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| Strange golf news of the week | | 2008-10-20 19:09:30 | | The Morgan County Sheriff's Office says a golf cart had more under the hood than it needed to putter across the fairway.It had enough horsepower to elude deputies during a chase.Sheriff's Sgt. Scott Peay says the driver took the cart int... | | By: The Golf Blog | | |
| | Pro charged with killing a hawk with a golf ball - Crazy golf news | | 2008-03-06 16:53:51 | | There seems to be more and more crazy golf news all the time and this story is no differentWhen is shooting a birdie a bad idea on a golf course? When it's actually a red-shouldered hawk and you kill it by intentionally hitting it with a golf ball, which is what pro golfer Tripp Isenhour is charged with doing..Isenhour, 39, was charged with two misdemeanor counts of cruelty to animals and killing a migratory bird as a result of the incident, which took place Dec. 12 at Grand Cypress Golf Club in Orlando, Fla. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 14 months in jail and $1,500 in fines.Isenhour was taping a video called "Shoot Like a Pro" and was interrupted by the noise of the bird, according to news reports. He eventually knocked the bird out of a tree with one of his shots.According to court documents, Isenhour got upset when a red-shouldered hawk began making noise, forcing another take. He began hitting balls at the bird, then 300 yards away, but gave up.Isenhour started again when... | | By: The Golf Blog | | |
| | Strange golf news - Elaine Joyce sues public club for men's only event | | 2008-02-19 23:56:57 | | Elaine Joyce, a champion amateur golfer, and her father were looking forward to a weekend tournament last May at the respected public course on Cape Cod where they hold full memberships. But their names were not listed when officials posted the tee times for the event at the Dennis Pines course. Joyce’s father, Pat, received a call from the club’s head pro, Russell Champoux, who said the tournament was not open to women. It did not matter that Joyce would play from the men’s tees. Or that she had won more than 20 club championships over the years. Or that she had captured the title in 2001 at an event for the state’s top female club champions. Joyce complained to the town, but over the next several months, Robert Canevazzi, the Dennis town administrator, did not budge. When Joyce filed a complaint with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination in July, the club said its actions were not discriminatory. In a letter, Canevazzi told Joyce that the club would begin... | | By: The Golf Blog | | |
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| Golf News: Northern Trust Open Day 3 Wrap | | 2008-02-16 22:40:31 | | Phil Mickelson held off a strong challenge from fellow American Jeff Quinney to grab a one-shot lead after Saturday's third round at the Northern Trust Open. Four strokes ahead of the field overnight, Mickelson fired a one-under-par 70 in firm, fast conditions at Riviera Country Club to post an 11-under total of 202. Former U.S. amateur champion Quinney joined Mickelson at the top of the leaderboard with an ace at the par-three sixth before slipping back into second place with a 67. American John Rollins was a further four shots back at six under after shooting a six-birdie 69 on a breezy, sun-drenched day. World number two Mickelson, in pursuit of his 33rd PGA Tour title but his first at Riviera, made a faltering start when he three-putted for bogey at the par-three fourth. His playing partner Quinney had birdied the first and fifth, where he rolled in a 21-footer, and briefly snatched the outright lead with his spectacular ace at the sixth. His tee... | | By: The Golf Blog | | |
