YOU CAN DO THIS
Rake, lake take toll on Pavin
Corey Pavin was the victim of an everyman sort of moment Sunday. The veteran hit his tee shot into a greenside bunker on the 200-yard, par-3 sixth hole. Before Pavin’s second shot, his caddie, Eric Schwarz, moved a rake off to the side of the green. Pavin’s second shot then landed on a slope short of the green and began rolling toward the rake, and the water. Schwarz then again moved the rake before the ball struck it, with the ball rolling into the water. However, the move violated rule 24-1, which states that an object that might influence the movement of the ball can’t be removed. He took an 8 on the hole.
SECOND SEASON
The playoffs are coming! The playoffs are coming!
The conclusion of the PGA Championship usually marks the time of year when many star players begin winding down their seasons. Last year, for example, neither Tiger Woods nor Phil Mickelson played in the Tour Championship. That’s not likely to be the case this year. Besides the upcoming Presidents Cup team competition against a squad of international players, there’s also the inaugural FedEx Cup playoffs to consider.
That four-event, year-end tournament begins at the Barclays in New York in two weeks, continuing to Boston (Deutsche Bank Championship) and Chicago (BMW Championship) before concluding at the Tour Championship in Atlanta.
Many players have expressed confusion at some of the details of the playoffs. K.J. Choi said recently if he won, he would donate the $10 million first prize to charity, unaware that the payment actually will be made in the form of an annuity. Even so, after Woods’ victory at the PGA, however the series turns out, having him quite possibly play for another four weeks now transforms the “playoffs” from a quirky novelty to an intriguing scenario.
AT SOUTHERN HILLS COUNTRY CLUB
Tulsa, Okla.
7,131 yards, par 70 – 280
FINAL ROUND
Tiger Woods, $1,260,000 71-63-69-69-272
Woody Austin, $756,000 68-70-69-67-274
Ernie Els, $476,000 72-68-69-66-275
Arron Oberholser, $308,000 68-72-70-69-279
John Senden, $308,000 69-70-69-71-279
Simon Dyson, $227,500 73-71-72-64-280
Trevor Immelman, $227,500 75-70-66-69-280
Geoff Ogilvy, $227,500 69-68-74-69-280
Scott Verplank, $170,333 70-66-74-71-281
Kevin Sutherland, $170,333 73-69-68-71-281
Boo Weekley, $170,333 76-69-65-71-281
Anders Hansen, $119,833 71-71-71-69-282
Stuart Appleby, $119,833 73-68-72-69-282
Justin Rose, $119,833 70-73-70-69-282
Adam Scott, $119,833 72-68-70-72-282
K.J. Choi, $119,833 71-71-68-72-282
Stephen Ames, $119,833 68-69-69-76-282
Pat Perez, $81,600 70-69-77-68-284
Hunter Mahan, $81,600 71-73-72-68-284
Joe Durant, $81,600 71-73-70-70-284
Brandt Snedeker, $81,600 74-71-69-70-284
Ken Duke, $81,600 73-71-69-71-284
Retief Goosen, $51,000 70-71-74-70-285
Kenny Perry, $51,000 72-72-71-70-285
Camilo Villegas, $51,000 69-71-74-71-285
Heath Slocum, $51,000 72-70-72-71-285
Ian Poulter, $51,000 71-73-70-71-285
Steve Stricker, $51,000 77-68-69-71-285
Steve Flesch, $51,000 72-73-68-72-285
Peter Hanson, $51,000 72-71-69-73-285
Nathan Green, $51,000 75-68-67-75-285
Lee Westwood, $34,750 69-74-75-68-286
Phil Mickelson, $34,750 73-69-75-69-286
Bart Bryant, $34,750 74-70-72-70-286
Brett Wetterich, $34,750 74-71-70-71-286
Stewart Cink, $34,750 72-70-72-72-286
Shaun Micheel, $34,750 73-71-70-72-286
John Daly, $34,750 67-73-73-73-286
Luke Donald, $34,750 72-71-70-73-286
Paul Casey, $27,350 72-70-74-71-287
Richard Green, $27,350 72-73-70-72-287
Niclas Fasth, $20,850 71-68-79-70-288
Colin Montgomerie, $20,850 72-73-73-70-288
Charles Howell III, $20,850 75-70-72-71-288
Rod Pampling, $20,850 70-74-72-72-288
David Toms, $20,850 71-74-71-72-288
Padraig Harrington, $20,850 69-73-72-74-288
Darren Clarke, $20,850 77-66-71-74-288
Sean O’Hair, $20,850 70-72-70-76-288
Brian Bateman, $15,236 71-74-76-68-289
Frank Lickliter II, $15,236 70-75-75-69-289
Lucas Glover, $15,236 70-75-74-70-289
Nick O’Hern, $15,236 72-72-72-73-289
Anthony Kim, $15,236 73-72-71-73-289
Shingo Katayama, $15,236 76-67-72-74-289
Bob Tway, $15,236 71-72-71-75-289
Robert Karlsson, $14,400 73-71-75-71-290
Chad Campbell, $14,400 77-68-73-72-290
Will MacKenzie, $14,400 72-70-74-74-290
Billy Mayfair, $14,025 76-69-75-71-291
Paul McGinley, $14,025 74-66-76-75-291
Thomas Bjorn, $13,650 73-71-76-73-293
Brett Quigley, $13,650 76-67-73-77-293
Graeme Storm, $13,650 65-76-74-78-293
Corey Pavin, $13,650 74-68-72-79-293
Todd Hamilton, $13,300 73-72-74-75-294
Troy Matteson, $13,300 72-69-73-80-294
Tim Herron, $13,300 75-68-71-80-294
Mike Small, $13,050 73-70-78-75-296
Tom Lehman, $13,050 73-71-74-78-296
Ryan Benzel, $12,900 71-72-80-74-297
