BRIEF-Golf-Montgomerie withdraws from European Masters (Reuters)
August 30, 2009
GLENEAGLES, Scotland, Aug 30 (Reuters) – European Ryder Cupcaptain Colin Montgomerie has withdrawn from next week’sEuropean Masters in Switzerland, the event which launchesEurope’s year-long Cup points campaign.
“I need a week to recharge my batteries but I will avidlytune in to all the coverage as the race for Ryder Cup pointskicks off,” Montgomerie said in a statement from his managementcompany after completing his final round at the Johnnie WalkerChampionship in Gleneagles on Sunday.
Four players for Montgomerie’s 12-man team for next year’smatch against the U.S. holders will be chosen from a worldpoints list and five from a European points list, with threewildcards added. (Editing by Sonia Oxley; To comment on this story:sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)
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Golf-Hedblom holds off Erlandsson challenge to win at Gleneagles (Reuters)
August 30, 2009
By Norman Dabell
GLENEAGLES, Scotland, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Swede Peter Hedblommade immediate amends for a playoff defeat the previous week bywinning the Johnnie Walker Championship on Sunday.
Hedblom held off a charge by Martin Erlandsson to win by astroke from his compatriot with a closing five-under-par 67 fora 13-under aggregate of 275.
Like the week before in the Netherlands, Hedblom led goinginto the final round, but this time finished the job after beingput under pressure by Erlandsson’s spectacular finale, a 62.
Beginning the day a stroke ahead of the field, foursuccessive birdies from the seventh proved the key to the39-year-old’s third European Tour victory and a $380,000 prize.
Erlandsson nearly repeated the feat of Britain’s Dutch Openwinner Simon Dyson by starting the day six strokes behindHedblom and would have earned the Centenary course record butfor preferred lies.
Hedblom’s sudden resurgence in form, rising over 100 placeson Europe’s money-list in two weeks, has taken even him bysurprise.
“This year has been unbelievable because I had played verypoorly until last week,” Hedblom told reporters.
“I felt a lot more confident playing the first nine holestoday than I did last week and that was the key to winning.
“I feel as if I’ve got my career back on track now andhopefully this can lead to bigger things like playing in majorsand world championships.”
Erlandsson’s $256,000 prize will enable him to climb from135th on the money-list to virtually ensure a card for nextseason.
“It came to me around the 11th-12th (hole) that this couldmean the card for next year but I managed to put that out of mymind and stay in the present,” the runner-up told reporters.
Last year’s winner Gregory Havret (67) of France and firstand second round leader Paul Lawrie of Britain (69) tied forthird place, three shots behind Hedblom. (Editing by Sonia Oxley; To comment on this story:sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)
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Golf-Hedblom completes the job at Gleneagles (Reuters)
August 30, 2009
GLENEAGLES, Scotland, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Swede Peter Hedblommade immediate amends for a playoff defeat the previous week bywinning the Johnnie Walker Championship on Sunday.
Hedblom held off a charge by Martin Erlandsson to win by astroke from his compatriot with a closing five-under-par 67 fora 13-under aggregate of 275.
(Reporting by Norman Dabell; Editing by John Mehaffey; Toquery or comment on this story emailsportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)
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The Barclays, Round 4 (PGATOUR.com)
August 30, 2009
SLOCUM STRONG SO FAR (3 p.m.): Heath Slocum has taken over the lead after his birdie on the par-5 sixth that puts him 9 under for the tournament. Slocum eagled the previous hole, the par-4 fifth, when he holed out from 158 yards.
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Slocum started the Playoffs ranked next-to-last in points. In the , if he wins, he'll move to second behind Tiger Woods. That's the benefit of getting 2,500 points for a Playoffs victory.—Mike McCallister
CINK'S CRAZY STRETCH (2:52 p.m.): Stewart Cink just had his most, uh, interesting four-hole stretch of the tournament so far. The British Open champion rinsed his tee shot on the par-3 11th before finding a greenside bunker on his third shot. A pitch-out and two putts later, he had a triple-bogey 6. Things didn't get any better on the next hole, either, where Cink made bogey. On the par-5 13th, however, Cink bounced back by reaching the green in two and rolling in a 17-footer for eagle. He then followed that up with a birdie on the par-3 14th. All that adds up to Cink being 1 under on his round and 1 under for the week.—Brian Wacker
HAAS HOLDING HIS OWN (2:42 p.m.): Bill Haas had a chance to win the Wyndham Championship a week ago but he couldn't go low on Sunday. He's certainly rectifying that situation at The Barclays.
