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Neuvěřitelné se stalo skutkem - prakticky neznámý hráč porazil Woodse v přímém souboji o major titul... jeho jméno je Y.E.Yang!

14 ze 14 příležitostí dokázal proměnit Woods ve vítězství, když před finálovým kolem vedl na major turnaji... patnáctá mu nevyšla. Odešel poražen. Ovšem jeho soupeřem nebyl Harrington, Els či Stenson. Porazil ho korejský hráč Y.E.Yang. 110. muž na světovém žebříčku prostě neměl slitování.
Zatímco Tiger Woods se trápil a jeho hra byla hodně konzervativní, jeho korejský spoluhráč předváděl jednu skvělou ránu za druhou. Vše pak korunoval eagle čipem na 14.jamce a birdie na poslední jamce potvrdilo jeho překvapivé, ale zasloužené vítězství na 91. ročníku PGA Championshipu. Zvítězil o tři rány!
37letý korejský hráč se stal vůbec prvním hráčem z Asie, který zvítězil na major turnaji. Zvítězil zbraněmi, které často používal Woods - skvělými údery v pravou chvíli. Po eagle čipu na 14.jamce přišla chyba v podobě bogey na sedmnáctce. Na poslední jamku přicházel Yang s náskokem jedné rány a zdálo se, že tlak finálového kola na něj musí padnout jako mlha na Londýn. Drajv skončil na levé straně v roughu a příznivci Woodse už si mnuli ruce. Ovšem korejský hráč ukázal psychickou odolnost. Vytáhl z bagu hybrid a ránu, kterou s ním vykouzlil budou televizní stanice opakovat do nekonečna.
Následovalo birdie - oproti Woodsovu bogey - a vítězství o tři rány!
Výsledky:
PGA Championship, played Aug. 13-16 at the par-72, 7,674-yard Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn.:
| 1. Y.E. Yang |
$1,350,000 |
|
73-70-67-70--280 |
|
|
-8 |
| 2. Tiger Woods |
810,000 |
|
67-70-71-75--283 |
|
|
-5 |
| 3. Lee Westwood |
435,000 |
|
70-72-73-70--285 |
|
|
-3 |
| 3. Rory McIlroy |
435,000 |
|
71-73-71-70--285 |
|
|
-3 |
| 5. Lucas Glover |
300,000 |
|
71-70-71-74--286 |
|
|
-2 |
| 6. Martin Kaymer |
233,125 |
|
73-70-71-73--287 |
|
|
-1 |
| 6. Ernie Els |
233,125 |
|
75-68-70-74--287 |
|
|
-1 |
| 6. Soren Kjeldsen |
233,125 |
|
70-73-70-74--287 |
|
|
-1 |
| 6. Henrik Stenson |
233,125 |
|
73-71-68-75--287 |
|
|
-1 |
| 10. John Merrick |
150,633 |
|
72-72-74-70--288 |
|
|
E |
| 10. Dustin Johnson |
150,633 |
|
72-73-73-70--288 |
|
|
E |
| 10. Zach Johnson |
150,633 |
|
74-73-70-71--288 |
|
|
E |
| 10. Graeme McDowell |
150,633 |
|
70-75-71-72--288 |
|
|
E |
| 10. Francesco Molinari |
150,633 |
|
74-73-69-72--288 |
|
|
E |
| 10. Padraig Harrington |
150,633 |
|
68-73-69-78--288 |
|
|
E |
| 16. Hunter Mahan |
106,567 |
|
69-75-74-71--289 |
|
+ |
1 |
| 16. Vijay Singh |
106,567 |
|
69-72-75-73--289 |
|
+ |
1 |
| 16. Tim Clark |
106,567 |
|
76-68-71-74--289 |
|
+ |
1 |
| 19. Ian Poulter |
81,760 |
|
72-70-76-72--290 |
|
+ |
2 |
| 19. Oliver Wilson |
81,760 |
|
74-72-72-72--290 |
|
+ |
2 |
| 19. Michael Allen |
81,760 |
|
74-71-72-73--290 |
|
+ |
2 |
| 19. Corey Pavin |
81,760 |
|
73-71-71-75--290 |
|
+ |
2 |
| 19. Ross Fisher |
81,760 |
|
73-68-73-76--290 |
|
+ |
2 |
| 24. Robert Allenby |
53,113 |
|
69-75-75-72--291 |
|
+ |
3 |
| 24. K.J. Choi |
53,113 |
|
73-72-73-73--291 |
|
+ |
3 |
| 24. Ben Curtis |
53,113 |
|
73-72-73-73--291 |
|
+ |
3 |
| 24. Scott McCarron |
53,113 |
|
75-72-71-73--291 |
|
+ |
3 |
| 24. Stephen Ames |
53,113 |
|
74-71-70-76--291 |
|
+ |
3 |
| 24. Brendan Jones |
53,113 |
|
71-70-73-77--291 |
|
+ |
3 |
| 24. John Rollins |
53,113 |
|
73-73-68-77--291 |
|
+ |
3 |
| 24. Alvaro Quiros |
53,113 |
|
69-76-69-77--291 |
|
+ |
3 |
| 32. Jeff Overton |
40,388 |
|
72-74-75-71--292 |
|
+ |
4 |
| 32. G. Fernandez-Castano |
40,388 |
|
70-77-73-72--292 |
|
+ |
4 |
| 32. Kevin Sutherland |
40,388 |
