Well it was
another awesome Weekend on the Major Professional Golfer Tours from around the
world. This week the USPGA Tour and
FedEx Cup and the European Tour and Race to Dubai and all the other Major
Professional Golf Tours from around the world headed to Rochester, New York for
the final Major Championship of the year which was the 95th PGA Championship and
is also known as “Glories Last Shot” and this year it was played on the Oak
Hill CC, Rochester, New York.
The first round
was played on Thursday 8th August in mostly cloudy conditions with some thunder
storms disrupting play for about an hour in the afternoon and the temperature
was in the early 20’s Celsius. The current Master Tournament Champion, Adam
Scott (Australia) shared the first round lead with a 65-5 which was a brilliant
round and Jim Furyk (USA) was also on that same score after he scored 65-5
earlier in the morning. One shot back of the leaders were David Hearn (Canada) and
Lee Westwood (England) who both scored 66-4. Two shots back of the leaders were
Robert Garrigus (USA), Paul Casey (England), the every consistent, Matt Kuchar
(USA), Marcus Fraser (Australia), Scott Piercy (USA) and Jason Day (Australia)
who all scored rounds of 67-3. Three shots back of the leaders were Steve
Stricker, 2010 PGA Champion, Martin Kaymer (Germany), (USA), Miguel Angel
Jimenez (Spain), Bill Haas (USA), Henrik Stenson (Sweden), and the current US
Open Champion, Justin Rose (England) who all scored 68-2. Four shots back of
the leaders were Sergio Garcia (Spain), 2011 PGA Champion, Keegan Bradley
(USA), 2007 Masters Tournament winner, Zach Johnson (USA), defending PGA
Champion, Rory McILroy (NIR) and last year’s runner up, David Lynn (England) who all scored 69-1. Other
notable scores in the first round were Graeme McDowell (NIR), Hunter Mahan
(USA), Rickie Fowler (USA), Bubba Watson (USA) and Brandt Snedeker (USA) all
scored 70 even par. The very much inform and four times PGA Champion, Tiger
Woods (USA) scored a disappointing 71+1 along with Charl Schwartzel (RSA), Luke
Donald (England) and the current Open Champion, Phil Mickelson (USA). 63 year
old and eight time Major Champion, Tom Watson (USA) scored 73+3. Four time
Major Championship winner, Ernie Els (RSA) scored 74+4. Jordan Spieth (USA) who
is only 20 years old and playing in his maiden PGA Championship also scored 74+4.
The second round
was played on Friday 9th August in mostly cloudy conditions with some morning
rain but the sun came out in the afternoon and the temperature was again in the
early 20’s Celsius. Jason Dufner (USA) scored a brilliant second round of 63-7
which was bogey free and he equalled the lowest score in a single round in
Major Championship history and was the 24th player to do so and the 26th time
it has been achieved, he was also the 12th player to score 63 in the history of
the PGA Championship so far. He also set a new course record on the Oak Hill CC course to beat the old
mark by a single stroke. He had a chance to scored 62-8 with his birdie putt on
the 18th green from 15 feet but left it two feet short and he tapped in for his
63-7. It went with his 68-2 in the first round and after 36 holes he had a two
stroke lead with a score of 131-9 heading in to the third round tomorrow. Two
shots back of the leader in tied for second place on 133-7 after 36 holes was
the current Master Tournament Champion, Adam Scott (Australia) who scored 68-2
to go with his first round 65-5. Also on that same score was the every
consistent, Matt Kuchar (USA) who scored a very good 66-4 to go with his first
round 67-3. The final player on that score was Jim Furyk (USA) who scored 68-2
to back up his brilliant first round of 65-5. Three shots back of the leader on
134-6 after 36 holes was the current US Open Champion, Justin Rose (England)
who scored a very good second round of 66-4 which included an amazing front
nine of 29-6 and it went with his first round 68-2. Also on that score was
Henrik Stenson (Sweden) who scored a fine 66-4 in his second round to go with
his first round 68-2. Four shots back of the leader on 135-5 after 36 holes was
Robert Garrigus (USA) who scored a second round 68-2 to go with his first round
67-3. Also on that score was Steve Stricker (USA) who scored a second round
67-3 to go with his first round 68-2. Five strokes back of the leader on 136-4
after 36 holes was the 2012 US Open Champion, Webb Simpson (USA) who scored the
second lowest second round of 64-6 to go with his first round 72+2. Also on
that score was 2010 PGA Champion, Martin Kaymer (Germany) who scored a second
round 68-2 to go with his first round which was the same score 68-2. Charley
Hoffman (USA) was also on that score after a second round 67-3 to go with his
first round of 69-1. The final player on that score was Marcus Fraser
(Australia) who scored a second round of 69-1 to go with his first round of
67-3.
