Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Golf Events from the Weekend 22nd November 2015



Well it was another amazing weekend on the Major Professional Golf Tours from around the world and this week it was the final event of the 2015 part of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season and it was in the State of Georgia and it was the RSM Classic and was played on the Sea Island Resort (Seaside), Sea Island, Georgia. It carried a huge prize purse of US $5,700,000 for the taking. Robert Streb (USA) was the defending champion and was keen to defend his title. Danny Lee (NZL) was sitting out this tournament because he was playing on the Japan Tour in the Dunlop Phoenix and Tim Wilkinson (NZL) was the only New Zealand Golfer in the field and had his third start of the season. And it was the golfer by the name of Kevin Kisner (USA) who scored rounds of 65-7, 67-3, 64-6 and a final round of 64-6 for a seventy two hole total of 260-22 and he won by a huge margin of six shots for his maiden USPGA Tour win of his career. He earned US $1,026,000 for the win and moved to second position on the current 2015/16 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $1,951,632 earned from the four events he has played to date this season so far. Russell Knox (Scotland) still leads that list with US $2,052,160 earned from the five events he has played to date this season so far. Kevin Kisner (USA) also earned 500 FedEx Cup points for the win and moved to the top of the current 2015/16 FedEx Cup points list standings with 888 points earned from the four events he has played to date this season so far and he is twelve points ahead of Russell Knox (Scotland) who is currently in second position with 876 points earned from the five events he has played to date this season so far. From the four events Kevin Kisner (USA) has played to date this season so far he has made four cuts and achieved two top ten finishes which includes his maiden win this past week!! He will be happy with his four rounds this week that were all in the mid to low 60s especially his consecutive 64-6s in the third and final rounds and his 64-6 in the third round was the low round of the day and his 64-6 in the final round was blemish free and the equal low round of the day!! And he just played awesome golf this week with recording one eagle, twenty two birdies and just two bogeys over the seventy two holes!! And it proves that perseverance does pay off after having four runner up finishes in 2015 prior to this win!! 
 
Kevin Kisner (USA) hits out of a waste area during the final round
Kevin Kisner (USA) played a great final round of 64-6 after taking a three shot lead into it and it included a front nine of 30-5 with birdies on the par four, second hole, par four, fourth hole, par four, fifth hole, par four, eighth hole and par four, ninth hole and he made the turn at minus twenty one and was leading by six shots. Kevin Chappell (USA) went out in 33-2 and made the turn at minus fifteen and was six shots behind the leader. Graeme McDowell (NIR) went out in 33-2 and made the turn at minus fourteen and was seven shots behind the leader. 

Kevin Kisner (USA) played holes ten to fourteen in even par which included making five straight pars and he remained at minus twenty one and was still leading by six shots. Kevin Chappell (USA) played holes ten to fourteen in even par which included making five straight pars and he remained at minus fifteen and was still six shots behind the leader. Graeme McDowell (NIR) played holes ten to fourteen in one under par and that included a birdie on the par four, eleventh hole and he moved to minus fifteen and was now only six shots behind the leader. 
 
Kevin Kisner (USA) acknowledges the gallery after he teed off during the final round
Kevin Kisner (USA) played holes fifteen to seventeen in one under par and it included a birdie on the par five, fifteenth hole where he hit the green in two shots and two putted and he moved to minus twenty two and was now only leading by five shots heading to the par four, seventy second hole. Kevin Chappell (USA) played holes fifteen to seventeenth in two under par which included birdies on the par four, sixteenth hole and par three, seventeenth hole and he moved to minus seventeen and now was only five shots behind the leader heading to the par four, seventy second hole. Graeme McDowell (NIR) played holes fifteen to seventeenth in even par which included a birdie on the par five, fifteenth hole and a bogey on the par four, sixteenth hole and he remained at minus fifteen and was now seven shots behind the leader heading to the par five, seventy second hole. 

Graeme McDowell (NIR) who was playing in the final group with Kevin Chappell (USA) and Kevin Kisner (USA) made a solid par on the par four, seventy second hole and finished the seventy two holes at a minus fifteen and finished seven shots behind the winner. Kevin Chappell (USA) who was also playing in the final group with Graeme McDowell (NIR) and Kevin Kisner (USA) made a poor bogey on the par four, seventy second hole and finished the seventy two holes on minus sixteen and finished six shots behind the winner. 
 
Kevin Kisner (USA) pumps his fist in the air after sinking the winning putt!!
Kevin Kisner (USA) who was playing in the final group with Kevin Chappell (USA) and Graeme McDowell (NIR) now stood on the par four, seventy second tee with a five shot lead and knew that his maiden USPGA Tour win was only a few minutes away. He struck a brilliant drive that drew from the right hand side of the fairway to the centre. Then he played a good second shot with his mid iron into the centre of the green thirty feet from the pin. He then enjoyed the walk up to the green and got a standing ovation from the surrounding gallery!! His birdie putt came up four feet short but he calmly rolled in his four foot par putt for the win!! He scored 34-1 on his back nine and finished the seventy two holes at minus twenty two to win by a huge margin of six shots and claim his maiden USPGA Tour win!! 
 
Kevin Kisner (USA) on the left picks up his young daughter, Kathleen to celebrate his win and his wife, Brittany looks on from the right!!
He got a huge hug from his caddie, Duane Bock!! Then as he walked off the seventy second green his young daughter, Kathleen came running on and he picked her up and hugged her!! Then his wife, Brittany came on and he gave her a hug and a passionate kiss to celebrate the win with him!! Then the Tournament Host, Davis Love III (USA) shock his hand to congratulate him on the win!!  Then he was interviewed by Golf Channel on course reporter, Steve Sands and he said to him “With Kevin Kisner (USA) and his lovely daughter, Kate, well you have waited a long time, and you have come so close, three playoff losses on the PGA Tour, what gave you the belief to be able to continue on to get to this moment right now?” And Kevin Kisner (USA) replied “Yeah, I was just playing so well all year, I knew that one day it was going to happen, I was just going to make all the putts coming Sunday, I did it today on the front nine, It let me kind of coast on that back nine, what a special place to have my first win Sea Island Resort, A great Ambassador to the game, Davis Love III (USA) and ah just to have my name on that trophy is special to me!!” And then The Golf Channel on course reporter, Steve Sands asked him “A lot of guys, a lot of Veterans, have been saying you’re one of those young guys who they think would propel themselves to this position, when you hear praise like that from contemporaries now, other PGA Tour winners, how does that make you feel inside?”  And Kevin Kisner (USA) replied “Just shows all that hard work I have done is paying off, impressing your pairs out here is tough, you know everyone is really good and ah we have a great group of players and any support I get from anybody is a great attribute to what I have been working on”. And then The Golf Channel on course reporter, Steve Sands asked him “I lot of guys say when they get that first win it kind of opens things up for them, what do you think happens to you and your career now you have finally have crossed that finish line?” And Kevin Kisner (USA) replied “I don’t have to answer that question from you anymore (Laughing), No, I hope it is just opening the bucket and we are the flood gates are open, and we can ah, you know got to believe you can win on Thursday and I hope this ah catapults me into believing I that every week”.  And then The Golf Channel on course reporter, Steve Sands said to him “Congratulations Kevin!!” And Kevin Kisner (USA) replied “Thanks Buddy, I appreciate it!!”. 
 
Kevin Kisner (USA) on the left and his wife, Brittany on the right holding their young daughter, Kathleen pose with the RSM Classic Trophy he won!!
Kevin Kisner (USA) (born February 15, 1984) is an American professional golfer who plays on the USPGA Tour. Kevin Kisner (USA) was born in Aiken, South Carolina. He played college golf at the University of Georgia and was a member of their 2005 NCAA Division I Championship team along with Chris Kirk (USA), Richard Scott (Canada) and Brendon Todd (USA). After graduating in 2006, he turned professional. Kevin Kisner (USA) played on the mini-tours (NGA Hooters Tour and Tarheel Tour) from 2007 to 2009, winning three times. He also played in six Nationwide Tour events in 2009. He played the Nationwide Tour full-time in 2010, winning once at the Mylan Classic. He finished the year eleventh on the money list and earned his 2011 USPGA Tour card. Kevin Kisner (USA) failed to earn enough money on the USPGA Tour in 2011 to retain his card (181st on money list), but finished tied for eleventh at qualifying school to earn his card for 2012. He again failed to retain his card, finishing 167th on the money list, and missed earning a card in qualifying school by one stroke. He returned to (the now renamed) Web.com Tour in 2013 and won the Chile Classic in March. He finished thirteenth on the 2013 Web.com Tour regular season money list to earn his 2014 USPGA Tour card. In 2014, Kevin Kisner (USA) finished sixth at the Wells Fargo Championship, eighth at the Wyndham Championship and ninth at the RBC Canadian Open.
 
