Posts Tagged ‘jason dufner’
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 |
Saturday, September 29th, 2012
Phil Mickelson (Steven Newton, Wikimedia Commons)
The 39th Ryder Cup is currently taking place just outside of Chicago. On Day 1, the Americans took an early 5-3 lead on Europe thanks to some brilliant shot making by Keegan Bradley, Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson and Jason Dufner.
On day two (Saturday, NBC, 7am), there will be four foursome matches in the morning, followed by four fourball matches in the afternoon. The best morning matchup will be Bradley and Mickelson against England’s Lee Westwood and Luke Donald. An interesting morning omission by Davis Love III is Tiger Woods, who played much better in the afternoon on Friday in four ball action than he did in the foursome with partner Steve Stricker in the morning.
Another golfer to watch out for on Saturday is Belgium’s Nicolas Colsaerts, who will be teamed with Spain’s Sergio Garcia against Americans Zach Johnson and Jason Dufner. Colsaerts had eight birdies and an eagle on Friday afternoon.
The Ryder Cup will then conclude Sunday with singles play (NBC, 10am).
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Tags: andy pettitte, british columbia lions, bubba watson, derek holland, eli manning, ervin santana, green bay packers, jason dufner, jordan zimmermann, keegan bradley, kyle lohse, lee westwood, los angeles angels of anaheim, luke donald, michael vick, new orleans saints, new york giants, new york jets, New York Yankees, nicolas colsaerts, phil mickelson, philadelphia eagles, ricky romero, ryder cup, saint louis cardinals, san francisco 49ers, Saskatchewan Roughriders, sergio garcia, texas rangers, tiger woods, toronto blue jays, travis lulay, washington nationals, zach johnson
Posted in CFL, MLB, NFL, PGA |
Sunday, April 29th, 2012
Graham DeLaet (Yahoo! Images)
Sunday will be a very interesting round of golf for Weyburn, Saskatchewan’s Graham DeLaet.
The 30 year-old golfer out of Boise State shot a 66 on Saturday and is only two shots back of leader Jason Dufner of the United States at the Zurich Classic in New Orleans, Louisiana, this week’s stop on the PGA Tour.
DeLaet is currently tied with American Ken Duke at -15, and is in the final pairing today with Dufner at -17.
With the disappointing results by Canadian golfers the last few years, DeLaet’s performance this weekend is a breath of fresh air.
DeLaet has put together three consecutive rounds in the 60s, shooting a 68, 67, and 66. Elite players in contention this week and cannot be couted out are Ernie Els at -14, Steve Stricker at -13 and Luke Donald at -12 who are lurking in the top ten.
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Tags: ernie els, graham delaet, jason dufner, ken duke, luke donald, steve stricker
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Saturday, April 7th, 2012
The entire golf world knows about 52 year old Fred Couples. The man from Seattle with his rich grey hair and the 1992 Masters Champion.
But what do we know about Jason Dufner, who like Couples is at five under par, and has a one stroke lead on golfers with great major resumes–Rory McIlroy of Great Britain (2011 U.S. Open Champion) and Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa (2010 British Open Champion), along with American Bubba Watson and Spain’s Sergio Garcia, who are part of the elite group of the world’s best themselves?
Well, Dufner is a 35 year old golfer, born in the same year as I, from Auburn, Alabama, a town that is known more for its university football than golf. His most famous tournament to date was the 2011 PGA Championship where he lost in a playoff to fellow American Keegan Bradley. He has won twice on the Nationwide Tour, but never on golf’s largest stage.
Just remember, Couples and Dufner are the current leaders at -5, but it is Dufner that is in his prime at the moment, while Couples is the veteran on the Senior Tour.
Tags: bubba watson, fred couples, jason dufner, keegan bradley, louis oosthuizen, masters, rory mcilroy, sergio garcia
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Friday, April 6th, 2012
Mike Weir (Richard Wayne, Wikimedia Commons)
Lee Westwood might be leading after the first round of the Masters, but Thursday was also a very special day for Sarnia, Ontario’s Mike Weir.
Weir, the 2003 Masters Champion, who qualified for the tournament because he was a prior winner, shot an even par 72 in what was by far his best round of golf this season.
Weir, who has been battling elbow issues the last two years, finally had reconstructive surgery on the tendon in his right elbow this past November from world famous physician Dr. James Andrews.
So far this season it has been a struggle for Weir as he has been +40 during a handful of tournaments on the PGA Tour this season. While golfers such as Westwood, Ben Crane, and Jason Dufner will be battling for the lead, Weir’s goal this week should be a) to make the cut and b) to get out of the weekend as healthy as possible.
Another interesting story for Weir this year is that he plans on playing more in Europe. He has already played in Spain, and plans on playing in Germany, France and Ireland later in the year as well.
Canadian golf fans need Mike Weir because he is a great ambassador for the game, and it is great to see he is on the road to recovery!
Tags: ben crane, dr. james andrews, jason dufner, lee westwood, masters, mike weir
Posted in PGA |
Sunday, August 14th, 2011
Keegan Bradley (Stan Badz, PGA Tour)
The quality of golf for the last hour of the PGA Championship one could say was below par.
