2011 Shanghai Masters

[deasy55]

What does everyone make of this event? Not affiliated to any tour and apparently no world ranking points for it, but a huge prize fund with $2million for the winner!

Rory McIlroy continuing his superb form of late with a bogey free 64. Probably wants to stuff Westwood since they are playing together and seemingly they aren't on good terms...

The website leaderboard isn't working but a bit of google search gave me this incomplete leaderboard:

Mcilroy -8

Mahan -7

Harrington -5

Casey -5

Poulter -5

A. Kim -4

Li Chao -4

Westwood -3

John Daly -3

Goosen -3

Yang -3

Karlsson -3

Schwartzel -2

Bradley E

[mvmac]

I know the PGA tour is not happy about it the event, especially since 16 Tour players are competing.  It's run by IMG

[mcfc_nick]

im gutted that this isnt on tv anywhere over here!

[deasy55]

Yeah same. It's the best field this week yet we are stuck watching that 2nd rate thing in Malaysia. I couldn't even tell you who's winning on that. The Andalucia Masters has been extremely interesting though. It's playing like a major with just the 4 players under par and the cut being +7 for top 50 and ties. I hope for a Sergio victory which would definitely confirm he is back!

Originally Posted by mcfc_nick

im gutted that this isnt on tv anywhere over here!

[mcfc_nick]

Originally Posted by deasy55

Yeah same. It's the best field this week yet we are stuck watching that 2nd rate thing in Malaysia. I couldn't even tell you who's winning on that. The Andalucia Masters has been extremely interesting though. It's playing like a major with just the 4 players under par and the cut being +7 for top 50 and ties. I hope for a Sergio victory which would definitely confirm he is back!

definitely! Valderrama is amazing though!

[mcfc_nick]

is there any way of following this, like a live leaderboard or anything?

[deasy55]

Originally Posted by mcfc_nick

is there any way of following this, like a live leaderboard or anything?

Homepage of site: http://www.shanghaimasters.com.cn/en/index.asp

And leaderboard: http://www.shanghaimasters.com.cn/en/Live.asp

Website can be slow at times and the leaderboard seems to go on and off though. They can afford to give $2 million to the winner yet can't afford a properly working website!

[deasy55]

4th time this year that Rory has led after Round 1,2 & 3 (Dubai Desert Classic, Masters and US Open).

[Stretch]

Rory and AK really going at it head-to-head today. One shot in it approaching the turn. It's a crime this isn't on the box.

[deasy55]

Rory beat AK in a playoff

[Stretch]

And pocketed two meeelion dollars. Nice.

[michaeljames92]

And no one saw it on tv. so what did the sponsors get out of the money they put in?

[deasy55]

Would it have been shown on some Chinese/Asian channel perhaps?

Originally Posted by michaeljames92

And no one saw it on tv. so what did the sponsors get out of the money they put in?

[deasy55]

Also, Rory has some fine form going. Since the PGA Championship he has played 5 events (I'm not including the Grand Slam of Golf for obvious reasons) and has gone:

3 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 1

Good omens for next week

[makaveli]

This is the Shanghai Masters final round recap, you can see the beautiful hole in 1 by Lee Westwood and the final hole between Rory and AK!

[Stretch]

AK putted that one like me! Oof. Not feeling his new hairstyle, but it is nice to see him playing well again.

[deasy55]

Some more final round coverage. Hitting the flag with your approach to the 1st and ending up with a bogey must be a tad frustrating.......