With another very successful RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey capped by Dustin Johnson's spectacular win in the books, it was an interesting weekend for me, especially with the Seniors at St Andrews, in some pretty nasty weather.
Here is my Monday morning shag bag with links to the final scoreboards.
PGA Tour RBC Canadian Open final leaderboard https://www.pgatour.com/competition/2018/rbc-canadian-open/leaderboard.html
* With RBC's Dustin Johnson winning in style, the final week at Glen Abbey was another success, just ask Golf Canada's CEO, Laurence Applebaum.
* "Beer sales are up, food sales are up, merchandise sales are up and attendance will be up,” said CEO Laurence Applebaum, who predicted that total attendance for the week at the Abbey would be over 80,000. “For me, it’s a win across the board. Spectacular
* Canadian scores: Mac Hughes finished in T8 at the RBC Canadian Open and captured the Rivermead Cup as the top Canadian for the second consecutive year.
* Ryan Yip (70) finished at -12 T22 . Roger Sloan (68) -10 one shot ahead of amateur Chris Crisologo (69) -9. David Hearn (72) -7 T61. Nick Taylor and Ben Silverman both finished a -4 T71 which has not helped their chances of getting into the Fed Ex Cup 125 with 2 weeks to go.
Champions Tour Senior Open Championship final leaderboard http://www.europeantour.com/staysuretour/season=2018/tournamentid=2018848/leaderboard/index.html#/leaderboard
* After 2 days of weather more prominent at Spain's Riviera, some good old rain and wind swept over Scotland's east coast and the world's best seniors were faced with a St. Andrew's Old Course fully armed.
* firstly a tip of my cap to Stephen Ames who was T1 after 36 holes and was in contention all week. He hung in there and posted a -3 69 and finished T3, his best finish and third top-10 in a senior major.
* I was at the 18th green at St.Andrews in 1984 when the great Seve Ballesteros was in his prime, sinking that final putt to win, with those trademark fist pumps, so it was fitting that Miguel Angel Jimenez became the first Spaniard to win The Senior Open with -3 69 -12 total edging defending champion Bernhard Langer by one shot, and on the same course his friend Seve won 34 years ago.
LPGA/LET Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open final leaderboard http://www.lpga.com/tournaments/aberdeen-asset-management-ladies-scottish-open/results
* of note to me at this year's Ladies Scottish Open was the emergence of Thailand's Ariya Jutanagarn as the new world's #1.
* they played the weekend in the same wet,windy weather as the Seniors at St Andrew's and at the Gullane course the men played on 3 weeks ago. Ariya shot 67 65 73 66 -13 to win by a shot with the Women's British Open due up this week.
* she is regarded by all who follow this game to be head and shoulders above all the other women when she makes up her mind she is going to win. Like tennis star Serena Williams she is big built, physically stronger than all the others. She hits her driving iron past the LPGA's longest hitters and overpowers many of the courses they play on.
* she is only 20, just growing up right in front of us, and I believe if she stays committed to the grind of pro golf, she will be the one to beat every time she tees it up.
* Bruce Lietzke was only 67 and we lost him to brain cancer this weekend. He won RBC Canadian Open (1978, 1982). He loved Glen Abbey because he only hit the ball with a big left to right fade, which is what the Abbey requires. Bruce hardly ever practiced, only played courses that suited his game and loved being at home on his ranch in Athens, Texas.
* His family, fishing and a big car collection were his priorities, he won 13 times on tour. In 1984 after his final round he told his caddy he wouldn't touch his clubs until the next spring. His caddy put a banana in his driver cover, and sure enough when he got the clubs again in 1985 the banana, now rotten was still there. RIP Bruce.
Bryan Angus
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