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The Players Championship Golf Tournament 2012 – 2nd Round

The Players Championship Golf tournamentAs The Players Championship Golf Tournament moved into day 2 there were some interesting story lines to be told and a shock departure as the worlds number one golfer missed the cut.

McIlroy misses the Cut – The Players Championship Golf Tournament

Rory McIlroy who is currently ranked Number 1 in the world had a 36 hole score of 4 over to miss the cut for the 3rd time in 3 appearances at The Players Championship. McIlroy after finishing the first round at even par shot a 4 over round of 76 to give himself a free weekend after a disappointing showing.

It also wasn’t a great day for the 2 British golfers who held the overnight lead at the 2012 Players Championship with Ian Poulter shooting a round of 76 after 2 double bogeys in the opening 4 holes. Whilst fellow overnight leader Martin Laird dropped 1 shot after shooting a round of 73.

Johnson, Na & Kuchar lead the The Players Championship Golf Tournament

At the end of the 2nd round at The Players Championship Golf Tournament their were a trio of Americans atop of The Players Championship 2012 leaderboard. Zach Johnson, Kevin Na & Matt Kuchar lead the way on a 36 hole score of 8 under par. Johnson shot the lowest round of the leaders with a round of 66 which had 8 birdies & 2 bogey’s including one on the last which stopped him leading the tournament for himself. Kevin Na carded a round of 69 whilst Matt Kuchar went one better with a round of 68.

The leaders hold a 1 shot lead over Harris English on 7 under & 2 shots clear of Charlie Wi, Martin Laird, Jonathan Byrd, Adam Scott & Brian Davis on 6 under par.

It was a better day for Tiger Woods who was at danger of missing the cut but a solid 4 under round of 68 moved him to 2 under par for The Players Championship 2012.

With the final 2 rounds of The Players Championship golf tournament still to go there are going to be plenty of twists and turns and we will keep you up to date on all the latest.

Posted by jonnytiz - May 12, 2012 at 11:02 am

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The Players Championship 2012 Day 1

The Players Championship 2012Day 1 of The Players Championship 2012 from the TPC at Sawgrass, the Stadium Course is now in the books and sees 2 British golfers sitting pretty atop of The Players Championship leaderboard.

The Players Championship 2012 – Poulter & Laird lead the way

Englishmen Ian Poulter & Scotsman Martin Laird shared the lead after the first round of the Players Championship who both shot rounds of 7 under 65 to lead the tournament on 7 under par. Poulter had led for most of the day with a round that consisted of 8 birdies & 1 bogey whilst Laird joined him late in the first round with a bogey free round with 7 birdies.

The 2 British golfers lead the Players Championship by just 1 shot ahead of American Blake Adams who carded a first round of 66 to be 6 under par with a card that featured 8 birdies & 2 bogies.  Adams then leads Kevin Na & Ben Crane who are on 5 under whilst a clutch of players including Matt Kuchar & Adam Scott are sitting at 4 under par.

Big names faltering at The Players Championship 2012

The Players Championship 2012 has so far been unkind to some of the bigger names on the PGA tour with World number 1 Rory McIlroy & former world number 1 Luke Donald are on even par. However for Tiger Woods The Players Championship golf tournament sees him sitting at 2 over par and along way off the leaders who are 9 shots away.

Other notable British Players in the Players Championship field see Padraig Harrington on 3 under par & Lee Westwood on 1 under, with other names such as Phil Mickleson still in the mix at 1 under par also

The Players Championship is typically dubbed the 5th major and features the biggest prize pool of a golf tournament on the PGA Tour, over the next 3 days players will be going all out to win The Players Championship 2012.

Posted by jonnytiz - May 11, 2012 at 6:09 pm

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The Players Championship 2012 Preview

The Players ChampionshipThe Players Championship 2012 kicks off on Thursday from Stadium Course at the TPC at Sawgrass in Florida. The Stadium Course is a par 72 course and is a 7215 yard course with the formidable par 3 17th where many a great round have been squandered.

17th hole at TPC at Saw Grass – The Players Championship

The Par 3 17th features an island green and is the signature hole of the course and is one of the most recognisable hole in golf. Whist the final 3 holes at the TPC at Sawgrass are considered to be the toughest finishes in golf tournaments.

