While Robert had a 3 stroke lead on the final hole, everyone was focusing on him. He shot an -8 64 round to win the Children's Miracle Network Classic, and his first WIN. While this wasn't just any win for Robert, it was a win that allowed him to keep his PGA Tour Card for next year! The top 125 is the cut-off point. His overall finish was at -21 with a 3 stroke win over Roland Thatcher. After a triple bogey earlier in the year allowed Lee Westwood to win in Memphis, he wasn't about to let that happen again. While he started the tourney in 122nd place; he had to keep a strong finish to stay inside that 125. A couple others; Mark Wilson & Michael Connell were the only players who started the tourney outside of that parameter, and finished inside! Mr. Orange (Rickie Fowler) finished in a tie for 3rd.
Down under in Australia, Stuart Appleby won the JBWere Australian Masters. A cinderella story if you will; he wasn't on any of the promo pics seen around the city, nor was he invited to the gala dinner. I think he proved to Melbourne, that he deserved to wear the Gold Jacket after carding rounds of 71, 69, 69 & 65! His final round was bogey free and consisted of 6 birdies and 12 pars! Congrats Stuart, well deserved!
In other news on the Men's European Tour, Adam Scott won the Barclays Singapore Open with a -3 68 finish today, after play was suspended due to darkness on Sunday due to rain delays. He carded a 3 stroke win over Anders Hansen, to capture his 3rd Singapore Open title. The event was a co-sanctioned by the European Tour & the Asian Tour. This was Scott's 7th Tour victory. Defending Champion Ian Poulter had a chance at keeping the title but carded a 73 for his final round, finishing in a tie for 6th place.
Now, Go Hit Some Balls.............
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