Well it was another excellent weekend on the Major
Professional Golf Tours from around the world and this week the USPGA Tour and
FedEx Cup headed to the State of
North Carolina for the final event of the 2014/15 Regular FedEx Cup Season and
it was the last chance for players to get inside the top 125 on the final
2014/15 FedEx Cup Regular season points standings list and book there place in
the first event of the 2014/15 FedEx Cup Playoff series the following week at
The Barclays. It was the Wyndham Championship and was played on the Sedgefield
CC, Greensboro, North Carolina. It carried a good prize purse of US
$5,400,000 for the taking. Camilo Villegas (Columbia) was the defending
champion and was keen to defend his title. Steven Alker (NZL) and Tim Wilkinson
(NZL) gained starts as well and it was Steven Alker (NZL) and Tim Wilkinson
(NZL) last chance to make the FedEx Cup Playoffs. And it was the golfer by the
name of Davis Love III (USA) who scored rounds of 64-6, 66-4, 69-1 and a final
round of 64-6 for a 72 hole total of 263-17 and he won by a single shot for his
twenty first USPGA Tour win of his career to date so far and his first since
2008 and he is fifty one years old which makes him the oldest winner on the
2014/15 USPGA Tour season. He won US $972,000 for his efforts and moved to seventy
second position on the current 2014/15 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US
$1,241,253 earned from the sixteen events he has played to date this season so
far. He also earned 500 FedEx Cup Points for the win and moved to seventy sixth
position on the final 2014/15 FedEx Cup Regular season points list standings
649 points earned from the sixteen events he played to date this season so far
and has now qualified for the first FedEx Cup Playoff event at the Barclays
next week and he trails the current leader of that list by 3,520 points and he
is Jordan Spieth (USA) who has earned 4,169 points from the twenty one events
he has played to date this season so far. From the sixteen events Davis Love
III (USA) has played to date this season so far he has made seven cuts and
achieved two top ten finishes which includes his win this past week. He will be
happy with his four rounds this week that were all in the mid to low 60s
especially his 64-6s in the first and final rounds and his 64-6 in the final
round which included two eagles and playing a five hole stretch on the front
nine from holes two to six where he went birdie, birdie, birdie, eagle and
birdie!! And also his eagle on the par five, fifteenth hole that saw him take
solo procession of the lead and he never relinquished it!! And I’m sure this
win will be a huge pleasant surprise for him at age fifty one years old!! And
to beat some of the players that will play on USA Ryder Cup team which he
captains next year must be very satisfying.
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| Davis Love III (USA) tees off during the final round |
Davis Love III (USA)
played a brilliant final round of 64-6 which included a front nine of 31-4 with
birdies on the par four, second hole, par three, third hole, par four, fourth
hole, par four, sixth hole and an eagle on the par five, fifth hole!! But he
had poor bogeys on the par four, first hole and par three, seventh hole and he
made the turn at minus fifteen and was one shot behind the leader. Jason Gore
(USA) went out in 34-1 and made the turn at minus sixteen and was leading by a
single shot.
Davis Love III (USA)
played holes ten to fourteen in even par which included making five straight
pars in a row and he remained at minus fifteen and was now leading by a single
shot. Jason Gore (USA) played holes ten to fourteen in two over par and that
included poor bogeys on the par four, thirteenth hole and par four, fourteenth
hole and he fell back to minus fourteen and now was one shot behind the leader.
Davis Love III (USA)
played holes fifteen to seventeen in two under par and that included making an
amazing eagle on the par five, fifteenth hole where he landed his second shot
fifteen feet from the pin and holed the putt and moved to minus seventeen and
was still leading a single shot. Jason Gore (USA) played holes fifteen to
seventeen in two under par and that included making a brilliant eagle on the
par five, fifteenth hole and moved he to minus sixteen and was still one shot
behind the leader.
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| Davis Love III (USA) putts during the final round |
Davis Love III (USA)
who was playing about an hour ahead of the leaders made a solid par up the par
four, seventy second hole and finished the seventy two holes at minus seventeen
and would have to wait and see if it was enough to win outright or would he
have to go to a playoff? Davis Love III (USA) scored 33-2 on the back nine. Jason
Gore (USA) stood on the par four, seventy second tee one shot behind the leader
and knew a birdie was must to force a playoff. He struck his drive right down
the centre of the fairway and was left with a seven iron for his second shot to
the green. He hit his seven iron slightly fat and it landed on the front of the
green about forty feet from the cup. He walked up to the green knowing he would
have to hole that putt to force the playoff with Davis Love III (USA). He
calmed his nerve and struck a very good putt that tracked right on line but
just veered to the left at the hole and he tapped in for his par four to finish
at minus sixteen and finished one shot behind the winner.
