Luke Donald had plenty to be happy about on Sunday with a second prospective member of his Ryder Cup team claiming a big victory after Tyrrell Hatton's triumph at the Dubai Desert Classic

In golf news, Sepp Straka's impressive mistake-free streak and five PGA Tour tournaments you need to check out.

Matt Cooper's golf betting debrief for Betfair after Tyrrell Hatton won the Dubai Desert Classic and Sepp Straka claimed The American Express including in-play odds and more

“Golf is a lot like life, man," Mouw told PGATour.com the next day. "It’s not about dwelling on adversity. It’s how can you turn your adversity into positivity and use that to fuel you to get better and look at the bigger picture.” Anyway, he followed up Friday's debacle with a Saturday 67 ... but still missed the cut.

Straka remained aggressive and stayed well in front while hunting down a comfortable two-shot victory over Justin Thomas. The 31-year-old from Austria finished the 54-hole tourney at 25-under-par 263 with a final round of 2-under 70 on the Pete Dye Stadium Course at PGA West.

Over the weekend, 5.5 hour rounds were a familiarity and, having watched all of the action from Dubai and California, I am begging that something has got to be done

A near bogey-free tournament has fired Sepp Straka to a two-shot victory in The American Express, the Austrian finishing 25-under for a four-round total of 263.

The No. 223-ranked New Zealander birdied the final two holes to shoot 2-under 70 and take a one-stroke lead into the final round.

Hatton entered the Emirates Golf Club as World No. 17. However, he fired rounds of 71, 65, 68, and 69 over the next four days to finish at 15-under and secure a one-shot victory over Daniel Hillier, claiming his eighth European Tour title.

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Bob MacIntyre is set to make the most of enjoying the opportunity to play “wherever the hell I want in the world” on the back of his fairytale 2024 season. The Oban man secured an exemption for the PGA Tour when he won the RBC Canadian Open in June and likewise on the DP World Tour when adding the Genesis Scottish Open a few weeks later.