Sunday, December 08, 2013

ALL THE FINAL TOTALS AT THOUSAND OAKS, CALIFORNIA


Par 288 (4x72)
T1
USATiger Woods 



71  62  72  70  275
T1
USAZach Johnson




  67  68  72  68 275
T3
USABubba Watson



70  70  69  70 279
T3
USAMatt Kuchar



  68  68  76  67 279
5
USAWebb Simpson



73  71  69  68 281
6
NIRGraeme McDowell



72  67  75  69 283
7

ENGIan Poulter





67  73  69 285
8
USAJim Furyk




  72  69  74  71 286
T9

USABill Haas




  73  68  74  72  287
T9
AUSJason Day



76  68  70  73 287
11
NIRRory McIlroy



73  77  68  70 288
12
USAHunter Mahan



70  80  72  69 291
T13

USAKeegan Bradley



75  68  75  74 292
T13
USAJason Dufner



74 71  78  69 292
15
USASteve Stricker



75  74  74  72 295
T16
ENGLee Westwood



74  75  74 74 297
T16
USAJordan Spieth



77 72  77 71 297
18 

USADustin Johnson



74 79  72 74 299

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MyGolfRanking International, 8 December 2013

1 Toni McDonagh (Fortwilliam, Northern Ireland) 1217 pts
2 Scott Hunter (Tillicoultry) 1185
3 Alastair Wastson (Langlands) 1175
4 Craig Meeks (Thornton) 1157
5 Jo Elson (Aqualate) 1143
6 Lewis Blyth (Prestonfield) 1133
7 Adam Jobes (Seacroft) 1129
8 Gary Barclay (Torrance Park) 1125
9 Roger Leslie (Spey Bay) 1105
10 Ricky McNeill (Dunnikier Park) 1102
11 Douglas Taylor (Dunfermline) 1100, 12 Ian Gorn (Aberdour) 1092, 13 Kevin Wood (Prestonfield) 1085, 14 Daniel Alexander (Kingsknowe) 1075, 15 Alex McKenzie (Lothianburn) 1061, 16= Graeme Cox (Drumoig) 1058, Jack Owens (Bangor, NI) 1058, Jim Rice (Aberdour) 1058, 19 Paul Page (Kingsknowe) 1056, 20 John Douglas (Leven Thistle) 1055, 21 John Cowan (Ayr Carrick) 1050, 22 John Boag (Blairgowrie) 1048, 23= Greig Denton (Balfron) 1043, Laura McGeachy (Windyhill) 1043, 25 Russell Bracey (Ashridge Artisans) 1034.

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This week’s MyGolfRanking Golfer of the Week is John Cowan of Ayr Carrick Golf Club. John jumps into the MyGolfRanking International Ranking for the first time at No 21.                          
The MyGolfRanking Club of the Week is Prestonfield Golf Club. This week the Edinburgh club has two players, Lewis Blyth at No 6 and Kevin Wood at No 13, on the MGR International Club list

 
MyGolfRanking Men, 8 December 2013
1 Scott Hunter (Tillicoultry) 1185 pt
2 Alastair Wastson (Langlands) 1175
3 Craig Meeks (Thornton) 1157
4 Lewis Blyth (Prestonfield) 1133
5 Adam Jobes (Seacroft) 1129
6 Gary Barclay (Torrance Park) 1125, 7 Roger Leslie (Spey Bay) 1105, 8 Ricky McNeill (Dunnikier Park) 1102, 9 Douglas Taylor (Dunfermline) 1100, 10 Ian Gorn (Aberdour) 1092.
MyGolfRanking Women, 8 December 2013:  
1 Toni McDonagh (Fortwilliam) 1217 pts 
2 Jo Elson (Aqualate) 1143
3 Laura McGeachy (Windyhill) 1043
4 Emily Aird (Blairgowrie) 1010
5 Mary Carragher (Arrowe Park) 1006
6 Rosemary Macintyre (Fortwilliam) 1000, 7 Susan Baldwin (Scotscraig) 996, 8 Pat Magill (Newton Stewart) 981, 9 Hilary Brown (Scotscraig) 979, 10 Josie Cooper (Aqualate) 975.
MyGolfRanking Clubs, 8 December 2013:  
1 Fortwilliam, Northern Ireland 915 pt
2 Kingsknowe 879
3 Prestonfield 871
4 Dunfermline 868
5 Blairgowrie 861
6 Aberdour 859
7 Awali 856
T8 Alyth 844
T8 Milngavie 844
10 Falkirk Tryst 840.

