Chez Reavie, a 26 year old Tour rookie, won the Canadian Open with a final round 70 to finish at 17 under par 270. Owning a name sounding more like a French restaurant than a talented golf professional, Mr. Reavie put together a remarkable performance on a course softened considerable by rain. After opening rounds of 65 and 64, the latter concluded after a significant delay for weather, he concluded his third round 68 Sunday morning. Thus he started his final round with a one shot lead. Despite bogies on two of his first three holes, no one really threatened the leader until Billy Mayfair moved to fourteen under par after becoming only the second player all day to birdie the 17th hole.
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E Schuster - Jul - 27th
Martin Anderson - Jul - 22nd
Now that everyone has had a chance to wind down after one of the most memorable final days of any Major, Bag Chatter takes a look at the winners and losers at The Open. Those who will look back fondly on 4 days of demanding golf and those who were washed, blown or scoured away.
The [...]
Apryl DeLancey - Jul - 22nd
I know that Southern California is pictured as this sunny, warm place where you don’t need outerwear. It is for the most part. It just so happens that the coastal areas are rather brisk most of the time. That Pacific Ocean makes it downright chilly, especially at night and even in the summer. I recently [...]
E Schuster - Jul - 20th
“It all started out with that first day. I made that hole-in-one and all of a sudden I felt like I could make some birdies. I haven’t had that feeling for a while,” said Johnson, who had struggled the last few years on tour. Make some birdies he did, enough to record his first PGA tour victory in a finish during which nine players had an opportunity to win the Milwaukee event. Mr. Johnson birdied three of his last four holes to shoot 64 and win by a stroke over Ken Duke. He became the seventh first time winner on tour this year.
Martin Anderson - Jul - 20th
Padraig Harrington successfully defended his Open title with a four shot victory at Royal Birkdale, beating Ian Poulter into second place.
Four days of truly attritional golf where rain and wind had torn through the field, experience held through as the Irishman held his nerve to take his second major. Harrington started the final day alongside [...]
Martin Anderson - Jul - 15th
Graeme McDowell took the Scottish Open by 2 shots last weekend, beating such luminaries as Ernie Els and Phil Mickelson. This was the forth victory of his career but, more importantly from a Ryder Cup perspective, the second of 2008 after he won the Ballantine’s Championship earlier this year.
This makes the Northern Irishman effectively a [...]
E Schuster - Jul - 13th
The day started with three players tied atop the leaderboard. Eighteen holes later three players were still tied atop that same leaderboard. Off to a playoff went Kenny Perry, Jay Williamson. and Brad Adamonis. With the honors Mr. Adamonis hit his tee shot into the trees on the right, while Mr. Williamson and Mr. Perry found the fairway. As Mr. Adamonis prepared to hit his second shot his caddy said “if you’ve got the shot then go with it”, not exactly the positive note of conviction