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 headed to the State of West Virginia for the Greenbrier Classic and
it was played on the Old White TPC, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
And it was the golfer by the name of Angel Cabrera (Argentina) who scored
rounds of 68-2, 68-2, 64-6 and another brilliant final round of 64-6 for a 72
hole total of 264-16 and he won by two shots for his third USPGA Tour win of
his career and his first regular tour win as his other two wins have been Major
Championships. He earned US $1,170,000 for win and moved to 47th position on
the current 2013/14 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $1,472,892 earned
from the 17 events he has played to date this season so far. Bubba Watson (USA)
still leads that list with US $5,102,161 earned from the 14 events he has
played to date this season so far. He also earned 500 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts
and moved to 54th position on the current 2013/14 FedEx Cup Points list
standings with 719 points earned from the 17 events he has played to date this
season so far and he is 1,603 points behind the current leader of the FedEx Cup
Points list who is Jimmy Walker (USA) who has earned 2,322 points from the
twenty events he has played to date this season so far. From the 17 events
Angel Cabrera (Argentina) has played to date this season so far he has made
eight cuts and achieved one top ten finish that was this win.
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| Angel Cabrera (Argentina) in action during the final round |
Angel Cabrera (Argentina) played a brilliant final
round of 64-6 that included a front nine of 31-3 which included birdies on the
par three, third hole, par four, fifth hole and par four, seventh hole and he
made the turn at minus 13 and was leading by two shots. George McNeill (USA)
went out in 28-6 which included being six under in the holes from the fourth to
eighth with making four birdies in a row and then getting a hole in one on the
par three, eighth hole!! He made the turn at minus eleven and was two shots
behind the leader.
Angel Cabrera (Argentina) played holes ten to 14 in
three under par and that included making birdies on the par four, eleventh hole
and par five, 12th hole and holing his eight iron for his second shot on the
par four, 13th hole for an eagle and he moved to minus 16 and was now leading
by four shots. George McNeill (USA) played holes ten to 14 in one under par and
moved to minus 12 and was now four shots behind the leader.
Angel Cabrera (Argentina) played holes 15 to 17 in
even par and remained at minus 16 with just the par three, 72nd hole to play
and that included carrying his drive on the par five, 17th hole over 300 yards
in the air to carry the fairway bunker on the left hand side leaving only a mid
iron to the green where he hit the green in two shots and easily made birdie
and was still leading by two shots.
George McNeill (USA) who was playing about two hours
ahead of the final group hit a good tee shot in to the par three, 72nd hole
which landed on the green about twenty five feet short of the flag stick just
not quite having enough on it to get over the ridge in the middle of the green
to the flag stick that was positioned on the far right hand side. He made a
good attempt at his birdie putt but it ran four feet passed and he was able to
tap that putt in four his par three and he finished at minus 14 after 72 holes
and was two shots behind the winner. Angel Cabrera (Argentina) now stood on the
par three, 72nd hole with two shot lead and he knew that a bogey four would be
good enough to take the title. He hit a good shot with his short iron but
slightly pulled it and it landed on the green pin high and over the ridge
leaving about 35 feet for his birdie. He calmed his nerve and then put a
perfect roll on his 35 foot birdie putt just like he had done on all his putts
all day and it rolled down to the cup at perfect speed coming to rest a foot
past the hole. He easily tapped the one foot par putt in and he scored 33-3 on
the back nine and finished the 72 holes on minus 16 and won by two shots. He
got a huge high five and hug from his caddie and then his coach, Charlie Epps
came onto the 72nd green to help congratulate him and also to chat to CBS
Sports on course reporter, Peter Kostis (USA) because Angel Cabrera (Argentina)
doesn’t speak much English. He told Peter through the help of Charlie
interpreting “That he hit the ball so well this week and he was very happy to
win this tournament and achieve his third USPGA Tour win in this style with
having back to back rounds of 64-6 on the weekend”, and he also said “He hopes
this win inspires the Argentine Soccer team to beat the Netherlands in the Semi
– Final of the World Cup later this week!!”
