Golf Monthly

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After four years, Spain’s Rafa Cabrera-bello got back into the winner’s circle at the Open de Espana. He shot 19-under and beat countryman Adri Arnaus in a play-off.

Since the first Masters (1934), Rory Mcilroy is the sixth player to reach 20 PGA Tour wins – including four Majors – before the age of 33. The others are Nelson, Palmer, Nicklaus, Watson and Woods.

Celine Boutier claimed her second LPGA Tour title at the Shoprite LPGA Classic. Starting the final round five shots back, she made six birdies in eight holes heading to the turn, and birdied two of the final three.

Danny Willett celebrated his 34th birthday by winning the Alfred Dunhill Links Championsh­ip by two strokes. It was his eighth European Tour title and first victory for over two years.

Charley Hull’s bogey-free 65 helped overhaul Nelly Korda for the individual title at the Aramco Team Series New York.

Sam Burns won his second PGA Tour title of both 2021 and his career at the Sanderson Farms Championsh­ip.

Sungjae Im won the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, hitting 62 greens in regulation for his second PGA Tour win.

Jin Young Ko won the Cognizant Founders Cup with four rounds in the 60s to tie Annika Sorenstam’s record of 14 consecutiv­e rounds in the 60s on the LPGA Tour.

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