Bubba Watson Banks First Victory Outside USA With WGC – HSBC Champions Win.
Reigning double Masters champion Bubba Watson has captured his first victory outside of the States in holing a 20-foot birdie putt at the first extra play-off hole to win the WGC – HSBC Champions event in Shanghai.
Watson was two shots clear with three holes to play, only to bogey the 16th and run up a double bogey on the 17th after failing to escape a greenside bunker at the first attempt.
That dropped the American one shot behind playing partners Clark and Rickie Fowler, as well as the final ...
Marc Leishman To Miss Australian Open To Be Present At Caddies Wedding.
Marc Leishman is reluctantly again skipping the Emirates Australian Open later this month to be present at the wedding of his caddy.
Matt Kelly, who also hails from Warranbool in Victoria, has been caddying for Leishman for seven years during which time Leishman has enjoyed some of the best golf of his career.
In fact, Kelly was on the bag when the soon-to-be 31 year Leishman captured a maiden PGA Tour title in winning the 2012 Travellers Championship.
However it was a year later when Leishman burst ...
Graeme McDowell …. “I’ll Buy The Beers” – One Round Away From Maiden WGC Victory Toast.
Graeme McDowell has promised to ‘buy the beers’ after remaining in the lead after three rounds of the WGC – HSBC Champions event in Shanghai.
McDowell has led from the start of the $US 8.5m event and will now take a one shot lead into the closing day of the final World Golf Championship of 2014 after posting a one under par 71 for an 11-under par tally.
It left the Northern Irishman one shot clear of Japan’s Hiroshi Iwata who moved into second place with a round of 68 for ...
McDowell … ‘Golf’s A 4-Letter Word But Players Must Be Cautious’.
Grame McDowell singled out the dangers in sport’s four-letter game after Patrick Reed’s ‘Trial by TV’ verbal outburst during the WGC – HSBC Champions.
McDowell was competing in the same group as his Gleneagles Ryder Cup rival and admitted after moving three shots clear of the field on day two of the Shanghai event he never heard Reed launch a four-letter tirade of abuse at himself in three-putting the first green on day one of the $US 8.5m event.
Reed was so upset by reaction to the incident, ...
Bubba Watson Absolves Patrick Reed But Will The PGA Tour?
Double Augusta National winner Bubba Watson absolved Patrick Reed from his Shanghai sins but it seems unlikely Reed will escape a hefty PGA Tour fine.
Reed was in damage control mode after ultra-sensitive TV microphones picked-up a four-letter tirade addressed only to himself after three-putted the first green during the opening round of the WGC – HSBC Champions event.
Interest in the $US 8.5m event switched from the efforts of the leaders to Reed, and with TV giant CNN running coverage of the ...
Brody Ninyette D’Qued Adding To Aussies Shanghai Pains.
Australian Brody Ninyette was not only not feeling very unwell but the Perth golfer then had more illness when he was disqualified from the WGC – HSBC Champions event after posting a horror 18-over par 90 in the elite 78-player field in Shanghai.
The Perth golfer was in good spirits travelling to China after qualifying by sharing third place in the Perth International but a bout of food poisoning a day prior to the flight from Australia to Shanghai not only ruined his practice schedule but ...
Shane Lowry Rebounds On Day Two HSBC Champions.
Ireland’s Shane Lowry rebouned from a first round 78 with a 69 that included a mid-round run of birdie, birdie and then an 11th hole eagle where he drilled a 5-iron from 213-yards to just eight feet.
The Carton House attached pro arrived at the Sheshan Golf Club lying 51st on the World Rankings knowing a top-20 finish will see him break into the elite of world golf and that’s a first ever top-50 ranking.
“It was a good bounce back from yesterday after a very disappointing round and ...
