Johnnie Walker Classic
As a Perth native, It’s great to see the Johnnie Walker Classic return to The Vines Resort & Country Club. It was a great tournament, with the promising amateur Danny Lee from New Zealand winning by 1 shot. This kid has game. He’s got a good temprament, and an all round package from a powerful long game to a tidy short game. He’ll turn proffesional after the US Masters and I feel he will have a successful professional career.
The fashion was great too. From superstitious #89 shirts to Ian Poulters Johnnie Walker red label and black label clothing outfits. I have to say I feel for John Bikerton. He was co leader going Into the final round and didn’t have a bad last round but he just couldn’t get an ounce of luck. Anthony Kang’s another person I feel sorry for who Imploded in the 3rd round. After leading the tournament after round 2, he shot a 77 and then a 71 final round to finish tied for 48th.
I was a bit dissapointed at seeing Greg Norman and Camilo Villegas miss out on the cut, as well as a whole host of local Australian Players. Still, It was a great tournament with a deserved winner In Danny Lee.
Dubai Desert Classic
The 19 year old superstar Rory MCILROY put In a fantastic performance at the Dubai Desert Classic, scoring 19 under to win by 1 shot from Justin Rose. I heard somewhere that Rory McIlroy has achieved more than what Tiger Woods had at the same age. That Is a fair effort. Maybe this guy will become the new Tiger Woods. Rory has had a great amateur career, where he used to be ranked as the number 1 amateur in the world. His amateur form has been carried through Into his short profesional career. Rising through the world rankings, this kid has great potential to be one of the best golfers In the world. I’ll be watching closely how well he performs this year. The usual suspects were up the top of the leaderboard, with Rose, Stenson and Casey all putting In good performances to claim some of the dough.
Abu Dhabi Golf Championship 2009
The Golf was almost as Impressive as the spectacular club house situated behind the 18th green. Paul Casey put In an Impressive display, shooting 21 under with a 65 and a 63 in the second and third round respectively. The third round won It for the Englishman. What Is scary Is that Paul Casey wasn’t on top of his game In the third round where he scored 9 under. The reigning champion Martin Kaymer mounted a decent challenge to retain the title. He especially put the pressure on Casey on the last hole by holing his eagle putt. Although It was just an easy up hill two - putt for Casey to win the tournament by 1 shot.