Aussie Bowditch wins Valero..Final scoreboards

 

 

PGA Tour
Valero Texas Open
TPC San Antonio

Canadians  Mike Weir +5 76 71 72,73 Stephen Ames T16 -1 74 71 68,73 Brad Fritsch 80 74 MC


Round 4

Steven Bowditch held on to win the Texas Open in windy conditions for his first PGA Tour victory and a spot in the Masters.

The 30-year-old Australian bogeyed the par-5 18th for a 4-over 76,the highest closing score by a winner since Vijay Singh finished with a 4-over 76 in the 2004 PGA Championship for a one-stroke victory.Bowditch finished at 8-under 280 at TPC San Antonio and earned $1,116,000

Will MacKenzie and Daniel Summerhays tied for second. MacKenzie shot 70, and Summerhays had a 71..

Bowditch entered the week 339th in the world and had only two top-10 finishes in eight years on the tour in a career marked by bouts of depression. He won once on the Australasian circuit and twice on the Web.Com Tour

Stephen Ames finished tied for 16th at 1-under 287. The result is his best finish since the 2012 Mayakoba Golf Classic, where he also tied for 16th. Mike Weir tied for 56th at 5-over 293







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LPGA Tour
Kia Classic
Aviara GC
Carlsbad, California

Canadians  Lorie Kane MC 79, Sue Kim MC 78 , Alena Sharp MC 76, Rebecca Lee Bentham +3 70 74 73,74 Maude Aimee LeBlanc MC 76


Round 4

Anna Nordqvist rallied to win the Kia Classic at Aviara for her second victory in her last four LPGA Tour starts.Two strokes behind leaders Cristie Kerr and Lizette Salas entering the round, Nordqvist closed with her second straight 5-under 67 for a one-stroke victory over Salas.

The 26-year-old Swede won the LPGA Thailand last month to end a five-year victory drought, holding off top-ranked Inbee Park. In 2009, Nordqvist won the LPGA Championship and LPGA Tour Championship.

Projected to jump from 16th to ninth in the world, Nordqvist finished at 13-under 275 and earned $255,000. She two-putted for par on the par-4 18th, holing a 2-footer.

Toronto’s Rebecca Lee-Bentham finished at 3-over 291 and tied for 61st

The Kraft Nabisco, the first major tournament of the year, is next week in Rancho Mirage



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EUROPEAN Tour
Eurasia Cup
Glenmarie G and CC
Kuala Lumpar
Malaysia


FINAL 

The inaugural EURASIA CUP finished in a 10-10 draw after a thrilling Asian fightback during the Saturday singles.

For much of the final day Asia threatened to produce a victory to rival Europe's 'Miracle at Medinah' in the 2012 Ryder Cup.

Thongchai Jaidee's side were whitewashed 5-0 in Thursday's fourballs and trailed 7-3 going into Saturday's ten singles matches, leaving Europe needing just three and a half points for victory.

But Jaidee kickstarted a stunning fightback by beating Ryder Cup hero Graeme McDowell 3 and 2 and after five further wins for Asia, the entire contest came down to the match between Spain's Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño and Japan's Hideto Tanihara.

Fernandez-Castaño eagled the par five 16th to get back on level terms before Tanihara saved par from a greenside bunker on the 17th to set up a nerve-wracking finish on the last.

Neither player was able to find a decisive birdie and after Fernandez-Castaño held his nerve to hole from three feet for par, he conceded Tanihara's shorter putt to ensure a tie.




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WEB.com Tour
Louisiana Oppen
Le Triomphe GC
Broussard, LA

Canadians   Adam Hadwin -7 69 70 63,69 Nick Taylor -1 69 68 73,72  Albin Choi MC 70, Roger Sloane MC 69, MacKenzie Hughes MC 74 Cam Burke MC 71 Derek Gillespie T36 -6 74 278


Round 4

Kris Blanks won the Louisiana Open on Sunday for his second career Web.com Tour title, closing a 9-under 62 and beating Brett Stegmaier with a birdie on the third hole of a playoff.

Blanks matched Stegmaier at 14-under 270 at La Triomphe. Stegmaier finished with a 68.
Blanks earned $99,000. He was making his first Web.com start of the year after playing five PGA Tour events.

Jonathan Randolph and Kyle Reifers tied for third at 13 under. Randolph shot 67, and Reifers had a 70.

Abbotsford, B.C. native Adam Hadwin finished at 7-under 277 and tied for 32nd.

