Britain’s Paul Lawrie hit a
final-round 65 to win his second Qatar Masters title on Sunday,
evoking memories of his British Open success in 1999.
Permalink: Golf-Dominant Lawrie wins second Qatar title (Reuters)
Former British Open champion Paul Lawrie chipped in for an eagle and a birdie on his way to winning the wind-shortened Qatar Open on Sunday, shooting a 7-under 65 to hold off the challenge of Jason Day and Peter Hanson who finished four shots back. Lawrie finished with a 15-under total of 201 to win his seventh European Tour event and his second in Qatar.
Permalink: Paul Lawrie wins Qatar Masters (AP)
Christel Boeljon birdied the last hole to win the Australian Ladies Masters by one stroke on Sunday and avoid a four-way playoff. The 24-year-old Dutch golfer closed with a 4-under 68 in the final round to finish with a 21-under total 267 at the 5,954-meter (6,647-yard) Royal Pines course, hitting the lead for the first time on the par-five last hole.
Permalink: Boeljon wins Australian Ladies Masters by 1 shot (AP)
Spencer Levin passed on Phoenix Open title sponsor Waste Management’s green-out, wearing a simple black-and-white outfit. He didn’t exactly soften his carbon footprint, either, leaving a trail of cigarette smoke and butts in his wake as he increased his big lead at TPC Scottsdale. “You mean guys in the crowd?” he asked when questioned about fans giving him grief for smoking on the…
Permalink: Spencer Levin opens 6-stroke lead in Phoenix Open (AP)
* Levin ends third round six strokes in front
Permalink: Golf-American Levin extends lead at Phoenix Open (Reuters)
By Helen Ross, PGATOUR.COM SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Spencer Levin certainly didn’t show any chinks in the armor on Saturday during the third round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Well, there was that one bogey when he hit his tee shot in the water at the 15th hole. But Levin countered with four birdies to [...]
Permalink: Tour Report: Final update: Levin finishes strong (PGATOUR.com)
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Spencer Levin is two rounds away from what would be his first PGA TOUR win after a bogey-free 63 on Friday moved him to 14 under at the midway point of the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Harrison Frazar had closed the gap to three shots when play was suspended by darkness on [...]
Permalink: Tour Report: Final update: Levin’s lead at 5 (PGATOUR.com)
Former British Open Champion Paul Lawrie recovered from a penalty for dropping his ball on a marker to shoot a 5-under 67 Saturday and take a one-shot lead over Nicolas Colsaerts into the final round of the Qatar Masters. Lawrie took advantage of calmer conditions at the Doha Golf Course to make six birdies for an 8-under total of 136 after two rounds of the wind-affected event, which has been…
American Spencer Levin ended up with
a five-shot lead when the frost-delayed second round of the
Phoenix Open was completed in Scottsdale, Arizona on Saturday.
Permalink: Golf-Levin five shots in front after frost-delayed second round (Reuters)
The third round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open is set to begin at 11:50 a.m. ET. The second round is complete, with the cut coming at even par. A total of 78 players made the cut. Harrison Frazar was within three shots of Spencer Levin on Saturday morning, but he finished bogey-bogey to fall [...]
Permalink: Tour Report: Round 2 complete; cut at even (PGATOUR.com)
Jason Day and David Lynn have taken the clubhouse lead in the second round of the wind-shortened Qatar Masters on Saturday, one shot ahead of a quintet that includes Lee Westwood. Day was two shots off the lead after the first day and struggled with his driver on Saturday, but finished with his second birdie of the day for an even-par 72 that put him at 4-under 140.
Permalink: Lynn, Day take early 2nd-round lead at Qatar (AP)
Jason Day and David Lynn have taken the clubhouse lead in the second round of the wind-shortened Qatar Masters on Saturday, one shot ahead of a quintet that includes Lee Westwood. Day was two shots off the lead after the first day and struggled with his driver on Saturday, but finished with his second birdie of the day for an even-par 72 that put him at 4-under 140.
Permalink: Lynn, Day take early 2nd-round lead at Qatar (AP)
U.S. Open champion So Yeon Ryu shot a 3-under-par 69 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead into the final round of the Australian Ladies Masters. Ryu, who shot an extraordinary 11-under 61 in the second round, had a 54-hole total of 20-under 196 at Royal Pines. Christel Boeljon of the Netherlands shot 68 and was alone in second, followed by Kim Ha-neul of South Korea, who shot a 64, and Diana Luna…
Permalink: So Yeon Ryu leads Australian Ladies Masters by 3 (AP)
Spencer Levin took one last drag on his cigarette, stamped it out in the rough and climbed into the bunker behind the 17th green. He set up quickly, took a quick glance at the hole and splashed out. The ball landed about 10 feet from the hole, bounced twice and rolled into the cup for an eagle-2 that pushed him to 14-under par Friday in the second round of the Phoenix Open.
Permalink: Spencer Levin takes Phoenix Open lead (AP)
WDW Paul Goydos (U.S.) 36 80
TOP10 AFTER COMPLETE ROUND
-14 Spencer Levin (U.S.) 65 63
-8 John Huh (U.S.) 68 66
Permalink: Golf-U.S. PGA Tour Phoenix Open scores=2 (Reuters)
Petersen/Getty Images Arron Oberholser enjoyed returning to competition this week, but hoped for better results. By Helen Ross, PGATOUR.COM SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The test Arron Oberholser expected came early during his first competitive round in more than two years. Oberholser overcooked a draw off the 10th tee on Thursday that bounced about 4 yards off [...]
Permalink: Tour Report: Oberholser leaves with mixed emotions (PGATOUR.com)
● Due to a one-hour frost delay for the second time in as many days, the second round was eventually suspended due to darkness at 6:07 p.m. with 34 players remaining on the course. Those players will be back in position at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday. The last time the 36-hole cut was made on [...]
Permalink: Tour Report: Tidbits from Friday at TPC Scottsdale (PGATOUR.com)
By Helen Ross, PGATOUR.COM SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Ben Crane saw something pretty unusual happen on Thursday evening after darkness suspended play at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. He was playing with Davis Love III and Kenny Perry, and the threesome had made it through 17 holes when the horn sounded. Turns out, Perry’s son, Justin, [...]
Permalink: Tour Report: Crane has eventful two rounds (PGATOUR.com)