David Moir
in LEAGUE with GOLF Ltd

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THOMAS BJORN'S DOUBLE EAGLE FINISH WINS NEDBANK CHALLENGE

REPORT BY MICHAEL GIBBONS
European Tour staff writer

Two back-nine eagles laid the foundations for the stunning final round 65 which saw Thomas Björn storm to victory at the Nedbank Golf Challenge after a thrilling final round at the Gary Player Country Club in Sun City, South Africa today.


The Dane, who began the final round three shots behind Jamie Donaldson, had to be at his imperious best to hold off the challenge of a charging Sergio Garcia, who matched the 42 year old’s seven under par effort on a brilliant final day. 

Donaldson carded a two under 70 to finish in a tie for second place alongside Garcia, but the day belonged to Björn and Garcia whose titanic battle took the US$6.5 million tournament to the wire.


In the end, it was Björn’s two back-nine eagles – on the tenth and 14th holes – which made the difference as he collected his 15th European Tour victory and charged to the top of the 2014 Race to Dubai with a 20 under par 268 winning total for a two-shot victory margin.


“This is right up there with the best days of my career,” said Björn, who took home the biggest cheque of his career worth US$1.25 million. 

“You never forget your first victory, and then my win against Tiger in Dubai when I went toe-to-toe with him for four days and came out top was special, but winning here in the way that I did against a field of this quality is up there.


“It’s not often you make two eagles on the back nine on a Sunday when you are in contention and it was just one of those days when it was my day. The five iron I hit into the tenth was the shot of the week, and then I got a bit of luck on 14 because the ball pitched in the bunker and made it to the green but I still had to hole the putt and those are the little breaks you need to win golf tournaments. 

“I knew I had to shoot something low and then see what Jamie was doing and I knew that Sergio and Henrik (Stenson) would probably make a move. It turned out that it was Sergio and every time I saw a leaderboard he was making birdies. I am very proud of the way I played today – it’s a very special day in my career.”


Garcia was delighted with his own performance and admitted he could do little more than doff his cap to Björn. 

“It was a great week and a great final round but in the end I just couldn’t catch Thomas. It was one of those days when I was making loads of birdies but he just kept matching me. I couldn’t have done much more and you have to congratulate Thomas on a great victory.”


Björn’s address to the South African crowd during the prize giving ceremony ended with a fitting tribute to the nation’s former President Nelson Mandela. 

"If everyone could live their lives just a little bit like Nelson Mandela, the world would be a better place,” he said.
ALL THE FINAL TOTALS
  Par 288 (4x72)
Bjorn rallies with 2 eagles for 65, wins Sun City268 T Björn (Den) 67 70 66 65

270 J Donaldson (Wal) 67 66 67 70, S Garcia  (Esp) 66 73 66 65

272 H Stenson (Swe) 69 67 69 67

273 B De Jonge (Zim) 70 68 69 66

275 C Schwartzel  (RSA) 68 70 71 66

276 R Moore  (USA) 71 65 67 73, J Rose (Eng) 73 67 69 67

277 T Jaidee (Tha) 69 70 66 72

279 P Uihlein  (USA) 70 69 70 70

280 G Fernandez-Castaño  (Esp) 67 72 72 69

282 F Molinari (Ita) 76 70 69 67, D Fichardt (RSA) 71 68 69 74

283 L Oosthuizen  (RSA) 74 69 67 73, R Sterne  (RSA) 73 73 71 66

286 D Points (USA) 71 67 70 78, J Luiten (Ned) 74 68 75 69, M Kaymer (Ger) 71 66 74 75

287 L Donald  (Eng) 68 71 74 74

288 B Grace  (RSA) 75 71 69 73, V Dubuisson  (Fra) 73 72 71 72

290 G Woodland (USA) 74 73 75 68, M Manassero (Ita) 72 74 72 72

291 D Van Der Walt (RSA) 77 72 73 69

293 D Lynn (Eng) 73 71 75 74, T Wiratchant (Tha) 71 76 70 76, M Madsen  (Den) 76 71 68 78

295 K Streelman (USA) 75 71 77 72

300 E Els (RSA) 75 71 77 77

304 P Senior (Aus) 80 68 75 81

+Picture of Thomas Bjorn with the trophy by courtesy of Getty Images(c).