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| Angel Cabrera (Argentina) on the left embraces his caddie on the right after holing the winning putt!! |
Angel Cabrera (Argentina) won the 2009 Masters Tournament in a three-way sudden-death playoff, seeing off Chad Campbell (USA) after the first playoff hole, and defeating Kenny Perry (USA) on the second. On the first playoff hole, the 18th, Angel Cabrera (Argentina) missed right of the fairway, leaving his ball stymied directly behind a tree. On his second shot, he hit a shot right of the tree that would have sent the golf ball onto the 10th hole fairway, but ended up hitting another tree about 30 yards ahead, bouncing left and settling in the centre of the 18th fairway. He and Kenny Perry (USA) both got up-and-down for par, while Chad Campbell (USA) missed his 4-foot-par putt and was eliminated. On the second playoff hole, the 10th, Angel Cabrera (Argentina) made par to defeat Kenny Perry (USA), becoming the first Argentine to win the Masters. He was the lowest-ranked golfer to win the Masters, having been ranked 69th before the tournament. Angel Cabrera (Argentina) is one of two active USPGA Tour members who have won both the U.S. Open and the Masters as of 2009. Angel Cabrera (Argentina) struggled with injuries throughout most of the 2010 season and was forced to miss a number of events after undergoing surgery.
In the 2013 Masters, Angel Cabrera (Argentina) was again in the final pairing on Sunday. After taking a two shot lead on the front nine, Angel Cabrera (Argentina) proceeded to lose the lead and after failing to birdie the par-5 15th was two shots behind leader Jason Day (Australia). Jason Day (Australia) then bogeyed two holes in succession and when Angel Cabrera (Argentina) made a 20 foot putt for birdie at the 16th he tied Adam Scott (Australia) and Jason Day (Australia) briefly for the lead. As Angel Cabrera (Australia) stood on the 18th fairway, up ahead on the green and playing in the penultimate group, Adam Scott (Australia) holed a birdie putt to take the lead. Angel Cabrera (Argentina) hit a 163 yard 7 iron to 3 feet and knocked in the putt to force a playoff. On the first playoff hole, Adam Scott's (Australia) second shot was 160 yards out but rolled back off the front of the green. Angel Cabrera's (Argentina) second shot also came up short, rolling back off the green and coming to rest behind Adam Scott's (Australia) ball. Angel Cabrera's (Argentina) chip just slid by the hole. Both players then made par sending them onto the 10th for the second playoff hole. Adam Scott (Australia) and Angel Cabrera (Argentia) hit their tee shots in the fairway and matched each other with approach shots which landed on the green giving both birdie chances, Angel Cabrera (Argentina) with 18 feet uphill and Adam Scott (Australia) downhill right to left 12 footer. Angel Cabrera's (Argentina) putt was a turn away from dropping in, giving Adam Scott (Australia) a chance to win with his putt. Adam Scott (Australia) made the putt defeating Angel Cabrera (Argentina) and bringing Australia their first ever green jacket.
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| Angel Cabrera (Argentina) poses with the Greenbrier Classic Trophy he won!! |
Coming in solo second position at 266-14 after 72 holes was George McNeill (USA); he earned US $702,000 for his efforts and moved to 31st position on the current 2013/14 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $1,914,991 earned from the 19 events he has played to date this season so far. He also earned 300 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to twenty ninth position on the current 2013/14 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 962 points earned from the 19 events he has played to date this season so far. From the 19 events he has played to date this season so far he has made 14 cuts and achieved four top ten finishes which includes the one here. He will be extremely happy with all his four rounds this week that were at par and under par especially his final round that was 61-9 and the equal lowest score on the USPGA Tour this year to date and it included a hole in one on the eighth hole and seven more birdies!! It was done playing with a heavy heart because he found out after the tournament that his older sister, Michele had died of cancer earlier that day. He has been playing the USPGA Tour fulltime since the 2007 season after gaining his full USPGA Tour card by winning the 2006 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. He has kept his card every year since except for the 2013 season where he earned US $500,798 from the twenty one events he played in and finished in 138th position on the final 2013 USPGA Tour Money list and gained semi exempt status for 2013/14 USPGA Tour season. He has also won two events on the USPGA Tour so far in his career with the first being the 2007 Frys.com Open benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children and the second being the 2012 Puerto Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com. Let’s hope he can win his third event in the 2013/14 season. I wish him all the best for the rest of the season.
