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Steve Bann is one of the world’s top rated golf instructors. He co-founded the Victorian Institute of Sport, Golf Program in Australia that became the most successful golf program in the world, producing players such as Geoff Ogilvy, Stuart Appleby, Robert Allenby, Aaron Baddeley, Richard Green, Marcus Fraser, Marc Leishman and many more.
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There were plenty of roars heard around Pebble Beach on Saturday. Roars for Dustin Johnson blitzing his way into the lead with a sizzling 5 under par 66. Roars for Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell who managed to scramble his way to an even par 71 that still kept him in the hunt going into Sunday. But perhaps the loudest roars were reserved for the man who has unfortunately made more news off the golf course than on it this year.
For one day at least, it seemed like the old Tiger Woods was back.
On “moving day” the world number 1 gave the delighted galleries flashbacks of his dominating performance at the same venue in the 2000 U.S Open where he lapped the field by 15 shots. Woods shot a 5 under par 66 to move to -1 for the Championship. His round included 8 birdies over all and a flawless back 9 of 5 under par 31. However, if he is to capture his first major coming from behind on a Sunday, he will have to make up 5 shots on leader Dustin Johnson who also shot a brilliant 66 to lead at -6.
For Bann Lynch Golf player K.J Choi, it was a round of two 9’s. His first 9 of 1 under par 34 had him looking in good shape and still in the hunt. However a horror back nine of 7 over par 43 which included double bogeys at both the par 5s and 3 other bogeys meant Choi carded a 6 over par 77 and finds himself at +7 for the tournament and tied for 23rd.
Australia’s Stuart Appleby had a similar sort of round following an even par first 9 with a 5 over par back 9 to finish with a 76 for the day that leaves him at +12 and tied 64th for the Championship.
They say you can’t win the U.S Open in one round but you can certainly lose it. On day 2 of the 2010 U.S Open Champion, South Korea’s K.J Choi made sure he avoided the latter by putting together a workmanlike round of 2 over par 73.
Choi enters the weekend at +1 tied for 10th place and just 4 shots behind leader Graeme McDowell from Northern Ireland. He mixed 2 birdies with 2 bogeys and a double bogey in his round, but all in all can’t be too displeased with his position going into Friday’s 3rd round. As many players have said this week, any score around par in a U.S Open is usually going to put you in contention come Sunday.
Meanwhile, Australia’s Stuart Appleby made the cut right on the number at +7. He was comfortably within the cut line at +5 through 15 holes of his second round before bogeying 16 and 17. Coming down the last needing a par to make the weekend, Appleby knocked his third shot into the bunker. His heart rate would have risen even higher after he left his bunker shot 5 meters from the hole. The Aussie managed to find the cup and avoid what would have been a pretty gut wrenching missed cut, especially considering his recent struggles. He goes into Saturday’s 3rd round tied for 73rd position.
It has been a tough tournament for the Bann Lynch Golf stable so far, with Choi and Appleby the only 2 to make the cut out of the 8 that started the tournament. Scores for the other 6 were:
Geoff Ogilvy +8, Arjun Atwal +8, Marc Leishman +9, Steve Allan +10, Paul Sheehan +11, Aaron Baddeley +15.
A bogey-double bogey start wasn’t exactly part of K.J Choi’s game plan for the 1st round of the 2010 U.S Open being played at Pebble Beach. However, this is the U.S Open. It is as much a test of one’s patience in the face of adversity as it is a test of golfing skills.
Choi showed he had plenty to offer in both departments as he followed up his horror start with a run of 6 birdies in the next 12 holes to get to 3 under par for the day and at one point hold the outright lead. He was the hottest player on the golf course by far. However, the course fought back. 2 bogeys over his last 4 holes meant that after an up and down day, Choi finished at 1 under par 70 and tied 4th, 1 shot behind the 1st round lead set by Shaun Micheel, Paul Casey and Brendon de Jonge.
Still, on a day when some of the best players in the world struggled to get anywhere near par, Choi was very happy to finish under par in the 1st round of a U.S Open, which usually means you are in the mix.
Here is his interview after the round (courtesy of pgatour.com):
Choi, coached by Bann Lynch Golf coach Steve Bann, clearly understands that focusing on the mental and strategic aspects of his game is as important as thinking about his golf swing:
“This course it looks like is wide open fairway, but in the teeing ground, hitting before in the mindset, in the right, in the left, either way is very tough in the bunker and tough in the rough,” he said. “And it can’t stop in the bouncing, so very scared on the tee shot.”
It was a day of mixed results for the other 7 players from the Bann Lynch Golf stable competing at Pebble Beach this week. Starting on the 10th tee, Stuart Appleby (also coached by Steve Bann) recovered from a poor start much like Choi to make the turn at even par after 3 straight birdies, but gave back 2 shots on his back 9 to finish at a very respectable 2 over par 73 which left him tied for 30th position.
Former champion Geoff Ogilvy had a disappointing start to his U.S Open campaign with a 8 over par 79 that left him tied for 135th. Ogilvy had 8 bogeys and a double bogey in his round along with 2 birdies and will need to do something special on Friday to make it to the weekend, let alone be a factor on Sunday.
Other scores for Bann Lynch Golf coached players in the field:
Arjun Atwal +4 (T67), Marc Leishman +6 (T106), Steve Allan +7 (T119), Aaron Baddeley +9 (T142), Paul Sheehan +9 (T142).
