Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA leaderboard https://www.lpga.com/tournaments/taiwan-swinging-skirts-lpga/leaderboard
The Korda sisters are off on a tear in round one at the Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA in difficult weather conditions with rain and swirling winds.
This time it's defending champion Nelly who's tied for the lead at -6 66 while Jessica is in at -3 69. I can't think of a better story for the American Olympic golf teams than having them represent USA women in Tokyo this summer. South Korean Mi Jung Hur is also at -6 66.
Brooke Henderson and Alena Sharp both are in the top 20, T19 with matching 71's. While Brooke gets all the publicity, I think that Alena is playing the best golf of her life right now. 18 of her last 21 rounds have been at par or better and she has 4 top 10's this year.
Brooke was cruising along with 5 birdies and 2 bogey's but took a double at the par 3 17th.
Bryan Angus
Thursday, October 31, 2019
Corey Connors T7 after 1st round at WGC HSBC Champions
WGC HSBC Champions leaderboard https://www.pgatour.com/competition/2020/wgc-hsbc-champions/leaderboard.html
Shanghai, China is 12 hours ahead of EST and as you awake on the east coast round 1 of the WGC HSBC Champions is in the books and China's Li Haotong has thrilled the locals with a -8 64 to grab a one shot lead. Ranked #59 in the world he had 7 birdies and an eagle and with that became the first Chinese player to lead a WGC event after the opening round.
Victor Perez of France won the Alfred Dunhill Links last month, and buoyed with confidence he fired a -7 65 to place 2nd. A strong group at -6 66 include Adam Scott, defending champion Xander Schauffele, and Matt Fitzpzatrick
Corey Connors held the lead through 11 holes and has ended up T7 -5 67 while Adam Hadwin has work to do after an opening T64 +2 74.
Joining Corey at -5 is Rory McIlroy who came home in 31 strokes to continue his run of good form, T3 last week.
Conditions at the Sheshan International GC were ideal with little or no wind and the weather forecast for the rest of the week is the same, so expect a shoot out..
Bryan Angus
Shanghai, China is 12 hours ahead of EST and as you awake on the east coast round 1 of the WGC HSBC Champions is in the books and China's Li Haotong has thrilled the locals with a -8 64 to grab a one shot lead. Ranked #59 in the world he had 7 birdies and an eagle and with that became the first Chinese player to lead a WGC event after the opening round.
Victor Perez of France won the Alfred Dunhill Links last month, and buoyed with confidence he fired a -7 65 to place 2nd. A strong group at -6 66 include Adam Scott, defending champion Xander Schauffele, and Matt Fitzpzatrick
Corey Connors held the lead through 11 holes and has ended up T7 -5 67 while Adam Hadwin has work to do after an opening T64 +2 74.
Joining Corey at -5 is Rory McIlroy who came home in 31 strokes to continue his run of good form, T3 last week.
Conditions at the Sheshan International GC were ideal with little or no wind and the weather forecast for the rest of the week is the same, so expect a shoot out..
Bryan Angus
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Five Canadians in this week's Bermuda Championship
PGA Tour Bermuda Championship tee times / leaderboard https://www.pgatour.com/competition/2020/bermuda-championship/leaderboard.html
This tournament is a godsend for all kinds of guys who have little or no status on the PGA Tour, but with the ever glimmering hope of catching lightning in a bottle, will enjoy a week in Southampton, Bermuda, even if they don't play well.
BoVan Pelt, Rod Pampling, Robert Allenby, Boo Weekley, Frank Lickliter, Fred Funk, Tim Herron, Gary Nicklaus are some examples of guys who we haven't seen or heard of in quite a while.
Meanwhile with Adam Hadwin and Corey Connors with the big boys in Shanghai at the WGC Champions, Graham DeLaet, Michael Gligic, David Hearn, Roger Sloan and Mike Weir will all being teeing it up on Thursday morning and remember the winner gets full privileges, 2 years exemption, and $1.3m in their bank account.
Follow their progress here..
Bryan Angus
This tournament is a godsend for all kinds of guys who have little or no status on the PGA Tour, but with the ever glimmering hope of catching lightning in a bottle, will enjoy a week in Southampton, Bermuda, even if they don't play well.
BoVan Pelt, Rod Pampling, Robert Allenby, Boo Weekley, Frank Lickliter, Fred Funk, Tim Herron, Gary Nicklaus are some examples of guys who we haven't seen or heard of in quite a while.
Meanwhile with Adam Hadwin and Corey Connors with the big boys in Shanghai at the WGC Champions, Graham DeLaet, Michael Gligic, David Hearn, Roger Sloan and Mike Weir will all being teeing it up on Thursday morning and remember the winner gets full privileges, 2 years exemption, and $1.3m in their bank account.