Coming in solo third position at 270-10 after 72 holes was Webb Simpson (USA); he earned US $442,000 for his efforts and moved to eleventh position on the current 2013/14 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $2,930,161 earned from the 17 events he has played to date this season so far. He also earned 190 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to eleventh position on the current 2013/14 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 1,398 points earned from the 17 events he has played to date this season so far. From the 17 events he has played to date this season so far he has made 14 cuts and achieved seven top ten finishes which includes the one here and also his win at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in October last year. He will be happy with his second, third and final rounds this week that were all in the 60s especially his final round that was a blemish free 63-7. But he will be disappointed with his first round that was 71+1. Webb Simpson (USA) has been playing the USPGA Tour fulltime since the 2009 season after gaining his card at the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament where he finished in tied for seventh position. He had a fine rookie season in 2009 on the USPGA Tour where he earned just over US one million dollars and easily keep his card for the 2010 season. In his second full season on the USPGA Tour in 2010 he earned just under US one million dollars and easily kept his card for the 2011 season. In his third full season on the USPGA Tour in 2011 he had a awesome season with earning just over US 6.3 Million Dollars and finished second on the final 2011 USPGA Tour Money list with US $6,347,353 earned from the 26 events he played in. He also won two USPGA Tour events with his maiden win coming at the Wyndham Championship and his second one coming at the Deutsche Bank Championship which was the second FedEx Cup playoff event. In his fourth season on the USPGA Tour in 2012 he had another awesome season with earning just over US 3.4 million dollars and he won his third event on the USPGA Tour which was his Maiden Major Championship at the 112th US Open Championship and he won his fourth event at the 2013 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in October last year. I’m sure his fifth win isn’t too far off either and maybe it will happen at the third Major Championship of the 2014 season which is the Open Championship in two weeks time? He had a very good start to his 2013/14 USPGA Tour Season with achieving five top ten finishes in his first seven starts which included a win, but in his next six starts he didn’t achieve a single top ten finish and missed three cuts but in his last four events he has made every cut and achieved two top ten finishes, so this finish this week should give him some real confidence heading into the third Major Championship of the year in two weeks. I wish him all the best with the tournaments he plays in the coming weeks.
Coming in tied for fourth position at 271-9 after 72 holes was Bud Cauley (USA); he earned US $227,035.72 for his efforts and moved to 116th position on the current 2013/14 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $636,888 earned from the 17 events he has played to date this season so far. He also earned 96 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to 134th position on the current 2013/14 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 341 points earned from the 17 events he has played to date this season so far. From the 17 events he has played to date this season so far he has made eight cuts and achieved one top ten finish that came at this very event. He will be happy with his four rounds on the whole this week because they were all at par and under par and especially his final round 64-6 that included a hole in one on the par three, 72nd hole!! And a lot of other people will be happy with his hole in one as well because everyone in the grandstand surrounding the par three, 72nd hole got a US $100 note from the tournament host, Jim Justice!! And also the Company Quicken Loans paid off some lucky couple’s mortgage!! This finish should give Bud Cauley (USA) some real confidence heading into the final events of the regular season and give him hope that he can make it inside the top 125 on the final regular FedEx Cup Points list standings to gain a start in the first FedEx Cup Playoff event which is the Barclays which starts on Thursday 21st August. After finishing his junior year at Alabama, Bud Cauley (USA) qualified for the 2011 U.S Open and decided to turn professional, foregoing his senior season. Bud Cauley (USA) did not miss a cut in the first four USPGA Tour events he played, which included a Tied for fourth at the Viking Classic. He also finished Tied for fourth at the Nationwide Tour's Utah Championship. Bud Cauley (USA) made the cut at the 2011 U.S. Open, finishing Tied for 63rd position and guaranteeing a bypass to the second stage of Qualifying School. Bud Cauley (USA) also finished third at the 2011 Frys.com Open, earning US $340,000. On the 2011 USPGA Tour in 2011, Bud Cauley (USA) earned US $735,150 in eight starts. He finished the equivalent of 116th on the 2011 money list, joining Gary Hallberg (USA), Scott Verplank (USA), Phil Mickelson (USA), Justin Leonard (USA), Ryan Moore (USA), and Tiger Woods (USA) as those who avoided Qualifying school and went directly to the USPGA Tour after college. In 2012, Bud Cauley's (USA) had four top-10 finishes; he was in the 100 in the Official World Golf Ranking by the end of July of that year. In 2013, Bud Cauley (USA) made only 10 cuts in 24 events. He played in the Web.com Tour Finals and finished 18th position to retain his USPGA Tour card for 2014. Let’s hope he can have some more top ten finishes in the weeks ahead and I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2013/14 USPGA Tour season.