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| Davis Love III (USA) acknowledges the gallery after holing the winning putt!! |
It was now confirmed
that Davis Love III (USA) had won his twenty first USPGA Tour event and he was
super happy when he found out from the USPGA Tour official while practising on
the driving range!! He hugged his caddie, Jeff Webber who said jokingly “Well
done Grandpa” to celebrate and then he was interviewed by CBS Sports on course
reporter, David Feherty and he asked him “Davis you were supposed to of walked
off in to that particular sunset (Pointing to the sun that was setting in the
distance) a few years ago and this has got to feel absolutely amazing”. Davis
replied “Um well it is incredible, I just feel incredibly blessed and I have had
a lot of people helping me, you know I am coming back from two big surgeries
and everybody helping me with my golf game and hanging in there and Jeff Webber
(His caddie) hanging in there with me and a lot of people have asked Jeff why
haven’t you got yourself a young guy (to caddie for?) And I don’t know why he
hasn’t? He hung in there with me too!! And a lot of great support just fun to
hang in there and keep competing on the PGA Tour” Then David Feherty said to
him “Well winning the PGA Championship (his only Major Championship in 1997)
and twenty one PGA Tour wins that is a Hall of Fame Career, congratulations”.
And Davis replied “Thanks, David”.
Tiger Woods (USA) said
to Davis Love III (USA) at the start of the week “You are still a good enough
player to win on the USPGA Tour”. And this week he went out and proved that he
was!! Davis Milton Love III
(born April 13, 1964) is an American professional golfer who has won twenty one
events on the USPGA Tour, including one major championship: the 1997 PGA
Championship. He also won the prestigious Players Championship in 1992 and
2003. He has featured in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking for over
450 weeks and reached a high ranking of third. On November 9, 2008, Davis Love's
III (USA) twentieth career USPGA Tour victory at the Children's Miracle Network
Classic gave him a lifetime exemption on the tour, at the age of 44. His
victory in the 2015 Wyndham Championship at age 51 made him the third oldest
winner in USPGA Tour history, trailing only Sam Snead (USA) and Art Wall, Jr.
(USA). This win also brought Davis Love III (USA) into select company in
another USPGA Tour distinction: he became only the third player to win on the
Tour in four different decades, joining Sam Snead (USA) and Raymond Floyd (USA).
Davis Love III (USA) captained the losing 2012 U.S. Ryder Cup team. Davis Love
III (USA) was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, to Davis M. Love, Jr. and his
wife, Helen, a day after his father competed in the final round at the 1964
Masters Tournament. His father, who was a former pro and nationally recognized
golf instructor, introduced him to the game. His mother is also an avid
low-handicap golfer. His father was killed in a 1988 plane crash. He attended
high school at Glynn Academy, Brunswick, Georgia and later the University of
North Carolina (1983–85), where he was a three-time all-American and
all-Atlantic Coast Conference golfer. He won six titles during his collegiate
career, including the ACC tournament championship in 1984.
Davis Love III (USA)
turned professional in 1985, earning his USPGA Tour card in the autumn of 1985,
on his first attempt. He quickly established himself on the USPGA Tour, winning
his first tour event in 1987 at the MCI Heritage Golf Classic, at Harbour Town
Golf Links. He would later win this event four more times, setting a record for
the most victories in the tournament. Davis Love III (USA) and Fred Couples (USA)
won four straight times from 1992–95 for the United States in the World Cup of
Golf, a record for this event. Davis Love III (USA) was a consistent contender
and winner on the USPGA Tour in the 1990s and early 2000s, but the most
memorable win came at the 1997 PGA Championship, his only major championship
victory. The 1997 PGA Championship was played at Winged Foot Golf Club, and
just four players in the field finished under-par for the week. Davis Love's III
(USA) winning score was 11-under-par, five strokes better than Justin Leonard
(USA). When Davis Love III (USA) sank his birdie putt on the final hole of the
championship, it was under the arc of a rainbow, which appeared as he walked up
to the eighteenth green. In the telecast, CBS Sports announcer Jim Nantz made
the connection between the rainbow and Davis Love's III (USA) late father,
Davis Love, Jr., who was a well-known and beloved figure in the golf world.
