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European Tour – BMW International Open

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13 years ago

Jun 23, 2008

Martin Kaymer somehow recovered from a final round case of the nerves to beat Anders Hansen in the first hole of a playoff to win the BMW International Open in Munich and his second victory on the European Tour this year.

Taking a 6 shot lead into the last day and having played beautifully all week, everybody watching expected the young German to canter to an easy victory. With 3 rounds in the sixties (68, 63, 67), Kaymer had made the course at München Eichenried look like a pitch and putt. While others strugled to come to terms with the course, Kaymer’s length and excellent course management had even Berhard Langer voicing his admiration.

"I told him ‘you’re very aggressive, but you’re smart at the same time like Tiger Woods or Phil Mickelson’. He’s got an old head on young shoulders," said Langer "going by the last two days I don’t think there any limits for him if he keeps that up."

On the Sunday things changed as hard charging from Anders Hansen, Paul Casey and John Bickerton put the pressure on Kaymer who bogeyed the 1st and the 7th on the front nine where the previous 3 visits had yielded 8 birdies and nothing higher than a par. Kaymer then found himself in even more trouble on the par 5 11th when he found the water twice to card a triple bogey. Hansen at this time had been rattling off birdies and took the lead but a birdie at 13 and a tap in birdie at 18 when his eagle putt was agonizingly close was enough to force the play-off

After the excitement of the closing 9, the play-off proved to be a bit of an anti-climax as Hansen found the bunkers twice as Kaymer notched up his 20th birdie of the week for the win.

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Morning 9: Sony Open: Na wins | Feherty canceled | Eamon Lynch on JT

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2 days ago

Jan 18, 2021

Ben Alberstadt

By Ben Alberstadt

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January 18, 2021

Good Monday morning, golf fans.

1. Sony Open: Na rallies for win

AP report…”Three shots behind with six holes to play, Kevin Na birdied three straight holes and finished with an up-and-down birdie from behind the 18th green for a 5-under 65 and a one-shot victory in the Sony Open.”

“Na won for the fifth time in his PGA Tour career, and this one looked unlikely when he three-putted for bogey on the 12th hole at a time when there was no room for mistakes.”

“He answered with birdie putts of 15, 10 and 6 feet, and the winning shot was out of the right rough on the par-5 closing hole at Waialae and ran just over the back of the green. He chipped to tap-in range for his last birdie.”

“Na finished one shot ahead of Joaquin Niemann and Chris Kirk.”

Full piece.

2. Kirk retains status

Golf Channel’s Brentley Romine…”In the final start of his major medical extension, in the final round, on the final hole, Kirk stepped on the tee box at Waialae Country Club’s short par-5 finisher likely needing birdie to keep his PGA Tour card. But after finding the left rough off the tee and then short-siding himself in the right rough with his second shot, Kirk faced a difficult, 25-yard shot for his third.”

“The result: A deft pitch to 1 feet, 5 inches, which ended the stress and made the birdie putt much easier. Kirk tapped it in to clinch at least a two-way tie for third, which is what he needed Sunday at the Sony Open to satisfy the requirements of his extension.”

Full piece.

3. Feherty canceled

Dave Shedloski for Golf Digest…”Feherty said he learned in the spring that his show was ending—not long after golf’s COVID-19 shutdown and just weeks after Golf Channel informed staff that it intended to move its operations from Orlando to Stamford, Conn., where headquarters for NBC Sports Group is located.”

“I don’t know what the reasons were for the decision. I think it was a combination of things,” Feherty said via telephone from his home in Dallas. “We haven’t been able to shoot any episodes because of COVID. The Golf Channel move. I don’t know. Maybe it was just time.

“I think a lot of people are going to be surprised that it got canceled. It always sort of amazed me the [number of] people that watched. Ten years is a whole lot more than I thought I would do. I loved doing it.”

Full piece.

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4. WGC-Florida

AP report…”The World Golf Championship is moving from Mexico City to the Gulf Coast of Florida, a change driven by the COVID-19 pandemic that has put restrictions on travel and kept away spectators.”

“The PGA Tour sent a memo to players Friday informing them of the relocation for Feb. 25-28. It will be played at The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, co-designed by Jack Nicklaus and Tony Jacklin.”

Full piece.

5. Eamon Lynch’s JT take

Eamon Lynch for Golfweek…”There are two immutable facts in this sorry mess: what Thomas said was as despicable as it was dumb, and Ralph Lauren has the right to decide who is an acceptable ambassador for its products. The company’s decision to drop Thomas won’t sit well with many, but it does not fall under the lazy jargon of “cancel culture.” It’s merely an example of the free market at work. The flip side of those facts is that an isolated, angry comment isn’t the full measure of a man, and that the defense of human dignity isn’t best mounted by an industry that postures while surviving on sweatshops.”

“I have no idea if Justin Thomas is homophobic, having never discussed with him the latest shenanigans on RuPaul’s Drag Race. What I do know is that Thomas is prone to tripping over hot mics on broadcasts. This incident illustrates that not all F-bombs are created equally, that there’s a fine line between being passionate and being a pillock, and for a brief moment Thomas strayed to the wrong side of it. But absent a pattern of hateful comments, there’s no reason to define him by that moment. The social media ecosystem is obviously not a three-strike society, but Thomas is certainly deserving of a second.”

