[Golf] Centraal #4: Weer mis

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Kuala Lumpur, September 25: Dutchman Guido Van Der Valk ended a seven-year winless run with a majestic seven-shot victory at the PGM-MIDF-KLGCC Classic on the Asian Development Tour on Sunday.

The 31-year-old comfortably preserved his overnight seven-shot cushion at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club’s West course, signing off with a closing one-over-par 73 to complete a wire-to-wire victory in the RM200,000 (approximately US$66,000) tournament.

Filipino Gerald Rosales failed to mount a challenge as he settled for second place in what was the eighth and final leg of the 2011 ADT season, closing with a 73.

With three Asian Tour cards at stake for the top-three finishers of the ADT Order of Merit, American Jonathan Moore comfortably finished top of the rankings with US$29, 579 after coming in fourth here.

Chinese Taipei’s Chiang Chen-chih took second place with a season haul of US$23,341 but countryman Kao Shang-hung had to endure a nervous wait before sealing third spot with US$19,874 when closest rival Takafumi Kawane of Japan failed to secure the top-four finish required to pip Kao for a priceless Asian Tour card.

Van Der Valk was over the moon with his victory, which was his career fifth but first since the Dutch PGA Championship in 2004. He accumulated a four-day total of seven-under-par 281.

“It’s awesome, it’s a good feeling,” smiled Van Der Valk, who came into the week in good form after finishing tied second in the ISPS Handa Singapore Classic on the Asian Tour earlier in the month.

“It was nice to stay in control and it was nice to finish the job. It’s my first wire-to-wire win and I’m happy,” added the Dutchman, who earned US$10,594.

Rosales got the lead down to four shots after the sixth hole but never got closer than that. “Guido didn’t start good but when he birdied the seventh and eighth holes, it settled him down. He did what he had to do,” said the Filipino.

Moore, a former US Walker Cup player and competing in his debut season in Asia, was delighted to top the rankings in a season which included one victory in Malaysia and four other top-four performances.

“This is unexpected. I’m thankful as over a year ago, I started a new plan with some new coaches and things started to click. I’ve played well in the ADT events and it is awesome,” said the American.

“When I first got to Qualifying School in Thailand in January, I was nervous coming out of the airport and the quality of competition has been strong here. I’m thankful that my wife Claire caddied all year for me as it’s really hard work to carry that bag in this heat.”

Kao, winner of the Ballantine’s Taiwan Championship last month, was a relieved man as he maintained his third position on the Merit list to earn his Asian Tour card for 2012. “I’m happy. I was quite relaxed this morning as I felt that I would get in but the wait (to find out if he was through) was quite long,” he said.

“Competing on the ADT this season has been good as I gained more competitive experience. I’m going to give the Asian Tour another shot next year,” said Kao.

The best Malaysian finisher in the PGM-MIDF-KLGCC Classic was Nicholas Fung, who was fifth after a closing 77 for a 296 total.

The ADT was launched last year by the Asian Tour with five tournaments where the aim is to create a career pathway for professional golfers to get onto the Asian Tour.

Leading final scores

281: Guido VAN DER VALK (Hol) 71-70-67-73

288: Gerald ROSALES (Phi) 74-70-71-73

289: Yosuke TSUKADA (Jpn) 72-75-70-72

293: Jonathan MOORE (USA) 74-72-73-74

296: Nicholas FUNG (Mas) 71-74-74-77

297: Marlon DIZON (Phi) 73-73-79-72

299: T.J. KIM (Kor) 76-76-74-73, R. Nachimuthu (Mas) 75-73-74-77

300: S. Murthy (Mas) 75-73-80-72, M. Sasidaran (Mas) 76-76-73-75, Pawin INGKHAPRADIT (Tha)77-70-76-77, S. Siva Chandhran (Mas) 77-73-72-78

About the Asian Development Tour

The Asian Development Tour was launched in 2010 with the aim of creating a career pathway for professional golfers in Asia. Sanctioned by the Asian Tour, the Asian Development Tour will ultimately create a new playing platform for emerging stars from across Asia and around the world. Through the Asian Tour Qualifying School, players will qualify for the Asian Development Tour and enjoy the opportunity to hone their games and talent through a secondary circuit in Asia. Designed in the same structure as the Nationwide Tour in America and European Challenge Tour, the Asian Development Tour is a stepping stone to the Asian Tour and the exciting world of international golf. The Asian Development Tour has been structured to ensure the best opportunities for its members. The leading three players on the Asian Development Tour will earn coveted Asian Tour cards for the following season, ensuring a proper career pathway for aspiring professionals.

