Poulter victory highlights shift in world order

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1 Poulter victory highlights shift in world order Ian Poulter s victory over Paul Casey in the WGC Accenture Match Play in the first all European final in the history of the event sealed an exceptional week for The European Tour in Arizona. Seven of the eight quarter finalists and all four semi-finalists at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club on Dove Mountain hold European Tour Membership and as the dust settled on the Sonoran Desert, the new Official World Golf Ranking further underlined the significance of what unfolded in America. The two English finalists were battling for the World Number Five position, Poulter eventually taking the honours and moving to a career high ranking with his 4 and 2 victory, while Casey edged up to sixth. Another Englishman Lee Westwood remains the leading European at World Number Four, and the trio in fourth, fifth and sixth head ten European Tour Members in the World s Top 15. It is the first time that three Englishmen have occupied positions in the top six in the world, a far cry from a decade ago when Westwood was the sole occupant in the World s top 100. Indeed, six of the World s top ten are European. Poulter moved up six places and while Casey, who moved up one spot, may have been disappointed to have lost out in the final for a second successive year, the significance of his performance should not be underestimated as it marked his return to form after months plagued by a rib injury. Poulter is only the seventh English golfer to win on US soil, and the fourth European Tour Member to lift the Walter Hagen trophy as a winner of the WGC Accenture Match Play after Northern Ireland s Darren Clarke, Australia s Geoff Ogilvy and Swede Henrik Stenson. Clarke was the first to win the title in 2000, beating Tiger Woods in the final at La Costa Resort and Spa. Ogilvy won in 2006 and 2009 while Stenson took the title in Throughout the week European Tour Members went head to head among the saguaro cacti. The consolation match for third place was a battle of Latin flair as Colombian Camilo Villegas got the better of Spain s Sergio Garcia, while England s Oliver Wilson, Thailand s Thongchai Jaidee and South African Retief Goosen all progressed through three rounds before bowing out at the quarter final stage. The Open Champion, Stewart Cink of America, was the sole non- European Tour representative in the latter stages of the tournament. For Poulter, victory was the culmination of years of hard work, completing the transformation from a four-handicapper selling chocolate bars and tees in his local pro shop when he turned professional 16 years ago. His journey took him through the Challenge Tour and four visits to 22FEBRUARY2010 The Top 15 in The 2010 Race to Dubai 1 Ian POULTER (ENG) Paul CASEY (ENG) Charl SCHWARTZEL (RSA) Camilo VILLEGAS (COL) Martin KAYMER (GER) Sergio GARCIA (ESP) Robert KARLSSON (SWE) Lee WESTWOOD (ENG) Thongchai JAIDEE (THA) Miguel Angel JIMÉNEZ (ESP) Alvaro QUIROS (ESP) Oliver WILSON (ENG) Anders HANSEN (DEN) Andrew DODT (AUS) Retief GOOSEN (RSA) the Qualifying School before he secured his European Tour card and won the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year honours in Ten years on, Poulter now has nine European Tour titles and sits proudly atop The Race to Dubai Rankings with 1,186,295. He has two Ryder Cup appeaarances under his belt, emerging as the top points scorer with four points out of five at Valhalla in 2008 after being picked as a wild card by Nick Faldo, but after his performance in Arizona, which not only highlighted his match play prowess but also earned him 1,019,635 Ryder Cup points, he looks a strong contender for a place in Colin Montgomerie s European side bound for The Celtic Manor Resort in October. It s been a long time coming, said Poulter after his victory. Paul was obviously going to be a great opponent and he proved that. It was always going to be tough. I m just so happy to finally win on American soil. Next event on The European Tour Next event on the European Challenge Tour Mar 4-7, 2010 Maybank Malaysian Open Kuala Lumpur G&CC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia PRIZE FUND: US$2,000,000 DEFENDING CHAMPION: Anthony Kang (USA) Mar 25-28, 2010 Kenya Open Muthaiga GC, Nariobi, Kenya PRIZE FUND 190,000 Defending Champion: Gary Boyd (ENG) Next event on the European Senior Tour Mar 5-7, 2010 The Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters presented by The Stapleford Forum The Empire Hotel & Country Club, Brunei PRIZE FUND US$400,000 Defending Champion: Mike Cunning (USA) The 2010 European Challenge Tour Rankings 1 Vince COVELLO (USA) Peter GUSTAFSSON (SWE) Robert DINWIDDIE (ENG) Julio ZAPATA (ARG) Mark TULLO (CHI) Jan-Are LARSEN (NOR)

2 wgc - accenture match play - results 1. Steve Stricker 19th hole 64. Ross McGowan 32. Ryo Ishikawa 2up 33. Michael Sim 16. Robert Karlsson 20th hole 49. Rory Sabbatini 17. Ross Fisher 48. Thongchai Jaidee 8. Padraig Harrington 3 and Jeev Milka Singh 25. Anthony Kim 40. Matt Kuchar 9. Ian Poulter 19th hole 56. Justin Leonard 24. Angel Cabrera 41. Adam Scott 4. Martin Kaymer 4 and Chad Campbell 29. Vijay Singh 1 up 36. Tim Clark 13. Sergio Garcia 2 up 52. David Toms 20. Lucas Glover 45. Anders Hansen 5. Rory McIlroy 1up 60. Kevin Na 28. Miguel A Jiménez 37. Oliver Wilson 12. Robert Allenby 4 and Peter Hanson 21. Luke Donald 44. Graeme McDowell McGowan 1up Ishikawa Karlsson 4 and 3 Jaidee Singh 1up Kuchar Poulter Scott Kaymer Clark Garcia Hansen McIlroy 20th hole Wilson Allenby 6 and 5 Donald Ishikawa 1 up Jaidee Singh Poulter Clark Garcia Wilson 20th hole Donald Jaidee 1up Poulter Garcia 4 and 3 Wilson 7 and 6 Poulter QF 3R 2R 1R Poulter Poulter 4 and 2 Winner Ian Poulter Casey Runner-up Paul Casey 1,019, , , , , ,963 69,189 32,773 Villegas 24th hole Garcia Casey Consolation Match Camilo Villegas beat Sergio Garcia Prize Fund Breakdown Goosen 4 and 3 Villegas Cink Casey 2. Lee Westwood Westwood 3 and Chris Wood Watney 31. Nick Watney 1 up Goosen Crane Villegas Schwartzel 19th hole Cink Casey Gay Watney 4 and Yuta Ikeda 15. Ernie Els Els 4 and Ryan Moore 20th hole 18. Retief Goosen Goosen Crane Yang Ogilvy Villegas Furyk 47. Søren Hansen 7. Henrik Stenson Conceded 58. Ben Crane 26. Y E Yang 39. Søren Kjeldsen 10. Geoff Ogilvy 7 and Alexander Noren 23. Camilo Villegas 4 and Dustin Johnson 3. Jim Furyk 62. Scott Verplank 30. Hunter Mahan Schwartzel 35. Charl Schwartzel O Hair 1 up Cink Casey Weir Gay 2 up Johnson 14. Sean O Hair 3 and Simon Dyson 19. Stewart Cink 2 up 46. Edoardo Molinari 6. Paul Casey 59. Stephen Ames 27. Alvaro Quiros 8 and Mike Weir 11. Kenny Perry 54. Brian Gay 22. Zach Johnson 21 holes 43. Francesco Molinari NB: Players in bold denote European Tour Members