Also tied for fourth
position at 271-9 after 72 holes was Keegan Bradley (USA); he too earned US
$227,035.72 for his efforts and moved to twenty third position on current
2013/14 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $2,295,922 earned from the
twenty events he has played to date this season so far. He also earned 96 FedEx
Cup Points for his efforts and moved to twentieth position on the current
2013/14 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 1,114 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 16 cuts and achieved five
top ten finishes which includes the one here. He will be happy with his four
rounds this week because they were all in the 60s especially his final round of
66-4. Keegan Bradley (USA) has been playing
on the USPGA Tour since the 2011 season after gaining his 2011 full USPGA Tour
card by finishing in 14th position on the final 2010 Web.com Tour Money list
standings with US $264,760 earned from the 28 events he played in. He had an
amazing rookie season on the USPGA Tour in 2011 with earning US $3,758,600 from
the 28 events he played in and that included making 18 cuts and achieving four
top ten finishes and that included two wins and the first one was the HP Byron
Nelson Championship and the second one was his maiden Major Championship which
was the PGA Championship and he also won an unofficial event which was the PGA
Grand Slam of Golf. He finished in 13th position on the final 2011 USPGA Tour
Money list standings which was a fine effort by a rookie. He backed up his
rookie season with another awesome season in 2012 where he earned US $ 3,910,658
from the 25 events he played in and finished in tenth position on the final
2012 USPGA Tour Money list standings. That included making 21 cuts and
achieving five top ten finishes which included his third win which came at the World
Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. He also played his first Ryder Cup
for the USA against Europe. He has just had an amazing last two seasons on the
USPGA Tour and it continued in 2013 with him earning US $3,636,813 from the
twenty five events he played in and he finished in eleventh position on the
final 2013 USPGA Tour Money list standings. He also made his rookie appearance
in the Presidents Cup which he played excellently for the victorious Team USA.
I’m sure his fourth win isn’t too far off and perhaps it will happen at the
Open Championship in two weeks time? He now has career USPGA Tour earnings of
US $13,412,993 earned from the 97 events he has played so far in his USPGA Tour
Career which is just amazing!! I wish him all the best for the rest of the
2013/14 season.
