Sunday July 18, 2004

Todd Wins The Open (Todd who?)

The Open Golf 2004

Todd Hamilton (who?) won his first major! Holding off no less than world no. 2 Ernie Els in a 4 hole playoff.

Todd led throughout on Sunday. Still led by 1 after Ernie birdied 17th, Todd start off 18th with a bad tee shot into thick stuff and a worse second short of the green and almost into the crowd, a free drop and a chip that went long, end up making bogey; while Ernie GIR but missed a makeable birdie which could have ended the match.

The 4 hole playoff goes from hole 1, 2 and back 17, 18. A mistake in 17th tee par 3 left Ernie with the only bogey of the duo and cost him the claret jug.

Phil Mickelson didn't really choke this time (well the monkey's really off his back after Masters) but still came up short and played second fiddle again.

Tiger, yet again, didn't matter with a disappointing +1 on Sunday and finished 9th.

Lee Westwood seemed to be inspired and shot 67 to finish 4th; Davis Love too finished with 67, who wasn't shown much on prime time TV coverage climbed to 5th.

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