Sunday, March 08, 2015

AMERICAN RYDER CUP QUALIFYING CHANGES 

DON'T IMPRESS TOUR COMMISSIONER FINCHEM

FROM GOLF.COM
By Rex Hoggard
DORAL, Florida  – Among the host of items unveiled at last week’s U.S. Ryder Cup task force announcement was a change in the qualifying structure that robs autumn events of any relevance in determining who qualifies for the American team.
It’s a move that US PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem acknowledged today  at the WGC-Cadillac Championship that he “kind of whiffed” when the PGA of America ran the changes by him.
“I didn't really think through that particular change, the point change, as it relates to those events,” Finchem said.
“It's particularly annoying to me that I missed it because we had just been wrestling with this on FedEx Cup points for the last number of years. We would like to see them included. . . . We’re going to have more conversations about that but we will be speaking out to the PGA on that question.”
Starting this year, players will earn one point for every $2,000 earned in the World Golf Championships and The Players and one point for every $1,000 earned in this year’s majors.
Beginning in January 2016, players will earn one point for every $1,000 in “stand-alone sanctioned events” and two points for every $1,000 earned in next year’s majors.
Lost in that structure, however, are the six autumn events in the Tour’s wraparound schedule. Money earned in events like the McGladrey Classic, which is hosted by task force member and 2016 Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III, will not count toward the Ryder Cup selection system.
Phil Mickelson was one of the task force members as well and he has been supportive of the change to the point structure.
“We’ve  been trying, the last two years, to have a wraparound schedule and I’m not really a big fan of it. It’s hard for spectators to understand it. I can’t understand it,” Mickelson said on Sunday at Doral.
“After playing eight out of 10 or eight out of 11 weeks the guys are going to take time off and from the Ryder Cup standpoint it doesn’t make sense to have points assessed on those events when none of the top players, or few of the top players, are playing and maybe the FedEx Cup should look at it as well. Maybe that’s not the best place to start [the season]

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Cadillac World Championship

Dustin Johnson swoops to conquer

Dustin Johnson, only recently back on the US PGA Tour after a prolonged absence, capped his comeback at Doral, Florida today by swooping over the final round to win the Cadillac World Championship.
 Johnson signed off with a 69 for nine-under-par 279.
Long-time leader J B Holmes faltered on the final circuit, taking 75 blows - 13 more than in his astonishing first round over the Blue Monster. He finished second on 280.
Bubba Watson, who took the lead from Holmes earlier in the last round and then faltered, finished third on 281 with a 71.
Adam Scott and Henrik Stenson tied for fourth on 284.
Rory McIlroy closed with a72 for 287 and a T9 finish.
Marc Warren had a good, solid tournament - T17 on 289.
Stephen Gallacher started with an 84 and finished with a 69, which
shows he's made of the right stuff. 
Stephen closed on 303, T66.

BLUE MONSTER IS FOR THE BIG-HITTERS NOW




                                                                                                                            FROM GOLF.COM






                                                                                                                            By REX HOGGARD

DORAL, Florida – It’s official, the bigger, badder Doral is the Daytona International Speedway of the US PGA Tour.
The latest iteration of the Blue Monster is a sprawling track that yields only to power and the looming notion that participants are always just a single turn away from disaster.
Consider that the final leaderboard featured Nos. 1 (Dustin Johnson), 2 (Bubba Watson) and 3 (J.B. Holmes) in driving distance for the week.
Consider that your win (Johnson), place (Holmes) and show (Watson) combined to hit 10,722 yards worth of drives for the week. Or, to put that in context, the PGA Tour’s original “bash brothers” hit over six miles of drives for the week.
“It lives up to its name. Before [the redesign] I didn’t think it did,” Holmes said of the new Blue.
More so than any other golf course on Tour, Doral rewards power. It was no surprise that the week ended with the game’s three longest dueling down the stretch on a windblown and rain-lashed layout.
Holmes began the day with a five-stroke lead. Within an hour he was tied with Watson after bogeys at three of his first six holes. Before the turn he was trailing Watson by two, a seven-shot swing in seven holes.
His closing 75 was 13 strokes higher than his course-record tying 62 and left him alone in second place at 8 under par, a stroke behind Johnson.

