Golf Events from the Weekend 7th July 2013

Well it was another awesome weekend on the Major Professional Golf Tours from around the world. This week the USPGA Tour and FedEx Cup headed to West Virginia for the Greenbrier Classic and it was played on the Old White TPC, White Sulphur Springs, WV. And it was the golfer by the name of Jonas Blixt (Sweden) who scored rounds of 66-4, 67-3, 67-3 and a final round of 67-3 for a 72 hole total of 267-13 and he won by two shots for his second win on the USPGA Tour of his career to date so far. He won US $1,134,000.00 for the win and moved to 33rd position on the current 2013 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $1,484,863 earned from the 17 events he has played to date this year so far. Tiger Woods (USA) still leads that list with US $5,909,742 earned from the nine events he has played to date this year so far. He also got 500 FedEx Cup points for the win and moved to 39th position on the current 2013 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 709 points earned from the 17 events he has played to date this year so far. He is 1,671 points behind the current FedEx Cup Points list leader who is Tiger Woods (USA) who has earned 2,380 points from the nine events he has played to date this year so far. Tiger Woods (USA) is 416 points ahead of Matt Kuchar (USA) who has earned 1,964 points from the 15 events he has played to date this year so far. From the 17 events Jonas Blixt (Sweden) has played to date this year so far he has made nine cuts and this was his very first top ten finish of his season to date.

Jonas Blixt (Sweden) played a great final round of 67-3 which included a front nine of 32-2 which included birdies on the par four, fifth hole and par four, ninth hole and made the turn at minus 12 and was two shots behind the leader. Steven Bowditch (Australia) scored 33-1 on the front nine and made the turn at minus ten and was four shots behind the leader. Matt Jones (Australia) scored 34 even par on the front nine and made the turn at minus nine and was five shots behind the leader. Johnson Wagner (USA) scored 34 even par on the front nine and made turn at minus 14 and was leading by two shots. Jimmy Walker (USA) went out in 34 even par on his front nine and made the turn at minus 12 and was two shots behind the leader.

Jonas Blixt (Sweden) played holes 10-14 in even par and remained at minus 12 with four holes to play and was now tied for the lead. Steven Bowditch (Australia) played holes 10-14 in one under par and moved to minus eleven with four holes to play and was now only one shot behind the leader. Matt Jones (Australia) played holes 10 – 14 in one under par and moved to minus ten and was now only two shots off the leader. Johnson Wagner (USA) played holes 10 – 14 in two over par and fell back to minus 12 and was now tied for the lead. Jimmy Walker (USA) played holes 10 – 14 in one over par and fell back to minus eleven and but was now only one shot off the lead.

Jonas Blixt (Sweden) played holes 15-17 in one under par and moved to minus 13 with just the par three, 72nd hole to play and was now leading by two shots. Steven Bowditch (Australia) played holes 15-17 in even par and remained at minus eleven and was now two shots behind the leader. Matt Jones (Australia) played holes 15 -17 in one under par and moved to minus eleven and was still two shots off the leader. Johnson Wagner (USA) played holes 15 -17 in one over par and fell back to minus eleven and was now two shots behind the leader. Jimmy Walker (USA) played holes 15 – 17 in even par and remained at minus eleven with just the final hole to play and was now two shots off the leader.

 

Jonas Blixt (Sweden) tees off the 18th tee during the final round

Jonas Blixt (Sweden) hit a good tee shot in to the par three, 72nd hole and left himself with a difficult putt that he had to putt over the ridge from about 35 feet. He stuck a brilliant putt that came up a foot short of the hole and he easily tapped in for his par three and scored 35-1 on the back nine and finished the 72 holes at minus 13 to win by two shots. He celebrated the win with his caddie!! Steven Bowditch (Australia) made a solid par three, at the par three, 72nd hole and finished the 72 holes at minus eleven and was two shots behind the winner. Matt Jones (Australia) made a par three at the par three, 72nd hole and finished the 72 holes at minus eleven and was two shots behind the winner. Johnson Wagner (USA) made a solid par three at the par three, 72nd hole and finished the 72 holes at minus eleven and was two shots behind the winner. Jimmy Walker (USA) made a solid par three at the par three, 72nd hole and finished the 72 holes at minus eleven and was two shots behind the winner.

