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 (18)
Geoff Ogilvy (2,14,16,15,17,18)
Nick O’Hern (17,18)
Adam Scott (14,16,17,18)
# John Senden (13,18)
- The numbers in brackets denote how they qualified (see explanation).
- A # indicates they are playing their first Masters tournament.
- Michael Campbell is in there on the off chance he might just pull off a win. He, of course, then becomes an instantly naturalised Australian.
Favourite amongst the Australians would have to be Geoff Ogilvy (given his recent form) and Stuart Appleby (on last years effort). However I’m tipping Richard Green to be a bit of a dark horse here.
Who do you think will be the best placed Aussie, and will any of them win it this year?
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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, […]
Leish is “The Man”
Marc Leishman overcame a bumbling Kurt Barnes to take out the 2008 nab Victorian PGA Championship, his fourth Von Nida Tour title.
Barnes led by two shots with three holes left to play but bogeyed all three to hand the title to Leishman.
Leishman now heads to Sydney for British Open pre-qualifying at The Lakes Golf Club.
Full […]
Men’s Professional Golf Tournaments - October 2007
The Von Nida Tour gets back into action this month with two events in, where else but, Queensland.
18th to 21st October 2007
North Queensland X-Ray Services Cairns Classic - Paradise Palms Golf Club, Clifton Beach, QLD
25th to 28th October 2007
City Pacific-Mirvac Queensland Open - Gainsborough Greens Golf Club, Pimpama, QLD
2007 FedEx Cup - The Final Standings
A bit of a disappointment really that 16 Australians made the 140 man playoff, and only four came through to the final.
Badds was about the best, moving up from 18 to six, and I got the impression he was the only one trying to do anything out there.
Position
Player
Points
6
Aaron Baddeley
103,350
12
Adam Scott
100,684
13
Geoff Ogilvy
98,918
23
Robert Allenby
96,634
Apparently there’s no truth […]
And Then There Were Four
Well after last weekends BMW Championship, we’re left with four Aussies in the final event of the FedEx Cup, The Tour Championship.
This Week
Last Week
Player
Points
Last Week Finish Pos
Playoff Top 10’s
6
11
Aaron Baddeley
102,800
2
2
7
9
Adam Scott
100,227
4
1
11
8
Geoff Ogilvy
98,063
T61
2
26
24
Robert Allenby
95,450
T38
1
Biggest mover over the whole FedEx Cup has been Geoff Ogilvy moving up 13 spots since the start of the FedEx Cup. […]
2007 Deutsche Bank Championship
Okay, we will ignore the fact this is the only tournament to start on a Friday, and that it confused the hell out of me for a while when I was setting up my Fantasy Golf team!
You can have a look at the web site, or even the course.
Live scoring is over at the PGATour.com.
Let’s […]
Australians Left In The FedEx Cup
Okay, so we know Gavin Coles didn’t make it to the next tournament.
Also missing out by just one spot (a miserly 25 points) is Steve Allan. Not making the cut will do that to you!
Mathew Goggin was two spots and 500 points out of contention. He missed the cut too.
Andrew Buckle made the […]
