Englishman delighted to give Ryder Cup push an early boost
Ian Poulter acknowledged his victory at the Singapore Open could not have come at a better time with the race for Ryder Cup points having now started.
The 33-year-old Englishman clinched his first title since the Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Japan back in November 2007 as he held off China’s Liang Wen-chong to win by one stroke at Sentosa Golf Club over the weekend.
When he faced a downhill lie in a little bit of rough at the Deutsche Bank Championship several weeks ago, Kevin Streelman choked down on the hybrid and delivered a splendid shot.
Even the walking official nodded his approval toward Streelman’s caddie, Michael Collins, who didn’t miss his opening.
“There’s an app for that,” Collins said, and Streelman couldn’t help but laugh.
Jason Bohn shot a final round eight-under par 62 at the Wyndham Championship, which got him into a sudden-death playoff with Ryan Moore and Kevin Stadler. Jason made bogey on the first playoff hole while Moore bested Stadler for his first PGA Tour victory. Read Jason’s post-round comments …
Carmel, Ind. – There was no Sunday swoon, no catastrophic triple-bogey, nothing left to doubt or chance. Fred Funk wasn’t about to let another U.S. Senior Open get away.
Leaving the field behind, Funk shot a flawless final-round 65 at Crooked Stick Golf Club on Sunday, avoiding any speed bumps, slam-Funking his first national championship. Then, in typical selfless fashion, Funk used his first words for television to pay tribute to others, dedicating the win to Phil Mickelson, Ken Green, Chris Smith and “all the families” in the professional golf community that have suffered adversities this year.
CLARKSBURG, Ontario — Roger Tambellini finished with a 2-under-par 69 on Sunday to win the second annual Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic by four shots over Blake Adams. He shot four consecutive rounds in the 60s and set a new tournament record of 20 under par.
