Friday, September 26, 2014

DAY TWO COMING UP IN THE RYDER CUP

NO SATURDAY MORNING MATCH FOR GALLACHER BUT POULTER GETS McILROY AS A PARTNER

European skipper Paul McGinley has left Stephen Gallacher, Sergio Garcia, Victor Dubuisson and Graeme McDowell "on the bench" for the Saturday morning four-balls.

Rory McIlroy gets a "new" partner - Ian Poulter who, alongwith Gallacher, was thrashed in the morning four-balls on Day 1.  

McIlroy, in partnership with Garcia, gained half-a-point from two matches today.

 SATURDAY MORNING FOUR-BALLS

07.35 Rose and Stenson v Watson and Kuchar

07.30 Donaldson and Westwood v Furyk and Mahan

08.05 Bjorn and Kaymer v Reed and Spieth

08.20 McIlroy and Poulter v Walker and Fowler.

SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOURSOMES

1.15

1.30

1.45

2.00

SUNDAY: ONE SESSION OF PLAY


12 singles (everybody plays)

SCROLL DOWN FOR A SUMMARY OF THE DAY'S PLAY, IAN POULTER'S THOUGHTS ON HIS BIGGEST EVER RYDER CUP DEFEAT .... AND A RECAP ON ALL THE RESULTS SO FAR




Tom Watson under US fire for benching red-hot rookies on Friday afternoon

FROM GOLF.COM

By REX HOGGARD


“I take the blame for that,” Tom Watson said of the decision to bench Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed. (Getty)










GLENEAGLES:  Second-guessing Ryder Cup captains is as much a part of the gig as pimped out golf carts and awkward speeches, but the scrutiny - in America - that is sure to descend on Tom Watson after Day 1 at Gleneagles comes with a healthy dollop of cosmic irony.
Consider that two years ago Davis Love III, the US team captain who shouldered a disproportionate amount of the blame at Medinah, was blasted for sitting the juggernaut of Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley for Saturday’s four-ball session.
Today, Tom Watson came under fire for letting the high-profile duo play in the afternoon matches.
Sure, Mickelson and Bradley beat Europe’s first line, Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia, in the morning four-ball session, but it wasn’t pretty. In that match Lefty was wayward with his driver, missing crucial fairways at Nos. 5, 7 and 8, and Bradley was nervous. Which is to say Bradley was Bradley.
You don’t have to hold the captain’s title to know that is not a recipe for alternate-shot success.
The move was compounded by Watson’s decision to bench rookies Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed, who had boat-raced match-play magician Ian Poulter and Scotland's own Stephen Gallacher in the morning.
The hyper-analysis that will follow in the wake of the U.S. team’s foursomes faux pas on a blustery day, a 3 ½ to ½ point rout that turned the tide for Europe, is sure to fixate on that theme, however premature and unfounded it may be.
It’s part of the job description and certainly relevant considering America’s three rookies went undefeated on Day 1.
The third rookie, Jimmy Walker, holed a crucial 6-foot putt at the 18th hole in his morning match alongside Rickie Fowler to eke out a half point after the duo had trailed Thomas Bjorn and Martin Kaymer for 17 holes.