| | Golf News: Northern Trust Open Day 2 Wrap | | 2008-02-16 07:04:15 | | Phil Mickelson seems determined to add Los Angeles to his collection of West Coast trophies.A year after losing at Riviera in a playoff, Mickelson played golf as spectacular as the weather Friday in the Northern Trust Open, finishing with a 20-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 7-under 64 and a four-shot lead.Even after starting with a 68, Mickelson felt he was close to putting his game together. It started with a 3-iron to 12 feet on the par-5 first for a simple birdie, and built momentum with a 60-foot birdie on the fifth and never slowed.When he finished his best score ever at Riviera, he was at 10-under 132 and in firm command going into the weekend."This is a tournament that has eluded me," Mickelson said of the only city in the West Coast Swing where he hasn't won. "The West Coast means a lot to me."Robert Allenby, who won at Riviera in 2001 in the cold and rain, did OK in warm sunshine with a 66 that put him at 136 with Jeff Quinney, who made bogey on the final hole for a ... | | By: The Golf Blog | | |
| | Golf News: Northern Trust Open Day 1 Wrap | | 2008-02-14 18:50:01 | | South Korea's K.J. Choi shrugged off increasingly blustery conditions to go into an early one-shot lead in the Northern Trust Open first round on Thursday. The 37-year-old, who won his seventh PGA Tour title at last month's Sony Open in Hawaii, fired a flawless six-under-par 65 at Riviera Country Club. South Korea-born Kevin Na, who is now a U.S. citizen, was alone in second place after carding a five-birdie 65. Americans Chad Campbell and Vaughn Taylor opened with 67s while world number two Phil Mickelson, the highest-ranked player in a strong field at Riviera, returned a 68. Choi, who spent last week relaxing at his Texas home, made a fast start in calm early conditions with birdies on the first two holes. With his approach play in sparkling order, he then picked up further shots at the fifth and seventh to reach the turn in four-under 31. As the wind strengthened on the tree-lined layout, he struck a sand wedge approach to three feet to set ... | | By: The Golf Blog | | |
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| Golf News: Indian Masters Day 3 Wrap | | 2008-02-09 21:25:46 | | Frenchman Rafael Jacquelin held a one-stroke lead over Ireland's Damien McGrane, Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell and Spain's Jose Manuel Lara heading into the final round of the Indian Masters.BMW Asian Open champion Jacquelin, who missed the cut in Dubai last week, scored a level-par, third-round 72 on a blustery day to remain at six under par at the Delhi Golf Club. He got lucky over the closing holes, once rebounding out of the trees into the middle of the fairway - how nice it is to see an old-fashioned tree-lined course for a change; Tiger Woods's two-iron would certainly have been in the bag - and once stopping just short of out of bounds.The top four are not exactly career winners. Jacquelin won for only the second time last year, McGrane has never won, Lara captured his first title last year and McDowell has not triumphed since 2004.Overnight leader McGrane (75) slipped back into a tie for second after windy conditions disrupted the game plan which had helped him to a tw... | | By: The Golf Blog | | |
| | Golf News: Indian Masters Day 2 Wrap | | 2008-02-08 20:54:53 | | Northern Ireland's Damien McGrane stroked a majestic 69 to take a two shot lead at the Indian Masters on Friday, as Ernie Els made amends for his disastrous opening round to scrape through the cut. Another Irishman Graeme McDowell, who finished fifth behind Tiger Woods in Dubai on Sunday, shares second place with South Africa's Hendrik Buhrmann and Frenchman Raphael Jacquelin at six under for the tournament on 138. But on a cold and grey Delhi day first round leader Jyoti Randhawa lost the plot, firing a five-over-par 77 to be six behind McGrane. Former Ryder Cup star Thomas Bjorn remains in the hunt at four under while US veteran Mark O'Meara is on the fringes of the leaderboard after a 73 left him six strokes adrift. World number four Els, who was rattled by a nine on Thursday, looked to be heading for an early plane home after bogeying the first but he rallied with an eagle at the eighth and a birdie on the 14th. And he fared much better on the par-5 18th that undid him in r... | | By: The Golf Blog | | |