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| Jason Dufner (USA) in action during the 95th PGA Championship |
On 137-3 was
Sergio Garcia (Spain). On 138-2 was Jason Day (Australia) along with Hunter
Mahan (USA), Rickie Fowler (USA), Bill Haas (USA) and David Lynn (England). On
139-1 was Lee Westwood (England), 2007 Masters Tournament winner, Zach Johnson
(USA) and Graeme McDowell (NIR). On 140 even par was Ryo Ishikawa (Japan),
Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain) and the defending Champion, Rory McILroy (NIR). On
141+1 after 36 holes was 14 time Major Championship winner and four times PGA
Champion, Tiger Woods (USA) and 2011 PGA Champion, Keegan Bradley (USA). On
142+2 after 36 holes was the current Open Champion, Phil Mickelson (USA),
Darren Clarke (NIR) and the every green, three time Major Championship winner, Vijay
Singh (Fiji). The cut fell at 143+3 after 36 holes and 75 players made it. Notable
players to miss the cut were: Nicolas Colsaerts (Belgium), 2011 Masters
Tournament winner, Bubba Watson (USA) and 1997 PGA Champion, Davis Love III
(USA) on 144+4; On 145+5 was Luke Donald (England) and 2002 PGA Champion, Rich
Beem (USA); on 146+6 was four time Major Championship winner; Ernie Els (RSA), 2009
PGA Champion, Y. E. Yang (South Korea) and 2009 Open Champion, Stewart Cink
(USA). On 147+7 were Brett Rumford (Australia), three time Major Championship
winner, Padraig Harrington (Ireland) and Brian Gay (USA). On 148+8 was 20 year old
Golfing sensation, Jordan Spieth (USA) and 2006 US Open Champion, Geoff Ogilvy
(Australia). On 149+9 was Alexander Noren (Sweden). On 150+10 was the 63 year
old eight time Major Championship Winner, Tom Watson (USA). Angel Cabrera
(Argentina) had to withdraw after 12 holes of his second round due to a wrist
injury.
The third round
was played on Saturday 10th August in partly cloudy conditions that turned into
bright sun shine in the afternoon with a moderate wind blowing and the
temperature was again in the early 20’s Celsius. The course conditions had
changed completely from the first two rounds with the fairways and greens
firming up making it hard to stop the ball on and the rough was growing longer.
2003 US Open Champion, Jim Furyk (USA) scored a fine third round of 68-2 after
getting off to a poor start and it went with his first round 65-5 and his
second round 68-2 and he was on 201-9 after 54 holes and will take a one shot
lead into the final round. He is one of only two players to score his first
three rounds in the 60’s. One shot back on 202-8 after 54 holes was the 36 hole
leader, Jason Dufner (USA) after he scored a third round 71+1 to go along with
his first round 68-2 and his course record second round of 63-7. Two shots back
on 203-7 after 54 holes was Henrik Stenson (Sweden) after he scored a steady
third round of 69-1 to go with his first round 68-2 and his brilliant second
round of 66-4, he is the other player to score his first three rounds in the
60’s. Three shots back on 204-6 after 54 holes was Jonas Blixt (Sweden) after
he scored a brilliant third round of 66-4 to go along with his first round 68-2
and his second round of 70 even par. Five shots back on 205-5 after 54 holes
was Steve Stricker (USA) who scored a steady third round of 70 even par to go
with his first round 68-2 and his second round 67-3. Also four shots back was
the current Masters Tournament winner, Adam Scott (Australia) who scored a poor
third round of 72+2, but in that round he hit one of the best shots of the
tournament so far by driving the short par four, 14th hole which led to a two
putt birdie. His previous two rounds had been his brilliant first round of 65-5
and his second round of 68-2. Six shots back on 207-3 after 54 holes was
defending PGA Championship Champion, Rory McIlroy (NIR) who scored an awesome
third round of 67-3 which included birdies at the final two holes in dramatic
fashion. It was his equal best round in relation to par in a Major Championship
since he changed to his new Nike Golf Clubs late in 2012. His first round was
69-1 and his second round was 71+1.
Also six shots back was the ever consistent
performer in Major Championships, Lee Westwood (England) who scored a third
round 68-2 to go with his brilliant first round of 66-4 and his poor second
round of 73+3. Seven shots back on 208-2 after 54 holes was the long hitting,
Dustin Johnson (USA) who scored a brilliant third round of 65-5 which was the
lowest round of the day and it went with his first round 72+2 and his second
round 71+1. Also seven shots back was Kevin Streelman (USA) who scored an
excellent third round of 66-4 to go along with his first round 70 even par and
his second round 72+2. The final player that was seven shots back was Roberto
Castro (USA) who scored an average third round of 71+1 to go with his 68-2 in
the first round and his 69-1 in the second round. On 209-1 after 54 holes was 2001
PGA Champion, David Toms (USA); 2007 Masters Tournament Champion, Zach Johnson
(USA); Bill Haas (USA); Last year’s runner up, David Lynn (England); 2012 US
Open Champion, Webb Simpson (USA); Robert Garrigus (USA) and 2012 Players
Champion, Matt Kuchar (USA). On 210 even par after 54 holes was Ryo Ishikawa
(Japan); Rickie Fowler (USA) and Jason Day (Australia). On 211+1 after 54 holes
was Marcus Fraser (Australia) and the 113th US Open Champion, Justin Rose
(England). On 212+2 after 54 holes was K. J. Choi (South Korea); 2010 US Open
Champion, Graeme McDowell (NIR) and Sergio Garcia (Spain). On 213+3 after 54
holes was Brandt Snedeker (USA), David Hearn (Canada) and Paul Casey (England).
