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European Tour

Paul Casey took another step toward catching Tiger Woods at the top of the World Rankings with a cool, calm and collected win in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. Casey finished birdie, birdie to finish at -17 to win his third tournament of the season and continue his excellent form. He was pushed all the way by one of our tips at the beginning of the week, Ross Fisher. Fisher shot a superb 64 in the final round and only just missed out on a playoff as his eagle putt slipped by the edge on the last. Soren Kjeldsen battled his way to third place while Stephen Dodd continued his good form to finish a shot behind Kjeldsen at -12. Rory McIlroy made an early charge but came unstuck around the turn to finish in 5th position.

PGA Tour

Rory Sabbatini, dressed in pink in support of one of his buddies and Amy Mickelson in their battle against cancer, shot a superb 64 to win the Byron Nelson Championship. Standing on the final tee with a 3-shot lead, Sabbatini was able to enjoy the walk with the victory all but assured. Sabbatini did bogey the last to eventually win by 2 shots from Englishman Brian Davis who also shot a 6 under par 64 too finish on -17. It was Davis’ third consecutive top-5 finish so perhaps the talented 34 year old could claim hiis first tour victory in the not too distant future. D.A. Points had a final round of 65 to finish 3rd on -16 while Scott McCarron finished with a scintillating 62 to tie Dustin Johnson on -15 in 4th place.

Champions Tour

After receiving a special invite from The PGA of America, Michael Allen ended a 20-year victory drought in dramatic fashion Sunday, making a clutch birdie on Canterbury’s brutal 18th hole to win the 70th Senior PGA Championship and join Arnold Palmer as the only men in history to win the Alfred S. Bourne Trophy in their Champions Tour debut. Allen was chased all the way home by 1987 Masters Champion Larry Mize. Mize shot a final round 67 to finish 2 shots back on -4. Bruce Fleisher also had a 67 to claim third place on -2. With a final round of 66, Tom Watson was 4th while Chris Starkjohann, Fred Funk, Gil Morgan and Jeff Sluman finished in a tie for 5th.

LPGA Tour

Yani Tseng followed her excellent 62 in the third round with a solid 67 in the final round to win the LPGA Corning Classic. She won by a single shot over Paul Creamer who had back-to-back 65’s to finish on -20. Soo-Yun Kang also tied for 2nd after her round of 69. Mika Miyazato completed her with with a 70 to end the week in 4th on -19. One of our favourites, Michelle Wei, continues to show good form as she tied for 26th on -13. Her opening round of 73 just left with far too much to do. We believe she is not far away though.

Ladies European

France’s Jade Schaffer won the HypoVereinsbank Ladies German Open yesterday. The 22-year-old from Strasbourg, who recently moved to Paris, beat Spain’s Paula Marti witha birdie at the first extra hole of a sudden death playoff. Both players totalled 13-under 275 after four rounds at Golfpark Gut Häusern near Munich. Schaeffer closed with a five-under 67 to set the mark, before Marti matched her total with a final round of 73. Melissa Reid was again just outside the winners enclosure, finishing in a tie for 3rd alongside Martina Eberl. Maria Verchenova has become very popular amongst the male population so we are hoping she can push through and be known for her golf ability rather than just her good looks. She had a solid week to finish in a tie for 31st.

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