| | Golf News: Indian Masters Day 1 Wrap | | 2008-02-07 18:56:11 | | Ernie Els shot a horror quadruple bogey to lag 10 behind leader Jyoti Randhawa at the inaugural Indian Masters on Thursday, with the local star eagling the last for a two shot lead. Irishman Damien McGrane played two rounds with Tiger Woods at the Dubai Desert Classic last week and the world number one's magic clearly rubbed off as he fired a 67 to lie second, alongside Englishman Richard Finch. Rejuvenated Dane Thomas Bjorn, Delhi resident Shiv Kapur, and Spain's Jose Mauel Lara lurk one further back at the 2.5 million dollars event, while US veteran Mark O'Meara rolled back the years with a 69. Randhawa, who posted four top-10 finishes on the European Tour last year, used his local knowledge to good effect, putting together three birdies and two eagles. But fellow Indian Jeev Milkha Singh, seen as a favourite to win, succumbed to the pressure with a poor 77. Randhawa has won on the Lodhi course five times before and he thought back to those victories to tailor his game. "My ... | | By: The Golf Blog | | |
| | Golf News: South African Open | | 2007-12-16 22:53:47 | | SOUTH Africa's James Kingston claimed his first European Tour title when he won the South African Open by one stroke at Pearl Valley Golf Estates. The 42-year-old has won four times on the Asian Tour and nine times on the Sunshine Tour, but has finished runner-up on three previous occasions on the European Tour.Kingston saw off England's Oliver Wilson to win by a stroke after his one under par final round. The South African finished on four-under for the tournament.His victory also ensured the trophy stayed in the republic for the eighth straight year.Kingston started the final round one stroke behind Wilson, who lost the lead on the first hole after a bogey five.Steady drizzle fell throughout the day, calling for composure and patience from the leaders, whose tee-off times were delayed by three-and-a-half hours.Despite Wilson dropping two more shots on the front nine, Kingston was unable to break free as he found the water on the par-three fourth hole for a double bogey and als... | | By: The Golf Blog | | |
| | Golf News: Australian Open - Craig Parry Wins | | 2007-12-16 02:08:19 | | At long last Craig Parry has added the missing link to his resume, finally winning an Australian Open title at his 24th attempt. The 41-year-old fired a closing round three-under-par 69 to finish on 11-under at The Australian course in Sydney, one shot ahead of West Australian Nick O'Hern (70), young Sydneysider Won Joon Lee (66) and American Brandt Snedeker (69). Already boasting 12 titles on home soil from his 22 triumphs worldwide, Parry had come so close to winning his national championship, including a playoff loss to John Morse here way back in 1990. Seventeen years later at the same venue, Parry can finally add his name alongside those of Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Greg Norman on the prestigious Stonehaven Cup. Well known for holing a six-iron for eagle on the first playoff hole to win the 2004 Ford Championship in Doral, Parry said Sunday's was comfortably the best victory of his career. "Just the feeling I've got right now, this is the best one ever," he said. "... | | By: The Golf Blog | | |
| | Golf News: Target World Challenge Day 3 Wrap | | 2007-12-15 21:19:45 | | Tiger Woods, hunting his eighth victory of the year, overcame two early bogeys to stretch his lead to six shots in the Target World Challenge third round on Saturday. Four ahead of the pack overnight, the world number one fired a five-under-par 67 at Sherwood Country Club for an 18-under total of 198. Although not matching his blistering form of Friday when he set a course-record 62, he carded seven birdies in pursuit of his fourth title in the tournament he hosts. Playing partner Jim Furyk, three off the pace for much of the day, slipped back with a double-bogey at the par-three 15th on his way to a 69 and second place. Masters champion Zach Johnson also carded a 69 to lie third at 11 under, one ahead of Swede Henrik Stenson who fired a best-of-the-day 65...Read the complete golf news article
