It was surreal for Tyrrell Hatton to look at golf’s world ranking this week and see himself at a career-high No. 5 above the likes of Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka.
Englishman Tyrrell Hatton shot a sparkling 6-under final round on Sunday to win the season-opening Abu Dhabi Championship by four strokes after overnight leader Rory McIlroy shot an uninspired even-par 72 to drop into third.
Darren Clarke won the Mitsubishi Electric Championship by two strokes Saturday for his second straight PGA Tour Champions victory, playing the back nine in 6 under in a closing 8-under 64.
Jerry Kelly and Darren Clarke shared the second-round lead Friday in the Mitsubishi Electric Championship after first-round leader Retief Goosen stumbled late at Hualalai.
Danielle Kang continued to sail along at the LPGA Tour’s season-opening Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions on Friday, shooting a 6-under 65 to stretch her lead to two shots.
Retief Goosen birdied 10 of the first 14 holes in a 10-under 62 to take the first-round lead Thursday in the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai.
Rory McIlroy again put himself in contention to win an event where he has had so many near misses by shooting an 8-under 64 in the first round of the season-opening Abu Dhabi Championship.