Oosthuizen leads SA breakaway from PGA Tour
South Africa’s top-ranked golfers Louis Oosthuizen, Branden Grace and Charl Schwartzel have resigned their membership from the PGA Tour to play in the Saudi-backed LIV Golf International Series.
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South Africa’s top-ranked golfers Louis Oosthuizen, Branden Grace and Charl Schwartzel have resigned their membership from the PGA Tour to play in the Saudi-backed LIV Golf International Series.
Twelve golfers have received exemptions into next week’s US Open through world rankings and a European Tour qualifying series.
How South Africa’s large overseas golf contingent performed on courses around the world over the past week.
Billy Horschel fired a brilliant seven-under-par 65 to take a commanding five-shot lead after the third round of the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village in Ohio on Saturday.
Australia’s Cameron Smith fired a three-under-par 69 to take a one-shot lead at the halfway stage of the PGA Tour’s Memorial Tournament in Ohio on Friday.
Australian Cameron Smith, Canadian Mackenzie Hughes and South Korean Lee Kyoung-hoon were among a record six players sharing the lead after Thursday’s opening round of the Memorial Tournament.
The professional golfers who will be flying the South African flag overseas this week.
Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel have been named in the field for the inaugural $25-million LIV Golf Invitational Series event in England next week.
How South Africa’s large overseas contingent performed over the past week.
Sam Burns rolled in a 38-foot birdie putt from off the green at the first playoff hole to beat world No 1 Scottie Scheffler at the Charles Schwab Challenge on Sunday.