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| | Golf News: Target World Challenge Day 2 | | 2007-12-14 19:35:51 | | Tiger Woods has shrugged off any hint of rust after a two-and-a-half month break to charge four shots clear in the Target World Challenge second round. Hunting his eighth victory of the year, the world number one fired a sparkling 10-under-par 62 to equal the course record at Sherwood Country Club. That gave Woods a 13-under total of 131 and ideally placed to win his fourth title in the elite 16-man tournament which he has hosted since 2000. "I hit some good shots but I made some bombs out there," Woods told reporters after holing an eight-foot birdie putt at the last. "The only difference today was I made some good putts," he added, referring to his double-bogey on the final hole in the opening round. "I didn't throw away a good round like yesterday. I am very pleased with the way I hit the golf ball today." World number three Jim Furyk birdied the last two holes for a 67 to lie second, one ahead of fellow American Zach Johnson who also carded a 67. British Open champion Padra... | | By: The Golf Blog | | |
| | Golf News: Australian Open Day 1 Wrap | | 2007-12-13 17:57:03 | | America's Lee Williamson held a two-shot lead following the opening round of the Australian Open at The Australian Golf Club in Sydney on Thursday. Williamson shot an astounding 7-under-par 65 to overtake early leader Robert Allenby. Willamson started on fire collecting birdies from six of his opening eight holes, before a disastrous ninth-hole triple bogey restricted his score to just 3-under at the turn. But the American came home strongly with four birdies on the back nine to finish the round two shots clear. Allenby, a two-time champion of the event, shot a 5-under 67 to grab a three-way share of second place alongside fellow Australians Andrew Bonhomme and Kim Felton...Read the complete golf news article
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| | Golf News: On course bars and the storm in a beer cup | | 2007-12-12 19:32:28 | | Two weeks ago Robert Allenby threatened not to play in his native country again after being heckled by three drunken fans during the Australian Masters. His comments since would hardly have helped matters. Stuart Appleby reckons his Victorian counterpart Robert Allenby would have been better off keeping his mouth shut about the galleries at this week's $1.75 million Australian Open. Allenby all-but guaranteed he would be heckled at The Australian course in Sydney, saying he has his earplugs ready for the 11th hole, which will come complete with its own bar. Not all players would have made a similar stance. Appleby, for one, would have kept his mouth firmly closed. "There's a lot of players out there, I'm not sure if the public's trying to target Robert," Appleby said. "It sounds like Robert's saying they will, which only heightens it. "You drop a piece of meat on the ground, you don't have to yell out 'piece of meat' to the flies, they work out where it is pretty quick. ... | | By: The Golf Blog | | |
| | Golf News: US PGA player of the Year - Surprise, Surprise | | 2007-12-11 20:08:18 | | Tiger Woods was named the US PGA Tour Player of the Year on Tuesday, earning the accolade from his peers for the third year in a row and the ninth time in the past 11 seasons. "To earn the respect of your peers is the highest honor you can receive," tour commissioner Tim Finchem said.Woods was again the dominant force on the US tour in 2007, posting seven tournament victories and 12 top-10 finishes.The 31-year-old also collected his eighth career Arnold Palmer Award as the tour's top money winner, earning just under 10.9 million dollars. Woods captured his 13th major title with his triumph at the PGA Championship in August. He also captured the inaugural FedEx Cup, winning a pair of the playoff series events. Brandt Snedeker earned Rookie of the Year honors after notching six top-10 finishes en route to placing 20th on the overall FedEx Cup points list. The engaging Tennessean earned 2,836,643 dollars - the third-highest rookie total in tour history...Read the complete golf news artic... | | By: The Golf Blog | | |
| | Golf News: Lonard Wins Australian PGA | | 2007-12-09 01:49:02 | | Sydney professional Peter Lonard today won his third Australian PGA championship in six years at the Hyatt Resort at Coolum. Lonard closed with a seven-under 65 for a 20 under total to beat New Zealand's David Smail (68) by three shots. Tied for third were West Australian Greg Chalmers, who had a sizzling final round of 65, which included six straight birdies on the back nine, Victorian Scott Laycock and promising West Australian Michael Sim all on 15-under. World No.6 Adam Scott finished six shots behind Lonard after a gallant four-under 68 in a tie for sixth. South African overnight leader Rory Sabbatini dropped away to finish tied eighth several shots behind Lonard...Read the full golf news storyMy thoughtsI was really pleased for Peter who had a horror year on the US PGA tour and in his interview after winning suggested he was ready to give up the game a few months earlier. He just loves coming back to Australia and always seems to find his game down under. Congratulations Peter!I... | | By: The Golf Blog | | |
