Johnson Narrowly Avoids Disqualification at Northern Trust Open 2011
At the Northern Trust Open, Dustin Johnson was lucky enough to avoid a disqualification by mere seconds. Johnson made it with six seconds to spare. The world’s 14th-ranked golfer was nearly missing his 7:32 AM tee-time.
On his first hole, he was penalized by a two-stroke by the officials. According to a tour spokesperson, a double-bogey seven on the par-5 made him limp out. At the second and eighth, Johnson followed up his double with bogeys. In 37, he made his turn after the birdies on the fifth and ninth holes. Johnson is now tied for 69th place and on the tournament; he stands at four-over.
At the PGA Championship in August, Johnson missed a playoff. On the 72nd hole, he was penalized by two shots when he could recall about a club he had grounded in a bunker. The golfer blamed himself for the gaffe. He had not read the posters that warned about such hazards, although the posters were plastered all over the men’s locker room.
Young golfer from Australia, Jerrod Lyle is in the lead. He had an incredibly hot start. In his first six holes, he has two birdies and an eagle. For the lead, his -4 is tied with John Senden. To the top of the leader board, Senden had eagled his 13th hole of the day. PGA tour mainstay Chris DiMarco is one stroke behind them. Paddy Harrington is t -2. He had a very difficult 2010 season. He is back by just two shots.
The betting odds for the golfers at the Northern Trust Open are Phil Mickelson 8/1,Steve Stricker 14/1, Dustin Johnson 22/1, Luke Donald 22/1, Hunter Mahan 25/1, Matt Kuchar 25/1, JB Holmes 29/1, Paul Casey 29/1, Rickie Fowler 35/1 and Bubba Watson 40/1.
Qatar Masters: Goosen on Top
On the opening day of the Qatar Masters, strong winds have played havoc, with the swirling desert sand reducing visibility at the Doha Golf Club. With the winds of up to 40 kilometers per hour (25 mph), players in the $2.5 million event struggled to cope. The forecasters expected the winds to strengthen during the afternoon. In the opening round, only nine players broke par. It was the veterans with a great deal of experience playing in Doha who emerged strongest, On a day of complete mayhem when only eight players broke par. Edgerton native was 4-over-par 76 in the first round of the Qatar Masters.
With double U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen, celebrating his 42nd birthday, just over a dozen of the 66 players out on the course were under par, sharing the lead at two-under par after nine holes. To grab the lead during the suspended first round of the Qatar Masters, Retief Goosen shot a three-under 69. On a windy day at Doha Golf Club that produced a lot of high scores, the 2007 winner of this event, had five birdies and two bogeys. Before tripping to his first bogey at the par-four 15th, he posted birdies on Nos. 12 and 14. At the 16th, he immediately responded with another birdie to move back to two-under around the turn.
After nine, world number one Lee Westwood was one-over-par while playing companion and world number seven Steve Stricker was struggling at four-over. He was on a first visit to the region.
At the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, Martin Kaymer was expected to challenge Lee Westwood’s top ranking. As strong winds lashed the Doha Golf Club and pounded some of the game’s best-known names into submission, the German World No. 2 finds himself in a precarious position from where even making the halfway cut would be considered a significant achievement.
At one-under 71, Markus Brier, Seve Benson, Thomas Aiken and Oliver Fisher are tied for sixth.
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