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37th Ryder Cup 2008

September 22, 2008 | under PGA Tour | Leave a Comment

The 37th Ryder Cup, one of the biggest golf events,  held at the Vahalla Golf Club in Kentucky USA, has come to an end.  Team USA has won the Ryder Cup, for the first time in nine years, with a convincing 16 1/2 - 11 1/2 victory over Team Europe.  It was so convincing that the competition was over with 4 more matches to go.

Going into the final day Sunday, Team USA was leading 9 - 7 over Team Europe.  Team USA will need another 5 1/2 points to win the cup while Team Europe needed another 7 points to win.

The final day started with a match between Sergio Garcia and Anthony Kim.  Kim did not played well on Saturday and I thought it would be a “walkover” for Garcia, who has played well the first two days.  Instead, Garcia was thrashed by Kim in the first match with a score of 5&4.  Kim lead all the way since the second hole and never looked back. The rookie actually enjoyed himself so much that he continue to walk off the green after his putt, not knowing that he had won the match.  He had to walk back to the green again to shake hands after he realised that the match is over.

The upset by Kim over Garcia in the first game basically set the tone and motivation for Team USA.  The winning match was betwen Jim Furyk and Miguel Angel Jimenez when Jimenez conceded a par putt to Furyk on the 17th hole.

Nick Faldo fielded the experienced Harrington and Westwood and the star for the week, Ian Poulter as the last 3 matches.  This would prove critical if the competition were to be decided late in the competition.  However, the Ryde Cup competition is already over before these 3 players completed their matches.

Well done Team USA and we will be back to Europe for the next Ryder Cup.

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British Open at Birkdale

July 18, 2008 | under PGA Tour, Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh, KJ Choi | Leave a Comment

The British Open kicked off the first round at Birkdale.  It is a beautiful course with very challenging golfing conditions.  This is what Birkdale has treated the golfers at the British Open.

In the morning, the golfers were greeted with rain and wind.  many notables who teed off early face challenges in the first round.  Early casualties include Phil Mickelson who tee off early in the morning.  Struggling to get the ball going where he wanted to go, Phil was at one stage 6-over par after 6 holes.  He ended the first day at 9 over par, tied 123th position. 

Other notables at +10 are Vijay Singh and Ernie Els.

KJ Choi, the top asian player, played a good round of golf early in the day.  He managed to control and play with the wind and rain and maintained a consistent round.  He is now at 2 over par, tied at 15th place.

Sergio also played a very consistent and controlled round of 2 over par.  He bogied the first, sixth and tenth hole with Bridie at the fifteenth.  A round of 14 pars.. Well, Sergio is still in the hunt for the title which he lost last year.

The Shark, Greg Norman, which I thought was playing on the Senior Tour was very impressive in the first round.  A round of 14 pars and tied 4th place with a score of even par.

After the first round, the leaders are Rocco Mediate, Graeme McDowell and Robert Allenby at one under par.

Given the conditions, scores can swing drastically within one round so I think the title is still open to all players.

Dont miss the 2nd round……

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British Open without Tiger Woods

July 14, 2008 | under PGA Tour, Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson | Leave a Comment

The coming British Open this week at Royal Birkdale will be the first major without Tiger Woods for the last decade.  Tiger Woods announced on June 18 that he will not be returning to the British Open and will be out for the rest of the season due to his knee surgery.

Now that Tiger is not playing, the competition is basically quite open.  Is it ?  I am not sure…  Many golfers will be eyeing for the title without Tiger there hogging to the top spot.  But who will succeed or will it be dominated by the world number 2 ?

Phil Mickelson would definitely be eyeing for the title.  But his inconsistency so far may not be helping him although he is playing much better relative to the previous year.  Phil did not do well over the weekend at the Barclays Scottish Open and did not finish within the top 20.  How are his chances at the British Open ?

Ernie Els fair slightly better at the Scottish Open last weekend coming into the Bristish Open this week.  He finished tied at 19th place with a score of -7.  Els will also be working hard to come back at the British Open.

Others that have been performing well.  Sergio Garcia has been doing quite well over the past months.  he has been playing quite a consistent game and is putting well. 

Well, who would take this opportunity without Tiger Woods to take the British Open Championship title ?  It is really hard to tell at the moment.  It is still wide open, and I forsee a very exciting and closely fought British Open this week.

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Young Anthony Kim Wins at AT&T

July 7, 2008 | under PGA Tour | Leave a Comment

Young and energetic Anthony Kim wins the AT&T National hosted by Tiger Woods.  He was three shots behind the leaders going into the final round and shot a remarkable 5 under 65 for a two shot victory over Fredrik Jacobson. 

