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Dismas Indiza wins final leg of 2023/2024 Safari Golf Tour

Dismas Indiza is the overall winner of the sixth and final leg of the 2023/2024 Safari Golf Tour Series held Wednesday at the par-72 Karen Country Club, Nairobi.

Indiza finished 18 under par with rounds of 68, 66, 69 and 67 for a four-day total of 270. The Kakamega-based pro took home the top prize of KSh150,000 and effectively earned a spot in this year’s Magical Kenya Open to be held later this month.

Finishing in second place was Uganda pro Ronald Rugumayo, whose 12 under par included rounds of 68, 63, 70 and 75 for a total of 276 and a prize money of Sh100,000. Meanwhile, Greg Snow’s 11 under par was good enough for third place. Snow carded 73, 69, 69 and 66 for a 277 total and Sh80,000 prize money.

Muthaiga-based Mutahi Kibugu finished fourth on a total of 5 under par 283 while Kenya Railway Golf Club's Samuel Njoroge was fifth on a total of 2 under par 286.

Commenting on the success of the six-leg Tour, SBM Bank Kenya Head of Marketing and Communication, Magdalene Mulandi said: "SBM Bank Kenya is proud to be associated with the final leg of the Safari Golf Tour Series as the title sponsor. Our partnership underscores our commitment to supporting the growth of sports in Kenya and East Africa as a whole," She remarked.

"The Tour has provided a valuable platform for professionals to hone their skills against top competition while also creating visibility and exposure for rising talent. We have seen the field get stronger with every leg, and the competitiveness and quality of play has been superb."

Magdalene further lauded the winners of the tournament stating: "We congratulate all the golfers who participated and made it a success. We now look forward to an exciting Magical Kenya Open championship where the region's best will test their mettle against some of the world's top talent.”

The 2023/2024 Safari Tour comprised six legs held at different golf clubs across Kenya and Uganda over the past four months. The tour teed off at the Uganda Open in October last year followed by legs at the Vetlab Sports Club, Sigona Golf Club, Limuru Country Club, Muthaiga Golf Club, before concluding at the Karen Country Club this week.

Over 23 players drawn from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Nigeria took part in the annual tournament.

The top eight professionals on the final Safari Tour Order of Merit have secured spots at the DP World Tour-sanctioned Magical Kenya Open to be held from February 22-25 at the Muthaiga Golf Club, Nairobi.

 They include Dismas Indiza on 294.5 points, Samuel Njoroge (251), Greg Snow (234.3), Daniel Nduva (172), Njoroge Kibugu (160.5), Zimbabwe’s Visitor Mapwanya (154), Mike Kisia (153.8) and Mohit Medidata (153).

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LIV Golf Masters: Results, scores leaderboard for LIV tour as DeChambeau finishes top 10

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Out of the 13 LIV players who started the 88th edition of The Masters on Thursday, only nine made the cut on Friday. Those players proceeded to the final round at Augusta National in pursuit of the championship, but alas, no such victory for LIV golf emerged.

Jon Rahm , the defending Masters champion and LIV golfer, had a rough start to his campaign for consecutive green jackets, scoring 1-over-73 on Thursday, 2-over-74 on Friday, and even-72 on Saturday. He remained unable to recapture his magic from 2023 in the final round on Sunday, shooting a 4-over-76.

At one point during the tournament, it appeared possible that Bryson DeChambeau , another LIV golfer, could compete for the top spot with favorite Scottie Scheffler . DeChambeau scored a 7-under-65 on Day 1. But unfortunately, he was never able to reach 8-under. He spent the next three days slowly falling out of the top-five at Augusta, and was not even the sole top-finishing LIV golfer, with Cameron Smith tying him for sixth place in the tournament at 2-under-par.

Here is the final leaderboard for the LIV golfers after Round 4 of the 2024 Masters Tournament:

LIV Golfers Leaderboard at the Masters

• T-6. Bryson DeChambeau (-2)
• T-6. Cameron Smith (-2)
• T-9. Tyrrell Hatton (E)
• T-12. Patrick Reed (+1)
• T-22. Joaquín Niemann (+4)
• T-43. Phil Mickelson (+8)
• T-45. Jon Rahm (+9)
• T-45. Brooks Koepka (+9)

Top LIV Golfer odds

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• Bryson DeChambeau (-225)
• Cameron Smith (+275)
• Patrick Reed (+1100)
• Joaquín Niemann (+2200)
• Tyrrell Hatton (+3300)
• Jon Rahm (+6600)
• Brooks Koepka (+25000)
• Phil Mickelson (+50000)

Augusta, Georgia weather: Day 4 Sunday

Golfers playing in the final round of the Masters this year will enjoy nice weather on Sunday. Forecasts say it will be sunny all day in Augusta with a low temperature of 59 degrees (Fahrenheit) at first tee and peak at 84 degrees around 5 p.m. ET.