| | Golf News: Baddley wins the Australian Masters | | 2007-11-25 04:46:06 | | On the same course on which he honed his game playing pennant as an amateur, Baddeley finished the 72 holes of regular play at 13-under par in a tie with Chopra. After watching the Swede hole a testing three metre putt to force the playoff, Baddeley joined him in a ritualistic journey up and down the 18th hole. The pair played the 18th five times for the day without Chopra once hitting the fairway off the tee. Four times he hit the ball into the right rough and once in the left, one of his recoveries coming up well short of the green in a bunker. Each time he messed up he produced a minor miracle - until confronted with the easiest putt of the playoff. With Baddeley having performed his own piece of magic to get out of the scrub, onto the green and into the hole in four, Chopra slid a 2.5m putt past the edge of the hole to break the deadlock...Read full articleI was really impressed with Baddeley's game this week and thought he thoroughly deserved the gold jacket. He has had a s... | | By: The Golf Blog | | |
| | Golf News: Allenby leads after first day of Australian Masters | | 2007-11-22 22:19:50 | | Two-time winner Robert Allenby fired a five-under par round of 67 to lead the Australian Masters by one shot after the first round at Huntingdale Thursday.The 36-year-old Australian leads Sweden's Fredrik Andersson Hed and Englishman Peter Baker, who are tied second after a four-under 68.Swede Daniel Chopra, New Zealand's Michael Long and Australians Stuart Appleby, Rod Pampling, Kurt Barnes and Paul Marantz were bunched two shots from the lead at three under par....Read full article
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| | Golf News - British Masters | | 2007-09-24 03:22:15 | | English golfer Lee Westwood has won the British Masters by five strokes, finishing with a 7-under-par 65 after making two amazing putts on the last three holes.Westwood sank a 40-foot putt for birdie on the 16th hole and a 30-footer for eagle at the 17th for his second victory of the season. He becomes only the seventh player to reach 10 million pounds prize money on the European Tour.Leaderboard: 1 Lee Westwood ENG -15 273 68 70 70 65 F 2 Ian Poulter ENG -10 278 67 71 70 70 F 3 Mark Foster ENG -9 279 71 66 69 73 F 4 Michael Campbell NZL -7 281 73 69 69 70 F 4 Niclas Fasth SWE -7 281 75 66 67 73 F 4 Miguel Angel Jimenez ESP -7 281 71 69 70 71 F 4 Soren Kjeldsen DEN -7 281 66 72 74 69 F 4 Fredrik Andersson Hed SWE -7 281 67 73 68 73 F 4 Sam Walker ENG -7 281 71 67 75 68 F 4 Zane Scotland ENG -7 281 69 73 70 69 F 11 Nick Dougherty ENG -6 282 72 68 75 67 F 11 Benn Barham ENG -6 282 70 75 67 70 F 11 Francesco Molinari ITA -6 282 68 72 69 73 F ... | | By: The Golf Blog | | |
| | PGA to start drug testing - Breaking Golf News | | 2007-09-20 06:04:21 | | In breaking golf news today it is expected that the PGA will announce performance enhancing drug testing to possibly start in 2008. While no official word has been received the rumour mills are running hot with countless stories on the television and Internet.The PGA has held out testing their players for performance enhancing drugs, but looks to be bowing to the increasing pressure to come up with a solid drug policy.Stay tuned for more information!... | | By: The Golf Blog | | |
