Sunday
Sep122010
Casey aims for the fences – and Monty
Sunday, September 12, 2010 at 8:53AM
Writing from Lemont, Illinois
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Paul Casey is trying to make a statement, with one man’s ears the target.
The message: “Hello, Monty, remember me, the eighth-ranked player in the world?”
Snubbed by Colin Montgomerie for the European Ryder Cup team, Casey took the lead in the 107th Western Open – a.k.a. the BMW Championship – with birdies in the sixth and eighth holes in the final round.
He stood 9-under with nine holes to play, with Ryan Moore and Dustin Johnson are 8-under through nine holes.
Moore’s made nothing but pars, while Johnson bogeyed the par-4 fifth but recovered with a birdie on the par-4 eighth.
Phil Mickelson has a four-stroke lead on Tiger Woods with two holes remaining. Mickelson, No. 2 on the planet, was six strokes ahead of No. 1 Woods after 11 holes. They were tied at the beginning of their man-to-man match.
The scrap to make the top 30 in PGA Tour points, and thus the Tour Championship, is the sub-plot of the day. Rickie Fowler was ranked 30th after finishing with a bogey, but may not stay there, based on what contenders Nick Watney – who double-bogeyed the 18th – and others do.
A full report, including who made it to the Tour Championship, and who didn’t, at the end of the round.
– Tim Cronin
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Paul Casey is trying to make a statement, with one man’s ears the target.
The message: “Hello, Monty, remember me, the eighth-ranked player in the world?”
Snubbed by Colin Montgomerie for the European Ryder Cup team, Casey took the lead in the 107th Western Open – a.k.a. the BMW Championship – with birdies in the sixth and eighth holes in the final round.
He stood 9-under with nine holes to play, with Ryan Moore and Dustin Johnson are 8-under through nine holes.
Moore’s made nothing but pars, while Johnson bogeyed the par-4 fifth but recovered with a birdie on the par-4 eighth.
Phil Mickelson has a four-stroke lead on Tiger Woods with two holes remaining. Mickelson, No. 2 on the planet, was six strokes ahead of No. 1 Woods after 11 holes. They were tied at the beginning of their man-to-man match.
The scrap to make the top 30 in PGA Tour points, and thus the Tour Championship, is the sub-plot of the day. Rickie Fowler was ranked 30th after finishing with a bogey, but may not stay there, based on what contenders Nick Watney – who double-bogeyed the 18th – and others do.
A full report, including who made it to the Tour Championship, and who didn’t, at the end of the round.
– Tim Cronin
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