AMERICAN DONATES PRIZEMONEY TO CHARITIES
John Daly wins for first time in 10 years
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On Thursday he announced his engagement to his "soul mate," Anna Cladakis, a former promotions director for Hooters restaurants.
On Saturday he won his first tournament in 10 years.
Despite shooting an even-par 72, making him the only one of the top 14 not to go under par, Daly won the PGAs of Europe's 54-hole Beko Classic by one shot after birdieing the last hole for 15-under-par 201.
Daly, former winner of the US and British Open championships, turned in two-under-par 35 in his final round with birdies at the long second, fifth and ninth, bogeying only the short third.
But it looked as if he was going to let his victory chance slip away when he bogeyed four holes in a row - the 10th, 11th, short 12th and 13th.
However, Daly stopped the rot and birdied the short 15th and the long 18th for 37 home.
Englishman Robert Coles put the pressure on the American with a 67 which included eight birdies and three bogeys.
Coles birdied the long fourth, short sixth, seventh and long ninth with his only outward bobey coming at the eight.
Out in three-under 34, Coles birdied the 10th, 14th, 16th and 18th but had costly bogeys at the 13th and 15th.
Scot Raymond Russell, winner of the event in 2010, finished joint 10th on eight under 208 with scores of 66, 73 and 69.
The tournament was played at Gloria Golf Club in Belek, Antalya, southern Turkey.
Daly's last win came in the 2004 Buick Invitational, where he beat Chris Riley and Luke Donald in a play-off for his fifth US PGA Tour win.
He made it to two play-offs in 2005, but lost on the first extra hole to Vijay Singh in the Shell Houston Open and on the second extra hole to Tiger Woods in the WGC-American Express Championship.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
201 J Daly 66 63 72
202 R Coles 68 67 67
203 P Broadhurst 68 68 67
203 C Gane 63 69 71
204 A Gee 67 66 71
205 D Clarke 64 77 64
205 K Phelan 66 69 70
206 J Rask 69 69 68
207 C Lloyd 71 70 66
208 R Russell 66 73 69
208 A Marshall 70 71 67
210 K Eriksson 71 68 71
210 G Porteous 69 71 70
210 D Griffiths 69 71 70
212 R Enoch 69 70 73
214 J Heath 72 68 74
DALY DONATES PRIZEMONEY TO
LOCAL CHARITIES
REPORT FROM PGAs OF EUROPE NEWS RELEASE
+Scroll down for all the final scores and the PGAs of Europe News Release
On Thursday he announced his engagement to his "soul mate," Anna Cladakis, a former promotions director for Hooters restaurants.
On Saturday he won his first tournament in 10 years.
Despite shooting an even-par 72, making him the only one of the top 14 not to go under par, Daly won the PGAs of Europe's 54-hole Beko Classic by one shot after birdieing the last hole for 15-under-par 201.
Daly, former winner of the US and British Open championships, turned in two-under-par 35 in his final round with birdies at the long second, fifth and ninth, bogeying only the short third.
But it looked as if he was going to let his victory chance slip away when he bogeyed four holes in a row - the 10th, 11th, short 12th and 13th.
However, Daly stopped the rot and birdied the short 15th and the long 18th for 37 home.
Englishman Robert Coles put the pressure on the American with a 67 which included eight birdies and three bogeys.
Coles birdied the long fourth, short sixth, seventh and long ninth with his only outward bobey coming at the eight.
Out in three-under 34, Coles birdied the 10th, 14th, 16th and 18th but had costly bogeys at the 13th and 15th.
Scot Raymond Russell, winner of the event in 2010, finished joint 10th on eight under 208 with scores of 66, 73 and 69.
The tournament was played at Gloria Golf Club in Belek, Antalya, southern Turkey.
Daly's last win came in the 2004 Buick Invitational, where he beat Chris Riley and Luke Donald in a play-off for his fifth US PGA Tour win.
He made it to two play-offs in 2005, but lost on the first extra hole to Vijay Singh in the Shell Houston Open and on the second extra hole to Tiger Woods in the WGC-American Express Championship.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
201 J Daly 66 63 72
202 R Coles 68 67 67
203 P Broadhurst 68 68 67
203 C Gane 63 69 71
204 A Gee 67 66 71
205 D Clarke 64 77 64
205 K Phelan 66 69 70
206 J Rask 69 69 68
207 C Lloyd 71 70 66
208 R Russell 66 73 69
208 A Marshall 70 71 67
210 K Eriksson 71 68 71
210 G Porteous 69 71 70
210 D Griffiths 69 71 70
212 R Enoch 69 70 73
214 J Heath 72 68 74
DALY DONATES PRIZEMONEY TO
LOCAL CHARITIES
REPORT FROM PGAs OF EUROPE NEWS RELEASE
Two-time
major champion, John Daly, capitalised on his second round lead by
carding a level-par 72 at Gloria Hotels and Resorts’ New Course in
Turkey to win the 2014 Beko Classic with a total of -15 (201), his first
Professional win in ten years that comes in the same week as he
proposed to long-time girlfriend, Anna Cladakis.
The American superstar professional took the honours in the 13th PGAs of Europe-sanctioned edition of the event and, after donating his $8,000 winner’s cheque to local charities, he perhaps gained more from the end of season confidence boost that comes from a victory - especially with his first since the Buick Invitational play-off win at Torrey Pines, USA, in 2004:
“It feels great to win – as professionald we try to build on confidence so any time you win anything it boosts it,” explained Daly. “It’s pretty much my last tournament of the year so I can hopefully go into 2015 with some extra confidence."