This victory was the last major championship win achieved with a wooden-headed
driver.
In 1994, Davis Love
III (USA) founded Love Golf Design, a golf course architecture company, with
his younger brother and caddie, Mark Love. The company has been responsible for
the design of several courses throughout the southeast United States. Completed
in 1997, Ocean Creek is his first signature course and is located on Fripp
Island, South Carolina. Davis Love III (USA) also designed the Dunes
course at Diamante in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, which is ranked among Golf
Magazine's Top 100 courses in the world. In 1997, Davis Love III (USA) published
the book Every Shot I Take, which honours his father's lessons on life
and golf. The book received the 1997 United States Golf Association's
International Book Award. That year, he developed and designed his own golf
course in Harnett County, North Carolina. The course, Anderson Creek Club, won
an award for "Best New Course in North Carolina" in 2001. He and his
wife Robin have two children. After failing to qualify for the 2014 FedEx Cup
Playoff Series, Davis Love III (USA) made his Champions Tour debut at the
Pacific Links Hawaii Championship. Davis Love III (USA) was named the captain
of the U.S. 2016 Ryder Cup team in February 2015. Has a portion of I-95 named
after him. In 1998, the segment of I-95 which extends in Georgia from the
McIntosh County line to Highway 341 at exit 7A and B was designated the
"Davis Love III Highway." Davis Love III (USA) hit the second longest
drive ever officially recorded in competition play at the 2004 Mercedes
Championships. His 476-yard drive was still 39 yards short of Mike Austin's
(USA) record. He also has a restaurant named after him in his hometown of Sea
Island, Georgia, called the Davis Love Grill. He had two wins in his amateur
career which were 1984 North and South Amateur and the Middle Atlantic Amateur.
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| Davis Love III (USA) poses with the Sam Snead Cup he won for winning the Wyndham Championship!! |
He has won twenty
one events in his USPGA Tour career to date so far and here they are from the
first to the most recent: 1987 MCI Heritage Golf Classic; 1990 The
International; 1991 MCI Heritage Classic; 1992 The Players Championship; 1992
MCI Heritage Golf Classic; 1992 KMart Greater Greensboro Open; 1993 Infiniti
Tournament of Champions; 1993 Las Vegas Invitational; 1995 Freeport-McMoRan
Classic; 1996 Buick Invitational; 1997 PGA Championship (Maiden Major
Championship); 1997 Buick Challenge; 1998 MCI Classic; 2001 AT&T Pebble
Beach National Pro-Am; 2003 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am; 2003 The
Players Championship; 2003 MCI Heritage; 2003 The International; 2006 Chrysler
Classic of Greensboro; 2008 Children’s Miracle Network Classic and the 2015
Wyndham Championship. He has also achieved twenty one top ten finishes in Major
Championships that includes his Maiden Major Championship win at 1997 PGA
Championship. He has also achieved eleven top ten finishes in WGC Events with
his best finishes being Runner – Up at the 2004 and 2006 Accenture Match Play
Championship. He has also represented USA in World Cup of Golf in 1992, 1993,
1994, 1995 and 1997 and from years 1992-1995 he won four consecutive titles
with his team mate Fred Couples (USA). He has also represented Team USA in the
Ryder Cup in years 1993 (Winners), 1995, 1997, 1999 (Winners), 2002 and 2004.
He has also represented Team USA in the Presidents Cup in years 1994 (Winners),
1996 (Winners), 1998, 2000 (Winners), 2003 (Tie) and 2005 (Winners). And as I
mentioned before he is the 2016 Ryder Cup Captain for Team USA. His career has
been great but it could be said that he should have won more Major
Championships with near misses in the 1995 and 1999 Masters Tournament and three
putting the seventy second hole for bogey at the 1996 US Open Championship
handing the tournament to Steve Jones (USA). But in my opinion he will leave a
legacy of one of the best Golfers of his era and a very nice person as well!! Let’s
hope he can have a great FedEx Cup Playoff Series in the weeks ahead. I wish
him every continuing success for the 2015 part of the 2014/15 USPGA Tour season
and FedEx Cup Playoff Series.