Follow their progress here..
Bryan Angus
Tee times/leaderboards: WGC HSBC Champions, Taiwan Swinging Skirts
The men are in Shanghai or the WGC HSBC Champions while the women are in Taiwan for the Swinging Skirts LPGA.
Adam Hadwin and Corey Connors are in the field, Connors off a T6 in Japan last week while Brooke Henderson and Alena Sharp continue on the LPGA's Asian swing.
Here are my customized tee times / leaderboards.
WGC HSBC Champions https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/wgc-hsbc-champions/tee-times.html
Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA https://www.lpga.com/tournaments/taiwan-swinging-skirts-lpga/leaderboard
Bryan Angus
Adam Hadwin and Corey Connors are in the field, Connors off a T6 in Japan last week while Brooke Henderson and Alena Sharp continue on the LPGA's Asian swing.
Here are my customized tee times / leaderboards.
WGC HSBC Champions https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/wgc-hsbc-champions/tee-times.html
Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA https://www.lpga.com/tournaments/taiwan-swinging-skirts-lpga/leaderboard
Bryan Angus
Monday, October 28, 2019
Tiger wins Zozo Championship, Connors T6
Zozo Championship final scoreboard https://www.pgatour.com/leaderboard.html
As expected Tiger (67 -19) went on to complete his 7 holes early this morning at the Zozo Championship in Chiba, Japan without incident, maintaining his 3 shot lead over Hideki Matsuyama (67 -16) for his 82nd PGA Tour win.
The best photo I've seen since then is 4 year old Tiger sipping a coke while Sam Snead autographs a picture for him! Funny how things in life often come full circle.
It was a great week for Corey Connors (69 64 66 70 -11) who T6 and another T10 for Rory McIlroy (72 65 63 67 -13) who ended up T3. Adam Hadwin T41, (71 69 71 68 -1)
Tiger wins $1.8m of the $9.78m purse and an undisclosed appearance fee ($2m) from the sponsor company, Zozo, whose owner, Yusaku Maezawa, is a flamboyant Japanese billionaire specializing in on line shopping for fashion wear. They have committed to a 6 year deal.
Yusaku Maezawa's net worth is reportedly $2 billion. He isn't a stranger at the auction house. In 2017, he made headlines for spending $98 million over two days on art at Sotheby's and Christie's, ending with a record-breaking $110.5 million purchase of a painting by Basquiat.
Later this week it's over to Shanghai for the WGC HSBC Champions
Bryan Angus
As expected Tiger (67 -19) went on to complete his 7 holes early this morning at the Zozo Championship in Chiba, Japan without incident, maintaining his 3 shot lead over Hideki Matsuyama (67 -16) for his 82nd PGA Tour win.
The best photo I've seen since then is 4 year old Tiger sipping a coke while Sam Snead autographs a picture for him! Funny how things in life often come full circle.
It was a great week for Corey Connors (69 64 66 70 -11) who T6 and another T10 for Rory McIlroy (72 65 63 67 -13) who ended up T3. Adam Hadwin T41, (71 69 71 68 -1)
Tiger wins $1.8m of the $9.78m purse and an undisclosed appearance fee ($2m) from the sponsor company, Zozo, whose owner, Yusaku Maezawa, is a flamboyant Japanese billionaire specializing in on line shopping for fashion wear. They have committed to a 6 year deal.
Yusaku Maezawa's net worth is reportedly $2 billion. He isn't a stranger at the auction house. In 2017, he made headlines for spending $98 million over two days on art at Sotheby's and Christie's, ending with a record-breaking $110.5 million purchase of a painting by Basquiat.
Later this week it's over to Shanghai for the WGC HSBC Champions
Bryan Angus
Sunday, October 27, 2019
BMW Ladies Championship final scoreboard
BMW Ladies Championship final leaderboard https://www.lpga.com/tournaments/bmw-lpga-international/results
Neither Canadians were factors in this inaugural BMW Ladies Championship in Busan, South Korea. Brooke Henderson T38, 73 68 70 74 -3, Alena Sharp T28 71,70,71,71 -5
As I reported yesterday it was an all Korean affair with 15 of the top 17 players from that golf mad nation.
In the end it went to a 3 hole playoff where Ha Ha Jang 69 67 68 65 -19 of the KLPGA, beat Danielle Kang 67 67 71 64 -19 with a birdie. I must point out that Kang is an Asian American herself, being born in San Francisco, but lived in Busan for years due to her father's job. She won last week in China, so is right on top of her game right now.