On 214+4 after 54 holes was the 14 time Major Champion and four time PGA
Champion, Tiger Woods (USA) who scored a poor third round of 73+3 to go with
his first round 71+1 and his second round 70 even par. Also on that score was 2010
PGA Champion, Martin Kaymer (Germany) who blew out with a third round of 78+8. Phil
Mickelson (USA) who is the current Open Champion also blew out in the third
round with a 78+8 and is on 220+10 after 54 holes which places him in solo 74th
position and 19 shots behind the leader.
The final round
was played on Sunday 11th August in scattered cloud that turned in to bright
sun shine as the afternoon progressed and with a moderate wind blowing and the
temperature was again in the early 20’s Celsius. The course was playing
slightly easier than the third round but was still hard to hit the greens if
you missed the fairways. Jason Dufner (USA) scored a final round of 68-2 to go
along with his first round 68-2, and his second round 63-7 which was a course
record and a third round 71+1 for a 72 hole total of 270-10 and he won by two
shots for his maiden Major Championship win and his third USPGA Tour win of his
career. He won US $1,445,000.00 for the win and moved to 13th position on the
current 2013 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $ 2,641,334 earned from
the 18 events he has played to date this year so far. Tiger Woods (USA) still
leads that list with US $7,687,119 earned from the 12 events he has played to
date this year so far. Jason Dufner (USA) also earned 600 FedEx Cup points for
the win and moved to 14th position on the current 2013 FedEx Cup Points list
standings with 1,256 points earned from the 18 events he has played to date
this year so far, he is 1,803 points behind the current leader of the FedEx Cup
Points standings list who is Tiger Woods (USA) who has earned 3,059 from the 12
events he has played to date this year so far. Tiger Woods (USA) is 766 points
ahead of Matt Kuchar (USA) who is in second place on the list with 2,293 points
from the 19 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 15 cuts and achieved three
top ten finishes which includes this win.
Jason Dufner
(USA) played a very good final round of 68-2 under the circumstances and that
included a front nine 32-3 which included birdies on the par five, fourth hole,
par four, fifth hole where he landed his second shot three feet from the pin
and the par four, eighth hole where he landed his second shot two feet from the
pin, and he made the turn at minus eleven and was leading by two shots. Jim
Furyk (USA) played a steady front nine of 35 even par and made the turn at
minus nine and was two strokes behind the leader. Henrik Stenson (Sweden) played
a very good front nine of 34-1 and made the turn at minus eight and was three
shots behind the leader.
Jason Dufner
(USA), Jim Furyk (USA) and Henrik Stenson (Sweden) all played holes 10-12 in
even par. So Jason Dufner (USA) was still minus eleven and leading by two
shots. Jim Furyk (USA) was still minus nine and two shots behind the leader and
Henrik Stenson (Sweden) was still minus eighth and three shots behind the
leader. Jason Dufner (USA) made a par at the par five, 13th hole and remained
at minus eleven but and was still leading by two shots. Jim Furyk (USA) made a par
at the par five, 13th hole and remained at minus nine and was still two shots
behind the leader. Henrik Stenson (Sweden) made a fine birdie at the par five,
13th hole after he struck his second shot with his fairway wood and it came to
rest on the fringe just short of the green. He struck a brilliant putt from
just over 30 feet that narrowly missed going in for his eagle and he easily tapped
in for his birdie. He moved to minus nine and was now only two shots off the
leader.
Jason Dufner
(USA) made a disappointing par on the short par four, 14th hole and remained at
minus eleven and was still leading by two shots. Jim Furyk (USA) made a solid
par on the short par four, 14th hole and remained at minus nine and still had a
two shot lead. Henrik Stenson (Sweden) made a poor bogey on the short par four,
14th hole when his three wood layup landed in a divot hole and his second shot
plugged in the green side bunker at the front of the green and he was unable to
get up and down. He fell back to minus eight and was now three shots behind the
leader. Jason Dufner (USA), Jim Furyk (USA) and Henrik Stenson (Sweden) all
made solid pars at the par three, 15th hole. So Jason Dufner (USA) remained at
minus eleven and was still leading by two shots with three holes remaining, Jim
Furyk (USA) was still minus nine and two shots behind the leader with three
holes remaining and Henrik Stenson (Sweden) was still minus eight and three
shots behind the leader with three holes remaining.