Haas has played his first nine holes in 32 and has moved to 6 under for the tournament—just two strokes off the lead held by Heath Slocum and Steve Marino. The former Wake Forest All-American, who is looking for his first victory, has made birdie putts of 30, 3, 2 and 10 feet.
A week ago at Sedgefield, Haas started the final round in third place after rounds of 62, 69 and 66. He shot 70 on Sunday, though, and just couldn't keep pace with Ryan Moore, who closed with a 65 and beat Jason Bohn and Kevin Stadler in a playoff.—Helen Ross
JOHNSON ON HIS LOW ROUND (2:30 p.m.): What was the key to Dustin Johnson's 64? Simple, he hit fairways—all but five, to be exact, which was exactly the opposite of how he performed in that statistic on Saturday. He also used just 22 putts.
"Finally today I drove it in the fairway. First time all week I hit fairways," Johnson, who ranks third on TOUR in driving distance, said. "(I) hit good iron shots, too, which I haven't been doing all week. My short game's been good, though.
"I was probably chipping it a little earlier in the week. Finally today I hit some good shots, chipped and putted well."
Johnson's birdie putts came from 3, 2, 9, 17 and 11 feet. He missed four other putts inside 7 feet for birdie, but also chipped in for back-to-back birdies on Nos. 9 and 10.
Now that the driver has straightened out, Johnson feels primed for TPC Boston and next week's Deutsche Bank Championship. He's well within the all-important top-30 that will get to play in the finale of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup.
"That's huge," Johnson said. "Especially Playoff time, you can just play solid and get you through the first few rounds, you're right there at the end."—Helen Ross
TIGER UPDATE (2:20 p.m.): Tiger Woods is nearly automatic inside 5 feet, but he just missed a 3-foot, 1-inch putt for par on the par-3, 193-yard fourth hole that dropped him six shots off the lead.
Coming into this tournament, Woods had made 98 percent of his putts inside 5 feet since the start of the 2008 season. Last year, he ranked first on the PGA TOUR, making 148 of 151 putts at that length. This year, he entered The Barclays ranked third, converting 442 of 451 attempts.—Mike McAllister
DUSTIN THE COURSE (2:10 p.m.): Is it a day for the long hitters? Perhaps, especially considering the round Dustin Johnson just posted.
Johnson, who won the rain-shortened AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am earlier this year, set the new course record with a 7-under 64. That leaves him at 3 under for the tournament. The previous low rounds this week were the 65s shot by Sergio Garcia, Paul Goydos and Steve Marino in the first round and Greg Owen in the third round.
Johnson ranks third on the PGA TOUR in driving distance, and at 7,419 yards, Liberty National would seem to favor the big hitters.
The 64 is the third lowest round in Johnson's two-year TOUR career. He posted a 62 earlier this season in the third round of the Valero Texas Open, and a 63 in the fourth round of the 2008 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.—Mike McAllister
Below is a look at Johnson's scorecard from today ( to replay his round with Shot Tracker):
COSTLY PENALTIES (1:52 p.m.): Jim Furyk is probably kicking himself right now. He birdied two of his first three holes and is 3 under for the tournament. Just think, though, if he hadn't had to absorb those two two-stroke penalties Saturday for having a 15th club in his bag.
Furyk and his caddy discovered the extra club when he was about to hit a chip from the rough at the second hole. So he was penalized two strokes at each hole where he otherwise would have made pars. So let's do the math—if he hadn't had to add the strokes, Furyk would be climbing the leaderboard at 7 under, two strokes off the lead.