Jason Dufner had a five stroke lead heading to the fifteenth hole before disaster struck. The 34 year-old Cleveland native bogeyed the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth holes, needing a playoff to win his first golf tournament on the PGA Tour. Dufner actually got his score into double digits at -11 before his tee shot went directly into the water on the fifteenth hole.
In his way was Woodstock, Vermont’s Keegan Bradley, who didn’t particularly play outstanding golf on Sunday either. Bradley, the nephew of LPGA Hall of Famer Pat Bradley, triple bogeyed the fifteenth himself, before getting birdies on the sixteenth and seventeenth to force Dufner into a par putt and playoff.
In the three-hole aggregate playoff, Bradley birdied the sixteenth, while Dufner birdied the eighteenth, but bogeyed the seventeenth, allowing Bradley to win by one.
This was Bradley’s second career win, as he defeated Ryan Palmer in a playoff at the Byron Nelson Classic in Texas in May. Bradley also becomes the first American since Phil Mickelson at the 2010 Masters to win a major. Non-Americans had won six straight events.
I’m wondering if all of the waggling Dufner does before hitting from the tee helps or hurts him. I’ve never seen one waggle so often on the PGA Tour before. Sadly, Dufner will now be compared to France’s Jean Van de Velde, who blew a three stroke lead on the 18th hole at the 1999 British Open before losing to England’s Paul Lawrie in a playoff.
Tags: jason dufner, keegan bradley, pat bradley, paul lawrie, pga championship, phil mickelson
Posted in PGA |
Saturday, August 13th, 2011
Brendan Steele (Sam Greenwood, Getty Images)
The 2011 PGA Championship in Atlanta is becoming more and more like the 2003 PGA Championship at the Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York.
That year the no name Shaun Micheel defeated the no name Chad Campbell by two strokes at -4 to take the title.
In 2011, we have the names of Jason Dufner, Brendan Steele and Keegan Bradley, all Americans that are basically no names on the PGA Tour, leading the pack. Dufner, from Cleveland, is at -7 and at the age of 34, has never won on a PGA Tour event. Like Serena Williams in the WTA, Dufner is ranked 80th in the world, and making noise this weekend.
Dufner is tied at the top of the leaderboard with Steele, ranked 121st in the world. Unlike Dufner however, Steele has one career win, which came at the Valero Texas Open in April. Steele is a familiar name to Edmonton golf fans, as he finished second at the 2006 Telus Edmonton Open to American Stephen Gangluff.
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Tags: anders hanson, brendan steele, chad campbell, d.a. points, jason dufner, keegan bradley, pga championship, scott verplank, shaun micheel, stephen gangluff
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Saturday, August 13th, 2011
Keegan Bradley (Stan Badz, PGA Tour)
This year I have already introduced you to Keegan Bradley, the Byron Nelson Classic winner, and the 25 year-old rookie on the PGA Tour whose aunt is LPGA legend Pat Bradley. Now the native of Woodstock, Vermont is tied for the lead after round two of the PGA Championship at -5 with American Jason Dufner.
Bradley shot a dazzling 64 yesterday at the Atlanta Athletic Club, but because he finished on the front nine of the Highlands Course, he didn’t have a strong of a gallery on his final hole if he would have finished on the eighteenth hole.
Dufner, meanwhile, shot a 65, including an eagle on the fifth. Only once has Dufner, a native of Cleveland, finished in the top ten of a Major. He finished fifth at the 2010 PGA Championship in Wisconsin and is still looking for his first win on tour.
An American is in great position to win a major for the first time since Phil Mickelson won the 2010 Masters. Only two non-Americans (John Senden of Australia, tied for third at -4, and Andres Hansen of Denmark, tied for seventh at -3) are in the top ten.
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Tags: adam scott, agnieszka radwanska, d.a. points, davis love iii, franseca schiavone, janko tipsarevic, jason dufner, jerry kelly, jhonattan vegas, jie zheng, jim furyk, jo-wilfried tsonga, keegan bradley, li na, lucie safarova, mardy fish, novak djokovic, pat bradley, pga championship, ROGER FEDERER, samantha stosur, scott verplank, serena williams, steve stricker, victoria azarenka
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Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
Tiger Woods (Keith Allison, Wikimedia Commons)
Tiger Woods won’t be playing at the British Open next weekend.
According to the Associated Press, Woods’s leg injury will need some more time to heal. Woods also missed the United States Open almost a month ago at Congressional near Washington.
Woods injured his knee and Achilles’ tendon while hitting the ball from an awkward stance on the 17th hole during the third round of the Masters in April. He later admitted he made a mistake in trying to compete at the Players’ Championship in May, an event he withdrew from early.
Woods has also fallen down to seventeenth in the World Golf Rankings. He trails England’s Luke Donald by 4.97 points.
There’s also no word when Woods has the intention of practicing again, not just competing. Woods will be replaced by American Jason Dufner, who is ranked 68th in the world.
The British Open Championship takes place July 14-17 in Royal St. George’s. South African Louis Oosthuizen won the British Open in 2010, while American Ben Curtis won the British Open the last time the event took place at Royal St. George’s in 2003. South African Charl Schwartzel won the 2011 Masters and Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland won the 2011 United States Open.
Tags: ben curtis, british open, charl schwartzel, jason dufner, louis oosthuizen, rory mcilroy, tiger woods
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