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Thorbjorn Olesen found not guilty of all charges
Thorbjorn Olesen, five-time European Tour winner, has been found not guilty of all charges relating to his behavior on a flight to London in July 2019.
The hearing at Aldersgate House Nightingale Court in London heard from his barrister, Trevor Burke QC, that the 31-year-old’s conduct was “not voluntary”.
Olesen had given evidence at the trial suggesting that the mix of alcohol and tablets had caused him to act in a way he couldn’t remember, and had no recollection of events after swallowing two melanin tablets for jet lag and two Ambien/Zolpadine tablets his partner, Lauren Zafer, had left for him.
Accused of sexual assault, being drunk on an aircraft and of common assault, the former world number 33 was supported by character witnesses, including European Tour regular Lucas Bjerregaard, who commented that the behavior was ‘totally out of character’.
The Dane, who was suspended by the European Tour for a short while, was acquitted of all charges and commented that he wished to “apologize wholeheartedly to everyone on board the flight from [Nashville] to London on July 29th 2019, who was affected by my behavior.”
Having lost several lucrative sponsorship contracts, Olesen admitted, “This case has had a devastating impact on me personally, on my family, and on my career”. Olesen added: “I have learned from my mistake and will make sure I never put myself in a similar position again.
Currently ranked world number 430, the Ryder Cup winner said “I now want to focus on my golf, free from distractions, and to repay the trust of everyone who has kept faith in me throughout this very difficult time“.
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Tour Tech Rundown: Heroic Henley
Around the world, the golf wheel spun this final week in May of 2026. From New Jersey to Austria, with stops in Korea, Texas, and North Carolina (don’t let me route your next trip) the world’s finest put their golf games on display. There were three playoffs, some known commodities and some new talent. It was the sort of week that we hope to have at this point in the seasons. June and July afford double-digit major events, and perhaps, one of this week’s champions will use this success as a springboard to new heights. Time to run it all down, tech style, in this week’s Tour Tech Rundown.
Thanks to WITBHub, Today’s Golfer, GolfWRX, and Inside Tour Golf for initial research into equipment.
PGA Tour @ Charles Schwab Challenge: Heroic Henley denies Cole
Eric Cole did nearly everything that a fellow can do, to secure a first PGA Tour title. He stayed one shot clear of Ryder Cup player Ben Griffin. He kept US Open champion Gary Woodland and wunderkind Michael Brennan two shots distant. He posted 70 on day four to reach twelve under par. And then, Russell Henley revealed his Dr. Strange cloak. Henley made 47 feet of birdie putts on holes 16, 17, and 18, to jump from minus-nine to twelve-deep, and secured a spot in a playoff with Cole. The duo returned to the final tee, and put on a stripe show.
Both golfers found the fairway off the tee, and Henley improved on his regulation play with an approach to four feet. Cole did himself proud, tucking an iron to a dozen feet, but he was unable to convert the putt for three. Henley is one of the best putters on tour, and he proved it once more by draining a putt for a fourth consecutive birdie, and a sixth PGA Tour title. For Eric Cole, that first victory should come, and soon. He has done everything necessary to earn the chalice lift.
Henley’s Suitcase
- Driver: Titleist TSi3 at 10 degrees. Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 70g 6.5 TX
- Metal: Titleist TS3 at 16.5 degrees. Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 80 TX
- Hybrid: Titleist TSi2 at 21 degrees. Shaft: Mitsubishi MMT hybrid 100 TX
- Iron: Titleist T250 4-iron. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf AMT Tour White X100
- Irons: Titleist T100 5-6 irons. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf AMT Tour White X100
- Irons: Titleist T100 7-9 irons. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
- Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 at 48 and 50 degrees. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf Tour Issue X100
- Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 at 54 and 60 degrees. Shaft: rue Temper Dynamic Golf Tour Issue S400
- Putter: Titleist Scotty Cameron T5 Tour Prototype
LPGA @ Shoprite LPGA: Welcome back, Celine!