LIV Golfer odds to win Masters 2024

Odds courtesy of  BetMGM as of Sunday morning.

• Bryson DeChambeau (+2000)
• Cameron Smith (+8000)
• Patrick Reed (+50000)
• Joaquín Niemann (+100000)
• Tyrrell Hatton (+100000)
• Jon Rahm (no moneyline available)
• Brooks Koepka (no moneyline available)
• Phil Mickelson (no moneyline available)

LIV Golfers who have won the Masters before

• Jon Rahm (2023)
• Dustin Johnson (2020)
• Patrick Reed (2018)
• Sergio García (2017)
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• Charl Schwartzel (2011)
• Phil Mickelson (2004, 2006, 2010)

2024 Masters Tournament schedule and how to watch

Round 4:  Sunday, April 14

• First tee: 9:15 a.m. ET
• TV coverage: 2-7 p.m. ET
• Channel: CBS
• Streaming: CBSSports.com (simulcast), Paramount+ (simulcast), CBS Sports app (simulcast)

How to watch: Catch this year's Masters with a subscription to fuboTV

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2024 Corales Puntacana Championship odds, picks: Proven model reveals projected leaderboard, surprising PGA golf predictions

The 2024 Corales Puntacana Championship will be this week's alternate event in the Dominican Republic after the Masters wrapped up over the weekend. Nicolai Hojgaard, who finished T16 at Augusta National, headlines the 2024 Corales Puntacana Championship field. The tournament begins on Thursday at Corales Golf Club on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. According to the latest 2024 Corales Puntacana Championship odds, Alex Noren is the 12-1 favorite, followed by Hojgaard (14-1), Billy Horschel (20-1), Aaron Rai (22-1) and Nate Lashley (30-1) and on the PGA odds board. In total, there are only 12 golfers going off lower than 40-1, so there are plenty of longshots to choose from.

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Masters 2024 Leaderboard: First round scores for golf leaders at Augusta

Follow  live updates from all the Masters action here or check out our  hole-by-hole analysis of Tiger Woods' first round  at Augusta National. 

The best golfers in the world have once again converged at Augusta National Golf Club in search of the coveted green jacket. This is the 88th edition of the annual Masters Tournament , so will we see a brand new winner or will one of the 18 former winners playing in this year's tournament claim the championship yet again?

Day 1 proved to be exhilarating. Not only did we see the early tournament favorite, Scottie Scheffler , prove why so many people were backing him to win, but a few dark horses emerged as well. LIV's Bryson DeChambeau leads the entire field after Day 1, shooting 7-under par on Thursday. Other golfers who weren't given great odds to start the tournament like Danny Willet (-5) and Nicolai Højgaard (-4) also played some incredible rounds. Even Tiger Woods had some great moments and moves into Day 2 ranking inside the top-20 at 1-under.

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Three more days are left in this year's tournament, with one round played each day. The cut will happen after Day 2, and only the top-50 players on the leaderboard will advance into Saturday and Sunday. It's unforgiving, but what else can you expect from a tournament as heralded as The Masters.

Here is everything that happened during Day 1 of the 2024 Masters Tournament.

Tiger Woods live: Updates, score and tracker for golf icon at Augusta on Day 1 Thursday

Masters Leaderboard 2024:

• Bryson DeChambeau, -7
• Max Homa, -6
• Scottie Scheffler, -6
• Nicolai Højgaard, -5
• Cameron Davis, -4
• Danny Willet, -4
• Ryan Fox, -3
• Neal Shipley(a), -2
• Tommy Fleetwood, -2
• Matthieu Pavon, -2
• Cameron Young, -2
• Corey Conners, -2
• Byeong Hun An, -2

Masters Leaderboard: Full updated scores for Augusta leaders

Weather in Augusta, Georgia delays Masters start

The start of the Masters' first round was delayed Thursday morning due to rainy and windy conditions.

Thunderstorms are likely to end around 10 a.m. ET, and the first round is now scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. ET.

2024 Masters Tournament morning tee times: Day 1 Thursday

Note: The start of the Masters' first round was delayed due to poor weather conditions. The following tee times have been updated accordingly.

