Matt Kuchar Wins The Players Championship
The only complaint that has been laid ever against Matt Kuchar is that he doesn’t win enough tournaments but on the 13th of May, 2012, he surely picked up a big one and in terms of his career, the biggest one so far, having triumphed in The Players Championship.
THE NEXT BOY WONDER
Spanish youngster Adrian Otaegui may have a handicap of +3.8 but that has not deterred him from becoming the hottest property in the golfing circuit of Europe and it is being believed that the boy wonder from Spain might just fill the void in Spanish golf that has been created by the death of the legendary Seve Ballesteros.
BIRTHDAY WIN FOR STRICKER
Golfer Steve Stricker gave himself perhaps the best gift possible on his 45th birthday - a win against South African golfer Louis Oosthuizen at the Ritz Carlton Golf Club to progress to the second round of the World Golf Championship – Accenture Match Play Championship on the 23rd of February, 2012.
Stricker managed to secure victory with the help of a 20 foot birdie on par 4, thus, securing a one-up victory.
BACK ON TRACK
After unmemorable performances in Abu Dhabi Lee Westwood, the third ranked golfer and 4th ranked Martin Kaymer are looking forward to get their new season back on track with some solid performances at the Qatar Masters event.
They have taken one of the most intriguing courses on the European Tour's desert swing to do it. The Doha Golf Club is quite popular for its windy conditions and this season it is going to be the same. According to forecasts, wind may reach up to twenty miles per hour.
DONALD SLAMS SLOW PLAY
World No. 1 ranked golfer Luke Donald has stated that slow play is killing the game after watching few players playing at a slow pace in Hyundai Tournament of Champions' final round. Slow play is the biggest concern in golf at the moment. Each week, players competing for purses and they take care of each shot during a round since a wrong shot may make the difference in their check.
Each year, national golf publication releases a list mentioning slow play offenders on tour. The shame of being marked as a slowpoke has not stopped few players as they still take over a minute to hit a shot.