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

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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."

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A 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.  

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. 

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.
 

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HE'S BEEN BATTLING FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS

IT NEVER RAINS BUT IT POURS FOR TIGER WOODS: SICK IN THE BUSHES

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By Adam Schupak
WINDERMERE, Florida – On Thursday, Tiger Woods couldn’t break an egg. On Saturday, he broke par for the second straight day, improving to a 3-under 69.
 And for more good news, the fever he said he’s been playing with the past two days finally broke on the front nine. Woods waited four months to return to action and as luck would have it he’s had to battle nausea, laryngitis, and an assortment of flu-like symptoms. Woods’s mother, Kultida, noted that his fever spiked to 102 degrees on Friday night.
“Well, it wasn’t easy, and I fought hard,” Woods said after the round. “That’s about all I had.”
Prior to his round Woods went over to the bushes near the practice tee and was sick. That led to speculation he might not be able to play.
“I wasn’t doing too good at the beginning, but I thought I could hang in there. If this fever just broke I thought I would be all right. It finally broke on the front nine,” he said.
But not before a case of the dry heaves on the first green, and two other occasions on Nos. 3 and 4 where he doubled over as if he might be sick again. Woods chugged water on a warm, humid day and it looked like he might need intravenous fluids at the turn, but he gutted it out.
“Initially I didn’t have the explosiveness,” Woods said. “I was just pretty slow. As the round built on I was starting to feel better and started hitting the ball around my normal numbers.”
Woods twirled his driver on several occasions, always a sign that he likes the result. When Woods and playing competitor Billy Horschel both hit driver, Woods showed off another gear, blowing it past him with regularity, especially at 18.
“That was nice,” Woods said of his final drive that set up his third birdie in a row. “I haven’t been able to do that for a while.”
Who would’ve thought his driver would look like the least rusty club in his bag in Woods' first competitive rounds since missing the cut at the US PGA Championship in August? 
The chipping woes that plagued his first two rounds continued. He chunked a chip a few feet from the Bermuda rough on the sixth hole and made bogey and then repeated Thursday’s blunder at 13 by lifting his head and stubbing it from a collection area. The ball returned to his feet and led to bogey. 
How bad has the chipping been? Well, fans were placing bets on Twitter if he’d do it again and someone created a parody account named “@DidTigerChunk.”
While his chipping shortcomings make for easy fodder, they have disguised how poorly he has putted so far. Woods hasn’t made a putt outside of 12 feet in three rounds.
Yet as sick as he felt, Woods still maintained a sense of humour when asked if he could take anything out of today “game-wise.”
“Yeah, not bad,” he said. “I’m only 15 back.”
Well, it turns out he’s 19 behind Jordan Spieth but who’s counting?