10:30 a.m.: Erik van Rooyen, Jake Knapp

10:42 a.m.: Jose Maria Olazabal, Taylor Moore, Santiago de la Fuente (A)

10:54 a.m.: Danny Willett, Austin Eckroat, Stephan Jaeger

11:06 a.m.: Charl Schwartzel, Luke List, Christo Lamprecht (A)

11:18 a.m.: Gary Woodland, Thorbjorn Olesen, Bryson DeChambeau

11:30 a.m.: Zach Johnson, Corey Conners, Jasper Stubbs (A)

11:42 a.m.: Sergio Garcia, Chris Kirk, Ryan Fox

11:54 a.m.: Lucas Glover, Byeong Hun An, Harris English

12:06 p.m.: Phil Mickelson, Sepp Straka, Tony Finau

12:18 p.m.: Nick Taylor, Joaquín Niemann, Russell Henley

12:36 p.m.: Patrick Cantlay, Min Woo Lee, Rickie Fowler

12:48 p.m.: Hideki Matsuyama, Will Zalatoris, Justin Thomas

1 p.m.: Jon Rahm, Matt Fitzpatrick, Nick Dunlap

1:12 p.m.: Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele

1:24 p.m.: Wyndham Clark, Viktor Hovland, Cameron Smith

1:36 p.m.: Lee Hodges, Adrian Meronk, Grayson Murray

1:48 p.m. Camilo Villegas, Denny McCarthy, Cameron Davis

2 p.m.: Mike Weir, Ryo Hisatsune, Neal Shipley

2:12 p.m. Vijay Singh, Si Woo Kim, Emiliano Grillo

2:24 p.m.: Fred Couples, Adam Hadwin, Stewart Hagestad

2:42 p.m.: Justin Rose, Eric Cole, Peter Malnati

2:54 p.m.: Akshay Bhatia, J.T. Poston, Shane Lowry

2024 Masters Tournament schedule and how to watch

The Masters begins Thursday, April 11 and run through Sunday, April 14.

Round 1: Thursday, April 11

• Starting at 10:30 a.m. ET
• TV coverage: 3:00-7:30 p.m. ET
• Channel: ESPN
• Streaming: Masters.com (simulcast), CBSSports.com (desktop and mobile), CBS Sports App (desktop and mobile), ESPN+, Paramount+

How to watch: Catch Masters action with an ESPN+ subscription

Round 2: Friday, April 12

• Starting at 8:30 a.m. ET

Round 3: Saturday, April 13

• Starting at 10:00 a.m. ET
• TV coverage: 3:00-7:00 p.m. ET
• Channel: CBS
• Streaming: CBSSports.com (simulcast), Paramount+ (simulcast), CBS Sports app (simulcast)

Round 4: Sunday, April 14

• TV coverage: 2:00-7:00 p.m. ET

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Scottie Scheffler wins 2024 Masters Tournament for 2nd win in 3 years

By Emily Mae Czachor

Updated on: April 14, 2024 / 10:00 PM EDT / CBS News

Scottie Scheffler secured his second Masters Tournament  victory in three years on Sunday, finishing 11 under and four strokes up on his closest competitors.

The 27-year-old American was tied with Ludvig Aberg, Max Homa and Collin Morikawa coming into the eighth hole before the world no. 1 hit three straight birdies to take the lead for good. Aberg ended up placing second in his debut at the Masters. 

Scheffler has been ranked No. 1 in the world for more than two years now and also won the 2022 Masters tournament, which was his first major championship win.  

The tournament was marked by unruly weather and at least one history-making moment. Golf icon and returning Masters champion Tiger Woods opened the tournament's last leg with his 100th round at the major.

The Masters Tournament is an invitational event held yearly at the Augusta National Golf Club, a private golf course in Augusta, Georgia. Since its establishment in 1934, the tournament has grown to become one of the four most important championships in men's professional golf. The tournament typically takes place during the first week of April, so they are the first major event of every season, followed by the PGA Championships, the U.S. Open and the Open Championship, which are usually held in May, June and July, respectively. 

Scheffler and Morikawa held first and second on the 2024 Masters leaderboard , in that order, heading into the fourth round, on Sunday. They teed off in the afternoon as the last pairing of the day. Xander Schauffele and Bryson DeChambeau also began their play in a featured afternoon slot, with DeChambeau in fifth place on the leaderboard and Schauffele in sixth at the start of the round. 

