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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

All the big boys falter, Derek Ernst (who?) wins at Quail Hollow...all Canadian scores

Despite the rain they managed to get the Wells Fargo done, but with all kinds of big names like Mickelson, Westwood, McIlroy falling by the wayside, another relatively unknown player hit the jackpot. Derek Ernst, ranked 1,207 in the world beat David Lynn in a playoff, put a million bucks in his jeans, and is good to go for 2 years on tour starting with the Players Championship this week..

Here is the wrap up of all tours, including every Canadian score..


PGA TOUR - WELLS FARGO CHAMPIONSHIP
COURSE: Quail Hollow Club (7,492 yards, par 72).
PURSE: $6.7 million. Winner’s share: $1,206,000.

CANADIAN CONNECTION: Stephen Ames MC, Brad Fritsch T68 +7 71 72 77 75, David Hearn T43 +2 69 72 75 74, Mike Weir MDF 72 73 76

Round 4
pgatour.com. Six days after Derek Ernst received a call that he was in the Wells Fargo Championship as the fourth alternate, the 22-year-old rookie found himself one shot out of the lead and 192 yards away from the flag on the 18th hole, the toughest at Quail Hollow in the cold, wind and rain of a grueling final round.

Ernst choked up on a 6-iron and hit a draw that landed 4 feet from the hole for one of only four birdies on the closing hole Sunday.

The birdie gave him a 2-under 70 and tied him with David Lynn of England, who also had a 70. And it turned out to be no fluke. Returning to the 18th in the playoff, as the rain started coming out harder, Ernst hit a 3-iron to about 15 feet left of the flag that set up his stunning victory.

Phil Mickelson didn't get a chance to join them. He had a one-shot lead with three holes to play until making back-to-back bogeys, missing putts of 6 feet and 10 feet. His 20-foot birdie putt on the 18th narrowly missed, and Mickelson closed with a 73

So ended a strange week at Quail Hollow. The greens were shockingly bad due to weather and agronomical issues, which led to several players dropping out. The sun never really came out all week, and the wind chill Sunday morning made it hard to believe it was the first weekend in May. It felt like February at Pebble Beach

Ernst was playing only his ninth PGA TOUR event. He was No. 1,207 in the world ranking. He was in a car headed to Athens, Ga., to play a Web.com Tour event when he got the phone call that there was a tee time for him at Quail Hollow.

Robert Karlsson, the Swede who now lives in Charlotte, needed a birdie on the last hole to get into the playoff but made bogey for a 72. That left him in a tie for fourth with Westwood, who was tied for the lead until back-to-back bogeys early on the back nine.

McIlroy was one shot behind when he made a double bogey on the 12th hole. He played that hole in 4 over for the week. He had a 73 and tied for 10th



Live scoring click   http://www.pgatour.com/leaderboard.html





LPGA TOUR - KINGSMILL CHAMPIONSHIP
COURSE: Kingsmill Resort, River Course (6,379 yards, par 71).
PURSE: $1.3 million. Winner’s share: $195,000.

CANADIAN CONNECTION: Sara-Maude Juneau MC, Lorie Kane T75 69 76 77 75 +13, Maude-Aimee Leblanc MC, Rebecca Lee-Bentham T71 70 72 81 73 +11, Alena Sharp MC, Stephanie Sherlock MC

Round 4
lpga.com  It was another fight to the finish in Williamsburg, Va. at the Kingsmill Championship, as Cristie Kerr outlasted Suzann Pettersen in a two-hole sudden death playoff for her 16th career victory.

Kerr sank a two-foot par putt on the 18th hole to clinch the win and break into the winner’s circle for the third time at Kingsmill. Kerr, who shot a 2-under 69 in the final round, said she grinded out in regulation and felt lucky to even be in contention


Live scoring click   http://m.lpga.com/s/10364/Leaderboard?leadTourId=27907&pType=leaderboard&platform=webapp






CHAMPIONS TOUR - INSPERITY CHAMPIONSHIP
COURSE: The Woodlands Country Club (7,002 yards, par 72).
PURSE: $1.8 million. Winner’s share: $255,000.

CANADIAN CONNECTION: Jim Rutledge T24 +4 73 75 72, Rod Spittle T47+10 75 74 77

Round 3 (Final)
pgatour.com..  Esteban Toledo celebrated Cinco de Mayo by becoming the first Mexican winner in Champions Tour history, beating Mike Goodes with a par on the third hole of a playoff Sunday in the Insperity Championship.

The 50-year-old Toledo, making his ninth start on the 50-and-over tour, eagled the opening hole and finished with a 5-under 67 to match Goodes and Gene Sauers at 6-under 210 at The Woodlands Country Club


Live score click   http://www.pgatour.com/champions/tournaments/insperity-championship/tee-times.html







EUROPEAN TOUR/ONEASIA TOUR - CHINA OPEN
COURSE: Binhai Lake Golf Club (7,667 yards, par 72).
PURSE: $3.24 million. Winner’s share: $534,915.


Round 4 (Final)
Brett Rumford delivered a short-game masterclass as the Australian became only the 31st player to win consecutive titles on The European Tour at the Volvo China Open.

