Justin Rose shot a 7-under 65 Friday to share the lead with Trevor Immelman after the second round of the Nedbank Challenge. Rose and Immelman (66) are at 11-under 133, three strokes ahead of Ernie Els at the Gary Player Country Club. “The ball is rolling really well, and I feel confident over my putter, so that’s certainly helping me,” said Rose, who had five birdies on the last nine holes and a…
Bryan Saltus of the United States put his new putter to good use as he shot a 5-under 67 for a share of the lead after two rounds of the Cambodian Open on Friday. Saltus joined first-round leader Adam Groom, with the Australian shooting a 68 in the $300,000 Asian Tour event. This is the first Cambodian Open, played on one of just three golf courses in the Southeast Asian nation.
Australia’s Stephen Bowditch shot a 7-under 65 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead over compatriot Paul Sheehan in the New Zealand Open. Diagnosed with clinical depression after losing his U.S. PGA Tour card at the end of 2006, Bowditch found his game Friday on the rugged Hills course to top the leaderboard at 10-under 134.
Trevor Immelman and Adam Scott shot 5-under 67s on Thursday to share the first-round lead in the Nedbank Golf Challenge. Ernie Els was two shots back in the 12-man event at the Gary Player Country Club. “I’m not too far off playing great golf again,” said Els, seeking a record fourth title at Sun City and the $1.2 million prize.
Frank Lickliter II shot his second straight 10-under 62 on Thursday at Orange County National to take a nine-stroke lead after the second of six rounds in the PGA Tour National Qualifying Tournament. The top 25 finishers and ties will earn 2008 PGA Tour cards, while the next number of players nearest 50 will get full Nationwide Tour exemptions.
Jane Park shot a 2-under 70 on Thursday at LPGA International to increase her lead to three strokes over Kelli Kuehne after the second round of the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament. The top 17 players Sunday after the fifth round will earn 2008 LPGA Tour cards, while the next 35 will receive conditional status.
A Scottish council on Thursday rejected a plan by Donald Trump to build a golf course on a stretch of remote and stunning coastline that is home to some of the country’s rarest birds. “Mr. Trump is shocked, extremely disappointed and dismayed at this decision,” said George Sorial, managing director of Trump International Golf Resorts.
Portable on Demand Storage is opting out as the title sponsor of the PGA Tour’s Tampa Bay event after the 2008 event. “In light of PODS’ decision, we will be meeting with the tournament organizers to develop strategies relating to the future of the tournament,” Henry Hughes, the tour’s chief of operations, said Wednesday.
Along with his record 18 professional majors and a PGA Tour career that spanned four decades, perhaps one of the most remarkable tributes to the consistent greatness of Jack Nicklaus was that he only withdrew from two tournaments. One of them was the Philadelphia Golf Classic in 1970. The other was the 1983 Masters.
Australia’s Stephen Bowditch shot a 7-under 65 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead over compatriot Paul Sheehan in the New Zealand Open. Diagnosed with clinical depression after losing his U.S. PGA Tour card at the end of 2006, Bowditch found his game Friday on the rugged Hills course to top the leaderboard at 10-under 134.