Golf Events from the Weekend 9th December 2012

Well it was another excellent weekend of Golf on the Major Professional Golf Tours from around the world. First I will start with the PGA Tour of Australasia and the One Asia Tour and this week they combined to host the Emirates Australian Open and it was played at the Lakes Golf Course, Sydney, Australia. And it was 53 year old, Peter Senior (Australia) who scored rounds 75+3, 68-4, 69-3 and an awesome final round in the extremely windy conditions of even par 72 for a 72 hole total of 284-4 and he won by a single stroke to become the oldest winner in the history of the Australian Open. It was also his second Australian Open title after winning it 23 years ago in 1989. He won $AU 225,000.00 for the win and he is now in Number One position on the current 2012 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit with $AU 259,000.00 earned from the two events he has played to date this year so far. Michael Hendry (NZL) is now in second position with $AU 243,500.08 earned from the eight events he has played to date this year so far.

Peter Senior (Australia) in action during the final round

Peter Senior (Australia) played an awesome final round in the brutal conditions with winds gusting up to and over 80kmh; he scored 72 even par which included a front nine of 37+2 with bogeys on the Par 4, 5th hole and Par 3, 7th hole. He made the turn at minus two and was tied with Cameron Percy (Australia) who was also minus two. They were one stroke behind Justin Rose (England) who was minus three. Peter Senior (Australia) birdied the Par 4, 10th hole to move to minus three and was now the solo holder of the lead. Justin Rose (England) bogeyed the Par 4, tenth hole to fall too minus two and was now one stroke behind Peter Senior (Australia). Cameron Percy (Australia) also bogeyed the Par 4, tenth hole to fall to minus one now two strokes back of Peter Senior (Australia).

Peter Senior (Australia) made a solid par 5, on the 11th hole to remain at minus three with seven holes to play. Justin Rose (England) made a birdie on the Par 5, 11th hole to move back into a share of the lead with Peter Senior (Australia) at minus three. Cameron Percy (Australia) also birdied the Par 5, 11th hole to move back to minus two only one stroke behind Peter Senior (Australia). Meanwhile Kim Felton (Australia) playing two hours before the leaders had completed his round with a brilliant even par 72 and finished 72 holes at minus one. At this stage some of the experts thought it might be enough to win the whole championship.

Peter Senior (Australia) made a fine birdie at the difficult par 4, 12th hole that was playing down wind and move to minus four and back to even par for his round and was again in the outright lead. Cameron Percy (Australia) just missed his birdie and tapped in for his Par 4 to remain at minus two which was two strokes back. Justin Rose (England) three putted the par 4, 12th hole to drop back to minus two and was now two strokes behind Peter Senior (Australia). Meanwhile Brendan Jones (Australia) had scored an amazing back nine of 33-4 and that included an eagle three on the par 5, 17th hole. He had become the new leader in the Club House at minus three after 72 holes and some thought that he may have just won his maiden Australian Open Championship.

Peter Senior (Australia) then made five consecutive pars in a row from holes 13 – 17 with some of them getting up and down from very trick situations. He was still minus four and had a one stroke lead over Brendan Jones (Australia) playing the last hole. Justin Rose (England) played those same holes in even par and was minus two playing the 72nd hole two strokes back. Cameron Percy (Australia) played those same holes I mentioned in even par and was at minus two which was also two strokes back of Peter Senior (Australia) playing the last hole. Cameron Percy (Australia) made a solid Par 3, at the very difficult Par 3, 18th hole to finish at minus two for the Championship which was two strokes behind Peter Senior (Australia). Peter Senior (Australia) now knew what he had to do and that was make a par three on the long par three, 18th hole and the Stone Haven Cup was virtually his for 2012. The wind was still screaming through at 40-50kmh straight in to his face. He chose to hit a rescue club on the 180 metre hole and struck it perfectly. It landed on the front of the green and it rolled up 25 feet short of the flag stick. He struck a fine putt for birdie that came up two feet short. Then he calmed his nerve and calmly rolled in his two foot par putt for a back nine of 35-2 and finished at minus four after 72 holes. He celebrated with his Son Mitch Senior who had been caddying for him over the last three years on the Champions Tour.

Mitch Senior on the left and Peter Senior (Australia) on the right pose with the Stone Haven Cup he won!!