Another photo of Kevin Kisner (USA) posing with the RSM Classic Trophy he won!!
During the 2015 PGA Tour season, Kevin Kisner (USA) finished runner-up three times, losing all three in sudden-death playoffs. He was defeated at the 2015 RBC Heritage after losing on the second hole of the playoff to Jim Furyk (USA). Kevin Kisner (USA) would go on to finish tied with Sergio GarcĂ­a (Spain) and Rickie Fowler (Spain) at The Players Championship event in May after 72 holes, losing to Rickie Fowler (USA) on the first hole of sudden-death after the two remained tied following a three-hole aggregate playoff. At the Greenbrier Classic he again tied for second after losing a sudden-death playoff, which was eventually won by Danny Lee (NZL). Kevin Kisner (USA) was eliminated on the first extra hole with birdie. Other notable results were finishes for fourth at the McGladrey Classic, fifth at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, and eighth at the Memorial Tournament. Kevin Kisner (USA) finished as runner-up at the WGC-HSBC Champions event in Shanghai in November 2015, two strokes behind Russell Knox (Scotland) despite holding the 36-hole lead. This was Kevin Kisner's (USA) fourth runner-up finish of the 2015 calendar year. On November 22, 2015, Kevin Kisner (USA) earned his first USPGA Tour victory by winning the RSM Classic, his 109th USPGA Tour start. It was great to see Kevin Kisner (USA) get his maiden USPGA Tour win after coming so agonizingly close in 2015. I feel in the 2016 part of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season he will have a great chance to get his second USPGA Tour win and perform well in the four Major Championships. And I feel he could also make his maiden US Ryder Cup team appearance for Team USA. I wish him all the best for the 2016 part of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season and FedEx Cup.

Coming in solo second at 266-16 after seventy two holes was Kevin Chappell (USA); he earned US $615,600 for his efforts and moved to eleventh position on the current 2015/16 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $673,676 earned from the four events he has played to date this season so far. He also earned 300 FedEx Cup points for his efforts and moved to tenth position on the current 2015/16 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 347 points earned from the four events he has played to date this season so far. From the four events he has played to date this season so far he has made three cuts and achieved one top ten finish that came this week. He will be happy with his four rounds this week that were all in the 60s especially his 65-5 in the second round that was the equal low round of the day!! And he will just have to admit to himself it was just Kevin Kisner (USA) time to win. But he will be very happy with his position on the current 2015/16 FedEx Cup points list heading into the 2016 part of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season and FedEx Cup!! Kevin Alan Chappell (USA) (born July 8, 1986) is an American professional golfer who is currently playing on the USPGA Tour. Kevin Chappell (USA) was born in Fresno, California. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles where he won the Jack Nicklaus Award as the collegiate player of the year in 2008. He also won the Arnold Palmer Award for claiming the NCAA championship. He was a PING first-team All-American and Pac-10 golfer of the year in 2008 after winning three collegiate titles and held the UCLA single season scoring record. He was a three-time PING All-American selection. He was ranked the third best amateur in world golf at the end of the 2008 season. Kevin Chappell (USA) represented the United States as a member of the championship team at the 2004 Junior World Team Championship and the 2007 Fuji Xerox USA vs. Japan Collegiate Golf Championship. He was also a member of the 2008 U.S Palmer Cup team. Kevin Chappell (USA) turned professional the day after the 2008 Palmer Cup and has played mainly on the Nationwide Tour trying to earn enough money to gain status on Tour. A stand out result early in his career on the USPGA Tour was at the 2008 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am where he finished tied for sixth. Kevin Chappell (USA) won his first professional event at the 2010 Fresh Express Classic at TPC Stonebrae on the Nationwide Tour, winning by one stroke over David Hearn (Canada) after a final round of 65. He finished the year ninth on the money list and earned his 2011 USPGA Tour card.

At the 2011 Valero Texas Open, Kevin Chappell (USA) finished tied for second behind Brendan Steele (USA) after a bogey on the 17th hole put him one stroke behind. This was Kevin Chappell's (USA) best ever career finish on the USPGA Tour (Until this week). In 2011, he also qualified for the U.S. Open, his first ever major championship appearance and shot a 66 on Sunday to finish in a tie for third place and ensure himself of entry into the 2012 U.S. Open and Masters Tournament. Kevin Chappell (USA) finished tied for tenth at his second consecutive U.S. Open in 2012; it was his only top-10 finish of 2012 and he finished the season 125th on the money list, earning the last available Tour card based on season earnings. He has also achieved two top ten finishes in Major Championships and they were tied for third position at the 2011 U.S. Open Championship and tied for tenth at the 2012 U.S. Open Championship. Let’s hope he can keep this form up for the 2016 part of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season and perhaps achieving his maiden USPGA Tour win. I wish him all the best for the 2016 part of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour Season. 

Coming in solo third position at 267-15 after seventy two holes was Graeme McDowell (NIR); he earned US $387,600 for his efforts and moved to fourth position on the current 2015/16 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $1,503,600 earned from the two events he has played to date this season so far. He also earned 190 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to fourth position on the current 2015/16 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 690 points earned from the two events he has played to date this season so far. From the two events he has played to date this season so far he has made two cuts and achieved two top ten finishes which includes the one this week and his win at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba last week. He will be happy with his four rounds this week that were all in the mid 60s especially his third round 65-5 that was blemish free!! And he knew that whatever he did this week was never going to be enough to catch Kevin Kisner (USA). But he is back to his best form now and takes some real confidence into the 2016 part of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour and FedEx Cup with his next start likely to be the 2016 Hyundai Tournament of Champions which is the first event to start the new year off. Graeme McDowell (NIR) MBE (born 30 July 1979) is a professional golfer from Northern Ireland who plays on both the USPGA Tour and European Tour. He is well known for winning the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, where he ended a 40-year drought for Europeans at the tournament. Graeme McDowell (USA) has won ten events on the European Tour, and three on the USPGA Tour. He has also represented Ireland at the World Cup and been a member of the European Ryder Cup team on four occasions. He has appeared in the top-10 in the Official World Golf Ranking and his best ranking position is 4th (January to March 2011). Before turning professional, Graeme McDowell (NIR) had a successful amateur career both in Ireland and in the United States. He has also achieved ten wins to date so far on the European Tour with his most recent being the 2014 Alstom Open de France. And has achieved three wins to date so far on the USPGA Tour with his most recent one coming one week ago at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba. He has achieved five top ten finishes in Major Championships to date so far with his best winning the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. He has achieved eleven top ten finishes in WGC – Events with his best being solo third twice in the 2011 and 2013 HSBC Champions. He has played in four Ryder Cups to date so far representing Team Europe in 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014 winning the last three and he has a record of playing fifteen matches winning eight, losing five and halving two which is nine points won in his Ryder Cup career to date so far. He has also represented Ireland in the 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2013 World Cups. Let’s hope he can gain some real confidence out of these finishes in the last two weeks and have a great 2016 part of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season and perhaps win his second Major Championship. I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season and FedEx Cup. 

Coming in solo fourth position at 269-13 after seventy two holes was Jon Curran (USA); he earned US $273,600 for his efforts and moved to thirty third position on the current 2015/16 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $332,047 earned from the five events he has played to date this season so far. He also earned 135 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to twenty second position on the current 2015/16 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 192 points earned from the five events he has played to date this season so far. From the five events he has played to date this season so far he has made three cuts and achieved one top ten finish that came this past week. He will be happy with his first, third and final rounds that were all in the mid 60s especially his third and fourth rounds that were consecutive 66-4s!! But he will be just content with his 70-2 in the second round. But it was great to see him have a top five finish such early on in the season!! Jonathan Curran (USA) (born February 17, 1987) is an American professional golfer. Jon Curran (USA) was born in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. He played college golf at Vanderbilt University. Jon Curran (USA) turned professional in 2009. He played on the NGA Pro Golf Tour in 2013, winning one event and topping the money list. Jon Curran (USA) began playing on the Web.com Tour in 2014 and won his third event of the year, the Brasil Champions. He finished twelfth on the 2014 Web.com Tour regular-season money list, earning a USPGA Tour card for the 2014–15 season. Jon Curran's (USA) best USPGA Tour finish is a playoff loss at the 2015 Puerto Rico Open, where he lost to the golfer he beat while on the Web.com Tour, Alex ÄŚejka (Germany). Let’s hope he can carry this form into the 2016 part of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season and FedEx Cup. I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season and FedEx Cup. 