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JIMENEZ BREAKS OWN AGE WIN RECORD IN HONG KONG OPEN

  Miguel Angel Jimenez ... won three-way play-off
          Picture by courtesy of Getty Images(c)

REPORT FROM EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS

Miguel Angel Jiménez broke his own oldest-winner record as The European Tour’s oldest champion by winning the Hong Kong Open for a fourth time in stunning style.


Aged 49 years and 337 days, Jiménez used his experience to devastating effect in a play-off with Thailand’s Prom Meesawat and Welshman Stuart Manley, holing a slick 18ft putt for birdie at the first extra hole to add to the titles he won here at Hong Kong Golf Club in 2005, 2008 and last year. 

Earlier in the day he birdied the 17th and made a fine up-and-down at the last for a four under par 66, which left him tied on 12 under with Prom Meesawat, who went one better with a 65.


Late drama then ensued when Qualifying School graduate Manley holed his chip for a three on the 18th to join the play-off, but his joy was cut short when Jiménez calmly rolled in a birdie putt to claim his 20th European Tour title. 

“This is very sweet,” said the Spaniard. “I love this place and I love this golf course. Holing that putt to win the play-off makes it even sweeter.


“Winning a tournament is always tough. I three-putted the 15th and then I missed a good birdie chance on the 16th, so I knew I had to make at least one birdie on the last two holes. I never stopped telling myself, just take it hole by hole, stay calm, live the moment. 

“It’s been a hard season because I missed the first few months when I broke my leg. I worked very hard to come back from that. I work very hard in the gym every day with stretching and cardio. And the main thing is my head. The head is still very competitive.”


Meesawat looked to be marching towards his first European Tour title when he led by three midway through the final round thanks to two eagles, but he bogeyed the 14th and parred his way home. 

“It's been an amazing week for me,” said Meesawat. “I didn't feel any disappointment in the play-off. I did my best this week, and it’s my best finish on this golf course.”


It has been an eventful few weeks since Manley earned his European Tour card at the Qualifying School Final Stage, and although he was not able to capitalise on leading at the start of the final round, he was delighted with his performance this week. 

“I'm pretty pleased,” he said. “Obviously I’m disappointed to lose in a play-off with a poor shot, but for Miguel to make birdie is pretty special.  It was pretty special to make three myself to get into the play-off. So I can take a lot from the week.


“I was pretty pumped (in the play-off). I said to my caddie that we could do something special. It was a great chip and I think I started celebrating before it went in.


“This week will give me a lot of confidence. It's money on the board for The Race to Dubai and everything feels very positive.”
  
ALL THE FINAL TOTALS
Par 280 (4x70)

268 M Jiménez (Esp) 70 67 65 66, S Manley (Wal) 67 67 66 68, P Meesawat  (Tha) 66 70 67 65 (Jimenez won play-off at first extra hole).

269 R Derksen (Ned) 69 67 68 65

272 J Colomo  (Esp) 72 66 68 66, A Que (Phi) 69 67 68 68, J Lara (Esp) 69 68 65 70

273 W Ormsby (Aus) 67 68 66 72, A Pavan (Ita) 65 72 68 68, J Sjöholm (Swe) 68 70 65 70, R Finch  (Eng) 70 67 68 68

274 D Lipsky (USA) 69 68 67 70, C Plaphol (Tha) 69 70 69 66, O Fisher  (Eng) 68 70 67 69, A Lahiri (Ind) 68 70 67 69, S Kapur (Ind) 69 66 66 73, A Cejka (Ger) 68 67 68 71

275 A Byeong-Hun (SKor) 69 69 71 66, G Havret  (Fra) 71 70 65 69, J Carlsson (Swe) 70 70 66 69, P Pittayarat (Tha) 69 70 68 68, S Benson (Eng) 66 72 69 68, U Park (Aus) 71 66 67 71

276 R Kakko  (Fin) 71 66 69 70, L Bjerregaard  (Den) 70 67 73 66, J Campillo (Esp) 73 65 69 69, R Karlberg  (Swe) 69 68 72 67, E Kofstad (Nor) 68 68 70 70, J Kruger (RSA) 67 66 73 70