Derek Gillespie of Oshawa, Ont. tied for 36th at at 6-under 278, while Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C. tied for 59th at 1-under 283

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SYMETRA Tour
IOA Golf Classic
Alacqua GC
Longwood Fla

Canadians   Samantha Richdale -2 69  Sara Maude Juneau +1 72   Nicole Vandermade +9 80


Round 2

Florida’s Hannah Yun shot a course-record 6-under 65 in the second-round of the IOA Golf Classic to take a one shot lead heading into the final round today.  Yun is 8-under for the tournament after her stellar round.

The final-round will be played today.  Play was suspended due to weather on Saturday forcing officials to make it a 54-hole event

Sara Maude Juneau is the leading Canadian. She is 1 under after a 69 on Sunday and is tied for ninth.

Samantha Richdale  (T17, E); Christine Wong. (T40, +3); Jessica Wallace. (T57, +5); and Ashley Sholer (T70, +7) also made the 36-hole cut


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Jimenez leads Europe in shut out of Team Asia

Friday’s Foursome Draw (Team Europe first):
9:40am: Miguel Angel JIMENEZ/Pablo LARRAZABAL vs Thongchai JAIDEE/ Kiradech APHIBARNRAT
9.55am: Thomas Bjorn/Thorbjorn OLESEN vs Prayad MARKSAENG/KIM Hyung-sung
10.10am: Victor DUBUISSON/Joost LUITEN vs  Koumei ODA/Hideto Tanihara
10.25am: Gonzalo FDEZ-CASTANO/Stephen GALLACHER vs SIDDIKUR Rahman/Anirban LAHIRI
10.40am: Graeme MCDOWELL/Jamie DONALDSON vs Gaganjeet BHULLAR/Nicholas FUNG

 

 

Thursday

Team Europe produced a dominant performance in the opening fourball session by winning all five matches against a shell-shocked Team Asia in the inaugural EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM.

 

European captain Miguel Angel Jiménez of Spain brilliantly led the way at the Glenmarie Golf & Country Club, partnering compatriot Pablo Larrazábal to a 2 & 1 victory over Team Asia captain Thongchai Jaidee and Kiradech Aphibarnrat of Thailand in the top match.

 

Frenchman Victor Dubuisson and Dutchman Joost Luiten combined effectively for a 3 & 2 triumph over Prayad Marksaeng of Thailand and Bangladeshi Siddikur Rahman in a match they never trailed before Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño of Spain, who eagled his first hole from the fairway, and Stephen Gallacher of Scotland completed a 4 & 3 victory over Anirban Lahiri and Gaganjeet Bhullar of India.

 

Koumei Oda and Hideto Tanihara of Japan took their match till the 18^th hole before losing by 2-holes to Thomas Bjorn and Thorbjorn Olesen, both from Denmark.

Local Malaysian star Nicholas Fung raised hopes of an upset with three birdies in seven holes as he and partner Kim Hyung-sung of Korea raced to a 3-up lead over Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland and Jamie Donaldson of Wales but the Europeans showed their class by fighting back to a 3 & 1 victory to complete a day to forget for Thongchai’s men.

 

Jiménez, who sank two eagles and three birdies in the better ball format, was delighted to see his team race ahead in the inaugural contest. “Yeah, can't get anything better than that really.  I started with my match with Pablo and played good today and I don’t think there is a better way to lead a team,” said Jiménez.

 

Fernandez-Castaño nailed a magical eagle from the fairway on the first hole as he and Gallacher brushed aside the Indian pairing of Lahiri and Bhullar.

 

McDowell, who secured the winning point in Europe’s victory in The 2010 Ryder Cup, tipped his cap to partner Donaldson, who carried the last pairing home after falling 3-down early on. “We somehow managed to make the turn at 1-down which was huge and then this guy (Donaldson) just played phenomenal on the back nine, and I just had to just chill out and hang with him a little bit.  It was great to watch,” said McDowell.

