Golf Update: Putter-method combo books Peter Hanson a place in the Ryder Cup, after winning the 2010 Czech Open.
The most known combination of putting methodology along with the C Groove putters proved to be a remarkable combo once again, when Peter Hanson won The Czech Tour 2010. This marked Peter’s second win of the tour in this season and fourth in his career. Hanson’s last hole was all endorsed in his steady game as he played an 18 foot putt in the 2nd playoff paving his way to the Ryder Cup Team.
The thirty two year old tried the much known combo of Harold Swash method and the millie, a classic blade putter, in June at BMW event but then returned it in France to Phil Kenyon at Alston Open. However, at the impact for the counterbalance of the closed putter, it was advised by Jonas Wulker for pro hefting the millie.
Millie, somewhat like her sister Morgan, has a straight hosel which enables a clear view down the top of the blade. It has an aluminium ace which increased the moment of inertia hence providing a stable, controlled and consistent impact.
The thirty two year old won the R3 with a 67, he was 12 under par at the boards. His win, along with Dyson made him move up the boards over Paul Casey, who was not included in the Ryder Cup Team. Hanson currently holds fifteenth place in cups and match Spaniard Jimenez in the 5 under par round that was bogey free. Hanson in this round attained 5 birdies.
This had a tough effect on the Captain, Colin Montgomery, since he realized that after the previous tournaments he would be leaving at least two of the professional A class golfers out of the team. The board also saw that much of those who ruled the team were students. At that time, Monty had thought his players had shown him a letdown in their performance.
Jimenez has the current Cup standing at number eight, which is just above the golfer Paul Casey. His need to play the final round effectively increased in the intensity since he had already decided to skip Gleneagles due to his nephew’s wedding.
According to the Leader Boards Statistics in the R3, Hanson led the game with a minus 12. Jimnez strived at the second place minus 8 with Dyson. Price and Boyd followed the leaders at minus 6.
After the Czech Open win, Hanson ranking moved from the number 8 in the board to the automatic transfer at number 9 for the Ryder Cup spots. The victory by the Swede transferred Casey outside the race and confirmed Hanson’s spot in the Ryders Cup.
It played the Déjà vu all over when Hanson earned a win over Boydand and Lawire from 18 feet. Rumours flew about Molinari not being picked as the wild card entry, which made Molinari’s little brother Francesco very emotional.
This left Collin to play with four names at hand, Donald, Casey, Rose and Harrington. According to his earlier performance, Donald who finished third at the Celtic Manor stood in the top ten players list. Other than Donald, Harrington’s omission from the list seemed like giving a cold shoulder to Ireland and if Rose was missed out, it would have left Poulter extremely disturbed. Casey among these golfers contained a record worth considering and held the highest position among these four. However, it seemed like Paul Casey needed more friends in the Golf-room which resulted in Casey’s expulsion from the list for Ryder Cup.
This made way for Hanson in the list for Ryder Cup with his highly improved short game. His name was already nominated in 2009, when it came about seeking potential golfers around the field. Hanson takes Ryder Cup as his ultimate Goal for this season and said that after the Czech Open, he updated the vice captain Thomas Bjorn and Montgomerie on the recent developments and his hopes on joining the Ryder team.
The thirty two year old was hence selected for the team given his performance and earlier record. According to Ken Brown, Hanson has a “Wonderful Driver” who can add stability to the shots. Hanson has thus used his winnings to force himself into the Ryder Cup while maintaining a strong Swedish tradition in the team.
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