While Na Yeon Choi stumbled on the back nine at the Old Course, Stacy Lewis hit the shot of her life to within 3 feet at the Road hole (17th) and went on to a birdie, birdie finish to win the Women's British Open...
Site: St. Andrews, Scotland.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: St. Andrews, Old Course (6,672 yards, par 72).
Purse: $2.75 million. Winner's share: $418,750.
Round 4 recap
All eyes were set on Inbee Park this week at St. Andrews hoping to catch a glimpse of history at the RICOH Women’s British Open. But it was the No. 2 player in the world who ended up stealing the headlines.
Stacy Lewis shot a final-round, even-par 72 at the famed Old Course to win her second-career major championship with a two-shot victory over South Koreans Na Yeon Choi and Hee Young Park. Lewis birdied the 71st and 72nd holes of the tournament to move her to 8-under par which proved to be the winning score as Choi lost her 3 shot lead on the back nine.
The victory is Lewis’ second major win and first since the 2011 Kraft Nabisco Championship which was also the last time an American claimed a major title. The win snapped a streak of 10 winless majors for the United States.
Inbee Park came into this week with high hopes of making history by becoming the first golfer – male or female – to win four professional majors in a season. That feat was not to be, as Park struggled over her final 32 holes on Sunday. She shot rounds of 74-78 to finish in a tie for 42nd at 6-over-par
.
Live leaderboard click http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Leaderboard.aspx
WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
BRIDGESTONE INVITATIONAL
Site: Akron, Ohio.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Firestone Country Club, South Course (7,400 yards, par 70).
Purse: $8.75 million. Winner's share: $1,575,000.
Round 4 notes
Tiger Woods played safe and smart with a big lead, parring 16 holes in an even-par 70 Sunday to coast to a seven-shot victory at the World Golf Chapmionships-Bridgestone Invitational for his eighth win at the event -- matching the PGA TOUR record he shares for victories in a single tournament
After a second-round 61 in which he flirted with 59, Woods ended up at 15-under 265 to easily beat defending champ Keegan Bradley and Henrik Stenson.
Woods' mastery at Firestone Country Club allowed him to again match Sam Snead's PGA TOUR record for wins in an event. Snead won the Greater Greensboro Open eight times. Earlier this year, Woods won the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard for the eighth time
Live leaderboard click http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/bridgestone-invitational/leaderboard.html
PGA TOUR
RENO-TAHOE OPEN
Site: Reno.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Montreux Golf and Country Club (7,472 yards, par 72).
Purse: $3 million. Winner's share: $540,000.
Round 4 report
Gary Woodland holed a 58-foot chip from the rough for one of his four birdies and got up-and-down to save par five times to win the Reno-Tahoe Open on Sunday for second PGA TOUR victory.
Woodland finished with 44 points in the Modified Stableford format that awards eight points for double eagle, five for eagle, two for birdie, zero for par, minus-one for bogey and minus-three for double bogey or worse.
Jonathan Byrd and Andres Romero tied for second with 35 points, and Brendan Steele had 33 at Montreux Golf Club on the edge of the Sierra
Live leaderboard click http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/reno-tahoe-open/leaderboard.html
CHAMPIONS TOUR
3M CHAMPIONSHIP
Site: Blaine, Minn.
Schedule: Friday-Sunday.
Course: TPC Twin Cities (7,114 yards, par 72).
Purse: $1.75 million. Winner's share: $262,500.
Round 3 recap
Tom Pernice birdied the final two holes Sunday for a one-stroke victory over Jeff Sluman and Corey Pavin. He finished with a 4-under 68 and had a 17-under 199 total at the TPC Twin Cities for his second career Champions Tour victory.
Trailing Sluman by one shot at the par-3 17th, Pernice played it safe with his tee shot to the middle of the green. He then made about a 40-foot slightly downhill putt to move into a tie.
At the par-5 18th, Pernice hit his second shot from 200 yards to 8 feet and two-putted for the winning birdie. It was his first win in 51 events dating to the 2009 SAS Championship, his first event as a member of the Champions Tour.
Jay Haas, Bart Bryant and Rod Spittle tied for fourth at 14 under. Haas shot 65, Bryant 67 and Spittle 68
Live leaderboard http://www.pgatour.com/champions/tournaments/3m-championship/tee-times.html
WEB.COM TOUR
MYLAN CLASSIC
Site: Canonsburg, Pa.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Southpointe Golf Club (6,951 yards, par 71).
Purse: $650,000. Winner's share: $117,000.
Round 4 report
Ben Martin fired a 4-under 67 Sunday and won the Mylan Classic in suburban Pittsburgh by five shots, collecting his second win in six weeks.
Martin is the Tour’s hottest player, with five top-6 finishes in his last six starts. He has 13 top-30 finishes in 17 starts this year and has moved to No. 2 on the money list
Martin finished at 17-under 267, one shot off the tournament record, and collected a check for $121,500 while lapping the field.
