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Good morning. Jake Knapp and Patty Tavatanakit won the Mexico Open and the Honda LPGA Thailand tournament respectively, in the past weekend.

And, we hit the bull's eye with our bet on Stephan Jaeger finishing in the Top 20!

Keep an eye out for our Top Picks on Thursday for this week’s tournament - Cognizant Classic.

No Changes in OWGR this week

⛳ This day in history: Today's date in 1957 is traditionally thought of as when it was announced the Masters would institute a 36-hole cut with that year's tournament. From 1957 to 1961, it was low 40 and ties. From 1962-2012 it was low 44 and ties and any player within 10 shots of the leader. In 2013 it changed to low 50 and ties and any player within 10 shots of the lead.

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Knapp and Tavatanakit Reign Supreme

US golfer Jake Knapp won the Mexico Open while Patty Tavatanakit emerged victorious on home turf at the Honda LPGA Thailand tournament.

Mexico Open Final Update

🏆 Knapp's Epic Win: A former nightclub bouncer, Jake Knapp, won his first PGA Tour event on only his ninth start as he took the Mexico Open by two shots.

🔻 Finau Fails: Defending champion Tony Finau had an underwhelming final round and finished outside the top 10 (T-13) in a tournament where he entered as the defending champion and highest-ranked player.

⛳️ Masters and PGA Championship Qualification: Besides winning $1,458,000, Jake Knapp has qualified for this year's Masters and the PGA Championship as well as the remaining five $20 million signature events.

Winners’ Bag and Prize Money

Click here to check out the equipment used by Jake Knapp during his victorious campaign and the prize money awarded to the top five.

Mexico Open Final Leaderboard 

 Click here to watch Round 4 highlights.

Honda LPGA Thailand Final Update

🥇 Tavatanakit's Thrilling Victory: Home favorite Patty Tavatanakit clinched a thrilling victory by one shot ahead of Swiss golfer Albane Valenzuela. Brooke Henderson finished T-9.

✅ Vu's Strong Finish: Defending champion and World No 1 Lilia Vu (T-7) impressively turned her week around shooting three consecutive 67s to end up in the top 10.

Winner’s Bag and Prize Money

Click here to check out the equipment used by Patty Tavatanakit during her victorious campaign and the prize money awarded to the top five.

Honda LPGA Thailand Final Leaderboard

Click here to watch Round 4 highlights.

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LIV Golf Ropes In 3-Time PGA Tour Winner - Who’s Next?

LIV Golf continues to take significant steps to lure away PGA Tour players even though we are in the middle of a season.

And they do not plan to stop!

Anthony Kim Joins LIV Golf: Former PGA Tour star Anthony Kim will play in the LIV Golf event in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia this week.

🏌️ Kim will take one of two wildcard spots available in the 54-player field, meaning he will not be a member of one the league’s 13 teams.

🔙 Kim is making a return to pro golf after a 12-year break - his last tournament was the 2012 Wells Fargo Championship.

Fun Fact: In the 2009 Masters, he set the record for most birdies in a round with 11 - surpassing Nick Price, who made 10 in 1986.

LIV Golf Targets Hideki Matsuyama: LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman has confirmed that he is trying to sign Hideki Matsuyama and even congratulated him after the Japanese star's latest PGA Tour victory at the Genesis Invitational.

📈 Matsuyama made his pro golf debut in 2013 and is one of the most successful Japanese golfers playing on the PGA Tour.

☑️ Matsuyama has won 18 professional tournaments so far and reached number two in the Official World Golf Rankings.

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What else is making news

DP World Tour: Dutch golfer Darius Van Driel claimed a first career win on the DP World Tour at the Kenya Open played at the Muthaiga Golf Club in Nairobi.

LIV Golf*Asian Tour: LIV Golf's Carlos Ortiz finished ahead of Louis Oosthuizen and Joaquin Niemann to win the $2 million International Series Oman tournament. He has jumped 1000+ spots on the OWGR following this victory.

NBC Analyst: European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald will serve as NBC’s lead analyst for coverage of the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches and the Arnold Palmer Invitational event.

Jon Rahm: Tiger Woods didn't respond to Jon Rahm while Rory McIlroy was more supportive following his move to LIV Golf - the Spaniard revealed in a recent interview.

The Match: Capital One's The Match featuring Rory McIlroy, Lexi Thompson, Rose Zhang and Max Homa tees off tonight at 06:30 pm ET.

PGA Tour Champions: Ricardo Gonzalez won Trophy Hassan II in Morocco while Angel Cabrera finished T-27 in PGA Tour Champions return.

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LIV Golf's No 1 Driver Brand

Many LIV Golfers had to leave behind their equipment contracts when they signed with the breakaway league.

Take a look at how some of the world’s best golfers set up their bags without being tied to a specific brand.

🏌️ The No 1 driver on LIV Golf is the PING G430 LST - their staff players like Joaquin Niemann, Louis Oosthuizen and Bubba Watson use this driver.

🏌️Pros like Matthew Wolff, Taylor Gooch, Brendan Steele, Abraham Ancer, and Martin Kaymer are all using a Ping driver despite previous deals with other brands.

🏌️The second-most popular driver brand is Callaway - players like Jon Rahm, Phil Mickelson and Charl Schwartzel, use either a Paradym or the Paradym Smoke Ai model.

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Tips To Improve Your Short Game

In this video, PGA Tour star Tommy Fleetwood shares some of his best short game tips and tricks.

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