Golf Events from the Weekend 22nd February 2015

Well it was another amazing weekend on the Major Professional golf tours from around the world and this week the USPGA Tour and FedEx Cup stayed in the State of California for the third straight week and it was the Northern Trust Open and it was played on the Riviera CC, Pacific Palisades, California. It carried a huge prize purse of US $6,800,000 for the taking. Bubba Watson (USA) was the defending champion and was keen to defend his title. Danny Lee (NZL) and Tim Wilkinson (NZL) gained starts as well. And it was the golfer by the name of James Hahn (USA) who scored rounds of 66-5, 74+3, 69-2 and a final round of 69-2 for a 72 hole total of 278-6 but he was tied on that score by Paul Casey (England) who scored rounds of 70-1, 69-2, 71 even par and a final round of 68-3 for a 72 hole total of 278-6 also. Dustin Johnson (USA) was also tied on that score with rounds of 70-1, 72+1, 67-4 and a final round of 69-2 for a 72 hole total of 278-6 also. 

 

James Hahn (USA) plays a chip shot during the final round

So those three players headed back to the par four, eighteenth tee for the first playoff hole. All three players secured pars on the first playoff hole and they headed over to the short but very difficult par four, tenth hole. James Hahn (USA) went for the green with his drive and his ball rolled past the green and landed up behind the back bunker and left himself with a very difficult chip shot for his second shot. Paul Casey (England) teed off and he too went for the green and hit a very good drive that landed just short of the green on the left hand side leaving a very good angle to attack the green with his second shot. Dustin Johnson (USA) teed off and he too went for the green and hit his drive over the green leaving him with a very difficult chip shot that he would have to chip over the bunker at the back of the green for his second shot. Paul Casey (England) played his second shot first but hit a poor shot which came up eleven feet short of the flag stick. James Hahn (USA) played his second shot next and flopped it up over the bunker to within six feet of the flag stick. Dustin Johnson (USA) played his second shot last and he hit an amazing flop shot under the circumstances and pressure of knowing he had to more than likely get it up and down to extend the playoff to a third hole. He flopped it up over the bunker and it came to rest three feet from the flag stick!! Paul Casey (England) putted for his birdie from eleven feet and unfortunately it just missed on the left hand side and it came to rest a foot past the hole. He put a mark on it but knew there was little chance that par would be good enough to get to the third playoff third playoff hole. James Hahn (USA) putted for his birdie next from six feet and he knocked it straight in the middle of the hole!! So Paul Casey (England) now had been eliminated. Dustin Johnson (USA) calmed his nerve and knocked in the three foot putt for his birdie. So both Dustin Johnson (USA) and James Hahn (USA) headed to the par three, fourteen hole for the third playoff hole. 

 

James Hahn (USA) lines up a putt during the final round

So to the third playoff hole which was the par three, fourteenth hole. Dustin Johnson (USA) teed off first and struck a very good tee shot with his short iron that had a slight draw on it to the pin that was cut on the far left side of the green. It came to rest twelve feet to the right of the flag stick. James Hahn (USA) now knew that he would have to produce a shot equally as good. He struck his short iron that was heading to the middle of the green and drawing slightly. It came to rest about twenty feet short of the flag stick to the right of the pin. James Hahn (USA) after studying his putt from all angles, he calmed his nerve and put an awesome roll on the ball and it took the left to right break perfectly and fell in the centre of the hole!! He pumped the air with his fist in great delight and satisfaction!! He had now applied some real pressure back on Dustin Johnson (USA)!! Dustin Johnson (USA) set up over his twelve footer must make for his birdie. He struck a poor putt and it missed on the left hand side of the hole. That meant that James Hahn (USA) had won his maiden USPGA Tour event of his career. James Hahn (USA) was then interviewed by CBS Sports on course reporter, Peter Kostis and told him “He was so pleased to win his maiden USPGA Tour event at this tournament and that it is hard to believe he won and the world class players he beat in do so”. He also said “This is a very happy time in his life because he and his fiancée are expecting their first child in three weeks time”. 

 

James Hahn (USA) pumps his fist after holing the winning putt in the playoff!!