Jason Dufner
(USA) made a fine birdie on the par four, 16th hole when he landed his second
shot two feet from the pin and easily tapped in for his birdie and was now
minus 12 and leading by two shots with three holes remaining. Jim Furyk (USA)
made a fine birdie on the par four, 16th hole when he landed his second shot 15
feet left of the pin and holed the putt and moved to minus ten and was still
two shots back of the leader with two holes remaining. Henrik Stenson (Sweden)
made a solid par on the par four, 16th hole and remained at minus eight with
two holes remaining and was now four shots behind the leader. Jason Dufner
(USA) made a poor bogey at the par four, 17th hole when he struck his second
shot on the green 45 feet from the pin. He struck a solid putt for his birdie
but it rolled eight feet past the cup leaving a difficult par putt. He put a
terrible stroke on his par putt and it missed on the left hand side and he had
to settle for his bogey five and he fell back to minus eleven with just the par
four, 72nd hole to play but was still leading by two shots. Jim Furyk (USA) also
bogeyed the par four, 17th hole when he pulled his rescue wood and it landed
pin high in the left rough, knowing that he had to get a par at worst and
properly a chip in birdie if he was going to put any pressure on Jason Dufner
(USA) going up the par four, 72nd hole. It forced Jim Furyk (USA) to try the
very difficult cute shot and land it just on the fringe for the ball to trickle
out next to the hole. Jim Furyk (USA) hit a good chip but it just came up a
couple of feet short of where he wanted to land it and it remained in the long
rough. He struck a good chip shot for his four shot that came to rest a foot
from the cup. He tapped in for his bogey five and fell back to minus nine and
was still two shots behind the leader with just the par four, 72nd hole to
play. Henrik Stenson (Sweden) made a poor bogey at the par four, 17th hole and
dropped back to minus seven and was still four shots of the lead with just the
par four, 72nd hole to play.
Henrik Stenson
(Sweden) playing in the group ahead of the final group made a solid par up the
par four, 72nd hole and finished the 72 holes at minus seven and was three
shots behind the winner. Both Jason Dufner (USA) and Jim Furyk (USA) hit their
drives on the par four, 72nd hole in the right hand rough. Jim Furyk (USA)
played his second shot first with his mid iron and he pulled it left of the
green short in the thick rough. Jason Dufner (USA) played next with his mid
iron from the deep rough and hit what he thought was a perfect shot right over
the pin but it came up about two metres short of the green in the very think
rough on the bank. Jim Furyk (USA) played his third shot next from the thick
rough short of the green and he hit it out too hard and it came to rest about
20 feet past the pin leaving a difficult downhill putt for his par. Jason
Dufner (USA) played his third shot and chipped it on the green from the thick
rough to the green above and he just got it on the green and it rolled to
within 12 feet of the hole. Jim Furyk (USA) then putted for his par and rolled
it to within a foot of the cup and tapped in for his bogey five and he finished
the 72 holes at minus eight and was two shots behind the winner. Jason Dufner
(USA) now knew he could three putt and still win the PGA Championship. He
steadied himself and then struck his 12 foot par putt and it came up a foot
short of the cup. He easily tapped that putt in for bogey and finished with a
back nine 36+1 and finished the 72 holes at minus ten to win by two shots for
his maiden Major Championship win of his career to date. He pumped his fists in
the air to celebrate and it was a rear display of emotion from the usually very
came personality he displays on the course with a poker face. He then gave his
wife Amanda a hug as he walked off the 72nd Green and as he was walking to the
scorers hut to sign his card, Keegan Bradley (USA) who beat him in a three hole
playoff in 2011 in this very tournament also was there to give him a huge hug
as well.
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| Jason Dufner (USA) pumps his fists in celebration after winning!! |
This win was his
first European Tour International Schedule victory in his 32nd European Tour
event. He moved to eighth on the Official World Golf Ranking, from 21st. This
victory beats his previous best European Tour performances of second in the
2011 US PGA Championship and second in the 2012 ISPS Handa Perth International.
He was also tied second in the 2012 WGC – HSBC Champions. This victory beats
his previous best 2013 European Tour performances of tied fourth in the US Open
Championship and tied fourth in the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational. He becomes
the eighth first-time winner of the 2013 season. They are: Scott Jamieson (Scotland)
(Nelson Mandela Championship presented ISPS Handa), Chris Wood (England) (Commercial
Bank Qatar Masters), Matt Kuchar (USA) (World Golf Championships – Accenture
Match Play Championship), Dawie Van Der Walt (RSA) (Tshwane Open), Kiradech
Aphibarnrat (Thailand) (Maybank Malaysian Open), Peter Uihlein (USA) (Madeira
Islands Open – Portugal – BPI), Simon Thornton (Ireland) (Najeti Hotels et
Golfs Open presented by Neuflize OBC) and Jason Dufner (USA) (US PGA
Championship).
