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Dougherty dahului, Woods ketinggalan - Kejohanan Golf Terbuka Amerika Syarikat

OAKMONT, Pennsylvania

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Cabrera rampas pendahulu

OAKMONT , Pennsylvania - Pemain Argentina, Angel Cabrera mencatat birdie di lubang terakhir untuk merampas kedudukan pendahulu dengan kelebihan satu pukulan selepas tamat pusingan kedua Kejohanan Golf Terbuka Amerika Syarikat di lapangan Oakmont, semalam.

Cabrera yang bermula dari tee 10 mengharungi lapangan penuh mencabar itu dengan melakukan birdie dari jarak dua kaki di lubang sembilan untuk mencatat satu atas par 71 pada hari kedua.

Selepas menamatkan dua pusingan, pemain Argentina itu mencatat par 140, satu pukulan mengatasi pencabar terdekat, Bubba Watson dari Amerika Syarikat.

Watson, 28, turut menamatkan hari kedua dengan satu atas par 71 tetapi mengumpul 141 pukulan keseluruhan.

憫Ini adalah penamat yang baik tetapi saya perlu terus memberi tumpuan kerana kejohanan belum berakhir.

憫Pada saya, cabaran sebenar hanya bermula esok (hari ini),拻 kata Cabrera, 37, kepada pemberita menerusi penterjemah.

Watson, yang gagal melepasi kelayakan pada Terbuka Amerika Syarikat 2004 berkata, dia akan cuba bertenang dan memberi aksi lebih baik bagi mengukuhkan kedudukan hari ini.

憫Kalau anda dapat menemui rentak permainan, sesiapa pun mempunyai peluang untuk menang di sini.

憫Bagaimanapun kebanyakan pemain hanya terdorong melakukan kesilapan demi kesilapan,拻 kata pemain kidal dari Bagdad, Florida itu.

Malah, Watson sendiri membuat kesilapan dengan mencatat lima bogey tetapi mujurlah ia berjaya diimbangi dengan empat birdie.

Dua pukulan di belakang pendahulu ialah pemain Britain, Justin Rose, Niclas Fasth dari Sweden, Aaron Baddeley dari Australia dan pemain Kanada, Stephen Ames.

Ames berjaya mengharungi pusingan kedua dengan agak baik berbanding kebanyakan pemain lain apabila mencatat dua bawah par 69.

Seorang lagi pemain Britain, Paul Casey turut cemerlang dengan empat bawah par 66 dan masih mampu menjadi pencabar utama dengan mengumpul tiga atas par 143 keseluruhan, naik dari kedudukan ke-97 selepas mencatat 77 pukulan di hari pertama.

Pemain nombor satu dunia, Tiger Woods masih berkedudukan baik dengan 145 pukulan, selepas mencatat empat atas par 74 manakala juara bertahan. Geoff Ogilvy dari Australia mencatat 75 pukulan untuk mengumpul 146.

憫Lapangan di sini amat menyukarkan, tetapi semua orang sudah menjangkakan perkara itu.

憫Angin juga bertiup agak kencang dan ia menyebabkan green mudah kering. Apa yang harus anda lakukan adalah banyakkan bersabar,拻 kata Woods.

Cabrera, 37, yang memburu kejuaraan Jelajah Amerika Syarikat pertamanya memperoleh tiga birdie keseluruhan tetapi catatan cemerlangnya terjejas kerana turut mencatat empat bogey.

Pemain Argentina itu, yang terikat di tangga ketujuh pada Terbuka Amerika Syarikat 2001 dikenali dengan kemampuan menyerlah pada kejohanan besar.

Dia pernah memenangi tiga Jelajah Eropah, termasuk PGA Eropah 2005, selain berkongsi tangga kelima pada PGA Wentworth, bulan lalu.

Hanya 63 pemain layak untuk meneruskan cabaran ke pusingan kedua dengan mengambil catatan terendah 10 atas par 150.

flames

Originally posted by JustWant2Know at 24-4-2007 06:49 PM
Hi Flames,
Wow! Which part of Canada? Quebec? Ontario?
I heard it was snowing pretty bad last 3-4 weeks in Toronto...

Just ring me when you are back...maybe can go for 36 holes in a day!!!

Hi Justwant,

i was back in kl for a while ari tu... wanted to seek for your coaching, but tak berkesempatan..
but ada la impromptu join my x-boss kat bandar utama.. k laa jugak nak practice, but x puas laa 9 hole..baru nak get the hang of it...dah habis.. anyways it was a good experience.. but sungguh laa amat lama nak tunggu buggy to start game..

kat sinie ada ke any other ladies nak cuba2 main...coz me rasa amat bersalah bila main ngan guys, bcoz it takes me longer to reach the green... blum ada itu distance laa..

JustWant2Know

Hi Flames,
Good to know that you had a chance to do some swings in KL.
I'm not a qualified coach..sendiri pun huyung hayang...hehehehe..