Soo Bin Joo had her eyes on a maiden LPGA title. She held the lead after two rounds, then hit a red light at the intersection of can-I and how-To. Joo posted plus-two on day three in New Jersey, and dropped to a T4 finish, which was still a career-best for the young Korean golfer. Instead of a new face, a familiar face returned to the top of the podium.
Celine Boutier was the It Girl in 2023. She collected four victories, including a major title at Evian. Boutier reached world number one status, then simply faded into the background. No wins came her way over the next 30 months. On Sunday, she collected LPGA victory number seven, at the same trace as LPGA victory number two.
Day three saw Boutier manage the windswept Seaview Bay course with six birdies and a bogey. She was challenged in the end by Thailand’s Arpichaya Yubol, who signed for a 66 of her own. Yubol came up one shot shy of the top ladder rung. Finishing in third place at -7, two back of the winner, was Ireland’s Lauren Walsh.
Celine’s Suitcase
- Driver: PXG 0311 Black Ops Tour-1 at 9 degrees. Shaft: Graphite Design AD IZ-5
- Hybrid: PXG 0311 Black Ops at 19 and 22 degrees. Shaft: KBS Hybrid Prototype
- Hybrid: PXG 0311 Gen5.
- Iron: PXG 0311 P Gen 4 5-9 irons
- Wedge: PXG 0311 T Gen 4 PW
- Wedges: PXG 0311 Sugar Daddy II at 50, 54, 58 degrees
- Putter: Bettinardi Studio Stock 3 DASS
DP World Tour @ Austrian Alpine: KK? KK!
Kota Kaneko has a rhythmic name. It has strong vowels and a run of voiceless stops in its crunchy K sounds. On Sunday in Austria, Kaneko put a stop to a challenge from Portugal’s Ricardo Gouveia and everyone else, and claimed a first-ever title on the DP World Tour. Gouveia did well to reach 16-under par over four days, but Kaneko held firm, two shots in the clear.
Davis Bryant of the USA also forged a strong challenge for the win. He ended in a tie with Gouveia for second place. Kaneko began and finished his final round in a bit of a malaise, but he caught fire midway through. Birdies at 10, 12, and 13 provided the necessary cushion to cruise to the finish line without breaking a serious sweat.
Kaneko’s Suitcase
- Driver: Ping Max G440
- Metals: TaylorMade Qi4D at 15, 16.5, 21, and 24 degrees
- Irons: TaylorMade P760 5 and 6 irons
- Irons: TaylorMade P7TW 7-9 irons
- Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design at 46, 52, 56, and 60 degrees
- Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Cruiser Arm Lock #7
Korn Ferry Tour @ UNC Health Championship: Improbably Alvaro
Alvaro Ortiz may have had a bit of scare on the outward nine on Sunday, but he came through in clutch fashion in the end. Ortiz began the day bogey-double, and added another double bogey at the 11th hole. He was mired in a downward trend, spiraling away from the top of the leader’s board. Ortiz found hope at the 14th, where his first birdie of the day tumbled home. Inspired, he closed with birdies and 17 and 18 to catch Ross Steelman at 10-under par, and the duo returned to the 18th deck for overtime.
The extra session concluded in brief time. Ortiz, buoyed by his newly-retrieved confidence, hit the fairway with driver, then approached to six feet and drained the putt. Gobsmacked, Steelman could do little more than smile and applaud, as his run at the top came to a close. The victory was the first for Ortiz on the KFT, and will implant him squarely in the chase for a PGA Tour promotion.
Alvaro’s Suitcase
- Driver: Ping G430 MAX driver at 9 degrees loft
- Metal: Ping G430 MAX 3W
- Iron: Ping iDi Driving Iron
- Irons: Ping Blueprint S irons
- Wedges
- Putter: Scottsdale TR Piper C
A party on the green!
Alvaro’s time comes in Raleigh with his first win @UNCHealthChamp ? pic.twitter.com/2dmtZdbSzk
— Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) May 31, 2026
LIV @ Korea: Me llamo Joaquin
Chile’s Joaquin Niemann had been away from the LIV winner’s circle throughout all of 2026. This week in Korea, he reminded us that he is still a force to consider. Niemann chased down Taylor Gooch over the closing holes at Asiad Country Club, then claimed victory with a hole-one birdie in extra time. Bryson DeChambeau claimed solo third, one shot in arrears at minus-eleven. Dustin Johnson finished on fourth, one putt farther back.
Niemann’s Suitcase
- Driver: Ping 440 LST
- Metal: Ping G440 Max at 15 degrees
- Metal: Ping G425 Max at 21 degrees
- Hybrid: Ping G430 at 25 degrees
- Irons: Ping Blueprint S 5 through PW
- Wedges: Ping S159 at 52, 56, and 60 degrees
- Putter: Ping PLD Anser
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Russell Henley’s winning WITB: 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
Driver: Titleist TSi3 (10 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 70 6.5 TX