3 THE RACE TO DUBAI ON THE 2010 EUROPEAN TOUR INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULE Oct Nov Sep Oct Aug Sep Jul Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 10 Dec 09 Date Event Venue Winner / Score First prize / Prize fund Alfred Dunhill Championship Leopard Creek CC, Malelane, South Africa Pablo Martin, ESP =271 (-17) 158,500 / 1,000, South African Open Championship Pearl Valley Golf Estates, Paarl, Western Cape, SA Richie Ramsay, SCO ** =275 (-13) 158,500 / 1,010, Africa Open East London GC, East London, Eastern Cape, SA Charl Schwartzel, RSA =272 (-20) 158,500 / 993, Joburg Open Royal Johannesburg & Kensington GC, South Africa Charl Schwartzel, RSA =261 (-23) 206,050 / 1,313, Abu Dhabi Golf Championship Abu Dhabi GC, Abu Dhabi, UAE Martin Kaymer, GER =267 (-21) 250,000 / 1,504, Commercialbank Qatar Masters Doha GC, Doha, Qatar Robert Karlsson, SWE =273 (-15) 294,585 / 1,760,945 presented by Dolphin Energy 4-7 Omega Dubai Desert Classic Emirates GC, Dubai, UAE Miguel A Jiménez, ESP =277 (-11) 296,500 / 1,765, Avantha Masters DLF G&CC, New Delhi, India Andrew Dodt, AUS =274 (-14) 250,000 / 1,488, WGC Accenture Match Play Ritz-Carlton GC, Dove Mountain, Marana, Arizona, USA Ian Poulter, ENG, def Paul Casey ENG 4 and 2 1,019,635 / 6,190, Maybank Malaysian Open Kuala Lumpur G&CC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia $2,000, WGC CA Championship Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Doral, Florida, USA $8,500, Hassan II Golf Trophy Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco 1,375, Open de Andalucia de Golf Parador de Málaga Golf, Málaga, Spain 1,000, Estoril Open de Portugal Penha Longa GC, Linho Sintra, Estoril, Portugal 1,000, Masters Tournament Augusta National GC, Georgia, USA 8-11 Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal Porto Santo Golfe, Madeira, Portugal 700, Volvo China Open Suzhou Jinji Lake International GC, Suzhou, China $2,500, Ballantine s Championship Pinx GC, Jeju Island, South Korea 2,200, May Open de España Real Club de Golf de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain 2,000, BMW Italian Open Royal Park I Roveri, Turin, Italy 1,300, Open Cala Millor Mallorca Pula GC, Son Servera, Mallorca, Spain 1,000, BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Wentworth Club, Surrey, England 4,500, Madrid Masters Venue - to be confirmed 1,500, The Celtic Manor Wales Open The Celtic Manor Resort, City of Newport, Wales 1,800, Austrian Golf Open Fontana GC, Vienna, Austria 1,000, US OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California, USA SAINT-OMER OPEN presented by Neuflize OBC Aa Saint Omer GC, Lumbres, France 600, BMW International Open Golfclub München Eichenried, Munich, Germany 2,000, Alstom Open de France Le Golf National, Paris, France 8-11 The Barclays Scottish Open Loch Lomond GC, Glasgow, Scotland 3,000, THE 139th OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Old Course, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland Nordea Scandinavian Masters Bro Hof Slott GC, Stockholm, Sweden 2,000, Aug 3 Irish Open Killarney Golf & Fishing Club, Killarney, Co. Kerry, Ireland 3,000, WGC - Bridgestone Invitational Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio, USA $8,500, US PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Whistling Straits, Kohler, Wisconsin, USA Czech Open 2010 Prosper Golf Resort, Celadná, Czech Republic 2,000, Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles The Gleneagles Hotel, Perthshire, Scotland 1,400, Omega European Masters Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans Montana, Switzerland 2,000, KLM Open Hilversumsche GC, Hilversum, The Netherlands 1,800, TBA TBA The Vivendi Venue - to be confirmed 1-3 THE RYDER CUP The Celtic Manor Resort, City of Newport, Wales 7-10 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Old Course, St Andrews, Carnoustie & Kingsbarn, Scotland $5,000, Portugal Masters Oceanico Victoria GC, Vilamoura, Portugal 3,000, CASTELLÓ MASTERS Costa Azahar Club de Campo del Mediterráneo, Castellón, Spain 2,000, Andalucia Masters Club de Golf Valderrama, Sotogrande, Spain 3,000, WGC - HSBC Champions Sheshan International GC, Shanghai, China $7,000, Barclays Singapore Open The Tanjong & The Serapong, Sentosa GC, Singapore Hong Kong Open Hong Kong GC, Fanling, Hong Kong $2,500, DUBAI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, UAE $7,500,000 Date to be confirmed Volvo World Match Play Championship Finca Cortesin GC, Casares, Spain Nov ** denotes play-off

4 Number Nine after the WGC - Accenture Match Play Pos Lst Best Name Cntry Event Wk Pos Played Pos Lst Best Name Cntry Event Wk Pos Played SIGNIFICANT MOVER OF THE WEEK Ian Poulter s victory over fellow Englishman Paul Casey in the final of the WGC - Accenture Match Play lifted him to Number One spot in The Race to Dubai. 