A fabulous achievement for Asian golf and especially Japan and their 8 million golfers. How many more could this bring to the game in a country where golf is still seen as elitist and those that play obsessed? What about the rest? What odds on DJ, Rory, Brooks all watching and not playing at the weekend? Westy looked like he had run out of steam and many of the Europeans had a disappointing tournament with the exception of Robert “Bob” McIntyre who birdied the last to make the invite list to compete next year. He can’t have done his chances any harm with Paddy’s team in September either. Fleetwood created a memory with his hole in one on the first day but he just can’t get firing and what’s happened to the other half of Moliwood? The Italian is a long way from his best and must be scratching his head at his form. Back to Hideki, Rosie showed them how to go low the first round and the Japanese No1 timed his run to the finish perfectly with a great third round that matched the Englishman. For anyone watching, we were perhaps waiting for things to unravel around Amen corner for the bit needed drama but he held his nerve and had the jacket placed on his shoulders. Congratulations Master you are Ichiban! The Augusta committee got their wish, precision won over force and power. Augusta may look wide open especially with all those new camera angles we witnessed but it simply isn’t true. The committee set the course on the edge all week and no amount of power would overwhelm the course. Imagine the conversation in the committee room... No one is going to shoot 20 under on our course next time, what do we need to control these guys? I think they managed it, don’t you? Let me know what you think.
Sweepstake results 1st - H.Matsuyama - J.Irving. £90.00 2nd - W.Zalatoris- M.Rooke £65.00 T 3rd - J.Spieth. - R.Wilkes £50.00 T3rd - X.Schauffele- D.Crudgington £50.00 T5th - J.Rahm- R.Coston. £32.50 T5th - M.Leishman- N.Morgan £32.50 Halfway leader. J.Rose - N.Morgan £20.00 Low Round each day 1.J.Rose - N.Morgan £10.00 2.T.Finau- J.Knight £5.00/B.Weisberger- B.Sutton £5.00 3.Matsuama- J.Irving. £10.00 4.J.Rahm - R.Coston £10.00 Duffer of the day 1.L.Mize - B.Hutton. £10.00 2.H.Swafford - M.Prior £10.00 3.A.Scott - C.Hodges £10.00 4. F.Molinari - M.Gregory £10.00 Hole In One T.Fleetwood - C.Callaway £20.00 |