Coming solo fifth position at 270-12 after seventy two holes was Freddie Jacobson (Sweden); he earned US $228,000 for his efforts and moved to twenty fifth position on the current 2015/16 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $355,970 earned from the five events he has played to date this season so far. He also earned 110 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to nineteenth position on the current 2015/16 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 196 points earned from the five events he has played to date this season so far. From the five events he has played to date this season so far he has made four cuts and achieved one top ten finish that came this past week. He will be happy with his first, second and final rounds that were all in the mid 60s especially his first round 65-5 which was blemish free!! But he will be disappointed with his third round 71+1. He will be pleased with this top five finish and that he has got his season off to such a good start heading into the 2016 part of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season. Fredrik Ulf Yngve Jacobson (Sweden) (born 26 September 1974) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the USPGA Tour and formerly the European Tour Fredrik Jacobson (Sweden) was born in Kungsbacka. He turned professional in 1994 and was a member of the European Tour in 1995 and from 1997 to 2004. In 2003 he won his first European Tour title, and went on to claim two more victories that season. His fourth place finish on the Order of Merit that year equalled Anders Forsbrand's (Sweden) Swedish record set in 1992, and was the first Swede to win three official money events in one season on the European Tour. In 2004, he joined the USPGA Tour. In 2003 Fredrik Jacobson (Sweden) was the top scorer in the Seve Trophy, collecting four and a half points out of five. In 2004 he just missed out on a Ryder Cup place, finishing one place short in both the European Tour rankings and the world ranking points rankings, and not being selected as a captain's pick. Fredrik Jacobson (Sweden) won his first USPGA Tour title in 2011 at the Travelers Championship. He beat Ryan Moore (USA), who missed a short four footer at the 72nd hole which would have gotten him into a playoff with Fredrik Jacobson (Sweden), but instead settled for a tie with John Rollins (USA) one shot behind. During the week, Fredrik Jacobson (Sweden) went 63 holes bogey-free until the difficult par four, tenth hole on Sunday where he made a bogey five. He hit 100% of the fairways during rounds three and four.

In November 2011, Fredrik Jacobson (Sweden) had his best finish ever in a World Golf Championship event when he finished solo second at the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai, China. Fredrik Jacobson (Sweden) had led the tournament after rounds two and three and entered the final round with a two stroke advantage over Louis Oosthuizen (RSA). However it was a final round surge from Martin Kaymer (Germany) that denied Fredrik Jacobson (Sweden), the German firing nine birdies on the day to post a 63. Fredrik Jacobson (Sweden) could only record a 71 to fall short by three strokes. At the 2013 Northern Trust Open, Fredrik Jacobson (Sweden) had a chance to win his second USPGA Tour title when he birdied the 15th and 16th holes in the final round to tie the lead. He then missed a short birdie putt at the 17th to take the outright lead. On the 72nd hole, Fredrik Jacobson (Sweden) missed a five-foot par putt, which left him one shot outside of the playoff. Fredrik Jacobson (Sweden) has been featured in the top twenty of the Official World Golf Rankings. Fredrik Jacobson (Sweden) cut his 2014-15 USPGA Tour season short after the Crowne Plaza Invitational to care for his son Max, who underwent open-heart surgery. The USPGA Tour granted Fredrik Jacobson (Sweden) a medical extension under the family crisis provision. Fredrik Jacobson (Sweden) fulfilled his medical extension with a fifth place finish at the RSM Classic (As I mentioned above). He has also achieved two top ten finishes in Major Championships with them coming in back to back starts with tied for fifth at the 2003 US Open Championship and tied for sixth at the 2003 Open Championship. He has also achieved three top ten finishes in WGC – Events with his best finishes being solo second at the 2011 WGC – HSBC Champions. He has also represented Sweden in the 2003 and 2004 WGC – World Cup of Golf. And he represented Continental Europe at the 2003 Seve Trophy. I wish him all the best for the 2016 part of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season and FedEx Cup and also his Family to have good health!!

Round out the top eight in tied for sixth position at 271-11 after seventy two holes was Alex Cejka (Germany); he earned US $190,950 for his efforts and moved to twelfth position on the current 2015/16 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $648,183 earned from the four events he has played to date this season so far. He also earned 92 FedEx Cup points for his efforts and moved to twelfth position on the current 2015/16 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 298 points earned from the four events he has played to date this season so far. From the four events he has played to date this season so far he has made three cuts and achieved two top ten finishes which includes the one this past week. He will be happy with his first, second and third rounds this week that were there consecutive 67s!! But just content with his final round 70 even par. But he will be very pleased with how he has started his 2015/16 USPGA Tour season after achieving his maiden win on the USPGA Tour last season at the Puerto Rico Open!! Alexander ÄŚejka (Germany) (born 2 December 1970) is a Czech/German professional golfer. Alexander ÄŚejka (Germany) was born in MariánskĂ© LáznÄ›, Czechoslovakia. He left Czechoslovakia with his parents as a refugee at the age of nine, eventually settling in Munich, where he lived for many years, becoming a German citizen. Alexander ÄŚejka (Germany) currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, and also has a home in Prague. Alexander Cejka (Germany) turned professional in 1989 and played on the European Tour from 1992 to 2002. His biggest tournament win was the Volvo Masters at Valderrama in 1995. That year he came sixth on the European Tour's Order of Merit. Since 2003 he has played mainly on the U.S. based USPGA Tour. In 2003 he reached as high as No. 33 of the Official World Golf Ranking. Alexander ÄŚejka (Germany) took a five-shot lead into the final round of the 2009 Players Championship after rounds of 66, 67, and 72. He shot a 42 on the front nine, however, enroute to a 79 and an eight-stroke loss to Henrik Stenson (Sweden). He has represented Germany in the Omega Mission Hills World Cup eleven times, most recently in 2011 at Mission Hills Haikou in Hainan Island, teaming with partner Martin Kaymer (Germany) to tie for second, two strokes behind the winning United States team of Matt Kuchar (USA) and Gary Woodland (USA). Alex ÄŚejka (Germany) has teamed with Martin Kaymer (Germany) in Germany's last four World Cup appearances. In 2012 Alexander ÄŚejka (Germany) finished 177th on the USPGA Tour Money list standings, and moved to the Web.com Tour. He finished 64th in 2013, then sixth in 2014 to earn a return to the USPGA Tour. Alexander ÄŚejka (Germany) won his first USPGA Tour event in his 287th Tour start, the 2015 Puerto Rico Open. Two players bogeyed the eighteenth hole ensuring a five-man playoff; Alexander ÄŚejka (Germany) won with a birdie at the first playoff hole. He also is the first golfer born in the Czech Republic to win a USPGA Tour event and first non-American to win the Puerto Rico Open. He has also won four events on the European Tour to date so far with the most recent being the 2002 Trophee Lancome in France. He has achieved two top ten finishes in Major Championships to date so far with his best being a solo fourth position at the 2003 PGA Championship. He has also represented Germany at the Alfred Dunhill Cup in 1994, 1995, 1997 and 1998. He has also represented Continental Europe in the 2000 (Winners), 2002 and 2003 Seve Trophy. Let’s hope he can achieve his second USPGA Tour win in the 2016 part of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season. I wish him all the best for the rest 2015/16 USPGA Tour season and FedEx Cup.

Also tied for sixth position was Russell Henley (USA); he too earned US $190,950 for his efforts and moved to twenty first position on the current 2015/16 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $384,750 earned from the three events he has played to date this season so far. He also earned 92 FedEx Points for his efforts and moved to twentieth position on the current 2015/16 FedEx Cup Points standings list with 194 points earned from the three events he has played to date this season so far. From the three events he has played to date this season so far he has made three cuts and achieved two top ten finishes which includes the one this week. He will be happy with his first, third and final rounds this week that were all in the 60s especially his 66-4 in the first round which was blemish free and his 65-5 in the final round in which he played his last eleven holes in seven under par!! But he will be just content with his second round even par seventy two. It is good to see him get his 2015/16 season off to such a good start. Russell Henley (USA) (born April 12, 1989) is an American professional golfer who plays on the USPGA Tour. Russell Henley (USA) was born in Macon, Georgia. He played college golf for four years at the University of Georgia. He won the 2010 Haskins Award as the most outstanding collegiate golfer. He played in the 2010 U.S. Open and tied for the low amateur (with Scott Langley (USA)). He also played in two 2010 Nationwide Tour events: the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational and the Stadion Athens Classic at UGA. In 2011, Russell Henley (USA) won the Stadion Classic at UGA on the Nationwide Tour. He became only the second amateur to win on the Tour (Daniel Summerhays (USA) was the first in 2007). The tournament was played on the University of Georgia's home course. Russell Henley (USA) represented the United States at the 2011 Walker Cup and the 2011 Palmer Cup. Russell Henley (USA) made his professional debut at the Nationwide Tour's Soboba Golf Classic in September 2011. A year later, he won the Chiquita Classic, defeating Patrick Cantlay (USA) and Morgan Hoffmann (USA) in a playoff. In October 2012, he won his second title of the year at the Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open. On the 72nd hole, he made 25-foot putt for birdie to force playoff against B.J. Staten (USA). He made par on the first playoff hole to earn the win. He graduated from the Web.com Tour (as the Nationwide Tour would later be named), to the USPGA Tour, by finishing third on the money list in 2012. Russell Henley (USA) became the first USPGA Tour rookie to win his debut in twelve years with a record-setting performance at the 2013 Sony Open in Hawaii. He finished at 24-under-par, 256, breaking by four shots the Sony Open scoring record. It was the second-lowest score for a 72-hole tournament in USPGA Tour history, two shots behind Tommy Armour III (USA) at the Valero Texas Open in 2003. The win gave Russell Henley (USA) an invitation to the 2013 Masters Tournament and the PGA Championship. On March 2, 2014, Russell Henley (USA) won his second USPGA Tour title at the Honda Classic. In difficult conditions on Sunday, Russell Henley (USA) shot a two-over-par round of 72 to make it into a four-man playoff with Russell Knox (Scotland), Rory McIlroy (NIR) and Ryan Palmer (USA). At the first playoff hole, the par-five eighteenth hole, Russell Henley (USA) was the only one of the four players to find the green in two. Russell Knox (Scotland), Rory McIlroy (NIR) and Ryan Palmer (USA) all failed to get down in two, leaving Russell Henley (USA) to hole from three feet for victory. He climbed into the world's top fifty as a result of this win and qualified for the 2014 Masters Tournament. He is yet to achieve a top ten finish in a Major Championship with his best finish to date being tied for twelfth in 2015 PGA Championship. He will be looking to achieve his third USPGA Tour win in the 2016 part of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season and FedEx Cup. I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season and FedEx Cup.