 

 

Thursday’s Fourball Results (Team Europe first):

Miguel Angel JIMENEZ/Pablo LARRAZABAL bt Thongchai JAIDEE/ Kiradech APHIBARNRAT  2 & 1; Thomas Bjorn/Thorbjorn OLESEN bt Koumei ODA/Hideto Tanihara 2 Holes; Victor DUBUISSON/Joost LUITEN bt Prayad MARKSAENG/SIDDIKUR Rahman 3 & 2; Gonzalo FDEZ-CASTANO/Stephen GALLACHER bt Gaganjeet BHULLAR/Anirban LAHIRI 4 & 3; Graeme MCDOWELL/Jamie DONALDSON bt KIM Hyung-sung/Nicholas FUNG 3 & 1
 


Bryan

10.40am: Graeme MCDOWELL/Jamie DONALDSON vs Gaganjeet BHULLAR/Nicholas FUNG

Staal Family to sponsor PGA TOUR Canada event in Thunder Bay

INAUGURAL STAAL FOUNDATION OPEN PRESENTED BY TBAYTEL 

TO BE PLAYED AT WHITEWATER GOLF CLUB JULY 14 – 20, 2014

THUNDER BAY, ON (March 24, 2014) In North America, the name Staal is synonymous with the highest levels of professional hockey. However, come July 2014, the Staal family -- brothers Eric, Marc, Jordan and Jared -- will be associated with another sport popular among NHL players and Canadians alike.
 

PGA TOUR Canada, the Staal family and the Thunder Bay Golf Classic tournament organization announced today that the Staal Family Foundation, a charitable trust fund with a strong focus on family, community and charity, has a three-year agreement to become the title sponsor of PGA TOUR Canada’s Thunder Bay Golf Classic, which will now be known as the Staal Foundation Open presented by TbayTel.
 

The announcement was made during a media conference at Tbaytel’s headquarters in Thunder Bay that included Eric Staal, captain of the Carolina Hurricanes, who attended via Skype as well as PGA TOUR Canada President Jeff Monday and Staal Foundation Open presented by Tbaytel Executive Director Scott Smith as well as many local dignitaries.
 

“When we heard PGA TOUR Canada was coming to Thunder Bay, we jumped at the chance to attach our name to the event,” said the elder Staal brother. “It’s going to be really exciting week of sport and entertainment and we think the Staal Family Foundation is a great fit. We love our hometown, and just like PGA TOUR Canada, we’re passionate about family, charity and our community.”
 

The Staal Foundation Open presented by Tbaytel is the sixth tournament on the newly expanded 2014 PGA TOUR Canada schedule. As an added bonus the top three players on the PGA TOUR Canada Order of Merit following the Staal Foundation Open presented by Tbaytel will earn exemptions into the RBC Canadian Open set to be played at Royal Montreal in Ile Bizard, Quebec.

 

The PGA TOUR Canada Season gets underway with 12 events starting with the PC Financial Open in Vancouver and culminating with the TOUR Championship of Canada presented by Freedom 55 Financial in September where the top five players on the Order of Merit will earn their Web.com Tour cards for the following season.

In addition to the Staal Family Foundation’s title sponsorship, Tbaytel, which is a significant economic driver and supporter of community events and initiatives in Thunder Bay, was previously announced as the presenting sponsor for the tournament.

As with all PGA TOUR events the net proceeds raised from the Staal Foundation Open presented by Tbaytel will be directed to charity. An announcement will be made in the coming weeks regarding the specifics regarding charity and the Staal Foundation Open presented by Tbaytel

Monday wrap : Every breaks through at Bay Hill

PGA Tour
Arnold Palmer Invitational
Bay Hill GC
Tampa Florida

Canadian  David Hearn +1 70 72 73 74  T52


Round 4

The tee shot that Matt Every feared might be out-of-bounds on No. 9 somehow bounced along a cart path and led to an unlikely birdie. He surged to a three-shot lead when Adam Scott's touch with the putter vanished. Even with two bogeys on the last three holes, he missed a 4-foot par putt on the 18th, Every still closed with a 2-under 70.

The last bogey made him sweat out the finish. Keegan Bradley, who birdied the 16th and 17th holes, had a 30-foot birdie putt on the 18th that would have forced a playoff. It was similar to the putt Tiger Woods has made so often to win at Bay Hill. Bradley's putt stayed left of the hole, and he finished one shot behind.

Every finished at 13-under 275, one shot ahead of Bradley, who needed two late birdies for a 72. Scott was third.

It was Every's first win in 93 starts on tour.

David Hearn (74) of Brantford, Ont., finished in a tie for 52nd at 1-over par



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CHAMPIONS Tour
Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic
Fallen Oak GC
Biloxi MS

Canadians  Rod Spittle 72, Jim Rutledge 74


Round 3

Texan Jeff Maggert became the 17th player in Champions Tour history to win in his debut, shooting a 4-under 68 to capture his first victory since the 2006 St. Jude's Classic on the PGA Tour.

