Current Year PGA TOUR Highlights

Entered the 2005 campaign No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking...Held the lead after each of the first three rounds at the Mercedes Championships, but a closing 74 at The Plantation Course at Kapalua dropped finish to T5. Broke streak of 11 consecutive wins when holding at least a share of the 54-hole lead...One week later, earned 25th career TOUR victory with 1-stroke win over Ernie Els at Sony Open in Hawaii. Entered final round four back of Shigeki Maruyama after opening 69-68-67. Posted 5-under-par 65 on Sunday that included a birdie-4 on the 72nd hole. Win was eighth consecutive top-10 finish dating back to 2004 Deutsche Bank Championship, second-longest streak of career...One of three players to post four rounds in the 60s, something just 12 players have done in the 44-year history of the Ford Championship at Doral. Finished T3, five strokes behind Tiger Woods...Playoff record dropped to 5-2 after losing a three-man playoff at The Honda Classic to Padraig Harrington on the second extra hole. Began final round six strokes behind leaders Brett Wetterich and Geoff Ogilvy. Final-round 64 held up at end of day to force playoff with Harrington and Joe Ogilvie. Missed three-footer for par on second extra hole as Harrington gained his first PGA TOUR victory...Week later, tied with Kenny Perry on 18th hole at 12-under par after birdies on Nos. 15 and 16 and a bogey by Perry on No. 17. Approach shot fell just short of green into water on 18 and double bogeyed the 72nd hole to finish tied with Graeme McDowell two strokes behind Perry. It was the 20th runner-up finish of his career and was enough to regain the title of World No. 1 two weeks after he lost it to Tiger Woods...In 12th Masters appearance, posted rounds of 68-73-71-72 to finish T5 for fourth consecutive top-10 for past winner of the Green Jacket. Fell to No. 2 in Official World Golf Ranking...On April 20, was introduced as an inductee into the World Golf Hall of Fame. That same week, joined Curtis Strange as the only two three-time winners of the Shell Houston Open with playoff victory over John Daly. Grabbed the first-round lead after tying the course record with an 8-under-par 64, and followed up with rounds of 71-70-70. Tied with Daly at 13-under-par 275 after 72 holes, converted a two-putt par on the first extra hole to defeat Daly. Tied Henry Picard and Phil Mickelson for 20th all-time with 26 PGA TOUR victories. Win was eighth top-10 finishes in 10 starts in Houston, second-most top-10s in tournament history behind Jack Burke, Jr.'s nine. Fourteen wins since turning 40, second-most in TOUR history behind Sam Snead's 17. Exceeded $40 million in career earnings with $900,000 paycheck.

TOP

Any comments on this article or you have any news: Click here

Disclaimer
NRIinternet.com will put up as many of your comments as possible but we cannot guarantee that all e-mails will be published. We reserve the right to edit comments that are published.