The final player to tied for sixth position was Jeff Overton (USA); he too earned US $190,950 for his efforts and moved to fifty third position on the current 2015/16 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $214,995 earned from the five events he has played to date this season so far. He also earned 92 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to sixtieth position on the current 2015/16 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 118 points earned from the five events he has played to date this season so far. From the five events he has played to date this season so far he has made three cuts and achieved one top ten finish that came this past week. He will be happy with his first, third and final rounds that were all in the 60s especially his first round 64-6 that saw him tied for the lead!! But just content with his second round 72 even par. But it was good to see him have a top ten finish after missing his first two cuts to start the season and having two top fifty five finishes in his next two starts. Jeffrey Laurence Overton (USA) (born May 28, 1983) is an American professional golfer. 

Jeff Overton (USA) was born in Evansville, Indiana; he graduated from Evansville North High School, leading the Huskies to two State Golf Finals; he finished as State Runner-Up in 1999 (as a sophomore) and then led the Huskies to the State Championship in 2000 as a Junior. He attended Indiana University, graduating in 2005 with a degree in Sports Marketing and Management. Turning pro in 2005, he is currently a member of the USPGA Tour. He graduated from Q-School in his first attempt and started to play on the Tour in 2006. In 2006, he scored a double eagle (albatross) on the eighteenth hole at Westchester Country Club during the Barclays Classic as he holed a fairway wood from 239 yards after a 294-yard drive. During the final USPGA Tour event of 2008, the Children's Miracle Network Classic, Jeff Overton (USA) was ten days removed from an appendectomy and was ranked 125th, barely hanging on to a full-season exemption. A 21st-place finish moved him up to 118th and he retained his card for 2009. After improving to 76th in 2009, Jeff Overton's (USA) 2010 season included three seconds, two thirds, and eleventh at the 2010 Open Championship. He ended 2010 in twelfth place on the USPGA Tour money list. His best finish on Tour are four 2nd-place finishes; in 2007, he tied for second at the Wyndham Championship, and in 2010, he finished second at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the HP Byron Nelson Championship and the inaugural Greenbrier Classic. In the Greenbrier, he held a three-shot lead after 54 holes but could not withstand an amazing fourth round by Stuart Appleby (Australia), who shot a round of 59 to win his ninth USPGA Tour event. Following this tournament Jeff Overton (USA) reached the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time. His strong 2010 season earned him a place on the United States Ryder Cup team; he and teammate Rickie Fowler (USA) became the first-ever Americans to make the team without a victory on the USPGA Tour. In 2015, Jeff Overton (USA) barely retained his USPGA Tour card, finishing 125th position in the FedEx Cup. Let’s hope he can carry this form into the 2016 part of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season and FedEx Cup. I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season and FedEx Cup.

Tim Wilkinson (NZL) who recently regained his 2015/16 USPGA Tour card at the Web.com Tour Finals was the only New Zealand Golfer in the field and was keen to have a good tournament to back up his good performances at the Sanderson Farms Championship two weeks ago and the week before at the OHL Mayakoba classic. He scored a good first round of 71-1 which included a very good front nine of 34-2 with birdies coming on the par four, first hole, and par four, fifth hole and a poor back nine of 37+1 with a lone birdie on the par four, tenth hole but he had poor bogeys on the par four, fourteenth hole and par five, eighteenth hole and a brilliant second round of 65-5 which was blemish free and the equal low round of the day which included a very good front nine of 32-3 which included birdies on the par three, third hole, par four, fourth hole and par four, ninth hole and then he scored a very good back nine of 33-2 with birdies on the par four, eleventh hole and par five, fifteenth hole and a poor third round of 71+1 which included a poor front nine of 36+1 with his lone birdie coming on the par four, fourth hole but he had poor bogeys on the par four, first hole and par four, ninth hole and then an average back nine of 35 even par with a lone birdie coming on the par four, eighteenth hole but he had a poor lone bogey on the par three, twelfth hole and a good final round of 69-1 which included a poor front nine of 36+1 which included a poor lone bogey on the par four, fifth hole and then he scored a very good back nine of 33-2 with birdies coming on the par five, fifteenth hole and par four, sixteenth hole for a seventy two hole total of 276-6 and finished in tied for forty fourth position and earned US $16,473 for efforts. He moved to 114th position on the current 2015/16 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $70,891 earned from the three events he has played to date this season so far. He also earned twenty four FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to ninety sixth position on the current 2015/16 FedEx Cup Points list standings with seventy eight points earned from the three events he has played in to date so far. From the three events he has played to date this season so far he has made three cuts and achieved no top ten finishes. He will be happy with his first, second and final rounds this week that were all under par especially his second round that was 65-5 and was blemish free and the equal low round of the day!! But disappointed with his third round 71+1. And it is good to see him make all three cuts in his three events of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season. Let’s hope he can continue this form on in the 2016 part of 2015/16 USPGA Tour season. His next event will likely be the Sony Open in Hawaii in Mid January which is the first regular season event of the 2016 part of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour and FedEx Cup. I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season. 

The 2015/16 USPGA Tour and FedEx Cup now takes a seven week break before it recommences on Thursday 7th January for the 2016 part of the 2015/15 USPGA Tour season and FedEx Cup in the State of Hawaii. And it is the Hyundai Tournament of Champions and is played on the Plantation Course at Kapalua, Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii. It carries a huge prize purse of US $5,900,000 for the taking. And the only way to earn an invite to compete in it is to have won a USPGA Tour event from the 2015 Hyundai Tournament of Champions to the 2015 The RSM Classic. Patrick Reed (USA) is the defending champion and will be keen to defend his title. Danny Lee (NZL) also gets his first start in this tournament because he won the 2015 The Greenbrier Classic. It starts on Thursday 7th January 2016. I will report back who won the trophy once the result comes to hand. 

So to the Top 5 on the Official World Golf Rankings Points list standings this week and coming in at Number One Position for the ninth week of his career is Jordan Spieth (USA) who is fresh off  his tied for seventh position at the WGC – HSBC Champions two weeks ago and also being part of the 2015 Team USA Presidents Cup win six weeks ago over Team International in South Korea with 11.80 Official World Ranking Points; coming in at Number Two is Jason Day (Australia) who is fresh off being part of the 2015 Team Internationals Presidents Cup narrow loss to Team USA six weeks ago in South Korea and also his tied for tenth position at the Tour Championship by Coca – Cola eight weeks ago with 11.76 Official World Ranking Points; coming in at Number Three is Rory McILroy (NIR) who is fresh off his win this past week at the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai and the Race to Dubai title for a third time in his career and also his tied for eleventh position at the WGC – HSBC Champions two weeks ago 11.32 Official Golf World Ranking Points; coming in at Number Four is Bubba Watson (USA) who is fresh off his solo third position at the Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters one week ago and also his tied for thirty fifth position at the WGC – HSBC Champions two weeks ago with 7.65 Official World Ranking Points and rounding out the top five on the Official World Ranking Points list standings this week is Justin Rose (England) who is fresh off his tied for twenty second position at the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai this past week and also his tied for seventh position at the BMW Masters one week ago with 7.47 Official World Ranking Points. Danny Lee (NZL) this week is in his thirty sixth week of another spell of being the highest ranked New Zealand Golfer in the world after finishing in tied for ninth position at the Dunlop Phoenix on the Japan Golf Tour this past week. This week he gains one place and rises to fortieth third position on the Official World Golf Rankings Points list standings with 2.76 Official Golf World Ranking Points.

Remember hitting fairways, greens and making lots of putts is the secret to getting low scores!!

Source: Pgatour.com, Official World Golf Rankings, wikipedia.org, Google search engine, europeantour.com, golfchannel.com 

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Golf Events from the Weekend 15th November 2015



This week the USPGA Tour and FedEx Cup headed to Mexico for the OHL Classic at Mayakoba and it was played on the El Camaleon GC, Playa del Carmen, Mexico. It carried a large prize purse of US $6,200,000 for the taking. Charley Hoffman (USA) was the defending champion and was keen to defend his title. Tim Wilkinson (NZL) who recently regained his 2015/16 USPGA Tour card at the Web.com Tour Finals was the only New Zealand Golfer in the field and was keen to have a good tournament to get his season going after his first start of the season last week where at the Sanderson Farm Championship he tied for thirty third position. And it was the golfer by the name of Graeme McDowell (NIR) who scored rounds of 67-4, 63-8, 70-1 and a final round of 66-5 for a seventy two hole total of 266-18 but he was tied on that score by Jason Bohn (USA) who scored rounds of 70-1, 63-8, 65-6 and a final round of 68-3 for a seventy two hole total of 266-18 also and the final player to tie on that score was Russell Knox (Scotland) who scored rounds of 70-1, 65-6, 65-6 and a final round of 66-5 for a seventy two hole total of 266-18 as well. So those three players headed back to the par four, eighteenth hole for the first playoff hole.  
 
