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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Tommy Fleetwood surged into the lead of the Dubai Invitational after shooting an 8-under 63 in the third round Saturday to overtake Rory McIlroy by one stroke. Fleetwood made eight birdies in a flawless round, including four on his first six holes, to move to a 15-under total of 198. McIlroy had been out in front since opening with a 62 on Thursday and led by two strokes going into the third round. Political Cartoons View All 253 Images“That's a strange stat,” Fleetwood said, adding that his early birdies gave him momentum with the putter. I played well on that back nine and earned myself a tee time with (Fleetwood) tomorrow and it’ll be good fun.

Persons: Tommy Fleetwood, Rory McIlroy, Fleetwood, McIlroy, Thorbjorn Olesen, ” Fleetwood, birdies, ” McIlroy, ” Organizations: United Arab Emirates, Dubai Invitational, Fleetwood Locations: DUBAI, United Arab

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

☆ Homa takes narrow lead into final round of Nedbank Golf Challenge
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

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

☆ The Højgaard twins: Mistaken identity and making history
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Welcome to life on Tour as the identical Højgaard twins, the 21-year-old rising stars of Danish golf. Richard Heathcote / Getty ImagesDays later, congratulations once again poured in for Nicolai, but this time there was no case of mistaken identity. Playing via a last-minute invite to the event, a one-stroke triumph at Marco Simone Golf Club secured him his maiden European Tour win and wrote the Højgaard name into the history books as the first brothers to win back-to-back Tour events. Nicolai celebrated his first Tour win at the Italian Open. “That would be a cool experience to share with Nicolai as well, maybe play a foursome together.”

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