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Snedeker and Cabrera lead after round three of the Masters

Saturday, April 13th, 2013

On Monday evening I was talking with Eric Francis of the Calgary Sun, who is in Augusta, Georgia this week as a fan at the Masters.

Eric asked me who I thought was going to win because he thought he would put some money on someone. Without hesitation, I replied “Brandt Snedeker”.

Snedeker was brilliant on Saturday down the stretch. He finished up with three birdies in the last six holes in shooting a three-under 69. Snedker, who has won already this year at the historic AT& T Pebble Beach Pro-Am near San Francisco, will have to beat a two-time Major champion to prove my flawless accuracy.

That is because Angel Cabrera of Argentina is tied for the lead with Snedeker at -7. Others in contention for the first major championship of the season are a trio of Australians. Veteran Adam Scott is at -6, followed by Jason Day and Marc Leishman at -5. Matt Kuchar of the United States cannot be counted out as well at -4. Tiger Woods meanwhile is lurking at -3.

Tags: adam scott, angel cabrera, brandt snedeker, eric francis, jason day, marc leishman, masters tournament, matt kuchar, tiger woods
Posted in PGA |

Woods win at WGC makes him favourite for the Masters

Monday, March 11th, 2013

Tiger Woods (Angela George, Wikimedia Commons)

Tiger Woods came out with a statement victory this past weekend in Florida. At the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championships in Miami, Woods shot a -19.

At one time Woods was in fact a -21 before recording two bogeys on the final three holes.

I know Hunter Mahan, Brandt Snedeker, Steve Stricker and Matt Kuchar have also had solid starts to the 2013 PGA season, but none of them can beat Tiger when he is at his very best.

Woods was so dominant this weekend, he had 27 birdies in 72 holes of golf. That is averaging one birdie every three holes. He also seldom had a lead that was ever in doubt as of day two. Graeme McDowell was close at times, at Steve Stricker had a good finish, but it was not close enough.

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Tags: brandt snedeker, graeme mcdowell, hunter mahan, masters, matt kuchar, steve stricker, tiger woods, world golf championship
Posted in PGA |

Poulter wins World Golf Championship

Sunday, November 4th, 2012

Ian Poulter (Howard Cheng, Wikimedia Commons)

For the second time in his career, England’s Ian Poulter has won a World Golf Championship event.

On Sunday from Dongguan, China, Poulter shot a final round 65 to beat Americans Scott Piercy, Phil Mickelson and Jason Dufner along with British Open champion Ernie Els of South Africa by two strokes to win the WGC HSBC Champions event.

Poulter finished up at -21 on a course that seemed to play very easy. In the third round, England’s Lee Westwood shot a 61 and American Brandt Snedeker shot even better as he went an amazing twelve under par in the third round alone by shooting a 60.

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Tags: brandt snedeker, david howell, ernie els, ian poulter, jason dufner, lee westwood, martin kaymer, paul casey, phil mickelson, retief goosen, scott piercy, tiger woods, world golf championships
Posted in PGA |

Weekend Sports Preview–MLB, British Open, Edmonton Indy–July 21-22

Saturday, July 21st, 2012

Dan Uggla (D.B. King, Wikimedia Commons)

One of the most remarkable comebacks in sports history happened on Friday night in Washington.

Down 9-0 after five innings, the Braves stormed back to outscore the Nationals 10-1 in the last four innings before winning 11-10 in extra innings.

Dan Uggla led the Braves attack by going three for four, scoring four runs and recording the game winning run in the eleventh inning.

With the win, the Braves improve to 51-41, and are 2.5 games back of the Nationals in the National League East. The two teams will also play a very intriguing doubleheader on Saturday (11am and 5pm on Peachtree TV).

Here are the other events I’ll be watching this weekend:

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Tags: adam scott, atlanta braves, brandt snedeker, british open, bubba watson, dan uggla, edmonton indy, james hinchcliffe, keegan bradley, philadelphia phillies, ryan hunter-reay, san francisco giants, tiger woods, washington nationals, webb simpson, will power
Posted in Indy Racing League, MLB, PGA |