American Jimmy Walker gets the win the Championship Professional Golf Association (PGA), played in Baltursol, after holding the lead until the final day of the tournament. Walker finished with a birdie on the penultimate hole and 14 strokes under par, ahead of Australian Jason Day (-13), which was about to give chase with a prodigious eagle on the last hole.
The victory golfer Oklahoma in the last major of the year culminates an unusual season in which all the greats have fallen into the hands of first - timers, as England 's Danny Willett, who won the Masters, American Dustin Johnson, winner of the Open States States , and Swede Henrik Stenson, recent winner of the British Open.
Brooks Koepka (-9), which had threatened the leadership of his compatriot during the first days, failed to keep pace and stayed within a group of pursuers consisting fellow American Daniel Summerhays (-10), South Africa's Brendan Grace (-9) and Hideki Matsuyama (-9).
The PGA Championship was the last of the big four a calendar much more loaded than usual, due to the Olympic Games in Rio, which returns the golf after almost a century, and the biennial Ryder Cup between teams in Europe and the US, to be held in late September in Minnesota.
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joi, 4 august 2016
marți, 2 august 2016
The Spanish golf does not despise the Olympics
Golf live this August and more than 100 years after his return to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, an historic event and an opportunity for the sport that has nevertheless been compromised by the heavy casualties, absences that do not affect the Spanish team led by Sergio Garcia.
After in the 1900 and 1904 editions of golf from enjoying their Olympic status it has been required 112 years to return. IOC meeting in Copenhagen in 2009 agreed to return golf. Rio will crown new champions in the sport after Americans Charles Sands and Margaret Abbott and Canadian George Lyon for more than a century.
However, the Olympic spirit has failed to catch on among the best in the world in this sport, with many important low for fear of Zika and the tight schedule as the main reasons. Jason Day, Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott and South African staff officers are the most notable absentees.
It is not the case of the Spanish team, who came with his best classified, Sergio Garcia and Rafael Cabrera-Bello, as sixes and nine Olympic ranking, and Carlota Ciganda (20th) and Azahara Muñoz (23rd), in the women. In the men's tournament, both come to direct River last 'big' of the year, the PGA Championship.
Baltusrol best feelings took the canary after the castellonense managed to not make the cut. However, Borriol is in good shape, regulate this season especially important appointments, as in the recent US Open and British Open, each with fifth places.
After in the 1900 and 1904 editions of golf from enjoying their Olympic status it has been required 112 years to return. IOC meeting in Copenhagen in 2009 agreed to return golf. Rio will crown new champions in the sport after Americans Charles Sands and Margaret Abbott and Canadian George Lyon for more than a century.
However, the Olympic spirit has failed to catch on among the best in the world in this sport, with many important low for fear of Zika and the tight schedule as the main reasons. Jason Day, Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott and South African staff officers are the most notable absentees.
It is not the case of the Spanish team, who came with his best classified, Sergio Garcia and Rafael Cabrera-Bello, as sixes and nine Olympic ranking, and Carlota Ciganda (20th) and Azahara Muñoz (23rd), in the women. In the men's tournament, both come to direct River last 'big' of the year, the PGA Championship.
Baltusrol best feelings took the canary after the castellonense managed to not make the cut. However, Borriol is in good shape, regulate this season especially important appointments, as in the recent US Open and British Open, each with fifth places.
duminică, 24 iulie 2016
Brandt Snedeker is the leader
American golfer Brandt Snedeker leader march Canadian Open, played at the club Glen Abbey in Oakville, Ontario, after the third round, with a total of 207 punches while the Spanish Jon Rahm is sixth with three more hits.
Snedeker met the day today in 66 strokes (6 under par) which allowed him to climb to the head from fifteenth place that ended yesterday.
They occupy second place, tied at 208 strokes, the Canadian Jared du Toit and American Dustin Johnson.
The Spanish Jon Rahm, who yesterday occupied the third place, fell to sixth place with 210 strokes full or because a tour today of 72 which equaled the course par.
Snedeker met the day today in 66 strokes (6 under par) which allowed him to climb to the head from fifteenth place that ended yesterday.
They occupy second place, tied at 208 strokes, the Canadian Jared du Toit and American Dustin Johnson.
The Spanish Jon Rahm, who yesterday occupied the third place, fell to sixth place with 210 strokes full or because a tour today of 72 which equaled the course par.
sâmbătă, 23 aprilie 2016
American Brendan Steele continues to lead the Valero Texas Open golf
The American Brendan Steele continues golf tournament leader Valero Texas Open, played in San Antonio (Texas, USA ) with 134 strokes accumulated in the first two rounds, hit by three seconds.
Second round which, like the first, has been interrupted because of darkness but will not affect practically the classification at the top except the contest American Martin Piller, who with three holes could have a chance to pull himself to one of the places head .
A double bogey on the 15th hole, and two bogeis deprived Steele, six birdies added, to get today a wider advantage over American Charley Hoffman and Scott Langley and Australian Stuart Appleby, who are second with 137 strokes.
Scott Langley managed an eagle on the 14th hole par-a five- and three birdies joined by a bogey, while Hoffman scuppered at the last hole the opportunity to catch the leader and eventually had four bogeys for three birdies and an eagle , this one on the 2nd hole-a par 5-, in the second half of its travel.
The triple bogey that started with Appleby conditioned entire route of the Australian, who managed to calm his game in the second half and finally left with 70 impacts two under par.
Argentine Andres Romero dropped from tenth to sixteenth with 140 strokes after point during his tour four birdies for three bogeys.
Second round which, like the first, has been interrupted because of darkness but will not affect practically the classification at the top except the contest American Martin Piller, who with three holes could have a chance to pull himself to one of the places head .
A double bogey on the 15th hole, and two bogeis deprived Steele, six birdies added, to get today a wider advantage over American Charley Hoffman and Scott Langley and Australian Stuart Appleby, who are second with 137 strokes.
Scott Langley managed an eagle on the 14th hole par-a five- and three birdies joined by a bogey, while Hoffman scuppered at the last hole the opportunity to catch the leader and eventually had four bogeys for three birdies and an eagle , this one on the 2nd hole-a par 5-, in the second half of its travel.
The triple bogey that started with Appleby conditioned entire route of the Australian, who managed to calm his game in the second half and finally left with 70 impacts two under par.
Argentine Andres Romero dropped from tenth to sixteenth with 140 strokes after point during his tour four birdies for three bogeys.
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