Graeme McDowell (NIR) tees off during the final round
Graeme McDowell (NIR) choose a three wood off the par four, eighteenth tee which was the first playoff hole and he put it right in the centre of the fairway. Jason Bohn (USA) hit a good drive right down the centre of the fairway as well. Russell Knox (Scotland) hit a good drive down the centre of the fairway too. Graeme McDowell (NIR) played his second shot first and he was certain it was a hard six iron from just over 200 yards but his caddie, Ken Comboy talked him into hitting an easy five iron. Graeme McDowell (NIR) put a perfect swing on it and it rolled up to within three feet of the flag stick almost guaranteeing a certain birdie three and putting the pressure right back on the other two players. Russell Knox (Scotland) played his second shot next and it missed the green to the left. Jason Bohn (USA) played his second shot last and landed it twenty five feet from the flag stick with his mid iron. Russell Knox (Scotland) chipped on the green to two feet and tapped in for his par four and he knew his chance of winning had disappeared. Jason Bohn (USA) putted for his birdie from twenty feet and he knew that his putt was a must make to extend the playoff to the second hole. He stuck a good putt but it two just missed and he tapped in for his par and he knew his chance of winning has also disappeared. Graeme McDowell (NIR) now knew the three foot putt was to win and he stepped up and calmly rolled it in for his third USPGA Tour win of his career and the his first in nearly three years!!

He got a huge hug and high five from his caddie, Ken Comboy!! Then he was interviewed by the golf channel reporter and he told him “There were multiple times during the year where I was losing belief in myself, where you’re asking yourself questions like, ‘Am I good enough anymore? Am I finished with this game? Do I have long left?’ Questions like that,” And he also said “When you’re out there for five and a half hours on the golf course and not playing well, these are the types of questions you ask yourself. I think that is why golf is the ultimate mental sport, because you have all the time in the world to ask yourself all crazy questions in the world”. He also said “I thought if I had any threat of a chance, I had to make that putt,” referring to the eight foot putt he holed on the seventy second hole for par to get into the playoff. He also praised Greg Norman (Australia) who texted him some swing tips after his third round and Graeme McDowell (NIR) said “He reminded me of some stuff,” “Obviously he’s one of my big heroes, both on and off the golf course, and that was nice to get a little positive reinforcement from the Shark.” He also said “I basically lost my card this year. Thankfully, I had another year of exemption, but I couldn’t be in this position this time next year regardless,”  “Being at Mayakoba was a part of re-prioritizing and a re-focus.” “There’s no doubt I doubted myself many times this year, but the last few months has been much more where I want to be,” he said. “This is big for me. I dreamed of this day coming again sometime, maybe I thought it would not be quite as soon as this. And I said to myself that I was really going to appreciate it, and I do appreciate it. This feels really nice.” 
 
Graeme McDowell (USA) acknowledges the gallery after holing the winning putt!!
Graeme McDowell (NIR) earned US $1,116,000 for the win and moved to seventh position on the current 2015/16 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $1,116,000 earned from the one event he has played to date this season so far. Russell Knox (Scotland) is the current leader of that list with US $2,052,160 earned from the five events he has played to date this season so far. Graeme McDowell (NIR) also earned 500 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to seventh position on the current 2015/16 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 500 points earned from the one event he has played to date this season so far and he is 376 points behind the current leader of that list who is Russell Knox (Scotland) who has earned 876 points from the five events he has played to date this season so far. From the one event Graeme McDowell (NIR) has played to date this season so far he has made one cut and achieved one top ten finish which was the win this past week. He will be happy with his four rounds this week that were all under par especially his 63-8 in the second round that included nine birdies and his 66-5 in the final round which was the equal low round of the day!! And also how he made birdie on the first playoff hole hitting his five iron to within three feet of the pin and holing the putt for his birdie and the win!!

Graeme McDowell (NIR) MBE (born 30 July 1979) is a professional golfer from Northern Ireland who plays on both the USPGA Tour and European Tour. He is well known for winning the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, where he ended a 40-year drought for Europeans at the tournament. Graeme McDowell (NIR) has won ten events on the European Tour, and three on the USPGA Tour. He has also represented Ireland at the World Cup and been a member of the European Ryder Cup team on three occasions. He has appeared in the top-10 in the Official World Golf Ranking and his best ranking position is fourth (January to March 2011). Before turning professional, Graeme McDowell (NIR) had a successful amateur career both in Ireland and in the United States. Graeme McDowell (NIR) was born in Portrush, Northern Ireland, and played with Rathmore Golf Club since he was eight or nine years old. His uncle, Uel Loughery, coached him there when he was younger. At the age of 14, Graeme McDowell (NIR) played senior cup for Rathmore. In his teens he attended Coleraine Academical Institution. He then studied engineering at Queen's University in Belfast, and then transferred to the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he played college golf through the spring of 2002. As a senior with the Blazers in 2002, Graeme McDowell (NIR) won six of twelve college events and the Haskins Award, given to the outstanding collegiate golfer in the United States. He was a member of the Great Britain and Ireland team which retained the Walker Cup in 2001 at Sea Island, Georgia. 

Graeme McDowell (NIR) turned professional in 2002 and won that season's Volvo Scandinavian Masters, which was only his fourth start on the European Tour. That win led to Graeme McDowell (NIR) being given honorary life membership at the Royal Portrush Golf Club. He did not win in his second season, but in 2004 he claimed the Telecom Italia Open and finished sixth on the European Tour's Order of Merit. In 2005, he divided his time between the European and USPGA Tours. He was not yet a full member of the USPGA Tour, but his top-50 placing in the Official World Golf Ranking insured that he received invitations to play in many events in the United States. Graeme McDowell (NIR) managed two top-10 finishes on the USPGA Tour, including a tie for second place at the Bay Hill Invitational, which enabled him to earn enough money to become fully exempt on the USPGA Tour in 2006. He failed, however, to finish in the top-150 in the 2006 USPGA Tour money list, and decided to return to the European Tour for 2007. In 2008 he returned to the winner's enclosure by winning first the Ballantine's Championship in South Korea, and then the Barclays Scottish Open. He played in the 2008 Ryder Cup, earning 2.5 points for the European team and finished the season ranked fifth on the Order of Merit. 

In June 2010, Graeme McDowell (NIR) won the Celtic Manor Wales Open by three shots. This was his fifth European win. In June 2010, Graeme McDowell (NIR) won the U.S. Open  at Pebble Beach, becoming the first Northern Irishman to accomplish the feat, and the first European U.S. Open winner since Tony Jacklin (England) in 1970. He was also the first player from the United Kingdom to win a Major Championship since Paul Lawrie (Scotland) won The Open Championship in 1999, and the first Northern Irishman to win a major since Fred Daly (NIR) won the 1947 Open Championship. Graeme McDowell (NIR) was only the second European to win the U.S. Open since 1925. He rose to number thirteen in the world rankings, then a career high, and became the eighth European in the top 15. Graeme McDowell (NIR) embraced his father, Kenny, on Father’s Day, and almost immediately called fellow golfer Rory McILroy (NIR) to joke about a possible partnership in the 2010 Ryder Cup. He celebrated with a large crowd, including the golfer Padraig Harrington (Ireland), in the United States. There were celebrations in his native Portrush as well when news of Graeme McDowell's (NIR) win broke, with "the mother of all parties" planned to get underway in the town. The "famous win" set off "a brand new life" for Graeme McDowell (NIR), according to The Guardian‍ '​s golf correspondent, Lawrence Donegan. The Daily Telegraph‍ '​s Mark Reason said: "The previous three tournaments in the United States have been won by Lee Westwood (England), Justin Rose (England) [both English] and now Graeme McDowell (NIR). It's an unprecedented surge and America must feel like it is being invaded” Graeme McDowell's (NIR) manager, Conor Ridge, accepted bookings for American TV shows, such as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, as well as a cameo role in Entourage. Shortly after winning the U.S. Open, Graeme McDowell (NIR) joined the USPGA Tour and earned a five-year exemption for winning a Major Championship.
 
Graeme McDowell (NIR) poses with the
OHL Classic at Mayakoba trophy he won!!