Former U.S. Amateur champion Kelly Kraft was the only one within shouting distance after trailing by eight when the sun came up. Kraft tallied 10 birdies and vaulted up the board with a 7-under 64 to finish at 12-under par.
Nick Rousey (69), Chad Collins (70), Brad Elder (71), I.J. Jang (71), Ariel Canete (70) and Whee Kim (73) all finished tied for third at 7-under par but a distant 10 shots back of the winner’s total
Live leaderboard http://www.pgatour.com/webcom/leaderboard.html
EUROPEAN SENIOR TOUR
Berenberg Masters, Friday-Sunday,
Golf-und Land-Club,
Cologne, Germany.
Round 3 recap
Live leaderboard http://www.europeantour.com/seniortour/season=2013/tournamentid=2013862/teetimes/index.html
EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR
Finnish Challenge, Thursday-Sunday,
Kytaja Golf Club,
Hyvinkaa, Finland.
Round 4 recap
Stuart Manley marched to his maiden European Challenge Tour title at the Finnish Challenge as a clinical final day performance earned him a three under par round of 69 and a two-shot victory at Kytäjä Golf, in Hyvinkää near Helsinki.
The Welshman has been a regular on both The European Tour and Challenge Tour since 2004 and has let chances slip before to claim a first title, but he made no mistake this time after bouncing back from a bogey on the opening hole to produce a nerveless performance when it mattered most.
eGOLF PROFESSIONAL TOUR
River Run Classic, Wednesday-Friday,
River Run Country Club,
Davidson, N.C.
Round 3 recap (final)
As one of the longest tenured players on the eGolf Tour, Frank Adams III of Laurinburg, NC is often in a sea of 20-somethings and post-college hot shots at most tournaments, serving as the proverbial elder statesmen to a collection of players more knowledgeable in Twitter than persimmon.
On Friday at the tour’s River Run Classic, Adams put on a veritable clinic, posting five birdies in his first seven holes on his way to a final-round 69 and a 12-under 204 total, good for his seventh career eGolf Tour title
Live leaderboard http://tarheel.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/tarheel13/event/tarheel134/contest/1/leaderboard.htm
BryanA (files from pgatour.com lpga.com, europeantour.com )
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: St. Andrews, Old Course (6,672 yards, par 72).
Purse: $2.75 million. Winner's share: $418,750.
Round 4 recap
All eyes were set on Inbee Park this week at St. Andrews hoping to catch a glimpse of history at the RICOH Women’s British Open. But it was the No. 2 player in the world who ended up stealing the headlines.
Stacy Lewis shot a final-round, even-par 72 at the famed Old Course to win her second-career major championship with a two-shot victory over South Koreans Na Yeon Choi and Hee Young Park. Lewis birdied the 71st and 72nd holes of the tournament to move her to 8-under par which proved to be the winning score as Choi lost her 3 shot lead on the back nine.
The victory is Lewis’ second major win and first since the 2011 Kraft Nabisco Championship which was also the last time an American claimed a major title. The win snapped a streak of 10 winless majors for the United States.
Inbee Park came into this week with high hopes of making history by becoming the first golfer – male or female – to win four professional majors in a season. That feat was not to be, as Park struggled over her final 32 holes on Sunday. She shot rounds of 74-78 to finish in a tie for 42nd at 6-over-par
.
Live leaderboard click http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Leaderboard.aspx
WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
BRIDGESTONE INVITATIONAL
Site: Akron, Ohio.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Firestone Country Club, South Course (7,400 yards, par 70).
Purse: $8.75 million. Winner's share: $1,575,000.
Round 4 notes
Tiger Woods played safe and smart with a big lead, parring 16 holes in an even-par 70 Sunday to coast to a seven-shot victory at the World Golf Chapmionships-Bridgestone Invitational for his eighth win at the event -- matching the PGA TOUR record he shares for victories in a single tournament
After a second-round 61 in which he flirted with 59, Woods ended up at 15-under 265 to easily beat defending champ Keegan Bradley and Henrik Stenson.
Woods' mastery at Firestone Country Club allowed him to again match Sam Snead's PGA TOUR record for wins in an event. Snead won the Greater Greensboro Open eight times. Earlier this year, Woods won the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard for the eighth time
Live leaderboard click http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/bridgestone-invitational/leaderboard.html
PGA TOUR
RENO-TAHOE OPEN
Site: Reno.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Montreux Golf and Country Club (7,472 yards, par 72).
Purse: $3 million. Winner's share: $540,000.
Round 4 report
Gary Woodland holed a 58-foot chip from the rough for one of his four birdies and got up-and-down to save par five times to win the Reno-Tahoe Open on Sunday for second PGA TOUR victory.
Woodland finished with 44 points in the Modified Stableford format that awards eight points for double eagle, five for eagle, two for birdie, zero for par, minus-one for bogey and minus-three for double bogey or worse.
Jonathan Byrd and Andres Romero tied for second with 35 points, and Brendan Steele had 33 at Montreux Golf Club on the edge of the Sierra
Live leaderboard click http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/reno-tahoe-open/leaderboard.html
CHAMPIONS TOUR
3M CHAMPIONSHIP
Site: Blaine, Minn.