James Hahn (USA) won US $1,206,000 for the win and moved to eleventh position on the current 2014/15 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $1,490,639 earned from the eleven events he has played to date this season so far. Jimmy Walker (USA) still leads that list with US $2,281,349 earned from the eight events he has played to date this season so far. James Hahn (USA) also earned 500 FedEx Cup Points for the win and move to eighth position on the current 2014/15 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 736 points earned from the eleven events he has played to date this season so far and he is 377 points behind the current leader of that list who is Jimmy Walker (USA) who has earned 1,113 points from the eight events he has played to date this season so far. From the eleven events James Hahn (USA) has played to date this season so far he has made eight cuts and achieved one top ten finish that came with the win this week. He will be happy with his first, third and final rounds this week that were all in the 60s especially his first round 66-5 which saw him tied for the lead and also his consecutive rounds of 69-2s on the weekend which were played in extremely tough conditions!! And he will be extremely happy with how he played the three playoff holes in two under par to win!! But he will be disappointed with his second round 74+3 but he was still able to achieve the win. 

James Hahn (USA) (born November 2, 1981) is an American professional golfer who plays on the USPGA Tour. James Hahn (USA) was born in Seoul, South Korea. He played his college golf at the University of California, Berkeley and turned professional after graduating in 2003. He played on the Canadian Tour, Korean Tour and Gateway Tour before he joined the Nationwide Tour in 2010. He finished twenty ninth position on the Tour's money list in his rookie season after recording five top-10 finishes. On June 4, 2012, he picked up his first win on Tour in 2012 at the Rex Hospital Open after defeating Scott Parel (USA) in a playoff – going for the green in two on the decisive par 5 because he had a flight to catch. He then proceeded to board a plane to California to play in sectional qualifying for the U.S. Open the following day. James Hahn (South Korea) won the event and played in his first major at the 2012 U.S. Open. This win will give James Hahn (USA) heaps of confidence and he now gets to play in the Master Tournament in April and many more events that come from this maiden USPGA Tour win. He also moved to 86th position in the Official World Golf Rankings which is a jump of 211 spots in a single week!! Let’s hope he can continue on this winning form in the weeks ahead and achieve some more top ten finishes and perhaps his second win in the 2015 part of the 2014/15 USPGA Tour season. I wish him all the best for the 2015 part of the 2014/15 USPGA Tour season. 

 

James Hahn (USA) on the right poses with the Northern Trust Open Trophy he won with his good friend K.J. Choi (South Korea) on the left

Coming in tied for second position at 278-6 and losing on the second playoff hole was Paul Casey (England); he earned US $589,600 for his efforts and moved to 39th position on the current 2014/15 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $656,480 earned from the five events he has played to date this season so far. He also earned 245 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to forty third position on the current 2014/15 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 317 points earned from the five events he has played to date this season so far. From the five events he has played to date this season so far he has made three cuts and achieved one top ten finish that came this past week. He will be happy with his four rounds this week that were all at par and under par especially his final round 68-3. But he will be a little disappointed he wasn’t able to birdie the short par four tenth hole which was the second playoff hole when he had a great angle for his second shot. But this performance will give him a lot of confidence moving forward. Paul Casey (England) earned his first USPGA Tour win on 5 April 2009 by defeating J. B. Holmes (USA) in a one-hole playoff at the Shell Houston Open. This win took him to No. 6 in the Official World Golf Ranking. Paul Casey (England) won his milestone tenth event on the European Tour at the 2009 BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Golf Club in Surrey, where he won by one stroke over Wentworth resident and fellow Englishman Ross Fisher (England). This win vaulted Paul Casey (England) to a career high of third in the Official World Golf Ranking. He had been ranked at No. 41 at the beginning of 2009. Paul Casey (England) suffered a rib injury at the 2009 Open Championship, limited the amount of golf he could play in the second half of 2009.