Furyk, though, is not a player to ponder what-ifs. That's why the 2003 U.S. Open champion been able to move on and put his name back on the leaderboard.—Helen Ross
MARINO MAKING A STATEMENT (1:45 p.m.): Co-.leader Steve Marino will wear a red shirt and black pants today as he tries to win his first PGA TOUR event.
He knows he's not the only contender dressed in those colors. Tiger Woods, on the practice green when Marino arrived to warm up, is outfitted in his traditional Sunday attire.
"We didn't coordinate it like that," Marino told the PGA TOUR Network's Brian Katrek.—Mike McAllister
CELEBRITY SIGHTINGS II (1:38 p.m.): Phil Mickelson was among the interested spectators at the preseason football game between the New York Jets and the New York Giants on Saturday night. Mickelson, an avid football—and San Diego Chargers—fan, was able to watch in relative anonymity until the fourth quarter when fans began asking for photos and autographs. No word on which team he was rooting for, but the Jets won 27-25. And David Morse of "St. Elsewhere" and "Hack" fame is at Liberty National on Sunday taking in the final round of The Barclays.—Helen Ross
LEADERS LOOKING AHEAD TO FINAL ROUND (1:30 p.m.): Sunny and windy. That's how the two co-leaders noted about the weather upon reaching the practice area prior to Sunday's final round.
"It'll be nice to finally see this golf course in the sun," Steve Marino told the PGA TOUR Network's Brian Katrek. "Mother Nature is shining on us today."
But with the sun shining and the winds blowing, the course will be a different beast than the one the players battled through wet conditions for most of the first three days.
"This is the first time we've seen (the wind) during the tournament," Goydos told Katrek.
Marino said he's "real excited about today." It's only the second time in his TOUR career that he's held or shared the 54-hole lead.
Goydos, meanwhile, knows his name is a surprise at the top of the leaderboard, since Liberty National is 7,419 yards and he ranks just 189th on TOUR in driving distance.
"I don't think anybody expected me to be on top," he said. "It's been a good week."—Mike McAllister
TIGER TEES OFF (1:20 p.m.): Tiger Woods' largest career final-round comeback is five strokes, which is exactly the deficit he's facing today at Liberty National.
Woods, who just teed off with Zach Johnson for a fourth straight day, came from five back earlier this year to win at Bay Hill, but that's a course he knows, likes and has played a billion times. So what will he need to make another Sunday comeback? Probably something lower than the 67 he shot yesterday, even if all the guys ahead of him on the leaderboard at the start of the day had never won a tournament with him in the field ( to follow Woods' round live with Shot Tracker).—Brian Wacker
Tiger Woods: Comebacks after 54 holes Tournament 54-hole status Finish Score 1996 Las Vegas Invitational 4 back of Black Playoff over Love 64 1996 Disney 1 back of Clements, Fehr, J. Haas by 1 over Stewart 66 1997 Mercedes Championships 4 back of Lehman Playoff over Lehman 65 1999 World Golf Championships-American Express 1 back of Jimenez, Parry Playoff over Jimenez 68 2000 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am 5 back of Brooks, Gogel by 2 over Gogel, Singh 64 2001 THE PLAYERS Championship 2 back of Kelly by 1 over Singh 67 2001 Memorial Tournament 1 back of Azinger by 7 over Azinger, Garcia 66 2001 World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational 2 back of Furyk Playoff over Furyk 69 2005 Buick Invitational 2 back of Lehman, Donald by 3 over Lehman, Howell, Donald 68 2005 Ford Championship at Doral 2 back of Mickelson by 1 over Mickelson 66 2005 World Golf Championship-American Express 2 back of Daly Playoff over Daly 67 2006 Buick Invitational 1 back of Garcia, Pampling Playoff over Green, Olazabal 72 2006 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational 1 back of Cink Playoff over Cink 68 2006 Deutsche Bank Championship 3 back of Singh 2 over Singh 63 2007 Buick Invitational 2 back of Buckle, Snedeker 2 over Howell 66 2007 Wachovia Championship 1 back of Sabbatini 2 over Stricker 69 2007 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational 1 back of Sabbatini 8 over Rose, Sabbatini 65 2007 BMW Championship 1 back of Stricker, Baddeley 2 over Baddeley 63 2009 Arnold Palmer Invitational 5 back of O'Hair 1 over O'Hair 67 2009 Memorial Tournament 4 back of M. Wilson, Bettencourt 1 over Furyk 65 2009 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational 3 back of Harrington 4 over Allenby, Harrington 65
CELEBRITY SIGHTING (1:15 p.m.): Beyonce and her entourage, including husband Jay-Z, just arrived in front of the Liberty National clubhouse in a black Cadillac Escalade. Instead of stepping inside, the group headed toward one of the corporate chalets at the 18th hole.—Mike McAllister
WHO'S IN, WHO'S OUT NEXT WEEK (1:05 p.m.):Any player ranked 74th or better in the FedExCup standings after this week's cut was made, is guaranteed a spot in the field for next week's Deutsche Bank Championship. That means that Fred Couples is in and Adam Scott is out.
