27/04/2026 Free Drop 5-Minute World Tour

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PGA Tour: Brothers Fitzpatrick clinch Zurich Classic 

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Alex and Matt Fitzpatrick produced a final hole birdie to break out of a three-way share of the lead and win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana.

The event saw two-man teams play better-ball in rounds one and three along with foursomes in rounds two and four.

The Fitzpatricks opened their campaign with an 8-under 64 before a stunning 7-under 65 confirmed their title credentials. 

A third round 57 – a tournament record – helped the Englishmen fashion a four-shot lead and put younger brother Alex 18 holes away from a PGA Tour card.

They began the final round steadily, making the turn in 34 after collecting two birdies and seven pars. After a third red number at 11, things began to unravel with a double-bogey at the 12th and a bogey at 14.

After Kristoffer Reitan & Kris Ventura (65) and Alex Smalley/Hayden Springer (68) set the clubhouse target at 30-under, the Fitzpatricks needed a bit of brilliance to break the deadlock.

It arrived in the form of a superb greenside bunkershot from Matt at the par-5 18th where he hit an exquisite 35-yard shot to just 14-iches, leaving Alex to tap in the birdie and confirm the victory.

LPGA Tour: Korda wins Chevron Championship by 5

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Nelly Korda captured her third Major Championship title with a five-shot win in the Chevron Championship at Memorial Park.

Beginning her week with back-to-back rounds of 7-under 65 helped lay the foundation of a dominant performance. A third round 70 which featured three missed putts from 4-feet still ensured the American took a five-stroke advantage into the final round.

The final round was a mixed bag as she collected four birdies and two bogeys but with the hard graft done early in the week, Korda eclipsed Patty Tavatanakit (70) and Ruoning Yin (69) by a significant margin. 

DP World Tour: Wiesberger breaks title drought with China win   

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Bernd Wiesberger turned a one-shot deficit into a three-stroke victory in the China Open at Shanghai Anting GC for his ninth DP World Tour victory.

The Austrian began the final round trailing Adrian Otaegui. Wiesberger made a steady if not spectacular start to his round with one birdie and eight pars in a front-nine 34.

The overnight-leader meanwhile enjoyed a more productive opening-9, collecting three birdies to extend his lead to three. Wiesberger hit back with birdies at 10, 11 and 13 while Otaegui cancelled out a birdie at 12 with a drop at 13.

Wiesberger parred his way to to the clubhouse but Otaegui was not as fortunate. A bogey at 16 gave Wiesberger the advantage before a 72nd hole double-bogey skewed a result which for much of the day was too close call.

Sunshine Ladies Tour: Hamilton wins SA Women’s Open 

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Esme Hamilton carded a 2-under 71 to capture the SA Women’s Open by two from Cara Gainer at Royal Cape Golf Club.

England’s Hamilton began her campaign with a 7-under 66 before back-to-back rounds of 70 earned her a share of the 54-hole lead with Pia Babnik.

On a difficult day for scoring, Babnik was only able to find a single birdie in a round of 74 which relegated her to solo 3rd. Hamilton meanwhile offset a double-bogey at the 9th and a bogey at the 3rd with birdies at the 5th, 6th, 11th, 14th and 16th in a round which demonstrated an impressive amount of composure and secured her maiden Ladies European Tour title.

Gainer finished alone in 2nd on 13-under after a final round 1-under 72.

PGA Tour Champions: Goosen nabs Mitsubishi Classic title 

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Retief Goosen claimed the fifth title of his PGA Tour Champions career by securing a two-point victory over Stephen Ames in the Mitsubishi Classic at TPC Sugarloaf.

The Modified Stableford system awards 2 points for a birdie, 5 for an eagle and 8 for an albatross while a bogey sees players lose 1 point while a double-bogey or worse sees 3 points deducted.

Goosen book-ended his first-nine with bogeys but counteracted the blemishes with 5 birdies. 

His back-nine was book-ended by birdies at 10 and 18 while another at 13 contributed to a round of 6-under 66 which yielded 14 points. 

The birdie at 18 was key to Goosen pipping Ames who closed with a 63 and 19 points.

Overnight leader Zach Johnson had to settle for third after a final round which garnered just 8 points. 

Fun Facts & Scary Stats

1. Nelly Korda became the third Ladies Major champion to win in the last 50 years having led by multiple strokes after each round (Credit: Justin Ray Golf)
2. Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick are the first brothers to win a PGA Tour event since David and Danny Edwards in 1980 in the Walt Disney World Team Championship (Credit: PGA Tour)
3. Retief Goosen became the second player to win at TPC Sugarloaf on both the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions (Credit: PGA Tour Champions)