Baker-Finch falls apart at Crowne
May 30, 2009Australian veteran Ian Baker-Finch has failed to make the cut on his long-awaited return to professional golf at the Crowne Plaza Invitational in Texas.
Australian veteran Ian Baker-Finch has failed to make the cut on his long-awaited return to professional golf at the Crowne Plaza Invitational in Texas.
Tiger Woods, who missed last year’s tournament because of knee surgery, will compete in next week’s PGA Memorial tournament.
Australia’s former world No.1-ranked amateur started his professional golf career on a bad note by missing the cut by some margin at the European Open in Kent.
Ian Baker-Finch surprised almost everyone, including possibly himself, when he carded a respectable two-under 68 in the opening round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational.
An eagle at the last lifted Anders Hansen into a one-shot lead after the first round of the European Open at The London Club, while Australian Scott Arnold made his pro debut with a 79.
Brett Ogle previews the US PGA Tour Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, and predicts a big weekend for in-form South African Rory Sabbatini.
Aaron Baddeley has narrowly missed out on an automatic spot in the US Open and The Open.
European stars Paul McGinley, David Howell and Niclas Fasth missed a chance to book their places at the US Open after falling short in their qualifying event at Walton Heath.
Paul Casey rose to third place in the world rankings and surged to the top of the European tour’s money list after winning the BMW PGA Championship.
Taiwan’s Tseng Yani fired a two-under par 67 to capture the LPGA Corning Classic by one stroke over fast-closing American Paula Creamer and South Korean Kang Soo-Yun.