“I knew if I shot 72, that would probably be good enough. That's kind of what I was going to, to be honest with you, I thought probably 2 or 3 over would have been enough,” Holmes said.
Watson was next to stumble with back-to-back bogeys after finding five bunkers in two holes (Nos. 11 and 12). 
Consider it karma, either instant or otherwise, for a player who just two days earlier squared his relationship with the redesigned Blue Monster by saying, “I can't stand the golf course. It's way too tough for me.”
But then Bubba was hardly the only frat brother grousing about Gil Hanse’s handiwork. Few could have blamed Rory McIlroy for a well-placed shot or two considering for the week he pumped nearly two sleeves of Nike golf balls (five, to be exact) into Doral’s murky lagoons, not to mention a rather well-traveled 3-iron.
On Sunday before McIlroy teed off, Doral owner Donald Trump presented the world No. 1 with the 3-iron he deposited into the lake adjacent the eighth fairway during Friday’s second round. The Don had the club fished from the depths by a diver and returned to the Northern Irishman.
But McIlroy was more interested in rediscovering his dominant form in the run up to the Masters than a rescued club following a solid, if not spectacular, week in South Florida.
“[Caddie J.P. Fitzpatrick] said to me on the last green, ‘I think we left our game in the desert [Dubai and Abu Dhabi, where he won and finished second, respectively, to start his year].’ It’s still back there,” said McIlroy, who closed with an even-par 72 to tie for ninth.
 “Just playing quite conservatively which is very much unlike me.”
With the golf gods being how they are it was also no surprise that Holmes, who blasted the nip-tucked first hole on Friday, would eventually fall away, as well.
That left Johnson, who holed a crucial 10 footer for par at the 14th hole, and he pulled away with a 13 footer for birdie at the next.
“I really wasn't paying much attention. I knew Bubba was playing well. I knew where I was, I was playing pretty well,” said Johnson, who closed the week with rounds of 69 to extend his winning streak to eight consecutive years, the longest active streak on Tour. “This golf course is so tough, you never know what's going to happen.”
For Johnson, however, his ninth Tour victory went well beyond the box score. The last 12 months have been the most tumultuous of his professional career, a span that included a six-month, self-imposed hiatus from the game to deal with “personal challenges,” and a published report, citing an anonymous source, that he had been suspended by the Tour for failing a drug test.
Johnson denied the report. The Tour denied the report, and when he returned to the fold last month at Torrey Pines he talked of self-improvement and misplaced priorities.
“I've been working hard on my game and been working hard on me, and so it means a great deal to have some success right out of the gate. It gives me a lot of confidence,” said Johnson, who won in his fifth start back on Tour.
Late Sunday as he finished his round by bashing his drive 317 yards into the heart of the toughest par 4 on Tour this season, the undisputed king of the long ball put away any lingering doubt regarding his future or Doral’s status as golf’s preeminent super speedway.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72)
Players from USA unless stated
279 Dustin Johnson 68 73 69 69
280 J B Holmes 62 73 70 75
281 Bubba Watson 71 69 70 71
284 Adam Scott (Australia) 70 68 74 71, Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 69 71 71 72

SELECTED TOTALS
287 Rory McIlroy (N Ireland) 73 70 72 72 (T9)
289 Marc Warren (Scotland) 73 75 69 72 (T17)
303 Stephen Gallacher (Scotland) 84 72 78 69 (T66)  

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Ayrshire Winter Golf Association tee times


PRESTWICK GOLF CLUB       WEDNESDAY MARCH 11  
8..00   DEREK WATTERS Gourock G C
    JOHN MATTHEWMAN Kilmarnock (Barassie)
    ROBIN SLATER Kilmarnock (Barassie)
8.08        
         