There was only one player on the course left who could catch Peter Senior (Australia) and force a playoff with him and that was Justin Rose (England). It was a long shot because he would have to hole his tee shot on the long par three, 18th hole to get to minus four. He was unable to do that so Peter Senior (Australia) was official declared the 2012 Emirates Australian Open Champion. In his victory Speech he said “That he was surprised to win at the age of 53” but said “He has always thrived when the playing conditions get extremely tough to playing as they were in the final round”. He paid tribute to his caddie and Son Mitch Senior who had done such a good job on the bag and they had finally got a win together after going so close on the Champions Tour in the last few years. I feel Peter Senior (Australia) is now in great position to wrap up the 2012 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit title with only the Australian PGA Championship presented by Coca – Cola to be played next week. I wouldn’t be surprised if he won next week as well. I wish him all the best with his golf in the future.

Coming in solo second position at 285-3 after 72 holes was Brendan Jones (Australia); he played a brilliant final round after a poor start. He won $AU 127,500.00 for his weeks work but because he isn’t a member of the current PGA Tour of Australasia he therefore doesn’t have a current Order of Merit ranking. Coming in solo third position at 286-2 after 72 holes was Cameron Percy (Australia); he won $AU 84,375.00 for his efforts and move to 8th position on the current 2012 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit with $AU 84,375.00 earned from the one event he has played in to date this year so far.

Coming in tied for fourth position at 287-1 after 72 holes was Kim Felton (Australia); he earned $AU 51,666.66 for his weeks work and moves to 12th position on the current 2012 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit with $AU 59,536.99 earned from the six events he has played to date this year so far. Also tied for fourth position was Kieran Pratt (Australia); he too won $AU 51,666.66 or his weeks work and moved to 10th position on the current 2012  PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit with $AU 60,987.55 earned from the two events he has played in to date this year so far. The final player to tie for fourth position was the tournament invite and highest ranked golfer in the field, Justin Rose (England); He too won $AU 51,666.66 for his weeks work. But because he isn’t a member of the PGA Tour of Australasia he doesn’t have an order of merit ranking.

Coming in tied for seventh position at 288 even par after 72 holes was the low New Zealand Golfer in the field, Michael Hendry (NZL); he was lucky even to playing in it because his plane got delayed from Tokyo, Japan on Thursday morning and his Wife Tara had to hire a jet which cost $AU 15,000.00 to get him and four of his other fellow Professionals to the course on time. But he earned some of the money back for Tara. He scored rounds of 72 even par, 71-1, 74+2 and a brilliant final round in the brutal wind conditions of 71-1 for a 72 hole total of 288 even par. He earned $AU 36,666.66 for his weeks work but dropped from the top of the current 2012 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit to second position with  $AU 243,500.08 earned from the eight events he has played to date this year so far. It is going to be a shootout between him and Peter Senior (Australia) next week at the Australian PGA Championship presented by Coca – Cola  to see who takes out the 2012 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit Title. Also tied for seventh position was Scott Gardiner (Australia); he won also $AU 36,666.66 for his weeks work but because he isn’t a current member of the PGA Tour of Australasia he doesn’t have a current Order of Merit ranking. The last player to tied for seventh position was former USPGA Tour Winner, Stuart Appleby (Australia); he too won $AU 36,666.66 for his weeks work and he moves to 19th position on the current 2012 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit with $AU 47,483.32 earned from the two events he has played to date this year so far.

Rounding out the top ten in tied for tenth position at 289+1 after 72 holes was Brett Rumford (Australia); he earned $AU 26,562.50 for his weeks work and moved to 14th position on the current 2012 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit with $AU 56,038.64 earned from the three events he has played to date this year so far. Also tied for tenth position was USPGA Tour player, Nick O’Hern (Australia); he also earned $AU 26,562.50 for his weeks work and moved to 39th = position on the current 2012 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit with $AU 26,562.50 earned from the one event he has played in to date this year so far. Also tied for tenth position was another USPGA Tour player, Rod Pampling (Australia); he too earned $AU 26,562.50 for his weeks work and moved to 39th = position on the current 2012 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit with $AU 26,562.50 earned from the one event he has played in to date this year so far. The final player to tie for tenth position was another USPGA Tour player, Matthew Jones (Australia); he too earned $AU 26,562.50 for his weeks work but because he isn’t a current member of the PGA Tour of Australasia he doesn’t get a Order of Merit ranking.

