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Weekend Overview
It was a surprisingly busy weekend in global golf, even if the big U.S. tours were still in hibernation mode. The headline belonged to David Puig, who treated Royal Queensland like a personal redemption arc and closed out the BMW Australian PGA Championship with all the stress levels of a man assembling IKEA furniture with instructions. Over in Spain, Nastasia Nadaud ran hotter than the Andalusian sun, turning a sleepy opening round into a three-day clinic to claim the Andalucía Open de España. Asia chimed in too, with Poosit Supupramai riding an ace, a putter heater, and possibly good karma to a one-shot win at the Bharath Classic. If you thought late November was a dead zone in pro golf, the leaderboards would like to disagree respectfully.
Tour-By-Tour Recap
PGA TOUR (No Event)
Next Event: Hero World Challenge December 4-7
DP WORLD TOUR
Event: BMW Australian PGA Championship
Winner: David Puig
Score: -18
How They Won: Puig jumped out to a 3-shot lead early, shooting 4 under on the front 9, and playing steady golf, shooting a bogey-free 66 in the final round. He had two bogeys all weekend.
Top 5: 1. David Puig 2. Ding Wenyi T3. Marc Leishman T3. Nick Voke T5. Daniel Hillier T5. Min Woo Lee
Storyline to Know: No surprise at all, as it was home field advantage, Australians dominated the top 20. 12 Australians finished in the top 20.
A frequent guest on YouTube with the likes of Luke Kwon, Sam Heung Min, Tooms, and Taco Golf, this was Nick Voke’s second-best finish this year and moves up to 398 in the OWGR.
Although only 9 LIV players were in the field, I thought they would have a stronger week, as they played this course back in February, when Puig finished in the top 5. 4 LIV players finished in the top 20 this week, earning some OWGR points along the way.
LPGA TOUR (No Event)
Next Event: Grant Thornton Invitational December 12-14
LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR (LET)
Event: Andalucía Open de España
Winner: Nastasia Nadaud
Score: -16
How They Won: After losing -0.23 shots on the day, Nastasia managed to scrape together a 72 (Par) on day 1. She must have had a great range session after the round because she would go on to shoot 65-69-66 in rounds 3-4. She gained 6.64 strokes in round 2, and 2.41 in round 3. 6 birdies and 1 eagle would provide some comfort in round 4 as she would go on to win.
Top 5: 1. Nastasia Nadaud 2. Kirsten Rudgeley T3. Kelsey Bennett T3. Olivia Cowan T3. Olivia Cowan T3. Olivia Cowan
Storyline to Know: A T7 finish was not good enough to overtake Shannan Lee for the season-long point race. With a T16 finish, Lee secured the Order of Merit season-long race over Rhodes. Tan and Rhodes will compete in the LPGA Qualifying School for a spot on the LPGA Tour.
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS (Season Over)
Next Event: Skechers World Champions Cup supporting Shriners Children’s, December 1-7
LIV GOLF (Season Over)
Next Event: Riyadh, February 4-7
KORN FERRY TOUR (Season Over)
EPSON TOUR (Season Over)
Next Event: Magnolia Grove Golf Course (Final Stage Q-School) December 4-8
ASIAN TOUR / INTERNATIONAL SERIES
Event: Bharath Classic Gujarat
Winner: Poosit Supupramai
Score: -18
How They Won: Supupramai overcame average rounds off the tee, picking up shots with his approach and putter. He also bought drinks Saturday night (unconfirmed) after a round 3 ace on 16. Through 4 rounds, Supupramai scored 3 bogeys. This steady play was enough to hold off Wooyoung Cho by one shot.
Top 5: 1. Poosit Supupramai 2. Wooyoung Cho T3. Panuphol Pittayarat T3. Jazz Janewattananond T3. Sachin Baisoya T3. Ekpharit Wu
Storyline to Know: Supupramai jumped 191 spots in the OWGR from 831 to 640.
JAPAN TOUR (JGTO) / JLPGA
Event: Casio World Open Golf Tournament
Winner: Ryuichi Oiwa
Score: -21
How They Won: After both players parred the first playoff hole (Hole 18 par 5), Oiwa edged Kosuke Sunagawa with a birdie on the second hole (18 again) of the playoff.
Top 5: 1. Ryuichi Oiwa 2. Kosuke Sunagawa T3. Taihei Sato T3. Suguru Shimoke T5. Kinoshita Ryosuke T5. Suzuki Kosuke T5. Semikawa Taiga
Storyline to Know: Oiwa moves from 119 to 300 in the OWGR.
Performance of the Week (Men + Women)
- {David Puig}: Avoiding Bogey is the secret sauce to success, and Puig had 2 all 4 rounds (which occurred on back-to-back holes).
- {Shannan Lee}: Although not the ideal finish in a tournament (T16), it was enough to secure the season-long point race. Hopefully, this provides confidence as she competes in the upcoming LPGA Q School.
What Amateur Golfers Can Learn This Week
- Avoiding Bogeys can be the secret sauce to a successful round
- If one part of your game is struggling, try to keep confidence up because other facets can keep the ship steady
- Short game, short game, short game.
Closing Thoughts
As the calendar edges toward December, the tours that are still running are looking less like season-long marathons and more like players grabbing momentum for 2026. Final Rounds of Q-Schools are upcoming, Invitationals are stacking up, and a few world rankings just got the jump you only see after a Target Black Friday TV deal. Next week brings an interesting mix of exhibitions, qualifiers, and one Tiger-adjacent event that always stirs things up. So rest up, golf isn’t slowing down just because the temperature is.