After a nail-biting play-off victory at the Ballantine’s Championship last Sunday, matters were much more straightforward at Binhai Lake for the 35 year old, who surged clear with five birdies in ten holes to turn the final round into a procession.
A couple of dropped shots over the closing holes were no more than a footnote as Rumford signed for a four under par 68 and 16 under total – four clear of Finland’s Mikko Ilonen.

The fourth and fifth European Tour titles of Rumford’s career signal a remarkable upturn in form – he was 138th on The Race to Dubai a fortnight ago but now leads the way on €811,806, having won €775,406 in his past two tournaments



Live scoring click...
http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2013/tournamentid=2013035/leaderboard/index.html?showLeaderboard=Y





WEB.COM TOUR - STADION CLASSIC
COURSE: University of Georgia Golf Course (7,253 yards, par 71).
PURSE: $600,000. Winner’s share: $108,000.

CANADIAN CONNECTION: Adam Hadwin 73 74 MC, Matt Hill 74 75 MC, Richard Scott  71 75 MC, Roger Sloan 72 76 MC,


Round 3 (Final rain forced cancellation of round 4)
pgatour.com    Brendon Todd earned his second career title Sunday when steady rains forced the cancellation of the final round of the Stadion Classic at UGA and the tournament reverted back to the 54-hole standings

Todd’s 2-under 69 on Saturday moved him to 8-under 205, one stroke better than playing partner Tim Wilkinson and two in front of Nick Rousey


Live scoring click  http://www.pgatour.com/webcom/leaderboard.html







PGA TOUR LATINOAMERICA - COLOMBIAN OPEN
COURSE: Club Campestre de Pereira, Pereira, Colombia
PURSE: $150,000

CANADIAN CONNECTION: Matt Johnston 70 74 MC, Andrew Parr T35 70 71 71 69 -3, Adam Cornelson T16 69 66 72 70 -7, Derek Gillespie 72 74 MC


Winner  American Timothy O'Neal -16  68 66 68 66 

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Live scoring click http://www.pgatourla.com/leaderboard/m2013007/#.UYKH_ObD90s







ASIAN TOUR - INDONESIAN MASERS
COURSE: Royale Jakarta Golf Club, Jakarta, Indonesia.
PURSE: $750,000

CANADIAN CONNECTION: Richard T. Lee T12 -4 72 68 67 75,

Round 4 (Final)
Bernd Wiesberger of Austria sealed a dramatic win at the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters with a five-under-par 67 to defeat a persistent Ernie Els by one-shot earlier today
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Wiesberger won his second title in Asia courtesy of some exquisite ball striking as he totalled 15-under-par 273 at the US$750,000 Asian Tour event which was staged at the majestic Royale Jakarta Golf Club.

Els, the reigning Open Championship winner, settled for second place after carding 68 while overnight leader Daisuke Kataoka of Japan claimed third place with a round of 70 to finish on 275. Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand was a further three shots back in fourth after registering 69.

The towering Wiesberger, whose coach Philippe De Busschere is based in Indonesia, credited his acute iron play for his victory and dedicated the win to his grandfather who passed away a year ago



Live scoring click http://www.asiantour.com/tournaments/34/leaderboard/





NGA TOUR - SAVANNAH LAKES VILLAGE CLASSIC
COURSE: Monticello Course, McCormick, S.C. (7,032 yds, par 72)
PURSE: $200,000

CANADIAN CONNECTION: Stuart Anderson MC, Marc-Etienne Bussieres T19 +1 73 74 71, Max Gilbert MC, Mathieu Gingras T17 -1 70 73, Jon Mills T19 +1 72 71 74, Will Mitchell MC, Christopher Ross MC, Sebastian Szirmak MC


Round 3  ( rain reduced event to 54 holes)
There were three different leaders in the third round and the names atop the leaderboard were ones that will be remembered for many years to come.

Blayne Barber, Jon Curran and Matt Hendrix battled each other – and the weather – incessantly on Saturday at Monticello Golf Club before Barber posted a pair of late birdies to take a two-stroke lead



Live scoring click.. http://www.ngatour.com/leaderboard/pro2013017/#.UYKJPebD90s







eGOLF PRO 69 72FESSIONAL TOUR - COLUMBIA OPEN
COURSE: Columbia Country Club, Blythewood, S.C. (7,150 yds, par 72)

CANADIAN CONNECTION: Cam Burke T2 -11 66 72 68 67, Greg Doherty MC, Robbie Greenwell MC, MacKenzie Hughes T21 -3 69 72 72 68, Ryan Terdik MC,


Round 4 (Final)
eGolf.com   Webster’s Dictionary defines the term clinic as “an exemplary display or performance.” If that is indeed the case, then Tanner Ervin of Mount Pleasant, SC put on a clinic over the final 54 holes of the eGolf Tour’s eighth annual Columbia Open, posting a 16-under 268 total for a five-shot victory en route to claiming his first tour title, as well as the $17,000 first-place prize.


Live scoring click.. http://tarheel.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/tarheel13/event/tarheel137/contest/1/leaderboard.htm






ALL-AMERICAN GATEWAY TOUR
COURSE: Avondale Golf Club, Palm Desert, CA
CANADIAN CONNECTION: Richard Boychuk MC, Kent Eger MC James Love T21-4 69 69 71, J Krantz T37 -1 69 71 72

Winner American  Drew Stoltz -12 68 67 66


Live scoring click   http://gatewaytour.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/gway13/event/gway1317/contest/1/leaderboard.htm

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