Posts Tagged ‘k.j. choi’
Saturday, May 12th, 2012
Alexander Ovechkin (Wikimedia Commons)
Three game sevens (and possibly a fourth) will dominate my sports viewing this weekend.
In the NHL, there is a game seven in the Eastern Conference Semi-Final between the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. This will be a battle of Alexander Ovechkin versus Henrik Lundqvist. Despite limited ice time, Ovechkin leads the Capitals in scoring with nine points, but will have to get by Hart Trophy nominee Lundqvist to move on to the Eastern Conference Final for the first time in his career. The game can be seen on CBC tonight at 5:30pm.
In the NBA, there are two game sevens, both involving the Los Angeles teams. Tonight the Los Angeles Lakers host the Denver Nuggets in game seven of the Western Conference Quarterfinal tonight (TSN2, 8:30pm). Questions are surrounding the health of Lakers star Kobe Bryant who played with the stomach flu in game six on Thursday. Afterwards, he was not happy with Pau Gasol for his lack of effort and had no problem telling him so.
Then tomorrow the Memphis Grizzlies host the Los Angeles Clippers (ABC, 11am) in game seven of another Western Conference Semi-Final. Like the Nuggets, the Grizzlies were once down 3-1 in the series but have clawed their way back to force a game seven. Last night in Los Angeles, the Grizzlies won game six 90-88 on Marc Gasol’s 23 points.
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Tags: alexander ovechkin, Curtis Lazar, denver nuggets, Edmonton Oil Kings, henrik lundqvidst, jonathan quick, josh hamilton, juan martin del potro, k.j. choi, kevin na, Kobe Bryant, los angeles angels of anaheim, Los ANgeles Clippers, los angeles kings, los angeles lakers, marc gasol, matt kuchar, memphis grizzlies, miami marlins, mike smith, milos raonic, new york mets, new york rangers, phoenix coyotes, portland winterhawks, r.a. dickey, ricky nolasco, ROGER FEDERER, sven bartschi, texas rangers, tomas berdych, washington capitals, world hockey championships, zach johnson
Posted in ATP World Tour, MLB, More, NBA, NHL, PGA, Western Hockey League |
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
Golf Ball (Lotus Head, Wikimedia Commons)
Thursday was a fantastic day in Canadian golf, as Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Saskatchewan recorded a two stroke lead at the Sony Open in Honolulu, Hawaii.
DeLaet leads 2010 Canadian Open champion Carl Pettersson of Sweden, 2011 Players Championship winner K.J. Choi and American Kyle Reifers by two strokes after shooting a sizzling 7-under 63 after the first round.
DeLaet, who was not on the PGA Tour in 2011, missed the majority of last year due to a back injury. The highlight of DeLaet’s round was an eagle on the ninth hole. David Hearn of Brampton, Ontario is also in the hunt at -4. Calgary’s Stephen Ames is tied for 17th, four strokes off the lead.
This is the second event on the PGA Tour this season. Last week in Kapalua, Maui, Steve Stricker won the Hyundai Tournament of Champions. That event is only for golfers who won on the PGA Tour in the 2011 calendar year. There were no Canadians participating in that particular golf event.
Tags: carl pettersson, david hearn, graham delaet, k.j. choi, kyle reifers, stephen ames, steve stricker
Posted in PGA |
Thursday, November 17th, 2011
Jim Furyk (Keith Allison, Wikimedia Commons)
The United States remain in the lead of the International squad 7-5 after Day Two of the Presidents Cup in Melbourne, Australia.
On Thursday (Friday in Melbourne), the Americans and the International team split the six four ball matches.
Two American teams have impressed me significantly to date. Yesterday I was very impressed with Bubba Watson and Webb Simpson. They won again today defeating Ernie Els of South Africa and Ryo Ishikawa of Japan 3 & 1.
I was also very impressed with Jim Furyk, the 2o03 United States Open Champion, who won his second consecutive match by pairing up with Phil Mickelson. The duo defeated Australian Adam Scott and South Korean Kyung-tae Kim 2 & 1. But the real reason the Americans got the point was because of Furyk’s putting, which was terrific in extremely windy conditions.
Once again, Tiger Woods lost. This time with Dustin Johnson to the Australian duo of Jason Day and Aaron Baddeley 1 up. Woods is the only American not to get on the scoreboard yet.
In other action, the American duo of Steve Stricker and Matt Kuchar defeated Y.E. Yang of South Korea and Robert Allenby of Australia 4 & 3. Australian Geoff Ogilvy, with a terrible mustache, and South Korean K.J. Choi defeated Bill Haas and Nick Watney 1 up and the South African duo of Charl Schwartzel and Retief Goosen defeated Hunter Mahan and David Toms 2 & 1.
Tags: aaron baddeley, bubba watson, charl schwartzel, jason day, jim furyk, k.j. choi, matt kuchar, phil mickelson, president's cup, retief goosen, steve stricker, webb simpson
Posted in PGA |
Thursday, November 17th, 2011
Webb Simpson (Yahoo! Images)
While most sports news outlets are discussing Adam Scott’s blowout victory with K.J. Choi over Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker, I am taking this blog into a different direction.
