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- Kuchar wins Memorial tournament
- Angelo happy to be back in Malaysia
- Masterful round of 65 propels Ilonen to the front
| Kuchar wins Memorial tournament Posted: 02 Jun 2013 04:10 PM PDT DUBLIN, Ohio: Matt Kuchar capped a four-under par 68 with a birdie at the final hole on Sunday to win the US PGA Tour's $6.2 million Memorial tournament by two strokes. Kuchar, stung by Boo Weekley's come-from-behind victory at Colonial last weekend, wasn't about to let things slip away this time. He led by as many as four strokes on the back nine and his 12-under total of 276 gave him a two-shot triumph over American Kevin Chappell. Chappell closed with a bogey-free round in the Jack Nicklaus-hosted event at Muirfield Village, keeping the pressure on Kuchar with four birdies in his last six holes in a four-under 68 for 278. Kyle Stanley was third after a 71 for 281. Kuchar, winner of the WGC Match Play Championship at Dove Mountain, joined world number one Tiger Woods as the only multiple winners on the US PGA Tour this season. Woods, a four-time winner already in 2013 and a five-time Memorial champion, wrapped up a disappointing final tune-up for the US Open with an even-par 72 that left him on eight over 296. Woods recovered from a triple bogey and a bogey in his first five holes to card an even-par 72 that left him on eight-over 296. His six at the par-three 12th hole was his second triple bogey of the week. World number two Rory McIlroy, also making his last scheduled start before the US Open, was in trouble from Thursday, when he opened with a 78. He fought back to make the cut and also closed out his week with an even-par round that included two birdies and two bogeys for a six-over total of 294. "I found a couple of little things this weekend," McIlroy said. "I hit the ball much better today. I actually putted a little better, too ... It's not that far away." -AFP |
| Angelo happy to be back in Malaysia Posted: 02 Jun 2013 03:53 PM PDT PETALING JAYA: Filipino ace Angelo Que (pic) is relishing a return to his happy hunting ground when he competes in the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters from June 20-23. The colourful three-time Asian Tour winner will be joined at the Seri Selangor Golf Club by a star-studded cast, comprising Scott Hend and Wade Ormsby of Australia, Chawalit Plaphol of Thailand, Lin Wen-tang of Taiwan and India's rising star Anirban Lahiri. Local ace Danny Chia and Shaaban Hussin will lead the Malaysian challenge alongside Ben Leong, who is returning to competitive golf after a lengthy injury spell, S. Siva Chandhran and Sukree Othman. Angelo is excited at the prospect of teeing up at the RM1.2mil Asian Tour event, where he will be aiming to end a three-year title drought. He has enjoyed much success in Malaysia, where he has won a little over US$260,000 since 2004, which includes winning the 2010 Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters. "I'm excited to go back to the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters. I'm happy that it's returning to the Seri Selangor Golf Club. I won there before and I know the course well," said the 34-year-old Angelo. "Malaysia is like my second home. I think I've made more money in Malaysia compared to the Philippines! I feel comfortable playing in Malaysia. I don't know why." After switching to new golf clubs earlier this year, Angelo has posted two top-five finishes on the region's premier Tour, which is celebrating its milestone 10th season in 2013. He is still searching for a fourth Asian Tour title but reckons he will need a bit of luck to secure his goal. |
| Masterful round of 65 propels Ilonen to the front Posted: 02 Jun 2013 03:53 PM PDT STOCKHOLM: A masterful round of 65 propelled Finland's Mikko Ilonen into a two-shot lead at the Nordea Masters on Saturday heading into the final round in the Swedish capital. He finished the day 18-under on 198. The 33-year-old continued his rich vein of form after finishing second in China and Morocco earlier this season with five birdies and an eagle to overtake overnight leader Matteo Manassero, who slumped to a one-under round of 71 and slipped to joint third alongside Swede Jonas Blixt and four shots off the pace. Ilonen started confidently with a birdie on the second hole and followed it up with birdies on six and nine as he staked his claim for the lead in a bid to win his first tournament in six years and third on the European Tour. "I need to shoot another low score and I can do it, but we've got 18 holes to go and lots of other guys are still hunting me," said Ilonen, who won both his tournaments in 2007 including a win in Stockholm. Home hopeful Alexander Noren and 2011 champion is alone in second and two shots back after sinking a mammoth 80 foot putt on the fourth hole during a round that included seven birdies and an eagle. Ilonen struck a superb approach to three feet at the 13th to set up a birdie, sank another from five feet at the 14th, and then saw a sand wedge spin back in at the 15th and drop for eagle. "It was a bit of a funny yardage for me," he said of the eagle. "It was raining and I just tried to squeeze it in there and got lucky with it a bit," he said about a marvellous back nine. Manassero, who became the youngest winner at the EPGA Championship last weekend at the age of 20 failed to take advantage of the favourable conditions and will begin Sunday's final round with plenty to do in a bid to make it back-to-back wins. Austrian Bernd Wiesberger had a scintillating round of eight under par 64 to climb the leaderboard and now lies in a three-way tie for sixth with Dane Thomas Bjorn and Dutchman Joost Luiten while Rikard Karlberg of Sweden is one shot better off on 12 under. Englishman Paul Casey had a disaster with five bogeys and a double bogey to plummet down the scoreboard and signed a disappointing scorecard of 77 and three over for the tournament. — AFP |
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