The Players Championship is dubbed the 5th major by many golf fans & the Players with them coveting winning this as much as one of the 4 majors.

 The Players Championship 2012 Field

The 2012 Players Championship field includes the top 50 players in the world featuring world number 1 Rory McIlroy & former number 1′s Tiger Woods, Lee Westwood & Luke Donald.

The Winner of the Players Championship receive 80 points towards there World golf ranking, a 5 year exemption on the PGA tour, 3 year invitation to the Master, The Open & US Open with a exemption to the PGA Championship for one year. The 2012 Players Championship golf tournament also features the highest prize fund of any golf tournament with $9.5 million with the winner collecting a cheque for $1.7 million.

Last year’s winner was KJ Choi who won with a tournament score of 13 under par after winning in a playoff against David Toms to become the first Asian player to win The Players Championship.

The action from the Players Championship 2012 will run from Thursday 10th May until the winner is crowned on Sunday 13th May 2012. Where we will keep you up to date with The Players Championship 2012 Leaderboard. So sit back and enjoy all the action from the 2012 Players Championship from TPC at Sawgrass.

Posted by jonnytiz - May 10, 2012 at 10:49 pm

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2012 NBA Playoffs Game 5 Tuesday

The 2012 NBA Playoffs2012 NBA Playoffs first round are coming to an end with the Oklahoma City Thunder & San Antonio Spurs already booking their place in the next round with 4-0 series sweeps over their opponents. On Tuesday in 3 of the 4 games their were teams facing elimination but their was only 1 team eliminated from the NBA Playoffs on Tuesday.

2012 NBA Playoffs – Magic Eliminated, Pacers Advance

That unlucky honour fell to Orlando Magic who despite winning the first game of their Playoff Series lost 4 straight to the Pacers & were eliminated for the 2nd year in a row in the first round.

The Magic fell behind early and never recovered to lose 87-105 for the Pacers it was their first series win since 2005 and will face either Miami or New York in the next round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs.

Chicago avoid elimination – 2012 NBA Playoffs

The top seeds in the East the Chicago Bulls avoided elimination with an ugly 77-69 victory over the 76ers at the United Center in Chicago. A big night from Luol Deng who scored 24 points and grabbed 8 rebounds and he was supported by Carlos Boozer who scored 19 points and 13 boards.

Philadelphia still lead the best of 7 series 3-2 and head back to Philly for Game 6, so the 76ers still hold the advantage heading into Thursday’s game.

The Atlanta Hawks also kept their season alive with a 87-86 victory over the Boston Celtics to move to close the series gap to 3-2. The Hawks were grateful to have Al Horford back as his double double of 19 points & 11 rebounds help the Hawks avoid elimination. Horford scored the Hawks final 2 baskets & came up big on the defensive end in the final moments of their 2012 NBA Playoffs Game 5.

In the evenings final game the Denver Nuggets survived a late comeback to win their Game 5 match up. The Nuggets won 102-99 and made threes at 3-2 with Game 6 in Denver.

The star of the show for the LA Lakers was Kobe Bryant who scored 43 points in Game 5 with 6 rebounds, 5 assists & 2 steals to keep this 2012 NBA Playoffs series alive.

Posted by jonnytiz - May 9, 2012 at 10:37 pm

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2012 NBA Playoff Scores

2012 NBA Playoff scoresThe 2012 NBA Playoffs are now in full swing and after last nights 2012 NBA Playoff scores all of the series have played at least 2 games of their best of 7 series. Last nights games from the NBA Playoffs saw 1 Game 3 contest from the East & 2 from the West & we begin our look at last nights games with the Game 3 between the Orlando Magic & Indiana Pacers.

Indiana take 2-1 series lead – 2012 NBA Playoff scores

After Indiana lost their series opener against Orlando, many believed a shock was on the cards but 2 big performances from the Pacers sees them claiming home court advantage back from the Magic. On Wednesday night the Pacers defeated the Magic 97-74 and held the Magic to below 80 points for the second straight game and also held them to 15 3 point attempts. The Pacers had big nights from their 2 stars Danny Granger scored 26 points with 9 rebounds whilst Roy Hibbert had 18 points & 10 rebounds.

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Posted by jonnytiz - May 3, 2012 at 5:35 pm

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