Below is a breakdown of some other notables and their PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup fate. for the full projected standings.
Today's final five Tee time Player/comment 1:07 p.m.: Padraig Harrington—No. 66 with 608 points…could move into the top 30 with an 11th-place finish or better…Won The Barclays in 2005…Has made the cut in 10 of 16 starts with a T2 at World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational his best…Finished T10 in his next start at the PGA Championship. Matt Kuchar—No. 77 in the standings…could reach the top 5 with a runner-up finish or better today…made 14 of 20 cuts this year with T5 at Memorial and T6 at FBR Open his two Top-10s…finished 115th in PGA TOUR Playoffs last year…has one victorythe 2002 Honda Classic. 1:16 p.m.: Tiger Woods—No. 1 in standings for third consecutive year with 3,431 points…regardless of what he does this week, he cant be lower than 3rd heading into the Deutsche Bank…Won the FedExCup in 2007…Winner of 5 titles this year and has 11 Top-10s, both figures most on TOUR…Has finished 1 or 2 in four of last five starts. Zach Johnson—No. 3 with 2,019 points…could move into first with runner-up finish or better…Improved 109 places over 112th place regular-season finish last year…Won twice in 2009 making the cut in 17 of 21 starts with 7 top-10s…led the FedExCup standings for nine weeks. 1:26 p.m.: Steve Stricker—No. 2 with 2,155 points…could claim top spot with a runner-up finish or better this week…Won The Barclays in 2007 and has won twice this year…Has made the cut in 15 of 18 starts with eight top-10s…been in the top-10 in the standings since the Masters in April…led the standings for two weeks. Heath Slocum—No. 124 in the standings…made the cut in 14 of 24 starts…qualified for the PGA TOUR Playoffs by just 2 points…needs to finish at least 53rd to reach the top 100…has 2 Top-10s this year with T3 at Mayakoba Classic his best. 1:35 p.m.: Webb Simpson—No. 85 in the standings…one of 8 rookies to reach the PGA TOUR Playoffs…made the cut in 13 of 24 starts…2 Top- 10s came in first two starts…could move into 2nd with a win or Top 30 with an 8th place finish. Fredrik Jacobson—No. 107 in the standings…needs to finish at least 66th to reach the top 100 and qualify for next week's Deutsche Bank Championship…finished 44th in final FedExCup standings last year…..looking for first PGA TOUR win. 1:45 p.m. Paul Goydos—No. 49 in the standings…made cut in 12 of 20 starts with 3 top-10s—a T2, T3 and T4…made the cut in his last seven starts…could reach as high as second this week or reach top 30 with a 28th or better. Steve Marino—No. 30 in the standings…made the cut in 19 of 25 starts…playoff loss at Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial his best finish…has 4 top-10s…seeks first TOUR win…T10 last week at Wyndham Championship…could move into top spot with win or top-5 with a third-place effort.
