Sony Open

[Eag's]

Can Allenby make it three wins in a row & back to back Aussie winners on the PGA Tour? I hope so :) http://www.pgatour.com/r/leaderboard/

[TheTrueReview]

Hope so. Great 3 rounds so far - 65 67 67.

[Hamo84]

Did anyone see his "outside the ropes" segment that they did on him... Some pretty funny stuff on there. I am just happy that he is enjoying his golf atm

Just hopes his ankle holds up, hope he wins

Also good to see Davis Love up there again, id like to see him win something this year (he needs one win to gain lifetime membership of the pga) i have always liked the way he goes about things

[TheTrueReview]

.....

Also good to see Davis Love up there again, id like to see him win something this year (he needs one win to gain lifetime membership of the pga) i have always liked the way he goes about things

I thought that happened in the fall series in 2007. I remember Golf Channel making a big hoo hah about it at the time.

[Hamo84]

hmmm strange, they definately said he was looking for win 20? yet on the pga website he has got 20
http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/17/06/

[TheTrueReview]

hmmm strange, they definately said he was looking for win 20? yet on the pga website he has got 20
http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/17/06/

It wouldn't be like the Seppo commentators to get something wrong would it? ;)

[Swathe]

The though of allenby doing burnouts in that car made laugh.

[Webster]

go Palmer

[Flavzz]

Allenby has this in the bag.. Do it..

Stricker for a dark horse to storm home with a 63 to get into contention..

[PeteyD]

Nice to see Jason Day made a cut.

[Fishman Dan]

go Palmer

You should just use the Allenby ignore button. He's really got his act together.

Anyone else here think he's put on a few more pounds? He's got an extra chin (or two) rather than the stickman image.

Veetle sure to get a workout today.

[Hamo84]

yeah i reckon hes put on quite a bit of weight.

[Webster]

yeah i reckon hes put on quite a bit of weight.

that chip on his shoulder would weigh quite a bit.

[Sydney Hacker]

Nice to see Jason Day made a cut.

Day must of rallied late to make the cut ??? He looked like missing it when I was following it on Saturday morning.

[Hamo84]

Retief and Ames on hot streaks.. Dont think Ames has enough holes left though to post a high enough score. Retief does though, could be a dark horse to set the clubhouse lead.. and possibly a target for the others

[virge666]

that chip on his shoulder would weigh quite a bit.

Lovely !

I thought Stricker would be my man. Allenby might need some help to win it.

[Hamo84]

Well done to Leishman - In the clubhouse inside the top 20, both he and Dufner put together good rounds today.

[Jarro]

The Goose is on the charge .....

... Go Goose 8)

[Webster]

anyone got a quick scores link, I cant get the Pgatour webpages to load.

[pt73]

Goosen & Palmer -12, Allenby -11, Stricker -10

[PerryGroves]

anyone got a quick scores link, I cant get the Pgatour webpages to load.

PGA site keeps on loading day one scores. Try this

http://www.cbssports.com/golf/leaderboard

[chappy1970]

Goosens Belly putter has clearly agreed with him, he is currently -8 for the day playing the last

[dhills2]

Poor Goose is going to run out of holes... what a round though. Who is actually watching it? How is Allenby going on his leg?

[Jarro]

Allenby seems fine with his injured leg

[Jarro]

Goose is the clubhouse leader on -12 after shooting a final round 62 !!!

[TheTrueReview]

Goose is the clubhouse leader on -12 after shooting a final round 62 !!!

Farq!!

[Webster]

Allenby seems fine with his injured leg

He is now a couple behind the leader, so expect to see him limping soon.......poor thing...

[Jarro]

Goose bogeyed the first and missed a short birdie putt on the 18th too #-o

[Jarro]

He is now a couple behind the leader, so expect to see him limping soon.......poor thing...

Cheer him on Jack, he's the only Victorian in the field i think

[Webster]

Leishman is in there Jarro.

[Hamo84]

http://www.pgatour.com/shottracker/#/

if this helps for those who cant see live scores?

[Jarro]

Another birdie to Allenby 8)

Howell is up there too, good to see.

[Webster]

Birdie to Palmer and a 2 shot lead.

[Fishman Dan]

Palmer finding a lot of sand, starting to cost him now. Stricker also bunker-bound currently. Allenby needs to play percentage golf.

Having said that he's just smashed a birdie putt past the hole.

Edit: 5' for par for Allenby. Stricker and Palmer both drop shots.

[zigwah]

I question Allenbys mental strength in a situation like this, lets see how he goes

[goughy]

Nathan Green into the top10 with 2 to play!

[Fishman Dan]

I question Allenbys mental strength in a situation like this, lets see how he goes

Left a putt on the edge of 14 after Palmer canned one. 15th he put it to 3 feet, Palmer to 6. Allenby made his putt, Palmer didn't.

These two are going toe to toe, and Stricker made birdie on 17.

All 3 of them are showing some nuts here.

