Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Golf Events from the Weekend 25th October 2015



Well it was another brilliant weekend on the Major Professional Golf Tours from around the world and this week the USPGA Tour and FedEx Cup had the second event of the 2015/16 season and it headed to the State of Nevada for the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open and it was played on the TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada. It carried a huge prize purse of US $6,400,000 for the taking and Ben Martin (USA) was the defending champion and was keen to defend his title. And it was the golfer by the name of Smylie Kaufman (USA) who scored rounds of 67-4, 72+1, 68-3 and a brilliant final round of 61-10 (which was blemish free and the low round of the day and tournament and also the low round of his career on the USPGA Tour to date so far as well) for a seventy two hole total of 268-16 and he won by a single shot for his maiden USPGA Tour win of his career. Smylie Kaufman (USA) earned US $1,152,000 for the win and moved to the top of the current 2015/16 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $1,280,571 earned from the two events he has played to date this season so far. Emiliano Grillo (Argentina) is second on that list with US $1,080,000 earned from the two events he has played to date this season so far. Smylie Kaufman (USA) also earned 500 FedEx Cup Points for the win and moved to the top of the current 2015/16 FedEx Cup Points standings list with 563 points earned from the two events he has played to date this season so far and he leads by 63 points over Emiliano Grillo (Argentina) who has earned 500 points from the two events he has played to date this season so far. From the two events Smylie Kaufman (USA) has played to date this season so far he has made two cuts and achieved two top ten finishes which includes the win this week. He will be happy with his first, third and final rounds that were all in the 60s especially his final round 61-10 which was blemish free and the low round of the day and the tournament and also his USPGA Tour career to date so far. But he will be just content with his second round 72+1 but it didn’t stop him from winning the tournament. 
 
Smylie Kaufman (USA) tees off during the final round
Smylie Kaufman (USA) played a brilliant final round of 61-10 which included a good front nine of 32-3 which included birdies on the par four, second hole, par three, eighth hole and par five, ninth hole and made the turn at minus nine and was five shots behind the leader. Jason Bohn (USA) went out in 33-2 and made the turn at minus twelve and was two shots behind the leader. Alex Cejka (Germany) went out in 35 even par and made the turn at minus ten and was four shots behind the leader. Patton Kizzire (USA) went out in 32-3 and made the turn at minus ten and was four shots behind the leader. Kevin Na (USA) went out in 32-3 and made the turn at minus fourteen and was tied for the lead. Brett Stegmaier (USA) went out in 34-1 and made the turn at minus fourteen and was tied for the lead. Cameron Tringale (USA) went out in 31-4 and made the turn at minus fourteen and was tied for the lead.

Smylie Kaufman (USA) played holes ten to fourteen in three under par and it included birdies on the par four, tenth hole, par four, eleventh hole and par five, thirteenth hole and he moved to minus twelve and was now only three shots behind the leader. Jason Bohn (USA) played holes ten to fourteen in two under par which included birdies on the par four, tenth hole and par three, fourteen hole and he moved to minus fourteen and was now only one shot behind the leader. Alex Cejka (Germany) played holes ten to fourteen two under par which included birdies on the par four, tenth hole, par five, thirteenth hole and par three, fourteenth hole but had a poor bogey on the par four, twelfth hole and he moved to minus twelve and was now three shots behind the leader. Patton Kizzire (USA) played holes ten to fourteen in three under par which included birdies on the par four, tenth hole, par four, eleventh hole and par five, thirteenth hole and he moved to minus thirteenth and was now only two shots behind the leader. Kevin Na (USA) played holes ten to fourteen in one under par which included birding the par five, thirteenth hole and he moved to minus fifteen and was now leading by one shot. Brett Stegmaier (USA) played holes ten to fourteen in one over par which included a lone bogey on the par four, twelfth hole and he fell back to minus thirteen and was now two shots behind the leader. Cameron Tringale (USA) played holes ten to fourteen in even par which included birdies on the par tenth hole and par five, thirteenth hole but had poor bogeys on the par four, twelfth hole and par three, fourteenth hole and remained at minus fourteen and was now one shot behind the leader. 

