American Kim shoots 67, a shot back in South Korea
Saturday, 04 October 2008
Kim Wi-joong shot a 2-under 69 Saturday to take a one-stroke lead after the third round of the Korea Open.
The South Korean was at 10-under 203 after a round of five birdies and three bogeys at the Woo Jeong Hills Country Club. American Anthony Kim (67), Englishman Ian Poulter (69) and South Koreans Bae Sang-moon (67) and Kim Dae-sub (69) were tied for second.
"Before playing this week, my goal was to finish in the top-10," Wi-joong said. "But now I feel confident enough for a win.
Kaymer, Sandelin share third round lead in Scotland
Saturday, 04 October 2008
Martin Kaymer and Jarmo Sandelin shared the third-round lead Saturday after another rough day at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
With strong wind and occasional rain again affecting play, Kaymer shot a 1-over 73 at the 7,412-yard Carnoustie course to take the lead at 6-under 210. Sandelin later caught him with a 72.
"This was the toughest day on the toughest course and it was the worst weather this week," the 23-year-old Kaymer said. "You have to accept some bunkers and some bogeys.
Tag Ridings missed a short par putt on the final hole to fall into a tie for the lead with Charles Howell III after the third round of the Turning Stone Resort Championship on Saturday.
Ridings (71), winless in 154 starts on the U.S. PGA Tour, finished with a 1-under 71 to match Howell (69) at 8-under 208.
Jeff Overton (73), who led both the first and second rounds by one shot, was tied for third at 7 under with Brian Davis (69), Jason Day (71) and Kyle Thompson (69).
Rookie Dustin Johnson has won the Turning Stone Resort Championship, shooting a 3-under 69 on Sunday to beat Robert Allenby by one shot.
Johnson won his first PGA Tour title by sinking an 8-foot birdie putt on the final hole to edge the veteran Australian, who was seeking his fifth victory and first since 2001. Allenby's 12-foot putt for birdie to tie stopped inches short of the hole.
Six players near the top the leaderboard at the start of play Sunday were seeking their first career win.
Robert Karlsson of Sweden won the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship with a birdie on the first hole of a three-man playoff on Sunday.
Karlsson and Ross Fisher had 7-under 65s and overnight leader Martin Kaymer shot a 68 to tie the others at 10-under 278.
In the playoff, Fisher drove into the Swilcan Burn, the stream that fronts the first hole on The Old Course, and made a bogey. Kaymer then missed a 10-foot birdie putt before Karlsson made a three-footer for the victory.
Five-time major winner Seve Ballesteros was admitted to a Madrid hospital Monday after feeling dizzy and fainting.
Ballesteros was taken to La Paz hospital after briefly losing consciousness, the hospital said in a statement. His condition was stable, and he was undergoing diagnostic tests, the hospital said.
No further information on his condition or treatment would be made available under instructions from Ballesteros' family, the hospital said.
Ballesteros in stable condition, still undergoing tests
Wednesday, 08 October 2008
Five-time major winner Seve Ballesteros is stable but still undergoing tests to determine why he had a dizzy spell this week.
La Paz University Hospital said it was not known when the 51-year-old golfer might be released. He was taken to the hospital Monday after briefly losing consciousness.
Ballesteros, who has a long history of back pain, retired from competition in 2007. He won the British Open three times and the Masters twice, and had 50 victories on the European tour.
Members at Aronimink Golf Club in suburban Philadelphia are to vote next week on whether to accept a proposal to host Tiger Woods' AT&T National in 2010 and 2011.
During that time, current tournament host, Congressional Country Club, will be undergoing renovation for the 2011 U.S. Open.
The Oct. 15 vote comes after nearly a year of discussions between Aronimink board members and officials from the tournament and the Tiger Woods Foundation, which benefits from the event.
Five-time major winner Seve Ballesteros said he was "feeling well" Thursday and waiting for test results after a dizzy spell.
The 51-year-old Spaniard was taken to Madrid's La Paz hospital on Monday after briefly losing consciousness. Ballesteros remained in the hospital after undergoing tests, but gave no more details on his Web site.
"I wish to personally thank all of those who are concerned about my health condition," Ballesteros wrote.
Paul Broadhurst birdied two of his last three holes Thursday for a 4-under 67 that tied him with Magnus Carlsson and Marcus Fraser for a one-shot lead after the first round of the Madrid Masters.
"I just stuck in there really and had to make a couple of miracle shots to keep it ticking over," Broadhurst said.
Spanish Ryder Cup player Miguel Angel Jimenez was part of a large pack two shots back, while former U.S. Open champion Angel Cabrera of Argentina settled for a 71.
