Tyrrell Hatton: The Englishman is known to run hot on the golf course, but he’s suddenly the hottest player on the planet as well. Hatton won the Hero Dubai Desert Classic and has now gone win, runner-up, sixth, fifth, win in his past five worldwide starts.
Sunday was a good day for Luke Donald, with Tyrrell Hatton and Sepp Straka winning on the European and PGA Tours respectively, while Rory McIlroy also found form
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Luke Donald had plenty to be happy about on Sunday with a second prospective member of his Ryder Cup team claiming a big victory after Tyrrell Hatton's triumph at the Dubai Desert Classic
Matt Cooper's golf betting debrief for Betfair after Tyrrell Hatton won the Dubai Desert Classic and Sepp Straka claimed The American Express including in-play odds and more
Straka remained aggressive and stayed well in front while hunting down a comfortable two-shot victory over Justin Thomas. The 31-year-old from Austria finished the 54-hole tourney at 25-under-par 263 with a final round of 2-under 70 on the Pete Dye Stadium Course at PGA West.
“Golf is a lot like life, man," Mouw told PGATour.com the next day. "It’s not about dwelling on adversity. It’s how can you turn your adversity into positivity and use that to fuel you to get better and look at the bigger picture.” Anyway, he followed up Friday's debacle with a Saturday 67 ... but still missed the cut.
Over the weekend, 5.5 hour rounds were a familiarity and, having watched all of the action from Dubai and California, I am begging that something has got to be done
A near bogey-free tournament has fired Sepp Straka to a two-shot victory in The American Express, the Austrian finishing 25-under for a four-round total of 263.
Sepp Straka streamlined things entering this new year, specifically up top. As the 31-year-old Straka explained on Saturday at The American Express, which he leads by four shots through three rounds, it was a proactive move. “I was kind of losing my hair ...
The No. 223-ranked New Zealander birdied the final two holes to shoot 2-under 70 and take a one-stroke lead into the final round.