased cloud cover.

Temperatures should rise slightly and winds will weaken, with gusts of less than 15mph.

Bryan Angus