Smylie Kaufman (USA) played holes fifteen to seventeen in three under par which included eagling the par four, fifteenth hole where he drove the green and holed the twenty foot putt for his eagle two and he also birdied the par five sixteenth hole and he moved to minus fifteen and was now tied for the lead heading to the par four, seventy second hole. Jason Bohn (USA) played holes fifteen to seventeen in one under par which included birding the par five, sixteenth hole and he moved to minus fifteen and was now tied for the lead heading to the par four, seventy second hole. Alex Cejka (Germany) played holes fifteen to seventeen in two under par which included birdies on the par four, fifteenth hole and par five, sixteenth hole and he moved to minus fourteen and was now one shot behind the leader heading to the par four, seventy second hole. Patton Kizzire (USA) played holes fifteen to seventeen in two under par which included birding the par four, fifteenth hole and par three, seventeenth hole where he hit his tee shot into within a two feet of the pin and he moved to minus fifteen and was tied for the lead heading to the par four, seventy second hole. Kevin Na (USA) played holes fifteen to seventeen in even par which included birding the par four, sixteenth hole and making a poor bogey on the par three, seventeenth hole where he failed to get up and down and he remained at minus fifteen and was now tied for the lead heading to the par four, seventy second hole. Brett Stegmaier (USA) played holes fifteen to seventeen in two under par which included birding the par four, fifteenth hole and par five, sixteenth hole and he moved to minus fifteen and was now tied for the lead heading to the par four, seventy second hole. Cameron Tringale (USA) played holes fifteen to seventeen in one under par which included birding the par five, sixteenth hole and par three, seventeenth hole but he made a poor bogey on the par four, fifteenth hole and he moved to minus fifteen and was tied for the lead heading to the par four, seventy second hole. 

Smylie Kaufman (USA) who was playing over two hours ahead of the leaders made a very good birdie on the par four, seventy second hole where he holed a fifteen foot birdie putt and finished the seventy two holes at minus sixteen and he scored an amazing 29-7 on the back nine!! He would now have to wait to see if his score was good enough to get in a playoff or even win? Jason Bohn (USA) just missed his birdie putt on the par four, seventy second hole and had to settle for par and finished the seventy two holes at minus fifteen and finished one shot behind the leader. Alex Cejka (Germany) made a very good birdie at the par four, seventy second hole and finished at minus fourteen and was one shot behind the winner. Patton Kizzie (USA) who was playing a couple of groups ahead Smylie Kaufman (USA) made a disappointing par at the par four, seventy second hole and finished the seventy two holes at minus fifteen and finished one shot behind the winner. Kevin Na (USA) had a good chance for birdie on the par four, seventy second hole but it just missed on the right hand side and he tapped in for par and finished the seventy two holes at minus fifteen and finished one shot behind the winner. Brett Stegmaier (USA) left his birdie putt short on the par four, seventy second hole and had to settle for his par and finished the seventy two holes at minus fifteen and finished one shot behind the winner. Cameron Tringale (USA) made a solid par on the par four, seventy second hole and finished the seventy two holes at minus fifteen to finish one shot behind the winner.
 
Smylie Kaufman's (USA) caddie, Alan on the left and Smylie Kaufman (USA) on the right celebrate after he holed the winning putt!!
So it had now been confirmed that Smylie Kaufman (USA) had won his maiden USPGA Tour event and when he found out he was sitting in the caddies lounge with his good friend and fellow professional, Patton Kizzire (USA) and his caddie, Alan and his girlfriend, Francine watching the TV. He got a hug from his good friend Patton Kizzire (USA) and his caddie and then he got a huge hug and kiss from his girlfriend, Francine to celebrate the win!! Then he was interviewed by Golf Channels on reporter, Angela Hamann and she asked Smylie “Thanks Curt, well Smylie man in just your fifth PGA Tour event you are now a PGA Tour winner, what gave you the belief you could go so low today and get it done?” And Smylie Kaufman (USA) replied “Ah I have just been hitting it so good the last few days, and I just wanted to give myself a chance and post a number, and that is what it came down to, dodged a lot of bullets coming down the stretch, and um with the guys coming in and really just thankful for getting the W (Win)”. And then Golf Channels on reporter, Angela Hamann asked Smylie “What have the last few hours been like for you sitting around and waiting?” And Smylie replied “So much more stressful then on the course, like so much worse, it felt I was watching an LSU Football game” then Golf Channels on reporter, Angela Hamann asked Smylie “What was it like having Patton (Kizzire) there one of your good buddies?” and Smylie replied “Um, really good, he was keeping me calm and kind of cracking some jokes here and there, Ah so he actually made it a lot easier on me, watching this finale” then Golf Channels on reporter, Angela Hamann said to Smylie “Your headed to the Masters with that victory, what do you think about that?” and Smylie replied “It is unbelievable!! I can’t even put it into words” then Golf Channels on reporter, Angela Hamann said to Smylie “Alright, well congratulations Smylie!! You deserve it.” And Smylie replied “Thank you”. 

