Thomas Bjorn Banks Nedbank Challenge Victory & Pays Tribute To Nelson Mandela.
Thomas Bjorn claimed his second success this year in grabbing two eagles over his closing nine holes and come from behind and win the Nedbank Golf Challenge.
The reigning Omega European Masters champions won by two shots with a seven under par 65 for 20-under victory total.
Overnight leader Jamie Donaldson of Wales wasted a three-shot advantage with a final-round 70 and tied for second with Sergio Garcia (65).
“They were two big moments,” said Bjorn.he
“Having two eagles on the ...
Tiger Woods Lets Slip Sixth Title This Season In Play-Off Loss To Zach Johnson.
Tiger Woods let slip a sixth victory this season after losing a play-off in the NorthWestern Mutual World Challenge to fellow Masters champion Zach Johnson.
Johnson rallied from four shots behind with eight holes to play, holed a 68-yard chip shot from a drop area for par on the last hole to force a playoff, and beat the No. 1 ranked player when the 14-time Major winning Woods missed a 5-foot par putt on the first extra hole.
“Pretty impressive what he did,” Woods said. “He ...
Miguel Angel Jimenez Sets New Oldest Winner Tour Record With Fourth Hong Kong Open Title Win 28 Days Short Of 50th Birthday.
Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez has set a new European Tour record in winning a fourth Hong Kong Open victory to again break his oldest-ever champion record just 28 days short of his 50th birthday.
Jimenez calmly holed an 18-foot birdie putt at the first extra play-off hole to not only successfully defend his title but to win the event for a fourth time in nine years.
‘The Mechanic’, as Jimenez is affectionately known, defeated Welshman Stuart Manley and Thailand’s Prom Meesawat ...
European Tour Pays Its Respects To Nelson Mandela.
As the news of Nelson Mandela’s passing spread around the globe, many of The European Tour’s leading players, along with Chief Executive George O’Grady, paid tribute to the former South African President.
Ernie Els’s personal and moving tribute at the Nedbank Golf Challenge summed up the feelings of everyone involved with The European Tour.
“It is a very sad day,” said four time Major champion Els. “We have lost one of the iconic leaders of our time. You cannot say anything bad about ...
Bernie’s Monthly Medal Winners – November 2013.
Here is my Monthly Medal winners and also a handful of losers for November 2103.
GOLFER OF THE MONTH – Henrik Stenson
The month of November produced a number of credible victories including Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano in capturing the WGC – HSBC Champions, Frenchman Victor Dubuisson finishing ahead of boyhood hero, Tiger Woods to win the very first Turkish Airlines Open.
And we saw Sweden’s Henrik Stenson end his best-ever season in winning the DP World Tour Championship to become European No. ...
Simon Dyson Handed Two-Month Suspended Ban & £30,000 Fine.
England golfer Simon Dyson was handed a suspended two-month ban from the European Tour and fined £30,000 ($US 49,000) following his rules violation on the eighth green during the second round of the BMW Masters in Shanghai.
Dyson attended a ‘Disciplinary Panel’ hearing on Thursday where he was found guilty of a serious breach of the tour’s code of behavior for using his ball to press down a spike mark on the green in direct line of a short par putt.
His ban will become effective ...
Rory McIlroy Faces Northwestern Mutual World Challenge Media – Full Interview.
HE MODERATOR: We’d like to welcome Rory McIlroy to the interview room here at the Northwestern Mutual World Challenge. Rory, thank you for joining us, and congratulations on the recent win in Australia. With that said, I’ll turn it over to you for a few opening comments on being here this week at Sherwood.
RORY McILROY: Yeah, I’m excited to be back. I haven’t been here since 2010, so it’s been a couple of years since I’ve been here. The last and only ...