FINAL-ROUND AVERAGES (12:52 p.m.): It's no surprise that Tiger Woods has the lowest final-round scoring average on the PGA TOUR, averaging 68.91 strokes. But in looking at the top 11 players on the leaderboard going into the final round of The Barclays, you might be surprised who ranks next in line (see below).—Mike McAllister
Final-round scoring averages in 2009 Pos. Player Final-round average Rounds Rank on PGA TOUR T7 Tiger Woods 68.91 11 1st T7 Matt Kuchar 69.50 12 7th 5 Steve Stricker 70.14 14 37th T7 Zach Johnson 70.38 16 47th T7 Ian Poulter 70.40 10 49th T1 Steve Marino 70.47 15 53rd T3 Webb Simpson 70.92 13 86th T3 Fredrik Jacobson 71.55 11 136th T1 Paul Goydos 71.67 12 144th 6 Heath Slocum 71.69 13 148th T7 Padraig Harrington 72.50 10 177th Sip of Maginnes 
SUNDAY SHOOTOUT SHOULD AWAIT (12:42 p.m.): It is no surprise that the field staff has softened Liberty National for this championship Sunday. According to Shotlink, the total yardage is 7,218—or a little more than 200 yards shorter than from the very tips. Also, we're still playing lift, clean and place due to the rain that fell on New Jersey all week long.
Under sunny skies and very little wind until late on Sunday, scoring conditions should be the most favorable they've been all week. Already, a couple of players, Boo Weekley and Tim Petrovic, have gotten it to 4 under as they finish up their rounds. If that is an indication of things to come, we could see any of the 16 players within six shots of the lead make a run for the title this week. The golf course is primed, ready and finally ripe for the picking.—John Maginnes
EARLY TIMES GET THE BIRDIES (12:25 p.m.): Players say it evens out during the course of the year, but those with the early Thursday/late Friday tee time have filled most of the spots at the top of the leaderboard going into the final round.
In the last 10 groups on Sunday, 15 of those 20 players benefited from the "good" end of the draw, including every player in the final four groups.
The only players in the last 10 groups who had the late Thursday/early Friday draw are Padraig Harrington, Matt Kuchar, Ian Poulter, Bo Van Pelt and Bill Haas.
So just how big of an advantage was it during the first two days? More than three strokes.
On Thursday, the players with the early tee times average 71.50 strokes, compared to 72.42 strokes, almost a full stroke difference.
On Friday, the difference was even more pronounced, thanks to torrential rain that pelted Liberty National in the morning. The early scoring average on Friday was 75.55 strokes. The rain stopped in the early afternoon, though, allowing for better scoring conditions, with the late group averaging 73.23 strokes—more than two strokes difference.—Mike McAllister
TIGER & CO. (12:15 p.m.): Tiger Woods is making his 250th start on the PGA TOUR—and he's about to do something on Sunday that he's never done before in his professional career in a stroke-play event: Play with the same player for the fourth consecutive day.
Woods has been paired with Zach Johnson for Sunday's final round (tee time at 1:16 p.m. ET), meaning the 14-time major champion and the 2007 Masters champ will have been side-by-side for all 72 holes at Liberty National (maybe more if they both end up in a playoff).
Not only that, but the two have posted identical scores the first three days (70-72-67).
Woods and Johnson were paired together in the first two rounds due to their proximity on the regular-season FedExCup points list—Woods entered The Barclays ranked first with Johnson third. Second-ranked Steve Stricker was the other member of their threesome.
Woods and Johnson were paired in the third round with Luke Donald, all three players starting the round at even par for the tournament.
Woods has played three rounds with the same player at several tournaments in his career, the last time coming this year at the Quail Hollow Championship when he was paired with Jim Furyk for the first three days.
