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The injustice of it all
- By Jim McCabe
- Published 02/13/2008
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LOS ANGELES(AP) Phil Mickelson held on long enough for Jeff Quinney to self-destruct on the back nine Sunday at Riviera, closing with a 1-under 70 to win the Northern Trust Open and complete an impressive collection of trophies in California and Arizona.
A year ago, Lefty was poised to win in L.A. until he bogeyed the 18th hole and lost in a playoff against Charles Howell III. This time, he was steady down the stretch as Quinney faltered, and won by two shots for his 33rd career victory, 16 of those on the West Coast.
``It's pretty cool,'' Mickelson said. ``I've wanted to win this tournament for a long time.''
Quinney's time will have to wait.
He holed four straight putts outside 10 feet around the turn and briefly held the lead. But his streak of 214 holes without a three-putt ended on the 13th to fall out of the lead, and Quinney soon fell apart.
The ACE Group Classic=
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - Scott Hoch made it back-to-back wins on the Champions Tour.
Hoch made an 8-foot birdie putt on the last hole of regulation to get in a four-way playoff, then made another 8-footer on the first playoff hole to win The ACE Group Classic.
Tom Jenkins, Tom Kite and Brad Bryant had already made their pars before Hoch.
``I just said, 'Look, let's end it here. I don't want to play anymore, anything else can happen,''' Hoch said. ``Nick Price had the same putt, but longer (in regulation). He hit a good putt, but it dove on him.''
Hoch's dived right in the hole to win $240,000 of the $1.6 million purse to go with the Allianz Championship in Boca Raton, where Hoch caught fire on the back nine to win.
Indonesia Open=
JAKARTA ASTRO, Indonesia (AP) - Felipe Aguilar finished with a 2-under 68 to cap off a dramatic final round to win the European Tour event.
The Chilean edged out India's Jeev Milkha Singh to win the $201,000 first prize with a brilliant birdie on the 18th of the Cengkareng Golf Club's course.
After Aguilar's birdie on the final hole, Singh could have forced a playoff but missed a four-foot putt to save par.
James Kamte, Prom Meesawat and Liang Wen-chong were all in contention to start the day but gradually fell out of the pack as the day progressed, leaving Aguilar and Singh to battle it out.
A year ago, Lefty was poised to win in L.A. until he bogeyed the 18th hole and lost in a playoff against Charles Howell III. This time, he was steady down the stretch as Quinney faltered, and won by two shots for his 33rd career victory, 16 of those on the West Coast.
``It's pretty cool,'' Mickelson said. ``I've wanted to win this tournament for a long time.''
Quinney's time will have to wait.
He holed four straight putts outside 10 feet around the turn and briefly held the lead. But his streak of 214 holes without a three-putt ended on the 13th to fall out of the lead, and Quinney soon fell apart.
The ACE Group Classic=
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - Scott Hoch made it back-to-back wins on the Champions Tour.
Hoch made an 8-foot birdie putt on the last hole of regulation to get in a four-way playoff, then made another 8-footer on the first playoff hole to win The ACE Group Classic.
Tom Jenkins, Tom Kite and Brad Bryant had already made their pars before Hoch.
``I just said, 'Look, let's end it here. I don't want to play anymore, anything else can happen,''' Hoch said. ``Nick Price had the same putt, but longer (in regulation). He hit a good putt, but it dove on him.''
Hoch's dived right in the hole to win $240,000 of the $1.6 million purse to go with the Allianz Championship in Boca Raton, where Hoch caught fire on the back nine to win.
Indonesia Open=
JAKARTA ASTRO, Indonesia (AP) - Felipe Aguilar finished with a 2-under 68 to cap off a dramatic final round to win the European Tour event.
The Chilean edged out India's Jeev Milkha Singh to win the $201,000 first prize with a brilliant birdie on the 18th of the Cengkareng Golf Club's course.
After Aguilar's birdie on the final hole, Singh could have forced a playoff but missed a four-foot putt to save par.
James Kamte, Prom Meesawat and Liang Wen-chong were all in contention to start the day but gradually fell out of the pack as the day progressed, leaving Aguilar and Singh to battle it out.
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Comment #1 (Posted by an unknown user)
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This is by far not in my top 20 tournaments. And it would appear that it is not a favorite for most of the top 20 on the tour. Plus if Tiger isn't there...what is there to watch but some rich CEO or has been stars missing putts on bumpy greens. Boy, what a show.
Comment #2 (Posted by an unknown user)
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I agree with the content and the context of this article. The USGA and Arnold Palmer would probably like to say "You go for the good of the game." So a true PGA Pro should suck it up and show up, at least every other year. Just my opinion.
Comment #3 (Posted by Dusty O'Tyrrell)
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Oh...the horror of it all. Let's face it folks. The 'Crosby Clambake' was the social and business event of each year...but for 'show business'. Now, it's the corporate world and the PGA Tour on the 'A' list. Yes, times have changed but, in the end, the Tour has replaced this event, which is sadly lacking in all manner of appeal, with other events that we seem not to notice, or care about either. Those longing for the 'old days' at Pebble have given up on 'progress' and now live in that nether world called old age and about to pass on to heaven or Hades, depending and, so go things as everything does in life. If one wishes to whine about the yesteryears, go to a junk yard, pull out an old solid steel guzzler and restore it so you can drive about next year's event at Pebble, at least knowing you've done your part to keep the past alive!
Cheers!
Comment #4 (Posted by Wayne Meunier)
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I am one of those guys who have to work 50 weeks a year to earn the equivalent of a 24th place finish so that I can buy Tour tickets and purchase pricey clubs that Pros are paid to play. I really can't afford to buy the courtesy cars they use and instead have to settle for a car several notches below. I agree with Mr. McCabe it is pitiful to listen to the Pro's complaints. Since those bumpy greens were in play for everyone wasn't it a level playing field after all?
Comment #5 (Posted by Mark Andrew)
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Very Infomative and laid out so that it was easy to read.
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