Friday, November 29, 2013
＜中間速報＞遼、1オーバーで後半へ、トップは武藤俊憲ら
2011年09月29日12時04分
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順位 選手名 スコア1 片岡 大育 -4
小山内 護 -4
キム・ヒョンソン -4
J・B・パク -4
池田 勇太 -4
岩田 寛 -4
7 谷 昭範 -3
平塚 哲二 -3
宮里 聖志 -3
ベ・サンムン -3
順位の続きを見る
＜コカ・コーラ東海クラシック 初日＞◇29日◇三好カントリー倶楽部(7,310ヤード・パー72)
愛知県にある三好カントリー倶楽部を舞台に開催中の国内男子ツアー「コカ・コーラ東海クラシック」初日。ホストプロの石川遼はINコースからスタート。序盤の11番でティショットのミスからボギーを先行させてしまうが、15番でバーディを奪取しスコアを戻す。
しかし、ティショットが安定しない石川は17番でまたもティショットを大きく左に曲げるなどして、このホールもボギー。迎えた前半最終18番の3打目、15ヤードの下りの難しいアプローチを1.5mに寄せるとここはパーパットをきっちり沈め1バーディ、2ボギーの1オーバーで後半のプレーに入っている。
石川はハーフ終了時点で51位タイ。10ホールを消化し3アンダーとしている武藤俊憲ら5選手が現時点で首位に立っている。
＜速報＞「調子はすごい悪い」はずの勇太が首位タイ、遼は21位タイ発進
2011年09月29日16時26分
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順位 選手名 スコア1 片岡 大育 -4
小山内 護 -4
キム・ヒョンソン -4
J・B・パク -4
池田 勇太 -4
岩田 寛 -4
7 谷 昭範 -3
平塚 哲二 -3
宮里 聖志 -3
ベ・サンムン -3
順位の続きを見る
＜コカ・コーラ東海クラシック 初日＞◇29日◇三好カントリー倶楽部(7,310ヤード・パー72)
国内男子ツアー「コカ・コーラ東海クラシック」が愛知県にある三好カントリー倶楽部を舞台に本日開幕。初日を終えて池田勇太、小山内護ら4選手が首位に並んだ。前日の会見では「ハッキリ言って調子はすごい悪い」と語っていた池田勇太だったが、開幕してみれば首位発進と絶好のスタートを切った。
大会ホストプロの石川は4バーディ・3ボギーの1アンダー20位タイで初日を終えた。
【初日の結果】
1位T：池田勇太(-4)
1位T：片岡大育(-4)
1位T：小山内護(-4)
1位T：キム・ヒョンソン(-4)
1位T：J・B・パク(-4)
1位T：岩田寛(-4)
7位T：谷昭範(-3)
7位T：平塚哲二(-3)
7位T：宮里聖志(-3)
7位T：べ・サンムン(-3)
11位T：片山晋呉 他9名
21位T：石川遼(-1)
21位T：薗田峻輔(-1) 他14名
遼、「ハーフターンで自分に喝」後半持ち直し1アンダー発進
2011年09月29日17時30分
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順位 選手名 スコア1 片岡 大育 -4
小山内 護 -4
キム・ヒョンソン -4
J・B・パク -4
池田 勇太 -4
岩田 寛 -4
7 谷 昭範 -3
平塚 哲二 -3
宮里 聖志 -3
ベ・サンムン -3
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「内容より結果のほうが断然良かった」と初日のラウンドを振返り胸をなでおろした（撮影：岩本芳弘）
＜コカ・コーラ東海クラシック 初日＞◇29日◇三好カントリー倶楽部(7,310ヤード・パー72)
愛知県にある三好カントリー倶楽部で、国内男子ツアー「コカ・コーラ東海クラシック」が開幕した。
【関連リンク】石川遼の1打速報[コカ・コーラ東海クラシック初日]
石川遼は先週の「アジアパシフィックパナソニックオープン」から続くティショットの乱れがこの日も止まらない。INスタートの11番でティショットを右の林に打ち込みボギーとすると、17番では林どころかさらに奥のカート道まで曲げる大トラブル。何とか3オンに成功するもパーパットを決めきれずボギーを叩き1オーバーに後退してしまう。18番もティショットをラフに入れ、結局前半はフェアウェイキープ0回とティショットの不調に泣かされた。