Jonas Blixt (Sweden) has been playing on the USPGA Tour fulltime since the 2012 season after finishing in fifth position on the final 2011 Web.com Tour Money list standings with US $327,020 earned from the 23 events he played in and that meant he had secured his full USPGA Tour card for the 2012 season. He had a fine rookie season on the USPGA Tour in 2012 with playing in twenty one events and making 15 cuts and he achieved five top ten finishes with one of them being his maiden win on the USPGA Tour which came at the Frys.com Open in mid October. He finished in 34th position on the final 2012 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $2,255,695 earned and easily retained his full playing status for the 2013 season. Before this win this past week he was having a poor season with missing eight cuts out of the 16 events he had played in and he hadn’t record a single top ten finish. Now he has got his second win on the USPGA Tour I feel it will install belief in himself to keep on improving. I feel he will have some more high finishes in the weeks to come on the USPGA Tour. I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2013 season.

 

Jonas Blixt (Sweden) poses with the Greenbrier Classic Trophy he won!!

Coming in tied for second position at 269-11 after 72 holes was Steven Bowditch (Australia); he earned US $415,800.00 for his efforts and moved to 115th position on the current 2013 USPGA Tour Money list rankings with US $532,244 earned from the 17 events he has played to date this year so far. He also earned 184 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to 130th position on the current 2013 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 273 points earned from the 17 events he has played to date this year so far. From the 17 events he has played to date this year so far he has made eight cuts and this was his very first top ten finish he has achieved so far this season. It was also his career best finish on the USPGA Tour of his career to date so far. He has been playing the USPGA Tour on and off since the 2006 season but he had a shocking rookie season with only making two cuts out of the twenty two events he played in. He spent from 2007 – 2010 playing on the Web.com Tour and in 2010 he had a very good season and gained his USPGA Tour card back for the 2011 season. In his second time playing the USPGA Tour fulltime in 2011 he feared a lot better but still only made 15 cuts from the 28 events he entered and only achieved one top ten finish and had final earnings on the final 2011 USPGA Tour money list of US $621,378 which placed him in 132nd position on the final money list standings and only gave him semi status on the USPGA Tour for the 2012 season. In 2012 he had another poor season with only making five cuts from the 18 events he played in. He earned US $206,768 and that placed him in 185th position on the final 2012 USPGA Tour Money list standings and that meant he had no status on the USPGA Tour for the 2013 season. He went back to the 2012 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament where he finished in tied for tenth position and gain back his full USPGA Tour card for the 2013 season. I feel he now will gain a lot of confidence out of this finish and could have some more top ten finishes in the weeks to come. I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2013 season.

Also tied for second position was Matt Jones (Australia); he too earned US $415,800.00 for his efforts and moved to 59th position on the current 2013 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $1,083,690 earned from the 18 events he has played to date this year so far. He also earned 184 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to 55th position on the current 2013 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 623 points earned from the 18 events he has played to date this year so far. From those 18 events he has played to date this year so far he has made 13 cuts and achieved two top ten finishes which includes the one here. This was also his career best USPGA Tour finish to date so far in his career. He has been playing on the USPGA Tour fulltime since the 2008 season after gaining his full USPGA Tour card by finishing in seventh position on the final 2007 Web.com Tour Money list with US $302,227 earned from the 25 events he played in. In his rookie season on the USPGA Tour in 2008 he earned US $775,899 from the 31 events he played in and that included achieving two top ten finishes and he finished in 135th position on the final 2008 USPGA Tour money list standings only giving him conditional status on the USPGA Tour for the 2009 season. He went to the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament but failed to get his full playing status back and finished in tied for 107th position. In the 2009 season he choose to play in as many USPGA Tour events he could gain starts which was 17 and he earned US $593,313 and that included making 12 cuts and achieving two top ten finishes. He finished in 134th position on the final 2009 USPGA Tour Money list standings and again only gave him conditional status on the USPGA Tour for the 2010 season. He went back to the 2009 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament and this time gained his full status back for the 2010 USPGA Tour season by finishing in solo third position.