Coming in solo
second position at 274-16 after 72 holes was Jason Gore (USA); he earned US $583,000
for his efforts and moved to eighty eighth position on the current 2014/15
USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $1,054,313 earned from the twenty four
events he has played to date this season so far. He also earned 300 FedEx Cup
Points for his efforts and finished in ninety eighth position on the final
2014/15 regular season FedEx Cup Points list standings with 564 points earned
from the twenty four events he has played to date this season so far. From the
twenty four events Jason Gore (USA) has played to date this season so far he
has made eleven cuts and achieved two top ten finishes which includes the one
this past week. He will be happy with his four rounds this week that were all
in the 60s especially his 62-8 in the third round which was the equal low round
of the day. But he will be disappointed
with his final round back nine that was only 35 even par. But he will be
pleased he has made it into the first FedEx Cup Playoff Event next week at the
Barclays and another good finish could see him reach the Deutsche Bank
Championship the following week that is the second playoff event. Jason William Gore (USA) (born May 17,
1974) is an American professional golfer. Jason Gore (USA) was born in Van
Nuys, California. He first attended the University of Arizona before
transferring to Pepperdine University. While at Pepperdine, he was part of
their NCAA Division I Championship team in 1997. He also played on the
victorious Walker Cup team that year. Jason Gore (USA) turned professional in
1997. He played on the USPGA Tour after moving from the Nationwide Tour
midseason in 2005 after receiving a battlefield promotion, which is given when
a player wins three Nationwide Tour events in one season. He has one USPGA Tour
win, the 84 Lumber Classic in 2005, and is the all-time leader in career wins
on what is now the Web.com Tour, with seven. Jason Gore (USA) played in the
final group of the 2005 U.S. Open with Retief Goosen (RSA). He shot a 14-over-par
84 to drop all the way to a tie for 48th, and Michael Campbell (NZL) went on to
win the trophy. Jason Gore (USA) was not fully exempt on the USPGA Tour from
2009 to 2014. Jason Gore (USA) currently resides in Valencia, California with
his wife, Megan, his son, Jaxon, and his daughter, Olivia. And he only came
back to the USPGA Tour after he failed in his application to be the coach of
the Pepperdine University golf team. But I feel it was a wise choice to go back
and give the USPGA Tour another go because that is where he belongs and he
proved it this week. Let’s hope he can continue this form for the FedEx Cup
Playoff Series in the next few weeks. I wish him every continuing success for
the rest of the 2015 part 2014/15 USPGA tour and FedEx Cup Playoff Series.
Also tied for third position was Paul Casey (England); he too earned US $280,800 for his efforts and moved to nineteenth position on the current 2014/15 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $3,079,386 earned from the twenty events he has played to date this season so far. He also earned 145 FedEx Cup points for his efforts and finished in nineteenth position on the final regular season 2014/15 FedEx Cup points list standings with 1,389 points earned from the twenty events he has played to date this season so far. From the twenty events he has played to date this season so far he has made sixteen cuts and achieved seven top ten finishes which includes the one this week and his two playoff losses at the Northern Trust Open in February and the Travelers Championship in June. He will be happy with his four rounds this week that were all in the mid 60s especially his first, second and third rounds that were all 66-4s!! But he will be disappointed with his final round back nine 35 even par that prevented him from winning!! But he is in great form heading into the FedEx Cup Playoff Series and must be a dark horse to win the FedEx Cup!! Paul Alexander Casey (England) (born 21 July 1977) is an English golfer who is a member of the world's top two professional golf tours, the US-based USPGA Tour and the European Tour. In 2009 he achieved his highest position, third, in the Official World Golf Ranking. Paul Casey (England) was born in Cheltenham but moved with his family to Weybridge, Surrey at the age of six. After attending Cleves School, Weybridge and then Hampton School, he studied A levels at Strode's College, Egham. He then took a golf scholarship at Arizona State University. In 2008, he married Jocelyn Hefner, a distant cousin of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner. The couple lived a quiet life on a remote ranch in rural Arizona, where keen amateur horse woman Jocelyn competed in local equestrian events. But after she abandoned an interior design course in 2010, the couple agreed to divorce.
After
they met at the Formula 1 Chequered Flag Ball at the 2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix,
Paul Casey (England) started dating television presenter Pollyanna Woodward.
