- Lee Westwood fired a final round 67 to win against the star studded field in Thailand. Westwood won by one over Martin Kaymer and Marcus Fraser. It's great to see Westwood win again, but I want to see if this can translate to success on the PGA and European Tours next season.
- For Fraser, there is some prize in his runner up finish - he is one of the four players who qualified for the Open Championship, as this was one of the tournaments in the Open Qualifying Series. The other players who qualified were Australian Scott Hend, who has actually been playing good golf on the Asian Tour this year, Indian Anirban Lahiri, who won twice on the Asian Tour this year, and American Jonathan Moore, who has no status on any Tour and was playing the tournament on a sponsor's exemption. Moore is the obvious surprise - the only other major he played in was when he qualified for the 2006 US Open as an amateur, and he has not played an event on a major Tour in a year. Moore's wife is set to give birth in May, so he will play the Open Championship as a new father. Incredibly amazing story.
- For the second time in a month, a player shoots an incredible final round in Australia that defies logic. This time, it was Greg Chalmers, who shot an eight under par round on a day when scoring was tough to get himself in a playoff and eventually the victory. Chalmers, who is playing on the PGA Tour this season, has been around for a long time, but his victory is still a bit of a surprise considering how he has been playing, as well as who he was playing against.
- Chalmers may have had a fantastic final round, but there was no excuse for Adam Scott, who choked away the Australian PGA. His putter ended up being his downfall. As the former number one player in the world, he needs to win events like these. All props to Chalmers, but Scott should have won this one.
- Congratulations to Charley Hull, who at 18 becomes the youngest ever winner of the LET Order Of Merit. Hull finished with one victory and 8 top 10s in 17 starts on the Ladies European Tour. With teenagers such as Lydia Ko and Hyo Joo Kim playing lights out golf, I am no longer surprised when a teenager does something amazing in the sport of golf. That being said, what is impressive about Hull's accomplishment is she was able to top the Order Of Merit in only her second season on Tour. Hull missed out on full status on the LPGA Tour this year, but she will get plenty of exemptions into tournaments, so she will be right in the middle of the Rookie Of The Year chase.
- Hull secured the Order Of Merit after a T5 finish at the Dubai Masters, which was won by Shanshan Feng, who becomes only the second women to win that event twice. The other woman? Annika Sorenstam. That's some pretty good company. Feng is the fifth ranked player in the world, but seems to be somewhat forgotten about when people discuss the best players in the women's game. That appears to be fine for Feng, who will continue to win tournaments and notch top 10's while remaining out of the spotlight pretty much everywhere except her home country of China.
- Hyo Joo Kim has taken up LPGA membership and is preparing for her rookie season in the States, but that isn't stopping her from continuing to dominate the KLPGA Tour. In the first event of the 2015 KLPGA season, which took place in China, Kim finished at -14 and won by two for her sixth KLPGA event in the 2014 calender year. Another 2015 LPGA rookie Ha Na Jang finished tied for third with LPGA player Xiyu Lin. So, to recap - six KLPGA victory, a victory in her first start at a major, top 10's in every LPGA event she's played, the KLPGA Player Of The Year Award, and full LPGA membership next season. If there was an award for the top global female player, I would put Hyo Joo Kim ahead of anyone.
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