The RACE to DUBAI is over as Jon RAHM crosses the Winning Line as champion.
Ireland’s SHANE LOWRY picks up a 600k bonus for 4th with Rory 6th in the season long race.

THE reigning OPEN CHAMPION Shane Lowry has committed to play in the Saudi International Tournament at the end of January next year..... good timing on the press release.

Brooks Koepka, DJ, Paddy Reed, Michelson, Stenson, Tony Finau & 'Slasher' Garcia are also down to play at the King Abdullah Economic City and Royal Greens Golf & Country Club.
Major Champions receive major appearance fees no doubt.
The tournament is expected to be followed by a Ladies European Tour golf tournament in March 2020 in Saudi Arabia, as announced last month by Saudi Golf Federation. LISA may have put in a good word during her incursion.

69 66 68 64 for Shane.... Superb Sunday for 2nd place in HK.....behind Wade ‘King Kong’ Ormsby

Gee MAC, you left some big guns in your wake.....Graeme McDowell won the Saudi International, his eleventh career European Tour title. It was the first European Tour victory for G-Mac in nearly six years, his previous being the 2014 French Open. McDowell’s short game spurred him to the win – he ranked 2nd in the field for the week in scrambling and 5th in strokes gained putting.

"I want my kids to see me out there. No more pulling up YouTube videos." - and as he tells his kids - “I always tell my kids we live in a nice house because daddy can putt, that’s about the heart of it, really,” he said. “The putter’s been a little ice cold the last sort of two rounds but I got it heated back up on the back nine today and I’m going to have to putt well to have a chance tomorrow.”

Dustin Johnson finished runner-up in Saudi Arabia, his best result since last year’s PGA Championship. DJ was the only player in the field to shoot in the 60s all four rounds.
Phil Mickelson tied for third, his best finish worldwide since winning last year’s Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Lefty had not finished better than 18th in any of his prior 22 starts around the globe. He will defend that Pebble Beach title this week – a tournament he has won five times in his career.

Catch Me ifyoucan • June 22, 2019 6:29 PM BST Huge congratulations to James Sugrue of Mallow GC - The 2019 Amateur Champion at Portmarnock.
James will now play The Open at Portrush, the 2020 US Open and can expect an invitation to The Masters in the post. UP CORK boy !!!!!

But before all that, it's (((((THE GEORGIA CUP)))))

Georgia Tech player, Matt Kuchar won the 1997 United States Amateur Championship and in the Spring of 1998 a new tradition was born, The Georgia Cup hosted at The Golf Club of Georgia.  The Georgia Cup an 18-hole charity match between the reigning United States Amateur Champion and British Amateur Champion.  Matt Kuchar defeated Craig Watson in 1998 to win the first Georgia Cup match. This tradition continues today with a reception following play before the Amateurs head to Augusta to compete in the Masters Tournament.

The 23rd Annual Georgia Cup Match Sunday, March 29, 2020 - will feature a head to head match between another Georgia Tech player, Andy Ogletree (US Amateur Champion) and yar man from 'Malla' JAMES SUGRUE (The British Amateur Champion). The Golf Club of Georgia looks forward to hosting these two elite champions before they make their way to Augusta and compete in the Masters.  The match will take place on the Lakeside Course with tee off scheduled for 6pm (Orish time).

Past Match Results.....
1998 Matt Kuchar (U.S.) def. Craig Watson (British)
1999 Sergio Garcia (British) def. Hank Kuehne (U.S.)
2000 David Gossett (U.S.) def. Graeme Storm (British)
2001 Mikko Ilonen (British) def. Jeff Quinney (U.S.)
2002 Michael Hoey (British) def. Bubba Dickerson (U.S.)
2003 Ricky Barnes (U.S.) def. Alejandro Larrazabal (British)
2004 Gary Wolstenholme (British) def. Nick Flanagan (U.S.)
2005 Ryan Moore (U.S.) def. Stuart Wilson (British)
2006 Brian McElhinney (wee Donegal lad) (British) def. Edoardo Molinari (U.S.)
2007 Richie Ramsay (U.S.) def. Julien Guerrier (British)
2008 Colt Knost (U.S.) def. Drew Weaver (British)
2009 Danny Lee (U.S.) def. Reinier Saxton (British)
2010 Matteo Manassero (British) def. Byeong-Hun An (U.S.)
2011 Peter Uihlein (U.S.) def. Jin Jeong (British)
2012 Bryden Macpherson (British) def. Kelly Kraft (U.S.)
2013 Alan Dunbar (Rathmore/Portrush)(British) def. Steven Fox (U.S.)
2014 Garrick Porteous (British) def. Matt Fitzpatrick (U.S.)
2015 Gunn Yang (U.S.) def. Bradley Neil (British)
2016 Romain Langasque (British) def. Bryson DeChambeau (U.S.)
2017 Scott Gregory (British) def. Curtis Luck (U.S.)
2018 Harry Ellis (British) def. Doc Redman (U.S.)
2019 Jovan Rebula (British) def. Viktor Hovland (U.S.)