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Op zondag 25 september 2011 16:58 schreef Coelho het volgende:

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Dan is het gedaan... Wellicht de spanning?

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Kenneth Ferrie overcame compatriot Simon Wakefield in a play-off to win the Austrian GolfOpen presented by Lyoness after an exhilarating final round.

The English pair both finished 12 under par for the week at Diamond Country Club before Ferrie triumphed at the first extra hole.

The final round was packed with drama rookie Dane Thomas Nørret clinging to his overnight lead until a double bogey seven at the 13th eventually saw his challenge unravel.

Ferrie, Wakefield and Dutchman Joost Luiten all advanced to 12 under, but 25 year old Luiten three-putted the last to hand the initiative to the English duo in the group behind.

Wakefield failed to get up and down at the 17th, leaving Ferrie one ahead coming down the last.

Last years Qualifying School winner Wakefield responded with a magnificent approach from the rough to six feet, but Ferrie responded with an effort to eight feet.

With a putt for the title, the 32 year old handed his playing partner a reprieve when he missed.

Wakefield took full advantage and the momentum looked to have swung his way when they returned to the 18th, his drive splitting the fairway as Ferrie drove into the left rough.

But Ferrie produced an approach to six feet, Wakefield overshot the green and when he failed to get up-and-down Ferrie had two putts for the title, although he only needed one.

The win comes after a difficult five years for the 2005 European Open champion, who endured a difficult couple of years on the US PGA Tour and only kept his European Tour card thanks to a strong finish last season.

Nørret significantly improved his previous best European Tour finish of 16th by taking fourth, while there was a top-ten finish in his first professional event for 20 year old Walker Cup star Tom Lewis.

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Joost Luiten heeft in de derde ronde van het Alfred Dunhill Championship, dat wordt gespeeld op drie verschillende Schotse banen, een fikse sprong gemaakt.

De Bleiswijker liet op Carnoustie in zijn foutloze ronde van 65 slagen (-7) zeven birdies noteren en klom van de 51ste naar de gedeelde dertiende plaats.

Op dezelfde baan kwam Michael Hoey via een eagle, vijf birdies en een bogey tot 66 slagen (-6), wat hem alleen aan de leiding bracht. De Noord-Ier, die na twee dagen de Engelsman Tommy Fleetwood nog naast zich wist, staat één slag voor op zijn landgenoot Graeme McDowell, die in zijn 67 (-5) ronde op St. Andrews een eagle, vier birdies en een bogey maakte.

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84 271 ↑+2 1 HOEY, Michael* -18 18 -6 66 66 66 - 198

1 36 15 ↑+5 2 MCDOWELL, Graeme -15 18 -5 67 67 67
- 201

1 31 52 ↓-1 3 OOSTHUIZEN, Louis -14 18 -3 66 67 69 - 202

1 183 417 ↑+39 T4 MURRAY, George* -13 18 -5 70 66 67 - 203
1 2 3 ↑+33 T4 MCILROY, Rory -13 18 -6 70 67 66 - 203
1 9 30 ↑+23 T4 DYSON, Simon -13 18 -9 69 71 63 - 203
1 49 127 ↑+1 T4 VAN ZYL, Jaco* -13 18 -3 67 67 69 - 203
1 1 1 ↑+21 T4 DONALD, Luke -13 18 -9 69 71 63 - 203
1 228 202 ↑+27 T4 FLEETWOOD, Tommy -13 18 -1 69 63 71 - 203
1 88 84 ↑+13 T4 HARRINGTON, Padraig -13 18 -8 68 71 64 - 203

1 151 561 ↓-1 T11 WARREN, Marc -12 18 -2 67 67 70 - 204
1 3 13 ↑+22 T11 SCHWARTZEL, Charl -12 18 -6 69 69 66 - 204

1 109 349 ↓-12 T13 BRIER, Markus -11 18 -1 66 68 71 - 205
1 43 103 ↑+87 T13 LUITEN, Joost* -11 18 -7 72 68 65 - 205
1 238 453 ↑+50 T13 HAINES, Matt -11 18 -6 71 68 66 - 205
1 4 2 ↓-2 T13 WESTWOOD, Lee -11 18 -4 68 69 68 - 205
1 101 151 ↑+102 T13 WILLETT, Danny* -11 18 -5 73 65 67 - 205

1 14 80 ↑+22 T18 COLSAERTS, Nicolas -10 18 -3 70 67 69 - 206
1 33 94 ↑+43 T18 DONALDSON, Jamie* -10 18 -2 71 65 70 - 206
1 108 300 ↓-4 T18 MONTGOMERIE, Colin -10 18 -6 68 72 66 - 206
1 21 53 ↓-6 T18 HANSON, Peter -10 18 -3 68 69 69 - 206