1 (14) (1) Ian POULTER (ENG) (3) (26) (2) Paul CASEY (ENG) (4) (1) (1) Charl SCHWARTZEL (RSA) (7) (54) (4) Camilo VILLEGAS (COL) (3) (2) (2) Martin KAYMER (GER) (4) (67) (6) Sergio GARCIA (ESP) (3) (3) (3) Robert KARLSSON (SWE) (4) (5) (5) Lee WESTWOOD (ENG) (4) (18) (9) Thongchai JAIDEE (THA) (4) (4) (4) Miguel Angel JIMÉNEZ (ESP) (4) (6) (6) Alvaro QUIROS (ESP) (4) (29) (12) Oliver WILSON (ENG) (4) (10) (10) Anders HANSEN (DEN) (7) ^ 14 (7) (7) Andrew DODT (AUS) (1) (78) (15) Retief GOOSEN (RSA) (2) (17) (16) Rory MCILROY (NIR) (3) ~ 17 (13) (13) Edoardo MOLINARI (ITA) (7) (8) (8) Pablo MARTIN (ESP) (4) (9) (9) Richie RAMSAY (SCO) (6) (11) (11) Richard FINCH (ENG) (7) (12) (12) Darren CLARKE (NIR) (5) (21) (21) Søren HANSEN (DEN) (6) (15) (15) Keith HORNE (RSA) (6) (16) (16) Shiv KAPUR (IND) (6) (19) (19) Thomas AIKEN (RSA) (7) (87) (26) Jeev Milkha SINGH (IND) (4) (20) (20) Louis OOSTHUIZEN (RSA) (6) (22) (22) Richard BLAND (ENG) (6) ~# 29 (23) (23) Fredrik ANDERSSON HED (SWE)(5) (24) (24) Shane LOWRY (IRL) (6) (25) (25) Brett RUMFORD (AUS) (3) (0) (32) Luke DONALD (ENG) (1) (32) Tim CLARK (RSA) (1) (42) (34) Peter HANSON (SWE) (4) (27) (27) David DRYSDALE (SCO) (7) (46) (36) Chris WOOD (ENG) (5) (48) (37) Henrik STENSON (SWE) (4) (28) (28) David HORSEY (ENG) (4) (138)(39) Ross McGOWAN (ENG) (5) (151)(15) Ernie ELS (RSA) (2) (155)(41) Geoff OGILVY (AUS) (2) (30) (30) Gareth MAYBIN (NIR) (6) (31) (31) Robert ROCK (ENG) (6) (60) (44) Graeme MCDOWELL (NIR) (4) ~# 45 (32) (32) Rick KULACZ (AUS) (4) (33) (33) Thomas BJÖRN (DEN) (6) (34) (34) Barry LANE (ENG) (7) ~# 48 (35) (35) James KAMTE (RSA) (6) (36) (36) Bradley DREDGE (WAL) (3) (37) (37) Danny WILLETT (ENG) (4) ~ 51 (38) (38) Rhys DAVIES (WAL) (6) (66) (52) Ross FISHER (ENG) (3) (39) (39) Richard STERNE (RSA) (4) * 54 (40) (40) Tetsuji HIRATSUKA (JPN) (1) (70) (55) Francesco MOLINARI (ITA) (4) (41) (41) Grégory BOURDY (FRA) (5) (0) (57) Robert ALLENBY (AUS) (1) (57) Y. E. YANG (KOR) (1) (57) Adam SCOTT (AUS) (1) (43) (43) Ariel CANETE (ARG) (6) (44) (44) Joost LUITEN (NED) (6) (83) (62) Simon DYSON (ENG) (4) (84) (63) Alexander NOREN (SWE) (4) (45) (45) James KINGSTON (RSA) (6) (47) (47) Hennie OTTO (RSA) (7) ~ 66 (49) (49) Peter WHITEFORD (SCO) (5) (106) (67) Anthony KIM (USA) (2) (50) (50) Marcel SIEM (GER) (6) (51) (51) Richard GREEN (AUS) (3) (52) (52) Darren FICHARDT (RSA) (6) (53) (53) Michiel BOTHMA (RSA) (4) (118) (72) Søren KJELDSEN (DEN) (3) (55) (55) Pelle EDBERG (SWE) (4) (56) (56) Jeppe HULDAHL (DEN) (4) (57) (57) Peter LAWRIE (IRL) (4) (58) (58) Marcus FRASER (AUS) (4) (59) (59) Nick DOUGHERTY (ENG) (4) ^ 78 (61) (61) Trevor FISHER JNR (RSA) (4) (62) (62) Damien MCGRANE (IRL) (5) (63) (63) Pablo LARRAZÁBAL (ESP) (4) (64) (64) Michael HOEY (NIR) (7) ~c 82 (65) (65) James MORRISON (ENG) (4) ~a 83 (68) (68) John PARRY (ENG) (5) ^ 84 (69) (69) Dale WHITNELL (ENG) (2) (71) (71) Mikko ILONEN (FIN) (5) (72) (72) Niclas FASTH (SWE) (3) ~# 87 (73) (73) Steven O HARA (SCO) (3) (74) (74) Branden GRACE (RSA) (4) ~# 89 (75) (75) Clodomiro CARRANZA (ARG) (4) (76) (76) Oliver FISHER (ENG) (7) (77) (77) Ignacio GARRIDO (ESP) (5) (78) (78) Ricardo GONZALEZ (ARG) (3) (0) (93) Padraig HARRINGTON (IRL) (1) (93) Vijay SINGH (FIJ) (1) (93) Angel CABRERA (ARG) (1) (93) Rory SABBATINI (RSA) (1) ^ 97 (80) (80) Jaco VAN ZYL (RSA) (4) (81) (81) Paul WARING (ENG) (5) (82) (82) David LYNN (ENG) (5) ~# 100 (85) (85) Sam HUTSBY (ENG) (4) (86) (86) Peter HEDBLOM (SWE) (3) ^ 102 (88) (88) Jason KNUTZON (USA) (1) (89) (89) Christian NILSSON (SWE) (3) ~# 104 (90) (90) Andrew COLTART (SCO) (4) (91) (91) Marc WARREN (SCO) (3) (92) (92) Paul BROADHURST (ENG) (4) (93) (93) Raphaël JACQUELIN (FRA) (5) ~# 108 (94) (94) Alejandro CAÑIZARES (ESP) (4) ^ 109 (95) (95) Oliver BEKKER (RSA) (4) (96) (96) Robert-Jan DERKSEN (NED) (4) (97) (97) Michael LORENZO-VERA (FRA) (4) ^ 112 (98) (98) Josh CUNLIFFE (RSA) (3) ~ 113 (99) (99) Richard MCEVOY (ENG) (5) ~# 114 (100) (100) George COETZEE (RSA) (5) (101) (101) Prayad MARKSAENG (THA) (4) ~# 116 (102) (102) Stephen GALLACHER (SCO) (5) (103) (103) Jyoti RANDHAWA (IND) (4) ~c 118 (104) (104) Sion E BEBB (WAL) (3) (105) (105) Adilson DA SILVA (BRA) (4) ^ 120 (107) (107) Chih-bing LAM (SIN) (1) (108) (108) Rafael CABRERA-BELLO (ESP) (6) (109) (109) Miles TUNNICLIFF (ENG) (2) (122) Michael JONZON (SWE) (5) (111) (111) Stephen DODD (WAL) (3) ~# 125 (112) (112) Jamie ELSON (ENG) (5) (113) (113) Mikael LUNDBERG (SWE) (5) (114) (114) Felipe AGUILAR (CHI) (4) ** 128 (115) (115) Neil CHEETHAM (ENG) (2) (116) (116) Marc CAYEUX (ZIM) (4) * denotes Affiliate Member ~ Challenge Tour Graduates finishing within positions 1-10 # Qualifying School Graduates ^^ Challenge Tour Member c Challenge Tour Graduates (11c) finishing within positions % Category 15 Member

5 After the Austrian Avantha Golf Masters Open DRIVING ACCURACY Pos Name Fairways per Round % Fairways Hit Fairways Played Stats Rounds 1 Steven O HARA Adilson DA SILVA John BICKERTON Carl SUNESON David HORSEY DRIVING DISTANCE Pos Name Average Total Total Stats Rounds 1 Julien GUERRIER Alvaro QUIROS Scott HEND George COETZEE Danny WILLETT GREENS IN REGULATION Pos Name Greens per Round % Greens Hit Greens Played Stats Rounds 1 Steven O HARA Clodomiro CARRANZA Ian POULTER Camilo VILLEGAS Richard MCEVOY PUTTS PER GREENS IN REGULATION Pos Name Putts GIR Putts Greens Total Total Stats Rounds per GIR per Round per Round GIR Putts GIR 1 Pelle EDBERG Branden GRACE Michael LORENZO-VERA Alejandro CAÑIZARES Lee SLATTERY AVERAGE PUTTS PER ROUND Pos Name Putts per Round Greens per Round Total Stats Rounds 1 Søren KJELDSEN David HORSEY Michael LORENZO-VERA Rick KULACZ Louis DE JAGER SAND SAVES Pos Name % Total Saves Total Bunkers Stats Rounds 1 Maarten LAFEBER Darren FICHARDT Shaun MICHEEL Steve WEBSTER Ross FISHER SCRAMBLES Pos Name % AVE AVE Total Total Stats SPR Missed GPR Missed GIR Scrambles Rounds 1 Camilo VILLEGAS Thongchai JAIDEE Søren KJELDSEN Rory MCILROY Martin KAYMER ONE PUTTS Pos Name One Putts Average Stats Rounds 1 Michael LORENZO-VERA Anthony WALL Pelle EDBERG James MORRISON Bradley DREDGE KEY AVE SPR - Average scrambles per round AVE Missed GPR - Average missed greens per round Total Missed GIR - Total missed Greens in Regulation Total Scrambles - Number of times par or better scored from a missed green in regulation STROKE AVERAGE Pos Name Stroke Strokes Rounds Average 1 Rory MCILROY Ian POULTER Charl SCHWARTZEL Alvaro QUIROS Klas ERIKSSON Miles TUNNICLIFF Martin KAYMER Richard STERNE Søren HANSEN Pelle EDBERG Michiel BOTHMA Darren CLARKE Camilo VILLEGAS Alexandre KALEKA Edoardo MOLINARI Rick KULACZ Sion E BEBB Lee WESTWOOD Sergio GARCIA David HORSEY Keith HORNE Thongchai JAIDEE Paul CASEY Matthew ZIONS Clodomiro CARRANZA Fredrik ANDERSSON HED Alejandro CAÑIZARES Louis