In January 2011, Paul Casey (England) won the Volvo Golf Champions tournament in Bahrain, which was his first win for 20 months. Paul Casey (England) won the 2012 Telus World Skins Game in Canada, having defeated Jhonattan Vegas (Venezuela) in a tiebreaker during the event in July. In June 2013, Paul Casey (England) won his 12th European Tour title at The Irish Open to end a two and half-year winless drought due to form and fitness problems. He captured the title with a final round 67 in changeable conditions, to win by three strokes over Joost Luiten (Netherlands) and Robert Rock (England). He had begun the day four shots behind the leader Joost Luiten (Netherlands), but a run of five birdies in six holes in the middle of the round opened up a three shot lead. It was reduced to one stroke, when Paul Casey (England) bogeyed the 15th and 16th, but a closing eagle on the par five 18th sealed the victory. In September 2014, Paul Casey (England) won his 13th European Tour title at the KLM Open in the Netherlands, his first victory of the 2014 season. He took victory after posting a final round 66, putting him one shot ahead of runner up, and fellow Englishman Simon Dyson (England). He started the final round four strokes off the lead of Romain Wattel (France). The victory was especially emotional and gratifying as Paul Casey's (England) wife Pollyanna had given birth to the couple's first child two week prior to the event. In 2014, Paul Casey (England) finished 95th in the FedEx Cup despite no top ten finishes in 16 starts playing out of the Past Champions category. For 2015, Paul Casey (England) chose to give up his European Tour exemption and focus solely on the USPGA Tour, citing a need to lessen his travel. As I mention earlier Paul Casey (England) lost a playoff at the 2015 Northern Trust Open to James Hahn (USA). Let’s hope he can keep this fine form up in the weeks to come and perhaps achieve his second USPGA Tour win in 2015. I wish him all the best for the 2015 part of the 2014/15 USPGA Tour season. 

The final player to tie for second position and losing on the third playoff hole was Dustin Johnson (USA); he too earned US $589,600 for his efforts and moved to twenty third position on the current 2014/15 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $870,667 earned from the three events he has played to date this season so far. He also earned 245 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to thirty third position on the current 2014/15 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 360 points earned from the three events he has played to date this season so far. From the three events he has played to date this season so far he has made two cuts and achieved two top ten finishes which includes the one this week. He will be happy with his first, third and final rounds that were all under par especially his 67-4 in the third round. But he will be disappointed with his second round 72+1 and his third playoff hole when he was unable to make the birdie putt that would of extended the playoff to a third hole. He will be pleased it hasn’t taken him long to get back to form having only played his first tournament two weeks ago after taking a six month leave of absence from the tour at the end of July last year. He has won eight USPGA Tour events to date so far in his career 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; 2010 BMW Championship; 2011 The Barclays; 2012 FedEx St. Jude Classic; 2013 Hyundai Tournament of Champions and 2013 WGC – HSBC Champions. He has also recorded seven top ten finishes to date so far in Major Championships and I wouldn’t be surprised at all if he won his maiden Major Championship in 2015. He also has achieved four top ten finishes to date so far in WGC – Events which includes winning the 2013 WGC – HSBC Championship. His life and golfing career are back on track now because On September 23, 2014, his fiancée Paulina Gretzky announced that she was pregnant with the couple's first child, due in 2015 and on January 20, 2015, Dustin Johnson (USA) announced the birth of their first child, a son. I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2015 part of the 2014/15 USPGA Tour season. 

Rounding out the top seven in tied for fourth position at 279-5 after 72 holes was Keegan Bradley (USA); he earned US $263,812.50 for his efforts and moved to sixty third position on the current 2014/15 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $438,789 earned from the five events he has played to date this season so far. He also earned 109 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to 80th position on the current 2014/15 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 214 points earned from the five events he has played to date this season so far. From the five events he has played to date this season so far he has made five cuts and achieved one top ten finish that came this past week. He will be happy with his second, third and final rounds that were all under par especially his second and final rounds that were both 68-3s. But he will be disappointed with his first round 73+2 that cost him his chance of winning. Keegan Bradley (USA) has won three events to date on the USPGA Tour to date so far and here they are from the first to the most recent: 2011 HP Byron Nelson Championship, 2011 PGA Championship (Maiden Major Championship) and the 2012 WGC – Bridgestone Invitational. He has also achieved two other top ten finishes in Major Championships which came in the 2012 PGA Championship where he tied for third position and the 2014 U. S. Open Championship he tied for fourth position. And he has performed very well in WGC – Events with already achieving five top ten finishes which includes the win I mentioned earlier. Keegan Bradley (USA) became only the third player after Francis Ouimet (USA) (1913) and Ben Curtis (USA) (2003) to win a major in his first attempt, and was the first golfer to win a major with a long putter. He also became the seventh consecutive first-time major winner and the first American major champion since Phil Mickelson (USA) won the 2010 Masters Tournament. With the victory, Keegan Bradley (USA) moved from number 108 to number 29 in the Official World Golf Ranking. In December, he was named the PGA Tour Rookie of the year. Keegan Bradley (USA) qualified for the 2012 Ryder Cup, marking his first appearance in any cup competition. Let’s hope he can win his fourth USPGA Tour event in the 2015 part of the 2014/15 USPGA Tour season. I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2014/15 USPGA Tour season. 