The couple got engaged during the Christmas 2013/New Year 2014 period. He has won one
event on the USPGA Tour and it came at the 2009 Shell Houston Open. He has also
won thirteen events on the European Tour with his most recent win coming at the
2014 KLM Open. He has also achieved six top ten finishes in Major Championships
with his best finish to date being tied for third at the 2010 Open Championship
at St. Andrews. He has also achieved twelve top ten finishes in WGC – Events
with his best finishes to date being runner up at the 2009 and 2010 Cadillac
Match Play Championship. He has also represented Team Europe in the 2004, 2006
and 2008 Ryder Cups which Team Europe won in 2004 and 2006. Let’s hope he can continue this form
into the FedEx Cup Playoff Series. I wish him all the best for the remaining
2015 part of the 2014/15 USPGA Tour season and FedEx Cup Playoff Series.
The final
player to tie for third position was Charl Schwartzel (RSA); he also won US $280,800
for his efforts and moved to seventy fourth position on the current 2014/15
USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $1,209,528 earned from the eighteen
events he has played to date this season so far. He also earned 145 FedEx Cup
Points for his efforts and finished in ninety sixth position on the final
2014/15 regular season FedEx Cup Points list standings with 584 points earned
from the eighteen events he played in. From the eighteenth events he has played
to date this season so far he has made fifteen cuts and achieved three top ten
finishes that includes the one this week. He will be happy with his four rounds
this week that were all in the mid 60s especially his second, third and final
rounds that were all 66-4s!! He is in very good form heading into the FedEx Cup
Playoff Series next week. Charl Adriaan
Schwartzel (RSA) (/ˈʃɑrl ˈʃwɔrtsəl/; born 31 August 1984) is a South
African professional golfer who plays on the USPGA Tour, European Tour, and the
Sunshine Tour. He has won one major title, the Masters Tournament in 2011.
Charl Schwartzel's (RSA) highest world ranking has been number six, after
finishing in a tie for fourth at the WGC-Cadillac Championship in 2012. He has
won one event on the USPGA Tour which came at the 2011 Masters Tournament which
was his maiden Major Championship win!! He has also won nine events on the
European Tour to date so far with his most recent win coming at the 2013 Alfred
Dunhill Championship. He has also achieved four top ten finishes in Major Championships
which includes his maiden win at the 2011 Masters Tournament. He has also
achieved seven top ten finishes in WGC – Events with his best finish to date
being a solo second finish at the 2010 Cadillac Championship. He has also
represented Team International in the 2011 and 2013 Presidents Cups against
Team USA. Let’s hope he can have a very good first FedEx Cup Playoffs Series
and have a good finish at the Barclays next week to advance to the Deutsche
Bank Championship the following week. I wish him all the best for the remaining
2015 part of the 2014/15 USPGA Tour season and FedEx Cup Playoff Series.
The best New Zealand
golfer in the field was Tim Wilkinson (NZL) and he scored a very good first
round of 68-2 with scoring a very good front nine of 33-2 with his birdies
coming on the par four, fourth hole and par four, eighth hole and then he
scored an average back nine of 35 even par with birdies coming on the par four,
thirteenth hole and par five, fifteenth hole but he made poor bogeys on the par
four, tenth hole and par four, seventeenth hole. Then he scored a shocking
second round of 73+3 which included a shocking front nine of 41+6 with bogeys
on the par four, first hole, par three, seventh hole and par four, eighth hole
and he scored a terrible triple bogey seven on the par four, fourth hole and
then he scored a brilliant back nine of 32-3 with birdies coming on the par three,
twelfth hole, par four, thirteenth hole and par five, fifteenth hole for a 36
hole total of 141+1 to miss the 36 hole cut by four shots. He moved to 194th
position on the current 2014/15 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US
$171,654 earned from the twenty eight events he played in. He finished in 184th
position on the final regular 2014/15 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 183
points earned from the twenty eight events he has played in this season. From
the twenty eight events he has played in this season he made eight cuts and
achieved no top ten finishes. He will be pleased with his first round 68-2 but
angry with his second round 73+3 especially his front nine 41+6!! In the last
twenty three events he played on the USPGA Tour this season he only made five
cuts. His 2014/15 USPGA Tour season and FedEx Cup Season is now over. He now heads
to the 2015 Web.com Tour Playoffs to try and regain his exempt status for the
2015/16 USPGA Tour season. Let’s hope he can make it back to the USPGA Tour for
the 2015/16 season by finishing inside the top twenty five money earners on the
final 2015 Web.com Tour Playoffs Points list standings. I wish him all the best
in achieving that!!