On Monday, 4 October 2010, Graeme McDowell (NIR) was charged with putting to win on the seventeenth green of the 2010 Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor. His was the last match of the twelve player singles, with his opponent being Hunter Mahan (USA), to win the tournament 14.5/13.5 for Europe, and it was his 5-foot putt that was conceded to give victory to Europe. He finished the 2010 season with another win at the AndalucĂ­a Valderrama Masters and was second behind Martin Kaymer (Germany) in the 2010 Race to Dubai standings. On December 5, 2010, Graeme McDowell (NIR) beat Tiger Woods (USA) in a playoff to win the 2010 Chevron World Challenge. Graeme McDowell (NIR) and Martin Kaymer (Germany) shared the European Tour Golfer of the Year award. Graeme McDowell (NIR) had a solid but unspectacular season in 2011 where he did not record a win on either of the main tours. He finished third on four occasions, three on the European Tour and once on the USPGA Tour.  Graeme McDowell (NIR) finished the year sixteenth on the European Tour's Race to Dubai, his year consisting of 17 out of 18 cuts made and five top-10 finishes. In May 2011, Graeme McDowell (NIR) was in contention to win the USPGA Tour's flagship event, The Players Championship, but shot a final round 79 to end his chances. He earned over a million dollars on the USPGA Tour but could only finish the year 73rd in the FedEx Cup standings.


Graeme McDowell (NIR) opened up the year with a third-place finish at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship on the European Tour in January. He finished two strokes behind winner Robert Rock (England). In March 2012, Graeme McDowell (NIR) recorded his joint best finish on the USPGA Tour outside of his U.S. Open win, when he finished as runner-up, five strokes behind Tiger Woods (USA) at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. This was the second time Graeme McDowell (NIR) had been a runner-up on the USPGA Tour. Two weeks later, Graeme McDowell (NIR) had his best performance at The Masters Tournament, when he finished in a tie for twelfth. He shot a final round of 68 to jump up inside the top 15. Graeme McDowell (NIR) was runner up in May 2012 at the Volvo World Match Play Championship at the Finca Cortesin Golf Club, losing the final 1 down to Belgium's Nicolas Colsaerts (Belgium). In a tight match, Graeme McDowell (NIR) was never more than two down but was never in front in the match either. After the match he admitted that the better player won and that he played poorly, shooting five over for the round. Previously in the knockout stages, Graeme McDowell (NIR) had beaten Richard Finch (England) 3&2, Sergio GarcĂ­a (Spain) on the nineteenth hole and Rafael Cabrera-Bello (Spain) two up. In June 2012, the U.S. Open returned to California, when it was held at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, less than 100 miles from Pebble Beach, the site of Graeme McDowell's (NIR) 2010 U.S. Open victory. Again he was in contention after rounds of 69-72-68 on the first three days had positioned him at one under for the championship. He was tied for the lead going into the final day with Jim Furyk (USA), both playing in the final group on Sunday. The second time in three years that Graeme McDowell (NIR) had featured in the final group of the U.S. Open. Despite a disappointing front nine, where he found himself four over, he made several birdies on the back nine, including one on the seventeenth hole to trail by one shot with one hole to play. After a good drive and approach to the green, he was faced with a 25-foot putt to tie the lead and force a playoff, but narrowly missed it to the left and had to settle for a par. This led to Graeme McDowell (NIR) finishing in a tie for second place with Michael Thompson (USA), one stroke behind the champion, Webb Simpson (USA). The following month, at the 2012 Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes, Graeme McDowell (NIR) was in contention on Sunday for the second consecutive major. He had shot rounds of 67-69-67 during the first three days to be at seven under par and trail leader Adam Scott (Australia) by four strokes in second place with Brandt Snedeker (USA). Graeme McDowell (NIR) played in the final group on Sunday for the second consecutive major championship and third time overall, alongside Adam Scott (Australia). He had a disappointing round of 75 (+5) and was never in contention for the championship all afternoon. His challenge was ended at the par five eleventh hole, when he snap hooked his second shot into the trees left and had to take a penalty drop, costing him a bogey. He finished the championship in a tie for fifth position with fellow European Luke Donald (England). It was however his best ever placing at The Open Championship. In December, he won the World Challenge, beating Keegan Bradley (USA) by three shots.

Graeme McDowell (NIR) started the season on the USPGA Tour at the Northern Trust Open, where he shot 73-72 to miss the cut. He played the following week at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and reached the quarter-finals. It was his best ever showing at the tournament, beating Pádraig Harrington (Ireland) 2-up, Alexander NorĂ©n (Sweden) in 20 holes and Shane Lowry (Ireland) 3&2, before losing 1-down to Jason Day (Australia) in the quarter-finals. Graeme McDowell (NIR) played in The Honda Classic the week after and recorded his second consecutive top-10 with a tied for ninth finish. The next week he played in the final group with Tiger Woods (USA) in the WGC-Cadillac Championship and finished in a tied for third position. He missed the cut in the Masters Tournament by one stroke, bogeying the last hole. The next week he played the RBC Heritage. In the final round in stormy weather, he posted a two-under-par 69. He entered a playoff with fellow U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson (USA). Webb Simpson (USA) bogeyed the first hole and Graeme McDowell (NIR) parred to win his first regular USPGA Tour event and his first tour win since 2010. The win moved him into eighth in the world rankings. In the 2013 Volvo World Match Play Championship, he defeated Thongchai Jaidee (Thailand), 2 & 1, to win. The win moved him to the top of the Race to Dubai and seventh in the world. He missed the cut in the European Tour's flagship event, the BMW PGA Championship. In the 2013 U.S. Open he missed the cut; the event he had won in 2010. This was the first time that he had ever missed the cut in that event. In July 2013, he won the Alstom Open de France, shooting a final round of 67 to finish four shots ahead of Richard Sterne (RSA). In 2014 Graeme McDowell (NIR) continued to play on both the European Tour and USPGA Tour. In the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship he made comebacks including winning the eighteenth in each of his first three matches before losing to eventual runner up Victor Dubuisson (France) in the quarter finals. Graeme McDowell (NIR) followed this up with a top-10 finish at the second World Golf Championship of the season at the Cadillac Championship, before missing the cut at the first major of the year at the Masters Tournament. Graeme McDowell (NIR) made the cut at the U.S. Open and came close to a maiden national open win at the Irish Open where he finished in a tie for sixth. In his next event, Alstom Open de France, he recorded his only win of the season, defending the title he won in 2013 despite going into the final round 8 shots behind Kevin Stadler (USA). Following this Graeme McDowell (NIR) continued his good form at the Open Championship with a top-10 finish, and further top-10 finishes in his next two events at the RBC Canadian Open and the Bridgestone Invitational. At the PGA Championship, Graeme McDowell (NIR) made the cut finishing in a tie of 46th, subsequently competing in the FedEx Cup Playoffs, however he failed to progress to the yearend Tour Championship finishing outside the top-30 in 56th place. Graeme McDowell (NIR) qualified to represent Europe at the 2014 Ryder Cup narrowly edging Stephen Gallacher (Scotland) for the final place based on Official World Golf Ranking points. At the Ryder Cup, he formed a successful partnership with Victor Dubuisson (France) with comfortable wins the afternoon foursomes on Friday and Saturday. In the lead match of the Sunday singles, Graeme McDowell (NIR) recovered from being 3 down to Jordan Spieth (USA) to win 2&1. With these wins Europe won the Ryder Cup. Graeme McDowell (NIR) subsequently competed in the Race to Dubai Final Series events on the European Tour including a tie for third in the HSBC Champions. Graeme McDowell (NIR) finished fourteenth in the Race to Dubai rankings on the European Tour in 2014. 

Graeme McDowell (NIR) comes from a mixed Catholic/Protestant family background, but was himself raised a Protestant. As he won the U.S. Open in 2010 he was living in a "bachelor pad" penthouse apartment in Portrush and was building a home in Lake Nona, Florida, United States. When quizzed on whether he'd represent Britain or Ireland at future Olympic events, Graeme McDowell (NIR) stated: “I’m not bothered who I play for. I’ll be honoured to represent Britain or Ireland or both. I’m proud to play golf for Europe." On the subject of his nationality, he added: “Yes, I sit on the fence but why not? There’s no right or wrong answer. I’m always going to upset someone, so why not sit on the fence?” He often travels and practices with Rory McIlroy (NIR) and Pádraig Harrington (Ireland). He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to golf. In January 2011, Graeme McDowell (NIR) was photographed by Kevin Abosch for "The Face of Ireland" project. Graeme McDowell (NIR) is a devoted Manchester United fan. In the buildup to the 2011 Masters Tournament he skipped the annual par-3 contest in order to watch a UEFA Champions League clash between United and Chelsea. In June 2011, Graeme McDowell (NIR) received an honorary doctorate (D.Sc) from the University of Ulster for his services to golf. He received his honorary degree from the University's Chancellor, the actor James Nesbitt on its Coleraine campus and in his speech to graduates, urged them to set their goals high in their careers and trust their intuition. Graeme McDowell (NIR) is also partner in owning a restaurant, Nona Blue, that he opened outside of his neighbourhood Lake Nona Golf & Country Club. Nona Blue is considered a "Modern Tavern." He has also achieved ten wins on the European Tour with his most recent being the 2014 Alstom Open de France. Three wins on the USPGA Tour with his most recent one coming this week (As I mentioned above). He has achieved five top ten finishes in Major Championships to date so far with his best winning the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. He has achieved eleven top ten finishes in WGC – Events with his best being solo third twice in the 2011 and 2013 HSBC Champions. He has played in four Ryder Cups to date so far represented Team Europe in 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014 winning the last three and he has a record of playing fifteen matches winning nine, losing five and halving two which is nine points won in his Ryder Cup career to date so far. He has also represented Ireland in the 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2013 World Cups. Let’s hope he can gain some real confidence out of this win and have a great 2016 part of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season and perhaps win his second Major Championship. I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season and FedEx Cup. 