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McGINLEY'/S MEN LOSE FOUR-BALLS, WIN FOURSOMES BY TJREE POINTS

EUROPE FIGHT BACK TO TAKE A 
TWO-POINT LEAD INTO DAY TWO
FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
Europe produced a stirring fightback in the afternoon foursomes to establish a 5-3 lead after day one of the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles, Perthshire today.
The hosts had looked well placed in the morning four-balls as Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson ran out 5 and 4 winners over Webb Simpson and Bubba Watson in the first match of the biennial contest.
But Ian Poulter and Stephen Gallacher lost by the same margin to rookies Patrick Reed and Jordan Spieth, before Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth snatched a half from Thomas Björn and Martin Kaymer on the 18th green. having trailed for the entire contest after losing three of the first four holes.
In the highly-anticipated anchor game Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia led with three holes to play, but a brilliant approach to the 16th saw Keegan Bradley square the contest with an eagle, and Phil Mickelson birdied the last to leave Paul McGinley’s side trailing 2 ½ - 1 ½ after the morning session.
Jamie Donaldson and Lee Westwood took the opening foursomes game of the afternoon against Jim Furyk and Matt Kuchar by a two-hole margin, before the irrepressible Rose and Stenson saw off Hunter Mahan and Zach Johnson 2 and 1.
Garcia and McIlroy then turned the tables with a comeback of their own against Fowler and Walker despite the World Nos 1 and 3  struggling from the tee for much of the afternoon.
McIlroy induced a huge cheer from the crowd when his 40ft birdie putt at the 17th took the contest down the last, but when his drive at the 18th struck a tree the European pair were staring at a second defeat of the day.
However, Garcia produced a majestic second – bending a hybrid 230 yards from the rough around a tree and to 20 feet, from where two putts were enough to snatch an unlikely half.
Bradley and Mickelson could not mount a second comeback of the day, as Victor Dubuisson enjoyed an impressive debut alongside Graeme McDowell, the European pair winning 3 and 2.
Speaking about the dramatic finish, McIlroy said: "We needed it, we really did. We were making life difficult for ourselves out there. I don't think either of us was playing from the fairways very much.
"We just wanted to ask them a question and get them going and we were able to do that. And Sergio had the shot of the day at the last. It was big, and at least we got something out of the day. We played two really tough matches and we have half a point to show for it."
Garcia added: "We knew we weren't playing well. We fought as hard as we could. Half a point is just huge."
McGinley echoed that sentiment, adding: "That was probably as good as a win, to come back from where they were."
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FIRST DAY RESULTS


POULTER SUFFERS HIS BIGGEST EVER 

RYDER CUP REVERSE
 
Europe's Ryder Cup talisman Ian Poulter insisted he would shrug off a first defeat in eight matches but would have to wait a while to get the loss out of his system.
Paired with rookie Stephen Gallacher the duo never really got going and were beaten 5 and 4 by United States debutants Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed, having been six down with seven to play.

It was a significant blow landed by the Americans - inflicting Poulter's heaviest defeat in the event - against a player they had targeted from the off as he had been Europe's leading points scorer in the last three events and sparked the miraculous comeback at Medinah two years ago.
"There are a few guys on our team that specifically would like to match up against Ian," said Spieth.

"There are a few guys that came up and told us that they are very jealous that we had them today.
"But whatever it is, past history or just the fact that he's known as being The Ryder Cup wizard for the Europeans, he's certainly not under our skin because we haven't dealt with him before."
Because of his heroics in Medinah, Poulter was held up as being Europe's leading light at Gleneagles but the 38 year old has been keen to stress there is much more to it than that.
"Obviously my record has been pretty good so taking a dent this morning I can shrug that off and look forward to tomorrow," said the Englishman.
"Obviously it's a loss on the board, whether that be 5 and 4 or one down, but I don't look at it as a heavy loss, I just look at it as a loss.
"Ryder Cup is very black or white. It's very simple: You lose or you win.
"I said to Stevie walking off the golf course when I played with Darren Clarke in 2004 we had our butts kicked the first time I ever played (losing 4 and 3 to Tiger Woods and Chris Riley) and obviously we've had that today. But you know what, things can change very quickly.
"This is a team game and they have to beat 12 of us. It's not just about singling one or two guys out.
"This is about us digging in when we need to and that's exactly what we need to do as a team.
"Me personally, I need to hole a few more putts and that's what I didn't do.

"I left a few putts short, which is very frustrating, but this is a strong team and a team that you'll see fight very hard right till the end."
Poulter was rested for the afternoon foursomes and he said that was the plan all along by Captain Paul McGinley.
"I knew I wasn't playing this afternoon. It's very difficult to play everybody in five matches in the Ryder Cup," he added.
"We need to keep the team as fresh as possible and make sure everyone gets a good rotation and a good amount of games.
"I knew I wasn't playing five coming in this week, and I probably didn't want to play five coming into this week.
"Not many people have been able to play five and win five and the reason for that is because it's very tiring.
"I'm 38; we've got some younger pups on the team that might be able to do it better than I can.
"If my role is to play twice or three or four or five times then I will go out there and do whatever I'm asked to do."