|
73-72-74-73--292 |
|
+ |
4 |
| 32. Steve Flesch |
40,388 |
|
74-73-69-76--292 |
|
+ |
4 |
| 36. Soren Hansen |
31,736 |
|
72-76-74-71--293 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 36. Fred Couples |
31,736 |
|
74-74-73-72--293 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 36. Woody Austin |
31,736 |
|
73-73-73-74--293 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 36. Thongchai Jaidee |
31,736 |
|
70-76-73-74--293 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 36. Miguel Angel Jimenez |
31,736 |
|
75-73-71-74--293 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 36. Boo Weekley |
31,736 |
|
74-74-71-74--293 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 36. David Toms |
31,736 |
|
69-75-72-77--293 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 43. Geoff Ogilvy |
21,113 |
|
71-73-78-72--294 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 43. Kenny Perry |
21,113 |
|
74-70-78-72--294 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 43. Rich Beem |
21,113 |
|
71-76-75-72--294 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 43. Luke Donald |
21,113 |
|
71-77-73-73--294 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 43. Chad Campbell |
21,113 |
|
74-73-73-74--294 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 43. Kevin Na |
21,113 |
|
73-75-71-75--294 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 43. Charl Schwartzel |
21,113 |
|
76-70-72-76--294 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 43. Ben Crane |
21,113 |
|
70-75-72-77--294 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 51. Thomas Levet |
16,260 |
|
72-75-76-72--295 |
|
+ |
7 |
| 51. Michael Sim |
16,260 |
|
73-75-76-71--295 |
|
+ |
7 |
| 51. Camilo Villegas |
16,260 |
|
73-73-76-73--295 |
|
+ |
7 |
| 51. Anthony Kim |
16,260 |
|
73-74-71-77--295 |
|
+ |
7 |
| 51. Retief Goosen |
16,260 |
|
77-71-70-77--295 |
|
+ |
7 |
| 56. Ryo Ishikawa |
15,525 |
|
74-74-76-72--296 |
|
+ |
8 |
| 56. Charlie Wi |
15,525 |
|
72-76-75-73--296 |
|
+ |
8 |
| 56. Bob Tway |
15,525 |
|
72-76-74-74--296 |
|
+ |
8 |
| 56. Hiroyuki Fuj |
15,525 |
|
71-74-73-78--296 |
|
+ |
8 |
| 60. Tom Lehman |
15,000 |
|
72-74-76-75--297 |
|
+ |
9 |
| 60. Richard Green |
15,000 |
|
75-73-74-75--297 |
|
+ |
9 |
| 60. John Mallinger |
15,000 |
|
73-71-76-77--297 |
|
+ |
9 |
| 63. J.J. Henry |
14,550 |
|
72-73-80-73--298 |
|
+ |
10 |
| 63. Nathan Green |
14,550 |
|
72-75-76-75--298 |
|
+ |
10 |
| 63. Angel Cabrera |
14,550 |
|
76-70-76-76--298 |
|
+ |
10 |
| 63. Jim Furyk |
14,550 |
|
73-75-73-77--298 |
|
+ |
10 |
| 67. Paul Goydos |
14,050 |
|
70-78-78-73--299 |
|
+ |
11 |
| 67. David Smail |
14,050 |
|
75-73-75-76--299 |
|
+ |
11 |
| 67. Rory Sabbatini |
14,050 |
|
74-70-78-77--299 |
|
+ |
11 |
| 67. Jeev Milkha Singh |
14,050 |
|
74-73-74-78--299 |
|
+ |
11 |
| 67. Justin Leonard |
14,050 |
|
73-75-73-78--299 |
|
+ |
11 |
| 67. Stewart Cink |
14,050 |
|
73-73-72-81--299 |
|
+ |
11 |
| 73. Phil Mickelson |
13,700 |
|
74-74-76-76--300 |
|
+ |
12 |
| 74. Greg Bisconti |
13,600 |
|
75-72-78-76--301 |
|
+ |
13 |
| 75. Sean O'Hair |
13,500 |
|
74-73-82-73--302 |
|
+ |
14 |
| 76. Bob Estes |
13,300 |
|
74-74-77-78--303 |
|
+ |
15 |
| 76. Grant Sturgeon |
13,300 |
|
73-71-80-79--303 |
|
+ |
15 |
| 76. Chris Wood |
13,300 |
|
74-73-77-79--303 |
|
+ |
15 |
| 79. Alastair Forsyth |
13,100 |
|
73-75-75-82--305 |
|
+ |
17 |
| • • • |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Missed the cut |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 81. Bubba Watson |
|
|
74-75--149 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 81. Davis Love III |
