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DP World Tour: E Molinari and Migliosi at the Nedbank Golf Challenge
PGA Tour: Schaeffler’s favorite at the Houston Open. Also in the field F. Molinari
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- Molinari and Migliozzi in South AfricaA – The Nedbank Golf Challenge, a South African classic with a rich tradition, is back after two years of absence due to the pandemic and will be organized in cooperation between the Sunshine Tour and the DP World Tour. At the Gary Player Country Club track, in Sun City, South Africa, from November 10 to 13 in the 40th edition, 66 riders will compete, the first 60 money list riders to climb and six are invited. Two of the Blues, Guido Migliozzi, 25 in the standings, and Edoardo Molinari, 57, in a context in which England’s Tommy Fleetwood is defending the title, won in 2019, and were 12 in the top 20 in the merit standings, including four in the top ten .
Particularly defending second-placed Ryan Fox, winner of Alfred Dunhill Links at the start of October and fourth at the Mallorca Open, who is going through a moment of stellar level who has beaten Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy, number one, becoming the first New Zealander in history to lead in this order.
On the field, and with the possibility of becoming champions, the Polish Adrian Mironek (No. 8), the Englishman Jordan Smith (No. 9) and the South African Thurston Lawrence (No. 10), without neglecting the Spaniard Adrian Otaygui (No. 11), the same Fleetwood (No. 13), chase Appearing, Scotsman Robert McIntyre (No. 15), who scored in the 79th Italian Open DS Cars Championship, Danish Rasmus Hoggard (No. 17), who was at the start with his twin brother Nikolai and Iberian Pablo Larrazabal (No. 18, two titles this season). He’s not in the top 20, but Guido Migliosi who won the French Open in September can certainly have his say.
To also follow Spain’s Rafa Cabrera Bello, South Africa’s Justin Walters, Juan Carlo Ricci, Xander Lombard and Sean Norris conceded first place in the 2021-2022 Sunshine Tour, and Branden Grace, who received one of the invitations and who will do so. Being the only other previous winner (2017) in the field. Another invitation was extended to England’s Luke Donald, captain of the 2023 Ryder Cup team, who will monitor with Molinari, one of the deputy captains, potential candidates for the team. The prize pool is $6,000,000 with the first coin worth $1,020,000.
Tournament on GOLF TV – The Nedbank Golf Challenge will be broadcast live by GOLFTV with links at the following times: Thursday 10 November to Saturday 12, 9.30 to 15.00; Sunday the 13th, from 8.30 to 14.
PGA Tour: Schaeffler’s favorite at the Houston Open. Molinari also in the field – Francesco Molinari immediately returns to the field for the Cadence Bank Houston Open, scheduled for November 10-13. At the 75th edition of the PGA Tour, which will take place at Memorial Park Golf Course, in Houston, Texas, the Turin-born who turned 40 yesterday, November 8, will try to change his pace after finishing 68th in Mexico. From a drop in pace the last 36 holes, although she started in third place.
Spotlight on Scottie Scheffler, world number two and the only one in the top 10 in the world rankings in the race, who will have the opportunity for the second week in a row to bring down throne leader Rory McIlroy, absent from the occasion. Schaeffler, who finished second last year alongside Kevin Toei who will also be in the game, missed the first chance when he finished third in Mexico after a great final lap, but is late (needing 1st or 2nd in isolation), proving to be a In good shape and able to return to success (last at the Masters in April).
On the field Russell Henley, winner last Sunday at the Tech World Championships in Mayakoba, Mexico and at the event in 2017, Tony Finau, Harris English, Jimmy Walker, Sam Burns, Gary Woodland, Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama, runner-up in 2021, Korea’s Yes Woo Kim, Australian Jason Day, Britain’s Danny Willett, Justin Rose and Matt Wallace. There will only be one other previous winner, Jim Hermann (2016), while defending champion Jason Kokrac will be absent. The race record, born in 1946, goes back with three victories to American Curtis Strange and Fijian Vijay Singh, and is the only one to have achieved a double in a row. The prize pool is $8,400,000.
Tournament on GOLFTV and Eurosport 2 The Rhythm Bank Championship Houston Open will be broadcast live by GOLFTV and Eurosport 2 with Etisalat at the following times on both platforms: Thursday, November 10 to Sunday, 13, 7pm to 10pm.
Champions Cup: F Molinari and Fleetwood, captains of the two rival teams in January 2023 Francesco Molinari and England’s Tommy Fleetwood have been named captains respectively for the continental teams of Europe and Great Britain and Ireland who will face the Champions Cup, the first tournament of the DP World Tour in 2023 scheduled for January 13-15 in Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi Golf Club in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The two teams, made up of ten elements, compete over the three days of competition in four- and four-ball matches and singles matches. In essence, it is a kind of preparation for European players in view of the 2023 Ryder Cup, which will take place from September 29 to October 1 at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Gidonia Monticellio (Rome). This event was required by the Englishman Luke Donald, captain of Team Europe, who will follow the competition closely.
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