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Tiger Woods closed with one under par the first day of the fourth ‘major’ of the year, the PGA Championship, played at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin. Sergio Garcia has mortgaged your options with six shots over the 72 impacts of the field.
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The world number one, who had in the Bridgestone Invitational the worst performance of his career on the PGA Tour (to finish 18 strokes over par), washed his image with a decent first day that it, not helped him placed leader.

Woods, who does not have guaranteed their presence in the Ryder Cup, trying to save what could be his worst season. The California, who was not accurate in the first nine holes (with two bogeys and a single ‘birdie’), amended its action in the following nine with three birdies, which offset his only lapse on the 16th hole.

The ‘Tiger’, which seeks the 18 majors of Jack Nicklaus, carded a 71 strokes, but fell short of Bubba Watson and fellow Italian Francesco Molinari, interim leaders thanks to its 68 impacts. Read the rest of this entry »

Matt Kuchar, 32 and twenty-fourth of the world, leading the last ‘great’. The American, with a card of -8, is leading a tournament marked by the mist that freezes the game, young espressos and the absence of major favorites in the leading positions.

The morning fog and afternoon rain appeared for a second day on the Course at Whistling Kohler (Wisconsin) and the game was interrupted two hours. After the fog, the dynamics of the start of the tournament was repeated: the young command the operations and the champions of ‘Grand Slam’ just poke their nose at the outposts.

In this environment more typical of the British coast, Kuchar is the best after two laps. At 32 years is one of the veterans of the top of the table and, like most, does not know what it is to win a tournament of ‘Grand Slam’. Following in his footsteps was placed compatriot Nick Watney, 29 while the young Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy 21, the best placed in the global list (ninth), closes the front group.

Among the top fifteen or more than a champion majors. Tiger Woods stood in the hole with a seven under par and on Saturday morning to complete the second round. The current world number one will have the added pressure of good work done by Phil Mickelson, his successor right, who scored 69 hits (-3) to be at six in the head. Read the rest of this entry »

Hacienda Riquelme Golf in Murcia province, the LXV will host Championship Men’s Professional Spain, one of the greatest tests of golf calendar national roots, which on this occasion will be held between 30 September and 3 October , and it gets marked by what happened in 2009 when Sebastian Garcia Grout, in the nearby area of El Valle Resort, set the world record for lowest round in 58 strokes, 13 under par!.

Opened in 2008, Hacienda Riquelme is part of the extensive and select range of Polaris World golf. Located in the resort of the same name, is an 18 hole course that lies between olive groves, wildflower meadows and large lakes.

Wide streets, are the greens, boldly designed, and bunkers, large and rough, some of them up to three meters deep, and with serrated ends, adding a feature to its particularity, which will undoubtedly be the most talked about part of the field.

Hacienda Riquelme Best Golf is the first country in continental Europe in use around the field, the type of grass Paspalum, high tolerance to salt water, allowing you to have dimensions of travel above average.

The Professional Championship of Spain held its first edition in 1942. All participants completed 4 rounds of 18 holes, establishing a cut in the post 50 and tied at the end of the second day.

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