In his 2010 season on the USPGA Tour he had a much better season with earning US $1,215,743 from the 27 events he played in and made 17 cuts that included achieving five top ten finishes and he finished in 72nd position on the final 2010 USPGA Tour Money list standings easily keeping his full playing status for the 2011 season. In his 2011 season on the USPGA Tour he earned US $602,392 from the 25 events he played in and he made 15 cuts and achieved only one top ten finish. He finished in 133rd position on the final 2011 USPGA Tour Money list standings and once again he found himself in the position of only having conditional status for the 2012 season. He went back to the 2011 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament and failed to gain his full status back for the 2012 USPGA Tour season by finishing in tied for 38th position. He choose to play in as many tournaments he could gain starts in the 2012 season and that was 19 with making eight cuts and only achieving one top ten finish and he earned US $300,254 and finished in 172nd position on the final 2012 USPGA Tour Money list standings and that left him with no status at all for the 2013 season. He went back to the 2012 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament and finished in tied for 14th position gaining his full USPGA Tour card back for the 2013 season. I hope he can have some more top ten finishes and keep his full playing status for the 2013/14 season and perhaps even achieve his maiden win in 2013?

Also tied for second position was Johnson Wagner (USA); he too earned US $415,800.00 for his efforts and moved to 89th position on the current 2013 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $700,878 earned from the 19 events he has played to date this year so far. He also earned 184 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to 104th position on the current 2013 FedEx Cup Points standings list with 379 points earned from the 19 events he has played to date this year so far. From the 19 events he has played to date this year so far he has made seven cuts from the 19 events he has played in so far and withdrawn from one. And this was his first top ten finish he has achieved to date so far this season. Johnson Wagner (USA) has been playing on the USPGA Tour since the 2007 season after gaining his card by finishing in second position on the final 2006 Web.com Tour Money list standings with US $ 372,069 earned from the 28 events he played in. In his last six full years playing the USPGA Tour fulltime and also the 19 events he has played so far this year and he has earned US $7,782,839 from the 185 events he has played in his career to date so far. In that time he has also achieved three wins on the USPGA Tour and here they are from the first to the most recent: 2008 Shell Houston Open, 2011 Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun and the 2012 Sony Open in Hawaii. Prior to this first top ten finish of the year he had missed six out his last seven cuts and the other event he had withdrawn from. Let’s hope this finish gives him the confidence to keep on improving and having more top ten finishes in the weeks to come?

The final player to tie for second position was Jimmy Walker (USA); he too earned US $415,800.00 for his efforts and moved to 17th position on the current 2013 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $1,923,250 earned from the 18 events he has played to date this year so far. He also earned 184 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to 17th position on the current 2013 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 996 points earned from the 18 events he has played to date so far this year. From those 18 events he has played to date this year so far he has 16 cuts and achieved five top ten finishes that includes the one here. This was also his career best USPGA Tour finish to date so far. He has been playing on the USPGA Tour fulltime for the last five seasons easily keeping his card each season. But he too is still yet to win his maiden USPGA Tour event. I feel it could happen in the 2013 season. I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2013 season.

Coming in tied for sixth position at 271-9 after 72 holes was the defending Champion, Ted Potter, Jr. (USA); he earned US $211,050.00 for his efforts and moved to 84th position on the current 2013 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $812,790 earned from the 18 events he has played to date this year so far. He also earned 92 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to 72nd position on the current 2013 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 497 points earned from the 18 events he has played to date this year so far. From the 18 events he has played to date this year so far he has made ten cuts and achieved two top ten finishes which includes the one here. He has been playing the USPGA Tour fulltime since the 2012 season after gain his card by finishing in second position on the final 2011 Web.com Tour Money list standings with US $ 402,470 earned from the 18 events he played in. His rookie year on the USPGA Tour in 2012 was a good one with him earning US $1,383,170 from the 25 events he played in and he finished in 62nd position on the final 2012 USPGA Tour Money list standings and he won his maiden USPGA Tour event at this very event which was the 2012 The Greenbrier Classic. That meant he was exempt on the USPGA Tour till the end of the 2013/14 season. I feel some more top ten finishes aren’t too far away for him.

