Singh While You’re Grinning Iano
Ian Dempsey mentioned recently on his breakfast show that one of the few p
eople he could never warm to was Vijay Singh! This time last year sneaky Singh was fresh off wins at The Barclays and Deutsche Bank Championship, and just had to finish the Tour Championship alive to clinch the FedEx Cup. But how the mighty have fallen. Winless all year, Singh didn't even qualify for the final two playoff events. In the year when he turned 46, Singh blamed pushing too hard to hasten his return after undergoing knee surgery. They say that every household in Fiji has a portrait of Vijay in the hall with an everlasting light beneath- maybe we could one on ebay for Iano!
FedEx Cup Bench
Bizarrley only one of last years top five FedEx points list have made it into this years Tour Campionship at East Lake. Aswell as Vijay Singh, who won the first two events en route to winning last years FedExCup; Camilo Villegas, Sergio Garcia and Anthony Kim, all failed to make his years 30 man decider. They finished first, second, third and fourth, respectively, in the 2008 FedExCup points standings. Of last years contenders only Jim Furyk is back this week. Another man who wont be in the playoffs is Players Championship winner Henrik Stenson. Stenson is not eligible to rceive FedEx Cup points as he not a full member of the PGA Tour.
Tantrums and Tiaras
There has been a lot of spotlight on Tiger’s temper over this Summer. Specifically about his use of expletives, temper tantrums and club throwing. Woods is certainly not the only culprit but because he occupies most of the limelight his issues tend to be magnified out of proportion. It seems now like Tom Watson is having his say on the subject. In October’s Golf Digest, Watson reveals "I did write Tiger a note earlier in the summer about his behaviour, but it's personal. Don't know whether he received it, and I really don't want to go there." Sounds like a thinly veiled scolding from Watson who wrote the book on gentlemanly on-course conduct.
Tour Wrap
With the focus this week on the US Tour Championship, European golf will be focussed on the Vivendi Trophy at Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche Golf Club in Paris which sees Thomas Björn’s Continental Europe Team against McGinley’s Great Britain and Ireland Team. The Ryder Cup style event, though missing some of Europe’s top stars, still boasts 12 of the top 50 world ranked players including Henrik Stenson, Rory McIlory and Soren Hansen. Seve Ballesteros had hoped to be present at the event, formerly known as the Seve Trophy, but is currently in the midst of a course of radiotherapy as he continues treatment to fight the brain tumour with which he was diagnosed last October.
On the LPGA tour’s first visit to Torrey Pines, South Korean Na Yeon Choi triumphed by one over Ai Miyazato of Japan. Choi looked to have thrown away the title after blowing a seven shot lead but rallied to shoot a one under 71 Sunday to win the Samsung World Championship on the 18th hole.
Meanwhile on the Champions Tour, Jay Haas claimed the 13th over-50’s title of his career winning the Greater Hickory Classic by two shots over Russ Cochran and Andy Bean. Haas shot a seven under 65 on Sunday, setting a tournament record
Paddy Watch
| European Tour- Austrian Open | |||
| Finishing Position | Name | Score | Prize Money € |
| 10 | Damien McGrane | -12 | 17925 |
| 14 | Gary Murphy | -10 | 14700 |
| Missed Cut | Michael Hoey |
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