1 22 122 ↑+113 T22 FOSTER, Mark* -9 18 -5 74 66 67 - 207
1 75 215 ↓-13 T22 MORRISON, James* -9 18 -1 67 69 71 - 207
1 127 353 ↓-2 T22 WEBSTER, Steve -9 18 -1 68 68 71 - 207
1 47 167 ↓-18 T22 CABRERA-BELLO, Rafael* -9 18 Par 66 69 72 - 207
1 56 130 ↑+106 T22 DAVIES, Rhys* -9 18 -8 74 69 64 - 207
1 82 251 ↑+19 T22 WIEGELE, Martin* -9 18 -4 70 69 68 - 207
1 289 662 ↑+52 T22 DALY, John* -9 18 -3 71 67 69 - 207

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Golfer Joost Luiten is op het sterk bezette Dunhill Links Championships in Schotland op de gedeelde negende plaats geëindigd. De Bleiswijker klom dankzij een ronde van 67 (zeven birdies en drie bogeys) vier plekken: 273 slagen (-15).

Michael Hoey zegevierde op St. Andrews. De Noord-Ier begon de dag als koploper, hield zijn zenuwen onder bedwang, sloeg een aanval van zijn beroemde landgenoot Rory McIlroy af en bleef de winnaar van de US Open met 266 twee slagen voor.

Maarten Lafeber boekte enige progressie op de laatste dag na een 70. Zijn 39ste plaats leverde echter te weinig geld op en Lafeber moet dan ook vrezen voor z'n Tour-kaart voor komend jaar.

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84 271 - 1 HOEY, Michael -22 18 -4 66 66 66 68 266

1 2 3 ↑+2 2 MCILROY, Rory -20 18 -7 70 67 66 65 268

1 183 417 ↑+1 T3 MURRAY, George -18 18 -5 70 66 67 67 270
1 36 15 ↓-1 T3 MCDOWELL, Graeme -18 18 -3 67 67 67 69 270

1 151 561 ↑+6 T5 WARREN, Marc -17 18 -5 67 67 70 67 271
1 228 202 ↓-1 T5 FLEETWOOD, Tommy -17 18 -4 69 63 71 68 271
1 31 52 ↓-2 T5 OOSTHUIZEN, Louis -17 18 -3 66 67 69 69 271

1 88 84 ↓-4 8 HARRINGTON, Padraig -16 18 -3 68 71 64 69 272

1 21 53 ↑+9 T9 HANSON, Peter -15 18 -5 68 69 69 67 273
1 14 80 ↑+9 T9 COLSAERTS, Nicolas -15 18 -5 70 67 69 67 273

1 33 94 ↑+9 T9 DONALDSON, Jamie -15 18 -5 71 65 70 67 273
1 3 13 ↑+2 T9 SCHWARTZEL, Charl -15 18 -3 69 69 66 69 273
1 43 103 ↑+4 T9 LUITEN, Joost -15 18 -4 72 68 65 68 273
1 1 1 ↓-5 T9 DONALD, Luke -15 18 -2 69 71 63 70 273
1 49 127 ↓-5 T9 VAN ZYL, Jaco -15 18 -2 67 67 69 70 273
1 9 30 ↓-5 T9 DYSON, Simon -15 18 -2 69 71 63 70 273

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Tiger Woods is no longer officially considered one of golf's top 50 players, ending a streak that extended back 15 years.
According to the official World Golf Ranking, the 35-year-old Woods entered the weekend as the sport's 50th best player. But he lost that standing when Louis Oosthuizen finished tied for fifth at this weekend's Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland, earning him a place in the standings and ousting Woods.
The rankings are endorsed by Professional Golf Association tours in the United States, Europe, Australia, Asia and elsewhere, according to the World Golf Ranking website. An updated set of golfers comes out every Monday.
The last time Woods was not among the top 50 was on October 13, 1996. Since then, he won 14 major championships -- a distinction used for the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open and PGA championship -- and, for much of the next 778 weeks, ranked as the game's best player.
In recent years, Woods has been plagued by the fall-out surrounding his infidelity and divorce from his wife as well as numerous injuries. His last tournament win was the Australian Masters in November 2009.
His next competition will be this week at the Frys.com Open in Corde Valley, California. Despite his recent slump, American team captain Fred Couples picked Woods as one of his wild card picks for next month's Presidents Cup in Australia.