Next week, the 3rd of this Asian swing it's the Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan.
Bryan Angus
Neither Canadians were factors in this inaugural BMW Ladies Championship in Busan, South Korea. Brooke Henderson T38, 73 68 70 74 -3, Alena Sharp T28 71,70,71,71 -5
As I reported yesterday it was an all Korean affair with 15 of the top 17 players from that golf mad nation.
In the end it went to a 3 hole playoff where Ha Ha Jang 69 67 68 65 -19 of the KLPGA, beat Danielle Kang 67 67 71 64 -19 with a birdie. I must point out that Kang is an Asian American herself, being born in San Francisco, but lived in Busan for years due to her father's job. She won last week in China, so is right on top of her game right now.
Next week, the 3rd of this Asian swing it's the Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan.
Bryan Angus
It's Tiger's to lose at the Zozo Championhip with 7 holes left to play.
Zozo Championship leaderboard https://www.pgatour.com/leaderboard.html
When play was suspended in round 4 at the Zozo Championship, Tiger Woods was 3 shots ahead of the field at -18 with 7 holes left to play when dawn breaks on Monday morning on the Accordia Golf Narashino CC, outside Tokyo in Japan. (13 hours ahead)
He posted 66 in his 3rd round early Sunday morning before changing into his traditional red shirt to begin his 4th round. He is at -2 through 11 holes, and played 29 holes in total. Round 4 begins at 6.30pm today EST.
Hideki Matsuyama birdied his last two holes to get to -15 with 6 holes left to play, so he can make it interesting.
In reality the only guy who can beat Tiger is Tiger himself and in his present form that is extremely unlikely, especially the way he has played the back nine.
This is what he had to say. "Today has been a long day in the saddle, so early wake-up call tomorrow and back at it again. I’m gonna try to win, there is no doubt about that. I have a job to do tomorrow, start off from the 12th hole, it’s not one of the easiest of holes so right out of the gate I’ve got one of the hardest holes on the golf course"
Much is being made (the guys at Golf Channel are beside themselves) of this being his 82nd win to tie the great Sam Snead for most regular tournament wins.
I looked at Sam's record and in his 82 wins there are several that were only 36 holes, one that was only 18, several that had less than 20 players in the field, not to downplay his greatness. Traditionalists are pointing out that this is only a 78 man field and Tiger's WGC wins are only 60 man fields and his own silly season Invitational only has 18 so I think it's all a wash.
Gary Woodland wasT3 place at -12 with Sungjae Im, while Rory McIlroy was 5th at -11 but has just 2 holes to play.
Corey Connors 69 64 66 is +2 in his 4th round through 12 holes at -9, Adam Hadwin is finished with scores of 71 69 71 68 -1 currently T42.
Bryan Angus
When play was suspended in round 4 at the Zozo Championship, Tiger Woods was 3 shots ahead of the field at -18 with 7 holes left to play when dawn breaks on Monday morning on the Accordia Golf Narashino CC, outside Tokyo in Japan. (13 hours ahead)
He posted 66 in his 3rd round early Sunday morning before changing into his traditional red shirt to begin his 4th round. He is at -2 through 11 holes, and played 29 holes in total. Round 4 begins at 6.30pm today EST.
Hideki Matsuyama birdied his last two holes to get to -15 with 6 holes left to play, so he can make it interesting.
In reality the only guy who can beat Tiger is Tiger himself and in his present form that is extremely unlikely, especially the way he has played the back nine.
This is what he had to say. "Today has been a long day in the saddle, so early wake-up call tomorrow and back at it again. I’m gonna try to win, there is no doubt about that. I have a job to do tomorrow, start off from the 12th hole, it’s not one of the easiest of holes so right out of the gate I’ve got one of the hardest holes on the golf course"
Much is being made (the guys at Golf Channel are beside themselves) of this being his 82nd win to tie the great Sam Snead for most regular tournament wins.
I looked at Sam's record and in his 82 wins there are several that were only 36 holes, one that was only 18, several that had less than 20 players in the field, not to downplay his greatness. Traditionalists are pointing out that this is only a 78 man field and Tiger's WGC wins are only 60 man fields and his own silly season Invitational only has 18 so I think it's all a wash.
Gary Woodland wasT3 place at -12 with Sungjae Im, while Rory McIlroy was 5th at -11 but has just 2 holes to play.
Corey Connors 69 64 66 is +2 in his 4th round through 12 holes at -9, Adam Hadwin is finished with scores of 71 69 71 68 -1 currently T42.
Bryan Angus
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