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The 2014 Players Championship, also known as the year’s fifth major, certainly lived up to its billing Sunday. In a dramatic twilight finish, Martin Kaymer held off clubhouse leader Jim Furyk to notch his first victory of the season. Here’s how the final leaderboard looked: Kaymer got off to a fast start at TPC Sawgrass, recording a 63 and 69 Thursday and Friday. The weekend was more...
Published: May 12, 2014
Neither rain delays nor a top-notch field could stop Martin Kaymer from winning the 2014 Players Championship. A one-under 71 on Sunday did the trick for the 29-year-old German…but just barely. Overall, Kaymer was 13 under par for the tournament, just one shot better than Jim Furyk and two shots better than a late-charging Sergio Garcia. Tell them what he won, SportsCenter: The win was Kaymer‘s...
Published: May 12, 2014
A lengthy weather delay threw a wrench in the proceedings, but Martin Kaymer overcame the adversity to win the 2014 Players Championship on Sunday thanks to a 13-under-par mark. Kaymer, along with other contenders such as Jordan Spieth, unraveled because of the delay as approaching darkness threatened to push the tournament into a fifth day. But Kaymer was able to regain some semblance of...
Published: May 11, 2014
Few things in sports over the past decade have been as certain as Rafael Nadal winning on clay. But so far in 2014, it’s not such a sure thing. Nadal did walk away with the trophy at the Mutua Madrid Masters tournament on Sunday, but it was far from a convincing victory. The world No. 1 was down a set and a break to 24-year-old Kei Nishikori before Nishikori‘s back injury flared up. Nadal...
Published: May 11, 2014
We have become accustomed to seeing little of Sebastian Vettel over the last four years. He’d turn up, take pole position, storm into the distance, win the race and go home. All the action took place behind the dominant Red Bull driver, with a large group of drivers squabbling to fill the two remaining places on the podium. His advantage over his peers was so significant that he enjoyed the kind...
Published: May 11, 2014
Rafael Nadal came from behind to win his fourth Madrid Open men’s singles championship on Sunday, defeating Kei Nishikori after the ailing No. 10 seed retired trailing 3-0 in the third set. The 2-6, 6-4, 3-0 victory means another Masters 1000 title for the decorated Spaniard, per ATP World Tour on Twitter: On the other side, the 24-year-old Nishikori was playing in his first-ever...
Published: May 11, 2014
The PGA Tour rules staff apparently forgot about rules decision 18-4 having to do with “sophisticated technology” meaning HDTV, zoom lenses and slow-motion technology when it came to assessing Justin Rose a two-stroke penalty at The Players Championship on Saturday. After Rose had a question regarding his golf ball on the 18th hole, he could have called in a rules official, but he elected...
Published: May 11, 2014
Tragedy struck during Sunday’s final round of the Madeira Islands Open, as caddie Ian McGregor passed away on the Santo da Serra course. While McGregor was being medically tended to, there was some thought to cancel the tournament, but it was ultimately completed. The European Tour released an official statement on the matter through its website: It is with great sadness and deep regret...
Published: May 11, 2014
The Players Championship 2014 has lived up to expectations as golf’s “fifth major,” even without superstar Tiger Woods in the field. With Sunday’s championship round underway, there are a handful of elite competitors left vying for the title at TPC Sawgrass. Martin Kaymer and Jordan Spieth, two intriguing talents that have been lighting up the course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida,...
Published: May 11, 2014
Valentine Derrey let everyone else make the mistakes while she played solid golf to get her maiden victory on the Ladies European Tour (LET) at the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open. The 26-year-old from Paris joined the professional ranks in 2010. She played in America on the 2011 LPGA Futures Tour (Symetra Tour) and won the Tate & Lyle Championship. Derrey also played in six events on the LET in 2011...