Smylie Kaufman (USA) move from tied for twenty eighth overnight to first is the second largest comeback by position in USPGA Tour history, trailing only Tommy Gainey’s (USA) win from tied for twenty ninth at the 2012 McGladrey. And his win also marks the first time rookies have opened the season with back-to-back wins on Tour dating back to 1960, with Smylie Kaufman (USA) following Emiliano Grillo (Argentina) last week. With the win, Smylie Kaufman (USA) earns Tour membership through the 2017-18 season, wins 500 FedEx Cup points, and earns an invite to the 2016 Masters Tournament, 2016 Players Championship and 2016 PGA Championship. Smylie Kaufman (USA) (born November 30, 1991) is an American professional golfer who plays on the USPGA Tour. Smylie Kaufman (USA) was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He played college golf at Louisiana State University. He turned professional after graduating in 2014; in December 2014 he tied for sixty fourth place at the Web.com Tour Qualifying School final stage. Smylie Kaufman (USA) played on the Web.com Tour in 2015. After missing the cut in his first three tournaments, he finished tied for fourth in the next two and won the third, the United Leasing Championship. On October 25, 2015, Smylie Kaufman (USA) earned his first victory (As I mentioned above) on the USPGA Tour by winning the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open by a single stroke over six players. In the final round, he came from seven strokes back after a round of 61 that included eight birdies and an eagle, to claim his maiden victory. This earned him a place into the 2016 Masters Tournament and 2016 PGA Championship."Smylie Kaufman locks up victory in Las Vegas with blistering 10-under 61" quoted by ESPN Associated Press. 
 
Smylie Kaufman (USA) poses with the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Trophy he won!!
This win will give Smylie Kaufman (USA) a huge boost of confidence early on in his rookie season on the USPGA Tour!! And he now can play freely for the rest of the season knowing his USPGA Tour card is secure till the end of 2017/18 season. Let’s hope he can continue this form for the rest of the season and perhaps win his second event? I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season and FedEx Cup. 

Rounding out the top seven in tied for second position at 269-15 after seventy two holes was Jason Bohn (USA); he earned US $355,733 for his efforts and moved to fourth position on the current 2015/16 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $667,733 earned from the two events he has played to date this season so far. He also earned 154 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to fourth position on the current 2015/16 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 299 points earned from the two events he has played to date this season so far. From the two 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 four rounds this week that were all in the 60s especially his 66-5s in the second and final rounds and his final round was also blemish free. But he will be disappointed that his birdie putt on the seventy second hole never dropped to force the playoff with Smylie Kaufman (USA)!! And he will be a little disappointed in the last two weeks that he wasn’t able to get a victory when he came so close to achieving it!! But if you look at it in a positive way he has had a great start to the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season in the first two events. Jason Duehn Bohn (USA) (born April 24, 1973) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the USPGA Tour. Jason Bohn (USA) was born in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. In 1992, while a sophomore on the Alabama golf team, Jason Bohn (USA) was playing in a charity fund-raiser in Tuscaloosa when he made a hole-in-one worth US $1 million. Jason Bohn (USA) dropped his amateur status and golf scholarship on the spot and turned professional, as USGA rules did not carry an exemption for aces scored in the middle of regular golf rounds at the time, which the USGA adopted in 2006. He graduated from Alabama in 1995. While playing the Canadian Tour, Jason Bohn (USA) shot a 58 to win the 2001 Bayer Championship. He also played the Nationwide Tour before earning promotion to the USPGA Tour, where he has played since 2004. In 2005 he won the USPGA Tour's B.C. Open. During the 2009 season Jason Bohn (USA) lost in a playoff at the Wyndham Championship along with Kevin Stadler (USA) to Ryan Moore (USA). In April 2010, Jason Bohn (USA) won the 2010 Zurich Classic of New Orleans wire to wire, when he birdied three of the last four holes to win by two shots. At the Greenbrier Classic in July 2015, Jason Bohn (USA) shot a nine under par 61 during the third round that moved him from the cutline into the co-lead entering the final round. The round of 61 was Jason Bohn's (USA) lowest ever career round on the USPGA Tour. He also had his best FedEx Cup finish of fortieth. Let’s hope he can achieve his third USPGA Tour event win this season. I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season. 

