Big guns go quite after failing to qualify for third round of the FedExCup Playoffs: Part 2
Ogilvy called off for an ‘unplayable lie’ on the 17th when his tee shot landed behind a huge boulder, but also acknowledged that the 17th was the best par-putt he made all day.
“Golf is weird like that,” Ogilvy said philosophically. “Most of the day I thought 7 or 8 (under) I probably would have needed to be, so when you're at 5 taking an unplayable 150 yards from the green, I thought I was pretty done here,” Ogilvy added. “It
worked out. I get rewarded with a trip to Cog Hill.”
Graeme McDowell, the rising Irish superman, failed to reserve a berth in the BMW Championship ahead, falling for a crushing number 73
spot after a poor performance in the event. McDowell carded a final round of even-par to finish for an aggregate of four-under, 280, not good enough to take him to the next level.
The 2010 US Open champion must be seriously concerned with his deteriorating form as he has also now fallen out of the top-ten players on the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR), from his once admirable position of Number Five.
Robert Garrigus also failed to break into the coveted inner circle to march all the way to Cherry Hills Country Club for the third leg of the championship, after he finished for one-under, 284, on the aggregate. Among the 15 cuts he made in the season so
far, his best result came at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions at the start of the year, where he lost in the Playoff hole.
Troy Matteson, co-leader of the opening round of the event, had a disastrous day of his life where he fell for a mind-boggling seven-over, 78, on the final day, on what is known as the easiest par-71 courses on the circuit. Starting off with birdies on the
front nine, Matteson, made the turn to probably the worst nightmare of his life as he conceded no less than five bogeys and one double-bogey on the back nine.
Already poised at Number 211 on the OWGR, Matteson will now be on the verge of losing his tour card for the next season. Hunter Haas and Stewart Cink, both well-known players, also failed to make it into the top-70. Other big guns who were silenced on the
final day of the Deutsche Bank Championship included Stuart Appleby, Retief Goosen, Louis Oosthuizen, Padraig Harrington and J.B Holmes.
Els’s strong control on his sport was mesmerising to watch where he retained his composure to take up the challenge on the last hole. The South African veteran said, “You s***w up on the 18th leading and now you're going to finish second and you're going
to have a $600,000 check.”
Although Els has not won an event in the current season, his tons of experience will surely help him through the next rounds of the championship.
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