If ever Global Warming wasn't an issue in your world, this weekend in pro golf may make you a believer.
While weather fluctuates wildly here in Canada with winter temperatures ranging from -40*c to 15*c, with more snow falling earlier and deeper than in recent years, players across the world in South Africa played an entire week in their shorts in 100+*F at the Alfred Dunhill Championship. Days later, now in Sydney Australia, it is so hot and dry, forest fires have been raging out of control in New South Wales doing irreparable damage, with a NE wind choking players and spectators at the Australian Open.
Meanwhile Tiger Woods and 17 invited pros, gathered in Albany, to raise money ($12m targeted) for the One Bahamas Fund, to help those islands that were flattened recently by the violence from hurricane Dorian, part of a particularly violent hurricane season, (which also played havoc with the World Rugby tournament in the battered island of Japan.)
The Presidents Cup gets underway this upcoming week in Melbourne, meanwhile here are the results from today's final rounds.
Emirates Australian Open final scoreboard https://www.ausopengolf.com/scores
In the end it came down to Matt Jones (69) and Louis Oosthuizen (66) to see who would lift the fabled Stonehaven Cup, and after Louis made a brilliant eagle 3 at the 72nd hole to post -14, it was Jones who made the required par 5 at the last to edge the in form South African by a shot at -15, to join an elite group of Aussies to win two Australian Opens.
Considered by Australians as a local boy who has done good in America, Jones was surrounded by his family, wife Melissa and their 3 girls, Savannah, Saber and Simone with the coveted trophy and had this to say afterwards.
" “Something like this has been coming and it’s very special when it’s your national Open and to do it two times in a row is something that’s pretty unbelievable right now,” he said. “But I’m going to build on this. If I can play as calm on the US Tour as I did these four days, I think I’ll have a very good year.”
Afrasia Bank Mauritius Open final leaderboard https://www.europeantour.com/european-tour/afrasia-bank-mauritius-open-2020/results?round=4
Another young gun,18 year old Dane, Rasmas Hojgaard is the 3rd youngest winner in European Tour history with his victory today at the Afrasia Bank Mauritius Open on the 3rd playoff hole.
He made an eagle 3 the 3rd time that he and Italian Renato Paratore and Frenchman Antoine Rozner played it for the win.Only Italian Matteo Manassero and Aussie Danny Lee were younger.
Hero World Challenge scoreboard https://www.pgatour.com/leaderboard.html
This is not an official PGA Tour event but does award world ranking points. Henrik Stenson has won it. 10 players from the 18 man field will now head to Melbourne Australia for the Presidents Cup.
Tiger Woods hosts the event and was hoping to raise $12m for the One Bahamas Fund to held rebuild the Bahamas that were flattened by hurricane Dorian.
Bryan Angus
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