The player that earned low Amateur honours in the field this week was Cameron Smith (Australia) (Am) and he was the only amateur in the field to make the 36 hole cut. He scored rounds of 72 even par, 74+2, 69-3 and a final round of 75+3 for a 72 hole total of 290+2 and tied for 14th position. The 1984 Australian Open Champion and eight times Major Winner, Tom Watson (USA) was playing in this tournament as an invited guest. The 63 year old performed very well scoring rounds of 78+6, 68-4, 78+6 and a final round of 69-3 which was the low final round by two strokes. He finished in tied for 28th position on 293+5 after 72 holes and won $AU 7,931.81 for his efforts.

Next best New Zealand Golfer in the field that made the cut was Gareth Paddison (NZL); he scored rounds of 68-4, 73+1, 74+2 and really suffered in the brutal final round winds scoring 79+7 for a 72 hole total of 294+6 after 72 holes and he won $AU 6,000.00 for his weeks work and moved to seventh position on the current 2012 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit with $AU 87,979.68 earned from the eight events he has played to date this year so far. Another New Zealand Golfer to make the cut was Josh Geary (NZL); he scored rounds of 70-2, 73+1, 71-1 and a shocking final round in the brutal wind conditions of 82+10 for a 72 hole total of 296+8 and tied for 51st position. He earned $AU 2,864.06 for his weeks work and moved to 132nd = position on the current 2012 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit with $AU 2,864.06 earned from the four events he has played in to date this year so far. The final New Zealand Golfer to make the cut was Mahal Pearce (NZL); he scored rounds of 70-2, 77+5, 73+1 and a final round of 79+7 for a 72 hole total of 299+11 and he tied for 62nd position. He earned $AU 2,550.00 for his weeks work and move to 51st position on the current 2012 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit with $AU 22,038.11 earned from the seven events he has played to date this year so far.

Other New Zealand Golfers in the field but failed to make the 36 hole cut that fell at 148+4 were: Michael Long (NZL) who scored rounds of 76+4 and 74+2 for a 36 hole total of 150+6 to miss the cut by two strokes. Vaughan McCall (NZL) (Am) who was one of two New Zealand amateurs in the field scored rounds of 77+5 and 74+2 for a 36 hole total of 151+7 to miss the cut by three strokes. Hamish Robertson (NZL) scored rounds of 74+2 and 77+5 for a 36 hole total of 151+7 to also miss the cut by three strokes. Douglas Holloway (NZL) scored rounds of 77+5 and 74+2 for a 36 hole total of 151+7 to also miss the cut by three strokes. David Smail (NZL) scored rounds of 73+1 and 79+7 for a 36 hole total of 152+8 to miss the cut by four strokes. Ryan Fox (NZL) scored rounds of 81+9 and 71-1 for a 36 hole total of 152+8 to also miss the cut by four strokes. Mark Brown (NZL) scored rounds of 82+10 and 72 even par for a 36 hole total of 154+10 and miss the cut by six strokes. Tyler Hodge (NZL) (Am) was the other New Zealand Amateur in the field and he scored rounds of 76+4 and 78+6 for a 36 hole total of 154+10 and missed the cut by six strokes as well.  

Next week the PGA Tour of Australasia and the One Asia Tour’s combine again for the final event of the year on both tours and it is the Australian PGA Championship presented by Coca – Cola and it is being played on the Palmer Coolum Resort, Coolum, Queensland, Australia. It has a large prize purse of $AU 1,250,000 for the taking. Greg Chalmers (Australia) is the defending Champion and will be keen to get his name edged on the Joe Kirkwood Cup for the second consecutive year. It starts on Thursday 13th December and I will report back who won next week.

The second event I am reporting on this week was the first event on the European Tour for the 2013 season and was part of the Race to Dubai. It was the brand new Nelson Mandela Championship presented by ISPS Handa and it was played on the Royal Durban Golf Club, Durban, South Africa. It was reduced to 36 holes and the course shortened due to torrential rains that forced the course to be unplayable for the first two days of the tournament. And it was the golfer by the name of Scott Jamieson (Scotland) who scored rounds of 66+1 and 57-8 for a 36 hole total of 123-7. But he was tied on that score by Steve Webster (England) who scored rounds of 63-2 and 60-5 for a 36 hole total also of 123-7 also and the final player to tie on that score was Eduardo De la Riva (Spain) who scored rounds of 62-3 and 61-4 for a 36 hole total of 123-7. So those three players headed back to the Par 4, 18th hole for the first playoff hole. 