The next best New
Zealand golfer in the field was Steve Alker (NZL) and he scored rounds of 68-2
in the first round which was very good and included a very good front nine of
32-3 with birdies coming on the par
four, second hole, par five, fifth hole, par four, seven hole and par four,
ninth hole and his lone bogey came on the par four, first hole then he scored a
poor back nine of 36+1 with his lone birdie on the par five, fifteenth hole but
he had poor bogeys on the par three, twelfth hole and par four, thirteenth hole
and he scored an average second round of 70 even par which included a very good
front nine of 33-2 with bogeys coming on the par four, fourth hole and par
three, seven hole but he had birdies on the par four, second hole, par three,
third hole, par five, fifth hole and par four, ninth hole and he scored a poor
back nine of 37+2 with his lone birdie coming on the par four, thirteenth hole
but he had poor bogeys on the par four, tenth hole, par four, fourteenth hole
and par three, sixteenth hole for a 36 hole total of 138-2 and he missed the
cut by a single shot. He moved to 185th position on the 2014/15 USPGA Tour
Money list standings with US $236,862 earned from the twenty two events he
played in this season. He finished in 177th position on the final regular
season 2014/15 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 216 points earned from the
twenty two events he played in this season. From the twenty two events he has
played in this season he made nine cuts and achieved no top ten finishes. He
will be happy with his first round 68-2 which gave him a great chance to make
the cut but will be disappointed with his second round 70 even par because he
had too many bogeys!! His 2014/15 USPGA Tour and FedEx Cup seasons are now
over. He now heads to the 2015 Web.com Tour Playoffs to try and regain his
exempt status for the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season. Let’s hope he can get back to
the USPGA Tour for the 2015/16 season by finishing inside the top twenty five
money earners on the final Web.com Tour Playoffs Points list standings. I wish
him all the best in achieving that!!
Tiger Woods (USA)
who was playing in his eleventh tournament of the 2014/15 USPGA Tour season in
his first round scored a brilliant 64-6 which was his lowest round of the
season to date so far and it included a very good front nine of 32-3 with
birdies coming on the par four, first hole, par four, fourth hole and par five,
fifth hole. Then he played a very good back nine of 32-3 with birdies coming on the par four, tenth
hole, par four, thirteenth hole, par five, fifteenth hole and par four,
eighteenth hole but he had a lone poor bogey on the par four, eleventh hole.
Then he came out in the second round and scored a very good round of 65-5
(which saw him tied for the 36 hole lead with Tom Hoge (USA) at minus eleven)
which included a good front nine of 34-1 with birdies coming on the par three, third
hole, par five, fifth hole and par four, eighth hole but he scored poor bogeys
on the par four, first hole and par three, seventh hole and he scored a excellent
back nine of 31-4 which included a brilliant eagle three on the par five,
fifteenth hole and birdies on the par three, twelfth hole and par four,
thirteenth hole. Then he scored a good third round of 68-2 which included a very
good front nine of 33-2 with birdies on the par four, first hole and par five,
fifth hole then he played an average back nine of 35 even par which included a
birdie on the par three, sixteenth hole and a lone bogey on the par four,
eighteenth hole and an average final round of 70 even par which included an
average front nine of 35 even par with a lone bogey on the par three, seventh
hole and a lone birdie on the par four, ninth hole and then an average back
nine of 35 even par which included birdies on the par four, thirteenth hole,
par four, fourteenth hole, par five, fifteenth hole and par four, eighteenth
hole but he had a poor bogey on the par four, twelfth hole and a shocking triple
bogey seven on the par four, eleventh hole where he shanked his third shot for
his chip!! for a 72 hole total of 267-13 and he tied for tenth position which
was his first and only top ten finish of the 2014/15 USPGA Tour season. He
earned US $129,600 for his efforts and moved to 162nd position on the current
2014/15 USPGA Tour Money list standings with earned US $448,598 earned from the
eleven events he has played in to date this season. He earned sixty eighth
FedEx Cup points for his efforts and finished in 178th position on the final
2014/15 FedEx Cup Points regular season standings list with 215 points earned
from the eleven events he has played to date this season so far and did not
make the FedEx Cup Playoffs. From the eleven events he has played to date this
season so far he has made six cuts, withdrawn from one event and achieved one
top ten finish that came this week. He will be happy with his first, second and
third rounds that were all in the 60s especially his first round 64-6 and his
second round 65-5!! But mad with his final round 70 even par especially his
triple bogey on the par four, eleventh hole!! But at the same time he will be
extremely happy with how he came back from that disastrous triple bogey seven
on the par four, eleventh hole with four birdies in his last six holes to
achieve his first and only top ten finish of the season!! At least he will be
happy that his back held up to complete 72 holes and the last nine events he
has played on the USPGA Tour his back has felt great!! And I feel more made
cuts and top ten finishes are not too far way for him if he can find away to
hit his drives in the fairway and just play more consistent golf on the whole!!