The American superstar professional took the honours in the 13th PGAs of Europe-sanctioned edition of the event and, after donating his $8,000 winner’s cheque to local charities, he perhaps gained more from the end of season confidence boost that comes from a victory - especially with his first since the Buick Invitational play-off win at Torrey Pines, USA, in 2004:
“It feels great to win – as professionald we try to build on confidence so any time you win anything it boosts it,” explained Daly. “It’s pretty much my last tournament of the year so I can hopefully go into 2015 with some extra confidence."
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first round 66 on the New Course followed up by a 63 in Round 2 on the
Old Course set the Californian-born Open Championship winner on course
for his overall win, but it wasn’t strictly the gameplan to play so
conservatively in the final round:
“I favour the Old Course…it suits my game because there’s a lot more full shots into the holes and it just sets up better for me. Today I hit it pretty good, but five of the fairways I hit I didn’t have a shot to the green…I played ok but missed a lot of opportunities too.
“It’s been great to be in Turkey – not just for me but for my whole family…this is a great place to come…it reminds me of Palm Springs so much with the beautiful weather here.”
Daly’s final round started well with birdies at two, five and nine, along with a bogey at the third to go out in two-under. But his back nine was not befitting of the rest of the weeks’ play as he made four bogeys in a row to drop to -13. However, a birdie at 15 took him back into a tie for first, and a crucial two-putt birdie after a pin-high second on the 18th edged him one shot ahead to claim the title.
Just that one shot behind was 2013 Beko Classic Champion, Robert Coles (PGA of Great Britain and Ireland), whose three excellent 60s rounds – 68, 67, 67 – enabled him to finish at -14 (202), tantalisingly close to a hat-trick of Beko Classic wins.
“I favour the Old Course…it suits my game because there’s a lot more full shots into the holes and it just sets up better for me. Today I hit it pretty good, but five of the fairways I hit I didn’t have a shot to the green…I played ok but missed a lot of opportunities too.
“It’s been great to be in Turkey – not just for me but for my whole family…this is a great place to come…it reminds me of Palm Springs so much with the beautiful weather here.”
Daly’s final round started well with birdies at two, five and nine, along with a bogey at the third to go out in two-under. But his back nine was not befitting of the rest of the weeks’ play as he made four bogeys in a row to drop to -13. However, a birdie at 15 took him back into a tie for first, and a crucial two-putt birdie after a pin-high second on the 18th edged him one shot ahead to claim the title.
Just that one shot behind was 2013 Beko Classic Champion, Robert Coles (PGA of Great Britain and Ireland), whose three excellent 60s rounds – 68, 67, 67 – enabled him to finish at -14 (202), tantalisingly close to a hat-trick of Beko Classic wins.
Coles’ final round 67 (-5) was more up and down than his previous
ventures with eight birdies and three bogeys, but the birdies that came
at 16 and 18 were good enough to secure the runner-up spot.
First round leader, Chris Gane (PGA of Great Britain and Ireland), along with former Ryder Cup professional and also a member of the PGA of Great Britain and Ireland, Paul Broadhurst, shared third place with totals of -13 (203).
Broadhurst made the most ground on the final day with a closing five-under 67 to move up the rankings, but it was more of a case of ‘what if’ for Gane as a lost second in the New course’s 18th hole lake created a bogey that could otherwise have allowed him to contend for the title.
TEAM PRO-AM WINNERS
The Team Pro-Am competition culminated with a victory from the home-named team ‘Gloria’ made up of amateurs, Fahir Telli, Dr Nurettin Katiranci, and Hatice Cetindere.
First round leader, Chris Gane (PGA of Great Britain and Ireland), along with former Ryder Cup professional and also a member of the PGA of Great Britain and Ireland, Paul Broadhurst, shared third place with totals of -13 (203).
Broadhurst made the most ground on the final day with a closing five-under 67 to move up the rankings, but it was more of a case of ‘what if’ for Gane as a lost second in the New course’s 18th hole lake created a bogey that could otherwise have allowed him to contend for the title.
TEAM PRO-AM WINNERS
The Team Pro-Am competition culminated with a victory from the home-named team ‘Gloria’ made up of amateurs, Fahir Telli, Dr Nurettin Katiranci, and Hatice Cetindere.
Their overall total was assisted with
the help of professionals Joakim Rask, David Griffiths and Robert Coles
across the three rounds, ending up with 260 points (-44).
Two teams ended on 254 points (-38) but taking second place on count-back was the team of H2S made up of Hazim Evrengil, Hale Berdan, and Halit Berdan, assisted by professionals Liam Bond, Garrick Porteous, and Klas Eriksson.
Taking the third place, having lost the countback, were GOLFIST with Esra Demirsoy, Ian Randell and Angus Mackenzie, joined by Robert Coles, Adam Gee and Chris Gane.
For full final Individual Professional and Team Pro-Am scores visit: http://eur.pe/1I5Wudt.
Two teams ended on 254 points (-38) but taking second place on count-back was the team of H2S made up of Hazim Evrengil, Hale Berdan, and Halit Berdan, assisted by professionals Liam Bond, Garrick Porteous, and Klas Eriksson.
Taking the third place, having lost the countback, were GOLFIST with Esra Demirsoy, Ian Randell and Angus Mackenzie, joined by Robert Coles, Adam Gee and Chris Gane.
For full final Individual Professional and Team Pro-Am scores visit: http://eur.pe/1I5Wudt.
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