Scott Jamieson (Scotland) poses with the Nelson Mandela Championship Trophy he won

After all three men found the centre of the fairway, Eduardo de la Riva (Spain) fell out of the play-off first after failing to get up and down from the greenside bunker for his par 4, while Scott Jamieson (Scotland) and Steve Webster (England) made regulation par 4’s. So both Scott Jamieson (Scotland) and Steve Webster (England) headed back to the Par 4, 18th hole for the second playoff hole.

Returning to the Par 4, 18th tee for a second time, Steve Webster (England) pulled his drive left into thick rough while Scott Jamieson (Scotland) again found the middle of the short stuff. After the Scot piled on the pressure by hitting the centre of the green with his approach shot, the Englishman hooked his second shot left of the green and up against the putting green fence. A free drop followed but Steve Webster (England) could not get up and down and a second par was good enough for Scott Jamieson (Scotland) to secure his maiden European Tour title.

Scott Jamieson (Scotland) won € 118,875.00 for the win and moved to the top of the 2013 Race to Dubai Money list standings with € 118,875.00 earned from the one event he has played in so far this season. Steve Webster (England) and Eduardo de la Riva (Spain) are in second equal position with €69,075 earned from the one event they have played so far this season.

It was Scott Jamieson (Scotland) first European Tour International Schedule victory in his 65th European Tour event. This victory beats his previous best European Tour finishes of tied third. They all came in the 2011 season. The events were:  the Open de España, the BMW International Open and the Barclays Scottish Open. He becomes the first, first-time winner of the 2013 season. He is the only second Scot to win a co-sanctioned event with the Sunshine Tour, following Richie Ramsay (Scotland) at the 2010 South African Open Championship. He is the first Scot to win the opening event of a European Tour season since Stephen McAllister (Scotland) won the 1990 Vino Verde Atlantic Open.

He becomes the 131st Scottish victory in European Tour history. He becomes the 22nd different Scot to win on The European Tour. He gains a European Tour exemption until the end of the 2014 season. He gains an exemption into the 2013 Volvo Golf Champions. It was his third victory as a professional. He becomes the 308th European Tour victory by a former European Challenge Tour player. And finally he becomes the 128th different former Challenge Tour player to win on The European Tour.

Another photo of Scott Jamieson (USA) posing with the Nelson Mandela Championship Trophy he won

Scott Jamison (Scotland) played the equal best final round of any player in the tournament. He scored 57-8 which included a front nine of 31-3 with birdies on the Par 4, second hole, Par 3, seventh hole and Par 4, ninth hole. He played an excellent back nine of 26-5 with birdies on the Par 3, 11th hole, then had a hat trick of birdies on the Par 3, 13th hole, Par 3, 14th hole and Par 3, 15th hole and added a final birdie on the Par 4, 17th hole. He will be extremely pleased with this win after having some very solid results on the European Tour in the two previous seasons. I look for him now to go on and win his second tournament very soon and have a brilliant season in 2013 on the European Tour.

Coming in tied for second position on 123-7 after 36 holes was Steve Webster (England) after losing out in the playoff as I mentioned earlier. He earned €69,075 for his weeks work and moved to second equal position on the current 2013 Race to Dubai Order of Merit list as I mentioned earlier. He will be very pleased with his opening tournament result in this 2013 season after not recording a single top ten finish in the 2012 season on the European Tour. Also coming in tied for second position as I mentioned earlier was Eduardo de la Riva (Spain) and he too won €69,075 for his weeks work and moved to second equal position on the current 2013 Race to Dubai Order of Merit list as I mentioned earlier. He has just regained his European Card back at the recent final stage of European Tour School after playing the previous year on the Challenge Tour. Look for him to have a big season in 2013.