ENGLISHMAN LEADS BY ONE IN NEDBANK CHALLENGE

BIRTHDAY BOY DONALD LOOKING FOR

SUNDAY VICTORY CELEBRATION



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Luke Donald is hoping for the perfect birthday present on Sunday after a three-under-par 69 in the third round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge gave him a one-shot lead at Gary Player Country Club, Sun City in South Africa.
The Englishman’s last European Tour win came at the BMW PGA Championship in May 2012, and he gave himself an excellent chance of celebrating his 37th birthday in style by birdieing the last to move to 13 under par 203, one clear of compatriot Danny Willett, who sparkled with a seven under par 65.
Another Englishman, Ross Fisher, lies third on ten under 206, thanks to a second consecutive 70, while Germany’s Marcel Siem is fourth, courtesy of a 71 and five under 2011 overall.
Donald mixed five birdies and two bogeys to stay in front on a breezy day, and at one point he led by four strokes. However, Willett, on his first appearance in the Nedbank Golf Challenge had eight birdies and one dropped shot to storm into contention.
Quotes
Luke Donald
“I'm pretty pleased with the score. I could have played a little more solid on the back nine, but around this course, with a lead, shooting 69, that's kind of what the game plan was, to go out and shoot a low round and keep myself ahead and in position for tomorrow. 
I was very calm out there, very collected and hit the shots that I wanted to again. This is as pleased as I've been with my game for a while. The last year and a half have been very tough. I haven't really given myself many chances. 
I won just over a year ago in Japan, but I really haven't put myself in position very often in the last year. So I'm excited to be in that position again. That's why we work hard and that's why we practise so much. I'm excited for the challenge tomorrow.”
Danny Willett
“They say Saturday is a moving day and for once we moved in the right direction, so it’s really good. We were a little surprised when we came down the last and saw the big leaderboard, how spread out the field was today. I was swinging nicely on the range, then made some really good moves on the first few holes which set up some relatively simple birdies, then I kept pressing. I didn't hold back and really pressed on and finished strongly.”
Ross Fisher
“It was another tough day. I felt like I played better than my score suggested, but it was a similar story to yesterday. I felt like I hit it pretty well and gave myself a lot of chances, I just couldn't buy a putt. Tomorrow is going to be a big day. I just need to go out and play how I've been playing the first three days and how I putted on the first day.  If I do that, I feel like I've got a really good chance of winning it.”
THIRD-ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 216 (3x72)
203 L Donald  (Eng) 71 63 69,
204 D Willett  (Eng) 71 68 65,
206 R Fisher (Eng) 66 70 70,
211 M Siem  (Ger) 68 72 71,
212 L Oosthuizen  (RSA) 70 73 69, T Jaidee (Tha) 71 70 71,
213 T Clark (RSA) 70 71 72, K Aphibarnrat (Tha) 72 73 68, M Jiménez (Esp) 70 74 69,
214 J Blixt  (Swe) 71 73 70, D Van Der Walt (RSA) 73 72 69, A Levy (Fra) 68 70 76,
215 T Fleetwood  (Eng) 74 67 74, S Gallacher (Sco) 70 73 72, P Larrazábal (Esp) 73 71 71, S Lowry  (Irl) 72 72 71,
216 C Schwartzel  (RSA) 70 71 75, B Todd (USA) 73 68 75,
218 G Coetzee (RSA) 68 74 76,
219 B Koepka  (USA) 70 74 75, J Luiten (Ned) 72 74 73, J Ahlers (RSA) 74 75 70, M Warren (Sco) 75 73 71,
220 T Bjørn (Den) 80 72 68, L Westwood (Eng) 72 70 78, M Kaymer (Ger) 74 75 71,
222 K Na (USA) 77 73 72,
226 M Ilonen  (Fin) 76 78 72,
231 D Van Tonder  (RSA) 77 78 76,
Withdrew: J Donaldson (Wal) 74 wd

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ASIAN DEVELOPMENT TOUR'S 2014 FINALE

RIZAL BEATS RICHARDSON IN PLAY-OFF

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Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s Rizal Amin holed  a 20ft birdie putt to claim an emotional play-off victory over overnight leader Peter Richardson of England in the PGM MIDF KLGCC Championship today.

Entering the final round five strokes back, the 31-year-old Malaysian carded a three-under-par 68, which included a birdie on 18, to force extra time with Richardson, who struggled home with a 73 in the season-ending  US $80,000) Asian Development Tour tournament.

Both players tied on eight-under-par 276 at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club’s East course before Rizal produced his winning moment which subsequently saw him break down in tears.

“I don’t even know how to describe this,” said a tearful Rizal as he celebrated his maiden ADT title.

“It’s been a long time. It’s been a struggle this year and I’ve managed to get a win. It’s such a great feeling to get the monkey off my back. It’s really great.”

The final round was delayed by two hours in the morning due to inclement weather and it affected Richardson, who led since the first day, the most. The Englishman was four over through 10 holes before rallying with birdies on 11 and 12 to stay ahead of Rizal.

However, the Malaysian produced a superb finish with birdies on 13, 15 and 18, the last from about 15 feet, to force extra. He earned US$13,961 for the win.

“I just told myself to play my game and be patient. I didn’t know I would make a late charge to tie him up. That’s incredible. It is unbelievable. I hit the putt so hard in the play-off that I thought it was going to go by the hole. It felt good to get that in,” said Rizal, who turned professional in 2011.

“It’s been an up-and-down career. One minute I am playing good, the next minute I am struggling. My coach and parents have been telling me to stay patient and that it would work out fine. I just stayed patient this week and thought positively all day.

“This is such a stepping stone for me. It’s such a big boost. I’m going to the Asian Tour Qualifying School next month and hope to get my card to play on the Asian Tour.”

Richardson was disappointed he let slip the opportunity to secure a second ADT victory. He said the delayed start threw him off balance and poor driving cost him the title.

“I drove the ball terribly from six through 11 and dropped several shots. I made some birdies and some unbelievable putts for pars coming in to just stay in it. Rizal played well and I thought he deserved to win. We’ve played a lot recently and I knew how well he was playing,” said Richardson.
“The two hour delay this morning ... if we didn’t start the round, it would have been cancelled and it was all up in the air. But I just didn’t drive the ball well and just struggled. And Rizal took advantage.”