Coming in tied for second at 266-18 after seventy two holes and losing on the first playoff hole was Jason Bohn (USA); he earned US $545,600 for his efforts and moved to fifth position on the current 2015/16 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $1,227,736 earned from the four events he has played to date this season so far. He also earned 245 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to fifth position on the current 2015/16 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 560 points earned from the four events he has played to date this season so far. From the four events he has played to date this season so far he has made four cuts and achieved three top ten finishes which includes the one this week. He will be happy with his four rounds this week that were all under par especially his second round 63-8 which was blemish free!! But he will be disappointed he wasn’t able to birdie the first playoff hole to extend the playoff to a second hole. And it is also his third top three finish in four starts this season which says he is in amazing form this season to date so far!! Jason Duehn Bohn (USA) (born April 24, 1973) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the USPGA Tour. Jason Bohn (USA) was born in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. In 1992, while a sophomore on the Alabama golf team, Jason Bohn (USA) was playing in a charity fund-raiser in Tuscaloosa when he made a hole-in-one worth US $1 million. Jason Bohn (USA) dropped his amateur status and golf scholarship on the spot and turned professional, as USGA rules did not carry an exemption for aces scored in the middle of regular golf rounds at the time, which the USGA adopted in 2006. He graduated from Alabama in 1995. While playing the Canadian Tour, Jason Bohn (USA) shot a 58 to win the 2001 Bayer Championship. He also played the Nationwide Tour before earning promotion to the USPGA Tour, where he has played since 2004. In 2005 he won the USPGA Tour's B.C. Open. During the 2009 season Jason Bohn (USA) lost in a playoff at the Wyndham Championship along with Kevin Stadler (USA) to Ryan Moore (USA). In April 2010, Jason Bohn (USA) won the 2010 Zurich Classic of New Orleans wire to wire, when he birdied three of the last four holes to win by two shots. At the Greenbrier Classic in July 2015, Jason Bohn (USA) shot a nine under par 61 during the third round that moved him from the cutline into the co-lead entering the final round. The round of 61 was Jason Bohn's (USA) lowest ever career round on the USPGA Tour. He also had his best FedEx Cup finish of fortieth. Let’s hope he can achieve his third win on the USPGA Tour in the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season. I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season and FedEx Cup. 

The final player to tied for second was Russell Knox (Scotland) who also had a seventy two hole total of 266-18 and losing on the first playoff hole; he also earned US $545,600 for his efforts and moved to the top of the current 2015/16 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $2,052,160 earned from the five events he has played to date this season so far. He also earned 245 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to the top of the current 2015/16 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 876 points earned from the five events he has played to date this season so far. From the five events he has played to date this season so far he has made four cuts and achieved two top ten finishes which includes the one this week and his win the previous week at the WGC – HSBC Champions!! He will be happy with his second, third and final rounds that were all in the mid 60s especially his final round 66-5 which was the equal low round of the day and also his second and third rounds that were consecutive 65-6s and his second round was blemish free!! But he will be just content with his first round 70-1 and angry with how he played the par four, seventy second hole when he had a one shot lead and made a bogey!! And also how he could only manage par on the first playoff hole!! But at the same time he will be very happy with the way he backed up his maiden USPGA Tour win last week in China with a runner up finish here!! And he must have been getting really tied after playing five straight weeks in a row. Russell Knox (Scotland) was born in Inverness, Scotland. His father was born in San Diego. Russell Knox (Scotland) attended and played for Jacksonville University. Russell Knox (Scotland) turned professional in 2007. He played on the NGA Hooters Tour from 2008 to 2010, picking up two victories in the process. He joined the Nationwide Tour in 2011 and picked up his first victory on tour in July at the Chiquita Classic. He eventually finished twelfth on the Nationwide Tour money list and gained his full USPGA Tour card. His first USPGA Tour event was the 2011 Transitions Championship but he failed to make the cut. His first USPGA Tour event as a full member was the 2012 Sony Open in Hawaii where he missed the cut by a single stroke. He made only 12 cuts in 23 events in 2012 and finished 143rd on the money list to remain conditionally exempt on the USPGA Tour for 2013. He split time between the USPGA Tour and Web.com Tours in 2013. He played in the Web.com Tour Finals and finished twentieth to earn his USPGA Tour card for 2014. On July 26, 2013, Russell Knox (Scotland) shot a 59 in the second round of the Albertsons Boise Open on the Web.com Tour. After an impressive start to his 2014 season, Russell Knox (Scotland) came close to winning his maiden USPGA Tour title at the Honda Classic, eventually losing to Russell Henley (USA) in a four-man playoff that also included Rory McIlroy (NIR) and Ryan Palmer (USA). Russell Knox (Scotland) finished 48th in the regular season FedEx Cup points list, qualifying for the 2014 FedEx Cup Playoffs, eventually finishing in 40th place. He had a good start to the 2014-2015 USPGA Tour season with a third place in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. He finished tied for third in The Honda Classic and made the cut in 20 USPGA Tour events. Finishing 44th in the regular season FedEx Cup points list, he qualified for the 2015 FedEx Cup Playoffs. Good performances in The Barclays and Deutsche Bank Championship lifted him to 29th place in the FedEx Cup standing but he only finished tied for 45th in BMW Championship to drop out of the top 30 in the standings and so missed out on the Tour Championship. Russell Knox (Scotland) also made a rare appear in Europe at the 2015 Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open, finishing in a tie for tenth place. In November 2015 Russell Knox (Scotland) won the 2015 WGC-HSBC Champions by two strokes from Kevin Kisner (USA). Russell Knox (Scotland) was playing in his first WGC event and became the first Scot to win a World Golf Championship. Russell Knox (Scotland) only qualified as seventh reserve and third alternate. The win lifted him to 31st in the World Rankings, his first time in the world top fifty. Russell Knox (Scotland) is not a European Tour member and so is not currently eligible to play for Europe in the Ryder Cup. Russell Knox (Scotland) currently has endorsements with Cleveland Golf, Mutual of Omaha, Srixon, and Sligo. Let’s hope he can carry this amazing form into the 2016 part of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season. I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season and FedEx Cup. 

Coming in solo fourth position at 268-16 after seventy two holes was Derek Fathauer (USA); he earned US $297,600 for his efforts and moved to twenty eighth position on the current 2015/16 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $307,584 earned from the four events he has played to date this season so far. He also earned 135 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to thirtieth position on the current 2015/16 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 147 points earned from the four events he has played to date this season so far. From the four events he has played to date this season so far he has made two cuts and achieved one top ten finish which came this past week. He will be happy with his first, second and third rounds that were all in the 60s especially his first round 65-6 which saw him tied for the lead and was blemish free!! And also his third round 66-5 which was blemish free also!! But he will be just content with his final round even par 71-1. But he will be pleased he had a top five finish after starting his season with two straight missed cuts. Derek Fathauer (USA) (born January 20, 1986) is an American professional golfer who has played on the USPGA Tour and the Web.com Tour. Derek Fathauer (USA) was born in Stuart, Florida. He attended Martin County High School in Stuart, Florida. He and his twin brother Daryl played in the Ginn sur Mer Classic in October 2007, the first twins to do so in a USPGA Tour event. Derek Fathauer (USA) qualified for the 2008 U.S. Open. He qualified by coming in a tie for third, shooting 67-68, in a sectional qualifying event at the OSU golf club, Scarlet Course. In the qualifying stage, he finished ahead of veterans such as Davis Love III (USA) and Jesper Parnevik (Sweden). In the U.S. Open played at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, California, he shot 73-73 to make the cut by 4 strokes. He was, through two rounds, the lowest amateur score in the field, edging Michael Thompson (USA) by one stroke and Rickie Fowler (USA) by three strokes. However, he struggled on the weekend, shooting 78-75 to finish in a tie for 69th at +15 and in third for the amateurs. Derek Fathauer (USA) had much success at the U.S. Amateur throughout the years. In 2006, he made the first round of match play at Hazeltine National Golf Club, located in Chaska, Minnesota. In 2007, he made the quarterfinals. In 2008, he also made the quarterfinals, beating Kevin Tway (USA). However his road to the quarterfinals was not easy. He required 20 holes to win in the round of 32 and 22 holes in the round of 16 before losing to runner-up Drew Kittleson (USA) in the quarters. Derek Fathauer (USA) was also a member of the United States Palmer Cup team. During the cup, he won a team high three points. However, team USA lost the event 14-10 to the European squad. Derek Fathauer (USA) turned professional on September 17, 2008. He advanced to the final stage of the 2008 PGA Tour Q-School in La Quinta, California at the PGA West Golf Community. He earned his USPGA Tour card for 2009 after finishing in a tie for second. Derek Fathauer (USA) finished eight shots behind Harrison Frazar after shooting 70-69-65-67-67-70 for a total score of 408. Derek Fathauer (USA) made his professional USPGA Tour debut at the Sony Open in Hawaii on January 15, 2009, where he missed the cut by one stroke after shooting a 73-69=142 (+2). He made his first cut on Tour at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. He shot 71-71-69=211 to make the cut. During the tournament, he also recorded his first ace of his professional career at the fifteenth hole of Spyglass Hill Golf Course, in Pebble Beach, California. Derek Fathauer (USA) earned his first professional win at the 2014 Web.com Tour Championship. The win made Derek Fathauer (USA) fully exempt on the USPGA Tour for the 2014–15 season for leading the Web.com Tour Finals money list. He also earned an invitation to the 2015 Players Championship. Let’s hope he can continue this form in the next few events he plays in. I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour and FedEx Cup. 