3 Bann Lynch Golf players played in the St.Jude Classic presented by Smith & Nephew which concluded on Sunday at the TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee.
Cameron Percy of Australia (coached by Darren Cole) finished tied for 25th place at -3 for the week after rounds of 70, 68, 67 and 72. Percy finished 7 shots behind eventual winner Lee Westwood of England.
Mathew Goggin (coached by Dale Lynch) finished tied for 37th place at -1 after rounds of 69, 69, 69 and 72 at the par 70 layout.
Stuart Appleby (coached by Steve Bann) shot an excellent 3 under par 67 in the second round but failed to make the cut as a first round 75 left him with too much ground to make up.
It was a bizarre end to the tournament as American Robert Garrigus seemed to have the tournament wrapped up with a 3 shot lead coming to the final tee on Sunday. Unfortunately, the pressure of chasing his first PGA Tour win seemed to get the better of him as he yanked his tee shot left into the water. He proceeded to make a mess of the hole and had to hole a 3 footer just to make triple bogey and get into a playoff with Westwood and Robert Karlsson of Sweden.
Garrigus was the first to perish in the sudden death playoff, and Westwood and Karlsson matched each other’s shaky putting until the Englishman finally holed a 6 footer to grab the title on the 4th playoff hole.
The golf world’s attention now turns to the US Open being played this week at Pebble Beach. Bann Lynch Golf has 8 players competing in this year’s event. Watch this site for up to date coverage on all our players.
Aussies Stuart Appleby and Aaron Baddeley were among the 15 players who have successfully qualified for the 2010 US Open from the Sectional Qualifying event in Columbus, Ohio.
The Down Under duo came through the 36 hole qualifier played at the Lakes and Brookside courses along with major winners Tom Lehman, Davis Love III and Ben Curtis.
Meanwhile, India’s Arjun Atwal has also qualified for the US Open, being played this year at Pebble Beach, by coming through qualifying in Rockville, Maryland.
6 players coached by Bann Lynch Golf coaches competed at The Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio which concluded on Sunday.
It was a case of what might have been for Australia’s Geoff Ogilvy who shared the lead after the 1st round thanks to a blistering 7 under par 65 which could have been even better if not for a missed 2 footer on the par 3 8th hole. Unfortunately for Ogilvy, a 77 in the second round put paid to his chances for the week.
He got back on track with a 3 under par 69 but a 4 over par 76 on Sunday meant he could only finish T41 for the week at -1, well behind England’s Justin Rose who shot a final round 66 to capture his first PGA Tour title. Still, Ogilvy is sure to take plenty of positives from his first round in which he matched his superb ball striking with deft touch on the fast greens, needing just 26 putts despite the 3 putt on hole #8. The former US Open Champion is showing some good signs heading into Pebble Beach.
Fellow Aussie Aaron Baddeley finished T47 at even par while South Korea’s KJ Choi, a former winner here, finished T52.
Stuart Appleby, Mat Goggin and Marc Leishman failed to make the cut.
Australia’s Geoff Ogilvy has made a great start to his campaign at The Memorial Tournament on the US PGA Tour, firing a blistering 7 under par 65 to be tied for the lead after the 1st round.
The Bann Lynch Golf/Yarra Bend Golf team member made 8 birdies in his round against the lone bogey to share the lead with England’s Justin Rose and American Ricky Fowler.
Ogilvy seems to have carried into this week the positive momentum from his final round at last week’s Crowne Plaza Invitational where he shot a 6 under par 64 in the final round to vault up the leader board and finish T13. His putting was the key stat, as he needed just 26 putts in his round (T8 in that category).
With the US Open at Pebble Beach approaching, the return to form bodes well for former champion Ogilvy who has had a bit of a quiet season since his win at the opening event in Hawaii. At The Memorial however, Ogilvy is once again displaying his knack for playing well in tournaments with strong fields (the field includes Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and some of the top ranked players in the world).
“I’m happy the way I’m hitting the ball.” said Ogilvy. “I hit the ball great last week. I hit the ball great really since Augusta. And I feel like it’s been on the improve. So that’s nice.”
KJ Choi was the best of the other Bann Lynch Golf players, shooting a 3 under par 69 to be tied for 16th place. Having finished 4th at this year’s Masters, Choi is looking to peak at the right time once again for the US Open at Pebble Beach and get that first major.
Scores for other Bann Lynch Golf/Yarra Bend Golf players: Aaron Baddeley -1 (T34), Stuart Appleby +1 (T67), Mat Goggin +1 (T67), Marc Leishman +4 (T109).
Note:We previously reported that Cameron Percy had qualified for the US Open. He has in fact qualified for the British Open Championship. We apologize for this error.
Australia’s Cameron Percy has qualified for the 2010 Open Championship by defeating Charley Hoffman and Bubba Watson in a playoff at the qualifier in Texas.
Percy birdied the third playoff hole to defeat the American duo and grab the final spot available from the qualifying event being played at the Gleneagles Golf Club in Plano, Texas.
It will be Percy’s 2nd start in a major championship, having previously competed in the 2003 Open Championship where he missed the cut.
Having earned his PGA Tour card after a stellar 2009 season on the Nationwide Tour where he finished 8th on the money list, Percy is still finding his feet on the big stage with 5 of 12 cuts made this season and one top 25 finish to his name.