Anthony now becomes the youngest player (25) to win two PGA tournaments in a year.  Other than Tiger Woods himself, of course.  He won earlier this year at the Wachovia Championship.

Tiger Woods who hosted this tournament, was not around to witness the win by Anthony Kim.  He is still resting and recuperating from his knee surgery which will see him out for the rest of the season.

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Phil Mickelson Leads the Field

November 10, 2007 | under PGA Tour, Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh | Leave a Comment

After the 3rd day of the HSBC Champions Tournament, world no.2 Phil Mickelson leads the field at 14 under-par heading into the final round tomorrow.

Mickelson played a fantastic round comprising of 6 birdies and 2 bogeys for a round of 68.  Two strokes behind Mickelson is a young golfer by the name of Ross Fisher from England.  He also card a 68 for the 3 round.

The best round, however, belongs to Paul Casey who shot a brilliant 6 under-par 66 round. Casey finished the round with 6 birdies.  This puts him in third place at 11 under-par for the tournament.

Phil Mickelson said “It’s going to be a tough day tomorrow, but certainly I would rather be in front than trying to make up ground.”.  I am sure he is in a good position now going into the final round.

Vijay Singh shot even par today to stay at -7 for the tournament.  Ernie Els is slowly climbing up the leader board at -2 for the tournament.  He played a 75, 69, 70 for the 3 rounds.  He can challenge Mickelson provided he plays a remarkable game tomorrow. Otherwise, Els is too far from Mickelson to catch him.

Stay tuned for the final round.

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Stadler Continues Lead at HSBC Champions

November 9, 2007 | under PGA Tour | Leave a Comment

At the end of day 2 of the HSBC Champions held in China, Kevin Stadler continues his lead in the tournament at 11 under-par.

Phil Mickelson had a good day today playing a 6 under-par round, bringing him one stroke behind the leader.

Others in contention include Vijay Singh (-7), Paul Casey (-5), Padriag Harrington (-4).

Ernie finally played a 3 underpar round to bring him into a tied 31st place with a score of even par.

I am sure the weekend will be an exciting one.

Stay tuned….

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Cabrera wins the Barclays Singapore Open

November 5, 2007 | under PGA Tour, Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh, KJ Choi | Leave a Comment

Did you watch the Barclays Singapore Open held over the last 4 days in Singapore ?  Unfortunate that it was held at the same time as the Volvo Masters Golf Tournament as both tournaments features such great players of golf.

The Singapore Open this year, the lastest golf tournament in Asia, drew big names like Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh, Adam Scott, Ernie Els, KJ Choi and many more.  With this field of golfers, there are bound to be much excitement over the 4 days and it has not disappoint.

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KJ Choi wins at Tiger Woods’ Tournament

July 10, 2007 | under PGA Tour, KJ Choi | Leave a Comment

The winner of the weekend’s AT&T National Tournament hosted by Tiger Woods is KJ Choi of Korea.  he played very well and consistently through the four days of tournament play.  He is constantly on the leaderboard together with Stuart Appleby who was also very consistent.

However, the leader into the final round, Stuart Appleby, stumbled on Sunday and carded a +6 bring his score from an overnight -9 to a final score of -3.  Remember, KJ Choi won at a score of -9.  Feel sorry for Stuart who played well the first three days.

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First Day at the US Open

June 15, 2007 | under PGA Tour | Leave a Comment

The exciting US Open has just completed its first round with a field of the finest golfers around the world.  The US open is held at the Oakmont Country Club, PA where it features the longest par 5, the longest par 3 and the 2nd longest par 4.   It definitely will pose huge challenges to the competitors.

After the first round, the leader Nick Dougherty is at -2 after a round of 68.  After the whole field has played, only two players are in the red.  The other player one behind the leader, at one underpar is Angel Cabrera who played a very consistent round of golf.

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Padraig Harrington Wins the Irish Open

May 21, 2007 | under PGA Tour | Leave a Comment

Padraig Harrington played hard and well, over the four days at the Irish Open held at the Adare Manor Golf Club in Ireland.   His result has created history in Irish golf.  He became the first Irishman to win the Irish Open in 25 years.  The last Irishman to win the Irish title was John O’Leary in 1982.

The victory for Harrington does not come straight after regulation holes.  He was ties with Welshman Bradley Dredge and had to proceed for extra holes. During the final stages of the game, Harrington had a three shot lead over his flight mate Bradley Dredge.  But only to see that advantage evaporated, thanks to birdies by Dredge on 14th, 15th and 17th holes.

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