American Brett Munson closed with a 74 to finish tied fourth and  retained his fifth position on the final ADT Order of Merit ranking to secure his Asian Tour card for 2015 along with new ADT number one Pavit Tangkamolprasert of Thailand, Chinese Taipei’s Chan Shih-chang, Niall Turner of Ireland and Thailand’s Sattaya Supupramai.

The top-four players skipped this week’s event in Malaysia to compete in the Asian Tour’s Bank BRI Indonesia Open.

Munson said: “This feels good. I had a good season. Wish I could have finished the last round better but overall I’ve managed to accomplish what I wanted to accomplish. I’ve been mostly consistent all year.

“There’s always a little stress when there are others who can catch you. I’m looking forward to next year. It’s the first time I’m having status on a primary tour and I’m looking forward to seeing what next year brings. I hope to continue to play good golf. If I can play consistently, I think I can be successful.”
SCOTSWATCH: James Byrne from Banchory finished T41 on 296 with rounds of 76, 70, 75 and 75. In his final round the Thailand-based Scot had three birdies and seven bogeys.

 

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 284 (4x71)

276: Rizal AMIN (Mas)  68-70-70-68, Peter RICHARDSON (Eng) 66-71-66-73 (Rizal wins with a birdie on first play-off hole)

280: Kemarol BAHARIN (Mas) 72-70-72-66

282: Shaaban HUSSIN (Mas) 73-72-70-67, Nakarintra RATANAKUL  (Tha) 67-73-71-71, Mitsuhiko HASHIZUME (Jpn) 67-74-69-72, R. Nachimuthu (Mas) 73-66-70-73, Brett MUNSON (USA)71-69-68-74

284: Casey O'TOOLE (USA) 71-75-70-68, Kevin MARQUES (Aus) 72-69-74-69, Airil Rizman ZAHARI (Mas) 68-73-72-71

SELECTED TOTAL
296 James Byrne (Scotland) 76 70 75 75 (T41)

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WEATHER HITS INDONESIAN OPEN

 PADRAIG HARRINGTON HAS LEAD OF 

FIVE STROKES AT JAKARTA

 

Jakarta:  Padraig Harrington of Ireland held a commanding five-shot lead at the weather interrupted BANK BRI Indonesia Open before the third round was abandoned on Saturday.

The three-time Major winner was 16-under through 13 holes before play was called off at the Damai Indah Golf, PIK course. He will return on Sunday at 6.40am alongside 44 other players to complete the round.

Playing in the same group as Harrington, Australia’s Nathan Holman was a distant five shots back while co-overnight leader Thanyakon Khrongpha of Thailand struggled with his driver and was 10-under through 13 holes.

Local hope George Gandranata continued his fine run at the US$750,000 Asian Tour event where he sits on eight-under after playing 16 holes.

Harrington, who is aiming to win his first title since 2012, hopes to stay positive as he prepares for a 23-hole marathon finale on Sunday.

“I was doing nicely. I got a good start and holed a couple of putts at the right time. I didn’t do too many mistakes but it is always difficult when you have the lead. You are a little bit cautious and it is something which I have to deal with.

“The last thing I want to do is go out there and be negative because that gives the rest of the field a chance. It is an awkward position to be in. It is never easy to lead. It is always easy to chase,” said Harrington, who marked his card with four birdies.

Holman struggled to repeat his second round heroics where he posted a brilliant 63. The Australian needs a huge result this week to have a chance of retaining his Asian Tour card for the 2015 season.

“I didn’t have real momentum going. The suspension didn’t really affect anything. Obviously you can learn quite a bit from Padraig Harrington and it has been really nice playing with him. Hope to get a good night’s sleep and see what happens tomorrow,” said Holman, ranked 95^th on the Merit list.

Thanyakon, who is chasing for a first Asian Tour win, rued poor tee shots as he stumbled to four bogeys against two birdies. He gave himself a lifeline when he birdied the 13^th hole before play was called off for the day.

“I was hitting my driver to the left today. It was very disappointing and I couldn’t recover from that. It really hurt my score. I was also struggling to judge the speed of the greens. Hopefully I can bounce back,” said the 24-year-old Thai.

THIRD ROUNDS STILL TO BE COMPLETED

HOW THEY STAND

Padraig HARRINGTON (IRE) – 16-under Through 13 holes.

Nathan HOLMAN (AUS) – 11-under Through 13 holes.

