John Senden Scores An Albatross
It’s hard enough getting a birdie or an eagle for a lot of players, never mind an albatross.
John Senden managed this one at the at the second hole of the 2009 Deutsche Bank Championship in the second round. Not sure why the Americans refer to it as a double eagle though.
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Daniel Gaunt (ranked 1210) Qualifies For The Open
Proving that there’s hope for almost all of us, Daniel Gaunt has qualifies for The Open Championship.
Ranked 1210 in the world, and struggling a bit, the Victorian gave himself 3 weeks to make some money from professional golf or give up the game.
Let’s hope this is a good kick start to getting his career back […]
2009 U.S. Open Prize Money
Deciding how to spread a cool US$7 million amongst the final days players at the 2009 U.S. Open can’t be an easy task I’m sure…
Anyway, the breakdown comes out as follows: (Australians in bold)
1 - Lucas Glover $1,350,000
T2 - Phil Mickelson $559,830
T2 - David Duval $559,830
T2 - Ricky Barnes $559,830
5 - […]
Adam Scott - Leading Australian At 2009 U.S. Open
Surprising everyone, except perhaps himself, Adam Scott is sitting at two under about halfway through the second round and is tied for sixth.
Watching the telecast this morning, and what limited shots there were of him, he seemed very relaxed, even sharing low fives with Sergio after both birdied the 12th in their first round.
Other Australians:
Michael […]
2009 U.S. Open Golf
Not a great start to the U.S. Open at Bethpage Black. Only half the field has got a start and they are spread from the 2nd to the 11th, before play was halted due to torrential rain.
Ian Poulter has a good photo of the practice putting green that you could probably row over… […]
Virtual U.S. Open Championship
Missed qualifying for the 2009 U.S. Open at Bethpage Black? Want to see how you would go if you were to play the course? Well now you can. Sort of.
From the 25th May 2009 to 21st June 2009 you can go to the official site of the U.S. Open and play qualifying […]
The Masters 2008
Ah, it’s that time of year again when we get our hopes up, and dream of the possibility an Australian will win the one major that has so far eluded us. The Masters.
Going in to do battle on our collective behalf are:
Robert Allenby (14,16,18)
Stuart Appleby (10,17,18)
Aaron Baddeley (14,16,17,18)
Michael Campbell (2)
# Richard Green (12,17)
Peter Lonard […]
Moonah Calssic - Where Dreams Are Made
…and nightmares begin.
Players teeing off early in the morning definitely had it easier than the afternoon group, who had to contend with strong winds coming off Bass Straight. The likes of David Diaz (+6), Marcus Frazer (+7), Steven Bowditch (+8) and Scott Draper (+11) all missed the cut.
Live scoring can be found at the […]
Nationwide Tour Heads South
The Nationwide Tour starts the first of two tournaments in Australasia this week, with the 2008 HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship being played at Clearwater Golf Club in Christchurch from 14th to 17th February.
Jarrod Lyle will be there hoping for back to back victories on the tour. He’s no stranger to the course having […]
Jarrod Lyle Wins 2008 Mexico Open
Jarrod Lyle put together an impressive Sunday round which consisted of no bogeys, six birdies and an eagle to win the Nationwide Tours’ 2008 Mexico Open by 5 strokes.
Lyles’ brilliant 63 was the lowest round of the week. The victory is the first this year for Lyle, and nets him a handy US$112,500, […]
