Author: Analia Skinner

The Filipino won The DGC Open presented by Mastercard last week for his first victory on the Asian Tour since 2018 and he was bang in form again today on the Composite Course at the Hong Kong Golf Club. Hong Kong’s rising young star Taichi Kho shot a 64 and is second, ahead of Australian Scott Hend, who carded a 65. Tabuena playing in the afternoon and in pursuit of Kho’s morning score was quickly into his stride with birdies on the first, third, fifth and sixth to make the turn in four under. And a run of four birdies in a row…

The USGA and R&A recently announced plans for a Model Local Rule which would grand competition organisers permission to enforce the players to use a ball that travels approximately 15 yards less. The primary reason behind the change is to reduce the increased driving distance of players given the average has slowly but steadily increased over the years. A number of big-name stars have already come out swinging with criticism of the planned change, with world No. 10 Justin Thomas claiming it’s a “solution for a problem that doesn’t exist,” while world No. 2 Jon Rahm question the need to…

Ayora paced the Razorbacks for the fourth time this season after firing away a career-low 7-under 209 (70-70-69) at the MountainView Collegiate in Tucson, Arizona. The junior finished the tournament in 11th place to lead all other SEC golfers in the field. Ayora finished under par in all three rounds, including matching a season-low 69 in the final round, which was accomplished with five of her 14 birdies over the week. She had the fourth best par 5s average with a 4.5 average over the weekend among 90 golfers. This season, Ayora has logged 10 rounds at par or under…

The PGA of America has announced that former Topgolf executive Craig Kessler has been appointed as its new Chief Operating Officer.  Kessler, who served as COO and Head of Emerging Concepts at Topgolf from 2016-21, will report to PGA of America CEO Seth Waugh. Kessler, who begins his new duties on March 6, will be based at PGA Frisco, the new home of the PGA of America. Most recently, Kessler served as Chief Executive Officer of Buff City Soap, a fast-growing, experiential retail company based in Dallas. Buff City has grown from 100 to 260 locations since Kessler joined as CEO. Today,…