The girls: Lorena Ochoa, Cristie Kerr and Candie Kung. The guys: Camillo Villegas and Sergio Garcia. An international mix of awesome golfers in thrilling playoffs.
For the ladies it was Prattville, AL and the Navistar LPGA Classic, where Lorena Ochoa ultimately won, defeating fellow Lacoste girl Cristie Kerr and Candie Kung (who wears the logos of the Dallas Stars (NHL) and Texas Rangers (MLB) instead of the smiling crocodile).
The guys battled in Atlanta, GA at The Tour Championship and the final round was an exciting show that featured not only Villegas and Garcia but also Phil Mickleson and Anthony Kim. In the end Camillo and Sergio moved on to a playoff where the Colombian took the tournament from the snake-bitten Spaniard.
All in all it was a great post season golf weekend. And I was thinking, probably the first ever that saw Latin American winners for both the PGA and the LPGA.
Update: A reader of mine, Gary from Par Fore Golf Blog, made me aware of something even more amazing; Awesome Eduardo Romero. He won the SAS Championship on Sunday for his third Champions Tour victory in five starts, closing with a 6-under 66. And he's from Argentina, making this a trifecta winning weekend for Latin American golfers.
Update 2: Another friend of mine, Pablo Herrero, who edits the awesome Spanish golf blog, Fuera de Límites, points out that the "sabor español" of this golf weekend extends all the way over to Europe with Spaniard Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño winning on the European Tour
Felicitaciones Lorena y Camillo y Eduardo...y Gonzalo.
Eduardo Romero also won on the Champions Tour. That's a Latin America Trifecta.
ReplyDeleteAnd the spanish Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño won at European Tour ;-)
ReplyDeleteI think this just illustrates the globalization of golf, and I think it's normal when you look at the way the world is going.
ReplyDeleteThe US has great golfers as even when Tiger's not in the mix but there are some great international players and the international fan base is definitely growing much faster than in the US.
The hope is that these international players can reach US audiences and bring new US players into the game and with these Latinos, I think its a good bet.
I was pulling for Anthony Kim but Camillo is OK too. More than OK actually.
ReplyDeleteCamillo is surely going create a Tiger Woods effect in Colombia. And he seems sweet, so much nicer than Anthony Kim. IMHO.
ReplyDeletejennifer - can you explain that one ? Anthony Kim has grown up by leaps and bounds over the last year. Watching him on TV, you don't really get to see much of how he makes his way around the golf course, dealing with the galleries - especially the kids. Hitting that guy at 9 on Saturday really shook him up. You won't find a more open and honest guy on Tour. He is exceptionally friendly with people and seems to be straight with people with his goals and intentions to help people in any way he can.
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