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PGA TOUR

Chris Gotterup erased a two-stroke deficit and made three birdies over a six-hole stretch on the back nine to win the Sony Open by two shots. It is his third career PGA Tour victory, and the second in his last eight starts. He’s the first player since Tom Kim in 2023 to win his first three tour events in less than 70 starts. Gotterup is also the sixth player in the last seven years to come from behind in the final round to win the tournament. Ryan Gerard birdied three of his final four holes to finish runner-up, his third career top-two finish. Patrick Rodgers birdied the final hole to finish third, his 31^st top-10 finish which is the most by an active player on tour without a win since 1983. …Taylor Pendrith recorded his best start to a PGA Tour season and his best result at this event. ...Sudarshan Yellamaraju notched his career-best PGA Tour finish after graduating from the Korn Ferry Tour. …Defending champion Nick Taylor made it five straight top-15 finishes at this event, extending his streak to 20 straight rounds of par or better at Wai’alae.

NEXT EVENT: The American Express (Jan 22)

CANADIANS ENTERED: A.J. Ewart, Mackenzie Hughes, Taylor Pendrith, Adam Svensson, Nick Taylor, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, Adam Hadwin (alternate), Ben Silverman (alternate)

KORN FERRY TOUR

Taylor Dickson birdied five of his first eight holes on the way to a bogey-free tournament and a three-stroke victory at the season-opening Bahamas Golf Classic. He joins Chan Kim as the only player to win an event without making a single bogey. It is Dickson’s third Korn Ferry Tour win in his 100th career start. His 27-under 261 total breaks the previous tournament record by one stroke. Roger Sloan, who was the 10th alternate after the field entry deadline, picks up his first top-10 result on any PGA-sanctioned tour since 2023, which was also the year he won the Utah Championship. Trent Phillips, Jeff Overton and Mason Andersen all finished tied for third. …Stuart Macdonald notched his third top-30 finish in his last five tour starts dating back to last season.

NEXT EVENT: The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic (Jan. 18)

CANADIANS ENTERED: Matthew Anderson, Myles Creighton, Stuart Macdonald, Drew Nesbitt, Ben Silverman, Roger Sloan

EUROPEAN TOUR

Nacho Elvira recovered from back-to-back bogeys while benefitting from final hole meltdowns by both Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry to win the Dubai Invitational by a single stroke. It is the third European Tour title for the Spaniard, who is ranked 190th in the world. McIlroy made five straight birdies starting at No. 9 to move into a five-way share of the lead. However, he played the final five holes in 1-over following a bogey at the final hole. Lowry, who was looking for his first European Tour title since 2022, ended up making double-bogey on the final hole. Both players finished in a tie for third. New Zealander Daniel Hillier, who had four birdies and an eagle, finished runner-up. There were no Canadians entered in the tournament.

NEXT EVENT: Hero Dubai Desert Classic (Jan. 22)

CANADIANS ENTERED: Aaron Cockerill (alternate)rounds in the 60s to win the LIV Golf Promotions event by five strokes, making him the first Canadian to compete on the rival golf tour. He earns wild card status into all of the LIV Golf events, which carry a $20 million purse, and he is eligible to join one of the 13 teams on the circuit. Lee’s presence on the LIV tour makes him ineligible to compete in any PGA-sanctioned events, including the RBC Canadian Open, where he finished in a tie for 36th last year – his best-ever PGA Tour result. However, he gets a full exemption into the 2026 International Series, a series of elevated events sanctioned by the Asian Tour, and there is an opportunity to get into both the U.S. Open and the Open Championship through various exemptions offered to LIV golfers by the USGA and the R&A, respectively. Lee, a six-time winner on the Asian Tour, is coming off one of his best years as a pro, finishing with three top-10 results on the Asian Tour, three top-5 finishes on the Korean PGA Tour, including a win at the Woori Financial Group Championship, and a fourth-place finish in his only Japan Tour event.