Firing a 1-under 71, Carin Koch proclaimed victory at the second tournament held in Mexico this year. This is the second LPGA Tour win for Carin Koch, the 34-year-old “Mom from Sweden”, with her first victory coming at the 2001 Corning Classic. Although the day started with a showdown between Koch and veteran Wendy Ward, it was first and second round leader Koch who took the lead from Ward on the par-3 third hole dropping a birdie from 10 feet. Although Koch bogeyed the fourth, she regained her composure and birdied six and seven to grab the lead, charge forward and not look back.
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Adam Scott fended off a late charge by Retief Goosen to claim a wire-to-wire victory at the Johnnie Walker Classic. Scott fired an even par 72 to finish at 18-under par for his first victory at the Classic. Scott defeated Goosen by three strokes for his ninth career title.
Gavin Coles once again holds a share of the overnight lead at the Shell Houston Open, but this time he is tied with the second ranked golfer in the world. 
Brett Quigley and Gavin Coles share the second-round lead at ten-under par. Quigley, who could be described as “Mr. Unassuming” posted his second 67 of the tournament and has put himself in a position to do very well over the weekend. Quigley’s putting has been solid as he is tied for 3rd with 1.593 putts per round this tournament. His results this year speak highly of his play as he has four top 25’s and one top ten already in 2005. “I think the biggest thing for me is I’ve come in to the first two days pretty relaxed and confident in my game,” said Quigley. “I think on the weekend I have a tendency to try too hard. I’m just going to go out and stay in my routing and not worry about results.”
Carin Koch started the second round just two strokes off the lead from Natalie Gulbis. By the end of the first hole, they were tied for the lead. Koch executed a perfect sand wedge from 97 yards for an eagle on the par-4, 376-yard hole. “It was going straight in the hole and it just bounced once and went in” said the 34-year-old Swede. Although Carin birdied the 5th, she missed a short par putt on the following hole. On number 8, Koch used her sand wedge once again to place a birdie putt within 3 feet of the hole. Even though she birdied again on 16, Koch gave it back on the 18th, missing a 4-four foot par putt. 
Adam Scott fired an opening round 63 on Thursday to take the lead of the Johnnie Walker Classic in Beijing, China. Retief Goosen, Michael Campbell and Peter Hanson also share the lead with Scott; however, their nine-under par total is after two rounds, while Scott has only completed one round due to a weather delay. He is scheduled to compete his second round on Saturday morning.
Vijay Singh came out firing in defense of his Shell Houston Open victory a year ago. His blistering 8-under 64 ties the course and put Vijay in the lead by one stroke. Singh’s low first-round score comes a day after the announcement that 
Turning in a bogey-free round, Natalie Gulbis soared into first place with a 6-under par 66, leading by two strokes over Carin Koch and Audra Burks. Only 17 out of a field of 127 LPGA pros played their round under par today, making Gulbis’ first round victory even more exciting. With only 4 rounds in the 60’s so far this season, perhaps it’s Natalie’s turn to break away from the pack and show us her game! Jack Nicklaus has designed this 6763 yard par-72 course to be lovely but dangerous… just like Natalie.
The white smoke has risen from Vatican City after the election of the new Pope and the white smoke in the form of a press conference by PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem has risen from the Hall of Fame after the election of Vijay Singh. Without a doubt Vijay Singh deserves to be in the World Golf Hall of Fame, but why was this decision made so early in his career?