 

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MY GOLF RANKING


RYAN BROWN FIFE GOLFER OF WEEK
The My Golf Ranking Fife Golfer of the Week is Ryan Brown of Dunfermline GC, who, although his handicap has been steadily reducing over the season, has gradually crept up the MGR Fife Men’s Ranking, presently sitting at No 2.
 
The Fife Club of the Week is Glenrothes GC whose members are beginning to contend in the upper echelons of the MGR Fife Club Ranking.
     
MyGolfRanking, Fife Men, Week 2014/38

1 Colin Campbell (Aberdour) 1317pts

2 Ryan Brown (Dunfermline) 1157

3 Barry Logan (Dunnikier Park) 1156

4 Thomas Cuthbert (Dunfermline) 1121

5 Gary Sharp (St Andrews GC) 1110

6 John Murray (Balbirnie Park) 1100

7 Ross Burnett (Scotscraig) 1075

8 Michael Henderson (St Andrews GC) 1058

9 Andrew Davidson (Thornton) 1038,

10 Steve Elias (Thornton) 1009,

11 Roger Turnbull (Leven GS) 1000,

12 Kenny Kelly (Kirkcaldy) 986,

13 Robbie MacMillan (Elmwood) 974,

14 John Douglas (Leven Thistle) 971,

15 Marcus Rickard (Cupar) 968,

16 George Glen (Earlsferry Thistle) 959

17 Neil Urquhart (Glenrothes) 958

18 Robert Watson (Balbirnie Park) 957

19 Lawrie Clark (Kinghorn) 956

T20 Gordon Girdler (Leven GS) 942
T20 Brian Manderson (Pitreavie) 942



MyGolfRanking Fife Clubs, Week 2014/38

1 Dunfermline 908pts

2 St Andrews GC 878

3 Dunnikier Park 862

4 Balbirnie Park 856

5 Aberdour 848

6 Kirkcaldy 821

7 Thornton 820

8 Canmore 819,

9 Scotscraig 818,

10 Glenrothes 816,

11 Burntisland GH 812

12 Ladybank 803,

13 Pitreavie 800,

14 Kinghorn 798,

15 The New Club 792,

16 Forrester Park 789,

17 Crail 787,

T18 Cupar 776
T18 Leven Thistle 776

20 Lundin 758.
                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 


MyGolfRanking, Fife Ladies, 2014/38

1 Jane Whiteford (Leven GS) 1089pts

2 Lorna Bennett (Leven GS) 1066

3 Pam Turner (Canmore) 1025

T4 Margaret Armstrong (Balbirnie Park) 983
T4 Karin Sharp (Kirkcaldy) 983

6 Frances McIntosh (Lundin Ladies) 977,

T7 Elizabeth Smith (Canmore) 950
T7 Paula Todd (Thornton) 950

9 Pat Ritchie (Aberdour) 943,

10 Lorraine Simpson (Burntisland) 942,

11 Dianne Watson (Leven GS) 936

12 Shona Gatherum (Cupar) 933

T13 Monica Boyle (Crail) 900
T13 Laura Mason (St Michaels) 900
T13 Lesley Mitchell (Kirkcaldy) 900

T16 Mary Donaldson (Canmore) 883
T16 Lisa Sturrock (St Michaels) 883

18 Hazel Sturrock (St Michaels) 881

19 Lia Maxwell (Aberdour) 880

20 Jackie Wallace (Glenrothes) 871






For up-to-date ranking lists of participating clubs, the full Regional, National and International Rankings and how it works, visit www.mygolfranking.net.

The MyGolfRanking service is free to clubs and members. Clubs wishing to participate should register on www.mygolfranking.net or email info@mygolfranking.net for information.