Also tied for fourth position was Sergio Garcia (Spain); he too earned US $263,812.50 for his efforts and moved to twenty fifth position on the current 2014/15 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $854,979 earned from the three events he has played to date this season so far. He also earned 109 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to thirty fourth position on the current 2014/15 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 358 points earned from the three events he has played to date this season so far. From the three events he has played to date this season so far he has made three cuts and achieved two top ten finishes which includes the one this week. He will be happy with his four rounds this week that were all at par and under par especially his third round 68-3. But he will be mad with his final round even par 71 because he was in great position to win the golf tournament having a one shot lead with two holes to play but he finished with consecutive bogeys to finish one shot outside the playoff!! Sergio Garcia (Spain) has been playing the USPGA Tour fulltime since 1999 season and in that time he has won eight USPGA Tour events with his most recent win coming at the Wyndham Championship in August 2012. Sergio Garcia (Spain) has spent much of his career in the top ten of the Official World Golf Ranking (over 300 weeks between 2000 and 2009). He reached a career high ranking of second after winning the HSBC Champions tournament in November 2008, and has achieved post-tax career earnings of more than $28 million. As a player, he is particularly noted for his strong iron play and accuracy. One critical footnote of his career is that he still to date has not won any of golf's major championships, despite a number of near misses (He has achieved 19 top ten finishes in Major Championships in his career to date so far). He has finished a runner-up on four occasions, twice at The Open Championship and twice at the USPGA Championship, with a further six top five finishes without breaking through. Let’s hope in 2015 part of the 2014/15 USPGA season he can win his maiden Major Championships he long deserves? I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2015 part of the 2014/15 USPGA Tour season. 

Also tied for fourth position was Hideki Matsuyama (Japan); he too earned US $263,812.50 for his efforts and moved to eighth position on the current 2014/15 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $1,613,904 earned from the nine events he has played to date this season so far. He also earned 109 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to ninth position on the current 2014/15 FedEx Cup Points list standings list with 728 points earned from the nine events he has played to date this season so far. From the nine events he has played to date this season so far he has made eight cuts and achieved five top ten finishes which includes the one this week. He will be happy with his first, third and final rounds that were all in the 60s especially his final round 67-4 but he will be disappointed in his second round 72+1. Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) was born in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan. He has studied, since 2010, at Tohoku Fukushi University in Sendai. He won the 2010 Asian Amateur Championship with a score of 68-69-65-67=269. This gave him the chance to compete as an amateur in the 2011 Masters Tournament, becoming the first Japanese amateur to do so. At the Masters, Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) was the leading amateur and won the Silver Cup, which is presented to the lowest scoring amateur. He was the only amateur to make the cut. A week after his victory, he finished in a tie for third at the Japan Open Golf Championship which is an event on the Japan Golf Tour. In 2011, Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) won the gold medal at the 2011 World University Games. He also led the Japan team to the gold medal in the team event. In October 2011, he successfully defended his title at the Asian Amateur Championship. In November, Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) won the Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters on the Japan Golf Tour while still an amateur. 

