It only seems like yesterday that we were cheering Lefty as he stormed to victory at the US PGA Championship and here we are on the eve of the next Major.

The RSM Classic is the next stop of the PGA Tour after the Master Tournament won by Dustin Johnson at Augusta National Golf Course.

The first master tournament had been played in 1934, where Horton Smith won. It is a historical golf event in which every professional golfer’s desire to win.

The great battle among the best golfers has come to an end. Everyone played an extraordinary game.

The Zozo Championship is a professional golf tournament in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, which is situated in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. The tournament was temporarily moved to Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California, close to where Woods grew up. Thousand Oaks is a name that is descriptive in more ways than one, because while Sherwood CC isn’t tree-lined like an Augusta it still has plenty of trees in full bloom lining the fairways, and they will of course dictate that shot shaping and course management will be key.

The Defending champion of Zozo Championship

This week the PGA Tour heads to California for the 2020 Zozo Championship, where Tiger Woods will make his first beginning since the U.S. Open. Woods is going for his 83rd career victory on the PGA Tour, a number that would put him above Sam Snead for most career PGA Tour wins. Woods claimed his 82nd career win on the PGA Tour at this event in Japan last year, holding off Hideki Matsuyama by three strokes.

Tiger will attempt to defend his title against a star-studded field packed with big-name players, including World No. 2 Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas, PGA champ Collin Morikawa and Rory McIlroy, who rank Nos. 2-5 in the Official World Golf Ranking, respectively. Dustin Johnson pulls out from the event a week after a positive Covid test.

The tournament is starting from October 22-25, without spectators. With a reduced purse in California, down to $8 million from last year’s $9.5 million, the Zozo Championship will again be sought by a world class field of 78.

Course Preview

Golf fans with long memories may just remember Sherwood Country Club from its time hosting the World Challenge between 2000-2013. At 7,020 yards for its Par 72, Sherwood is mega short and features the unique routing of five Par 3s and a quintet of Par 5s organizers may yet decide to map the course slightly differently and drop one of those Par 5s to a Par 4.

Weather Forecast

There is a unique twist to the weather in Thousand Oaks this week. This is a typically Fall week in California, with sunny spells matched by pleasant if not hot temperatures of around 64-72°. Morning temperature is low but also the wind is gentle and calm too, at the afternoon the temperature increases that will please the players but so too does the wind, with 10-13 mph expected in the afternoon.

Zozo Championship at Sherwood 2020 odds

• Jon Rahm 10-1
• Xander Schauffele 11-1
• Rory McIlroy 12-1
• Justin Thomas 12-1
• Tyrrell Hatton 20-1
• Webb Simpson 20-1
• Collin Morikawa 22-1
• Patrick Reed 22-1
• Bubba Watson 25-1
• Matthew Wolff 28-1
• Daniel Berger 28-1
• Hideki Matsuyama 28-1
• Tony Finau 28-1
• Patrick Cantlay 28-1
• Viktor Hovland 30-1
• Harris English 30-1
• Patrick Cantlay 30-1
• Joaquin Niemann 33-1
• Tiger Woods 33-1

Despite the fact that he had the same 33-1 odds at last year’s Zozo Championship, Tiger had just won the Masters before that year.

The conditions are somewhat different this year Tiger hasn’t finished better than 37th in six beginnings since February 2020 and he has not seriously contended with his performance since the events restart but he is working hard to wins the title and creates a new historical moment in the golf world.

Muhammad Munir of Rawalpindi Golf Club overpowered defending champion Matloob Ahmed to be the winner with a brilliant performance in the final round of 39th Punjab Open Golf Championship that concluded at PAF Skyview Golf Course here on Sunday.

Though at the start of the final round, Matloob was considered the likely winner, outstanding display of golf skills accompanied by mental toughness enabled Munir to completely swing the flow of game in his favour. Throughout the final 18 holes, Munir appeared as the dominant one and in full command.

Though Matloob tried hard, there was no way he could stop Munir, who left behind such players as Shabbir,Talib, Waheed Baloch, Mohammad Shahzad and Ahmed Baig.

In the final round, Munir had a score of 67 and a three-day aggregate of 206, ten under par.

Shahzad of Garrison Golf Club, relatively new to the national golf circuit, played remarkably well to achieve the runner-up slot with scores of 71, 71, and a sparkling 66 in the final round, which meant a championship aggregate of 208, eight under par.

Matloob had to be content with the third position, his three round scores being 68, 70 and 71 — a total of 209, seven under par.