David Moir
MyGolfRanking
In League with Golf Ltd
 

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GERMAN PGA DEVELOPMENTTAL TOUR EVENT

PHILIP McLEAN 11 BEHIND IN POLISH 

MASTERS DESPITE BIRDIE HAT-TRICK

Peterhead's Philip McLean is lying joint 29th on 147 (74-73) with one round to go in the Polish Masters golf tournament at Sobienie Golf Club. The Paul Lawrie Golf Centre player birdied the first three holes in his second round but was five over par for the remainder.
Three players, Floris de Haas (Netherlands), Stephan Gross (Germany) and Kenny Le Sager (France) share the lead on six-under-par 136.
The tournament is on the German PGA's developmental Pro Golf Tour (EPD) schedule.


LEADING SECOND ROUND SCORES
Par 142 (2x71)
136 F De Haas (Net) 70 66, S Gross (Ger) 68 68, K Le Sager (Fra) 67 69.

SELECTED SCORE
147 P McLean (Sco) 74 73 (T29)

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£700 RAISED FOR BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION

 FUGRO PAIR WIN ABERDEEN BUSINESS 

GOLF LEAGUE FINAL AT ST ANDREWS

NEWS RELEASE
Finalists in the D F Communications Aberdeen Business Golf League have raised £700 for the British Heart Foundation.
Teams from 12 North-east of Scotland companies teed off at the prestigious Castle Course in St Andrews after a summer of competition.
Greg Davidson and Mike Halliday of Fugro won top prize. In addition to the trophy, the duo also collected a Castle Course framed flag and a magnum of champagne each for their efforts.
The Premier Oil team of Keith Hendry and Craig Smith finished as runners-up, while Jim Campbell and Neale Watson of Stork came third.
As part of a combined Stableford competition, Fugro won, courtesy of a better inward half, having tied on 59 with Premier Oil. The Stork team finished with a score of 58.
Craig Forsyth, sales director at DF Communications, said: “It was a fantastic day out and everyone involved seemed to thoroughly enjoy themselves. It was also a great opportunity to raise some valuable funds for the British Heart Foundation which will help them continue their terrific work.
“Congratulations to Greg and Mike who put in an excellent performance to clinch the trophy. Conditions proved tricky at times as a result of the fog but, overall, the standard of play was very high.
“The league is continuing to go from strength to strength with a good spirit building as the players get to know each other better. Taking part in the competition provides a valuable opportunity for business people to network outside of work.
“Attention is already turning to next year’s competition which we are confident will be another success.”
Iain Powell of DF Communications and Graeme Willox of Strachans shared the prize for nearest the pin.
DF Communications, an award-winning mobile phone and communications specialist to small, medium and large businesses, sponsored and organised the long-running league for a third consecutive year.
Each year the winning team nominates a charity to benefit from funds raised during the subsequent year’s event. Money raised from this year’s tournament will be donated to the British Heart Foundation, which was nominated by the 2013 winners Undersea Sense.
This year’s winning team, Fugro, will select the charity to benefit from the 2015 competition.
Any businesses interested in taking part in the 2015 DF Communications Business Golf League should contact Craig Forsyth at golf@dfcommunications.com.
More than 40 companies from across the north-east teed-off at a variety of local courses between April and September. The Business Golf League is played in a fourball format with five or six teams in each division.
The winners and runners-up of each division then qualified for the finals at the Castle Course – the newest addition to St Andrews Links which is a 6759-yard, par-71.
For further information on the league, which has been running for more than 15 years, please visit the dedicated website http://www.golf.dfcommunications.com
 

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EUROPE LEAD 5-3 AT END OF RYDER CUP DAY ONE




 END OF DAY ONE SCORE

EUROPE 5, USA 3

 AFTERNOON FOURSOMES
EUROPEAN 3 1/2, USA 1/2

J DONALDSON, L WESTWOODJ FURYK, M KUCHAR - Europe won by 2 holes.

