From the UEA to Singapore, the DP World Tour continues to give us some spectacular golfing performances, and this weekend Ockie Strydom delivered time and again…

Despite bad weather temporarily disrupting play on the Friday, the Singapore Classic at the Laguna National Golf Resort Club saw players quickly recover from the menacing conditions to hand in some very low scores.

Tom Mkibbin led an early lead shooting 8 under par by the end of the first round. At just 20 years old, the Northern Irishman had captured the fascination of many viewers with fans comparing his emerging talent to that of a young Rory McIlroy. The two Pros are even both members of the Holywood Golf Club in Belfast. Having scored a good 64 on Thursday and 69 on Friday, the up-and-coming star ended the tournament in joint 12^th on Sunday following some fierce competition from Tour veterans.

Notable names that were battling it out for first position over the weekend included previous Oman Open winner Sami Välimäki, and Hero Open champion Grant Forrest. The Pros took good advantage of the course with three golfers finishing joint 3^rd, and six players joint 6^th.

The winner, South African Ockie Strydom, had a good start to the competition but his game heated up with each passing round. Opening with a 71, Strydom then went on to shoot 68, 67, and finished on a tremendous 9 under 63. It must have felt good to score 9 birdies in a round to then go on to win a tournament!

In his post-win interview, the 38-year-old admitted “I’m just speechless at the moment” and that he “can’t wait” for the next events on Tour. He hoped “if I play well enough in the next couple of tournaments, I could get in for the US Open and British Open.” If the well-deserved victory this weekend from Strydom wasn’t impressive enough, he also won the Alfred Dunhill Championship very recently in December 2022.

What was the most birdies you’ve ever scored in a round? Do you remember what course you played when you shot your lowest ever round to date?