Coming in tied for fourth position at 124-6 after 36 holes was Maximilian Kieffer (Germany); he won € 29,118.75 for his effort and moved to fourth equal position on the current 2013 Race to Dubai Order of Merit list from the one event he has played so far. He is in his rookie season on the European Tour after earning his card by finishing in 14th position on the final 2012 Challenge Tour Rankings. Also tied for fourth position was Matthew Nixon (England); he too won € 29,118.75 for his effort and moved to fourth equal position on the current 2013 Race to Dubai Order of Merit list from the one event he has played so far. He recently gained his full European Tour Status back at the final stage of 2012 European Tour School. Also tied for fourth position was Morten Orum Madsen (Denmark); he too won € 29,118.75 for his effort and moved to fourth equal position on the current 2013 Race to Dubai Order of Merit list from the one event he has played so far. He is in his rookie season on the European Tour in 2013 after securing his card by finishing in 19th in the 2012 Challenge Tour Rankings in his rookie campaign on the Challenge Tour. The final player to tie for fourth position was Tim Clark (RSA); he too won € 29,118.75 for his effort and moved to fourth equal position on the current 2013 Race to Dubai Order of Merit list from the one event he has played so far. He was the low South African Golfer in this tournament playing in the city where he grew up.

Rounding out the top ten in tied for eighth position at 125-5 after 36 holes was Jaco Van Zyl (RSA); he won € 14,512 for his efforts and moved to eighth equal position on the current 2013 Race to Dubai Order of Merit list from the one event he has played so far. He is coming off two very solid seasons on the European Tour. Maybe this will be the year he wins his maiden European Tour title? Also tied for eighth position was Julien Quesne (France); he too won € 14,512 for his efforts and moved to eighth equal position on the current 2013 Race to Dubai Order of Merit list from the one event he has played so far.  He is coming off a solid season on the European Tour in 2012 where he achieved his maiden win at the Open de Andalucía Costa del Sol. Also tied fourth eighth position was Sam Little (England); he too won € 14,512 for his efforts and moved to eighth equal position on the current 2013 Race to Dubai Order of Merit list from the one event he has played so far. He recently gained back his 2013 European Card back at the 2012 final stage of European Tour School. Also tied for eighth position was Colin Nel (RSA); he too won € 14,512 for his efforts but because he isn’t a member of the European Tour he doesn’t have a Race to Dubai Money list ranking. Also tied for eighth position was Bjorn Akesson (Sweden); he too won € 14,512 for his efforts and moved to eighth equal position on the current 2013 Race to Dubai Order of Merit list from the one event he has played so far. He is in his rookie season on the European Tour in 2013 after gaining his card at the 2012 final stage of European Tour School. The final player to tie for eighth position was Matthew Southgate (England); he too won € 14,512 for his efforts and moved to eighth equal position on the current 2013 Race to Dubai Order of Merit list from the one event he has played so far.  He regained his European Card back at the recent 2012 final stage of European Tour School.

Next week the European Tour and Race to Dubai stays in South Africa for the Alfred Dunhill Championship. And it is being played on Leopard Creek CC, Malelane, South Africa. It carries a prize purse of €1,500,000. Garth Mulroy (RSA) is the defending Champion from two years ago in 2011 and will be keen to defend his title. It starts on Thursday 13th December and I will report back who won the trophy next week.

The final event I am reporting on this week was on the USPGA Tour and part of the un – official season and was the 24th Franklin Templeton Shootout and it was played at the Tiburon GC, Naples, Florida, USA. It was a team’s tournament with the first round being Modified Alternate Shot where each player hits a drive on every hole and one drive is selected. The player whose drive is NOT selected hits the second shot, and they alternate shots until the ball is holed. The Second Round, Better Ball is where each player plays through every hole using his own ball. The player whose score is the lowest on each hole will be the team score for that hole and the final round was the Scramble - Each player hits a drive on every hole and the best drive is selected. Each player then plays a second shot from the spot where the selected drive lays, and the best second shot is selected. This process is repeated until the hole is completed. Greg Norman (Australia) is the host of this fun tournament and he tries to create a fun, friendly, competitive environment with the 12 teams of two Golfers that he invites to play.

Sean O'Hair (USA) on the left and Kenny Perry (USA) in action during the final round

And it was the team of Kenny Perry (USA)/Sean O’Hair (USA) who scored rounds of 64-8, 61-11 and 60-12 for a 54 hole total of 185-31 and they won by a single stroke. They won $US 375,000 each for the win. Kenny Perry (USA)/Sean O’Hair (USA) just combined well as a team all week. With scoring 64-8 in the Modified Alternate Shot which put them in second position after the first round. They really put in an awesome performance in the second round better ball format where they scored the best score of the day of the 12 teams which was 61-11. That put them at 125-19 after 36 holes and they were in the lead with only the scramble format left to play. They were caught a few times in the final round but they always knew they had more holes to play being in the final group. And they came in with a score of 60-12 and had a 54 hole total of 185-31 and won by a single stroke which I mentioned earlier.