Also tied for second position was Alex Cejka (Germany); he too earned US $355,733 for his efforts and moved to tied for seventh position on the current 2015/16 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $355,733 earned from the one event he has played to date this season so far. He also earned 154 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to tied for eight position on the current 2015/16 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 154 points earned from the one event he has played to date this season so far. From the one event he has played to date this season so far he has made one cut and achieved one top ten finish that came this past week. He will be happy with his four rounds this week that were all under par especially his back to back 66-5s in the third and final rounds and also his blemish free 67-4 in the first round!! And also the hole in one he achieved on the par three, seventeenth hole in the third round!! And it was good to see him get his season off to a great start right out of the blocks. Alexander Čejka (Germany) (born 2 December 1970) is a Czech/German professional golfer. Alexandar Čejka (Germany) was born in Mariánské Lázně, Czechoslovakia. He left Czechoslovakia with his parents as a refugee at the age of nine, eventually settling in Munich, where he lived for many years, becoming a German citizen. Alexander Čejka (Germany) currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, and also has a home in Prague. Alexander Čejka (Germany) turned professional in 1989 and played on the European Tour from 1992 to 2002. His biggest tournament win was the Volvo Masters at Valderrama in 1995. That year he came sixth on the European Tour's Order of Merit. Since 2003 he has played mainly on the U.S. based USPGA Tour. In 2003 he reached as high as No. 33 of the Official World Golf Ranking. 

Alexander Čejka (Germany) took a five-shot lead into the final round of the 2009 Players Championship after rounds of 66, 67, and 72. He shot a 42 on the front nine, however, enroute to a 79 and an eight-stroke loss to Henrik Stenson (Sweden). He has represented Germany in the Omega Mission Hills World Cup 11 times, most recently in 2011 at Mission Hills Haikou in Hainan Island, teaming with partner Martin Kaymer (Germany) to tie for second, two strokes behind the winning United States team of Matt Kuchar (USA) and Gary Woodland (USA). Alexander Čejka (Germany) has teamed with Martin Kaymer (Germany) in Germany's last four World Cup appearances. In 2012 Alexander Čejka (Germany) finished 177th on the USPGA Tour, and moved to the Web.com Tour. He finished 64th in 2013, then sixth in 2014 to earn a return to the USPGA Tour. Alexander Čejka (Germany) won his first USPGA Tour event in his 287th Tour start, the 2015 Puerto Rico Open. Two players bogeyed the 18th hole ensuring a five-man playoff; Alexander Čejka (Germany) won with a birdie at the first playoff hole. He also is the first golfer born in the Czech Republic to win a USPGA Tour event and first non-American to win the Puerto Rico Open. He has also won four events on the European Tour with the most recent one coming at the 2002 Trophee Lancome. He has also achieved two top ten finishes in Major Championships to date so far and they came at the 2003 PGA Championship where he finished in solo fourth position and the 2010 U.S. Open Championship where he tied for eighth position. Let’s hope he can keep up this form for the rest of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season and perhaps win his second USPGA Tour event? I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season and FedEx Cup. 