OOSTHUIZEN Branden GRACE Steven O HARA STROKE AVERAGE Defined as the average number of strokes taken per round on The European Tour International Schedule. DRIVING ACCURACY Defined as both an average number of fairways per round and a percentage of fairways hit. DRIVING DISTANCE Defined as an average number of yards per drive. Two drives are measured per round on holes chosen to counteract the effect of gradient or wind. The drives are measured at the point they come to rest regardless of whether they are on the fairway or not. GREENS IN REGULATION Defined as both an average number of greens per round and a percentage of greens hit. A green in regulation is defined as the number of shots that a player should take to reach the putting surface on any given hole, being one for Par 3s, two for Par 4s and three for Par 5s. PUTTS PER GIR Defined as both the average number of putts taken per green in regulation and the average number of putts taken per round on greens that are hit in regulation. By doubling the greens per round figure and thereby assuming two putts on each green in regulation, we can then subtract the GIR putts per round figure from this total to infer the number of strokes under par the player will be per round from the greens hit in regulation. AVERAGE PUTTS Defined as the average number of putts taken per round. The use of the putter from off the green does not constitute a putt as far as the statistics are concerned. KEY AVE SPR - Average scrambles per round AVE Missed GPR - Average missed greens per round SCRAMBLES The frequency, expressed as a percentage to one decimal place, of the player scoring par or better on holes where the player missed the Green in Regulation.

6 OFFICIAL WORLD GOLF RANKING As at February 21, Tiger Woods United States Steve Stricker United States Phil Mickelson United States Lee Westwood England Ian Poulter England Paul Casey England Jim Furyk United States Martin Kaymer Germany Rory McIlroy N Ireland Padraig Harrington Ireland Henrik Stenson Sweden Geoff Ogilvy Australia Sergio Garcia Spain Kenny Perry United States Robert Allenby Australia Retief Goosen South Africa Stewart Cink United States Sean O Hair United States Ernie Els South Africa Robert Karlsson Sweden Ross Fisher England Camilo Villegas Colombia Luke Donald England Lucas Glover United States Zach Johnson United States Dustin Johnson United States Angel Cabrera Argentina Anthony Kim United States Y E Yang Korea Nick Watney United States Alvaro Quiros Spain Miguel A Jiménez Spain Hunter Mahan United States Charl Schwartzel South Africa Ryo Ishikawa Japan Tim Clark South Africa Vijay Singh Fiji Oliver Wilson England Michael Sim Australia Yuta Ikeda Japan Mike Weir Canada Matt Kuchar United States Adam Scott Australia Thongchai Jaidee Thailand Søren Kjeldsen Denmark Anders Hansen Denmark Edoardo Molinari Italy Francesco Molinari Italy Graeme McDowell N Ireland Søren Hansen Denmark Brian Gay United States Rory Sabbatini South Africa David Toms United States Ryan Moore United States Simon Dyson England Peter Hanson Sweden Ben Crane United States Jeev Milkha Singh India Justin Leonard United States Alexander Noren Sweden J.B. Holmes United States Stephen Ames Canada Ross McGowan England Scott Verplank United States Louis Oosthuizen South Africa Kevin Na United States Chad Campbell United States Chris Wood England Stephen Marino United States Shingo Katayama Japan Gonzalo Fdez-Castaño Spain Jason Dufner United States Ben Curtis United States Brandt Snedeker United States Hiroyuki Fujita Japan Justin Rose England Heath Slocum United States Marc Leishman Australia John Rollins United States John Senden Australia Koumei Oda Japan Davis Love III United States Paul Goydos United States Kenichi Kuboya Japan Brendan Jones Australia Yasuharu Imano Japan Grégory Bourdy France Shane Lowry Ireland James Kingston South Africa Martin Laird Scotland Kevin Sutherland United States K.J. Choi Korea Bubba Watson United States Liang Wen-Chong China Jerry Kelly United States Mathew Goggin Australia Pat Perez United States Anthony Wall England Ryan Palmer United States Bryce Molder United States Darren Clarke N Ireland Scott Strange Australia Rod Pampling Australia Kim Kyung-Tae Korea Prayad Marksaeng Thailand Richard Sterne South Africa Tom Watson United States David Duval United States Andres Romero Argentina Andrew Dodt Australia Mark Wilson United States Richard Green Australia Nick Dougherty England George McNeill United States Thomas Aiken South Africa Jason Bohn United States Charles Howell III United States Bill Haas United States Tomohiro Kondo Japan Gaganjeet Bhullar India David Smail New Zealand Danny Willett England Shigeki Maruyama Japan Ryuichi Oda Japan Charley Hoffman United States Fred Couples United States Nick O Hern Australia Lin Wen-Tang Taiwan Richie Ramsay Scotland Azuma Yano Japan Thomas Levet France Rhys Davies Wales Bradley Dredge Wales John Mallinger United States Steve Webster England Chad Collins United States Stuart Appleby Australia Peter Hedblom Sweden Raphaël Jacquelin France Nicolas Colsaerts Belgium Gareth Maybin N Ireland Fredrik Jacobson Sweden Johan Edfors Sweden Tetsuji Hiratsuka Japan Blake Adams United States Bo Van Pelt United States Rafael Cabrera-Bello Spain Tom Gillis United States Jonathan Byrd United States David Drysdale Scotland Josh Teater United States Boo Weekley United States Woody Austin United States Ricardo Gonzalez Argentina Cameron Beckman United States Peter Lawrie Ireland Charlie Wi Korea Toshinori Muto Japan Webb Simpson United States Brian Davis England Danny Lee New Zealand D.J. Trahan United States Daisuke Maruyama Japan Greg Chalmers Australia Jason Day Australia Aaron Baddeley Australia Robert Rock England Christian L Nilsson Sweden Jamie Donaldson Wales Toru Suzuki Japan Briny Baird United States Robert-Jan Derksen Holland Toru Taniguchi Japan John Merrick United States Michael Allen United States Ryuji Imada Japan Ricky Barnes United States Alex Prugh United States Troy Matteson United States Hideto Tanihara Japan Graeme Storm England Bae Sang-moon Korea David Horsey England D.A. Points United States Tim Petrovic United States Trevor Immelman South Africa Nathan Green Australia Thomas Björn Denmark Jeff Klauk United States James Nitties Australia Kaname Yokoo Japan Rickie Fowler United States Kazuhiro Yamashita Japan Niclas Fasth Sweden Damien McGrane Ireland Chris Tidland United States Christian Cévaër France Cameron Percy Australia Gary Orr Scotland Scott Piercy United States 0.844