It was his first
Major Championship victory in his 19th Major Championship appearance. This
victory beats his previous best Major Championship finish of second in the 2011
US PGA Championship when he lost in a play-off to Keegan Bradley (USA). This victory
comes in his fifth appearance in the US PGA Championship. (Apart from his
second in 2011 was also tied fifth in 2010). This victory is his fifth career
top five finish in Major Championships. He shot a course record of 63 in round
two. Becomes the sixth player in Major Championship history to shoot a 63 and
win the same Major. He would follow: Johnny Miller (USA) (1973 US Open
Championship), Jack Nicklaus (USA) (1980 US Open Championship), Raymond Floyd (USA)
(1982 US PGA Championship), Greg Norman (Australia) (1986 Open Championship)
and Tiger Woods (USA) (2007 US PGA Championship).
Following Phil Mickelson (USA) at The 142nd
Open Championship is the first time American players have won consecutive Major
Champions since Bubba Watson (USA) (2012 Masters Tournament) and Webb Simpson (USA)
(2012 US Open Championship). He was the 19th different player to win a Major
Championship in the last 21 Majors. (Only Phil Mickelson (USA) and Rory McIlroy
(NIR) have recorded multiple wins). Dating back to Lucas Glover (USA) at the
2009 US Open Championship, 15 of the last 19 Major Championships have now been
won by first-time Major winners. He was the fourth winner in the last five US
PGA Championships to make this Major their first Major triumph. They are: Y E
Yang (USA) (2009), Martin Kaymer (Germany) (2010), Keegan Bradley (USA) (2011)
and Jason Dufner (USA) (2013). It was the fifth time in the last six US PGA
Championships that the winner has made up a final round deficit to win. It was
the 15th time in the last 20 Major Championships that the winner has made up a
final round deficit to win.
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| Jason Dufner (USA) kisses the Wanamaker Trophy he won for winning the 95th PGA Championship!! |
He becomes the
third player to win the US PGA Championship at Oak Hill’s East Course. He
follows: Jack Nicklaus (USA) (1980) and Shaun Micheel (USA) (2003). He became the
tenth American victory in the US PGA Championship in the last 15 years. It was
the 133rd American victory on The European Tour. He becomes the 60th different
American to win on The European Tour. He was the seventh American victory of
the 2013 season. They are: Matt Kuchar (USA) (WGC – Accenture Match Play
Championship), Tiger Woods (USA) (WGC – Cadillac Championship and WGC –
Bridgestone Invitational), Peter Uihlein (USA) (Madeira Islands Open – Portugal
– BPI) and Phil Mickelson (USA) (Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open and
The 142nd Open Championship) and Jason Dufner (USA) (US PGA Championship). He
was the fourth American victory on The European Tour in the past five events,
following Phil Mickelson (USA) at the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open,
The 142nd Open Championship and Tiger Woods (USA) at the WGC – Bridgestone
Invitational.
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He gains a
lifetime exemption into the US PGA Championship and a five year exemption
into the Masters Tournament, The Open Championship and US Open Championship.
He gains a place in the 2013 PGA Grand Slam of Golf, 2013 WGC- HSBC
Champions, 2014 Volvo Golf Champions and 2014 WGC – Bridgestone Invitational.
He gains his fifth win of his professional career. He earns third career PGA
TOUR victory at the age of 36 years, 4 month and 15 days in his 193rd start.
He moves to number 14 in the FedEx Cup standings after entering the week at
number 62 in the standings.
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Jason Dufner
(USA) moved inside the top ten in the Presidents Cup standings. The top ten
U.S. players through September 2nd, 2013 (Deutsche Bank Championship) will
automatically qualify. In addition, two Captains Picks will be made on
September 4th, 2013. Jason Dufner (USA) broke the Oak Hill Country Club
course record with a 63 in the second round. The competitive course record of
64 on the East Course at Oak Hill was held by Ben Hogan (USA) (1942 Rochester
Open), Curtis Strange (USA) (1989 U. S. Open) and Webb Simpson (2013 PGA
Championship).
Jason Dufner
(USA) has been playing on the USPGA Tour fulltime for the last six seasons
and has easily kept his card every year for the next year every year except
one. In that time he has achieved three wins with the Maiden win coming at
the 2012 Zurich Classic of New Orleans and his second win coming a few weeks
later at the HP Byron Nelson Championship and the third one was of course the
95th PGA Championship this past week which was his maiden Major Championship.
Now he has won his Maiden Major Championship I wouldn’t be surprised if he
wins another one in the next few years. His awesome ball striking and the
fact that nothing really annoys him on the golf course really helps him to
perform well under the intense pressure that Major Championship Golf puts on
players. He now has career earnings on USPGA Tour of US $15,087,343 earned
from the 193 events he has played to date so far in his career. I wish him
all the best for the remaining events he plays on the USPGA Tour in the 2013
season.