Rounding out the top six in tied for fifth position at 270-14 after seventy two holes was Scott Brown (USA); he earned US $235,600 for his efforts and moved to thirty eighth position on the current 2015/16 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $263,428 earned from the four events he has played in to date this season so far. He also earned 105 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to forty second position on the current 2015/16 FedEx Cup Points list standings with 118 points earned from the four events he has played to date this season so far. From the four events he has played to date this season so far he has made two cuts and achieved one top ten finish that came this week. He will be happy with his four rounds this week that were all in the 60s especially his 67-4 in the first round that was blemish free!! Scott Brown (USA) (born May 22, 1983) is an American professional golfer who plays on the USPGA Tour. Scott Brown (USA) attended the University of South Carolina Aiken, playing at Division II level collegiate golf. He turned professional in 2006, and begun playing mini-tours. He played on the NGA Hooters Tour from 2007 to 2009 and finished on top of the eGolf Professional Tour money list in 2009, with three wins. In 2010 and 2011 he played on the Nationwide Tour, recording five top-three finishes in 2011 to finish eighth on the money list and earn a USPGA Tour card for 2012. Scott Brown (USA) missed his first six USPGA Tour cuts before he finished tied for fifth at the 2012 Puerto Rico Open. Scott Brown (USA) had two fifth-place finishes in 2012, but could only manage to place 148th on the USPGA Tour money list, barely maintaining conditional status by US $4,468. He started the 2013 season dividing his time between the USPGA Tour and Web.com Tour. Scott Brown (USA) regained his USPGA Tour card through 2015 with a win at the 2013 Puerto Rico Open. He qualified for the 2013 Open Championship and as a Tour winner, the 2013 PGA Championship. Let’s hope he can keep this form up in the next few events he plays in and I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour and FedEx Cup. 

The final player to tie for fifth position was Harold Varner III (USA); he too earned US $235,600 for his efforts and moved to thirty fifth position on the current 2015/16 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $264,916 earned from the four events he has played to date this season so far. He also earned 105 FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to thirty first position on the current 2015/16 FedEx Cup Points standings list with 141 points earned from the four events he has played to date this season so far. From the four events he has played to date this season so far he has made three cuts and achieved one top ten finish which was the very first of his USPGA Tour career this past week. He will be happy with his four rounds this week that were all under par especially his second round 62-9 that was the low round of the day and the tournament!! He will be very happy in his rookie season on the USPGA Tour getting a top ten finish in his fourth event of his USPGA Tour career as a full member. Harold Varner III (USA) became the first African-American player to earn his USPGA Tour card through the Web.com Tour. To earn promotion, the top 25 players on the Web.com's regular-season money list are granted full-time status to the next USPGA Tour season. After opening the campaign with a second-place showing in January, Harry Varner's III (USA) game struggled with consistency. Worse, heading into the regular-season finale at Pumpkin Ridge outside Portland, Varner had missed the cut in three of the prior six events. Luckily for the 25-year-old who played college golf at East Carolina, his game held up, finishing tied for forty seventh at the WinCo Foods Portland Open, which was just good enough to hold on to the twenty fifth spot on the money list. Harry Varner III (USA) now has full USPGA Tour privileges for the 2015/16 season which started at the Frys.com Open. Let’s hope he can keep this form up for the rest of the season and make it to the FedEx Cup Playoffs in late August next year? I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season and FedEx Cup. 

Tim Wilkinson (NZL) who recently regained his 2015/16 USPGA Tour card at the Web.com Tour Finals was the only New Zealand Golfer in the field and was keen to have a good tournament to back up his good performance at the Sanderson Farms Championship the week before. He scored a good first round 69-2 which included a good front nine of 33-3 with birdies coming on the par three, fourth hole, par five, fifth hole and par four, sixth hole but he had a poor lone bogey on the par four, second hole and a good back nine of 35 even par which included a brilliant eagle on the par five, thirteenth hole and a lone birdie on the par four, fourteenth hole and a terrible triple bogey seven on the par four, eighteenth hole and a second round of 70-1 which included a front nine of 37+1 which included a lone birdie on the par four, sixth hole and bogeys on the par four, first hole and par five, fifth hole and then he scored a very good back nine of 33-2 with birdies on the par four, twelfth hole and par five thirteenth hole and a good third round of 69-2 which included a good front nine of 35-1 with his lone birdie coming on the par three, fourth hole and then a good back nine of 34-1 with birdies coming on the par four, eleventh hole, par five, fifteenth hole and par four, seventeenth hole but he had poor bogeys on the par four, twelfth hole and par four, eighteenth hole and a good final round of  69-2 which included a good front nine of which included a lone birdie on the par four, second hole and then a good back nine of 34-1 with birdies on the par five, thirteenth hole and par four, seventeenth hole but he had a poor lone bogey on the par four, sixteenth hole for a seventy two hole total of 277-7 and finished in tied for thirty fourth position and earned US $32,757 for efforts. He moved to 122nd position on the current 2015/16 USPGA Tour Money list standings with US $54,418 earned from the two events he has played to date this season so far. He also earned thirty five FedEx Cup Points for his efforts and moved to tied for 105th position on the current 2015/16 FedEx Cup Points list standings with fifty five points earned from the two events he has played in to date so far. From the two events he has played to date this season so far he has made two cuts and achieved no top ten finishes. He will be happy with his four rounds this week that were all under par especially his first, third and final rounds that were all 69-2s. And it is good to see him make two cuts in his first two events of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season. Let’s hope he can continue this form on next week in the RSM Classic which is the final event of the 2015 part of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season. I wish him all the best for the rest of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season. 

Next week is the final event of the 2015 part of the 2015/16 USPGA Tour season and it is in the State of Georgia and it is the RSM Classic and is played on the Sea Island Resort (Seaside), Sea Island, Georgia. It carries a huge prize purse of US $5,700,000 for the taking. Robert Streb (USA) is the defending champion and will be keen to defend his title. Danny Lee (NZL) will sit out this tournament and Tim Wilkinson (NZL) will likely gain a start for his third of the season. It starts on Thursday 19th November and I will report back who won the trophy next week. 

So to the Top 5 on the Official World Golf Rankings Points list standings this week and coming in at Number One Position for the eighth week of his career is Jordan Spieth (USA) who is fresh off  his tied for seventh position at the WGC – HSBC Champions one week ago and also being part of the 2015 Team USA Presidents Cup win five weeks ago over Team International in South Korea with 11.97 Official World Ranking Points; coming in at Number Two is Jason Day (Australia) who is fresh off being part of the 2015 Team Internationals Presidents Cup narrow loss to Team USA five weeks ago in South Korea and also his tied for tenth position at the Tour Championship by Coca – Cola seven weeks ago with 11.91 Official World Ranking Points; coming in at Number Three is Rory McILroy (NIR) who is fresh off his tied for eleventh position at the WGC – HSBC Champions one week ago and his tied for sixth position two weeks ago at the Turkish Airlines Open with 10.63 Official Golf World Ranking Points; coming in at Number Four is Bubba Watson (USA) who is fresh off his solo third position at the Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters this past week and also his tied for thirty fifth position at the WGC – HSBC Champions one week ago with 7.79 Official World Ranking Points and rounding out the top five on the Official World Ranking Points list standings this week is Justin Rose (England) who is fresh off his tied for seventh position at the BMW Masters this past week and also his win at the UBS Hong Kong Open three weeks ago with 7.53 Official World Ranking Points. Danny Lee (NZL) this week is in his thirty fifth week of another spell of being the highest ranked New Zealand Golfer in the world after finishing in tied for thirty first position at the BMW Masters this past week. This week he slips one place and falls to fortieth fourth position on the Official World Golf Rankings Points list standings with 2.72 Official Golf World Ranking Points.

Remember in the bad weather conditions to still go through your pre shot routine!!

Source: Pgatour.com, Official World Golf Rankings, wikipedia.org, Google search engine, europeantour.com, golfchannel.com