277 H Wen-Yi (Chn) 72 69 68 68, J Makitalo  (Fin) 67 71 66 73, B Ruangkit (Tha) 69 67 70 71, A Da Silva (Bra) 71 70 67 69, S Webster (Eng) 71 66 65 75, D Higgins (Irl) 64 74 71 68, J Randhawa (Ind) 72 67 66 72, K Gi-Whan (SKor) 70 69 69 69, C Phadungsil  (Tha) 68 71 68 70

278 C Doak (Sco) 68 68 73 69, A Wall (Eng) 71 70 68 69, J Knutzon (USA) 70 71 69 68, D Drysdale (Sco) 72 68 71 67, N Elvira  (Esp) 67 72 67 72, C Paisley  (Eng) 71 70 70 67, D Im (USA) 71 66 71 70, D Kataoka (Jpn) 68 68 69 73

279 A Levy (Fra) 70 70 72 67, L Wei-Chih (Tpe) 69 72 70 68, L Sung (SKor) 70 70 71 68, J Hahn (USA) 70 68 73 68, S Henry  (Sco) 68 72 71 68, A Dodt (Aus) 66 70 72 71, J Morrison  (Eng) 71 67 69 72, E Molinari  (Ita) 72 69 68 70, M Fraser (Aus) 68 69 72 70, C Nirat (Tha) 71 70 71 67

280 T Chuayprakong (Tha) 69 72 70 69, H Rai (Ind) 72 67 68 73, A Lascuna (Phi) 72 69 70 69

281 R Cabrera-Bello (Esp) 70 71 69 71, G Stal  (Fra) 70 71 73 67, P Junhasavasdikul (Tha) 73 68 70 70, T Olesen (Den) 69 71 70 71, A Forsyth (Sco) 68 72 71 70

282 S Singh (Ind) 66 73 73 70, S Chowrasia (Ind) 68 69 70 75, J Pagunsan (Phi) 71 70 73 68, C Lam (Sin) 66 72 72 72,

285 M Joong-Kyung (SKor) 70 70 76 69, B Paolini (USA) 70 68 70 77

286 L Wen-Tang (Tpe) 74 64 75 73, A Sullivan (Eng) 70 71 70 75,

288 D Brooks (Eng) 69 71 77 71

289 T Tang (Hkg) 71 70 72 76, S Hend (Aus) 70 70 75 74
EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS

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DEATH OF MAN WHO HELPED ELS, GOOSEN WIN MAJOR TITLES


FROM THE GOLF CHANNEL WEBSITE
By JASON SOBEL
THOUSAND OAKS, California – Jos Vanstiphout, who worked with many top-level players on the psychological side of the game, died on Friday. He was 62.
A report from the Associated Press sourced the European Tour with confirming through a friend that he had suffered a heart attack. 
“The friend, Xavier Champagne, said Vanstiphout broke his hip two years ago in a fall from a ladder,” the report stated, “and in recent months had been dealing with shortness of breath.”
Though he had no formal training as a psychologist, the Belgian-born Vanstiphout, worked with Retief Goosen when he won two U.S. Open titles and Ernie Els, when he won the Open Championship in a 2002 playoff over Thomas Levet, another of his clients.
"We really connected and there was a genuine love for each other there," Els said from the Nedbank Golf Challenge at Sun City. "It was a love-hate at times, as everyone will know, but the stuff he taught me and the way that he did it was totally different.
“His approach was unique, and I know he got under a lot of people's skin. But for me, he was just brilliant."

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TIGER'S TWO-SHOT LEAD INTACT AFTER WINDY DAY IN CALIFORNIA

iger Woods fires third round 72 and leads at World Challenge


FROM THE US PGA TOUR WEBSITE
In the third round of the 2013 Northwestern Mutual World Challenge, Tiger Woods fired an even par 72 and holds the lead.

THOUSAND OAKS, California -- After a day of so much uncertainty about where the ball was going, Tiger Woods landed in a place where the outcome is rarely in doubt.
He was in the lead.