Also tied for fourth
position at 271-9 after 72 holes was Brendon Todd (USA); he too earned US
$227,035.72 for his efforts and moved to ninth position on the current 2013/14
USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $3,059,743 earned from the twenty two
events he has played to date this season so far. He also earned 96 FedEx Cup
Points for his efforts and moved to ninth position on the current 2013/14 FedEx
Cup Points list standings with 1,487 points earned from the twenty two events
he has played to date this season so far. From the twenty two events he has
played to date this season so far he has made 19 cuts and achieved seven top
ten finishes which includes the one here and also he has achieved five top ten
finishes in his last six starts that includes his maiden
win at the HP Byron Nelson Championship in mid May. He will be happy with his
second, third and final rounds that were all in the 60s especially his final
round that was 66-4. But he will be disappointed with his first round of 71+1. With
the form he is in right now he would be the dark horse to win the Open
Championship in two weeks time. Brendon Todd (USA) is having his fourth attempt at playing the USPGA Tour fulltime having
played it in 2009 and 2012 after winning the 2011 PGA TOUR Qualifying
Tournament. In 2013 he played the USPGA Tour on a limited schedule and as well
played a limited schedule on the Web.com Tour where he earned US $247,948 from
the ten events he played in and finished inside the top 50 Money earners to
earn his full 2013/14 USPGA Tour card. I feel now he has achieved his maiden
USPGA Tour win it will give him heaps of confidence and he could well win his
second USPGA Tour event very soon and it could happen at the Open Championship
next month. Since he won his maiden USPGA Tour event at the HP Byron
Nelson Championship in mid May he has gone on to achieve four more top ten
finishes in his last five starts. I
wish him all the best for the rest of the 2013/14 USPGA Tour season.
Also tied for fourth
position at 271-9 after 72 holes was Chris Stroud (USA); ); he too earned US
$227,035.72 for his efforts and moved to 41st position on the current 2013/14
USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $1,641,638 earned from the 19 events he
has played to date this season so far. He also earned 96 FedEx Cup Points for
his efforts and moved to 41st position on the current 2013/14 FedEx Cup Points
list standings with 818 points earned from the 19 events he has played to date
this season so far. From the 19 events he has played to date this season so far
he has made 14 cuts and achieved four top ten finishes which includes the one
here. He will be happy with his four rounds this week that were all at even par
or better and especially his first two rounds that were 66-4. Chris Stroud
(USA) has been playing on the USPGA Tour fulltime since the 2007 season after
he gained his card for the first time at the 2006 PGA TOUR Qualifying
Tournament where he finished in tied for 16th position. His maiden season on
the USPGA Tour in 2007 wasn’t very successful and he was forced to go back to
the 2007 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament where he finished in solo third
position to regain his full USPGA Tour card for the 2008 season. Again in his
second full season on the USPGA Tour in 2008 he had another poor season and was
forced back to the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament where he finished in
tied for fourth position and gained his 2009 USPGA Tour card back. In 2009 in
his third full season on the USPGA Tour he earned enough money to keep his card
for the 2010 season by the skin of his teeth. In his fourth full season on the
USPGA Tour in 2010 he had a much better season and easily kept his card for the
2011 season. In his fifth full season in 2011 on the USPGA Tour he made just
over one million US dollars for the first time in his career and easily kept
his card for the 2012 season. In his sixth full season in 2012 on the USPGA
Tour he earned just under one million US dollars and easily kept his card for
the 2013 season. In his seventh full season he earned the more money than any
other of his previous six seasons and he is destined to win his maiden USPGA
Tour event very soon. I am sure it will happen during the 2013/14 season. I
wish him all the best for the rest of the 2013/14 season.
Also tied for fourth
position at 271-9 after 72 holes was Cameron Tringale (USA); he too earned US
$227,035.72 for his efforts and moved to 56th position on the current 2013/14
USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $1,327,969 earned from the twenty five
events he has played to date this season so far. He also earned 96 FedEx Cup
Points for his efforts and moved to 45th position on the current 2013/14 FedEx
Cup Points list standings with 781 points earned from the twenty five events he
has played to date this season so far. From the twenty five events he has
played to date this season so far he has made twenty cuts and achieved two top
ten finishes which includes the one here. He will be happy with his second,
third and final rounds that were all in the 60s especially his third round that
was 64-6. But he will be disappointed with his first round that was 72+2 and
this slow start really cost him a chance of achieving his maiden USPGA Tour
win. Cameron
Tringale (USA) first qualified for the USPGA Tour in 2010 by finishing in tied
for 19th position at the 2009 USPGA Tour Final Qualifying Tournament. In his
rookie year on the USPGA Tour in 2010 where he made his debut as a member of
the USPGA Tour at the 2010 Sony Open in Hawaii in January and in his rookie
season he earned just more than $US 300,000 from the twenty one events he
played in leaving him 176th on the money list. His best finishes were ties for
11th at the Viking Classic and the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for
Children Open. In December 2010 Cameron Tringale (USA) regained his USPGA Tour
card for 2011 USPGA Tour season by finishing fourth at final Qualifying-School.