Thanyakon KHRONGPHA (THA) – 10-under Through 13 holes.

George Gandranata (INA) – 8-under Through 16 holes

Scott BARR (AUS) - 8-under Through 15 holes

THIRD-ROUND COMPLETED SCORES
Par 213 (3x71) Yardage: 7,100

206 David LIPSKY (USA) 72-68-66, Anirban LAHIRI (IND) 74-66-66.

207 Sattaya SUPUPRAMAI (THA) 73-67-67, S.S.P CHOWRASIA (IND) 68-71-68.

208 Andrew DODT (AUS) 70-69-69.

209 Chinnarat PHADUNGSIL (THA) 73-68-68.

210 Chapchai NIRAT (THA) 72-69-69.

211 Berry HENSON (USA) 72-69-70, Mithun PERERA (SRI) 69-71-71, Chiragh KUMAR (IND) 71-70-70, MO Joong-kyung (SKOR) 69-70-72.

212 Jake HIGGINBOTTOM (AUS) 71-69-72, Panuwat MUENLEK (THA) 71-69-72, Unho PARK (AUS) 71-70-71, Tirawat KAEWSIRIBANDIT (THA) 73-66-73, Masahiro KAWAMURA (JPN) 70-71-71, Chawalit PLAPHOL (THA) 72-69-71, Arjun ATWAL (IND) 67-72-73. 

 

TIGER WOODS' TOURNAMENT

REED AND ROSE MOVE UP IN FLORIDA

FROM GOLFWEEK.COM
By JEFF BABINEAU
WINDERMERE, Florida – As a junior, Patrick Reed used to always play against the older kids, so he said on many occasions he was “beat like a drum” on the golf course. Nonetheless, he made sure he never was intimidated by anyone.
“When I was 12,” he said, “I was playing against 14- and 15-year-olds. I learned to play with guys who hit if farther than me, who’d been around the game and who just played better. So I felt that whenever I came out here and started playing, it just helped me out and allowed me to just focus on me.”
That certainly seemed true on Friday at Isleworth in the second round of the Hero World Challenge, when Reed was paired for the first time opposite Tiger Woods, he of the 79 PGA Tour victories and 14 majors. 
Even with a double bogey at his final hole (another two-chip job), Woods would shoot 2-under 70, a seven-shot improvement over his opening round. But it had to feel like 85 in contrast to that other guy in the group sporting the Woodsian red-and-black ensemble; Reed blistered the place in 9-under 63 for eight-under136, the same tally as Justin Rose who had a 64. 
Rose had a tumultuous front nine, with six birdies, one bogey and a double bogey.  It added up to a 3-under 33, and the Englishman added five more birdies on the back nine to cap an 8-under 64, one that included two separate stretches of four straight birdies
Henrik Stenson was the leader in clubhouse with a 68 for nine-under-par 135 but Jordan Spieth played the 18th early Saturday morning to complete his round with a par figure and to remain at 11-under for the tournament - two ahead of Stenson.
Funny, but one of the people most responsible for Reed’s steely confidence and unbending swagger is the very guy who was walking alongside him on Friday. One Tiger Woods. “I feel like now, because of how mentally strong he (Woods) was and us growing up and watching that, and how he played, I feel like a lot of guys have the same mentality. Don’t really care who they’re playing with, just go out and play golf and play how they know how to play.”
Added Reed, “You could see it just looking in his eyes back in ’99, 2000, he was just dominating. If looks could kill you, he could literally kill you. And it’s not because he’s a bad guy or anything. He’s so focused and determined to play well. He obviously gets it. That’s what I’m trying to do.”
Reed said that as a youngster in Texas, he used to try to emulate Woods’ mental toughness and copy his mental strength. Curious: Just how does one copy mental strength, Reed was asked.
“You have to be stubborn,” he answered, “focus on what you’re doing.”
A red shirt and black slacks has been Woods’ uniform of choice for years on Sundays, when he has lifted trophies around the world. Reed wears it on Sunday, too, and last year, when he didn’t start well on Thursday (the case this week, as he shot 73), he wore red and black on Friday as well.
Jordan Spieth, who leads the Hero World Challenge and was Reed’s partner for three matches in this year’s Ryder Cup, saw Reed walking to the first tee in the red and black and said he expected nothing else.
“I told Michael (Greller, his caddie), ‘Of course Patrick is wearing red and black today.' ”
But he surely backed up his brash look with his strong play. He shot 7-under 29 on his first nine and had visions of 59 until he hit a “thin-block” 6-iron that barely eluded water at the par-3 11th. After that, he said he’d just put one foot in front of the other, which didn’t go so well at the shortish 12th, where, for the second consecutive day, he had a short iron in his hand and ended up spinning a ball into water. Bogey. (“That hole owns me,” he said.) Fortunately, eight birdies and an eagle can go a long way toward offsetting that.
Reed came into this week a bit rusty, having not played since the HSBC Champions in Shanghai nearly a month ago. He has a new driver, new 61-degree wedge and new prototype Callaway golf ball in play this week. He didn’t know quite what to expect from his game, though he always expects to contend.
In China, where Reed tied for 22nd, his biggest concern wasn’t his golf game, but his wife Justine’s health. By the time the two returned to their hotel room after Saturday’s round, Reed said his wife’s left eye was so red and irritated that the two couldn’t even turn on a lamp. A seemingly innocuous eye irritation turned out to be a lacerated ulcer covering her entire cornea, something that could have been very serious had they not sought immediate medical help that night.
“It was scary,” he said.
That episode aside, 2014 has been an incredible year for Reed. He and Justine celebrated the birth of a first child in May (daughter Windsor Wells), he won twice (including a first WGC title at Doral), made the cut at two majors and rocketed up the Official World Golf Ranking (in 18 months, he’s jetted from No. 392 to 26th).
At the Ryder Cup in September, he was one of the few bright spots for Team USA, finishing 3-0-1.
 As some players competed in winter caps and waterproofs, Reed, red-cheeked, played in short sleeves, mischievously messed with the crowd, and displayed the type of killer attitude that America needs to see more frequently if it is to bring the cup back home.
“Best year I’ve had in my life so far,” Reed said. “I’ve done a lot of great things. Everything is just falling into place.”
Two good rounds this weekend at Isleworth, and a very good year could get even better.
SECOND-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 144 (2x72)