         
8.16   DAVID FLEMING Prestwick G C
    ALLAN PATERSON Glasgow G C
    REG SHORT Kilmarnock (Barassie)
8.24   GRAHAM FOX Clydeway Golf
    KEVIN MCCANN Vale of Leven G C
    JOHN FREESTONE Belleisle
8.32   JOHN  HENRY Clydebank and District
    PAUL GALLAGHER Prestwick St Nicholas
    BILL MCMAHON Irvine G C
8.40   MIKE PATTERSON Kilmacolm G. C.
    PAUL MOULTRIE Royal Troon
    PETER MACKIE Bearsden G C
8.48        
         
         
8.56   STEVEN MAXWELL Eastwood G C
    JOHN WATT St Cuthbert G C
    JOHN RUSHBURY Kilmarnock (Barasie)
9.04   DAVID-ROSS NICOL Dundonald Links
    GERRY SMITH Royal Troon / Glasgow G
    JOHN LAPPIN Portland G C
9.12   CALLUM BEVERIDGE West Kilbride G C
    LESLIE QUIN Western Gailes G C 
    PETER THOMSON Kilmarnock (Barassie)
9.20   STEPHEN GRAY Hayston G C
    DAVID WORDSWORTH Irvine G. C. 
    GORDON CLARK Loudon Gowf Club
9.28        
         
         
         
9.36   JONNY MULLANEY Unattached
    BILL RAE Kilmarnock (Barassie)
    JOE DEVLIN West Kilbride G C 
9.44   ALISTAIR KERR Kilmarnock (Barassie)
    STEVE BANKS West Kilbride G C
    ERIC EWART Royal Troon
9.52   PAUL ROBINSON Largs G C
    JIM MCPHERSON Kilmarnock Barassie
    CAMERON GLENNIE Kilmarnock (Barassie)
10.00   SCOTT GARRETT Fereneze G C
    COLIN McLATCHIE West Kilbride G C
    RON PUNTON Kilmarnock Barassie
10.08   JASON MCCREADIE Buchanan Castle G C
    BLAIR ANDERSON Royal Troon
    IAN WALLACE Royal Troon
10.16   STEVE FORREST East Kilbride G C 
    IAN McLARTY Royal Troon
    ALLAN JOHNSTON Glasgow G C
10.24        
         
         
10.32   ALASTAIR FORROW Whitecraigs G C
    THOMAS ROGERS Caldwell G C
    IAN McCONNOCHIE Western Gailes G C 
10.40   ROBERT ARNOTT Bishopbriggs D R
    COLIN PEDDIE Kirkintilloch G C 
    FRED HALLSWORTH Western Gailes G C 
10.48   CRAIG RONALD Carluke G C
    GEORGE HIGGINS West Kilbride G C
    ROBERT KERR Torrance House G C
10.56   GEORGE JENKINSON Cathkin Braes G C 
    JIM MCEWAN Elderslie G C
    DAVID ROBERTSON Cochraane Castle G C 
11.04   CAMPBELL ELLIOTT Haggs Castle  G C
    LIAM McGUIGAN East Kilbride G C 
    MARK LIRONI Cathkin Braes G C 
11.12   JAMIE ALEXANDER  
    JONATHAN d'AGUILAR Glasgow G C
    PETER MILLER Dundonald Links
11.20   NICK WALTON Glasgow G C
    DREW WADDELL Glasgow G C
    NIALL LAMOND Balmore G C
11.28   GORDON CREE Troon Welbeck
    SCOTT RITCHIE Cathcart Castle G C
    ALEX FALLIS Cowglen G C
11.36   TOM McGILL Glasgow G C
    ALEC ROBERTSON Cowal G C
    JOHN JONES Royal Troon
11.44   SCOTT MILLER Royal Troon
    FRANK CRAIG Hamilton/Cawder
    HARRY MILLER Royal Troon
         