He managed to keep his card for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. This year he has
played really consistent on 2013/14 USPGA Tour from the large amount of
tournaments he has played so far and this top ten finish will give him lots of
confidence to keep on improving and perhaps achieve his maiden USPGA Tour win
this year as well? I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2013/14 USPGA
Tour season.
The final player to tie for fourth position at 271-9 after 72 holes was Bill Hurley III (USA); he too earned US $227,035.72 for his efforts and moved to 68th position on the current 2013/14 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $1,105,660 earned from the twenty one events he has played to date so far this season. He also earned 96 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to 69th position on the current 2013/14 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 624 points earned from the twenty one events he has played to date this season so far. From the twenty one events he has played to date this season so far he has made 15 cuts and achieved four top ten finishes which includes the one here. He will be happy with his first three rounds that were all in the 60s especially his second round that was 63-7 and after 54 holes he held a two shot lead over Angel Cabrera (Argentina) and it was his first 54 hole lead on the USPGA Tour of his career. But he will be really disappointed with his final round of 73+3 and especially his front nine of 36+2 and his stretch of holes between the second and the sixth where he played them in four over par. He was the only player that finished inside the top ten who scored a final round in the 70s. Although he will be disappointed with his final round he will learn a lot from being in that position of leading the tournament and playing in the final pairing on Sunday and will be better for it next time he is in that position. It was also his second consecutive top ten finish in as many weeks. He has been playing the USPGA Tour fulltime since the 2012 season where he earned US $474,130 from the twenty seven events he played in and finished in 151st position on the final 2012 USPGA Tour Money list standings and that meant he had no status for the 2013 USPGA Tour season. He went back and played the Web.com Tour for the 2013 season and earned US $146,979 from the twenty four events he played in and finished in 26th position on the final 2013 Web.com Tour Finals Priority Rankings list and he gained his full USPGA Tour card for the 2013/14 season. He has certainly secured his card for the 2014/15 USPGA Tour season now. I hope he can achieve more top ten finishes in the weeks to come on the USPGA Tour and perhaps achieve his maiden USPGA Tour win? I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2013/14 season.
Danny Lee (NZL) was one of two New Zealand Golfers
in the field and he scored rounds of 65-5 in the first round which was very
good and had him only one shot off the lead. Then he scored an average second
round of 71+1, then another average third round of 71+1 and a very good final
round of 66-4 which included a back nine of 33-3 for a 72 hole total of 273-7
and he finished in tied for 16th position. He earned US $91,185.72 for his
efforts and moved to 110th position on the current 2013/14 USPGA Tour Money
list standings with US $678,385 earned from the 22 events he has played to date
this season so far. He also earned 52 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and
moved to 100th position on the current 2013/14 FedEx Cup points list standings
with 446 points earned from the 22 events he has played to date this season so
far. From the 22 events he has played to date this season so far he has made nine
cuts and achieved one top ten finish that came four months ago at the Puerto
Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com where he finished in solo second
position in early March. This week he started off fast with a first round 65-5,
and then he scored two average rounds of 71+1 in the second and third rounds,
but came back with a very good 66-4 in the final round. He will be extremely
happy with his first and final rounds that were in the mid 60’s but
disappointed with his second and third rounds that were in the early 70’s. But
this was his second best finish of the season to date so far. With only four
events left in the regular 2013/14 USPGA Tour and FedEx Cup season that he is
likely to gain starts in he will need to have more good finishes in the weeks
ahead to secure his place in the first FedEx Cup Series playoff event which is
the Barclays which starts on Thursday 21st August and to do that he will need
to be inside the top 125 players on the final 2013/14 final regular season
FedEx Cup Points list. Let’s hope he can achieve some more top ten finishes in
the events he plays in the coming weeks? I wish all the best in his next few
tournaments he plays in for the 2013/14 USPGA Tour season.