He's smashing them off the tee too.

[Hamo84]

Palmer and Allenby level, palmer only gets par and Allenby birdie

If this goes to a playoff ill back Allenby in without a doubt

[gazgolf1]

How good is Shottracker!!
Did DL111 make Eagle on a par 4?

[razaar]

How good is Shottracker!!
Did DL111 make Eagle on a par 4?
Yes Gaz; he hit a wedge that almost hit the pin and sucked back into the hole.

[Hamo84]

strickers out of it unless both leaders bogey

[Hamo84]

all square going into the last.....

[Jarro]

playoff ??

FWIW, i think Allenby has played the better golf of the two ... well, a lot more consistant than Palmer anyway.

[Webster]

can you blokes with shotlink open, please give us a shot by shot commentary up the last?

[Hamo84]

palmer 320 off the tee into primary rough - leaving 226 to the hole
allenby 322 off the tee to primary rough - leaving 218

[Hamo84]

palmer 209 from rough to fairway, still has 17 yards to the hole

[Fishman Dan]

Palmer short .... nervy chip with nothing to play with but on the fairway.
Allenby long... ball raced through the green, plenty of green to play with.

Faldo has been talking up the speed of this green all day, so I'd say Allenby has the better play if he has a half-decent lie.

Edit: He's getting a free drop on some well trodden grass. If he's a good dropper then he might even get to place it.

[Hamo84]

Allenby 251 yards?? 34 to green... think he overshot

[Fishman Dan]

Gutsy by Allenby... went the aerial route and has about 10' away - to the left. Distance was great.

This has been match-play for several holes now. Great stuff.

[Fishman Dan]

Palmer hit the pin! Stops 6" from the hole.

Allenby a putt for a playoff! If it missed the pin he was going well past!!

[Hamo84]

yeap, 9 foot 1 inch to the hole for allenby

[Hamo84]

Palmer hit the pin! Stops 6" from the hole.

Allenby a putt for a playoff! If it missed the pin he was going well past!!

Did he catch it real thin?

[Hamo84]

Palmer the winner

[Webster]

Great result. Poor Robert....

[TheTrueReview]

He may not be my favourite golfer but I have no probs with Allenby. He’s out there living his life. Good luck to him.

[Webster]

Yeah he's not my favourite either. Poor Robert.

[Fishman Dan]

You know it's bad when Victorian's turn on their own.

Who's next - Brad Hodge?

[Jarro]

Allenby was very unlucky and deserved the win i thought, Palmers chip on the 18th hit the pin and if it didn't would've gone quite a long way past, leaving a difficult downhill putt.

Anyway, good finish to the tournament with a few people in contention right up until the last few holes 8)

Allenby can take heart from this, he's hitting the ball sublimly at the moment.

[Webster]

Jarro, you make your own luck at that level. To the victor the spoils. Allenby had his chance. Better luck next time.

[dhills2]

Hitting the pin at speed is lucky... especially if you happen to hit it square enough to have the ball rest 6 inches away. Luck is luck... I'm not a fan of the phrase 'you make your own luck at that level' but 'to the victor go the spoils' I can't argue with! Oh well, at least the Aussies are looking good thus far. Can't wait to see if Adam Scott can chime in when he starts his year.

[Fishman Dan]

Jarro, you make your own luck at that level. To the victor the spoils. Allenby had his chance. Better luck next time.

You usually read the game well, but in this instance Palmer pulled one out of his arse. If the ball hit anywhere other than the middle of the stick he would have to have settled for getting down in 2 more shots.

They both had their chances on the final hole, but winners get lucky breaks - so Palmer wins the Sony Open.

Great finish to a competition. Well done to both of them.

[Hamo84]

What was the story with Allenby's second to the last, was it a miscalculation, did he get a flyer out of the rough?

[Fishman Dan]

What was the story with Allenby's second to the last, was it a miscalculation, did he get a flyer out of the rough?

It was pretty well buried in the grass. It landed in the right spot, but just ran like a bastard as soon as it hit the ground.

[TheTrueReview]

Robert Allenby admits that with the new grooves he'll be changing his wedges every 4 weeks rather than 4 months.


"Q. Chipping?

ROBERT ALLENBY: Yes, chipping, it just depends. My theory is probably every three or four weeks I'm going to changes my wedges, so I have always got fresh ones. Because I think that's the most important part of the game. If you can't chip around the greens, you can't win tournaments, and you can't compete.

And the grooves I have, they are one week old. I have probably nearly already wore them out in one week. I wore them out this week because I was always chipping.

Q. What did you use to change, every four months would you say?

ROBERT ALLENBY: Yes, exactly. So now it will probably be every four weeks instead of every four months. Hopefully the Cleveland boys have got plenty of them. They better start making them.

Q. They will make more?

ROBERT ALLENBY: I'm sure they will."

http://www.pgatour.com/2010/tournaments/r006/01/18/sunday.transcript.allenby/index.html