11.52   BRIAN LAMB Irvine G C
    KEITH ROSS Beith G C

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FISHER'S FIRST EUROPEAN TOUR 

VICTORY - BY 5 SHOTS FROM FORD

Trevor Fisher junior, 35-year-old South African, had won eight times on his domestic circuit, the Sunshine Tour but never on the European Tour - until this weekend's Africa Open at East London Golf Club.
Fisher won by five shots with a brilliant 72-hole aggregate of 24-under-par 264. He earned 166,053 euros with rounds of 68, 68, 63 and 64.
Runner-up was Matt Ford from Kent, who was contemplating becoming a postman until he got through the European Tour Qualifying School at the 10th attempt. He was PGA assistant champion in his rookie year (2004) as a pro.
He shot 67, 66, 69 and 67 for 269 and earned 120,484 euros.
Scott Jamieson was the top Scot on 278, tieing for 18th place on 278, thanks to an excellent last round of 66. His earlier scores were 71, 69 and 72. He earned 12,223 euros.
David Drysdale finished on 279 and T23 with scores of 70, 71, 68 and 70. He earned 10,3782 euros.
Craig Lee picked up 5,134 euros for rounds of 75, 64, 77 and 67 for a T45 finish on 283.
Chris Doak matched the par of 288 and was placed T67 with scores of 71, 71, 73 and 73 for a 2,305 euros payslip.

MATT FORD'S BEST FINISH YET
FROM SKYSPORTS.COM 
Matt Ford celebrated the biggest pay-day of his career at the Africa Open and hopes his performance will go a long way towards helping him retain his European Tour card.
The Englishman was close to spending the winter working for the Royal Mail as he headed for the Qualifying School last November, but he reached the final stage thanks to a superb 62 and then finished fourth after six gruelling rounds at PGA Catalunya.
The 36-year-old made the cut in three of his five starts prior to arriving at East London, where four excellent sub-70 rounds earned him outright second place behind runaway winner Trevor Fisher Jnr.
Ford trailed the South African by just one shot after eight holes on the final day, but he bogeyed the ninth as Fisher birdied and his five-under 67 left him five shots behind the champion.
"It's my best finish on tour and my biggest cheque by some way so I'm very happy," said Ford, who banked over 120,000 euros for his efforts.
"It's a big chunk (towards keeping my card) that's hopefully going to make a big difference at the end of the season. If I can keep playing like that hopefully everything will be good.
"I had a couple of missed putts here and there and didn't quite strike it as well as I would have liked down the last nine holes, but Trevor was 17 under for his last two rounds so it was going to take something special to beat it.
"I finished second by three shots so I obviously played some good golf this week, but he has just played a bit better."

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72) prize money in euros
264 Trevor Fisher junior (SAf) 69 68 63 64 (166,059)
269 Matt Ford (Eng) 67 66 69 67 (120,484)
272 Jorge Campillo (Spa) 71 68 67 66, Eduardo de la Riva (Spa) 68 66 72 66, Morten Orum Madsen (Den) 71 71 64 66 (55,737).

SCOTS' TOTALS
278 Scott Jamieson 71 69 72 66 (T18) (12,223)
279 David Drysdale 70 71 68 70 (T24) (10,372)
283 Craig Lee 75 64 77 67 (T45) (5,134)
288 Chris Doak 71 71 723 73 (T67 (2,305)

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Barry Logan leads Fife men's MyGolfRanking


www.mygolfranking.net, Fife Men, Week 2015/09
1 Barry Logan (Dunnikier Park) 1197pts
2 George Lorimer (Cupar) 1106
3 Ryan Brown (Dunfermline) 1088
4 Steve Elias (Thornton) 1064
5 G Gibson (Dunnikier Park) 1042



www.mygolfranking.net, Fife Clubs Men, Week 2015/09
1 Earlsferry Thistle
2 Dunnikier Park
3 Lochore Meadows
4 Burntisland GHC
5 Dunfermline


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