Also tied for sixth position was Brian Stuard (USA); he too earned US $211,050.00 for his efforts and moved to 63rd position on the current 2013 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $990,724 earned from the twenty events he has played to date this year so far. He also earned 92 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to 63rd position on the current 2013 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 562 points earned from the twenty events he has played to date this year so far. From the twenty events he has played to date this year so far he has made 12 cuts and achieved four top ten finishes that includes the one here. He is in his second time at playing the USPGA Tour full time having had his rookie season in 2010 where he earned US $536,497 from the 28 events he played in and finished in 154th position on the final 2010 USPGA Tour Money list. He earned his 2013 USPGA Tour card by finishing in 20th position on the final 2012 Web.com Tour Money list with US $ 205,711 earned from the 26 events he played in. This year he looks certain to retain his USPGA Tour card for the 2013/14 season.   

The final player to tie for sixth position was Pat Perez (USA); he too earned US $211,050.00 for his efforts and moved to 67th position on the current 2013 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $958,960 earned from the 17 events he has played to date this year so far. He also earned 92 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to 66th position on the current 2013 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 544 points earned from the 17 events he has played to date this year so far. From those 17 events he has played to date this year so far he has made 13 cuts and achieved four top ten finishes which includes this one. He has also withdrawn from one event. Since qualifying for the USPGA Tour in 2002 after winning the 2001 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament he has kept his card every year since and had his maiden USPGA Tour win in 2009 at the 50th Bob Hope Classic hosted by Arnold Palmer. It wouldn’t surprise me at all if he won his second USPGA Tour event in the 2013 season.

Rounding out the top ten in tied for ninth position at 272-8 after 72 holes was Daniel Summerhays (USA); he earned US $140,962.50 for his efforts and moved to 110th position on the current USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $560,553 earned from the 19 events he has played to date this year so far. He also earned 65 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to 113th position on the current 2013 FedEx Cup Points standings list with 344 points earned from the 19 events he has played to date this year so far. From the 19 events he has played to date this year so far he has made ten cuts and achieved two top ten finishes that includes the one here. Last year (2012) was his best year of his short USPGA Tour career to date so far where he earned US $1,111,522 from the 26 events he played in and that included four top ten finishes with his best being his tied for fourth at the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance which was his best finish on the USPGA Tour to date so far. He ended up finishing in 92nd position on the final 2012 USPGA Tour money list standings. I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2013 season. Also tied for ninth position was Davis Love III (USA); he too earned US $140,962.50 for his efforts and moved to 155th position on the current 2013 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $269,477 earned from the ten events he has played to date this year so far. He also earned 65 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to 160th position on the current 2013 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 174 points earned from the ten events he has played to date this year so far. From the ten events he has played to date this year so far he has made four cuts and withdrawn from two events. This was his first top ten finish he has achieved so far this season to date. He has been playing on the USPGA Tour since the 1986 season after gaining his full USPGA Tour card by finishing in tied for seventh position at the 1985 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. He has easily kept his card every year since and currently has career earnings of US $42,477,953 from the 673 events he has played so far in his career to date and he has also achieved twenty wins so far on the USPGA Tour and here they from the first to the most recent: 1987 MCI Heritage Golf Classic, 1990 The International, 1991 MCI Heritage Golf Classic, 1992 THE PLAYERS Championship, MCI Heritage Golf Classic,  KMart Greater Greensboro Open, 1993 Infiniti Tournament of Champions, Las Vegas Invitational, 1995 Freeport-McMoRan Classic, 1996 Buick Invitational, 1997 PGA Championship, Buick Challenge, 1998 MCI Classic, 2001 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, 2003 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, THE PLAYERS Championship, MCI Heritage, The INTERNATIONAL, 2006 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro, 2008 Children's Miracle Network Classic presented by Wal-Mart. He turns 50 on the 14th April 2014 and will be looking forward to his debut on the Champions Tour next year. He also is an assistant Captain at this year’s President Cup at Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin – Columbus, Ohio - USA in early October to Fred Couples (USA). I feel he has at least one win on the USPGA Tour left in him. Maybe it will happen in the 2013 season? I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2013 season.