Yesterday, Salz and I played 36 holes. Morning - Danau , afternoon - Bangi.
Salz performed very well while I did badly. He managed to get 3 birdies for 36 holes and of course Pars not to mention.

I was struggled in morning game but tried to recover in afternoon game...kind of too late, but have to accept the results.

I pun pernah main dengan female golfers. Tak de masalah.

See you next time!

dexa

jaswant and salz - playing golf with da bear ;) --

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Golf/French Open: Novice Kamte on a high

VERSAILLES (France): South Africa抯 James Kamte grabbed a share of the first round lead in the French Open at the Golf National on Thursday coming in with a six-under 65.

The 24-year-old, who had to qualify to get into the main draw, had six birdies and an eagle against two bogeys in a spectacular round.

He was tied for the lead with the young Welshman Kyron Sullivan who came in late with six birdies in a bogey-free round.

There was a four-way tie for third place one stroke back featuring Swedes Steven Jeppesen and Christian Nilsson alongside English pair Benn Barham and Graeme Storm.

Home favourite Thomas Levet, trying to battle his way back after a vertigo illness, was solo on 67, while among the nine players grouped on 68 were French No 1 Raphael Jacquelin, Denmark抯 Thomas Bjorn and Scotland抯 Colin Montgomerie.

Kamte, a novice on the European PGA Tour, said it was a dream come true to be sitting atop the leaderboard in a big tournament so early in a career that he says owes much to compatriot Ernie Els and the foundation the three-time major winner finances back in South Africa.

"Ernie was one of these people who picked me up and was unbelievable to me," he said.

"I always said if I ever win one of the biggest events I would absolutely thank him right there on the spot He is the first guy I would thank.

"He gave me the opportunities to play at home when no-one would give me these opportunities and I really want to thank Ernie for that.

"If it wasn抰 for him, I wouldn抰 be sitting here today."

Montgomerie, who had a new caddie on his bag as he strived to emerge from a deep and worrying slump had a near-perfect start with three birdies in the first four holes.

After three-putting the short 16th, Montgomerie returned to three under by finding the edge of the green in two at the 563-yard third and two-putting.

He did drop another shot on the eighth, but made amends immediately and hitting 16 out of 18 greens in regulation was indicative of how well the eight-time European number one struck the ball in a testing wind.

The 44-year-old, still recovering from the bout of flu that struck him down after the US Open where he missed the cut, said that his birdies early on had kick-started his confidence.

"This is my type of golf course. You have to be very precise on distance and that抯 difficult because you can easily get wet," he said.

"I抳e got my swing back again, the one that I had back in the 90s. I can now hit on the left again. That was standard back in the 90s, it was what I used to do. Physically I抦 OK and I know that I can do it again."

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Golf: Mickelson to play at Scottish Open

LONDON: World No 2 Phil Mickelson has confirmed that, injury permitting, he will once more tee off in the Scottish Open at Loch Lomond in the week preceding next month抯 British Open at Carnoustie.

Mickelson has been struggling with a wrist injury since the US Open where he missed the cut.

But the American is hopeful he can recover in time to have another tilt at the British Open which he has never won.

"I like to compete the week before a major and going to the Scottish Open also helps me acclimatise," Mickelson said.

"I抦 well aware it抯 an inland course, but I抦 sure I抣l get the chance to play some links golf around the event."

It will be Mickelson抯 fifth entry at the Scottish Open which takes place this year from July 12-15, with his best showing to date being a seventh-place finish in 2000.

Also confirmed for Loch Lomond are world top 20 players Ernie Els, Luke Donald, Retief Goosen and Sergio Garcia.

Newly-crowned US Open champion Angel Cabrera, meanwhile, has signed up to play at the next week抯 European Open at the K-Club outside Dublin.

The Argentinian, who won his first major at Oakmont, Pennsylvania, had been due to play in this week抯 French Open at Versailles, but he announced his withdrawal late last week.

hyphrigian

aku kenai harimau hutan dan vijay singh saja kalau melibat kan golf....

Salzburg_aus

Ha ha ha kelakar tul gambar tuhh.. aku masih teringat masa main kat Kajang hill ..tgh cari bola dlm semak terjumpa ular tedung dah siap kembang kepala dia adalah jarak dlm 5 meter...Aku ngan member ngeri gila siap lari lintang pukang nasib baik dia tak kejar..terus gi rehat jap kat club makan kue teow cantonese..

Pro Justwant - Itu hari aku main badan ada sedap sikit ,Petangnya session pasal dah panas badan kat Danau... tapi aku masih tak puas hati dgn mental aku kalau closing hole mesti hancur...
Sabtu aku main kat Beruntung , score menaik semula dlm 98 cuma ada 3 par sahaja..Putting pulak tidak menjadi.Macam2 hal dan kerenah golf..susah nak konsisten..
So jgn lupa rabu nie kat Kinrara..kita gegar lagi..

dexa

kalau saya jumpa ulaq tedung
mesti saya pengsan...

kalau saya jumpa apa2 ulaq la
saya mesti pengsan...

tak suka dengan muka dia...

btw - fo sho tak nak main kat kajang punya golf club la..
nanti tetiba cobra appears -

--  saya cuma nak main 9 holes aje -
kalau 18 holes  it takes me 4 days to finish it up

babylicious

anybody peminat magazine golf.. boleh pm saya untuk dapatkan mag this & last year..semua mag baru..bukan 2nd hand...

