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Stewart Cink wins at the RBC Heritage. The American posted a final round of 70 at Harbour Town Golf Links. He finishes in front ofHarold Varner III andEmiliano Grillo, who sit tied for second place.Cink finished theRBC Heritage with a total score of 19 under par.Commenting on his impressive victory, Cink told reporters "This course just demands so much discipline, and I was able to -- we were able to just stay committed and really just -- it's more than just being committed. It's believing that the game plan is there for a reason, and we stayed with it". Matthew Fitzpatrick, world number 17, ends the tournament at T4 place. The Englishman posted a final round of 68 at Harbour Town Golf Links. With a total score of -13 he finishes 6 shots behind the leader. Matt Wallace, world number 50 andDanny Willett round off the tournament in T18 rank. Wallace posted a final round of 73 at Harbour Town Golf Links, whereas Willett, the 2016 Masters Champion posted a 69 on Sunday. With a total score of -9 he finishes 10 shots behind the leader. Tom Lewis finishes the tournament in T25 place. The Englishman posted a final round of 70 at Harbour Town Golf Links. With a total score of -8 he finishes 11 shots behind the leader. It was a disappointing day for Tyrrell Hatton, who finished the tournament in T39 position. The Englishman showed a closing round of 66 at Harbour Town Golf Links. With a total score of -6 he finishes 13 shots behind the leader.TheRBC Heritage is part of thePGA Tour. The tournament is held from April 15th until the 18th of April 2021 at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA. This year a total prize money of $7,100,000 will be awarded to the players. The course for the tournament at Harbour Town Golf Links plays at Par 71. After last year's RBC Heritage had to be postponed to June due to corona, this year the tournament will again take place in its usual slot, the week after the Masters. Top-5 Leaderboard: RBC Heritage Pos Name Today Total 1 Stewart Cink -1 -19 T2 Harold Varner III -5 -15 T2 Emiliano Grillo -3 -15 T4 Maverick McNealy -4 -13 T4 Corey Conners -3 -13 Show complete leaderboard of RBC Heritage This is a generated text. Possible errors can be reported here.
Here are the purse and FedExCup points breakdowns for RBC Heritage winner Stewart Cink and the rest of the players who made the cut at Harbour Town.
John Catlin wins the Austrian Golf Open on the European Tour, ahead of Maximilian Kieffer in second place. In a dramatic play-off Catlin and Kieffer played six extra holes."I'd love to crack that top 50 in the world," he said. "Just get a chance to play in some Major Championships - I've actually never played in a Major. I'm thinking this gives me a very good chance to play in the US PGA Championship, that was kind of my goal", Catlin said. Marcus Armitage, world number 196 in the world golf ranking, ends the tournament in T4 place. The Englishman took home a closing round of 68 at Diamond CC. With a total score of -8 he is 6 strokes behind the leader after the Austrian Golf Open. Sam Horsfield ends the tournament in T15 position. The Englishman took home a final round of 67 at Diamond CC. With a total score of -5 he finishes 9 shots behind the leader. Garrick Porteous, world number 473 in the world golf ranking, finishes the tournament in T15 position. The Englishman showed a final round of 69 at Diamond CC. With a total score of -5 he is 9 strokes behind the leader after the Austrian Golf Open. Dale Whitnell finishes the tournament in T15 position. The Englishman showed a closing round of 70 at Diamond CC. With a total score of -5 he finishes 9 shots behind the leader. Chris Wood, world number 1472 in the world golf ranking, ends the tournament in T21 rank. The Englishman logged a final round of 68 at Diamond CC. With a total score of -4 he finishes 10 shots behind the leader. Daniel Gavins rounds off the tournament in T21 place. The Englishman showed a closing round of 74 at Diamond CC. With a total score of -4 he is 10 strokes behind the leader after the Austrian Golf Open. Craig Howie rounds off the tournament in T24 place. The Scotsman took home a closing round of 70 at Diamond CC. With a total score of -3 he is 11 strokes behind the leader after the Austrian Golf Open. Cormac Sharvin rounds off the tournament in T28 position. The Northern Irishman showed a closing round of 71 at Diamond CC. With a total score of -2 he is 12 strokes behind the leader after the Austrian Golf Open. The Austrian Golf Open is part of the European Tour. The tournament is held from April 15th until the 18th of April 2021 at Diamond CC in Atzenbrugg, Austria. This year a total prize money of € 1.000.000 will be awarded to the players. The course for the tournament at Diamond CC plays at Par 72. The Austrian Golf Open is a semi-spontaneous addition to the European Tour schedule to make up for the postponed Portugal Masters. The Diamond CC proved itself as tournament location when it hosted the European Tour's relaunch last year. Top-5 Leaderboard: Austrian Golf Open Pos Name Today Total 1 CATLIN, John -7 -14 2 Maximilian Kieffer -6 -14 3 Martin Kaymer -2 -11 T4 Wil Besseling -5 -8 T4 Marcus Armitage -4 -8 Show complete leaderboard of Austrian Golf Open This is a generated text. Possible errors can be reported here.