Schedule: Friday-Sunday.
Course: TPC Twin Cities (7,114 yards, par 72).
Purse: $1.75 million. Winner's share: $262,500.
Round 3 recap
Tom Pernice birdied the final two holes Sunday for a one-stroke victory over Jeff Sluman and Corey Pavin. He finished with a 4-under 68 and had a 17-under 199 total at the TPC Twin Cities for his second career Champions Tour victory.
Trailing Sluman by one shot at the par-3 17th, Pernice played it safe with his tee shot to the middle of the green. He then made about a 40-foot slightly downhill putt to move into a tie.
At the par-5 18th, Pernice hit his second shot from 200 yards to 8 feet and two-putted for the winning birdie. It was his first win in 51 events dating to the 2009 SAS Championship, his first event as a member of the Champions Tour.
Jay Haas, Bart Bryant and Rod Spittle tied for fourth at 14 under. Haas shot 65, Bryant 67 and Spittle 68
Live leaderboard http://www.pgatour.com/champions/tournaments/3m-championship/tee-times.html
WEB.COM TOUR
MYLAN CLASSIC
Site: Canonsburg, Pa.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Southpointe Golf Club (6,951 yards, par 71).
Purse: $650,000. Winner's share: $117,000.
Round 4 report
Ben Martin fired a 4-under 67 Sunday and won the Mylan Classic in suburban Pittsburgh by five shots, collecting his second win in six weeks.
Martin is the Tour’s hottest player, with five top-6 finishes in his last six starts. He has 13 top-30 finishes in 17 starts this year and has moved to No. 2 on the money list
Martin finished at 17-under 267, one shot off the tournament record, and collected a check for $121,500 while lapping the field.
Former U.S. Amateur champion Kelly Kraft was the only one within shouting distance after trailing by eight when the sun came up. Kraft tallied 10 birdies and vaulted up the board with a 7-under 64 to finish at 12-under par.
Nick Rousey (69), Chad Collins (70), Brad Elder (71), I.J. Jang (71), Ariel Canete (70) and Whee Kim (73) all finished tied for third at 7-under par but a distant 10 shots back of the winner’s total
Live leaderboard http://www.pgatour.com/webcom/leaderboard.html
EUROPEAN SENIOR TOUR
Berenberg Masters, Friday-Sunday,
Golf-und Land-Club,
Cologne, Germany.
Round 3 recap
Ironman Steen Tinning lasted the distance at the Berenberg Masters to secure his debut European Senior Tour title in only his sixth appearance.
The Dane signed for a flawless round of 69 for a nine under par aggregate total which was just enough to hold off a late surge from home hero Bernhard Langer, who delighted the locals at Golf- und Land-Club, in Cologne, with a blemish-free round of 68.
Having seen Langer fail to get up and down for birdie from the greenside bunker on the par five 18th hole, Tinning knew a closing par would be enough to secure victory and with it a cheque for €60,000, and he duly obliged to consign the German to the runner-up spot for the second weekend in a row.
The Dane signed for a flawless round of 69 for a nine under par aggregate total which was just enough to hold off a late surge from home hero Bernhard Langer, who delighted the locals at Golf- und Land-Club, in Cologne, with a blemish-free round of 68.
Having seen Langer fail to get up and down for birdie from the greenside bunker on the par five 18th hole, Tinning knew a closing par would be enough to secure victory and with it a cheque for €60,000, and he duly obliged to consign the German to the runner-up spot for the second weekend in a row.
Live leaderboard http://www.europeantour.com/seniortour/season=2013/tournamentid=2013862/teetimes/index.html
EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR
Finnish Challenge, Thursday-Sunday,
Kytaja Golf Club,
Hyvinkaa, Finland.
Round 4 recap
Stuart Manley marched to his maiden European Challenge Tour title at the Finnish Challenge as a clinical final day performance earned him a three under par round of 69 and a two-shot victory at Kytäjä Golf, in Hyvinkää near Helsinki.
The Welshman has been a regular on both The European Tour and Challenge Tour since 2004 and has let chances slip before to claim a first title, but he made no mistake this time after bouncing back from a bogey on the opening hole to produce a nerveless performance when it mattered most.
eGOLF PROFESSIONAL TOUR
River Run Classic, Wednesday-Friday,
River Run Country Club,
Davidson, N.C.
Round 3 recap (final)
As one of the longest tenured players on the eGolf Tour, Frank Adams III of Laurinburg, NC is often in a sea of 20-somethings and post-college hot shots at most tournaments, serving as the proverbial elder statesmen to a collection of players more knowledgeable in Twitter than persimmon.
On Friday at the tour’s River Run Classic, Adams put on a veritable clinic, posting five birdies in his first seven holes on his way to a final-round 69 and a 12-under 204 total, good for his seventh career eGolf Tour title
Live leaderboard http://tarheel.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/tarheel13/event/tarheel134/contest/1/leaderboard.htm
BryanA (files from pgatour.com lpga.com, europeantour.com )
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