| | Golf News: Tiger Woods wins the inaugural FedEx Cup | | 2007-09-17 04:31:24 | | Earlier today Tiger Woods became the first winner of the FedEx Cup with a personal best 23 under par tournament at the Tour Championship. He was at his absolute best during the event beating Zach Johnson Mark Calcavecchia by a massive 8 strokes. This was Tigers 61st win on the tour and needs only one more win to catch the great Arnold Palmer. Tiger adds the 10 million from the FedEx Cup to his retirement fund and takes home another 1.2 million just for winning the tournament. The dominant win means that questions about just how good Tiger Woods is will continued to be asked and the answer just might be...the greatest ever!Leaderboard - Top 10 The Tour Championship 1 Tiger Woods USA -23 257 64 63 64 66 2 Mark Calcavecchia USA -15 265 65 66 63 71 2 Zach Johnson USA -15 265 71 66 60 68 4 Sergio Garcia ESP -14 266 68 64 64 70 5 Scott Verplank USA -11 269 66 68 67 68 5 Hunter Mahan USA -11 269 65 68 65 71 7 Vijay Singh FIJ -10 270 68 68 65 69 7 Tim Clark SAF -10 270 62 69 70 69 9 Rory Sabbatini SAF -9 271 68 68 67 68 9 Camilo Villegas COL -9 271 67 68 70 66 The final standings in the FedEx Cup threw up little change. Unfortunately for golf fans the title didn't come down to a close finish, which would have probably secured the FedEx Cup's place for years to come. However, I am sure there will be some serious debate over whether the cup should continue to be part of the Tour. I must say congratulations to Steve Stricker who finished second in the FedEx Cup points standings and will add 3 million to his retirement fund!Stay tuned this week for my thoughts on the FedEx Cup... | | By: The Golf Blog | | |
| | Golf News: Deutsche Bank Championship - 3rd round thoughts | | 2007-09-11 06:45:30 | | FedEx Cup Playoff #2Top 5 - After the 3rd round:PLAYER TODAY TOTAL FC RANK Brett Wetterich -5 -13 51 Arron Oberholser -5 -12 67 Phil Mickelson -3 -11 5 Tiger Woods -4 -10 4 Aaron Baddeley -1 -10 21Well a short post today before a complete wrap up of the event tomorrow. I originally said that the longer hitters would be the ones to benefit on this course and from the early indications that seems to be holding true. Out of the top 5 players so far 4 are genuinely long hitters. I think this event will be won by Tiger or Mickelson, although I wouldn't discount Angel Cabrera at -9. Golf is a very strange game at times!The top two Brett Wetterich and Arron Oberholser will be trying to finish as close to the top as possible and if this happens they could surge forward (aprrox 40-50 places) in the FedEx cup standings and possibly make the top 30. It will certainly be an interesting last round tomorrow.... | | By: The Golf Blog | | |
| | Golf News: BMW Championship - FedEx Cup playoff #2 preview | | 2007-09-11 06:45:02 | | Only the top 70 players are left standing for the 3rd FedEx Cup playoff the BMW championship. The roots of this tournament go back to 1899 when it was the former Western Open and make it the 3rd oldest golf tournament in the world (only the U.S open and British open are older). Only 30 players will remain in the running after this tournament so I expect their will be some fantastic golf.Phil Mickelson withdraws for the BMW championshipThe biggest news so far is that FedEx Cup points leader Phil Mickelson has withdrawn from the event because he says he needs to spend more time with his family. Now this could be seen as a serious problem for the FedEx Cup in the race to become golfs ultimate prize as you can't imagine Phil would not be taking a break in the lead up to say the British open or other major.My predictionWith Phil out of the running I think that Tiger will be the favorite and rightly so he has won at Cog Hill three times and has never finished lower than seventh on the course! My outside picks would have to be Steve Stricker, who is in great form, and Robert Allenby, who won this tournament back in 2000.... | | By: The Golf Blog | | |
| | Golf News: Tiger is the king of Cog Hill - BMW Championship (FedEx Cup Playoff 3) | | 2007-09-11 06:34:39 | | Tiger Woods has gone on to take his 60th tour victory at the BMW Championship and regains the lead on the FedEx Cup standings. Tiger, who has won at Cog Hill 3 times previous to this victory, had a fantastic round of golf and was deadly with the putter and posted a record equalling round of 63. Arron Baddeley and Steve Stricker also tried their best to stay with Tiger making some great birdies, but could not match the master.The top ten: PosNameCountryTotalStrokes1234 1 Tiger Woods USA -22 262 67 67 65 63 2 Aaron Baddeley AUS -20 264 68 65 65 66 3 Steve Stricker USA -18 266 68 66 64 68 4 Adam Scott AUS -14 270 69 69 67 65 5 