The 50-year-old fell into a tie for the lead with Billy Andrade after making bogey on No. 16, but responded with an astonishing 50' putt at 17, that pushed him back ahead.

Maggert is a three-time PGA Tour winner who turned 50 in February. His consistent weekend included a 68 on Friday, a 69 on Saturday and he capped his debut performance at Fallen Oak with four birdies on the back nine on Sunday to earn the $240,000 paycheque

Andrade, who started the day tied with Fred Funk for the lead, shot a 71 to finish in second two strokes back. 





LPGA
JTBC Founders Cup
Wild Fire GC
Phoenix, Ariz

Canadians  Rebecca Lee Bentham MC 68 77 +1,  Sue Kim MC 74 71 +1,  Alena Sharp MC 76 75 +7


Round 4

Karrie Webb shot a course-record 9-under 63 to take the lead, then waited 90 minutes to see if anyone could catch her. To her surprise, no one did.

Third-round leader Lydia Ko parred the final three holes to finish a stroke back along with 2013 winner Stacy Lewis, Azahara Munoz, Amy Yang and Mirim Lee
.
The 16-year-old Ko shot 70. She had a three-stroke lead after birdieing Nos. 2-5, slipped back with bogeys on Nos. 6, 9 and 11 and pulled within one with a birdie on the par-5 15th.






WEB.com Tour
Panama Claro Championship
Panama

Canadians  Adam Hadwin +=4 68 71 76  Cam Burke -1 69 72 68  Nick Taylor -3 69 69 69,  Roger Sloan MC 71 74


Round 4

Mexico's Carlos Ortiz won the Panama Claro Championship on Sunday for his first Web.com Tour title, closing with a 6-under 64 for a four-stroke victory.

The 22-year-old former North Texas player finished at 12-under 268 at Panama Golf Club and earned $112,500 to jump from seventh to second on the money list with $171,500


Jason Gore was second after a 66. Daniel Berger, Derek Fathauer and Aron Price, the second-round leader, tied for third at 7 under. Berger and Fathauer shot 67, and Price had a 70.






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PGA Tour LatinoAmerica
TransAmerican Power Products CRV Open
Guadalajara, Mexico

Round 4

Colombia’s Marcelo Rozo holed a 13-footer for eagle on the second hole of a playoff to win the TransAmerican Power Products CRV Open
.
The extra session involved seven players who finished the 72 holes of the second tournament of the 2014 NEC Series-PGA TOUR Latinoamérica season tied at 17-under par 267.

Outright leader by one shot at the beginning of the day, Rozo had a chance to win on the 72nd hole, but missed a nine-footer for birdie. Later, he went on to admit that a little bit of nerves on that putt cost him the win in regulation.



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Tiger 'backs" out of Arnie's tournament

He may have won it 8 times including the last 2, but it's never good news for anyone, except the rest of the field when Tiger pulls out of an event.

He has had to withdraw from the Arnold Palmer Invitational  because of persistent pain in his back, and for those of you who have never had one, you just cannot play golf with a wonky back. Hell you can't walk, run and God help you when you sneeze !!

From his website..Unfortunately, my back spasms and the pain haven't subsided."

He had to withdraw after 13 holes of the final round at the Honda Classic three weeks ago because of  back spasms and pain in his lower back. He tried to defend his title the following week at Doral, only for his back to flare up again in the final round. He closed with a 78, the highest Sunday score of his PGA Tour career.

This is only the second time that Woods has not played Bay Hill The Masters, which is 3 weeks away, is the only major Woods has never missed.

Website.."It's too early to know about the Masters, and I will continue to be evaluable and work closely with my doctors,"

He first showed signs of back pain at Bethpage Black at The Barclays in 2012, which he attributed to a soft bed at his hotel.

Woods is off to the worst start of his 18 years on tour. At Torrey Pines,Woods shot his highest score on American soil with a 79 to miss the 54-hole cut. He tied for 41st in the Dubai Desert Classic a week later for his worst finish in that event.

Jack Nicklaus has always said that Tiger would surpass his record of 18 major championships... as long as he stayed healthy !!

At 38, with years of great golf seemingly still ahead, his back problem have temporarily derailed his career.  I believe, as fit as he is that he should be able to manage whatever the problem is, look at Freddie Couples still winning on the Champions Tour as an example.

However you must also remember Tiger has been swinging a golf club around his back since he was 2, that's a lot of wear and tear no matter how fit he is..

