PGA Tour
Sean Foley's hand is all over that fine RBC Canadian Open trophy that his long time protege Sean O'Hair hoisted minutes after he beat Kris Blanks on the first playoff hole yesterday.
O'Hair who admitted he was "lost"on Wednesday as he hit the low point of a dismal season fired Foley and his Canadian caddie Brennan Little earlier this season. He has missed 10 cuts this year.
Sean Foley who was our golf insider for 5 years on Fairways has always insisted that O'Hair was the purest ball striker in his stable (that was pre Tiger) in fact he got quite a reaction one Saturday morning when he told our audience that " you can hear the air coming out of the ball when Sean hits it, it's so pure !!"
Most of O'Hair's problems seem to stem from that toughest of courses, "the mind" and he said afterwards that a little inner voice was telling him "just let it go" as he searched the bible for answers to his unhappy state of mind.
It would not surprise me if that voice belonged to Sean Foley, and I know the professor was smiling and nodding I told you so as he watched the kid he has molded finally step up to become our national champion..
Pretty neat.. eh.!
Adam Hadwin was our big story of course, he sure made it interesting and I got a little chocked as he dialed that 7 iron into the final hole, a beauty that ended up 10 feet. He has proved he possesses Tour quality game, he qualifies for this event next year and for this week's PGA stop in Virginia, The Greenbrier Classic.
Matt McQuillan of Kingston, Ont., playing his first Canadian Open shot a 70 to leave him in a T31st. David Hearn of Brantford, Ont.,with a final round 74 to finished T34th. Ottawa's Brad Fritsch finished with a 73 which leaves him T71st. Dustin Risdon of Strathmore, Alta., shot 77 to finish 73rd.
All in all our Canucks did enough to keep us interested with Matt and David in it early then Adam taking the baton right to the finish dressed oh so Canadian in his red and white..
Senior Open Championship, Walton Heath England
I was busy tweeting this one on Sunday morning, our Canuck Rod Spittle was within 2 shots of the lead at one point but Russ Cochrane the born again lefty made six birdies in the first 10 holes - two coming on the first two holes - to open up a week-high five-shot lead as Calcavecchia, who shared the overnight lead with Cochran and South Africa's David Frost, dropped back by four-putting from 15 feet on the par-3 No. 9.
While he faltered a little as Calc charged, that first 10 holes was enough to get Cochrane, who was a flop on the PGA tour, only 1 win in 1991 the Western Open, his first major, finally winning by 2 shots at -12. Tom Watson and Corey Pavin T3 at -9.
Spittle of Niagara Falls, Ont., finished eight shots back in a T12th after shooting an even par 72. Victoria's Jim Rutledge was six over for the tournament after carding a final-round 75.
LPGA
I only saw some highlights of this as the women were in Paris so here is an AP report
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France - Ai Miyazato clinched her first title of the year at the Evian Masters on Sunday and pledged to share her prize money with the people still suffering in the aftermath of the disasters back home in Japan.
Miyazato shot a 2-under 70 to protect her two-shot lead and hold off a surge from Stacy Lewis of the United States, the Kraft Nabisco winner who missed a golden chance to level the scores on the 16th hole.
The 26-year-old Miyazato will now donate at least part of her $487,500 first prize to the relief efforts in Japan.
European Tour
see my report yesterday "Swede Alex Noren wins. in Sweden"
Nationwide Tour
How do you finish 2nd by a shot, but win the 1st prize money ?
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Harris English became the second amateur to win on the Nationwide Tour this year, rolling in a 10-foot birdie on the last hole for a 1-under 70 to capture the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Invitational.
English, who just finished his senior year at Georgia, joined fellow Bulldog Russell Henley as Nationwide Tour winners this year. In what looked more like a college tournament on the Scarlet course at Ohio State, a two-shot swing on the last hole gave English a one-shot victory over another amateur, John Peterson of LSU, and Kyle Reifers.
English and Peterson could not accept prize money as amateurs, so Reifers was awarded first prize of $144,000 which moved him from No. 52 to No. 5 on the Nationwide Tour money list, making it likely that Reifers will return to the PGA Tour next year.
English was coming off a win in the Southern Amateur last week, while Peterson won the NCAA individual title in June.
The win at least gives English status on the Nationwide Tour next year depending on how he fares at PGA Tour qualifying later this year.
Matthew Richardson of Woodbridge, Ont., closed with a 71 to finish at 3-under and in a tie for 34th
Futures Tour
Here is the report on another SeanFoley pupil who won this weekend besides Sean O'Hair.. Jessica Shepley
Concord, N.H. — Canadian Jessica Shepley fired a final round of 6-under 66 Sunday to win The International at Concord event on the LPGA's developmental Futures Tour.
Shepley, from Oakville, Ont., carded a bogey-free round with six birdies including a 10-footer on No. 18 for he win to finish 13-under 203. The victory was worth US$14,000, which moved her into the top-20 on the money list. The top 10 at the end of the season will earn their LPGA Tour card.
"This is what I came here to do this week," said Shepley. "For so long, everybody has said, 'be patient, be patient,' and there have been times when I doubted. But I guess it doesn't matter how you start anything - it's how you finish."
Hamilton's Ashley Sholer (70) finished tied for 37th, Sue Kim of Langley, B.C., (73) tied for 53rd and Quebec City's Sara Maude Juneau (74) tied for 66th.
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