しかし、ハーフターンで前の組が詰まり約40分のインターバルがとられるとここで自らに気合いを注入。「まったく練習場から思い切りが無かった。体の動きが鈍かったですね。ハーフターンで自分に喝を入れて後半に備えた」ロッカーでシャドースイングを繰り返し、復調気配を見せた昨日のスイングを思い出すと1番からは別人のゴルフを見せる。2番こそ左に曲げたものの、3番でこの日初めてフェアウェイをキープすると、ここでバーディを奪取。さらに、5番、最終9番とバーディを積み重ね、1アンダー20位タイでホールアウトした。
インターバルにも助けられなんとか後半立て直したものの、大崩れと紙一重のプレー。本人も「内容より結果のほうが断然良かった。ラッキーでしたね」と胸をなでおろすラウンドだった。「あのままスルーで行ってたら取り返しのつかないことになってましたね。後半のようなスイングが朝から出来なきゃダメ」。17番はあと少し左に行けばOBのところがセーフ。18番ではセカンドがあわや池ポチャというところから硬い岩に跳ねてグリーン奥につくなどラッキーもあってのスコアだけに、気持ちを引き締め直して練習場へ足を向けた。
【初日の結果】
1位T：池田勇太(-4)
1位T：片岡大育(-4)
1位T：小山内護(-4)
1位T：キム・ヒョンソン(-4)
1位T：J・B・パク(-4)
1位T：岩田寛(-4)
7位T：谷昭範(-3)
7位T：平塚哲二(-3)
7位T：宮里聖志(-3)
7位T：ベ・サンムン(-3)
11位T：片山晋呉 他9名
21位T：石川遼(-1)
21位T：薗田峻輔(-1) 他14名
勇太、プロとしてのスタート地点で泥沼から復活！
2011年09月29日17時31分
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順位 選手名 スコア1 片岡 大育 -4
小山内 護 -4
キム・ヒョンソン -4
J・B・パク -4
池田 勇太 -4
岩田 寛 -4
7 谷 昭範 -3
平塚 哲二 -3
宮里 聖志 -3
ベ・サンムン -3
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4アンダー首位タイで初日を終えた池田（撮影：岩本芳弘）
＜コカ・コーラ東海クラシック 初日＞◇29日◇三好カントリー倶楽部(7,310ヤード・パー72)
国内男子ツアー「コカ・コーラ東海クラシック」。「この試合はプロとしてのスタート地点だとも思う」池田勇太にとってこの大会はどうしても勝ちたいトーナメントの1つだ。
【関連リンク】勇太、キッパリ「調子はすごい悪い」
08年大会。マンデートーナメントを勝ち上がって出場権を掴むと、最後まで優勝を争った。最終18番でセカンドを池に入れてスコアを落としたものの、堂々の2位フィニッシュ。池田自身の言葉通り、池田勇太の名前が初めて世に出た大会となった。さらに、続く09年大会でも石川遼らと優勝争いを演じ、この三好カントリー倶楽部に池田ありを強く印象付けた。
しかし、その勝ちたい思いとは裏腹に開幕前の調子は最悪。この日も朝までクラブの調整を重ねてギリギリの状態でスタートしていった。しかし、この日の池田は好調とはいえないながらも粘りのゴルフを見せる。スタートホールの10番こそボギーとしたものの前半を2アンダーで終えると、後半も2つスコアを伸ばし終わってみれば4アンダーでホールアウト。堂々の首位タイスタートだ。
「泥沼に足を突っ込んでいたけど、なんとか片足は抜け出せた。粘り強い良いゴルフが出来た」不調は底を打った。まだまだ本調子とは行かないが、粘りに粘りを重ねて優勝争いに食らいついていく。
【初日の結果】
1位T：池田勇太(-4)
1位T：片岡大育(-4)
1位T：小山内護(-4)
1位T：キム・ヒョンソン(-4)
1位T：J・B・パク(-4)
1位T：岩田寛(-4)
7位T：谷昭範(-3)
7位T：平塚哲二(-3)
7位T：宮里聖志(-3)
7位T：ベ・サンムン(-3)
11位T：片山晋呉 他9名
21位T：石川遼(-1)
21位T：薗田峻輔(-1) 他14名
Saturday, November 2, 2013
Lee wins Asia-Pacific to earn Masters invitation
Lee wins Asia-Pacific to earn Masters invitation
LONGKOU CITY, China (AP) -- Lee Chang-woo of South Korea won the Asia-Pacific Amateur by three shots Sunday to earn a trip to the Masters in April.