Woods was almost paired with Padraig Harrington for four consecutive rounds over a two-tournament schedule at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational (final round) and the PGA Championship (first two rounds). But a late bogey by Harrington knocked him out of the final pairing with Woods in Saturday's third round at Hazeltine. In 1999, Woods was paired with Tim Herron five times in a six-round stretch at the Masters and MCI Classic.—Mike McAllister
Woods-Johnson pairings in 2009 Tournament Round Tiger's result Zach's result Arnold Palmer Inv't pres. by MasterCard 4th 67 69 the Memorial Tournament 1st2nd 6974 7173 The Barclays 1st2nd3rd 707267 707267
SUNNY SKIES (12 p.m.): A mysterious orb they call the sun appeared over Liberty National on Sunday morning. So after two days of steady rain and drizzle, this picture-perfect course by the Hudson River will finally get to shine. The Statue of Liberty and dramatic Manhattan skyline won't be shrouded in gray anymore as players tackle the Tom Kite-Bob Cupp creation that has transformed a toxic waste dump into an extremely challenging test of golf. Adding to the difficulty, though, will be winds that may gust over 20 mph as the leaders tackle the back nine.—Helen Ross
Groups We're Watching Tee time Players 1:45 p.m. ET, Hole No. 1 
Paul Goydos, Steve MarinoThey have made it through the weekend, now can they withstand a day of desperation from the field? 1:35 p.m. ET, Hole No. 1 
Fredrik Jacobson, Webb SimpsonSimpson's 72 on Saturday took him out of the lead, but he is still within striking distance. 1:16 p.m. ET, Hole No. 1 
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Inside the course: TPC Boston (PGATOUR.com)
August 30, 2009
The TOUR moves north to the Boston area for the second week of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup—the Deutsche Bank Championship. Learn more about this week's venue, TPC Boston.
Fast facts Course Superintendent Thomas G. Brodeur Original architect Palmer Golf Design (2001) Course remodel Hanse Golf Course Design (2006-present, changes are ongoing) Number of TOUR events as host venue 7 (including 2009) Course ranking Ranked 42nd (out of 54 courses) in difficulty on the PGA TOUR in 2008 Yardage history 7,304 (2009) 7,207 (2007-08) 7,415 (2003-06) Grass Bentgrass (tees, fairways, greens); Kentucky bluegrass, fescue (rough) Tournament Stimpmeter 11.5 feet Sand bunkers 53 Water hazards 2 Course tour Click here Course record 
PlayerVijay SinghMike Weir Year20062008 Round3rd1st Finish2nd2nd Holes-in-oneThere have been four aces recorded at TPC Boston Player Hole Year Robert Allenby 16 2006 Jonathan Byrd 11 2006 Kevin Stadler 3 2005 GarrettWillis 11 2003 2008 RankingsMost Difficult Hole 
This par 4 has been dramatically changed. Its bunkers on the left have been removed and replaced with chocolate drop mounds sporadically placed on the left side of the fairway covered in natural fescue grasses. These mounds don't look too dangerous until you hit it there. Players will find themselves – even with a good drive – with an approach shot of upwards of 200 yards into a relatively small green.2008: 0 eagles, 40 birdies, 249 pars, 92 bogeys, 7 double bogeys, 0 others.Easiest Hole 
This par 5 finishing hole will undoubtedly be controversial. Players can choose to carry two bunkers in the middle of the fairway and leave themselves a chance to reach the green with a fairway wood. Or the longest hitters can carry the right fairway bunker around 320 yards, giving themselves a mid-iron approach for a chance at eagle. The players choosing to lay up on their second shot will still need to avoid a pot bunker in the center of the fairway in order to score well. There will be plenty of birdies, bogeys, and heartbreak on this finishing hole.2008: 21 eagles, 206 birdies, 137 pars, 19 bogeys, 4 double bogeys and 1 other. TPC Boston2008 rankings Last six years Hole Par Yards Avg. score Rank Avg. score Rank 1 4 365 3.92 12 3.902 15 2 5 554 4.691 16 4.752 17 3 3 184 2.985 10 3.041 10 4 4 298 3.582 17 3.961 13 5 4 466 4.103 4 4.181 2 6 4 465 4.034 7 4.120 7 7 5 600 4.812 15 4.812 16 8 3 213 3.119 2 3.141 6 9 4 472 4.113 3 4.180 3 10 4 425 4.021 8 4.038 11 11 3 231 3.039 6 3.179 4 12 4 461 3.992 9 4.083 8 13 4 451 4.085 5 4.152 5 14 4 495 4.17 1 4.191 1 15 4 426 3.894 13 3.981 12 16 3 161 