Aus​tralian Fantasy Golf

Smails scored for a guy named Ric Kayne in the final round of the NZ Open that is played as a ProAm tournament.  The cost for an amatuer to enter is around $25k, chump change for Old Mate Ric.  This is his house that backs onto the iconic 6th hole at Riviera Golf Club.​

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Norway’s Kristoffer Reitan shot 2-under 69 on Sunday to earn a two-shot win over Rickie Fowler and Nicolai Hojgaard at the Truist Championship for his first victory on the PGA Tour.

Reitan, who chose golf over soccer at a young age, won twice previously on the European Tour. He finished at 15-under 269. Alex Fitzpatrick, the third-round leader, finished three shots back after shooting 73. 

Reitan, a PGA Tour rookie who started the round one shot behind Fitzpatrick, was even par for the day after 13 holes and one shot behind Fowler, who surged to the lead after shooting 30 on the front nine.

But Fowler, who started the day seven shots behind, couldn’t sustain the momentum.

Playing four groups ahead of the leaders, Fowler missed a 6-foot birdie putt on 16, opening the door for Reitan, Fitzpatrick, and Hojgaard to pull into a four-way tie for the lead after all three made birdie. 

Playing four groups ahead of the leaders, Fowler missed a 6-foot birdie putt on 16, opening the door for Reitan, Fitzpatrick, and Hojgaard to pull into a four-way tie for the lead after all three made birdie.

Fowler had a chance down the stretch, but his approach shot on the 18th hole landed in the thick rough on the left side of the green and his chip came out short leading to bogey, all but ending his chances.

Reitan took the lead for good with a two-putt birdie on 15 after Fitzpatrick’s wedge got caught up in the thick rough and his chip barely made the fringe, leading to a costly par on the par 5.

Hojgaard made bogey on 16 to fall two shots back. Fitzpatrick faltered on 17 as his chip from the rough never made the green resulting in a double bogey, taking him out of contention. Reitan played the final three holes of the Green Mile in even par and secured the win with a par on 18. 

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Another no cut Signature event meant good scores across the board again this week.  Smails led the way with 28 although it could have been more with Alex Fitzpatrick dropping the ball Sunday to finish 4th and the eventual winner dropped a couple of weeks ago.  Niccolai Hojgaard did his best to boost the score T2, Patrick Rogers t24 the only other to score more than a single.

Team Scotty continues to be the benchmark with 27, Ricky Fowler t2, Cam Young a top 10 and Justin Thomas top 25.  It's going to take a great effort to catch this Scheffler led squad in the 2nd half of the season.

Flea moved into 6th place with 21, Aberg was t8 and backed up by Taylor, Min Woo, Adam Scott and J.T Poston all top 25 spots. 

Powelly 19, Muff 17, Bradels 16, Birthday Boy Mahns 14 and CJ 13 all had good returns as well.

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Presidents Cup is not looking great, as I see it we head into the 2nd half 4.5 to 5.5 as Flea, Hymie and Powelly all lost this week giving the USA 2 points and us 1 while Mahns won to even his match up.

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The PGA and double points next, field is here

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