As always, another intriguing weekend of golf, highlighted by Inbee Park coming from behind to win the Women's British Open in tough conditions at Turnberry, she has now won all four majors, and don't get me started on the Evian Championship in France being a major..
LPGA Tour Ricoh Women's British Open final leaderboard http://espn.go.com/golf/leaderboard?tour=lpga
With a -7 65, Park won by three shots to get to -12 for her seventh major title, becoming just the seventh female player to win four different majors.
Jin-Young Ko, yet another unheralded South Korean, was attempting to become the third first-time major winner from South Korea in the last five majors, after Hyo-Joo Kim at the Evian last year and In-Gee Chun at the U.S. Women’s Open last month. She led by 3 shots early in the final round before her fellow South Korean Park took over.
“They are machines,” Cristie Kerr said of South Korean golfers. “They practice 10 hours a day.”
18-year-old Lydia Ko was seeking to become the youngest major winner, and she shot 69 and T3 -8 with So Yeon Ryu (68).
Brooke Henderson finished E,72 while Alena Sharp shot +2, 74
PGA Tour Quicken Loans National final leaderboard http://espn.go.com/golf/leaderboard?tour=pga
Any time Tiger shows up for an event he becomes the story, and although he was out of it before the round started after a 74 on Saturday, he had the huge gallery following him as he made an early run with 5 birdies before missing a 3 footer for par on 11, made three birdies in four holes to finish T18.
What many missed was Bill Haas who was tied for the lead making four bogeys and a double bogey in the final seven holes to drop out of contention, and my pick Rickie Fowler who had an up and down day (7 birdies, but 5 bogey's) ending up 2nd -15 and rising star, David Lingmerth shooting 69 finishing 3rd.
Most importantly the winner, Troy Merritt who had a 61 67 weekend, -18 total for his first career victory in 96 starts, finishing 3 clear with a bomb of a birdie putt on the 72nd.
Adam Hadwin had another top 25, 71, -7 total T21. Nick Taylor was T52 72, -3 total.
Champions Tour 3M Championship final leaderboard http://espn.go.com/golf/leaderboard?tour=champions
The best part of this event for me was watching Jack, Lee and Gary all playing so well and enjoying themselves in the scramble format. The bad part from a health point of view was seeing how fat so many of the old guys have become. Hale Irwin, Tony Jacklin, Fuzzy, David Graham and so many more, all with familiar swings, but unfamiliar bodies..
As for the tournament itself, Kenny Perry who hits it longer than any of the guys, easily defended his 3M Championship, shooting -4 68 for a four-stroke victory over Bernhard Langer, Scott Dunlap and Kevin Sutherland. Perry actually won it after shooting a 61 on Saturday.
Stephen Ames finished T7 with a final round of -4 68, while Rod Spittle T38 -5.
European Tour Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play final results http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2015/tournamentid=2015058/leaderboard/index.html#qhm7BQJeMlu1gUAV.97
It was a big week, for an unusually big Thai player, Kiradech Aphibarnrat who just managed to beat Robert Karlsson by one hole in the final, after he was three holes up with four to play before losing the 15th, 16th and 17th, but he held his nerve at the 18th to secure his third European Tour title and his first outside Asia.
Meanwhile David Howell recovered from his narrow semi-final defeat to Karlsson to beat Scottish fan favourite Marc Warren by one hole in Sunday afternoon's other match to secure third place.
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