2.982 11 3.074 9 17 4 412 3.889 14 3.905 14 18 5 528 4.438 18 4.615 18 Course origins The TPC Boston project started as a 600-acre parcel of land, and 155 acres were deeded to conservation trusts by the development partnership. The deeded conservation land connects to conservation land managed by the Norton, Mass., and Mansfield, Mass., Land Preservation Societies. The facility has 3,800 linear feet of wooden bridges crossing the 250 acres of wetlands found throughout the site. Four acres of land were provided to the Massachusetts Golf Association to be used for an on-site headquarters. Allied golf associations are also headquartered in the same building. Additionally, the Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund and the Ouimet Museum are housed in the golf association building. The golf course site was formerly used for charcoal production for the jewelry, brick and iron industries, as well as lumber for ship construction. More recently, parts of the property were used as a gravel mine for the construction of nearby Route 495. The golf course opened for play June 28, 2002. Since 2006, the course has been undergoing competitive modification to enhance strategy and visual interest. The original tournament length of 7,415 yards has been reduced to the current 7,304 yards.—Source: Golf Course Superintendents Association of America Tournament course history Course Location Years TPC Boston Norton, Mass. 2003-present
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Nordqvist takes lead into final round at Safeway
August 30, 2009
NORTH PLAINS, Ore. (AP)—Ai Miyazato succinctly summed up rookie AnnaNordqvist.
“Very steady player,” Miyazato said after Nordqvist shot a 3-under 69Saturday to take a 1-shot lead going into the final round of the SafewayClassic.
Nordqvist, who won the LPGA Championship earlier this year, was at 10-under134 after the first two rounds at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club. Chasing her wereMiyazato and Seon Hwa Lee.
Known for her composure, Nordqvist didn’t deviate when asked if she wasanxious about Sunday.
“I think I’m not more nervous than anybody else,” she saidmatter-of-factly.
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Nordqvist, who is from Sweden and played at Arizona State, was her usualunflappable self during her round, following up bogeys on the eighth and 14thholes with birdies.
“I just kept hanging in there,” she said.
In June, Nordqvist won the LPGA Championship by four strokes over LindseyWright. It was just her fifth professional tournament.
Miyazato had three straight birdies on Nos. 8-10, all par-5 holes, to climbup the leaderboard with a 68, while Lee sank a birdie putt on the par-4 18thhole and wound up with a 70.
Lee, a South Korean who won twice on the tour last year but has yet to havea victory this season, joked about her strategy for Sunday’s round.
“My plan for tomorrow is to hit the fairways, hit the greens and makeputts,” she said with a giggle.
Miyazato, who played in a group with Nordqvist in the opening round, won forthe first time at the Evian Masters in July.
Ominous clouds and a few heavy downpours passed over the course west ofPortland on Saturday. In the afternoon, the U.S. Air Force’s Thunderbirds roarednearby as part of their performance for the Oregon International Air Show.
Michele Redman (69) and Suzann Pettersen (68) were at 8 under.
Beth Bader, who led by a stroke after the first round, had a 73 and wasthree shots off the pace at 7 under.
Defending champion Cristie Kerr had a 70, while Michelle Wie shot a 71. Eachgoes into the final round at 5 under. Both were on the U.S. Solheim Cup teamthat defeated Europe last weekend in Sugar Grove, Ill.
Before Saturday’s round got under way, Hall of Famer Se Ri Pak withdrew forundisclosed reasons. She shot a 69 on Saturday.
Among those who missed the cut were Pat Hurst, who won the Safeway Classicin 2006, Lorie Kane and Laura Davies.
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2013 US Amateur headed to Brookline
August 29, 2009
FAR HILLS, N.J. (AP)—The U.S. Amateur is headed back to The Country Club inBrookline, Mass., for a record-tying sixth time.
The U.S. Golf Association announced Saturday that the 2013 U.S. Amateurwould be played at the course, one century after the U.S. Open was held therethe first time.