Full piece.

6. What a round

Golf Digest’s Ryan Herrington…”During the third round at Waialae Country Club, a tight par-70 Seth Raynor design, the scoring average for the 73 golfers playing under calm, sunny conditions was 66.66. That translates to the lowest single-round average in a PGA Tour event in 18 years. The last time scores were that red was in 2003 at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, where the scoring average during the third round at Indian Wells in La Quinta, Calif., was 66.28.”

Full piece.

7. Michael Campbell saddened by current state of the game

John Huggan writing for Golf Australia…“Huggan: “Where is your game right now?”…Campbell…”It’s hard to say, because the courses I’m playing right now are so much longer than those on the senior Tour. These kids now hit it so far. They all get me by 20-30 yards off the tee. I used to be the last player – or second-last player – to hit in my group. Now I’m always the first. I’m hitting 7-irons when they are hitting wedges. So they have a huge advantage.”

“Do I like where the game is? Yes and no. A lot of the artistry in the professional game has been lost. It’s very one-dimensional – “hit is as hard as you can and go find it.” Maybe I’m old school, but you hardly ever see anyone playing the way I did anymore. Just about everyone out here plays a one-dimensional game.”

Full piece.

8. Part 2 of Tiger Doc

Adam Schupak summarizes what the second installment offers…”Part two begins with video of Tiger at Mountain Warfare Training Center in La Posta, California, and ESPN’s Wright Thompson tells viewers how 25 days after Tiger buried his dad in 2006, he went there to train with Navy Seals. One of them asks, “Why is the greatest golfer running around playing G.I. Joe?” Thompson recounts. “Tiger looked at him and said, ‘My dad.’ ”

“Thompson concludes that Tiger losing his father left “an Earl Woods size hole in his life.”

“None of this is really new reporting, but the video clips make it seem more vivid and real. Caddie Steve Williams simply repeats what he wrote in his book and had previously told journalists, but when he looks in the camera and says how Tiger, who spent his 31st birthday at a “Kill house” with Navy Seals, considered giving up golf to join the Navy Seals, it feels more believable.”

Full piece.

9. Kevin Na’s winning WITB

Driver: Callaway GBB Epic (9 degrees)

Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD GP 6 TX

3-wood: Callaway Epic Flash Sub Zero (13.5 degrees)

Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana RF 70 TX

5-wood: Callaway Epic Flash Sub Zero (18 degrees)

Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana RF 80 TX

Hybrid: PXG 0317 X Gen 2 (19 degrees)

Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 95X

Irons: Callaway Rogue Pro (4), Callaway Apex Pro 16 (5-PW)

Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Wedges: Callaway Mack Daddy 4 (54), Vokey Design prototype (’18) (60/06K )

Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: Odyssey Toulon Madison

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Plus4

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

Full piece.

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New troops: PXG announces additions to tour staff for 2021

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5 days ago

Jan 15, 2021

Ryan Barath

Earlier this week, it was the Brooklyn Nets making big news in the NBA with player acquisitions. Now in the golf world, it’s PXG, who is also adding to its roster with a number of new players on both the PGA Tour and the Korn Ferry Tour.

The newest members of the PXG roster, which they like to call “troops” are

Jim Herman
Sung Kang
Danny Lee
Luke List
Henrik Norlander
Adam Schenk
Kyle Stanley
Hudson Swafford

Speaking to the switch, Sung Kang said

“PXG makes some of the best performing equipment in golf. I know, with the support of Bob Parsons, his team, and PXG clubs, that I am going to be able to take my game to the next level!”

The professionals from the Korn Ferry Tour joining current PXG staffers Scott Langley and Grant Hirschman include

Kevin Dougherty
Nicolas Echavarria
KK Limbhaust
Justin Lower
Seth Reeves
Charlie Saxon

“Between grit and their love of the game, every one of these new players brings something special to the course. We are proud to welcome them all to the PXG Troops and honored that they have chosen to put PXG in play.” -PXG founder and CEO Bob Parsons.

These players join a long list of PXG staff players, which also includes LPGA Tour players Lydia Ko, Katherine Kirk, Austin Ernst, Christia Kim, Brittany Lang, Haley Moore, Celine Boutie, Ryann O’Toole, Gerina Piller, Jennifer Song, Linnea Ström, and Mina Harigae.

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The DailyWRX: 1/15/2021

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5 days ago

Jan 15, 2021

John Wunder

So this happened……

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Adam Scott is a God…….

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WOW……

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BC with a hot take….

Sleeping on the lead feels like you’re waiting to be sentenced in the morning, and in a way you are, because losing is a form of prison and winning is freedom, if only for a day or a week, from the insecurities of sport. https://t.co/LbyNKYQA4E

— Brandel Chamblee (@chambleebrandel) January 14, 2021

Hmmmmmm…..

Great idea.

The juxtaposition with golf would be so cartoonish it would be impossible to ignore how long the frog has been in the water. https://t.co/NOnDCN1EgY

— Lou Brown (@Lou_TireWorld) January 14, 2021

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