Lee was worried that he would think more about going to Augusta National than his golf at Nanshan International. That was never a problem. He stretched his lead to as many as six shots on the back nine. Even with a bogey on the last hole, he finished with a 1-under 70 to win by three over Shohei Hasegawa of Japan.
The winner of the Asia-Pacific gets an invitation to the Masters and is exempt until the final qualifying stage for the British Open. Hasegawa also gets into final qualifying for the British Open.
Defending champion Guan Tianlang shot 73 and finished eight shots behind.
Lee tied for second along with Rory McIlroy last week in the Korea Open, and he kept his form all week in tough conditions at Nanshan. He finished at 3-under 281, the only player to break par. Hasegawa birdied two of the last three holes for a 71.
''Playing in the Masters has been my dream since I started playing golf,'' said Lee, who won the Dongbu Promi Open on the Korean tour last month. ''I didn't think I would have an opportunity, so this is a great honor, as is playing in International Final Qualifying for the (British) Open Championship. I have never been so excited.''
Lee made bogey on the second hole to briefly fall into a tie for the lead with 16-year-old Dou Zecheng of China. Dou bogeyed the next two holes, however, and Lee began to pull away. He went 10 straight holes without a bogey as his lead expanded, closing with a double bogey that only affected the final margin.
''I have been looking at the leaderboard since the third round and I was a bit nervous,'' Lee said. ''I just tried to keep calm and it seemed to work. I knew I was going to win after the tee shot on the 17th hole. Everything worked well during the last two rounds.
''I can't believe I am going to go to the Masters,'' he said. ''I think I will only realize it tomorrow.''
Hasegawa made a 15-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win the silver medal as the runner-up, which got him into the final stage of British Open qualifying.
''My putting let me down over the weekend, and I hope to return next year to get the trophy,'' Hasegawa said. ''But I'm very glad to have a chance to qualify for the (British) Open. I think this is a great chance for my golfing career.''
Since the Asia-Pacific Amateur began in 2009, all but one winner has made the cut at the Masters - Hideki Matsuyama twice and Guan last year. Guan was 14 in April, making him the youngest player to make the cut in any major held over 72 holes.
Starting the final round five shots back, Guan failed to make a birdie Sunday.
Oliver Goss, already in the Masters as the runner-up at the U.S. Amateur, was making a move with a 34 on the front nine until taking a triple bogey on the 10th hole and a bogey on the 11th. His 72 left him seven shots behind.
Golf-Moore sinks birdie to win playoff in Malaysia
Golf-Moore sinks birdie to win playoff in Malaysia
Oct 28 (Reuters) - American Ryan Moore sank a birdie putt after a "perfect" approach shot on the first hole of a sudden death playoff to win the $7 million CIMB Classic in Malaysia on Monday for his third career win on the U.S. PGA Tour.
