Sunday Finishes

by Mulligan Stu on Jul 6, 2008 1:53 PM EDT

... and Open Thread ...

PGA Tour
Anthony Kim picked up career win No. 2, this time taking the AT&T National by two strokes. Kim closed with a 65 and finished at 12-under 268. Fredrik Jacobsen was second.

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European Tour
England's Ross Fisher ran away with the European Open title, winning by seven strokes over runner-up Sergio Garcia. Fisher opened with a course-record 63 on Thursday and closed with a 68 to finish at 20-under 268.

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Champions Tour
Eduardo Romero began the final round of the Dick's Sporting Goods Open with a 1-stroke lead over Joey Sindelar and Fulton Allem, and ended with a 1-stroke win over Allem and Gary Koch.

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LPGA Tour
On the par-5 final hole, Seon Hwa Lee spun her approach back to 3-4 feet, then sank the birdie putt to second the victory at the P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship. Jane Park and Meena Lee finished a stroke behind, Park after shooting 62.

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Ladies European Tour
Rebecca Hudson won for the second time in three weeks, this time at the Oxfordshire Ladies English Open. Hudson stormed through the final round with a 64 to pip fellow Englishwoman Mel Reid by one stroke.

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more like 10-12 feet!

The spin-back on Lee’s wedge, that is. Speaking of spin, have to wonder why she isn’t getting the Anthony Kim treatment after her win this week…

http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2008/07/if-lee-wins-in-nw-arkansas-does-it-make.html

by The Constructivist on Jul 7, 2008 2:32 AM EDT reply actions

why would she ?

she won a three round tournament in Arkansas on a sub 6300 yard course, it got 2 days of 90 minute coverage that didn’t show a finish, and she doesn’t speak English

he won a PGA Tour even in Washington DC on July 4th weekend at Congressional Country Club – the tournament has Tiger Woods name on it (doesn’t matter that he wasn’t there) and got coverage all four days and showed a finish – he hits the ball a mile, has a little bit of flash to his game – and, being an American, he speaks English.

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Jul 7, 2008 6:34 AM EDT reply actions

well, when you put it that way....

...now I can see why the media missed it! But seriously, this guy wins twice in 8 weeks and he’s the next Sergio Garcia/Adam Scott? Color me skeptical. Lee beat a Hall of Famer in a playoff earlier this season (someone you asked me to stop picking on a little while ago) and joins Ochoa, Sorenstam, and Creamer as the only repeat winners on the LPGA in ‘08—and only Ochoa has won more often in the past calendar year. Ho hum!

Guess it’s downright quixotic to point out that there’s still no repeat winner this year on the JLPGA—it was Hiromi Mogi’s turn this week to deny Akiko Fukushima her 2nd:

http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2008/07/belluna-ladies-cup-sunday-mogi.html

by The Constructivist on Jul 7, 2008 8:48 AM EDT reply actions

don't give the media so much credit

“MISSED” makes it sound like an accident that they didn’t give the Lee any coverage. They didn’t miss it – they just skipped it. It’s not a women’s major – it’s not Lorena Ochoa, Annika Sorenstam, or (god forbid) Michelle Wie. Plus, the end of the tournament wasn’t on TV – it was only aired by an internet feed.

Hey – AK got his first two PGA Tour wins within 8 weeks of each other – Sergio and Adam Scott can’t say that. That’s extra hype that the CBS and xxx Golf Channel brain trusts can latch onto !! Never underestimate the power of the inoccuous statistical tangental comparison !! :-)

Face it – unless the LPGA is suddenly populated by Playboy Playmates, Hooters girls, and supermodels who magically gain the ability to play world class golf…naked…in high heels – the women will never get the coverage that the men get except on major weekends.

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Jul 7, 2008 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions