Year of the Young Guns...Monday Wrap

It has become the year of the young guns in golf, Jhonattan Vegas, Aaron Baddeley, Nick Watney, Gary Wooodland, Martin Laird, Charl Schwartzel, Martin Kaymer, David Horsey, Alvaro Quiros, Pablo Martin all winners this year in their 20's, now add the most precocious of therm all Matteo Manessero not yet 18, and Brendan Steele another PGA tour rookie at 25 to that list, winners this weekend.

 For good measure let's remember that 21 year old Rory McIlroy led the Masters for 63 holes and I'd better not forget Ryo Ishikawa, Rickie Fowler and Dustin Johnson, you can add on the ones I have forgotten

Many will bemoan the demise of Tiger Woods and to be sure it is good for golf when he is in contention, but my oh my isn't it great to have all these guys to pass the torch to !!


PGA Tour

Another of what CBS called the 'roaring 20's' has joined the winners circle on this season of young guns on the PGA tour. Californian Brendan Steele, 25 a tour rookie handled himself like a seasoned pro, right down to the 8 foot pressure putt to win the Valero Texas Open on the final hole. He looked every inch the pro, has all the shots and used them on a tough course, in a tough wind.

1 19 Brendan Steele -8 F -1 color info 69 72 68 71 280

T2 6 25 Charley Hoffman -7 F -4 color info 68 73 72 68 281
T2 1 63 Kevin Chappell -7 F -2 color info 68 73 70 70 281
4 1 30 Brandt Snedeker -6 F -1 color info 69 72 70 71 282
T5 5 40 Fredrik Jacobson -5 F -3 color info 72 75 67 69 283
T5 81 Pat Perez -5 F -1 color info 71 74 67 71 283
T5 3 91 Cameron Tringale -5 F 1 color info 71 71 68 73 283
8 3 43 Charles Howell III -4 F E color info 71 73 68 72 284
T9 21 59 Keegan Bradley -3 F -4 color info 73 73 71 68 285
T9 7 3 Martin Laird -3 F -2 color info 72 74 69 70 285


NATIONWIDE tour

Play was cancelled yesterday due to fog and the event reduced to 54 holes, therefore PGA tour veteran Daniel Chopra was declared the winner of the Fresh Express Classic at TPC Stonebrae, California.
2 Canucks to tell you about Richard T Lee T30 -3 207 and Jon Mills T45 +1 211

1 T17 Daniel Chopra SC P -9 F -12 68 69 61 -- 198


T2 T9 Luke List SC P -6 F -11 67 68 64 -- 199
T2 T1 Russell Knox SC P -4 F -11 65 68 66 -- 199
T4 T24 Erik Compton SC P -6 F -8 67 71 64 -- 202
T4 T9 Doug LaBelle II SC P -3 F -8 66 69 67 -- 202
T4 T9 Marco Dawson SC P -3 F -8 65 70 67 -- 202
T4 T1 Mathew Goggin SC P -1 F -8 67 66 69 -- 202
8 T37 Jason Enloe SC P -6 F -7 70 69 64 -- 203
T9 T24 Jeff Gove SC P -4 F -6 70 68 66 -- 204
T9 T17 Cliff Kresge SC P -3 F -6 69 68 67 -- 204
T9 T13 Matt Davidson SC P -2 F -6 68 68 68 -- 204
T9 T13 Brian Smock SC P -2 F -6 69 67 68 -- 204
T9 T1 Garrett Sapp SC P 1 F -6 67 66 71 -- 204


CHAMPIONS tour
Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am,TPC Tampa Bay · Lutz, FL

John Cook double bogeyed his final hole to fall back into a playoff with Jay Don Blake, but he credits his caddie for his win on the 1st extra hole. I didn't see it so here is a bit of the pgatour.com report from the course

John Cook won the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am on Sunday for his second Champions Tour victory of the year, rebounding from a double bogey on the final hole of regulation with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff against Jay Don Blake.


Cook, also the winner of the season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship in Hawaii, closed with a 2-over 73 to match Blake at 9-under 204. Blake birdied the final hole for a 70.

Cook hit his 175-yard approach shot into the water on the par-4 18th en route to the double bogey.

"We're not supposed to hit shots like that," Cook said. "It happens to the best of us. It's happened to everyone on the regular tour, on the Champions tour and it happened to me today."

He credited caddie Tommy Anderson for helping him regroup for the playoff on the same hole.
"Tommy had us stop when driving us down the fairway to the 18th tee so we could walk the rest of the way," Cook said. "Tommy said, 'OK, J.C., it's hole No. 1. Just refocus. Get back at it.'"He really settled me down, and I give him a lot of credit for that. He stepped in when he needed to and that's why we've been together four years. ... I was still hot, and didn't know what to expect in the playoff, but luckily I got the chance to redeem myself" 


Canucks....T45 T39 Rod Spittle SC P 3 F * 5 70 74 74 218

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