Tim Clark SAF -13 271 68 69 67 67 5 Justin Rose ENG -13 271 65 69 69 68 7 Stewart Cink USA -12 272 66 73 68 65 7 Camilo Villegas COL -12 272 65 69 71 67 9 Sergio Garcia ESP -10 274 68 70 69 67 10 Ian Poulter ENG -9 275 68 72 69 66 10 Rory Sabbatini SAF -9 275 69 72 68 66 10 Carl Pettersson SWE -9 275 71 68 69 67 The event saw some changes in the FedEx Cup standings with Camilo Villegas, Tim Clark and Stewart Cink all playing some great golf to come from outside the top 30 to finish within the cut off line. Unfortunately this means an early exit for Luke Donald, Jerry Kelly and Arron Oberholser who were all inside the top 30 before the event, but just missed the cut off line.The Top 5 in the FedEx Cup standings:1 Tiger Woods 2 Steve Stricker 3 Phil Mickelson 4 Rory Sabbatini 5 K.J. Choi Realistically only the top 5 now have a chance at taking the FedEx Cup, but with 35 million dollars in the kitty everyone will be trying to win The Tour Championship next week.... | | By: The Golf Blog | | |
| | Golf News: Deutsche Bank Championship - FedEx Cup Playoff 2 | | 2007-09-11 06:33:03 | | Phil Mickelson got the break early, and battled Tiger Woods shot-for-shot down the stretch to win the Deutsche Bank Championship earlier today. The win is his 32nd on the Tour, and it gives him the FedExCup points lead with just two events to go.In what was a great victory for the big left hander he matched Tiger in an everything-you-can-do I-can-do-too battle. Phil himself told reporters that he has struggled against Tiger for 10 years and that his record is pathetic and that it felt great to be able to match Tiger.The top ten: 1 Phil Mickelson USA -16 2 Tiger Woods USA -14 2 Aaron Oberholser USA -14 2 Brett Wetterich USA -14 5 Aaron Baddeley AUS -11 6 Geoff Ogilvy AUS -10 6 Rory Sabbatini SAF -10 8 Robert Allenby AUS -9 9 Fredrik Jacobson SWE -8 9 Steve Stricker USA -8 9 Troy Matteson USA -8 9 Camilo Villegas COL -8 In the FedEx cup standings there have been some big movers in both directions. Good results from Aaron Oberholser and Brett Wetterich have moved them from 67 and 51 to 29 and 22 respectively.The top 10 on the Fedex cup standings are as follows: Phil Mickelson 108,613 Steve Stricker 106,200 Tiger Woods 103,733 K.J. Choi 102,900 Rory Sabbatini 102,388 Vijay Singh 99,108 Jim Furyk 98,963 Geoff Ogilvy 97,954 2 Adam Scott 97,827 Zach Johnson 97,623 Next week the FedEx cup playoffs move to the Cog Hill golf and country club for the BMW championship with only the top 70 in the FedEx cup points remaining.... | | By: The Golf Blog | | |
| | Golf News: The Barclays - FedEx Cup playoff 1. | | 2007-09-11 06:32:38 | | Steve Stricker has won the 1st FedEx Cup event The Barclays in an amazing finish. When hope seemed to be lost he birdied four of his last five holes to close with a 2-under 69, turning a one-shot deficit into a two-shot victory over South Korean K.J Choi.This is Strickers fourth PGA tour victory and his first in four years. It was a welcome tournament win after wasting four prime chances to win on the tour this year.The top 10 at the Barclays were: 1 Steve Stricker USA -16 268 67 67 65 69 F 2 K.J. Choi KOR -14 270 64 66 70 70 F 3 Mark Calcavecchia USA -12 272 67 75 65 65 F 3 Ernie Els SAF -12 272 65 71 68 68 F 3 Geoff Ogilvy AUS -12 272 68 66 69 69 F 3 Rory Sabbatini SAF -12 271 63 71 69 68 F 7 Rich Beem USA -11 273 64 68 69 72 F 7 Phil Mickelson USA -11 273 67 70 69 67 F 9 Jerry Kelly USA -10 274 67 70 69 68 F 9 Ian Poulter ENG -10 274 70 67 70 67 F 9 Robert Garrigus USA -10 274 70 70 68 66 F So there is some change in t... | | By: The Golf Blog | | |
| | Golf News: Tiger does it again - PGA Championship | | 2007-09-11 06:32:17 | | Tiger has never lost a major after leading before the final round and he didn't disappoint today as he wrapped up his 13th Major title. It was Tiger's first major this year and he certainly put the disappointment of the British Open behind him to win the PGA championship for the fourth time.Tiger finished 8 under and won with a 1 under final round to beat Woody Austin by 2 shots with Ernie Els a further shot behind at 4 under.There was also good news for the Aussies out there as John Senden finished tied for 4th at -1.... | | By: The Golf Blog | | |
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