posted Jun 28, 2009

Surely.

Hopefully the career that was on such a positive track fourteen months ago can fast forward again now; it would be wonderful if he could somehow manage sufficiently good finishes in the next month to propel him into the PGA, especially now that he's qualified for Turnberry.

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posted Jun 28, 2009

Brilliant win for a very popular player.

He probably makes more birdies than any other player on tour.

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posted Jun 28, 2009

Fantastic, the sad passing of his mother seemd to knock him for six. Hopefully he can produce this form in the open. He's won the Dunhill Links so he knows his way round a links course. I'll be following him closely...

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posted Jun 28, 2009

Talk about having to fight for it!! Seeing a four stroke lead being whittled down just a single stroke in a matter of seconds would have knocked the wind out a lot of other players. All credit, then, to Nick Dougherty, that he never wavered.

And in case it's the albatross that grabs the headlines - no-one should forget that Dougherty shot a 64 today to win.

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posted Jun 29, 2009

Excellent to see such a nice guy returning to his true form.

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posted Jun 29, 2009

Have there really been three other albatrosses -
if that's the right plural - this season. Or is it three for ever?

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posted Jun 29, 2009

Three this season: Goosen, Allenby, Jimenez.

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posted Jun 29, 2009

Nice to see that the good guys do win occasionally.

It was sad to see Nick's form desert him after his Mum died (in a similar way to how Martin Kaymer's form has also dipped) but what a great way to bounce back - and his salute to his Mum in heaven as that final putt dropped was most apt. Here's hoping he just gets better and better - and keeps smiling that infectious smile.

And well done to Andrew Butterfield for his first win on the Challenge Tour. He had sold shares in himself to the members at his club (Sundridge Park in Kent) to raise enough money to continue playing this year, his wife having just had their first baby. Those who had faith in him will have that faith well rewarded.

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posted Jun 29, 2009

Surely? Stop calling us all Shirley, Mike

The man has talent in abundance. Considering how the tournament finished up over the closing holes, & how he won, you can add composure to the mans attributes too.

Nice to see him winning, again.

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