Also tied for second position was Patton Kizzire (USA); he too earned US $355,733 for his efforts and moved to tied for seventh position on the current 2015/16 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $355,733 earned from the one event he has played to date this season so far. He also earned 154 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to tied for eight position on the current 2015/16 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 154 points earned from the one event he has played to date this season so far. From the one event he has played to date this season so far he has made one cut and achieved one top ten finish that came this past week. He will be happy with his first, second and final rounds that were all in the 60s especially his first round 65-6 and his final round 63-8 which was blemish free!! But he will be disappointed with his third round 72+1 which prevented from winning this event. But it was good to see him have such a great start to his USPGA Tour career in his first event as a member. And it show that he has great sportsmanship when he stayed round to support his good friend Smylie Kaufman (USA) who was the eventual winner when Patton Kizzire (USA) himself could of just as easily won the tournament. Maxie Patton Kizzire (USA) (born March 3, 1986) is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the USPGA Tour. Patton Kizzire (USA) was born in Montgomery, Alabama and played his collegiate golf at Auburn University. He earned all-Southeastern Conference first team honors in 2006–07. He won the 2007 SEC Championship. He graduated in 2008 with a Business degree. Patton Kizzire (USA) placed third at the 2003 U.S. Junior Open. In December 2014, Patton Kizzire (USA) tied for twenty first place at the Web.com Tour Qualifying School final stage. In his 2015 season on the Web.com Tour, he had a breakout season and was the Tour's money list leader for most of the season. He had two runner-up finishes at the El Bosque Mexico Championship and the Rex Hospital Open, before recording his first victory at the Utah Championship. With this victory, he secured his USPGA Tour card for the 2015–16 season. He was one of the most consistent players on the Web.com Tour. He only missed two cuts in his first 15 events played on the tour. He had 10 finishes within the top-25 and had 9 top-10s. He also made an appearance on the USPGA Tour at the Barbasol Championship, where he missed the cut. Patton Kizzire (USA) is one of the tallest players on the Web.com Tour, standing at 6 foot 5. He has drawn comparisons to golfers, such as, Ernie Els (RSA) and Davis Love III (USA) for his stature and loose golf swing. He uses all Titleist golf clubs and golf balls and has a Scotty Cameron putter. He is also sponsored by FootJoy. Let’s hope he can continue this form for the rest of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season and perhaps win his maiden USPGA Tour event? I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season and FedEx Cup.

Also tied for second position was Kevin Na (USA); he too earned US $355,733 for his efforts and moved to third position on the current 2015/16 USPGA Money list standings with US $1,003,733 earned from the two events he has played to date this season so far. He also earned 154 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to third position on the current 2015/16 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 454 points earned from the two events he has played to date this season so far. From the two 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 four rounds this week that were all in the 60s especially his 66-5 in the second round that was blemish free!! But disappointed with his bogey four he made on the par three, seventeenth hole in the final round that cost him a chance of forcing a playoff. And he will be disappointed he let two great chances to win the last two weeks slip by. But on the other hand he will be pleased he has been in such great from to start the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season. Kevin Sangwook Na (USA) (born September 15, 1983) is a Korean American professional golfer currently playing on the USPGA Tour. Born in Seoul, South Korea. Kevin Na (USA) emigrated with his family to the United States when he was eight years old, settling in southern California. He left Diamond Bar High School after his junior year to play professional golf at age seventeen. Kevin Na (USA) has played on the Asian Tour (with a win at the 2002 Volvo Masters of Asia), European Tour and USPGA Tour. Kevin Na (USA) got his USPGA Tour card for the 2004 season. He finished third at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic and fourth at the Honda Classic. In 2005 he finished second at the FBR Open and Chrysler Classic of Tucson. He missed six months with a hand injury in 2006. In his first start back, a rehab start on the Nationwide Tour, he won the Mark Christopher Charity Classic. Kevin Na (USA) played on the USPGA Tour in 2007 via a medical extension, and finished fourth at the Verizon Heritage. In 2008 he was fourth at the FBR Open and Sony Open in Hawaii. He finished third at the 2009 Players Championship and the FBR Open, fifth at the Sony Open in Hawaii, Mayakoba Golf Classic and Reno-Tahoe Open. With nine top-10 finishes and 14 top-25 finishes, he ranked in nineteenth place on the money list, securing his entry to the Masters Tournament and the U.S. Open in 2010 for the first time. In the 2010 season, Kevin Na (USA) finished second at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and third at the BMW Championship. He placed 37th in season earnings.