JustWant2Know

Dex,
Nak main 9 hole, pi kat Bukit Utama...kat situ after work pun sempat lagi..lagipun dia ada night golfing..

Pro Salz,
Thanks for the yesterday's game...Cuma wondering why you're not really focused on the game...but you main tak ok pun, your score pun tak de la teruk...kalau aku, abis dah...sure macam satu hari kenal golf punya...

BTW, let's arrange another one....I want to see the real Pro Salz in play....

There's a plan to play with my cousin (Pro Saifubahri), tapi tak confirm date lagi..kalau confirm, aku bagitau nanti...

Ciao!

Salzburg_aus

Pro Justwant - Sorry aku memang lack of focus maybe by little interruption phone call from the office.But memang itu semua bukan alasan.  . Tapi seperti biasa not every day is sunday .Tapi jpro justwant memang konsisten itu hari.Well done Pro.
Pro Wednesday nie kita plan main Saujana Putra nak tak..?? Aku n Marzuki set n maybe Dato S nak join gak..
Tapi the honor is yours.. aku follow jer.. he he he...
Aku teringin nak main ngan Pro Saiful boleh belajar n tgk mistake kita..

[ Last edited by  Salzburg_aus at 7-7-2007 04:09 PM ]

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Woods bersaing rebut juara

BETHESDA, Maryland

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Golf: Se Ri five strokes ahead

SYLVANIA (Ohio): Pak Se Ri, a four-time winner of the LPGA抯 Jamie Farr Classic, was poised for a run at a fifth title after taking a five-shot halfway lead on Friday.

The South Korean Hall of Famer fired four birdies and just one bogey on Friday in a three-under 68 for an 11-under total of 131.

She had seized the lead in the US$1.3 million (RM4.55 million) tournament with a 63 on Thursday.


Se Ri, who finished fourth here last year, is now two rounds away from her 24th career tournament title.

"I抳e finished the first two rounds and put up a good score," Se Ri said.

Five pars to start the round were followed by a birdie at the par-three sixth, where Se Ri fired an 8-iron to six feet. She made a five-footer for birdie on the par-five seventh and added a birdie from 16 feet at No 12.

A drive into the rough at 15 led to Se Ri抯 only bogey of the round. She rebounded at 16, however, draining a 22-foot birdie putt.

Her closest pursuer was compatriot Pak Jin Young, who was at 136 after a 69 at Highland Meadows Golf Club.

Defending champion Kim Mi Hyun of South Korea, who edged American Natalie Gulbis on the third hole of a playoff here in 2006, is tied for 27th at one-under after a 73.

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Golf: Green seizes John Deere lead

SILVIS (Illinois): Nathan Green fired a blistering eight-under-par 63 on Friday to seize a one-shot lead after two rounds of the US$4.1 million (RM14.35 million) John Deere Classic.

Green抯 12-under total of 130 gave put him one stroke clear of Sweden抯 Carl Pettersen and American Jason Dufner.

Seven of the last 10 champions here have made the tournament their first PGA Tour win, and Green would like to join them.

"There抯 some good vibes there, and I抎 love to get my turn at some stage," he said.

Green, an Australian with one top-10 finish in 19 US events this season, got off to a fast start with birdies at his first two holes.

He had back-to-back birdies at five and six and added another at No. 8.

Green, who did not have a bogey on Friday, added three more birdies on the back nine to grab the lead.

Green, who took the lead when he sank a four-footer for birdie at 17, said some time off at home in Australia after missing the cut at the US Open Oakmont helped his game.

Pettersson signed for an impressive 64, moving to 11-under 131 through 36 holes. The Swede抯 round included eight birdies and a bogey.

Dufner registered seven birdies and two bogeys en route to a 66.

First-round leader Neal Lancaster was alone in fourth at 10-under after a 68

JustWant2Know

British Open...

Woods buat eagle kat longest Par 5...But Sergio is leading by 2..(-6)...
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Hari tu ramai kaki golf kat sini...semua senyap aje...

dexa

depa kat 19th hole kot!! --

bila la nak bergolfing dengan jaswant ye~!-

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Golf: Gavin shares second spot in World Junior meet

GAVIN Kyle Green fired a sizzling five-under 67, the day抯 lowest score, in the third and final round to share second spot in the boy抯 Under-14 category of the Junior World Golf Championships in San Diego on Thursday.



Gavin (picture), the elder brother of Galven who became the first Malaysian to win the Under-6 boys

JustWant2Know

Dex,

Plan one day to play...maybe weekday...no rush...

let me know..