Golf Results - 08 August 2012

The US PGA Tour hosted two premier golf events last week, with the Bridgestone Invitational and the Reno-Tahoe Open dominating the international calendar during the first week of August.  The Bridgestone Invitational was won by America’s Keenan Bradley, who showed nerves of steel as he went head-to-head with golfing legend Jim Furyk to clinch the title.

Furyk had lead the tournament since the end of the first round, prompting some commentators to predict a victory for the skilful veteran as he showed fans and his competitors alike that his game is still a force to be reckoned with. However, a last-minute case of the jitters saw Furyk double-bogeying the final hole to give up his hard-earned victory to Bradley. When the young contender made par on the same hole, he became a winner on the PGA Tour for the third time in his career.

Bradley, whose victory won him a prize of $1.4 million, is now a step closer to his immediate goal of being included in the 2012 Ryder Cup team. With a passion for golf and nerves of steel, this young player is making his presence felt on the US PGA Tour.

Sunday’s final round at the Reno-Tahoe Open saw the American JJ Henry break a six-year winless period when he clinched the title by a single stroke over Brazil’s Alexandre Rocha amid sunny weather in the desert oasis of Reno, Nevada.

Henry began the final round with a three point advantage, as scored according to the Modified Stableford scoring system which is unique to the Reno-Tahoe Open, which does not use the par system. The system allocates five points for an eagle, two for a birdie, minus one for a bogey, and minus two for a double bogey or worse.

Having carded four birdies and a bogey in the final round, Henry lifted the trophy for the first time in more than half a decade and proved that his skill on the golf course is not to be underestimated.

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