Coming in solo
second position at 272-8 after 72 holes was Jim Furyk (USA); he won US $865,000.00
for his efforts and moved to 20th position on the current 2013 USPGA Tour
Money list standings with US $2,165,929 earned from the 18 events he has
played to date this year so far. He also earned 330 FedEx Cup points for his
efforts and moved to twenty first position on the current 2013 FedEx Cup
points list standings with 1,057 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 15 cuts and achieved five top ten finishes which
includes the one here. Jim Furyk (USA) has been playing on the USPGA Tour
fulltime since the 1994 season and in that time he has amassed career earnings
of US $54,885,388 earned from the 500 events he has played to date so far in
his career. Last year was a year of missed chances for him with his narrow
misses at winning the US Open Championship and couple of other tournaments.
But he hasn’t won on the USPGA Tour since the 2010 THE TOUR Championship
presented by Coca-Cola. But he has won 16 tournaments in his USPGA Tour
career to date and that includes his maiden Major Championship which came at
the 2003 US Open Championship. I feel his 17th win will come very soon. I
wish him all the best for rest of the 2013 season.
Coming in solo
third position at 273-7 after 72 holes was Henrik Stenson (Sweden); he earned
US $545,000.00 for efforts and moved to fifth position on the current 2013
USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $3,441,003 earned from the 14 events
he has played to date this year so far. He also earned 210 FedEx Cup Points
for his efforts and moved to eighth position on the current 2013 FedEx Cup
Points list standings with 1,426 points earned from the 14 events he has
played to date this year so far. From the 14 events he has played to date
this year so far he has made 12 cuts and achieved six top ten finishes which
includes the one here. He has been playing the USPGA Tour for the past three
season’s fulltime after he gained his full USPGA Tour card by winning the
2009 Players Championship. He is having a much better season than his
previous two in 2013. He has won two USPGA Tour events in his career so far
to date and they both have been huge tournaments which include the 2007 World
Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship and the 2009 THE
PLAYERS Championship. I feel he is a good enough player to win a Major
Championship and it could happen in the next few years? I also feel he could
be a player to watch out for in the FedEx Cup Playoffs when they start in two
weeks time. I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2013 season.
Coming in solo
fourth position at 274-6 after 72 holes was Jonas Blixt (Sweden); he earned
US $385,000.00 for his efforts and moved to twenty fifth position on the
current 2013 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $1,972,486 earned from
the twenty one events he has played to date this year so far. He also earned 150
FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to 28th position on the current
2013 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 912 points earned from the twenty
one events he has played to date this year so far. From the twenty one events
he has played to date this year so far he has made 12 cuts and achieved two
top ten finishes which includes the one here and also his win at the
Greenbrier Classic in early July. 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. This finish was a brilliant showing for
him because it was only his second Major Championship he has played in his
career to date so far with the other one being The Open Championship last
month where he finished in tied for 26th position which was a fine effort
also. I feel he will have some more high finishes in the weeks to come on the
USPGA Tour. And he too could be a player to watch out for when the FedEx Cup
Playoffs start in two weeks tine. I wish him all the best for the rest of the
2013 season.
Coming in tied for fifth position at 275-5 after 72 holes was Scott
Piercy (USA); he earned US $304,000.00 for his efforts and moved to 39th
position on the current 2013 USPGA Money list standings with US $1,634,377
earned from the twenty one events he has played to date this year so far. He
also earned 115 FedEx Cup points for his efforts and moved to 47th position
on the current 2013 FedEx Cup points list standings with 773 points earned
from the twenty one events he has played to date this year so far. From the
twenty one events he has played to date this year so far he has made 13 cuts
and achieved four top ten finishes that includes the one here. He
has been playing the USPGA Tour fulltime since the 2009 season after gaining
his 2009 USPGA Tour card by finishing in ninth position on the final 2008
Web.com Tour Money list with US $320,187 earned from the 19 events he played
in. He has easily kept his card every year since for the next year. He has
also achieved two wins on the USPGA Tour in his career to date so far with
the first one coming at the 2011 Reno-Tahoe Open and the second coming
at 2012 RBC Canadian Open. This was also his career best finish in a
Major Championship to date so far. I feel his third win isn’t too far off and
perhaps it will happen in the 2013 season?