With the Master's approaching, I do not expect him to play at all before unless he is sure it won't jeopardize his chances of teeing it up at Augusta..

Monday wrap : Senden wins at Innisbrook... Couples in California

                          

PGA TOUR                            

VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP

Site: Palm Harbor, Fla.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, Copperhead Course (7,340 yards, par 71).

Purse: $5.7 million. Winner's share: $1,026,000.                             .

Canadians   David Hearn T8 71,70 70 71 -2  Mike Weir MC  Stephen Ames 72 70 72 77 +7  Graham DeLaet T8 75 68 71 68 -2                        

                           

Round 4

John Senden chipped in for birdie from 70 feet on the 16th hole, one of only two birdies in the final round at the toughest hole on the course. He followed that with a 20-foot birdie putt to build a two-shot lead, then made it tough for Kevin Na to catch him with perfect pace on a 40-foot putt on the 18th that left him only a tap-in for par.

Senden closed with a 1-under 70 for his first win in 7 years that earned him a trip to the Masters.

Graham DeLaet (68) and David Hearn (71) both finished nicely at T8.

 

 

 

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CHAMPIONS TOUR

TOSHIBA CLASSIC

Site: Newport Beach, Calif.

Schedule: Friday-Sunday.

Course: Newport Beach Country Club (6,584 yards, par 71).

Purse: $1.75 million. Winner's share: $262,500.
 

Canadians   Jim Rutledge 78 75 68 +8, Rod Spittle 70 68 70 -5

Round 3
                         

Fred Couples won the Toshiba Classic for his 10th Champions Tour title, birdieing the final two holes for a one-stroke victory.

He shot a 5-under 66 to finish at 15-under 198 at Newport Beach CC. Also the 2010 winner, he made a 4-foot birdie putt on the par-3 17th and holed another 4-footer on the par-5 18th

Colin Montgomerie (62), Bernhard Langer and Steve Pate tied for second. Langer had a chance to force a playoff, but missed a 20-foot birdie try on 18 and settled for a 70
                 

 

 

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EUROPEAN TOUR

TROPHY HASSAN II

Site: Agadir, Morocco.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: Golf du Palais Royal (6,951 yards, par 72).

Purse: $2.08 million. Winner's share: $347,170.

                                                         

Round 4

Alejandro Canizares of Spain shot a -2 70 to win the Trophee Hassan II by 5 shots. He led from wire to wire
   

 

                         

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WEB.COM TOUR

BRAZIL CHAMPIONS

Site: Sao Paulo.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: Sao Paulo Golf Club (6,574 yards, par 71).

Purse: $800,000. Winner's share: $144,000.

Television: None.

Canadians  Albin Choi 69 66 68 71 -10 Adam Hadwin 65 73 69 73 -4  MacKenzie Hughes,70 68 72 71 -3  Nick Taylor  MC                        

                            

Round 4

Jon Curran needed only a 2-under-par 69 on the final day to cap off a record week with a four-stroke win at the Brasil Champions.

Curran jumped out in front with a 10-under 61 in the first round at the Sao Paulo Golf Club and never looked back in a wire-to-wire win, only the second on Tour in the past six-plus years
 

                           

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Reed wins at Doral, Hadwin wins in Chile

Breaking News :  Canada's Adam Hadwin won the Chile Classic for first Web.com Tour title, birdieing the final two holes for a one-stroke victory over Australia's Alistair Presnell. Hadwin shot a 3-under 69 at Prince of Wales Country Club for a 16-under 272 total. He earned $117,000

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PGA Tour
WGC Cadillac Championship
Trump National Doral
Miami
Canadians  Graham DeLaet +4 78 72 70

Round 4

Patrick Reed won the Cadillac Championship for this third PGA Tour title in seven months, and this was a big one. Reed made back-to-back birdies on Nos. 3 and 4 at Doral to pull away early. He played the 18th conservatively and made bogey for an even-par 72 and a one-shot victory over Bubba Watson and Jamie Donaldson of Wales



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PGA Tour
Puerto Rico Open
Trump International GC
Canadians  Stephen Ames E 70 72  David Hearn -6 70 68   Brad Fritsch -5 71 68

Round 3

Chesson Hadley won the Puerto Rico Open for his first PGA Tour victory, holding off Danny Lee by two strokes. Making his 13th PGA Tour start, the 26-year-old Hadley birdied the final two holes at Trump International for a 5-under 67.

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