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SUN CITY, South Africa (AP) — Max Homa can finally say he's an international winner. Homa shot a 6-under 66 to win the Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa on Sunday for his first win abroad. Homa finished at 19 under for the tournament, four shots ahead of Nicolai Hojgaard to add to his six PGA Tour career titles. Homa secured the win with a final round that included six birdies, an eagle and two bogeys. He also had a 66 on Friday, but shot even-par 72 both Thursday and Saturday to see his title chances diminished.
Persons: Max Homa, Homa, Nicolai Hojgaard, , Thorbjorn Olesen, Homa hadn’t, “ It’s, ” Homa, Africa’s, Justin Thomas, Thomas, ” Thomas, , would’ve, Max hadn’t, Thomas Fleetwood, Frenchman Matthieu Pavon, Dan Bradbury, England, ___ Organizations: SUN CITY, Sunday, Homa, Ryder, Gary Player Country Locations: South Africa, Italy, Europe, Dubai, Homa
American Homa is on debut in South Africa but has mastered a difficult course and dropped just a single shot in 54 holes to finish his third round on 13 under-par for the tournament. He leads France’s Matthieu Pavon by a single stroke after they had shared the top of the leaderboard overnight. Pavon (70) carded five birdies and a bogey in his first 14 holes, but back-to-back dropped shots on 15 and 16 allowed Homa to leapfrog him on the leaderboard. The American's only dropped shot in three days came on the par three fourth, and his consistency in hitting fairways and solid form with the putter were a feature of his play. England's Tommy Fleetwood, who has won the last two Nedbank Golf Challenge tournaments, could only manage a 71 on Saturday for a total of seven under-par, six shots off Homa.
Persons: Ryder, Marco Simone Golf, USA's Max Homa, Guglielmo Mangiapane, Max Homa, France’s Matthieu Pavon, Nicolai Hojgaard, Thorbjorn Olesen, England’s Dan Bradbury, England's Tommy Fleetwood, Nick Said, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Country Club, USA's, REUTERS, Gary Player Country, PGA, Thomson Locations: Rome, Italy, Sun City, American Homa, South Africa, Danish, Homa, Pavon, Africa
Pavon, Homa share lead after second round at Sun City
  + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
"Overall the first two days have been pretty solid," Pavon said. Pavon carded five birdies and an eagle, his only blemish a bogey at the par four 15th, as he followed up his opening round 68 on Thursday. Homa carded a 68 on Friday and is yet to drop a shot in 36 holes having sunk 10 birdies on his debut at Sun City. "If you are going to travel 20 or so hours to get here, you may as well play some good golf," he joked. Tommy Fleetwood has won the previous two tournaments played at the Gary Player Country Club and is four shots back going into the weekend after a second round 67.
Persons: Ryder, Marco Simone Golf, USA's Max Homa, Guglielmo Mangiapane, Frenchman Matthieu Pavon, Max Homa, Pavon, England’s Don Bradbury, didn’t, putts, Tommy Fleetwood, Nick Said, Ken Ferris Organizations: Country Club, USA's, REUTERS, Gary Player Country, Sun, Thomson Locations: Rome, Italy, Homa, Sun City
Fleetwood defies illness for success again at Sun City
  + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
SUN CITY, South Africa, Nov 13 (Reuters) - An emotional Tommy Fleetwood celebrated a first tour victory in three years on Sunday as he defied illness to win the Nedbank Golf Challenge at the Gary Player Country Club. "It was touch and go on Thursday morning,” Fleetwood said. "All of us were there or thereabouts with three holes to play, but Tommy was the one who held it together. If you had given me second at the start of the week, I definitely would've taken it," he added. Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Clare FallonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Fox hunting Nedbank Golf Challenge title after opening round 64
  + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
Nov 10 (Reuters) - New Zealand’s Ryan Fox carded seven birdies and an eagle for an opening round 64 to take a one-shot lead over Europe’s Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald in the DP World Tour’s Nedbank Golf Challenge at the Gary Player Country Club on Thursday. Fox, 35, is hoping to become the first New Zealander to be crowned Europe’s number one in the coming weeks having emerged as the closest challenger to Rory McIlroy at the top of the tour rankings. Victory at Sun City will move him above his rival ahead of the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai and the son of former All Black flyhalf Grant Fox started his week well, with just one dropped shot on the par four third hole, having battled on the course in his three previous visits. Donald managed a faultless 65, including five birdies on his back nine, while Italian Guido Migliozzi sank three birdies in his last four holes to card a 67 for third place on the leaderboard. Reporting by Nick Said Editing by Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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