Following these three were M Shabbir (Islamabad) 73, 70, 68=211; Suleman Akhter (Gymkhana) 75, 64, 74=213; M Alam (PSGCC) 74, 70, 69=213; Talat Ijaz (Gymkhana) 71, 70, 73=214; Usman Ali (Garrison) 72, 74, 68=214; Taimoor Khan (Peshawar) 75, 74, 66=215; Ahmed Baig (PSGCC) 73, 70, 73=216; Ashiq Hussain (Multan) 70, 75, 71=216; Latif Rafiq (Gymkhana) 72, 73, 71=216.

In the amateurs section, Salman Jehangir of Lahore Gymkhana won the first gross with scores of 70, 75 and 77 and an aggregate of 222. Qasim Ali Khan, also of Gymkhana came second with a total score for three days of 224. Umar Khokhar of Bahria Rawalpindi was third in this category with an aggregate score of 230.

Top position in the ladies competition was won by Parkha Ijaz (Defence Raya) with Aaniya Syed (PAF Skyview) the runner-up. Suneyah Osama (PAF Skyview) came third.

Parkha dominated the ladies section with a stunning display of classy golf. She recorded gross 78 on the first day and gross 76 in the second round.

Ladies first position in net was claimed by Laiba Shah (Gymkhana), B Fatima won second net and Saeeda Iman Ali Shah (Gymkhana) attained the third net prize.

Senior professionals: Mohammad Akram (1st), Tahir Nasim (2nd), Raja Iftikhar (3rd)

Junior professionals: Abdul Wadood (1st), Faizan (2nd), Akash Bashir (3rd)

Senior Amateurs: Lt Col Asif Medi (1st net), Tariq Mehmood (2nd net), Ahsan Ghias (3rd net)

Rustam Chatta (1st gross), Rashid Akbar (2nd gross), Lt Col Waqar Ahmed (3rd gross)

At the conclusion of the event the prizes were awarded to the notable performers by Lt Gen (r) Amir Riaz, President Punjab Golf Association in a ceremony attended by Air Commodore Umar Naeem, Air Commodore (rtd) Tariq Usman Abbas, Brig (r) Shahid Wahab Rao, and Brig Ijaz Ahad Khan.

The 39th edition of Punjab Open Golf Tournament is scheduled to be held from September 24th till 27th at PAF Skyview Golf & Country Club, Lahore.

The 39th edition of Punjab Open Golf Tournament will see several talented and skilled professional golfers who will compete against each other with all their might so as to emerge winners in their respective categories of this prestigious golf event.

Main PROs Draws Tee 01

Amateurs Draws Tee No 01

The 39th edition of Punjab Open Golf Tournament is scheduled to be held from September 24th till 27th at PAF Skyview Golf & Country Club, Lahore.

The 39th edition of Punjab Open Golf Tournament will see several talented and skilled professional golfers who will compete against each other with all their might so as to emerge winners in their respective categories of this prestigious golf event.

Main PROs Draws TEE 10:

Main PROs Draws Tee 01:

Amateurs Draws:

The 39th edition of Punjab Open Golf Tournament is scheduled to be held from September 24th till 27th at PAF Skyview Golf & Country Club, Lahore.

The 39th edition of Punjab Open Golf Tournament will see several talented and skilled professional golfers who will compete against each other with all their might so as to emerge winners in their respective categories of this prestigious golf event.

The event is scheduled to be held from September 24th till 27th at PAF Skyview Golf & Cluntry Club, Lahore.

Scoring will be powered by Gem Golfers with Live leaderboard available both in Gem Golfers App and on Web.

The championship is supported and endorsed by JS Bank and Malmo Foods. The 4-days long championship will be governed by the rules of golf at approved by the Royal and Ancient golf club of St. Andrews and the local club rules.

.The first day is earmarked for Senior Professional, over 50 years of age, and the junior Professionals, less than 21 years of age will fight it out for a much sought after place amongst the top performers.

From Friday(25th September) the championship will be taken over by the professional golfers of Pakistan who will become a part of the prestigious encounter for lucrative prize money of Two million rupees and their competition will be over three days, Friday to Sunday.

Along with the professionals,also there will be the leading amateurs and while professional golfers participate for prize money and financial stakes ,the amateurs only seek honors.

In addition to the prize money of two million rupees for professionals, 2.1 million for senior professionals and 2.1 million for junior professionals the big attraction is the Brand new Car for a hole in one.

Bryson DeChambeau put his added muscle to good use at one of the toughest courses in the United States

Bryson DeChambeau saved his best round for last at the 2020 U.S. Open, carding a 3-under 67 at Winged Foot on Sunday to claim his first career major championship. DeChambeau’s closing round was just two strokes off the best 18-hole score of the week (65) as he grinded out grueling, sometimes gusty conditions with an effortless combination of his length off the tee and control around the greens.