Also tied for ninth position was David Lingmerth (Sweden); he too earned US $140,962.50 for his efforts and moved to 24th position on the current 2013 USPGA Tour Money list with US $1,634,709 earned from the 18 events he has played to date this year so far. He also earned 65 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to 29th position on the current 2013 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 747 points earned from the 18 events he has played to date this year so far. From the 18 events he has played to date this year so far he has made ten cuts and achieved three top ten finishes that includes the one here. He is in his rookie year on the USPGA Tour after gaining his 2013 USPGA Tour card by finishing in tenth position on the final 2012 Web.com Tour Money list standings with US $ 287,148 earned from the 26 events he played in. I feel his maiden win on the USPGA Tour isn’t too far away and maybe it will happen in the 2013 season?

Also tied for ninth position was Tim Petrovic (USA); he too earned US $140,962.50 for his efforts and moved to 175th position on the current 2013 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $174,808 earned from the eight events he has played to date this year so far. He also earned 65 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to 179th position on the current 2013 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 94 points earned from the eight events he has played to date this year so far. From the eight events he has played to date this year so far he has made four cuts and this was his first top ten finish he has achieved so far to date this season. He has been playing on the USPGA Tour fulltime since the 2002 season and in that time he has career earnings to date of US $11,812,696 from the 349 events he has played so far. He also achieved his maiden win on the USPGA Tour in 2005 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. He turns 47 next month and must be eying up a champions tour career in few years time?

Also tied for ninth position was Tad Ridings (USA); he too earned US $140,962.50 for his efforts and moved to 131st position on the current 2013 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $414,807 earned from the 19 events he has played to date this year so far. He also earned 65 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to 129th position on the current 2013 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 277 points earned from the 19 events he has played to date this year so far. From the 19 events he has played to date this year so far he has made eight cuts and this was his first top ten finish he has achieved so far this season to date. He has been playing on the USPGA Tour since the 2004 to the 2009 Season and then the 2011 season and finally this season after gaining his full USPGA Tour card back at the 2012 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament after finishing tied for tied for 20th position. He is still yet to achieve his maiden USPGA Tour win. Maybe it will happen in the 2013 season.

Also tied for ninth position was Rory Sabbatini (RSA); he too earned US $140,962.50 for his efforts and moved to 107th position on the current 2013 USPGA Tour Money list with US $573,208 earned from the 19 events he has played to date this year so far. He also earned 65 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to 116th position on the current 2013 FedEx Cup points list with 333 points earned from the 19 events he has played to date this year so far. From the 19 events he has played to date this year so far he has made nine cuts and achieved three top ten finishes including the one here. He has been playing on the USPGA fulltime since the 1999 season and has easily kept his card for the next year every season since. In that time he has amassed career earnings to date of US $26,038,045 from the 371 events he has played in so far in his career. He has also achieved six wins on the USPGA Tour and here they are from the first to the most recent: 2000 Air Canada Championship, 2003 FBR Capital Open, 2006 Nissan Open, 2007 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, 2009 HP Byron Nelson Championship and the 2011 The Honda Classic. I wish him all the rest for of the 2013 season.

Also tied for ninth was D. H. Lee (South Korea); he too earned US $140,962.50 for his efforts and moved to 75th position on the current 2013 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $882,793 earned from the 18 events he has played to date this year so far. He also earned 65 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to 83rd position on the current 2013 FedEx Cup points list with 432 points earned from the 18 events he has played to date this year so far. From those 18 events he has played to date this year so far he has made 12 cuts and achieved three top ten finishes including the one here. He is in his rookie season on the USPGA Tour having gained his 2013 USPGA Tour card by winning the 2012 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament where he birdied his last three holes, and four of his last five, to earn a one-shot victory over Ross Fisher (England) at PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament (25-under 407). The last international player to win Q School was England's Brian Davis (England) in 2004. He is the first player from South Korea to win the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament which was the final one ever. With now his full playing status for the 2013/14 season virtually secured he can now focus on achieving his maiden USPGA Tour win. Perhaps it will happen in the 2013 season?