J ROSE, H STENSON v H MAHAN, Z JOHNSON -Europe
 won  2 and 1

R McILROY, S GARCIA v J WALKER, R FOWLER

- Halved Match
McIlroy and Garcia won holes 17 and 18 for square game


V DUBUISSON, G McDOWELL v P MICKELSON, K BRADLEY - Europe won 3 and 2

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MORNING FOUR-BALL FOURSOMES RESULTS

EUROPE 1 1/2, USA 2 1/2

J ROSE, H STENSON bt B WATSON, W SIMPSON 5 and 4.

T BJORN, M KAYMER halved with R FOWLER, J WALKER

S GALLACHER, I POULTER lost to  J SPIETH, P REED
5 and 4

S GARCIA, R McILROY lost to K BRADLEY, P MICKELSON 1 hole.

(Bradley holed long putt for eagle 3 to win 16th and square match; Americans then won 18 for victory)
                        

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ASIA-PACIFIC OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

ADAM'S GOLF NOT SO BLAND IN JAPAN

 ASIAN TOUR NEWS RELEASE
Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan: Unheralded Adam Bland of Australia got the Japanese crowd to take notice of him after he fired a three-under-par 68 to take the second-round lead at the US$1.5 million Asia-Pacific Open Golf Championship Diamond Cup today
The 32-year-old Australian has a two-day total of five-under-par 137 to take a one-shot lead over Thailand’s Prayad Marksaeng  (69-69) and South Korea’s S K Ho (68-70) on 138 at the Ohtone Country Club.

SECOND-ROUND LEADERS
Par 142 (2x71) Yardage 7,117
137 Adam BLAND (AUS) 69-68.
138 Prayad MARKSAENG (THA) 69-69, S.K. HO (SKOR) 68-70.
139 BAEK Seuk-hyun (SKOR) 70-69, LIANG Wen-chong (CHN) 70-69, Akio SADAKATA (JPN) 69-70, I.J. JANG (SKOR) 70-69, Hiroyuki FUJITA (JPN) 68-71.
140 LEE Kyoung-hoon (KOR) 72-68, Masanori KOBAYASHI (JPN) 71-69, K.T. KIM (KOR) 71-69, Adilson DA SILVA (BRA) 73-67, Kiyoshi MUROTA (JPN) 68-72, Cameron SMITH (AUS) 66-74, Marcus BOTH (AUS) 69-71, Javi COLOMO (ESP) 70-70, Yoshitaka TAKEYA (JPN) 73-67.
141 Kieran PRATT (AUS) 72-69, KIM Hyung-sung (KOR) 71-70, Kunihiro KAMII (JPN) 71-70, Juvic PAGUNSAN (PHI) 69-72, Scott STRANGE (AUS) 70-71, Scott HEND (AUS) 69-72, Kazuhiro YAMASHITA (JPN) 72-69, Arjun ATWAL (IND) 69-72, Shinji TOMIMURA (JPN) 69-72.
 
Selected scores
142 David LIPSKY (USA) 69-73, Ryo ISHIKAWA (JPN) 72-70
143 Anirban LAHIRI (IND) 70-73, Kiradech APHIBARNRAT (THA) 71-72

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NEWS FROM NEW ZEALAND OF A GREAT ROUND

KIWI PRO BROWN SHOOTS 11-UNDER 59

New Zealand professional and PGA Tour of Australasia regular Mark Brown has joined the magical 59 club today.
Playing in the Carrus Open on his home tour, the Charles Tour, Mark Brown fired the 11-under 59 on the par-70 Tauranga Golf Club lay-out.
“It was one of those days where everything went right.”
Starting his round with a par on the 11th hole Brown was off to a slow start with a bogey on his second hole, the par-4 12th.
Recovering he went on to make two more birdies before heading to the front nine.
Brown ignited on the front nine reeling off five consecutive birdies.
He then went on to eagle the par-5 6th hole which he followed with a further two birdies to post a 9-under 26.
Heading to his final hole the par-4 10th Brown was at 10-under 60, he held his nerve to birdie the hole and join the 59 club 

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