|
|
76-73--149 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 81. Ryan Palmer |
|
|
75-74--149 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 81. Marc Turnesa |
|
|
73-76--149 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 81. Scott Hebert |
|
|
72-77--149 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 81. Carl Pettersson |
|
|
72-77--149 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 81. Stuart Appleby |
|
|
74-75--149 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 81. Sergio Garcia |
|
|
71-78--149 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 81. Mathew Goggin |
|
|
69-80--149 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 81. Justin Rose |
|
|
73-76--149 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 81. Mark Brooks |
|
|
74-75--149 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 81. Aaron Baddeley |
|
|
76-73--149 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 81. Anders Hansen |
|
|
71-78--149 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 81. Brandt Snedeker |
|
|
75-74--149 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 95. Ken Duke |
|
|
73-77--150 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 95. Brian Davis |
|
|
76-74--150 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 95. Charles Howell III |
|
|
77-73--150 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 95. Andres Romero |
|
|
75-75--150 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 95. Steve Elkington |
|
|
75-75--150 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 95. John Senden |
|
|
73-77--150 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 95. Mark Wilson |
|
|
77-73--150 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 95. Charley Hoffman |
|
|
76-74--150 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 95. Briny Baird |
|
|
76-74--150 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 95. Nick Watney |
|
|
75-75--150 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 95. Bo Van Pelt |
|
|
71-79--150 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 95. Peter Hanson |
|
|
74-76--150 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 95. Michael Bradley |
|
|
70-80--150 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 95. Matt Kuchar |
|
|
77-73--150 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 95. Louis Oosthuizen |
|
|
72-78--150 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 110. Tim Weinhart |
|
|
76-75--151 |
|
+ |
7 |
| 110. Ryuji Imada |
|
|
76-75--151 |
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+ |
7 |
| 110. Steve Marino |
|
|
76-75--151 |
|
+ |
7 |
| 110. Steve Stricker |
|
|
74-77--151 |
|
+ |
7 |
| 110. Steve Webster |
|
|
76-75--151 |
|
+ |
7 |
| 110. D.J. Trahan |
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|
72-79--151 |
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+ |
7 |
| 110. Craig Thomas |
|
|
75-76--151 |
|
+ |
7 |
| 110. Scott Verplank |
|
|
77-74--151 |
|
+ |
7 |
| 118. Keith Dicciani |
|
|
72-80--152 |
|
+ |
8 |
| 118. Rod Pampling |
|
|
74-78--152 |
|
+ |
8 |
| 118. Brett Quigley |
|
|
78-74--152 |
|
+ |
8 |
| 121. Colin Montgomerie |
|
|
75-78--153 |
|
+ |
9 |
| 121. Jason Dufner |
|
|
79-74--153 |
|
+ |
9 |
| 121. Shingo Katayama |
|
|
75-78--153 |
|
+ |
9 |
| 121. Pat Perez |
|
|
74-79--153 |
|
+ |
9 |
| 121. Michael Miles |
|
|
72-81--153 |
|
+ |
9 |
| 126. Darren Clarke |
|
|
78-76--154 |
|
+ |
10 |
| 126. Mark Sheftic |
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|
76-78--154 |
|
+ |
10 |
| 126. Paul Azinger |
|
|
74-80--154 |