7 RYDER CUP POINTS LISTS The European Ryder Cup Team Qualification for The 2010 Ryder Cup The European Ryder Cup Team Qualification for The 2010 Ryder Cup The European Team will be selected employing the following criteria: The Ryder Cup World Points List as at Feb 21, Lee WESTWOOD (ENG ) Ian POULTER (ENG ) Rory MCILROY (NIR ) Martin KAYMER (GER ) Padraig HARRINGTON (IRL ) Edoardo MOLINARI (ITA ) Ross McGOWAN (ENG ) Simon DYSON (ENG ) Robert KARLSSON (SWE ) Miguel Angel JIMÉNEZ (ESP ) Paul CASEY (ENG ) Luke DONALD (ENG ) Sergio GARCIA (ESP ) Alexander NOREN (SWE ) Anders HANSEN (DEN ) Oliver WILSON (ENG ) Francesco MOLINARI (ITA ) Ross FISHER (ENG ) Grégory BOURDY (FRA ) Alvaro QUIROS (ESP ) Graeme MCDOWELL (NIR ) Peter HANSON (SWE ) Søren HANSEN (DEN ) Richie RAMSAY (SCO ) Henrik STENSON (SWE ) Bradley DREDGE (WAL ) Rafael CABRERA-BELLO (ESP ) Darren CLARKE (NIR ) Rhys DAVIES (WAL ) Shane LOWRY (IRL ) The Ryder Cup European Points List as at Feb 21, Lee WESTWOOD (ENG) Ian POULTER (ENG) Rory MCILROY (NIR) Ross McGOWAN (ENG) Simon DYSON (ENG) Oliver WILSON (ENG) Alexander NOREN (SWE) Martin KAYMER (GER) Paul CASEY (ENG) Sergio GARCIA (ESP) Ross FISHER (ENG) Francesco MOLINARI (ITA) Anders HANSEN (DEN) Miguel Angel JIMÉNEZ (ESP) Peter HANSON (SWE) Padraig HARRINGTON (IRL) Alvaro QUIROS (ESP) Grégory BOURDY (FRA) Bradley DREDGE (WAL) Søren HANSEN (DEN) Rafael CABRERA-BELLO (ESP) Darren CLARKE (NIR) Robert KARLSSON (SWE) Michael JONZON (SWE) Richie RAMSAY (SCO) Graeme MCDOWELL (NIR) David DRYSDALE (SCO) Henrik STENSON (SWE) Pablo MARTIN (ESP) Mikko ILONEN (FIN) The United States Ryder Cup Team Qualification for The 2010 Ryder Cup Qualification for the United States Team began with the four Major Championships contested in 2009, and will continue from January 1, 2010 until August 15, The top eight players will automatically qualify for the 2010 United States Ryder Cup Team, with the remaining four places reserved for Captain s picks. The selection process will be determined by the following criteria: 1. Prize money earned in the 2009 Masters Tournament, US Open, Open Championship and US PGA Championship - one point for every US$1,000 earned. 2. Prize money earned in Official Events in 2010 from January 1 until August 15 - one point for every US$1,000 earned, excluding Major Championships and events played in the same weeks as Major Championships and World Golf Championships. 3. Prize money earned in the 2010 Major Championships - two points for every US$1,000 earned. 4. Prize money earned in 2010 events played in the same weeks as Major Championships and opposite World Golf Championships between January 1 until August 15 - half a point for every US$1,000 earned European Ryder Cup Team as at Feb 21, Lee WESTWOOD (ENG ) 2 Ian POULTER (ENG ) 3 Rory MCILROY (NIR ) 4 Martin KAYMER (GER ) 5 Ross McGOWAN (ENG) Simon DYSON (ENG) Oliver WILSON (ENG) Alexander NOREN (SWE) Paul CASEY (ENG) Sergio GARCIA (ESP) Ross FISHER (ENG) Francesco MOLINARI (ITA) Anders HANSEN (DEN) Miguel Angel JIMÉNEZ (ESP) Peter HANSON (SWE) Padraig HARRINGTON (IRL) Alvaro QUIROS (ESP) Grégory BOURDY (FRA) Bradley DREDGE (WAL) Søren HANSEN (DEN) The above table indicates those players currently occupying the nine qualifying places for The 2010 European Ryder Cup Team. The leading four players qualify through the World Points List. The next five players qualify through the European Points List. Positions indicate the leading challengers from the European Ryder Cup Points List. The 2010 US Ryder Cup Team as at Feb 21, Steve Stricker 2, Dustin Johnson 1, Lucas Glover 1, Stewart Cink 1, Tiger Woods 1, Phil Mickelson 1, Ben Crane 1, David Duval 1, J.B. Holmes 1, Ryan Palmer 1, Kenny Perry Matt Kuchar Bill Haas Chad Campbell Ricky Barnes Tom Watson Sean O Hair Brandt Snedeker Hunter Mahan Alex Prugh (a) The leading four players on The Ryder Cup World Points List (1) as of Sunday, August , or at the conclusion of the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, whichever is the latter. In the event of a tie (equal number of points accumulated), placings will be decided by the player with the higher ranking on the Official World Golf Ranking as of Monday, August 23, (b) The leading five players, not otherwise qualified (having selected the four players from The Ryder Cup World Points List) from The Ryder Cup European Points List (2) as of Sunday, August 29, 2010, or at the conclusion of the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, whichever is the latter. In the event of a tie (equal number of points accumulated), placings will be decided by the player with the higher ranking on The 2010 European Tour Race to Dubai as of August 29, 2010, or at the conclusion of the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, whichever is the latter. (c) The Captain, Colin Montgomerie, will choose the remaining three players on Sunday August 29 following the conclusion of the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles. (1) The Ryder Cup World Points List is comprised of World Ranking Points won by a European Tour Member from each tournament in which he participates between September 3, 2009 and August 22, 2010 and thereafter in the 2010 Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles. World Ranking Points are allocated to all officially sanctioned tournaments (on any Federated Tour) by the Official World Golf Ranking and are allocated according to the Event Rating of the tournament. (2) The Ryder Cup European Points List is comprised of points (1 point = 1 Euro) earned by a European Tour Member from all officially sanctioned European Tour tournaments on The European Tour Race to Dubai between September 3, 2009 and August 29, 2010 or the conclusion of the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, whichever is the latter.