It was Sean O’Hair’s (USA) maiden win in this tournament and maybe it can give him confidence to have a huge season on the USPGA Tour in the 2013 season. It was Kenny Perry’s (USA) third win with three different partners. He won it for the first time with John Houston (USA) in 2005, and then he won it for a second time in 2008 with Scott Hoch (USA) and finally with Sean O’Hair (USA) this year. Coming in tied for second position at 186-30 after 54 holes were the team of Charles Howell III (USA)/Rory Sabbatini (RSA). They had the lowest final round of 57-15 and they earned $US 235,000 each for their efforts. 

Kenny Perry (USA) on the left and Sean O'Hair (USA) on the right pose with the Franklin Templeton Shootout Trophy they won!!

Coming in solo third position at 188-28 after 54 holes were the team of Jason Dufner (USA)/Vijay Singh (Fiji) and they too had a great final round of 59-13 and they won $US 140,000 each for their efforts. Coming in tied for fourth position at 189-27 after 54 holes were the team of Jerry Kelly (USA)/Steve Stricker (USA) who scored a great final round of 58-14 and they earned $US 97,500 each for their efforts. Also tied for fourth position were the team of Stewart Cink (USA)/Carl Petersson (Sweden), they also earned $US 97,500 each for their efforts. The final team to tie for fourth position was Davis Love III (USA)/Brandt Snedeker (USA) and they also earned $US 97,500 each for their efforts.

Coming in tied for seventh position 191-25 after 54 holes was the team that were defending their title they won last year and they were Keegan Bradley (USA)/Brendan Steele (USA). They won $US 81,250 each for their efforts. Also tied for seventh position were Dustin Johnson (USA)/ Ian Poulter (England). They scored an excellent final round of 59-13 and they too won $US 81,250 each for their efforts. Coming in solo ninth position at 196-20 after 54 holes were the team of Bud Cauley (USA)/Rickie Fowler (USA) and they earned $US 77,500 each for their efforts. Coming in solo tenth position at 200-16 after 54 holes were the team of Justin Leonard (USA)/Scott Verplank (USA) and they earned $US 75,000 each for their efforts. Coming in solo 11th position at 203-13 after 54 holes were the team that included the tournament host Greg Norman (Australia)/Fredrik Jacobson (Sweden) and they earned $US 72,500 each for their efforts. And rounding out the 12 teams in solo 12th position on 206-10 after 54 holes were the team of Mark Calcavecchia (USA)/Mike Weir (Canada) and they won $US 70,000 each for their efforts.

Next year (2013) be sure to remember to watch in the second week of December for the 25th Edition of the Franklin Templeton Shootout. You will see the best professionals in the world play in a fun relaxed environment. But at the same time they are competitive as ever.

The USPGA Tour now takes a break for the festive season. It returns in the first week of January 2013 for the Hyundai Tournament of Champions which is played on the Kapalua Resort (Plantation), Kapalua, Hawaii and only the tournament winners from the official 2012 season are eligible to play. It has a huge prize purse of $US 5,600,000 for the taking. Steve Stricker (USA) is the defending Champion and will be keen to defend his title. It starts on the Friday 4th January and I will report back who won the trophy as soon as the result is known.  

So to the Top 5 on the Official World Golf Rankings Points list this week and coming in at Number One Position for the 18th week of a 4th spell of his career and the 25th week of his career in total is the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai Winner and 2012 Race to Dubai Money list Winner, Rory McILroy (NIR) with 13.81 Official Golf World Ranking Points; coming in at Number Two is Luke Donald (England) with 9.13 Official Golf World Ranking Points; coming in at Number Three is Tiger Woods (USA) with 8.90 Official Golf World Ranking Points; coming in at Number Four is Justin Rose (England) with 6.69 Official Golf World Ranking Points and rounding out the top 5 on the Official Golf World Ranking Points list is Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) with 6.37 Official Golf World Ranking Points. Danny Lee (NZL) is still the highest ranked New Zealand Golfer in the World. This week he slips 7 places to 249th position on the Official World Golf Rankings Points list with 0.77 Official World Golf Ranking Points on the list.

Remember to drink lots of fluids when playing Golf in extremely hot and humid conditions!!

Source: pgatour.com, europeantour.com, pgatour.com.au