Tim Wilkinson (NZL) was the other New Zealand Golfer
in the field and he scored rounds of 68-2 in the first round which was good,
then an average second round of 71+1, then another average third round of 70
even par and an average final round of 70 even par for a 72 hole total of 279-1
and he finished in tied for 57th position. He earned US $14,300 for his efforts
and moved to 108th position on the current 2013/14 USPGA Tour Money list
standings with US $711,465 earned from the 21 events he has
played to date this season so far. He also earned eleven FedEx Cup Points for
his efforts and moved to 103rd position on the current 2013/14 FedEx Cup points
list standings with 436 points earned from the 21 events he has played to date
this season so far. From the 21 events he has played to date this season so far
he has made 15 cuts and achieved two top ten finishes which came at the OHL
Classic at Mayakoba in mid November last year and at the AT&T Pebble Beach
National Pro-Am in early February this year. He will be happy with his first,
third and final rounds this week that were all at par or under par and
especially his first round that was 68-2. But at the same time disappointed with
his second round of 71+1. With only four events left in the regular 2013/14
USPGA Tour and FedEx Cup season that he is likely to gain starts in he will
need to have more good finishes in the weeks ahead to secure his place in the
first FedEx Cup Series playoff event which is the Barclays which starts on
Thursday 21st August and to do that he will need to be inside the top 125
players on the final 2013/14 regular season FedEx Cup Points list. Let’s hope
he can have some top ten finishes in the weeks to come? I wish him all the best
for the rest of the 2013/14 season.
Next week the USPGA Tour and FedEx Cup heads to the
State of Illinois for John Deere Classic and it is played on the TPC Deere
Run, Silvis, Illinois. It carries a smaller prize purse of US
$4,700,000 for the taking. Because of this most of the best players chose to
travel to the Open Championship a week early and it gives some of the lesser
players a chance to shine. Jordan Spieth (USA) is the defending Champion and
will be keen to defend his title. Danny Lee (NZL) and Tim Wilkinson (NZL) are
likely to gain starts as well. It starts on Thursday 10th July and I will
report back who won the trophy next week.
So to the Top 5 on the Official
World Golf Rankings Points list this week and coming in at Number One Position
for the eighth week of his career and also becomes the 17th player to achieve
the Number One Official Golf Ranking is Adam Scott (Australia) who is fresh off
his tied for ninth finish three weeks ago at the 114th U.S. Open Championship
with 9.01 Official Golf World Ranking Points; coming in at Number Two is Henrik
Stenson (Sweden) who won the Tour Championship by Coca – Cola and also the 2013
FedEx Cup just over nine months ago and won DP World Tour Championship, Dubai
and the 2013 Race to Dubai Title 32 weeks ago and three weeks ago finished in
tied for fourth position at the 114th U.S. Open Championship and one week ago
finished tied for second at the BMW International Open with 8.00 Official Golf
World Ranking Points; coming in at Number Three is Bubba Watson (USA) who is
fresh off his tied for 16th position this past week at the Greenbrier Classic
with 7.00 Official Golf World Ranking Points; coming in at Number Four is Matt
Kuchar (USA) who is fresh off his tie
for 31st position two weeks ago at the Travelers
Championship with 6.83 Official Golf World Ranking Points and rounding out the
top 5 on the Official Golf World Ranking Points list this week is Jason Day
(Australia) who is fresh off his missed cut at the Quicken Loans National one
week ago with 6.56 Official Golf World Ranking Points; Danny Lee (NZL) is in
his first week of his second spell being the highest ranked New Zealand Golfer
in the world after his tied for 16th finish at the Greenbrier Classic this past
week on the USPGA Tour. This week he gains 15 places and rises to 245th
position on the Official World Golf Rankings Points list with 0.75 Official
Golf World Ranking Points.
Remember now winter is here making solid contact
with the ball is paramount!!
Source: Pgatour.com, Official World Golf Rankings, wikipedia.org,
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