In August 2012, Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) reached number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) turned professional in April 2013 and won his second professional tournament, the 2013 Tsuruya Open on the Japan Golf Tour. Five weeks later, Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) won his third title on the Japan Golf Tour at the Diamond Cup Golf tournament. Following a top 10 finish at the 2013 U.S. Open, Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) entered the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking. He won his fourth Japan Golf Tour event in September at the Fujisankei Classic. Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) would win his fifth Japan Golf Tour event in December at the Casio World Open. The win also made Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) the first rookie to lead the Japan Tour's money list. For 2014, Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) qualified for the USPGA Tour through non-member earnings. In just seven USPGA Tour-sanctioned events, Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) had six top-25 finishes, including a tied for sixth at the 2013 Open Championship. Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) earned his first USPGA Tour win at the 2014 Memorial Tournament, beating Kevin Na (USA) in a playoff and moving to a career-high Official World Golf ranking of thirteenth. Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) would win his sixth Japan Golf Tour event late in the 2014 season. In November, the victory came at the Dunlop Phoenix in a playoff over Hiroshi Iwata (Japan). Let’s hope he can continue this fine form into the coming weeks and perhaps win his second USPGA Tour event this season? I wish him all the best for the rest 2015 part of the 2014/15 USPGA Tour season. 

The final player to tie for fourth position was Jordan Spieth (USA); he too earned US $263,812.50 for his efforts and moved to thirty third position on the current 2014/15 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $748,296 earned from the five events he has played to date this season so far. He also earned 109 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to forty fifth position on the current 2014/15 USPGA Tour Money list standings with 312 points earned from the five events he has played to date this season so far. From the five events he has played to date this season so far he has made four cuts and achieved three top ten finishes which includes the one this week. He will be happy with his four rounds this week that were all under par especially his first round 69-2!! But he will be mad with the bogey he made on the par four, 72nd hole where he very nearly chipped in for his birdie but ended up missing his four foot par putt to miss the playoff by a single shot. Jordan Spieth (USA) has won three times as a professional to date so far and the first one came on the USPGA Tour in 2013 season when he won the John Deere Classic and the second one came at the 2014 Emirates Australian Open last December and his third one came at the 2014 Hero World Challenge mid December which is knowing as Tiger Woods tournament. Jordan Spieth (USA) in 2014 made his debut at the Masters Tournament and shared the 54 hole lead with Bubba Watson (USA). During the final round, Jordan Spieth (USA) at one point was the standalone leader by two strokes and, had he held on he would have become the youngest Masters Tournament champion in history (Tiger Woods (USA) holds the record at 21 years of age), but Bubba Watson (USA)  retook the lead heading into the back nine and never relinquished it. Jordan Spieth (USA) finished in a tie for second with Jonas Blixt (Sweden). Jordan Spieth (USA) thus became the youngest runner-up in Masters Tournament history and subsequently moved into the world's top ten. Jordan Spieth (USA) also ended the tournament having shot no worse than an even-par (72) in any of his rounds. Still at the tender age of twenty one years old his future looks very bright and I wouldn’t be surprised at all if he wins his maiden Major Championship in the next few years. I wish him all the best for the rest of 2015 part of the 2014/15 USPGA Tour season. 

The best New Zealand Golfer in the field was Danny Lee (NZL) and he scored rounds of 70-1 in the first round which was very good, then he scored an average second round of 73+2, and a shocking third round of 77+6 and a poor final round of 76+4 which included birdies on the last two holes for a 72 hole total of 296+12 and finished in tied for 69th position. He earned US $13,400 for his efforts and moved to 46th position on the current 2014/15 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $560,818 earned from the twelve events he has played to date this season so far. He also earned two FedEx Cup points for his efforts and moved to 49th position on the current 2014/15 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 293 points earned from the twelve events he has played to date this season so far. From the twelve events he has played to date this season so far he has made seven cuts and achieved one top ten finish. He will be happy with his first and second rounds that were both in the low 70s especially his first round 70-1 but he will disappointed with his third and final rounds that were in the mid 70s and cost him his chance of having a decent pay day. Let’s hope he can make some more cuts in the coming weeks and perhaps achieve his maiden USPGA Tour win in the 2015 part of the 2014/15 USPGA Tour season. Danny has been playing the USPGA Tour on and off fulltime since the 2012 season. Danny Lee (NZL) entered the 2012 USPGA Tour season with USPGA Tour and European Tour cards. He said he was still keen to play a two-tour schedule, however his main focus would be on America. He made only 13 cuts in 26 events on the USPGA Tour and lost his tour card. He did not play on the European Tour. After striking up a successful partnership late in the Nationwide Tour season, Danny Lee (NZL) said he would have Australian, Graeme Courts, a former long-time caddy of Loren Roberts (USA), working for him on the USPGA Tour. K.J. Choi (South Korea) introduced Danny Lee (NZL) to another Australian, Steve Bann, as a potential coach. "I am close with K.J. Choi (South Korea) and he said I was thinking too much about my swing," Danny Lee (NZL) said. "I was always working on something and I am too technical sometimes so K.J. Choi (South Korea) introduced me to Steve. Steve is a simple guy who is teaching me how to practise with better routine and how to trust my own game and not think too much. Danny Lee (NZL) played on the Web.com Tour in 2013, finishing 15th on the regular season money list to regain his USPGA Tour card for 2014/15 Season. His best finish was second at the Rex Hospital Open. In 2014 on the back of six straight missed cuts, Danny Lee (USA) adopted a claw putting grip for the Puerto Rico Open in March. He credited the change of putting style for yielding him an instant result; a runner-up finish, two shots behind winner Chesson Hadley (USA). Let’s hope he can make some more cuts in the weeks ahead and maybe achieve his maiden USPGA Tour win in the 2015 part of the 2014/15 USPGA Tour season. I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2014/15 USPGA Tour season.  

