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post #1 of 14
2/9/12 at 12:08pm
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I was in the gallery for this event when Rory won in 2009, so I'm kind of partial to it.

 

The usual suspects near the top of the leaderboard after 1 ...

 

http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2012/tournamentid=2012006/leaderboard/index.html?showLeaderboard=Y

 

... had to scroll down a bit to find Lee Westwood though.

 

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post #2 of 14
2/9/12 at 12:45pm
John Daly had another round under par. Seems like the desert agrees with him.
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post #3 of 14
2/9/12 at 1:00pm
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Daly, Monty and Couples were grouped together ... looked like the Champions Tour.

 

They all came in under par though. c2_beer.gif

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post #4 of 14
2/10/12 at 12:31pm
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Kaymer wins a watch on 7 and Rory and Thomas Bjorn lead by 1.

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post #5 of 14
2/10/12 at 2:43pm
Rory made a big leap today with a 65, going all the way to the top along with Thomas Bjørn.

Lots of interesting names on the leaderboard, should be a good weekend.

T1: McIlroy, Bjørn
T4: Kaymer
T7: Siem, Westwood
T11: Stenson
T18: F. Molinari
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post #6 of 14
2/10/12 at 3:03pm
I'd say Rory is the best player in the world right now, and I expect he will be the official #1 within a couple of months. It will be great to see him battle Tiger over the next few years, assuming Tiger gets his game all the way back.
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post #7 of 14
2/10/12 at 3:32pm
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Originally Posted by brocks View Post

John Daly had another round under par. Seems like the desert agrees with him.


Perhaps being in a country where booze and drugs are less normal agrees with him. He may be drying out in more ways than one. What a great story of redemption he could be if he really did get his act together.

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post #8 of 14
2/10/12 at 4:54pm
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Originally Posted by rustyredcab View Post



Perhaps being in a country where booze and drugs are less normal agrees with him. He may be drying out in more ways than one. What a great story of redemption he could be if he really did get his act together.



Like I said on the Qatar thread, lot's of booze in the middle east ... and though people are definitely a lot more discreet, there is no shortage of drugs. Look at where Dubai is located on a map ... it's surounded by heroin and hash producers.

 

I've had a few pints at that golf course myself. c2_beer.gif

 

Maybe Daly's just getting his shit together.

 

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post #9 of 14
2/10/12 at 8:30pm

cant see Rory not winning, he's won there before, is top of the leaderboard and is incredible! hope Bjorn pulls it off though as i had a £5 ew on a double of him and DJ at Pebble on Thursday

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post #10 of 14
2/11/12 at 7:13am

Today Rory's accuracy off the tee reminds me of TW in the last few years.

 

Westwood's game is looking sharp. But my pick for the win is Björn.

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post #11 of 14
2/11/12 at 7:46am
John Daly beat Rory by five shots today.
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post #12 of 14
2/11/12 at 10:16pm
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I only caught the last few holes today, but I assume Rory wasn't too sharp ... he's only 2 strokes out though.

 

Good to see Daly doing well ... he gets a lot of sponsor's exemptions on the Euro-tour, so if I have to watch him play, he may as well put on a show.

 

 

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post #13 of 14
2/12/12 at 10:19am

Oh boy was that an embarassing chip shot on the 18th hole for Lee Westwood, no wonder he doesn't win majors with that short game under pressure.

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post #14 of 14
2/12/12 at 8:57pm
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I wasn't able to watch today ... so did Westwood basically give it away on the last hole?

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