133 Jordan Spieth (USA) 66 67
135 Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 67 68
136 Patrick Reed (USA) 73 63, Justin Rose (England) 72 64
137 Bubba Watson (USA) 69 68, Jimmy Walker (USA) 68 69, Rickie Fowler (USA) 67 70

SELECTED SCORES
141 Graeme McDowell (N Ireland) 68 73 (T14)
147 Tiger Woods (USA) 77 70 (last of 18). 

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INDONESIA OPEN AT JAKARTA

 HARRINGTON SHARES HALFWAY LEAD

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Jakarta: Padraig Harrington of Ireland struggled to take advantage of the calm morning conditions on Saturday as he tied for the second round lead with Thanyakon Khrongpha at the BANK BRI Indonesia Open.
The three-time Major winner was five-under through 12-holes on Friday which included an opening eagle before the halfway stage of the US$750,000 Asian Tour event was suspended due to inclement weather.
With a 4.50am morning call, Harrington returned to the Damai Indah Golf, PIK Course to finish with six straight pars for a 12-under-par 130 total which matched Thanyakon’s efforts yesterday.
“It was nice conditions and obviously I would like to make a few birdies this morning. But that happens and thankfully it was only six holes. Hopefully I will hit it a bit closer and make a few putts in the afternoon,” said Harrington.
Nathan Holman of Australia was a further two shots back following an impressive 63 while Jarin Todd after matching Thanyakon’s efforts of 63, while Scott Hend and Jarin Todd of the United States shot identical 64s for a 133 total.
The halfway cut was set at one-over-par 143 with a total of 72 players qualifying for the weekend rounds. Title holder Gaganjeet Bhullar crashed out from the event after finishing two shots over the mark.

SECOND-ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 142 (2x71) Yardage 7,100
130 Thanyakon KHRONGPHA (THA) 67-63, Padraig HARRINGTON (IRL) 64-66.
132 Nathan HOLMAN (AUS) 69-63.
133 Jarin TODD (USA) 69-64, Scott HEND (AUS) 69-64.
134 Kalem RICHARDSON (AUS) 63-71.
135 Thitiphun CHUAYPRAKONG (THA) 69-66.
136 WANG Jeung-hun (KOR) 70-66, Sam BRAZEL (AUS) 68-68, Bryce EASTON (RSA) 67-69, Scott BARR (AUS) 69-67.
137 Poosit SUPUPRAMAI (THA) 70-67, Chris RODGERS (ENG) 69-68, George GANDRANATA (INA) 69-68, Blair WILSON (AUS) 68-69, Danny CHIA (MAS) 68-69, Carlos PIGEM (ESP) 68-69.