In February 2011, Kevin Na (USA) was in contention to win his first USPGA Tour title at the Northern Trust Open. He entered the final round in a tie for second at −9, one stroke behind Aaron Baddeley (Australia). However a run of four bogeys in the first ten holes ended Kevin Na's (USA) chances of victory. He would eventually fight back on the back nine and a vital birdie on the par-five 17th sealed a third place finish, behind eventual winner Aaron Baddeley (Australia) and Vijay Singh (Fiji). On April 14, 2011, Kevin Na (USA) played the worst ever par four hole on the USPGA Tour since the tour began recording hole-by-hole scores in 1983, making a 16 on the ninth hole at the Valero Texas Open. Kevin Na (USA) needed extra shots after an unplayable lie from his tee shot and was then given a two-stroke penalty after his ball hit a tree and rebounded back onto him. It was initially scored as a 15 but changed to 16 on review. Kevin Na (USA) ended up shooting an eight-over-par round of 80, which saw him shoot four-under for his other 17 holes. In August 2011, Kevin Na (USA) finished tenth at the PGA Championship with a 72-69-70-67 score card. He also finished fifth at the Bob Hope Classic and Wells Fargo Championship. On October 1, 2011, Kevin Na (USA) apparently whiffed his tee shot on the par-4 15th hole in the third round of the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas, missing high and to the outside of the ball. Tour officials, though, ruled Kevin Na (USA) was not intending to hit the ball and did not count the swing as a stroke, and Kevin Na (USA) finished with a 5-under 66 to remain tied for the tournament lead. The following day, Kevin Na (USA) earned his first USPGA Tour victory at the 211th attempt, having been on tour for eight years. He shot a final round 65 with birdies at 15, 16 and 17 to win by two strokes from Nick Watney (USA) and earn US $792,000 in prize money. Kevin Na (USA) also broke the tournament scoring record of 21-under par when he finished the week at 23-under par. This victory earned Kevin Na (USA) a two year exemption on tour. He ranked 30th in season earnings. During the 2012 PGA Tour season, Kevin Na (South Korea) finished fourth at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, fifth at the Phoenix Open and AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, seventh at the Players Championship and twelfth at Masters Tournament. 

A back injury limited Kevin Na (USA) to eight starts in early 2013. After rehabbing, he made a comeback in October in his first USPGA Tour start since April with a third place finish at the Frys.com Open. Kevin Na (USA) was given 18 starts on a medical extension, but needed only seven to remain on the USPGA Tour. In 2014 he finished second at the Memorial Tournament and Valspar Championship, third at the Frys.com Open, fourth at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, ninth at The Barclays and twelfth at the U.S. Open. He finished twentieth in season earnings. Kevin Na (USA) lost in a sudden-death playoff to Emiliano Grillo (Argentina) at the 2015/16 PGA Tour season opening Frys.com Open. After both players finished at 15-under-par, Emiliano Grillo (Argentina) won the event with a birdie on the second extra hole. Kevin Na (USA) hit his second shot to the par-five 18th off-line and was trapped behind a tree, which resulted in a bogey. This allowed Emiliano Grillo (Argentina) to two-putt out for the victory. Kevin Na (USA) is now 0 for 3 in USPGA Tour sudden-death playoffs. Kevin Na (USA) is a naturalized American citizen, and lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has also achieved one top ten finish in a major championship that came at the 2011 PGA Championship where he tied for tenth. Let’s hope he can continue on this form for the rest of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season and achieve his second win. I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season and FedEx Cup. 

Also tied for second position was Brett Stegmaier (USA); he too earned US $355,733 for his efforts and moved to sixth position on the current 2015/16 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $366,893 earned from the two events he has played to date this season so far. He also earned 154 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to seventh position on the current 2015/16 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 155 points earned from the two events he has played to date this season so far. From the two events he has played to date this season so far he has made two 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 in the 60s especially his first and second rounds that were consecutive 66-5s!! And he was unlucky that he couldn’t make the crucial birdie on one of the final two holes to force a playoff. But he will be happy that he got his season off to such a good start. And it was only six months ago he was thinking of giving up playing professional golf. Let’s hope he can continue this form for the rest of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season. I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season and FedEx Cup. 