3-wood: Titleist TS3 (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 80 TX

7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees)
Shaft: Project X Denali Black 80 TX
Irons: Titleist T250 (4), Titleist T100 (5-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold AMT (4-6), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (7-9)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F @47, 50-08F @51, 54-10S @55, 60-04T)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (48), S400 (47)

Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X5 Tour Prototype

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x


Jerry
Dec 11, 2021 at 9:38 am
Another privileged elite perverts justice. There will be a day of reckoning.
jgpl001
Dec 10, 2021 at 4:05 am
In a social media driven world everybody is out for hang em high and public humiliation. I can guarantee you he has suffered more than anybody on that flight
Leave the guy alone and let him get on with his career.
TLW
Dec 13, 2021 at 9:09 am
Well, yea! He is the one who caused the whole thing!
TLW
Dec 9, 2021 at 7:04 pm
When people get drunk and rape or murder people, they get charged with this crimes!!! Being drunk is not a defense or they would use that in DUI cases!
dave d
Dec 9, 2021 at 2:21 pm
I know multiple people who take Ambien and have had episodes similar to this. One close friend has called and berated his ex-wife in the middle of the night multiple times after taking Ambien. He has no recollection of what he’s done and doesn’t learn about it until his ex, with whom he’s on good terms, calls him the next day to tell him what he did. Have heard similar stories from others. For this reason, I’ve stopped taking Ambien, which I used to take on long flights and when jet lagged.
A golfer
Dec 9, 2021 at 10:59 am
Suspended “for a short while”? He was suspended for almost a year. That is a long while.
Jbone
Dec 9, 2021 at 1:49 pm
They want to paint him into the worst person ever. Sounds like he was a drunk idiot… not too different than some of Tiger’s mishaps imo.
TLW
Dec 9, 2021 at 8:35 am
If he got drunk and killed someone he would have been not guilty also?
A golfer
Dec 9, 2021 at 10:58 am
Did he kill someone? A jury of his peers found him not guilty of the crimes he was charged with, after hearing all of the evidence (unlike you or me who get media reports). By all accounts, any charges beyond “drunk and disorderly” seemed like a stretch.
TLW
Dec 9, 2021 at 7:08 pm
People who rape and murder while drunk are charged with those crimes. Being drunk doesn’t make you not guilty, if it did that would be the defense of every single DUI.
Jbone
Dec 9, 2021 at 1:48 pm
What a stretch…. Killing someone is such a long way from acting like a drunk idiot.
TLw
Dec 9, 2021 at 6:57 pm
The point is being drunk doesn’t excuse you from your actions.
Stewart G
Dec 10, 2021 at 12:24 pm
Of course it doesn’t which is why he has probably been found not guilty as the evidence isn’t only about him being drunk.
barksdal87
Dec 9, 2021 at 2:56 pm
what in Gods name are you talking about?
TLW
Dec 9, 2021 at 6:55 pm
We are all very grateful for your exquisite contribution.
TLW
Dec 9, 2021 at 7:02 pm
Not talking about you, barksdale
JK
Dec 15, 2021 at 12:23 pm
He wasn’t drunk. He took Ambien and drank. Stupid, for sure. but I know someone that purchased an automobile online once when they took Ambien to help sleep. They didn’t remember it either until the call from the local dealership.