The 30-year-old finished tied with compatriot Gary Woodland on 14-under-par on Sunday but had to wait overnight for the playoff after thunder storms delayed the final round for more than three hours.
Moore said the adrenaline rush he got from earning his place in the playoff by saving par at the final hole in near darkness on Sunday had carried him through the shootout.
While Woodland found the rough with his second shot on the par-five 18th, Moore's approach shot took him to within three feet of the hole and he nervelessly sank the putt to earn a cheque for $1.26 million.
"Playing a playoff with someone like Gary, I know I don't want it to last very long," said the world number 45.
"I had a great opportunity there on 18 with my third shot, and it was just an absolute perfect number. It was 158 yards, a little bit back up the hill, so for me that was just a perfect slightly choked down full eight iron."
Woodland would have won his third PGA title if he had not missed a birdie putt by centimetres on the final hole of his fourth round on Sunday.
"It was tough. It was a long hole, and Ryan hit a great shot in there and obviously made a good birdie," the 29-year-old said.
"But I thought I hit a pretty good shot on the third, just obviously coming out of the rough, I would have liked to have been in the fairway, came out of the rough and came up a little short."
Moore's two previous PGA tour wins came at the Wyndham Championship in 2009, which he also won in a playoff, and at the 2012 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in his home town of Las Vegas.
The CIMB Classic, which is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour, was added to the official PGA Tour schedule for the first time this year. (Writing by Nick Mulvenney; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
British Open ends international 36-hole qualifying
British Open ends international 36-hole qualifying
SHANGHAI (AP) -- The British Open is moving away from 36-hole qualifying, instead using 10 tour events from five continents to determine 32 spots in the field.
The only 36-hole qualifying that remains for golf's oldest championship will be 12 spots available from four links courses just before the British Open. They will become permanent sites. Players who fail to get in the British Open off their own tour can enter those final qualifying sites.
Royal & Ancient chief executive Peter Dawson said Monday the reasons for the change include building more interest in the weeks leading up to the British Open to give players a more rigorous test over 72 holes at a tour event instead of 36 holes of qualifying.
The new system will be called the ''Open Qualifying Series,'' and it starts next month at the Australian Open.
On the PGA Tour, instead of the 36-hole qualifier outside Dallas that offered eight spots, the British Open will take the leading four players not already eligible from the top 12 and ties at the AT&T National and The Greenbrier Classic. One spot will be available from the John Deere Classic, a week before the Open.
On the European Tour, the 36-hole qualifier at Sunningdale will be replaced by offering three sports at the Irish Open, the French Open and the Scottish Open. Dawson said the configuration was different for the American tour - four spots at two events, one at the John Deere - to avoid the scramble of getting to Britain at the last minute.
Three spots will be available in Australia and South Africa, and four will be offered at the Mizuno Open in Japan and in Thailand on the Asian Tour.
The British Open is July 17-20 at Royal Liverpool in England.
''There were not in any way problems with the qualifiers. They weren't the cheapest to stage,'' Dawson said. ''We just felt we weren't getting in the media the buildup in the Open. And the fact these events are on television, and there's going to be an Open qualifying leaderboard, we think it will give the Open more anticipation.''
The U.S. qualifier near Dallas had been held in May for the convenience of players, nearly two months before the Open.
Dawson said the golf schedules around the world were getting more crowded, another reason why he felt it made sense to blend in tour events with qualifying.
Asia-Pacific Amateur champion Lee Chang-woo and runner-up Shohei Hasegawa earned a spot in final qualifying for the British Open. They will take part in the Open Qualifying Series in Thailand.
International Final Qualifying began in 2004, offering 36-hole qualifiers in America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.
Previously, the Local Final Qualifying was held on four courses near where the British Open was being playing that year. Starting next year, the R&A selected four permanent sites in various regions of the country to help with travel - Glasgow-Gailes Links in Scotland, Hillside in northwest of England, Woburn in central England and Royal Cinque Ports on the eastern coast of England.
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