8 Abierto internacional DE GOLF IL COPA ANTIOQUIA Club Campestre El Rodeo, Sede La Macarena, Medellin, Colombia, Feb 18-21, 2010 Tournament Summary OUT IN TOTAL Pros Ams PAR: Number Played in tournament 156 YARDS: Less Players who missed 36 hole cut 144 (+2) 82 METRES: Number Played in final rounds First Round Second Round Third Round Round-by- F Ojeda Racioppi 64 (-7) Round R Dinwiddie 67 (-4) Leaders D Vanegas 67 (-4) M Higley 67 (-4) 10 players on 68 (-3) O Alvarez 135 (-7) F Ojeda Racioppi 135 (-7) M Higley 136 (-6) N Smith 136 (-6) D Vanegas 136 (-6) V Covello 137 (-5) 3 players on 138 (-4) Hole(s) in one: M Rodriguez, Rnd 3, Hole 17, 8 iron Course Record: None N Smith, Rnd 4, Hole 11, 7 iron Albatross: None Play off details: None Preferred Lies: None D Vanegas 205 (-8) V Covello 206 (-7) A Velasco 207 (-6) N Smith 207 (-6) O Alvarez 207 (-6) J-A Larsen 208 (-5) P Gustafsson 209 (-4) 6 players on 210 (-3) Total Prize Money: 165,500 Exchange Rate: / = Weather: Thurs: Fri: Sat: Sun: Early morning drizzle then nice and sunny all day Breezy in the morning, nice and sunny all day Nice and sunny with a light breeze Nice and sunny with a light breeze Pos. Name Rd1 Rd2 Rd3 Rd4 Total Prize Money 1 David VANEGAS COL , Nathan SMITH USA , Vince COVELLO USA , Peter GUSTAFSSON SWE , Robert DINWIDDIE ENG , Julio ZAPATA ARG , Jan-Are LARSEN NOR , Mark TULLO CHI , Roope KAKKO FIN , Bernd WIESBERGER AUT , Raul SANZ VEN , Cesar MONASTERIO ARG , Alvaro VELASCO ESP , Wil BESSELING NED , Joaquin ESTEVEZ ARG , Ryan BLAUM USA , Jose GARRIDO COL , Oscar ALVAREZ COL , Julian ETULAIN ARG , Francisco OJEDA RACIOPPI ARG , Adrien BERNADET FRA , Julien CLÉMENT SUI , Anthony SNOBECK FRA , Manuel MERIZALDE COL , Juan Pablo LUNA COL , George MURRAY SCO , Lloyd KENNEDY ENG , Oscar FLOREN SWE , Mitchell GILLIS CAN , Mikko KORHONEN FIN , John E MORGAN ENG , Antti AHOKAS FIN , Rafael GOMEZ ARG , Marcus HIGLEY ENG , Rodolfo GONZALEZ ARG , Andres GONZALES USA , Eduardo HERRERA COL , Floris DE VRIES NED , Paulo PINTO ARG , Steven TILEY ENG , Mike MEZEI CAN Ryan YIP CAN Ryan THORNBERRY USA Sebastian FERNANDEZ ARG Leonardo DI MARINO ARG Thorbjorn OLESEN DEN Jamie MOUL ENG Alvaro PINEDO COL Daniel BROOKS ENG Sergio ACEVEDO ARG Manuel Adrian GARCIA ARG Derek GILLESPIE CAN Magnus A CARLSSON SWE Roland STEINER AUT Hugo LEON CHI Miguel GUZMAN ARG Jack DOHERTY SCO Manuel QUIROS ESP Mauricio MOLINA ARG Miguel RODRIGUEZ ARG Alfredo ADRIAN VEN Sebastian L SAAVEDRA ARG Josh HABIG USA Cesar COSTILLA ARG Geovani AGUDELO COL Emilio DOMINGUEZ ARG Wolmer MURILLO VEN Juan ABBATE ARG Ben EVANS ENG Ryan C CARTER USA Julien XANTHOPOULOS FRA Pierre RELECOM BEL Brad HEAVEN NZL Alexandre KALEKA FRA DQ Edgar GOMEZ COL Hoyt MCGARITY USA Pablo ACUNA GTM Pos. Name Rd1 Rd2 Rd3 Rd4 Total Prize Money Charles-Edouard RUSSO FRA Julien GUERRIER FRA Peter KAENSCHE NOR Luis CLAVERIE ESP Andrea PERRINO ITA Mads VIBE-HASTRUP DEN Russell SURBER USA Carlos DEL MORAL ESP Jamie CLAVIJO COL Garrett FRANK USA Anthony GRENIER FRA Luis Fernando POSADA COL Jesus AMAYA COL Andy MATTHEWS USA Luciano GIOMETTI ARG Daniel BARBETTI ARG Wes HEFFERMAN CAN Johnny BLOOMFIELD JAM Martin WIEGELE AUT Julio NOGUERA ARG Lasse JENSEN DEN Liam KENDREGAN USA Juan Carlos BERASTEGUI VEN Anders Schmidt HANSEN DEN Brad TILLEY USA Gustavo ACOSTA ARG Andrew PARR USA Jae Woo IM KOR Ramon BESCANSA ESP Christophe BRAZILLIER FRA Juan Martin HOYOS COL Federico COLOMBO ITA Richard KIND NED Lucas LEE BRA Ramiro GOTI ARG Manny VILLEGAS COL Baptiste CHAPELLAN FRA Ghislain ROSIER FRA Jesus OSMAR COL Jesus RIVAS COL Byron SMITH USA Daniel ALTAMIRANO ARG Angel ROMERO COL Lee S JAMES ENG Mario HURTADO COL Matthew ZIONS AUS JC DEACON CAN Rodrigo CASTANEDA COL Alan WAGNER ARG Paul DWYER ENG Jaakko MAKITALO FIN Richard SCOTT CAN Jordi GARCIA ESP Oswaldo VILLADA COL Joel SJÖHOLM SWE Andrea MAESTRONI ITA Diego VANEGAS COL Daniel IM USA Ricardo RUIZ COL David TOBON COL Scott JAMIESON SCO Florian PRAEGANT AUT Thomas FEYRSINGER AUT Federico CABRERA ARG Fernando ZACARIAS ARG Paul EALES ENG Oscar PATINO COL Matt JOHNSTON CAN Jeff RANGEL USA Agustin JAVRETCHE ARG Omar BELTRAN COL Luciano DODDA ARG Alejandro RAUHUT COL Federico DAMUS ARG Tomas ARGONZ ARG Steen OTTOSEN DEN Giovanni VERGARA COL Dan OLSEN USA 74 DQ 156 Raul FRETES PAR 77 WD

9 THE 2010 EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR SCHEDULE Date Event Venue Winner / Score First Prize / Prize fund Feb Abierto Internacional de Golf Club Deportivo El Rodeo, Sede la Macarena, Il Cope Antioquia Medellin, Colombia David Vanegas, COL, =272 (-12) 25,636 / 165,500 Mar Kenya Open Muthaiga GC, Nairobi, Kenya 190,000 Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Moroccan Golf Classic Pullman El Jadida Royal Golf and Spa, El Jadida, Morocco 150, Turkish Challenge Carya GC, Antalya, Turkey 175, ALLIANZ Open Côtes d Armor Bretagne Golf Blue Green de Pléneuf Val André, France 150, Italian Challenge GC Poggio dei Medici, Florence, Italy 150, Telenet Trophy Rinkven GC, Anvers, Belgium 150, Kärnten Golf Open by Markus Brier Foundation GC Klagenfurt-Seltenheim, Klagenfurt, Austria 160, Scottish Hydro Challenge Macdonald Spey Valley GC, Aviemore, Scotland 200, SAINT-OMER