Woods survived a rough round of swirling swing at Sherwood on Saturday with two birdies on his last three holes. That enabled him to salvage an even-par 72 and maintain his two-shot lead over Zach Johnson going into the final round of the Northwestern Mutual World Challenge.
Woods' round featured a tee shot into the water, a three-putt from 6 feet and a long delay on the 18th fairway as he tried to figure out which way the wind was blowing. He took a little off an 8-iron when he felt the wind switch yet again and holed a 12-foot birdie putt.
"I'm pleased at having the lead -- not real pleased with the way I putted today," Woods said. "I left a few out there today."
But he wasn't alone.
The average score was just under 73, and everyone ran into problems somewhere along the way, particularly on the 15th, a par 3 that played to an average score of 4.17. 
Johnson made two double bogeys on par 3s on the back nine, and didn't feel as though he hit a poor shot on either hole. It was simply a matter of getting the wind to cooperate.
"I didn't take myself out of it," said Johnson, who also birdied two of the last three holes for a 72.
Woods was at 11-under 205, two shots ahead of Johnson, just like he started the day.
There are 18 holes to go, and Woods has a 48-5 lead worldwide when he has the outright lead going into Sunday. He has won all four times with the lead this year, and the last time he gave up a lead on Sunday was at Sherwood in 2010, when Graeme McDowell came from four shots behind and won in a playoff.
It can be done, and two shots can be erased in one hole in conditions like this.
Woods is trying to end his year with a sixth title, which would be the ninth time he's done that in his career. What began as an elite field of 18 players -- all of them from the top 30 in the world ranking -- has effectively been whittled to three barring a late charge from deep in the pack.
Bubba Watson was within one shot of the lead briefly until a three-putt bogey on the 18th, and two late birdies by Woods. Watson had a 69 and was four shots behind. No one else was within six shots of Woods.
"This golf course is very difficult," Watson said. "Right now, there's a pretty good player leading. He's won here before. He knows this golf course pretty well. But I'm just going to come out there and play. I've shot under par my last few rounds. I want to keep doing that. If I can shoot in the 60s, give myself a chance, we'll see what happens."
Rory McIlroy had the low round Saturday of 68, and that included a double bogey on the par-3 15th, which was playing 193 yards from an elevated tee. Keegan Bradley and Steve Stricker each took a 7 on the par 3.
Johnson was one shot out of the lead when his 5-iron went into the creek, and it wasn't particularly close. He made double bogey. Woods hit 6-iron well to the left, and while he three-putted from long range for bogey, that was about par for the day.
"I thought Zach hit it perfect," Woods said. "He hit a little cut 5 and it was right on the flag. I mean, I thought it was the perfect flight to get there. I had a 6, and I knew that if my ball kicked up at all, it wasn't going to get there after seeing his ball get smoked at the end. So I went ahead and flipped it over to the left and bailed out."
Johnson briefly took the lead with a birdie on No. 9, though Woods caught him with a birdie on the 10th. Johnson lost momentum with one bad shot, a fairway metal for his second shot on the par-5 11th that went right into a bed of leaves under a small cluster of trees. He tried to punch under the trees and onto the green, but his shot hit one branch and led to bogey.
Johnson made a double bogey on the par-3 12th and just like that was three shots behind. He got back to within one shot on the next hole when Woods three-putted from 6 feet for bogey and Johnson made bogey.
Ultimately, they ended up where they started the day, putting Woods one round away from his sixth win at Sherwood. The tournament is moving to Florida next year. 

THIRD-ROUND SCOREBOARD
 Par 216 (3x72)
1 
USATiger Woods 



71  62  72 205

2 
USAZach Johnson 



67 68  72 207

3 
USABubba Watson 



70 70  69 209

4 
USAMatt Kuchar 



68  68 76 212

5 
USAWebb Simpson




 73 71 69 213

T6 
AUSJason Day




 76  68 70 214

T6 
NIRGraeme McDowell 



72  67  75 214

T8 
USAJim Furyk 



72  69  74 215

T8 
USABill Haas




 73 68 74 215

10 
ENGIan Poulter




 76 67 73 216

T11 
NIRRory McIlroy




 73 77  68 218

T11 
USAKeegan Bradley




 75 68 75 218

13 
USAHunter Mahan 



70  80  72 222

T14 
ENGLee Westwood 



74 75  74 223

T14 
USASteve Stricker 



75  74 74 223

T14 
USAJason Dufner




 74  71  78 223

17 
USADustin Johnson

 


 79 72 74  225

18 
USAJordan Spieth




 77 72 77 226

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