For the first time in forever, spring took hold of all of the USA this week. There were storms, but those storms all brought rain, and not snow. They disrupted play a bit, but the skills of the golfers who inhabit the world’s professional tours shined through. A Charlotte-based event traveled to Maryland for a year, allowing Quail Hollow to prepare to host the 2022 Presidents Cup in the fall. Elsewhere, the DP World Tour stopped in England at a former Ryder Cup host site, while the Korn Ferry and Champions tours visited the American southeast. Finally, the Asian Tour visited Korea, in between stops in Thailand and Japan. Those five tournaments have our attention this week in Tour Rundown for the first full weekend in May.

PGA Tour: Homa coming into his owna

Many folks, including this writer, felt that Max Homa the social media comet was holding back Max Homa the golfer. It’s no coincidence that the curtailing of his Twitter interaction has yielded an improved focus on his competitive game. The results speak for themselves.

On Sunday in Maryland, Homa reached three-under on the day through ten holes, passing overnight leader Keegan Bradley. Although Matt Fitzpatrick (67) and Cameron Young (66) would close fast, the best that they could do was reach six-under par. They joined Bradley in a tie for second, two back of Homa. Bradley made a late birdie to trim the lead to one shot, but could not make additional inroads.

The champion made a bogey at the 16th hole, decreasing his lead to a pair of shots. Homa was able to navigate the last two holes at Avenel in pars, preserving his two-shot advantage. The victory brought a 14-place improvement in the FedEx Cup standings, and pushed the California Kid into the conversation of is he major worthy?

Walking after it ?

Birdie at the 15th has @MaxHoma23 back ahead by 3. pic.twitter.com/KtxcSYnyJh

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 8, 2022

Korn Ferry Tour: Grant gets his guitar in Tennessee

Brent Grant won himself a guitar in Nashville this weekend, courtesy of Brandt Snedeker. He did it along the most imaginative road map possible. On the week, he was the only golfer to play all four rounds in the 60s. In the life preparation leading up to the win, he qualified for a team USGA event by himself, and bounced between three colleges before finally deciding to play professional golf.

The Simmons Bank was tight all week long. Overnight leader Kevin Yu didn’t play poorly in the final round, but he failed to make the birdies that rounds one through three had seen. Yu made birdie at the 16th, to pull within one. He was unable to make another at the par-five closer. Meanwhile, Grant had nearly putted off the green into the water, but caught enough of the hole to seal his victory with a two-putt birdie at the last.

Ice in his veins ??

Brent Grant with a near walk-off eagle @SimmonsBankOpen.

The birdie was enough. pic.twitter.com/atWXSQAC46

— Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) May 8, 2022

PGA Tour Champions: Flesch all over the place in Mitsubishi win

Steve Flesch had nine birdies on the final day in Georgia. He had consecutive bogeys at eight and nine. If that round wasn’t odd enough, imagine his day-two difficulties. Five bogeys and just four birdies dropped him well off the pace, making victory seem elusive. Second-round leader David Toms had a bit of a struggle on Sunday, and it opened the door for Flesch and others.

Padraig Harrington nearly stole the tournament from everyone in the top ten. The Irishman moved up from 13th position to 2nd with a blessed 64. He had nine birdies overall, including six on the back. That challenging ninth, one that Flesch also bogeyed, was all that kept Harrington from a 63, a perfect card, and a tie at the top.

Toms began well on Sunday, with birdie on three of his first four holes. From the fifth on, he played one-over par golf. One-under would have won the tournament outright. As it was, Toms tied for second with Harrington and Fred Couples, who closed with 66.

.@Steve_Flesch takes the outright lead after making birdie on 17. ?

He's got 9 birdies today. pic.twitter.com/tRXDIXpAXz

— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) May 8, 2022

DP World Tour: British Masters is Olesen’s first in a few

Thorbjørn Olesen had competed for the European side in Ryder Cup, but that exposure seemed a lifetime ago. After a few years filled with distractions, the Dane returned to contention with a vengeance. Despite a final-round 73 at The Belfry, Olesen held off Sebastian Soderberg of Sweden by a single stroke. It was his sixth European DP World Tour title, and first since 2018 in Italy.

When everything seemed lost, when Soderberg appeared to be the winner, Olesen closed eagle-birdie for the second consecutive day, to steal the trophy outright. To that point, five bogeys and a birdie on the day seemed to resign the Dane to a top-five finish at best. As Soderberg was playing the closing pair in even-par figures, Olesen made up three strokes to become an unlikely winner.

Shots of the week ??@DP_World | #BetfredBritishMasters pic.twitter.com/Y8vpnqEy6k

— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) May 9, 2022

Asian Tour: Bio Kim also returns with a vengeance

Bio Kim had his own hiatus from golf to consider. Banned from the Asian Tour for two years, thanks to an unfortunate salute, the Korean golfer won his first tour title in Korea, and moved to second on the season-long money list. After opening with rounds of 67-68-68, Kim struggle a bit on day four. His 72 was ultimately good enough for a two-shot win over countryman Mingyu Cho. Kyongjun Moon had the day’s biggest move, posting 67 to finish three back of Kim, in third place.

Bio Kim ?? has been knocking on the door for a first win on Tour.

The door finally opened for him at the GS Caltex Maekyung Open today ?

He will celebrate his first Tour victory ? with his mother and wife on Mother's Day ??#MaekyungOpen #whereitsAT pic.twitter.com/IAlDpiMeO6

— Asian Tour (@asiantourgolf) May 8, 2022