BMW European PGA Championship

[bplewis24]

Okay, just woke up and turned on the coverage.  They said Donald had the chance to go up by 5 walking to the 4th tee, and is now tied teeing off at the 5th.  Anybody know what happened.

Brandon

[MEfree]

Originally Posted by bplewis24

Okay, just woke up and turned on the coverage.  They said Donald had the chance to go up by 5 walking to the 4th tee, and is now tied teeing off at the 5th.  Anybody know what happened.

Brandon

Not really, but it looks like he is up 3 through 13- started with 3 pars and a bogey on 4 before birdieing 6, 7, 10 & 12

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looks like Rose bogeyed 2 and birdied 3, 4 and 12

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[Wansteadimp]

Donald looks like he has it on a rope at the moment.

[Zeph]

Luke gets back the OWGR first spot with this win. Simply a really solid week by him. 68 - 68 - 69 and 68 or 67 today.

[Stretch]

Nice view of his shot into 18 today. Not much is going to go wrong from there!

[Chilli Dipper]

I'm not one to make bold predictions, but if Luke Donald plays at Olympic the way he performed this week, he's going to win the Open by four shots, too. A dominant win in major-championship conditions, especially on the weekend.

[bplewis24]

Originally Posted by MEfree

Not really, but it looks like he is up 3 through 13- started with 3 pars and a bogey on 4 before birdieing 6, 7, 10 & 12

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I think I was still a bit groggy at 6am when the TV first turned on.  I probably mistook the 5th tee box for "5" strokes.  Anyway, that was a clinic on the back 9.

Originally Posted by Chilli Dipper

I'm not one to make bold predictions, but if Luke Donald plays at Olympic the way he performed this week, he's going to win the Open by four shots, too. A dominant win in major-championship conditions, especially on the weekend.

I wouldn't go that far, but I expect him to be in contention.  He's due to win one soon, IMO, but to win by 4 shots he'd have to show something in a major that we haven't seen from him thus far.  If Tiger isn't in contention, I'd love to see him or Westwood win.

Brandon

[mvmac]

Ernie got a little upset at the conditions at Wentworth

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Ernie Els has apologized for his expletive-laced outburst about the condition of the greens at Wentworth at the BMW PGA Championship.

The South African said after his third round Saturday that officials had failed to water the putting surfaces heavily enough, making it nearly impossible to hold approach shots on some greens.

European Tour chief executive George O'Grady said Sunday that Els asked to see him Sunday morning and ''apologized for his intemperate language.''

O'Grady said Els has apologized to ''all the individuals concerned'' and has accepted Els' offer of a ''substantial donation to the European Tour Benevolent Trust.''

Els had been facing a fine for his comments.

[Stretch]

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O'Grady said Els has apologized to ''all the individuals concerned'' and has accepted Els' offer of a ''substantial donation to the European Tour Benevolent Trust.''

I would love to know exactly how much he had to drop into the "Swear Box".

Ernie's in a tough spot at Wentworth. He redesigns it, and takes a bunch of shit for his choices. Then they lose control of the greens in the middle of this event and I imagine people are coming up to him in the locker room going: "Thanks for nothing man, I was on the button today and shot 85. Nice work!"

Rage on.

[uttexas]

Agree, there's a really good story here. It's gotta take a lot for the mild mannered "Big Easy" to lose it and boil over.

[joekelly]

Maybe Rors needs a bit less 'boom-boom' in his life. (A SE Asia euphemism for 'love making'.)  But i hope he puts on a good show in Memphis, where i think he plays next.

[bplewis24]

Originally Posted by joekelly

Maybe Rors needs a bit less 'boom-boom' in his life. (A SE Asia euphemism for 'love making'.)  But i hope he puts on a good show in Memphis, where i think he plays next.

I believe he's playing this week at the Colonial.

Right?

Brandon

[Zwick]

Originally Posted by bplewis24

I believe he's playing this week at the Colonial.

Right?

Brandon

You're correct. The first two days together with Donald and Bradley, in the group right in front of Woods, Couples and Haas.

[MEfree]

Originally Posted by bplewis24

I believe he's playing this week at the Colonial.

Right?

Brandon

Originally Posted by Zwick

You're correct. The first two days together with Donald and Bradley, in the group right in front of Woods, Couples and Haas.

The Colonial was last week... you have the correct pairings for the Memorial this week.  Lot`s of other top players teeing it up including a few like DJ and Bubba who haven`t played in a while.

12:54 pm	Mahan, Hunter	Rose, Justin	Stricker, Steve
1:05 pm	Fowler, Rickie	Watson, Bubba	Mickelson, Phil

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12:54 pm	Snedeker, Brandt	Johnson, Dustin	Scott, Adam
1:05 pm	Huh, John	Wagner, Johnson	Oosthuizen, Louis

[bplewis24]

Sorry, I meant Memorial.  I got my "ials" confused.

Brandon

[Zeph]

He will also play the week before the US Open.

[Yukari]

That would be in Memphis.

Originally Posted by Zeph

He will also play the week before the US Open.