Week 4: Nolan shines in RSA; Irish amateurs sixth in Cadiz
Liam Nolan of Ireland plays his tee shot at the ninth hole during the final round of the World Amateur Team Championship at Abu Dhabi Golf Club, United Arab Emirates on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 (Copyright USGA/Steven Gibbons)
THIS WEEK - Week 5 (Ending 2 February 2025)
Galway’s Liam Nolan moved to second in the Challenge Tour standings when he finished an excellent solo third on his 2025 debut in the SDC Championship in South Africa.
Without a full category, Alps Tour player Nolan earned a spot in this week’s MyGolfLife Open through the Top 5 category and doesn’t have to use a sponsor’s exemption.
It will be the first event of the season for Robert Moran, Dermot McElroy and Jonathan Caldwell while Max Kennedy returns to action after his missed cut in the SDC Championship.
Pádraig Harrington and Conor Purcell play the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship on the DP World Tour while on the PGA Tour. Shane Lowry is joined by Rory McIlroy and Seamus Power for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Leona Maguire makes her first start of 2025 in the LPGA’s Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions in Lake Nona.
In amateur golf, Beth Coulter returns to action for ASU in the BIG EAST Match Play, West Palm Peach, Fla.
PGA Tour
Shane Lowry, Rory McIlroy, Seamus Power
DP World Tour
Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship, Royal GC, Bahrain
Pádraig Harrington, Conor Purcell
LPGA Tour
Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, Lake Nona Golf & Country Club (Jan 30 - Feb 2)
Leona Maguire
Challenge Tour
MyGolfLife Open hosted by Pecanwood Estate, Pecanwood Golf & Country Club, RSA
Liam Nolan, Robert Moran, Dermot McElroy, Jonathan Caldwell, Max Kennedy
Amateur golf
BIG EAST Match Play, West Palm Peach, Fla
Beth Coulter (Arizona State)
LAST WEEK — Week 4 - 26 January 2025
PGA Tour
Farmers Insurance Open, Torrey Pines, USA
Winner Harris English
MC Shane Lowry
DP World Tour
Ras Al Khaimah Championship, Al Hamra GC, UAE
Winner Alejandro del Rey (Spain)
T50 Pádraig Harrington
MC Tom McKibbin
MC Conor Purcell
Challenge Tour
SDC Open, Zebula Golf Estate & Spa, Limpopo, South Africa
Winner Daniel Van Tonder (RSA)
3 Liam Nolan
MC Max Kennedy
Amateur golf
Men’s Octagonal Matches at Costa Ballena, Cádiz
Ireland (Luke O'Neill, John Doyle, Brian Doran, Rory Gallagher, Paul Coughlan, Adam Fahey) finished sixth in the men’s Octagonal Matches at Costa Ballena, Cádiz.
Final standings
1 England
2 Switzerland
3 Spain
4 Portugal
5 Italy
6 Ireland
7 Netherlands
8 Germany
Day 1 England 8, Ireland 1
Day 2 Spain 6.5, Ireland 2.5
Day 3 Netherlands 4, Ireland 5
Day 4 Ireland 3, Italy 6.
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