|
+ |
10 |
| 126. Anthony Wall |
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|
78-76--154 |
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+ |
10 |
| 126. Shaun Micheel |
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|
76-78--154 |
|
+ |
10 |
| 131. Will MacKenzie |
|
|
84-71--155 |
|
+ |
11 |
| 131. Jerry Kelly |
|
|
77-78--155 |
|
+ |
11 |
| 131. Nick Dougherty |
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|
80-75--155 |
|
+ |
11 |
| 131. Mike Weir |
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|
74-81--155 |
|
+ |
11 |
| 135. Chris Starkjohann |
|
|
77-79--156 |
|
+ |
12 |
| 135. Cameron Beckman |
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|
78-78--156 |
|
+ |
12 |
| 135. Todd Lancaster |
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|
75-81--156 |
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+ |
12 |
| 138. Prayad Marksaeng |
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|
76-81--157 |
|
+ |
13 |
| 138. Mike Small |
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|
78-79--157 |
|
+ |
13 |
| 140. Steve Schneiter |
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|
82-76--158 |
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+ |
14 |
| 140. Sam Arnold |
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|
81-77--158 |
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+ |
14 |
| 140. Kevin Streelman |
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|
76-82--158 |
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+ |
14 |
| 143. Lee Rinker |
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|
78-81--159 |
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+ |
15 |
| 143. Michael Campbell |
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|
80-79--159 |
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+ |
15 |
| 143. Brian Gay |
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|
78-81--159 |
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+ |
15 |
| 143. Brian Gaffney |
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|
79-80--159 |
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+ |
15 |
| 147. Johan Edfors |
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|
77-83--160 |
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+ |
16 |
| 147. Tim Petrovic |
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|
76-84--160 |
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+ |
16 |
| 149. Adam Scott |
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|
82-79--161 |
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+ |
17 |
| 150. Eric Lippert |
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|
78-84--162 |
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+ |
18 |
| 151. Ryan Benzel |
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|
81-83--164 |
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+ |
20 |
| 151. Mitch Lowe |
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|
84-80--164 |
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+ |
20 |
| 153. Robert Gaus |
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|
81-87--168 |
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+ |
24 |
| 153. Kevin Roman |
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|
87-81--168 |
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+ |
24 |
| WD. John Daly |
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WD |
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| WD. J.B. Holmes |
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WD |
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