The next best New Zealand golfer in the field was Tim Wilkinson (NZL) and he scored a poor first round of 74+3, then a average second round of 72+1 for a 36 hole total of 146+4 and he missed the cut by a single shot. He currently lies in 175th position on the current 2014/15 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $66,029 earned from the ten events he has played to date this season so far. He also currently is positioned in 165th position on the current 2014/15 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 61 points earned from the ten events he has played to date this season so far. From the ten events he has played to date this season so far he has made three cuts and achieved no top ten finishes. He will be happy with his second round 72+1 in very tough conditions but disappointed with his first round 74+3 which he scored 39+3 on his back nine. Let’s hope he can make some more cuts in the 2015 part of the 2014/15 USPGA Tour season and have some top ten finishes as well. 

Next week the USPGA Tour and FedEx Cup heads to the State of Florida for the first of four straight events in the Florida Swing and it is The Honda Classic and it is played on the Jack Nicklaus designed PGA National (Champion), Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. It carries a huge prize purse of US $6,100,000 for the taking. Russell Henley (USA) is the defending Champion and will be keen to defend his title. Danny Lee (NZL), Tim Wilkinson (NZL) and Steve Alker (NZL) are likely to gain starts as well. It starts on Thursday 26th February and I will report 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 twenty ninth week of his fifth spell of his career and for the 69th week of his career in total is Rory McILroy (NIR) fresh off his tenth win three weeks ago on the European Tour at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic and five weeks ago he finished in solo second position at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship with 11.43 Official Golf World Ranking Points; coming in at Number Two is Bubba Watson (USA) who is fresh off his tied for fourteen position this past week at the Northern Trust Open and his tied for second position at the Waste Management Phoenix Open three weeks ago with 7.32 Official World Ranking Points; coming in at Number Three is Henrik Stenson (Sweden) who is fresh off his tied for thirteenth position at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic three weeks ago and also he tied for 13th position at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters four weeks ago with 7.20 Official World Ranking Points; coming in at Number Four is Jason Day (Australia) who is fresh off his tied for fourth finish one week ago at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro – Am and two weeks ago he won the Farmers Insurance Open with 6.87 Official World Ranking Points and rounding out the top 5 on the Official Golf World Ranking Points list standings this week is Adam Scott (Australia) fresh off his tied for second position at the Australian PGA Championship ten weeks ago and he finished in solo fifth position at the Emirates Australian Open twelve weeks ago with 6.81 Official World Ranking Points. Ryan Fox (NZL) this week is in his first week of his first spell of being the highest ranked New Zealand Golfer in the world after his win at the Coca – Cola QLD PGA Championship this past week on the PGA Tour of Australasia. This week he gains sixty places and rises to 203rd position on the Official World Golf Rankings Points list standings with 0.86 Official Golf World Ranking Points.

Remember when the course is dry you will have to allow for the ball to roll-out once it strikes the ground!!

Source: Pgatour.com, Official World Golf Rankings, wikipedia.org, Google search engine, europeantour.com, golfchannel.com