DeChambeau, who caught and then surpassed 21-year-old Matthew Wolff (the 54-hole leader), was the only golfer in the field to finish with a final-round score under par, cementing himself in the history books in his seventh career win on the PGA Tour. The last time a U.S. Open champion owned the only final-round score under par was 1955 — 38 years before DeChambeau was born (!) — when Jack Fleck pulled off the feat after beating Ben Hogan in an 18-hole playoff. He polished off hole No. 72 in style, too, dropping in a par save and letting out a roar.

It has been a breakout year for DeChambeau, who captured golf’s first major of the 2020-21 season on Sunday. In the last year, he’s added a significant amount of muscle to his 6-foot-1 frame and built himself into the longest golfer off the tees in the world. What’s come of the new edge is five top-five finishes this calendar year, a (previous-best) top-five finish at the PGA Championship last month and an advantage off the tees that’s becoming more pronounced with each passing event.

DeChambeau finished fourth in strokes gained off the tee this week and fourth in driving distance on Sunday. He was also the first player to make an eagle in his final round and win the U.S. Open since 1937, per Justin Ray. DeChambeau accomplished that on the ninth hole and cruised to victory from there.

“On 9 was when I first thought, ‘OK, this could be a reality.’ I made that long eagle putt and shocked myself making it, too. I thought to myself I could do it, and then immediately after I said, ‘Nope, you gotta focus on each and every hole.’ I just kept telling myself ‘Nope, we’ve got three more holes, we’ve got four more holes, we’ve got five more holes.’ Whatever it was, I just had to keep focused, make sure I was executing every shot the best I possibly could.”

Finishing runner-up is the aforementioned Wolff, who was on the precipice of making his own history before surrendering his 54-hole two-stroke lead. If he had closed it out, Wolff would have become the youngest U.S. Open winner since 1923 (Bobby Jones) and youngest major champion since Tiger Woods (1997 Masters). Instead, he finished with a final-round 5-over 75 as he tried to keep up with DeChambeau’s mesmerizing performance. It’s Wolff’s second consecutive top-five finish in a major, however, on the heels of a T4 finish at the PGA Championship last month.

Rounding out the top five is a two-way tie for third between Harris English (+2) and Louis Oosthuizen (+2). There was a three-way tie for fifth with Dustin Johnson, Will Zalatoris and Xander Schauffele all finishing 5 over on the week.

1. Bryson DeChambeau (-6): DeChambeau’s built his game around length off the tees. It’s fitting, then, that he finished third in the field this week in strokes gained off the tee, strutting to his first major championship on the strength of his best skill. DeChambeau had just one bogey all day (on No. 8) and found a new stride after an eagle on No. 9. He played the front nine at 2 under and played a bogey-free back nine at 1 under.

“Oh my gosh, I can’t believe it,” DeChambeau said after the round on NBC. “It’s just an honor. It’s been a lot of hard work.”

2. Matthew Wolff (-E): It’s easy to look at Wolff’s runner-up finish as a disappointment after he held the 54-hole lead, but finishing runner-up in a major championship at his age is the stuff of legend. In fact, Wolff, 21, is the youngest runner-up at the U.S. Open in 80 years (Jack Nicklaus, 1960). How he hit only two fairways on Saturday and still squeaked out a 5-under 65 will forever remain majestic. Wolff’s weaknesses, particularly with his putter, showed in his 5-over 75 on Sunday, losing strokes on the field with his putter. But being one of only two professional golfers on tour to not be over par this week at wicked Winged Foot is something he can build off.

3. Louis Oosthuizen (+2): One-time major champion Oosthuizen finished in sole possession of third — his second-best finish at the U.S. Open ever — on the strength of a final-round 73. Oosthuizen played with control all week, finishing in the top 20 in greens hit in regulation and in fairways hit. As treacherous as Winged Foot played all week, it was a distinct advantage he used to overcome his lack of length off the tees.

4. Harris English (+3): Best finish in a major ever for 31-year-old English. He’s coming off one of his most productive seasons on the PGa Tour and was in the thick of it all week. Kicking his day off with a double bogey put his back to the wall early Sunday, he rallied to play the final 17 at 1 over. He finished the week second in the field in fewest number of putts at 111.

5. Xander Schauffele (+4): In each of Schauffele’s four wins, he has entered the final round trailing by at least two strokes. And so entering Sunday, just five strokes off the lead, a comeback didn’t seem likely … but it also didn’t seem entirely impossible. He had a strong even-par opening nine to hang around, but had five bogeys in his last six to drift just outside the mix. Strong overall showing for him this week, finishing first in the field in strokes gained with his short game and 11th putting.

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