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PGA European - Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles Preview
From The Sports Network
| DATES: Thursday, August 25th through Sunday, August 28th |
| SITE: The Gleneagles Hotel (PGA Centenary Course), Perthshire, Scotland |
| COURSE ARCHITECT: Jack Nicklaus (1993) |
| Hole-By-Hole: | 1 - Par 4 426 Yds | 10 - Par 3 208 Yds | |
| 2 - Par 5 516 Yds | 11 - Par 4 350 Yds | |
| 3 - Par 4 431 Yds | 12 - Par 4 445 Yds | |
| 4 - Par 3 239 Yds | 13 - Par 4 481 Yds | |
| 5 - Par 4 461 Yds | 14 - Par 4 320 Yds | |
| 6 - Par 3 201 Yds | 15 - Par 4 463 Yds | |
| 7 - Par 4 468 Yds | 16 - Par 5 543 Yds | |
| 8 - Par 4 419 Yds | 17 - Par 3 194 Yds | |
| 9 - Par 5 618 Yds | 18 - Par 5 533 Yds | |
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| 36 3,779 Yds | 36 3,537 Yds | |
| Annual: | 13th |
| Television: | Golf Channel - Thursday/Friday -- 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (et), |
| | - Saturday/Sunday -- 9 a.m.-12 p.m. (et) |
| Defending Champion: | Edoardo Molinari |
| Runner-Up: | Brett Rumford |
| Tournament Record: | 262 (Adam Scott, 2002) |
| 54-Hole Record: | 199 (Adam Scott, 2002) |
| 36-Hole Record: | 132 (Adam Scott, 2002) |
| Course Record: | 62 (Martin Erlandsson, 2009) |
| Total Purse: | $2,309,609 |
| Shares: | 1st Place - $407,886; 2nd Place - $271,918; 3rd Place - $160,000 |
| 2010 Finish |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Edoardo Molinari | 278 | Simon Dyson | 282 |
| Brett Rumford | 279 | Bradley Dredge | 283 |
| Jamie Donaldson | 281 | Marcel Siem | 283 |
| Miguel Angel Jimenez | 281 | Damien McGrane | 283 |
| Francesco Molinari | 281 | Four players at | 284 |
| Past Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles Winners |
| Year | Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up |
| 2010 | Edoardo Molinari (278) -- Brett Rumford |
| 2009 | Peter Hedblom (275) -- Martin Erlandsson |
| 2008 | Gregory Havret (278) -- Graeme Storm |
| 2007 | *Marc Warren (280) -- Simon Wakefield |
| 2006 | Paul Casey (276) -- Andrew Marshall, Soren Hansen |
| 2005 | Emanuele Canonica (281) -- Bradley Dredge, David Lynn, Barry Lane, |
| Nicolas Colsaerts |
| 2004 | Miles Tunnicliff (275) -- Graeme McDowell |
| 2003 | Soren Kjeldsen (279) -- Alastair Forsyth |
| 2002 | Adam Scott (262) -- Raymond Russell |
| 2001 | Paul Casey (274) -- Alex Cejka |
| 2000 | Pierre Fulke (271) -- Henrik Nystrom |
| 1999 | *Warren Bennett (282) -- Rolf Muntz |
| Note:Formerly called the Gleneagles Scottish PGA Championship (2001), |
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Scottish PGA Championship (1999-2000), Diageo Scottish PGA Championship
(2002), Diageo Championship at Gleneagles (2003-04).
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| Top Contenders in the Field |
| Player | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
| Edoardo Molinari | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | mc | --- | Won |
| Brett Rumford | mc | T-27 | mc | T-61 | wd | T-7 | T-33 | --- | mc | 2nd |
| Jamie Donaldson | T-29 | wd | --- | --- | wd | --- | --- | T-52 | T-6 | T-3 |
| Francesco Molinari | --- | --- | --- | --- | T-6 | mc | T-9 | T-19 | --- | T-3 |
| Simon Dyson | T-22 | T-50 | mc | mc | T-73 | T-11 | --- | 18th | T-56 | 6th |
| Damien McGrane | --- | --- | mc | mc | T-17 | T-63 | mc | mc | T-14 | T-7 |
| Bradley Dredge | mc | --- | --- | mc | T-2 | T-52 | mc | T-7 | T-31 | T-7 |
| Marcel Siem | --- | 5th | mc | --- | wd | mc | wd | T-5 | mc | T-7 |
| George Coetzee | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | T-10 |
| Oliver Wilson | --- | --- | --- | --- | T-17 | --- | mc | T-10 | T-27 | T-14 |
| Stephen Gallacher | T-7 | T-65 | T-5 | T-10 | wd | mc | T-33 | T-10 | --- | T-14 |
| Ross Fisher | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | T-28 | mc | T-10 | --- | T-14 |
| Gary Boyd | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | T-14 |
| Rhys Davies | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | T-14 |
| Soren Hansen | T-77 | --- | --- | --- | --- | T-2 | T-3 | T-10 | T-10 | T-19 |
| David Lynn | T-22 | T-16 | mc | T-5 | T-2 | T-28 | T-14 | T-44 | T-10 | T-19 |
| Paul McGinley | --- | --- | mc | T-7 | --- | T-22 | --- | T-19 | mc | T-35 |
| Anders Hansen | --- | --- | --- | T-15 | T-46 | --- | --- | --- | --- | T-35 |
| Paul Lawrie | T-18 | --- | T-57 | mc | T-26 | wd | T-38 | mc | T-3 | T-51 |
| Richard Finch | --- | --- | --- | --- | T-37 | mc | T-56 | mc | T-37 | T-51 |