The final player to tie for ninth position was Bill Haas (USA); he too earned US $140,962.50 for his efforts and moved to seventh position on the current 2013 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $2,902,296 earned from the 17 events he has played to date this year so far. He also earned 65 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to seventh position on the current 2013 FedEx Cup Points list with 1,320 points earned from 17 events he has played to date this year so far. From the 17 events he has played to date this year so far he has made 13 cuts and achieved eight top ten finishes which includes this one and the win at the AT&T National the week before. Bill Haas (USA) has been playing on the USPGA Tour Fulltime since the 2006 season after gaining his 2006 USPGA Tour card at the 2005 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament where he finished in tied for 26th position to earn his rookie USPGA TOUR card for 2006 season and to do that he had to make birdie on final hole to earn his card on the number (11-under). Since gaining his full USPGA Tour card in 2006 he has easily kept his card every season for the following season every season since. And in that time he has achieved five wins on the USPGA Tour and here they are from the first to the most recent: 2010 Bob Hope Classic, Viking Classic, 2011 TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola, 2012 Northern Trust Open and the 2013 AT&T Classic. And in 2011 he won the FedEx Cup in a winner-take-all playoff, he pared the third playoff hole (par-3 18th hole) to defeat Hunter Mahan (USA) to win the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola and the FedEx Cup, winning the latter by 15 points over Webb Simpson (USA) and becoming the first player in his 20s to win the season-long competition. He entered the final round three strokes behind Aaron Baddeley (Australia) and Hunter Mahan (USA) but carded a final-round 68-2 to finish regulation tied with Hunter Mahan (USA) at 8-under 272. In the playoff, he appeared to have shot himself out of winning both on the second playoff hole, the Par four, 17th hole at East Lake GC, when his approach to the par 4 landed in the water adjacent to the green. He made a great up and down for par to continue the playoff. As a result of his win, he pocketed the US $1,440,000 first-place cheque and the US $10-million prize for winning the 2011 FedEx Cup. He became just the third player to win the TOUR Championship in his first appearance, joining Chad Campbell (USA) (2003) and Bart Bryant (USA) (2005). He and his father, Jay, are the only father-son combination to tee it up in the TOUR Championship. Now he has achieved his fifth win on the USPGA Tour I feel the next step for him will be to win his maiden Major Championship and I believe it could happen in the 2013 season, perhaps at the Open Championship latter this month? I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2013 season.

Next week the USPGA Tour and FedEx Cup heads to Silvis for the John Deere Classic and it is played on the TPC Deere Run, Silvis, IL. It carries a smaller prize purse of US $4,600,000 for the taking. Zach Johnson (USA) is the defending champion and will be keen for back to back titles in his home state. It starts on Thursday 11th July. I will report back who won the trophy next week.

So to the Top 5 on the Official World Golf Rankings Points list this week and coming in at Number One Position for the 639th week of his career in total is the Tiger Woods (USA) who is fresh off his win at the Players Championship over a month ago with 12.55 Official Golf World Ranking Points; coming in at Number Two is Rory McILroy (NIR) with 8.97 Official Golf World Ranking Points; coming in at Number Three is Justin Rose (England) fresh off his maiden Major Championship win at the 113th US Open Championship three weeks ago with 7.93 Official Golf World Ranking Points; coming in at Number Four is Adam Scott (Australia) who won his maiden Major Championship at the Masters Tournament over two months ago with 7.20 Official Golf World Ranking Points and rounding out the top 5 on the Official Golf World Ranking Points list this week is Matt Kuchar (USA) who is fresh off his win at the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance over a month ago with 6.43 Official Golf World Ranking Points. Michael Hendry (NZL) fresh off  his tie for 6th position at the Gate Way To The Open Mizuno Open 2013 on the Japan Golf Tour a week ago is the highest ranked New Zealander Golfer in the world for the twenty first straight week of his career. This week he slips three places and moves to169th position on the Official World Golf Rankings Points list with 1.05 Official Golf World Ranking Points.

Remember when playing in winter conditions wrap yourself up warm!!

Source: pgatour.com