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The HSBC – Campbell vs Jacobsen |
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AM - Having been well left by Campbell’s fast start (five up after nine), Jacobsen rallied with wins at 12 and 13 only to take bogey at the 14th to go back to four down. By this stage, this match was a clear two holes behind those in front.
Both players had include some glorious approach play to some holes …. and then struggled to two putt from long range at others. And both had missed short putts after the better approaches or from recovery shots.
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The HSBC – Mattiace vs Bjorn |
| AM - Having pulled himself back into this match by making pars, when Mattiace went off the boil a little, Bjorn missed from just outside the American to loose the 17th and made a hash of 18 to lunch three down, and not talking to anyone.
Of all the field for this first round, only Bjorn should have had experience of playing the West Course in a stiff easterly wind - apparently though he does not play here or understand the course as much as he would like –
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The 2003 HSBC World Matchplay |
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A new start for an old tournament - how will things go?
For those who ever met Mark McCormack, the man had a real presence and his achievements are the history of Sport from the mid 60s onwards. The World Matchplay was one of his first babies and if this year is to be a celebration of the continuity McCormack achieved in much of his empire, the 2003 field has to produce a classic. |
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The 2003 Warwickshire Professional 4 Ball Championship |
| Held at Coventry Hearsall GC, this Championship has been going since 1988 and is not the province of just Professionals. Take 1998 when a certain Walker and Whitehouse took the honours, to be followed as winners by two professionals with ‘household’ names in Messrs Webster and Broadhurst. |
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Els rides blistering start and good luck to victory |
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Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland - Ernie Els had more than a stroke of fortune to go with a blistering start as he raced to a six-stroke victory in the European Masters on Sunday.
Els blew away the opposition with birdies at the first four holes and shot a six-under-par 65 to win by six strokes.
The world number two s fourth European Tour victory and sixth of the
season worldwide consolidated his hold on the Order of Merit title which he
has never won.
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Romero takes over as Karlsson finally falters |
| Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland - Robert Karlsson s impregnable hold on the European Masters was finally broken on Saturday as Eduardo Romero vaulted to the top.
And in addition to displacing the tall Swede, the 49-year-old Argentine can become the oldest European Tour champion by one year and 18 days if he wins the title on Sunday.
Romero shot 67 and Els 68. Karlsson is now third, a level-par 71 knocking
him three shots shy of the lead.
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