RBC Heritage: Stewart Cink leads after the third round. Stewart Cink is ahead in the PGA Tour´s RBC Heritage at the end of the third round. The American is at -18 to beat out Collin Morikawa in second place and Emiliano Grillo in third. After a round of 69, Stewart Cink leads by 5 shots and posted 3 birdies during his third round.“I've been there before,” said Cink, 47. “I've certainly been nervous and thrown up on myself and I've also played great in that situation. You know, I think it's a lot better to embrace it and enjoy it and feel the tingle as opposed to trying to act like it's not there.” Matt Wallace is at -11 after the third round at position T4. The Englishman finished the round at Harbour Town Golf Links in 65 strokes in the third round of the RBC Heritage. Matthew Fitzpatrick, currently number 17 in the world golf ranking, carded a third round 68 to find himself in T6 position and trailing leader Stewart Cink by 8 shots. Fitzpatrick logged 4 birdies in his third round. Danny Willett is at -7 after the third round at position T21. The Englishman finished the round at Harbour Town Golf Links in 67 strokes in the third round of the RBC Heritage. Tom Lewis carded a third round 67 to find himself in T21 position and trailing leader Stewart Cink by 11 shots. Lewis recorded 5 birdies in his third round. Robert MACINTYRE is at -6 after the third round at rank T27. The Scotsman played the course at the Harbour Town Golf Links in 70 shots in the third round of the RBC Heritage. Ian Poulter, currently number 61 in the world golf ranking, carded a third round 73 to find himself in T47 position and trailing leader Stewart Cink by 15 shots. Poulter posted 6 birdies in his third round. Tyrrell Hatton is at -1 after the third round at position T60. The Englishman played the course at the Harbour Town Golf Links in 73 shots in the third round of the RBC Heritage. Lee Westwood, currently number 23 in the world golf ranking, carded a third round 75 to find himself in T64 position and trailing leader Stewart Cink by 19 shots. Westwood registered 3 birdies in his third round. The RBC Heritage is part of the PGA Tour. The tournament is being played from April 15th until the 18th of April 2021 at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA. This year a total prize money of $7,100,000 will be paid to the players. The course for the tournament at Harbour Town Golf Links plays at Par 71. After last year's RBC Heritage had to be postponed to June due to corona, this year the tournament will again take place in it's usual slot, the week after the Masters. Top-5 Leaderboard: RBC Heritage Pos Name Today Total 1 Stewart Cink -2 -18 2 Collin Morikawa -4 -13 3 Emiliano Grillo -2 -12 T4 Matt Wallace -6 -11 T4 Sungjae Im -2 -11 Show complete leaderboard of RBC Heritage This is a generated text. Possible errors can be reported here.
European Tour: Alejandro Cañizares leads the Austrian Golf Open after a third round of 70. Alejandro Cañizares leads on the European Tour´s Austrian Golf Open alongside Martin Kaymer who are tied for first place at the European Tour´s Austrian Golf Open after third round. They sit at the top of the leaderboard with a score of 9 under par. Maximilian Kieffer in position 3 with a score of 8 under par."Mentally I'm really excited about tomorrow," Kaymer said. "It doesn't really matter what happens tomorrow, if you win or not it's nice to be in that position, to have an opportunity to win a golf tournament. Last year I had a couple of chances which I didn't use. More often as you get into that position I think you get more comfortable and then it's just a matter of time."Daniel Gavins is at -6 after the third round at rank T5. The Englishman played the course at the Diamond CC in 67 shots in the third round of theAustrian Golf Open. Marcus Armitage carded a third round 70 to find himself in T9 position and trailing leader Alejandro Cañizares by 5 shots. Armitage, currently ranked 196 in the world golf ranking, logged 5 birdies in his third round. Richard Mansell is at -3 after the third round at position T14. The Englishman posted a 73 at Diamond CC in the third round of the Austrian Golf Open. Dale Whitnell carded a third round 68 to find himself in T14 position and trailing leader Alejandro Cañizares by 6 shots. Whitnell noted 5 birdies in his third round. Garrick Porteous is at -2 after the third round at place T21. The Englishman played the course at the Diamond CC in 71 shots in the third round of the Austrian Golf Open. Ashley Chesters, currently number 568 in the world golf ranking, carded a third round 70 to find himself in T25 position and trailing leader Alejandro Cañizares by 8 shots. Chesters, currently ranked 568 in the world golf ranking, turned in 3 birdies in his third round. Cormac Sharvin is at -1 after the third round at position T25. The Northern Irishman finished the round at Diamond CC in 69 strokes in the third round of the Austrian Golf Open. Craig Howie carded a third round 69 to find himself in T25 position and trailing leader Alejandro Cañizares by 8 shots. Howie logged 7 birdies in his third round. The Austrian Golf Open is part of the European Tour. The tournament is held from April 15th until the 18th of April 2021 at Diamond CC in Atzenbrugg, Austria. This year a total prize money of € 1.000.000 will be paid to the players. The course for the tournament at Diamond CC plays at Par 72. The Austrian Golf Open is a semi-spontaneous addition to the European Tour schedule to make up for the postponed Portugal Masters. The Diamond CC proved itself as tournament location when it hosted the European Tour's relaunch last year. Top-5 Leaderboard: Austrian Golf Open Pos Name Today Total T1 Alejandro Cañizares -2 -9 T1 Martin Kaymer -3 -9 3 Maximilian Kieffer -4 -8 4 CATLIN, John -1 -7 T5 KRUYSWIJK,Jacques -2 -6 Show complete leaderboard of Austrian Golf Open This is a generated text. Possible errors can be reported here.