Also tied for
fifth position was Adam Scott (Australia); he too earned US $304,000.00 for his efforts and moved to
sixth position on the current 2013 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $3,206,513
earned from the 12 events he has played to date this year so far. He also
earned 115 FedEx Cup points for his efforts and moved to tenth position on
the current 2013 FedEx Cup Points standings list with 1,347 points earned
from the 12 events he played to date this year so far. From those 12 events
he has played to date this year so far he has made all 12 cuts and achieved
five top ten finishes that includes the one here and also his Maiden Major
Championship win at the Masters Tournament in April. He has been
playing the USPGA Tour fulltime since the 2003 season and has kept his card
for the next season every season since. In that time he has career earnings
of US $31,512,967 earned from the 209 events he has played to date so far in
his career. He has also won nine times on the USPGA Tour to date so far and
here they are from the first to the most recent: 2003 Deutsche Bank
Championship, 2004 THE PLAYERS Championship, Booz Allen Classic, 2006
THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola, 2007 Shell Houston Open, 2008
EDS Byron Nelson Championship, 2010 Valero Texas Open, 2011 World Golf
Championships-Bridgestone Invitational and the 2013 Masters Tournament
(Maiden Major Championship). He had the best record of any player in the
four Major Championships in 2013 with winning the Masters Tournament in
April; tying for 45th position at the 113th US Open Championship in June;
tying for third at the 142nd Open Championship in July and tying for fifth at
the 95th PGA Championship in August. I feel with the form he is in at the
moment he could very well be a contender for the FedEx Cup when the playoffs
start in two weeks time. I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2013
season.
Coming in solo
seven position at 276-4 after 72 holes was the 2001 PGA Champion, David Toms
(USA); he earned US $259,000.00 for his efforts and moved to 129th position
on the current 2013 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $564,011 earned
from the 15 events he has played to date this year so far. He also earned 100
FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to 145th position on the current
2013 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 272 points earned from the 15
events he has played to date this year so far. From those 15 events he has
played to date this year so far he has made nine cuts and this was his first
top ten finish of the season so far. David Toms (USA) has been playing on the
USPGA Tour fulltime since the 1992 season and his kept his card for the next
year every season since except in the 1994 season. In that time he has
amassed career earnings of US $39,427,735 from the 550 events he has played
so far in his career to date. He has also won 13 events on the USPGA Tour to
date so far in his career and here they are from the first to the most
recent: 1997 Quad City Classic, 1999 Sprint International, Buick
Challenge, 2000 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill, 2001 Compaq Classic
of New Orleans, PGA Championship (Maiden Major Championship), Michelob
Championship at Kingsmill, 2003 Wachovia Championship, FedEx St. Jude
Classic. 2004 FedEx St. Jude Classic, 2005 World Golf Championships-Accenture
Match Play Championship, 2006 Sony Open in Hawaii and the 2011 Crowne
Plaza Invitational at Colonial. Let’s hope he can have another top ten
next week and qualify for the first FedEx Cup Playoff event the following
week. I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2013 season.
Rounding out
the top ten in tied for eighth position at 277-3 after 72 holes was Jason Day
(Australia); he earned US $206,250.00 for his efforts and moved to eleventh
position on the current 2013 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $2,923,263
earned from the 17 events he has played to date this year so far. He also
earned 85 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to 13th position on the
current 2013 FedEx Cup points list standings with 1,284 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 all 17 cuts and achieved six
top ten finishes that includes the one here. He has won one event on the
USPGA Tour in his career to date so far and that came at the 2010 HP Byron Nelson
Championship. With his awesome play this year to date I feel he could be a
real threat in the in the FedEx Cup Playoffs which start in two weeks time
and I feel his second USPGA Tour win will happen in the 2013 season. He had
three top ten finishes in the four Major Championships this year and here
they are: Solo third at the Masters Tournament in April; tied for second at
the 113th US Open Championship in June; tied for 32nd at the 142nd Open
Championship in July and tied for eighth at the 95th PGA Championship. So far
in his career his has amassed earnings of US $13,126,589 from the 132 events
he has played so far in his career. I wish him all the best for the rest of
the 2013 season.
Also tied for
eighth position was Dustin Johnson (USA); he too earned US $206,250.00 for
his efforts and moved to 14th position on the current 2013 USPGA Tour Money
list standings with US $2,572,844 earned from the 18 events he has played to
date this year so far. He also earned 85 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and
moved to 15th position on the current 2013 FedEx Cup Points list standings
with 1,226 points earned from the 18 events he has played to date so far this
year. From the 18 events he has played so far this year he has made 13 cuts
and withdrawn from two events and he has also achieved five top ten finishes
which includes this event and also the very first event of the year which was
the Hyundai Tournament of Champions in early January. Since he qualified for
the USPGA Tour by finishing in tied for 14th position at the 2007 PGA TOUR
Qualifying Tournament he has retained his full playing status on the USPGA
Tour every season since and earned at least US $1.7million every season
since. He has also won seven events on the USPGA Tour to date so far and here
they are from the first to the most recent: 2008 Turning Stone Resort
Championship, 2009 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, 2010 AT&T
Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, BMW Championship. 2011 The Barclays, 2012
FedEx St. Jude Classic and the 2013 Hyundai Tournament of Champions. The
only thing that he is lacking now is his maiden Major Championship win but it
will have to wait until the 2014 season now. He has also amassed US $19,517,543
in career earnings to date from the 137 events he has played so far in his
career and he made the cut in all four Major Championships this year and here
are his results: tied for 13th position at the Masters Tournament in April;
solo 55th position at the 113th US Open Championship in June; tied for 32nd
at the 142nd Open Championship in July and tied for eighth position at the
95th PGA Championship in August. I wish him all the best for the rest of the
2013 season.
