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After being 11 shots behind, Linn Grant becomes first woman to win twice on DP World Tour at 2024 Scandinavian Mixed

“It turned out to be an incredible day.”

What a Sunday it was for Linn Grant.

The 24-year-old Swedish golfer came from 11 strokes behind Sunday to capture the 2024 Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed title, her second in three years. A 6-under 65 was enough to propel her past Sebastian Soderberg, who was running away from the field after 54 holes.

Soderberg led by eight shots with 18 holes to go, but a final-round 77, including a three-putt double bogey on the final hole, was enough to give Grant the win at Vasatorps Golfklubb in her home town of Helsingborg, Sweden.

“I’m so surprised,” Grant said. “Standing here, now as a winner again in my hometown. Amazing.

“Honestly I just tried to go out today and give myself an opportunity. I didn’t even think that I had the chance of winning, 11 shots is a huge gap. So I just wanted to go out, have fun and make as many birdies as possible. And enjoy it with my brother on the bag and being at home.

“It turned out to be an incredible day.”

Grant chipped in for birdie on her final hole, a shot that proved enough to give her the victory to become the first woman to win twice on the DP World Tour.

Ludvig Aberg, Sebastian Soderberg co-lead 2023 BMW PGA Championship

Ludvig Aberg was playing college golf at Texas Tech just a few months ago.

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There are two weeks to go until the 2023 Ryder Cup and the biennial event in Italy is the major subplot at this week’s BMW PGA Championship in Surrey, England.

All 12 of the European Ryder Cup team members are participating at Wentworth Club but it’s the rookie of the bunch making big waves this week.

Ludvig Aberg, who was playing college golf at Texas Tech just a few months ago, won for the first time on the DP World Tour just 12 days ago.

On Friday, after three birdies over his first eight holes, Aberg hit a speedbump with a double bogey on the ninth hole, but responded on the second nine with five birdies, including three straight to close out his round of 66 to get to 10 under.

Sweden’s Sebastian Soderberg is trying to crash the party. He shot the second 64 of the week  – first-round leader Marcus Helligkilde had the other – and is at 10 under after 36 holes. He finished birdie-eagle, hitting his second on the par-5 closing hole to 15 feet and then draining the putt.

Considered the biggest Ryder Cup snub on the Team Europe side, Poland’s Adrian Meronk was 5 under after his first 18 holes and was a co-leader at 9 under for much of the day Friday. He is tied for third alongside Thomas Detry and Masahiro Kawamura.

Billy Horschel, who won this event two years ago, opened with a 75 but shot the round of the week with a 63 – thanks to seven birdies and an eagle – on Friday to zoom up the leaderboard. He’s tied for 16th.

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There was a 1 hour, 20-minute delay to Friday’s action due to fog and it was a sprint to finish the second round but they didn’t quite get all the golf in, so the round will resume Saturday morning.

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Sebastian Soderberg sets record for fastest round in European Tour history

Swedish golfer Sebastian Soderberg finished his final round at the Dubai Desert Classic in record time.

The final round of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic was a round to remember for slow-play critics.

Not only did Bryson DeChambeau go 3 over on the back nine and blow his chances to defend his title after being served a slow-play warning on the 10th hole, but Sebastian Soderberg of Sweden set the fastest round ever recorded in European Tour history.

The first to teeing off Sunday’s final round, Soderberg played solo due to an odd number of competitors. At 7 over through 54 holes, Soderberg knew he wasn’t in contention for the Dubai Desert Classic title, so he decided to employ a speedy tactic to his final round: jogging.

He quickly finished his round of 3-over 75 in 1 hour and 36 minutes, shattering the previous mark of 1 hour and 59 minutes set at the 2019 Italian Open by Thomas Pieters.

“I always kind of wanted to jog and play as fast as I could,” Soderberg said after Sunday’s round, according to Golf Channel. “I struggled the last two days so I figured it wouldn’t necessarily hurt my game to just jog in between (shots) and not think too much.”

While Soderberg finished the event at 10 over, 19 strokes behind winner Lucas Herbert, he jogged his way right into the record book anyway.