| Marc Warren | mc | T-11 | T-71 | T-51 | mc | T-19 | Won | mc | mc | T-56 |
| Graeme Storm | mc | mc | --- | --- | T-54 | T-32 | T-5 | 2nd | T-14 | T-59 |
| Emanuele Canonica | --- | --- | mc | T-69 | Won | T-32 | 63rd | T-63 | mc | 62nd |
| Oliver Fisher | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | T-9 | mc | mc | T-63 |
| Miles Tunnicliff | --- | T-43 | T-31 | Won | T-37 | T-60 | T-38 | mc | mc | 65th |
| Gregory Havret | T-74 | T-68 | T-71 | --- | T-54 | --- | mc | Won | T-3 | mc |
| Raphael Jacquelin | --- | T-11 | T-10 | T-28 | T-8 | --- | --- | mc | T-10 | mc |
| Colin Montgomerie | --- | --- | 4th | T-22 | wd | T-4 | T-9 | T-38 | T-31 | mc |
| Thomas Bjorn | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | T-4 | --- | --- | mc | mc |
| Mikael Lundberg | mc | mc | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | mc | wd | mc |
| Soren Kjeldsen | T-47 | mc | Won | T-17 | --- | T-42 | T-33 | mc | --- | --- |
| Jose M. Olazabal | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sports Network Selections |
| Pick to Win - Gary Boyd |
| Darkhorse - Lorenzo Gagli |
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| Last Week's Pick to Win (Miguel Angel Jimenez) - Missed the cut |
| Last Week's Darkhorse (Scott Jamieson) - Finished tied for 33rd |
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| NOTES: |
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The European Tour heads to Scotland this week for the Johnnie Walker
Championship at Gleneagles. Many of the top players on the European Tour are
in the United States for the FedExCup Playoffs on the PGA Tour. However, three
players ranked in the top-50 of the world are in the field - Francesco
Molinari (22), Anders Hansen (23) and defending champion Edoardo Molinari
(50). Hansen is playing for the first time since finishing third at the PGA
Championship.
Last year, Edoardo Molinari put together a stunning finish to win. Edoardo
fell two strokes behind Brett Rumford, but closed with three straight birdies
to come from behind for his second win of the season in Scotland. He finished
at 10-under-par 278. Edoardo, who also won the Scottish Open in 2010, was then
selected by captain Colin Montgomerie to play on the European Ryder Cup team
alongside his brother. Edoardo became the first player to win two events in
Scotland in the same season.
In 2008, France's Gregory Havret holed a clutch eight-foot par save on the
18th green to shoot a three-under 70 in the final round and win. Havret's
closing five at the 533-yard 18th hole gave him a one-shot victory over
England's Graeme Storm at 14-under 278. It was his third career European Tour
win, tying him with Jean-Francois Remesy for second place among the winningest
French players in tour history.
In 2007, Marc Warren capped an up-and-down final round with a birdie at the
second playoff hole to beat Simon Wakefield and become the first Scotsman to
win this event. He was the seventh Scotsman to win a European Tour event on
Scottish soil.
In 2006, Paul Casey grabbed the lead with a seven-under 66 in the third round
and shot a final-round 72 to hold on and win by one stroke over Andrew
Marshall and Soren Hansen. Casey, who claimed his first professional victory
here in 2001, ended the event at 16-under-par 276. He became the first player
to win this event twice.
When Adam Scott captured the 2002 title, he shot a tournament record 262,
breaking the previous mark of 271 set by Pierre Fulke in 2000. Scott also
set 36-hole (132) and 54-hole (199) marks.
There have been two extra sessions in tournament history. Warren defeated
Wakefield in 2007. The previous playoff was the first year of the tournament
in 1999 when Warren Bennett defeated Rolf Muntz.
The Gleneagles course begins by playing southeast towards the famed glen of
the eagles sweeping up the Ochil Hills to the summit of the pass below Ben
Shee, which joins it to Glendevon. A feature of the course is the feast of
views of the spectacular countryside in which Gleneagles is set. The course is
the longest inland course in Scotland. The PGA Centenary Course will also host
the 2014 Ryder Cup.
The European Tour moves to Switzerland next week for the Omega European
Masters, where Miguel Angel Jimenez captured the 2010 event.
08/24 18:54:29 ET
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As of August 24, 2011, at 06:54 PM ET
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