Also tied for
eighth position was Zach Johnson (USA); he too earned US $206,250.00 for his
efforts and moved to twenty third position on the current 2013 USPGA Tour
Money list standings with US $2,093,809 earned from the twenty events he has
played to date this year so far. He also earned 85 FedEx Cup Points for his
efforts and moved to twenty third position on the current 2013 FedEx Cup
Points standings list with 1,041 points earned from the twenty events he has
played to date so far this year. From the twenty events he has played to date
so far this year he has made 16 cuts and achieved five top ten finishes which
includes the one here and also his last four finishes on the USPGA Tour have
been in the top ten. He has been playing on the USPGA Tour fulltime since the
2004 season after gaining his card by finishing at the top of the 2003 final
Web.com Tour Money list with US $ 494,882 earned from the 20 events he played
in. In his rookie season on the USPGA Tour he won his maiden USPGA Tour event
which was the BellSouth Classic. He has easily kept his card every year since
and has won at least US$ 1million in all of those seasons. He has won nine
events on the USPGA Tour so far in his career and here they are from the
first to the most recent: 2004 BellSouth Classic, 2007 Masters
Tournament (Maiden Major Championship), AT&T Classic, 2008 Valero
Texas Open, 2009 Sony Open in Hawaii, Valero Texas Open, 2010 Crowne Plaza
Invitational at Colonial, 2012 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial and the
John Deere Classic. I feel his second Major Championship win isn’t too far
away but it will have to wait until the 2014 season now. He has now amassed
US $28,371,102 in career earnings on the USPGA Tour to date so far from the
258 events he has played in. I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2013
season.
The final
player to tie for eighth position was Rory McILroy (NIR); he too earned US $206,250.00
for his efforts and moved to 38th position on the current 2013 USPGA Tour
Money list standings with US $1,670,336 earned from the 13 events he has
played to date so far this year. He also earned 85 FedEx Cup Points for his
efforts and moved to 46th position on the current 2013 FedEx Cup points list
standings with 777 points earned from the 13 events he has played to date
this year so far. From the 13 events he has played to date this year so far
he has made eleven cuts and withdrawn from one event, he has also achieved
five top ten finishes that includes the one here. He is now starting to get
used to his new Nike Golf Clubs that he started to use late last year and I
am sure his first win with them on the USPGA Tour isn’t too far off. He has
been playing the USPGA Tour Fulltime for the last two season’s including this
one and last year he won the 2012 Final USPGA Tour Money list with US $8,047,952
earned from the 16 events he played in and that included four wins and one
was his second Major Championship win which came at the 2012 USPGA
Championship. Here are his six wins to date on the USPGA Tour so far from the
first to the most recent: 2010 Quail Hollow Championship, 2011 U.S. Open
(Maiden Major Championship), 2012 The Honda Classic, PGA Championship
(Second Major Championship), Deutsche Bank Championship and the BMW
Championship. This was his first top ten finish in a Major Championship
this year and with his new Nike Golf Clubs. So far in his USPGA Tour career
he has amassed US $15,027,896 in the 67 events he has played so far in his
career. I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2013 season.
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Next week the
USPGA Tour and FedEx Cup heads to Greensboro, North Carolina for the final
event in the FedEx Cup regular season and it is Wyndham Championship and it is
played on the Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, NC. It carries a prize purse
of US $5,300,000 for the taking. Sergio Garcia (Spain) is the defending
Champion and will be keen for back to back titles. It is the final chance for
players to get inside the top 125 on the Final Regular Season FedEx Cup Points
list Standings before the playoffs start the following week at the Barclays in
New Jersey. It starts on Thursday 15th August and 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 644th week of his career in total is the Tiger Woods (USA) who is fresh
off his win at the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational a week ago with 14.07
Official Golf World Ranking Points; coming in at Number Two is Phil Mickelson
(USA) who is fresh off his Open Championship win three weeks ago with 8.51 Official
Golf World Ranking Points; coming in at Number Three is Rory McILroy (NIR) who is fresh off his tied for eighth position
at the 95th PGA Championship this past week with 8.44 Official Golf World Ranking
Points; coming in at Number Four is Adam Scott who won his maiden Major
Championship at the Masters Tournament over three months ago and also tying for
fifth position at the 95th PGA Championship this past week with 7.85 Official
Golf World Ranking Points and rounding out the top 5 on the Official Golf World
Ranking Points list this week is Justin Rose (England) who is fresh off his
maiden Major Championship win at the 113th US Open Championship over a month
ago with 7.56 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 over a month ago is the highest ranked New Zealander
Golfer in the world for the twenty seventh straight week of his career. This
week he remains at 187th position on the Official World Golf Rankings Points
list with 0.98 Official Golf World Ranking Points.
Remember when it
is breezy swing easy!!
Source:
pgatour.com, europeantour.com
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