But his 2014/15 USPGA Tour and FedEx Cup Season is now over!! His next start will
likely be at the Frys.com Open to start the 2015/16 USPGA Tour and FedEx Cup
season. I wish him all the best for a brilliant start to the 2015/16 USPGA Tour
season.
The most fortunate
player this week was Jeff Overton and he finished 125th on the final regular
season FedEx Cup Points list standings with 458 points earned from the twenty
nine events he played in to date so far this season and he will advance to The
Barclays next week which is the first event in the FedEx Cup Playoff Series and
he was 0.5 points ahead of Will MacKenzie (USA) who was the least fortunate
player this week who finished in 126th position on the final regular season
FedEx Cup Points list standings with 457.5 points earned from the sixteen
events he played in this season and his 2014/15 FedEx Cup season is now over
and he will be heading back to the 2015 Web.com Tour Finals to attempt to
regain his card for 2015/16 USPGA Tour season.
Next week the USPGA
Tour and FedEx Cup heads to the State of New Jersey for the first event of four
in the FedEx Cup Playoffs Series and it is The Barclays and is played on the Plainfield
CC, Edison, New Jersey. Only the top 125 players on the final regular
2014/15 FedEx Cup season points standing list will be eligible to compete. It
carries a huge prize purse of US $8,250,000 for the taking. Hunter Mahan (USA)
is the defending champion and will be keen for back to back titles. All the big
name players will also be there including Jason Day (Australia), Jordan Spieth
(USA), Rory McILroy (NIR), Bubba Watson (USA), Justin Rose (England) and Dustin
Johnson (USA) to name a few. Danny Lee (NZL) is the only New Zealand Golfer in
the field that has qualified for the playoffs and will also be competing. It
starts on Thursday 27th August and I will report back next week who won the
trophy and who made it into the top 100 that advance to the second playoff
event the following 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 second week of his career and
the second youngest player in Official World Rankings Points list history
(behind Tiger Woods (USA) in 1997 who was twenty one) at the young age of twenty two is Jordan
Spieth (USA) who is fresh off his solo second position at the 97th PGA
Championship one week ago and also his tied for tenth position at the WGC –
Bridgestone Invitational two weeks ago with 12.35 Official World Ranking
Points; coming in at Number Two is Rory McILroy (NIR) fresh off his solo
seventeenth position at the 97th PGA Championship one week ago and his tied for
ninth position at the 115th U.S. Open Championship nine weeks ago with 12.30
Official Golf World Ranking Points; coming in at Number Three is Jason Day
(Australia) who is fresh off his maiden Major Championship win one week ago at
the 97th PGA Championship and also his tied for twelfth position at the WGC –
Bridgestone Invitational two weeks ago with 9.30 Official World Ranking Points;
coming in at Number Four is Bubba Watson (USA) who is fresh off his tied for
twenty first position at the 97th PGA Championship one week ago and his solo
second position at the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational two weeks ago with 8.31
Official World Ranking Points and rounding out the top five on the Official
World Ranking Points list standings this week is Justin Rose (England) who is
fresh off his solo fourth position one week ago at the 97th PGA Championship
and also his tied for third position two weeks ago at the WGC – Bridgestone
Invitational with 7.21 Official World Ranking Points. Danny Lee (NZL) this week
is in his twentieth third week of another spell of being the highest ranked New
Zealand Golfer in the world after his tied for forty third position at the 97th
PGA Championship one week ago. This week he remains in 54th position on the
Official World Golf Rankings Points list standings with 2.39 Official Golf
World Ranking Points.
Remember the more you play the luckier you get!!
Source: Pgatour.com, Official World Golf Rankings, wikipedia.org,
Google search engine, europeantour.com, golfchannel.com
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