Filed under: PGA, Golf Odds and Ends
Each week, Monday Movers will look back on the previous week in the golf world to see whose stock is rising and who will likely be heading back to the range.Stock Up
Graeme McDowell
Sunday's finish to the Chevron World Challenge was a fitting conclusion to the season for McDowell. An unknown player a year ago when he finished runner-up at this tournament, McDowell faced tremendous pressure as he tried to complete his comeback on Tiger Woods. With what felt like the entire world pulling for Tiger to get his first win in 2010, it was McDowell who reminded us what the old Tiger used to look like. He drained long birdie putts on 18 and the first playoff hole to slam the door on Tiger's worst season.
PGA Q-School
Five of the six rounds are complete and the 2011 class will be crowned Monday. Long-time PGA player Billy Mayfair finds himself tied in the lead at 16-under along with Ben Martin. The top 25 finishers and ties will earn their PGA Tour card for next season. The final round began with 26 players in position to qualify with another 24 within four strokes. As if nerves aren't enough to deal with, temperatures are in the 40s with 15 mph winds.
Lee Westwood
When Westwood unseated Tiger Woods as the World's No. 1 golfer, many people just shrugged it off and attributed it to Tiger's lack of play. Well Tiger came back and was determined to finish the year with a win. How did Westwood answer? He finished with a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in three starts, including the HSBC Champions where he was 11 strokes better than Tiger. Westwood ended 2011 with an emphatic 8-stroke win at the Nedbank Golf Challenge this weekend and strengthened his hold on No. 1.
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