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PGA Tour Tightens With World Match Final Wins

Mike — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:07:00 +0000

The continuous competition that is a part of the PGA Tour has now created a tighter competition for golf players. The World Match Final was won by Ross Fisher with a 4 and 3 that added into a changing course for this particular game. The defeat is one that took Fisher to the next level of his game while providing a different set of challenges for those that are continuing on the tour.

The win by Fisher was one that was a close win to Anthony Kim, who came in second place. The World Match Play is known as one of the most difficult courses on the tour, specifically because of the 36 holes that are on the course, as well as the physical and mental challenges of the golf arena. Even though the demands were placed throughout this game, Fisher came ahead because of an eagle at the 22nd hole and a birdie in the next hole. This placed him in a 3 up lead.

These two main moves by Fisher allowed him to stay in the lead, while putting Kim behind with some critical swings that were missed throughout the course. This included two misses on short putts and several misses on the stretch. However, he tried to gain his move on the green by rallying on the 18th hole and a birdie putt on the 24th hole. Even though this allowed him to gain some strength in the competition, it wasn’t enough to put him in first. The challenges and every swing counting in this final led to a strong finish by Fisher.

Because of this particular win, Fisher has now earned $1.1 million and has switched places in the European Tour to 3rd place. The competition for this particular tour will continue with global challenges next week in the World Golf Championships in Shanghai China and the Kiwi Challenge in New Zealand.

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Troy Matteson Gets Close Win at Frys.com Open

Mike — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:18:09 +0000

The latest PGA Tour Confidential has opened a new win at the Frys.com open. This was led by Troy Matteson with a close victory. The plays that were on the course led to a three-way playoff by Jamie Lovemark and Rickie Fowler, leading to Matteson’s close victory. With the events of the weekend, were several alternative moves that created a different ending than most expected.

Matteson’s victory was one that not even he was expecting while he was playing the Frys.com course. His main faults happened at the 17th and 18th holes, both which he bogeyed and left open for both Fowler and Lovemark. He recovered from this by a birdie in the second hole for the overall win. His game throughout the weekend kept this same change in focus. On Thursday, he fell behind with a 2 – over 72. Both Friday to Saturday, he changed his focus, which led to 61s, which is one of the lowest scores recorded on the tour. The later combination of plays that Matteson scored led to his overall championship win. At the same time, this led to a fierce competition because of the struggles in the 17th and 18th holes.

For Lovemark and Fowler, their turn into second and third place is one that will keep them in the competition, even though they are low on the scoreboard. For Lovemark, this placement makes him eligible for the Q-school in North Carolina. Both scored an average of 64s, which kept the competition close, especially for the tie places after Matteson. Next week will bring in a new set of champions for the PGA Tour Confidential with the Viking Classic, to be held in Madison Massachusetts. The win is for $3.6 million and was held last year by Will MacKenzie.