The final player to tie for second position was Cameron Tringale (USA); he too earned US $355,733 for his efforts and moved to fifth position on the current 2015/16 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $368,213 earned from the two events he has played to date this season so far. He also earned 154 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to fifth position on the current 2015/16 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 159 points earned from the two events he has played to date this season so far. From the two events he has played to date this season so far he has made two 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 under par especially his second round 65-6 which included two eagles!! But he must be a bit mad that he wasn’t able to birdie the seventy second hole to force a playoff. But on the other hand he must feel satisfied to start the season with a high finish. And I feel his maiden USPGA Tour win isn’t too far away. Cameron Joseph Tringale (USA) (born August 24, 1987) is an American professional golfer. Born in Mission Viejo, California, Cameron Tringale (USA) was a three-time NCAA All-American at Georgia Tech. He earned USPGA Tour cards for 2010 and 2011 through qualifying school. After graduating from Mission Viejo High School in 2005, Cameron Tringale (USA) attended Georgia Tech and won the Atlantic Coast Conference championship as a freshman. He played in the 2007 U.S. Amateur Championship, where he lost his first round match. He qualified again in 2009 and reached the third round. Cameron Tringale (USA) was a three-time NCAA All-American, earning second-team honors in 2006 and 2007, and making the first team in 2009 as a senior. He qualified for the 2009 U.S. Open but missed the cut, and he represented the U.S. that year as a member of the Palmer Cup and Walker Cup teams. In December 2009, Cameron Tringale (USA) successfully gained a 2010 USPGA Tour card through qualifying school, finishing tied for nineteenth position. He made his debut as a member of the USPGA Tour at the 2010 Sony Open in Hawaii in January. In 21 starts that season, Cameron Tringale (USA) made just more than US $300,000, leaving him 176th on the money list. His best finishes were ties for eleventh at the Viking Classic and the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospital for Children Open. In December, Cameron Tringale (USA) regained his USPGA Tour card for 2011 by finishing fourth at Q-School. That season he collected fourth place finishes at the Greenbrier Classic and CMB Classic and a fifth at the Texas Open. He finished fourth at the 2012 Farmers Insurance Open, seventh at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and eighth at the Shell Houston Open. His best result in 2013 was third at the Tampa Bay Championship. In the 2014 USPGA Tour season, Cameron Tringale (USA) finished fourth at the Houston Open and Greenbrier Classic. Six days after the 2014 PGA Championship, Cameron Tringale (USA) disqualified himself after he realized he signed an incorrect scorecard. He originally finished tied for thirty third. During the playoffs he ended second at The Barclays. Cameron Tringale (USA) was runner-up at the 2015 Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Let’s hope he can keep this form up for the rest of the season. I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season. 

Next week the USPGA Tour and FedEx Cup heads to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for the first event of two in the only Asian Swing on the USPGA Tour for the 2015/16 season and it is the CIMB Classic and it is played on the Kuala Lumpur G&CC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It carries a huge prize purse of US $7,000,000 for the taking. Ryan Moore (USA) is the two time defending champion and will be keen to make it three wins in a row. Danny Lee (NZL) will more than likely make his first appearance of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season and Tim Wilkinson (NZL) will be hopeful of gaining a start as well. It starts on Thursday 29th October and I will report back who won the trophy next week. 

So to the Top 5 on the Official World Golf Rankings Points list standings this week and coming in at Number One Position for the third week of his Career is Jason Day (Australia) who is fresh off being part of the 2015 Team Internationals Presidents Cup narrow loss to Team USA two weeks ago in South Korea and also his tied for tenth position at the Tour Championship by Coca – Cola four weeks ago with 12.30 Official World Ranking Points; coming in at Number Two is Jordan Spieth (USA) who is fresh off being part of the 2015 Team USA Presidents Cup win two weeks ago over Team International in South Korea and his win at the Tour Championship by Coca – Cola four weeks ago and also winning the 2014/15 FedEx Cup and the US $10,000,000 bonus with 12.24 Official World Ranking Points; coming in at Number Three is Rory McILroy (NIR) who is fresh off his tied for twenty sixth position at the Frys.com Open one week ago and also his tied for sixteenth position at the Tour Championship by Coca – Cola four weeks ago with 10.94 Official Golf World Ranking Points; coming in at Number Four is Bubba Watson (USA) who is fresh off being part of the 2015 Team USA Presidents Cup win two weeks ago over Team International in South Korea and also tied for fifth position at the Tour Championship by Coca - Cola four weeks ago with 8.15 Official World Ranking Points and rounding out the top five on the Official World Ranking Points list standings this week is Rickie Fowler (USA) who is fresh off his tied for twenty fifth position at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open this past week and also being part of the 2015 Team USA Presidents Cup win two weeks ago over Team International in South Korea with 7.69 Official World Ranking Points. Danny Lee (NZL) this week is in his thirty second week of another spell of being the highest ranked New Zealand Golfer in the world after being part of the 2015 Team Internationals Presidents Cup narrow loss two weeks ago to Team USA in South Korea. This week he slips two places and falls to in thirty ninth position on the Official World Golf Rankings Points list standings with 2.77 Official Golf World Ranking Points. 

Remember the saying “When it is breezy, swing easy”!!

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

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