The Americans, except for Woods and Stricker, played almost flawlessly on Wednesday night taking a 4-2 lead over the International squad after Day One of the President’s Cup in Melbourne, Australia.
In last night’s foursome play, the one American golfer I was impressed with the most was Webb Simpson, who is starting to become a household name in the sport. He teamed up with Bubba Watson and surprisingly took out Ernie Els and Ryo Ishikawa 4 & 2.
If you haven’t heard of Simpson, it is now time. The 26 year-old native of Raleigh, North Carolina finished second on the PGA Tour money list last season after winning the Wyndham Championship in his home state and the Deutsche Bank Championship during the Fedex Playoffs.
Simpson, who seemed to be nervous early in his round, credits Watson for significantly calming him down.
In other impressive American victories yesterday, David Toms and Hunter Mahan defeated the South Korean duo of Kyung-tae Kim and Y.E. Yang 6 & 5, while Phil Mickelson and Jim Furyk beat Robert Allenby and Retief Goosen 4 & 3.
Getting back to K.J. Choi who helped Scott beat Woods and Stricker 7 up, Choi almost made one of the most remarkable golf shots of all-time. With his back completely to the hole, he used the slope of a hill to the right of the hole to get his golf ball a few inches away from the cup.
Action continues to fourball this afternoon.
Tags: adam scott, bubba watson, david toms, hunter mahan, jim furyk, k.j. choi, phil mickelson, president's cup, webb simpson
Posted in PGA |
Saturday, May 21st, 2011
David Toms (James Phelps, Wikimedia Commons)
To shoot 62 in one round in a golf tournament on the PGA tour is remarkable.
To shoot 62 on back-to-back days in the first two rounds of a golf tournament is remarkable.
That is what David Toms was able to accomplish in the first two rounds of the Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas, just outside of Dallas.
Toms, who is at -16, leads Steven Bowditch, Charlie Wi, Mark Wilson and John Senden by seven strokes.
Pat Perez is the only other golfer in PGA history to shoot -16 after the first two rounds in a golf tournament. Perez accomplished that feat at the 2009 Bob Hope Classic when he shot a 61 and a 63.
Toms’ accomplishment is even the more impressive because of his missed short putt which forced him to lose to K.J. Choi last week at the Players’ Championship. Toms’ outstanding play in the first two rounds in Dallas, shows just how mentally strong Toms, the 2001 PGA Championship winner is.
Tags: charlie wi, david toms, john senden, k.j. choi, mark wilson, pat perez, steven bowditch
Posted in PGA |
Sunday, May 15th, 2011
K.J. Choi (Wikimedia Commons)
For the fourth consecutive year, a golfer not from the United States won the Players Championship.
Sunday outside of Jacksonville, Florida, K.J. Choi of South Korea defeated American David Toms by a stroke to win golf’s fifth “unofficial” major.
The last American to win the Players Championship was Phil Mickelson in 2007.
Choi won in a playoff by recording a par on the 17th hole. Toms recorded a bogey after missing a par putt from three and a half feet.
It was remarkable that Toms missed the easy putt in the playoff because he drained a long birdie putt to force the playoff on the eighteenth hole.
With the win, Choi wins $1.71 million.
Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland had the lead after the third round, but shot a 79 in round four, and finished tied for 33rd.
The top three golfers– Choi and Toms at -13 and American Paul Goydos at -11 are all over forty years of age.
The next most significant event on the PGA Tour is the Memorial in Dublin, Ohio, just outside of Columbus. This is the event that is hosted annually by Jack Nicklaus. That takes place from June 2-5.
Tags: david toms, graeme mcdowell, jack nicklaus, k.j. choi, paul goydos, phil mickelson
Posted in PGA |
Friday, April 8th, 2011
Jeff Stoughton (Bing Images)
Jeff Stoughton’s Winnipeg rink is now in the final of the World Men’s Curling Championship Sunday night in Regina (TSN, 5PM). This evening in the 1-2 game, Stoughton defeated Scotland’s Tom Brewster 5-2.
A major reason why Stoughton advanced to the final was because of two significant mistakes by Brewster. Down 3-2 to Stoughton in the eighth, Brewster was heavy with his final draw and gave up a steal. Then in the ninth, Brewster flashed his final stone and was unable to remove the Canadian stone, allowing Stoughton to steal another point.
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Tags: alviro quiros, boston bruins, brian gionta, carey price, Chicago Blackhawks, detroit red wings, geoff ogilvy, jason day, jeff stoughton, jon mead, k.j. choi, masters, mikhail grabovski, montreal canadiens, Ottawa Senators, phil kessel, rory mcilroy, steve gould, tiger woods, tim thomas, toronto maple leafs, tuukka rask, world men's curling championship
Posted in Curling, NHL, PGA |
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