Spanish golfer Jon Rahm , the 29-year-old who won the Masters tournament last year, returned to the course Sunday to defend his title, although his performances during the preceding rounds this weekend meant he was no longer competing to win. Woods had fallen out of contention, too, by the tournament's last day. After making his 24th consecutive cut on Friday, which was a new record at the championship, the star golfer went on to shoot a personal worst during the next and third round. At 48, Woods is a decorated golfing champion with five previous wins at the Masters. He teed off Sunday morning with the 23-year-old amateur Neal Shipley, commencing his 100th Masters round.

Scheffler will receive a huge cash prize in addition to the traditional green jacket, which is given to the Masters winner each year. The overall purse for the 2024 Masters is $20 million, setting a new record-high and jumping $2 million from last year's prize fund. 

The champion this year will receive $3.6 million from the purse, which is also a new record and up from the $3.2 million payout that Rahm received for his Masters win in 2023. What remained of the total $18 million purse in that case was divided among 50 golfers who participated in the tournament, with their individual scores determining how much prize money they were eventually awarded.

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Jordan Spieth will likely be among the popular daily Fantasy golf picks for the 2024 RBC Heritage. Spieth won this event in 2022 and secured a runner-up finish at Harbour Town in 2023. However, daily Fantasy golf players will have to decide if he's worth the high price tag when setting their PGA DFS lineups for the 2024 RBC Heritage, which gets underway from Harbour Town Golf Links on Thursday, April 18. 

Spieth has missed the cut in three of his last four starts on the PGA Tour and he's finished inside the top 10 just once in his past six tournaments. Should Spieth be part of your PGA DFS strategy for the 2024 RBC Heritage, or is it time to fade him in favor of a player with a significantly lower price tag? Before you lock in your PGA DFS picks for the RBC Heritage 2024, you'll want to see the latest daily Fantasy golf picks, advice and player pool from SportsLine's Mike McClure .

McClure is a DFS pro with over $2 million in career winnings, and he's been red-hot on his PGA Tour picks this season. McClure is also a predictive data engineer at SportsLine who uses a powerful prediction model that simulates every tournament 10,000 times, taking factors like statistical trends, past results, and current form into account. This allows him to find the best PGA DFS values and create optimal lineups that he shares only over at SportsLine. They're a must-see for any PGA DFS player.

In addition, McClure's model is up nearly $10,000 on its best bets since June 2020, nailing tournament after tournament. This same model has also nailed a whopping 11 majors entering the weekend, including three straight Masters. Anyone who has followed it has seen massive returns.

Now, McClure has set his sights on the 2024 RBC Heritage and revealed his optimal PGA DFS advice, strategy, and player pool. Head to SportsLine now to see his top golf DFS picks for the RBC Heritage 2024 . 

Top 2024 RBC Heritage PGA DFS picks

One of McClure's top PGA DFS picks for the RBC Heritage 2024 is Collin Morikawa at $10,000 on DraftKings and $10,900 on FanDuel. In order to score well at Harbour Town, players will need to be extremely accurate off the tee, and few do it better than Morikawa.

The two-time major champion enters this week's event ranked fifth in driving accuracy percentage (77.61%). He's also been effective with a putter in his hands, ranking 27th in one-putt percentage (42.80%), 29th in putting average (1.731), and 31st in putts per round (28.37). Those impressive stats make Morikawa a complete steal at this price point, so confidently lock him in your PGA DFS lineups.

McClure's optimal PGA DFS strategy also includes rostering Ludvig Aberg at $10,400 on DraftKings and $11,500 on FanDuel. Aberg enters the 2024 RBC Heritage full of confidence after securing a runner-up finish at the Masters, his first-ever start at a major championship. 

The 24-year-old has all the tools needed to return solid value for your PGA DFS lineups this week at Harbour Town. In fact, Aberg is currently ranked 12th in scoring average (69.51), 15th in strokes gained: off the tee (0.513), and 26th in greens in regulation percentage (68.73%). He's also finished T-25 or better in each of his last seven starts on the PGA Tour, proving he can provide value in a loaded 2024 RBC Heritage field.  See who else to back right here .

How to set 2024 RBC Heritage DFS lineups

McClure is also targeting an undervalued player who's primed to play extremely well, giving you a huge return on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel. Picks like these could be the difference between winning your PGA DFS contests or going home with nothing. You can only see who it is here .

So what are the top PGA DFS picks for the RBC Heritage 2024, and which undervalued golfer is a must-roster? Visit SportsLine now to see the complete 2024 RBC Heritage DFS player pool for FanDuel and DraftKings , all from the expert who's made over $2 million in daily Fantasy sports, and find out.

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