The European Tour's 2014 Final Series

[Crim]

Ooo and now Siem wins because of a chip in birdie. Amazing!!

Solid chip...and the celebration afterwards was awesome. Well done Siem.

[Crim]

The WGC - HSBC Championship in Shanghai China is up next. The line up is impressive.

Five of the world's best launched the 10th anniversary celebration.

Justin Rose, Bubba Watson, Rickie Fowler, Adam Scott, & Martin Kaymer

Other notables include: Lee Westwood, Louis Oost, Jason Dufner, Luke Donald, Charl Schwartzel, Hunter Mahan, Ian Poulter, Billy Horschel, Patrick Reed, G-Mac, Sergio Garcia, Brandt Snedeker, Super Joost, Ernie Els, Jordan Spieth, Jimmy Walker, Henrik Stenson + many more.

Should be fantastic.

[phan52]

Ooo and now Siem wins because of a chip in birdie. Amazing!!

There was a quite a meltdown by the field down the stretch. Win by attrition.

[phan52]

The WGC - HSBC Championship in Shanghai China is up next. The line up is impressive.

Five of the world's best launched the 10th anniversary celebration.

Justin Rose, Bubba Watson, Rickie Fowler, Adam Scott, & Martin Kaymer

Other notables include: Lee Westwood, Louis Oost, Jason Dufner, Luke Donald, Charl Schwartzel, Hunter Mahan, Ian Poulter, Billy Horschel, Patrick Reed, G-Mac, Sergio Garcia, Brandt Snedeker, Super Joost, Ernie Els, Jordan Spieth, Jimmy Walker, Henrik Stenson + many more.

Should be fantastic.

I read an article that said McIlroy is playing but I don't see his name in the field.

[Crim]

I read an article that said McIlroy is playing but I don't see his name in the field.

I think he's only playing the last two tournaments. He's skipping the first two to take care of legal matters I believe.

[Silent]

At the WGC HSBC Champiomship McDowell leads by 2 shots at -5. At T2 a group of people including Kaymer and Fowler. Also some bad scores today, for example Dubuisson (+4), Luiten and Streelman (+5) and again Jimenez (+6).

[Silent]

With the Turkish Airlines Open we're back in the European timezone. This third tournament of The Final Series has a purse of $ 7 million.

Besides last year's winner Dubuisson we'll see Stenson, Garcia, Kaymer, Donaldson, Luiten, Poulter and Westwood in the field. We can expect some really low scores on this course...

[Silent]

The tee times have been announced: http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2014/tournamentid=2014090/teetimes/index.html

The last three pairings seem quite interesting:

Donald - Jimenez - Lowry

Poulter - Luiten - Levy

Dubuisson - Kaymer - Stenson

[Silent]

Title defender Dubuisson starts with a double bogey on the first, while Jimenez (very bad form lately) starts with an eagle on the same hole. Interesting tournament, with a lot of low scores expected.

[Silent]

Colsaerts is messing things up again. Was at -1, but then shot a 10 at the par 5 fourth hole, immediatly followed by a double bogey. Four players including Jimenez leading at -6 at the moment.

[Silent]

Jimenez found his form back, after day 1 he's leading at -9, followed by Poulter at -8. Colsaerts had, besides two Turkish amateurs and Hoey, the worst round of the day at +8.

Other notables with bad rounds: Donald (+2), Garcia (+3) and title defender Dubuisson (+5). Luiten somewhere in the middle at -2.

[Silent]

Poulter taking the lead, currently at -5 for the day and three shots clear of De Jonge. Jimenez already shot 3 bogeys today (+1).

[Silent]

One of my favorite players, Brooks Koepka, takes a surprise win! Very cool.

[Crim]

Very very happy for Brooks. Not only because he seems like a good kid with a bright future, and not only because he's an American fighting it out on the Euro Tour, but also because he edged out Poulter.

[Silent]

Next: The World Tour Championship in Dubai, last tournament of the season and with a purse of $ 8,000,000 one of the biggest tournaments on the ET. Only the top 60 of the Race to Dubai will play here, including Rory McIlroy.

Top 5 in 2013:

1. Stenson -25

2. Poulter -19

3. Dubuisson -17

4. Luiten -16

5. Donald, McIlroy, Westwood -15

[joekelly]

I thought this was over as Rory had accumulated so many points, aka $$$$, that no one could catch him. Yes, the may play golf in Dubai, but even now we know the winner. There is no competition, only a run for second place.  But i may have misread the UK papers.

Look here              http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/europeantour/11234159/Rory-McIlroy-wins-Race-to-Dubai-after-Brooks-Koepka-seals-the-Turkish-Airlines-Open.html

[Silent]

No-one else can win the season, but the tournament itself is one very big one with an 8 million dollar purse. Anyone can win this Dubai Tour Championship.

[Crim]

Final tournament started today (will re-air on Golf Channel at 9am CT) as two Irishmen jumped to the top of the leaderboard. Shane Lowry and you guessed it.....Rory McIlroy came out guns blazing and both shot a 66 (-6) to take the lead in the 1st round.