The Country Club will match Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa., for the mosttimes hosting the U.S. Amateur. It also held the tournament in 1910, 1922, 1934,1957 and 1982.
The finals of this year’s U.S. Amateur are Sunday at Southern Hills CountryClub in Tulsa.
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Se Ri Pak withdraws from Safeway Classic
August 29, 2009
NORTH PLAINS, Ore. (AP)—Se Ri Pak has withdrawn from the Safeway Classic atPumpkin Ridge Golf Club.
No reason was given for the South Korean’s withdrawal before Saturday’ssecond round. Pak shot a 3-under 69 in the opening round.
The Hall of Famer joins Jane Park, Paula Creamer and Juli Inkster in havingwithdrawn from the event west of Portland.
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Golf-Hedblom repeats last week’s feat to snatch lead (Reuters)
August 29, 2009
* Swede leads way at Gleneagles
* Lawrie one shot off the pace
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By Norman Dabell
GLENEAGLES, Scotland, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Sweden’s PeterHedblom went to the top of the leaderboard for the secondsuccessive Saturday to seize the initiative after the JohnnieWalker Championship third round.
Hedblom returned a four-under-par 68 for an eight-undertotal of 208, one ahead of 1999 British Open champion PaulLawrie (73) who led for the opening two days.
Two late bogeys dropped Lawrie to seven-under, a strokebetter than fellow Britons Steven O’Hara (66) and JamieDonaldson (70), Frenchman Gregory Bourdy (71) and 2008 Ryder Cupplayer Soren Hansen (71) of Denmark.
Hedblom held a two-shot advantage going into the final roundof last week’s Dutch Open before losing out to Briton SimonDyson in a playoff that also included Irishman Peter Lawrie.
The 39-year-old Swede said he had to scramble to get inenough practice before his third round at Gleneagles afterstaying too long in his hotel gymnasium.
However, the short practice routine did not prevent Hedblomoverhauling Scot Lawrie on a windy day on the Centenary coursethat will host the 2014 Ryder Cup.
MORE RELAXED
“Sometimes I’ve struggled the week after playing good,”Hedblom told reporters. “But I seem to have brought all theconfidence I got last week.
“I’m sure I’m going to be more relaxed tomorrow than lastweek when I had worries about keeping my (European Tour) card. Ifeel I didn’t so much lose as Simon won, anyway.”
Hedblom is seeking his third tour title while Lawrie is keento end a seven-year victory drought.
“I’m playing well and looking forward to the last round,”said Lawrie. “I can’t remember when I last went out in the finalround in the last group.”
Donaldson said the players found it tricky coping with theweather conditions.
“It was pretty blowy all day, we had quite a bit of rain offand on,” said the Welshman.
“You don’t have to go ballistic. You’ve just got to know howto do it I suppose and put yourself in positions.”
The 13th hole proved a calamitous one for British rookieJonathan Caldwell, who had been joint second overnight.
The Northern Irishman four-putted there from only two feetfor a triple-bogey seven as he slid to a 76 for 214.
Jose Maria Olazabal, who was also in the title huntovernight, bogeyed the last four holes for a 77 and 216, thesame tally as Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie (72).
(Editing by Tony Jimenez. To query or comment on this storyemail sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)
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17-year-old An reaches US Amateur finals
August 29, 2009
TULSA, Okla. (AP)—Byeong-Hun An will face fourth-seeded Ben Martin in his bidto become the youngest winner of the U.S. Amateur.
After being 1 down heading to the 13th hole, the 17-year-old South Koreanwon four straight holes to close out a 3-and-2 victory against Fresno Statesophomore Bhavik Patel on Saturday.
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Rickie Fowler of Murrieta, Cal… AP – Aug 26, 3:21 pm EDT
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Martin took a 4-up lead through six holes as Texas senior Charlie Hollandgot off to a sloppy start, and he cruised to a 5-and-4 victory.
An and Martin will meet in a 36-hole match play final Sunday at SouthernHills Country Club, the site of the 2007 PGA Championship.
U.S. Amateur finalists have traditionally earned invitations to play in theMasters the following year.
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