OPEN presented by Neuflize OBC* Aa St Omer GC, Lumbres, France 600, Challenge de España TBC 1-4 The Princess TBC 8-11 ALLIANZ Open de Lyon Golf du Gouverneur, Monthieux, France 150, Credit Suisse Challenge Golf Sempachersee, Hildisrieden, Switzerland 150, TBC 29-1 Green Challenge Hirsala, Jorvas, Finland 5-8 TBA Rolex Trophy Golf de Genève, Genève, Switzerland (Wed-Sat) ECCO Tour Championship Green Eagle GC, North Course, Winsen, Germany 180, SWALEC Wales Challenge Vale Hotel Golf & Spa Resort, Cardiff, Wales 150,000 (Wed-Sat) 2-5 ALLIANZ Europen de Strasbourg Golf de la Wantzenau, La Wantzenau, France 150, Kazakhstan Open TBA TBA 1-3 THE RYDER CUP The Celtic Manor Resort, Cardiff, Wales 7-10 ALLIANZ Golf Open du Grand Toulouse Golf de Toulouse-Seilh, Seilh, France 150, Italian Federation Cup Olgiata GC, Roma, Italy 150,000 (Wed-Sat) Egyptian Open TBC $250,000 (Wed-Sat) Apulia San Domenico Grand Final San Domenico Golf, Puglia, Italy 300,000 (Wed-Sat) * Dual ranking event, for Ranking point purposes the prize fund will be capped at 500,000 ** denotes play-off 2010 European Challenge Tour Rankings Number One after the Abierto Internacional de Golf Il Copa Antioquia Pos Lst Name Cntry Event Wk Played 1 Vince COVELLO (USA) (1) Peter GUSTAFSSON (SWE) (1) Robert DINWIDDIE (ENG) (1) Julio ZAPATA (ARG) (1) Mark TULLO (CHI) (1) Jan-Are LARSEN (NOR) (1) Roope KAKKO (FIN) (1) Bernd WIESBERGER (AUT) (1) Wil BESSELING (NED) (1) Alvaro VELASCO (ESP) (1) Cesar MONASTERIO (ARG) (1) Jose GARRIDO (COL) (1) Ryan BLAUM (USA) (1) Julian ETULAIN (ARG) (1) Joaquin ESTEVEZ (ARG) (1) Adrien BERNADET (FRA) (1) Lloyd KENNEDY (ENG) (1) Anthony SNOBECK (FRA) (1) Francisco OJEDA RACIOPPI (ARG) (1) George MURRAY (SCO) (1) Julien CLÉMENT (SUI) (1) Oscar FLOREN (SWE) (1) Mikko KORHONEN (FIN) (1) John E MORGAN (ENG) (1) Pos Lst Name Cntry Event Wk Played Antti AHOKAS (FIN) (1) Rodolfo GONZALEZ (ARG) (1) Marcus HIGLEY (ENG) (1) Steven TILEY (ENG) (1) Floris DE VRIES (NED) (1) Paulo PINTO (ARG) (1) Thorbjorn OLESEN (DEN) (1) Jamie MOUL (ENG) (1) Daniel BROOKS (ENG) (1) Leonardo DI MARINO (ARG) (1) Hugo LEON (CHI) (1) Roland STEINER (AUT) (1) Magnus A CARLSSON (SWE) (1) Manuel QUIROS (ESP) (1) Jack DOHERTY (SCO) (1) Sebastian L SAAVEDRA (ARG) (1) Emilio DOMINGUEZ (ARG) (1) Ben EVANS (ENG) (1) Juan ABBATE (ARG) (1) Julien XANTHOPOULOS (FRA) (1) Pierre RELECOM (BEL) (1) Alexandre KALEKA (FRA) (1)

10 THE 2010 EUROPEAN SENIOR TOUR SCHEDULE Date Event Venue Winner / Score First prize / Prize fund Dec The Mauritius Commercial Bank Open Constance Belle Mare Plage, Mauritius Kevin Spurgeon ENG =210 (-6) 34,500 / 230, The Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters presented by The Stapleford Forum The Empire Hotel & Country Club, Brunei 400,000 Mar Chang Thailand Senior Masters Royal Gems Golf and Sports Club, Thailand $400,000 presented by ISPS Berenberg Bank Masters The Links, Fancourt, South Africa 500,000 May US Senior PGA Championship Colorado GC, Denver, Colorado, USA Jun Jersey Seniors Classic La Moye GC, Jersey The Handa Irish Senior Open presented by Fáilte Ireland Carton House, Maynooth, Co Kildare, Ireland Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open Royal Porthcawl GC, Wales De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship Hunting Course, De Vere Slaley Hall, England 250, Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open Golf Club Bad Ragaz, Switzerland Van Lanschot Senior Open Royal Haagsche Golf & Country Club, Netherlands 250,000 Jul (THE 139th OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP)* (Old Course, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland) THE SENIOR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY MASTERCARD Championship Course, Carnoustie, Scotland US SENIOR OPEN* Sahalee CC, Seattle, Washington, USA Aug Cleveland Golf / Srixon Scottish Senior Open Fairmont St. Andrews, Scotland Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters Duke s Course, Woburn GC, England Casa Serena Open Casa Serena Golf, Czech Republic TBA TBA Oct Sep TBA TBA Nov OKI Castellón Senior Tour Championship Club de Campo del Mediterráneo, Spain * Money won does not count towards the 2010 European Senior Tour Order of Merit

11 THE 2010 EUROPEAN SENIOR TOUR ORDER OF MERIT Kevin Spurgeon leads the 2010 European Senior Tour Order of Merit Number One after The Mauritius Commercial Bank Open Pos Lst Name Cntry Event Wk Played Pos Lst Name Cntry Event Wk Played 1 Kevin SPURGEON (ENG) (1) Gordon J BRAND (ENG) (1) Sam TORRANCE (SCO) (1) Angel FRANCO (PAR) (1) Bob BOYD (USA) (1) Mike CUNNING (USA) (1) John BLAND (RSA) (1) David FROST (RSA) (1) Roger CHAPMAN (ENG) (1) Ricky WILLISON (ENG) (1) Jerry BRUNER (USA) (1) Doug JOHNSON (USA) (1) Ross DRUMMOND (SCO) (1) Nick JOB (ENG) (1) David MERRIMAN (AUS) (1) George RYALL (ENG) (1) Peter MITCHELL (ENG) (1) Peter DAHLBERG (SWE) (1) Glenn RALPH (ENG) (1) Bill LONGMUIR (SCO) (1) Denis O SULLIVAN (IRL) (1) Bob CAMERON (ENG) (1) Bobby LINCOLN (RSA) (1) ** Steve VAN VUUREN (RSA) (1) Jeff HALL (ENG) (1) John HOSKISON (ENG) (1) Costantino ROCCA (ITA) (1) José RIVERO (ESP) (1) Gery WATINE (FRA) (1) Bertus SMIT (RSA) (1) Pete OAKLEY (USA) (1) Graham GUNN (CAN) (1) Mitch KIERSTENSON (ENG) (1) Chris WILLIAMS (RSA) (1) David J RUSSELL (ENG) (1) Hugh BAIOCCHI (RSA) (1) Stephen BENNETT (ENG) (1) Eamonn DARCY (IRL) (1) Mike MILLER (SCO) (1) Graham BANISTER (AUS) (1) Greg TOWNE (USA) (1) Juan QUIROS (ESP) (1) Bill MCCOLL (SCO) (1) Marc FARRY (FRA) (1) ** 45 Jeb STUART (USA) (1) Jim RHODES (ENG) (1) John CHILLAS (SCO) (1) Delroy CAMBRIDGE (JAM) (1) Mike WILLIAMS (ZIM) (1) John BENDA (USA) (1) Philippe DUGENY (FRA) (1) Barrie STEVENS (ENG) (1) Peter ALLAN (ENG) (1) Bill HARDWICK (CAN) (1) ** Neville CLARKE (RSA) (1) Per-Arne BROSTEDT (SWE) (1) TR JONES (USA) (1) Ian MOSEY (ENG) (1) Steve MARTIN (SCO) (1) Giuseppe CALI (ITA) (1) Doug YOUNG (ENG) (1) Jean Pierre SALLAT (FRA) (1) Matt BRIGGS (ENG) (1) Antonio GARRIDO (ESP) (1) Jimmy HEGGARTY (NIR) (1) Glyn DAVIES (WAL) (1) Victor GARCIA (ESP) (1) Chris LINSTEAD (ENG) (1) Rookie ** Affiliate Member

12 NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD For the full news and reports, see * Carton House to host Irish Senior Open * Royal Liverpool to host The 2014 Open Championship The R&A has announced that Royal Liverpool Golf Club will host The Open Championship in It will be the 12th time the Hoylake links has hosted golf s oldest Major. The venue has witnessed a string of unique Open Champions: in 1907, Arnaud Massy became the only Frenchman to have won the title; Fred Daly became the first Irishman to do so, in 1947; and Argentine golfer Roberto De Vicenzo became the first South American to win a Major when he lifted the Claret Jug in When The Open returned to Hoylake in 2006 after a 39-year absence, Tiger Woods became the first back-to-back Open Champion since Tom Watson in 1983 in front of 230,000 people, a record attendance for the Championship in England. The Handa Irish Senior Open presented by Fáilte Ireland returns to the European Senior Tour schedule in 2010 when Carton House, in Maynooth, Co. Kildare, hosts the 14th edition of the tournament from June Fáilte Ireland, which has supported the Senior Tour event since its inception at St Margarets Golf Club in 1997, continues its long term association with the tournament and is joined by a new title sponsor for 2010, the International Sports Promotion Society (ISPS), represented by Founding Chairman, Dr Haruhisa Handa. In addition to the Irish Senior Open, Fáilte Ireland also supports The 3 Irish Open on The European Tour, which Carton House hosted in 2005 and 2006, tournaments won by Stephen Dodd and Thomas Björn respectively. * Montgomerie Foundation funds progressing Colin Montgomerie has celebrated a successful first year of the Elizabeth Montgomerie Foundation with a dinner at the Hotel du Vin in Glasgow, where he announced that 75% of the funding in place to build the Maggie s Cancer Caring Centre in Lanarkshire. The Elizabeth Montgomerie Foundation was established by the Scots golfer Colin Montgomerie in memory of his late mother Elizabeth, to provide support to people affected by cancer. In its first project, The Elizabeth Montgomerie Foundation is raising funds to build a new Centre in conjunction with the Maggie s Cancer Caring Centre in Lanarkshire to provide practical and emotional support to cancer patients, their families and carers. The Elizabeth Montgomerie Building will be based at Monklands Hospital, Airdrie. * De Vere extends sponsorship of PGA Seniors Championship One of Europe s longest standing golf championships has received a major boost after the De Vere hotel group agreed a three year sponsorship extension. The deal will see the luxury golf resort company sponsor the De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship until The announcement comes ahead of this year s 250,000 event which will again be staged at Northumberland s Slaley Hall for the third year running from June Among those expected to challenge for the European Senior Tour s longest-running event is record money winner Carl Mason, who won the title for a third time over the Dave Thomas-designed Hunting Course last summer. * At home on the range in Ruthin...thanks to The Ryder Cup Golfers in Denbighshire will be able to add much-needed practice facilities to the opportunities at one of their Community Associations, thanks to a grant of 119,200 from the Ryder Cup Wales Legacy Fund, financed by the Welsh Assembly Government. Llanfwrog Community Association, near Ruthin, already boasts a community centre, tennis courts, football pitches, yoga, keep fit classes and the rugby club nearby and can now add a driving range and short-game practice area to the amenities on offer. * Master stroke sees Langer win in America Bernhard Langer won the Allianz Championship on the US Champions Tour thanks to an extraordinary holed bunker shot for an eagle three on the first play-off hole. The German, and American John Cook, were tied at 17 under par 199 on the Old Course at Broken Sound in Boca Raton, Florida, when they headed to a sudden-death play-off on the 18th hole and Langer s master stroke. The 2004 European Ryder Cup Captain and European Senior Tour Member, who lives in Boca Raton, won US$255,500 for his ninth career US Champions Tour title.