21 Oct
SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda (AP)—Ernie Els ran off three straight birdies on the back nine Wednesday and turned a three-shot deficit into a one-shot victory over David Toms in the PGA Grand Slam of Golf.
Els, an alternate who was filling in for Masters champion Phil Mickelson, closed with a 2-under 69 and earned $600,000. It was his second victory in the 36-hole event for the year’s four major champions. Els also won in 1997 when it was at Poipu Bay.
18 Oct
SAN MARTIN, Calif. — The familiar chants of “Rocco! Rocco!” never sounded better or louder as he approached the 18th hole.
Rocco Mediate holed out for eagle for the fourth straight day, hitting a pitching wedge approach from 116 yards that spun back into the cup on the par-4 17th hole Sunday en route to a one-stroke victory over Bo Van Pelt and rookie Alex Prugh in the Frys.com Open.
“Do you believe what just happened out there?” Mediate said. “I have a job again.”
The 47-year-old Mediate won his sixth PGA TOUR title and first since 2002, finishing with a 2-over 73 for a 15-under 269 total at CordeValle. He earned $900,000 and a two-year TOUR exemption.
Mediate had a hole-in-one on the par-3 third hole Thursday, holed out from 160 yards Friday on the par-4 fourth, and holed out from 111 yards Saturday on the par-5 15th hole.
Prugh shot a 69, and Van Pelt closed with a 71.
U.S. Ryder Cup player Rickie Fowler birdied three of his final five holes for a 69 to finish fourth at 13 under. Chris Tidland (67) was fifth at 12 under in the Fall Series event.
“I was walking down the stairs and I heard the roar,” Fowler said. “I couldn’t see the green but I could tell who the roar was for. It was pretty loud.”
Prugh and Van Pelt each birdied the final hole, giving Mediate exactly what he wanted on his final shot — a 4- or 5-foot putt that mattered.
As Mediate and caddie Matthew Achatz looked at the shot, they both saw it the same way.
“He said, ‘It’s dead straight, knock it in,’” Mediate said. “I nodded and said, ‘OK.’”
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6 Oct
A photographer for the Daily Mail got an amazing picture at the Ryder Cup of Tiger Woods flubbing a shot headed directly at the camera. He didn t duck and Tiger s golf ball actually hit the lens — but not before the image was captured midflight. The photo has been seen around the world.
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5 Oct
By SPORTSMAIL REPORTER
Last updated at 8:15 AM on 3rd October 2010
This is the moment when Mail on Sunday photographer Mark Pain found himself in the line of fire at the Ryder Cup – and for a brief moment brought the mighty Tiger Woods to a juddering halt.
The American world No 1 was partnering Steve Stricker and attempting to chip his third shot on the final hole of yesterday morning’s fourball against Europe’s Ian Poulter and Ross Fisher on to the green.
4 Oct
NEWPORT, Wales — Europe reclaimed the Ryder Cup, winning a thriller that went down to the final singles match Monday.
The Americans rallied from a three-point deficit to tie the score, bringing the title down to the 12th match. But U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell made a clutch birdie putt at the 16th and was conceded his par putt at No. 17. Hunter Mahan flubbed a chip shot, then missed a last-gasp putt from off the green to save par.
The Europeans won 14½-13½ to reclaim the cup won by the Americans at Valhalla two years ago.
The youngest American, 21-year-old Rickie Fowler, gave the visiting team hope of pulling off an improbable comeback when he won the final three holes to halve his match with Edoardo Molinari. Fowler rolled in a 15-foot birdie putt at the 17th to extend the match, then made an 18-footer at the final hole to stun the Italian.
A few minutes later, Zach Johnson finished off a 3-and-2 win over Padraig Harrington, evening the score at 13½.
That brought it down to McDowell vs. Mahan.
The Northern Irishman was 3 up with seven holes left. But he made a bogey at No. 12, and an errant tee shot at the 15th, a short par-4, handed Mahan another hole.
With Fowler’s half-point, Mahan merely had to halve his match for a 14-14 tie that would’ve kept the trophy in American hands.
But McDowell rolled in a slick, downhill putt from 15 feet at No. 16 for a brilliant birdie. When Mahan made a mess of the 17th hole, the winner didn’t even have to bother with his final putt.
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