Turning Stone Resort Championship - Memorable Moments

Here are the memorable moments for this week's US PGA Tour event, the relatively new Turning Stone Resort Championship (covered by Golf Predictor). These sparse moments include Steve Flesch successfully protecting a big lead in the inaugural event in 2007 and big hitter Dustin Johnson's maiden PGA Tour victory last year.

2009 - Week 44 Predictions Online

The predictions for week 44, the Turning Stone Resort Championship (US PGA Tour) and the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship (European PGA Tour), are now available. Although the US PGA Tour play-offs are over, the season trundles on in the shape of the Fall Series, where the lesser lights traditionally get a chance to shine. Meanwhile on the European PGA Tour, it's the European equivalent of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am, where the celebrities mingle with the pros. However, they have to do it in Scotland in October, so it won't be all fun and games!

The list of pre-2004 champions playing in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship (Golf Predictor uses the results from the previous 5 years) includes Lee Westwood (2003), Padraig Harrington (2002) and Paul Lawrie (2001). The Turning Stone Resort Championship (formerly known as the BC Open) has no pre-2004 champions in the field.

2009 - Week 43 Winner

Phil Mickelson (ranked 5th by Golf Predictor) bounced back to form by winning The Tour Championship pres. by Coca Cola on the US PGA Tour. The world number two hit a best of the day 65 (-5) to win by three shots. Our top ranked player, Tiger Woods, finished in 2nd position and had to console himself with winning the lucrative FedEx Cup again! In total, we had five of the top seven plus ties (5/8).

The Tour Championship - Memorable Moments

Here are the memorable moments for this week's US PGA Tour event, The Tour Championship pres. by Coca Cola (covered by Golf Predictor). These moments include David Duval during happier times in 1997, Phil Mickelson getting the better of Tiger Woods in 2000, Tiger making amends in 2007 to win first FedEx Cup and Sergio losing another play off to Camilo Villegas last year.

2009 - Week 43 Prediction Available

The prediction for week 43, The Tour Championship pres. by Coca-Cola (US PGA Tour), is now available. Only the top 30 in the FedEx Cup standings get a chance to play for the title (and the FedEx Cup) on the home course of the legendary Bobby Jones. There is no stroke play event on the European PGA Tour this week. However, Paul McGinley and Thomas Bjorn lead strong teams in the revamped Vivendi Trophy between Continental Europe and Great Britain/Ireland.

The list of pre-2004 champions playing in the The Tour Championship (Golf Predictor uses the results from the previous 5 years) include Mike Weir (2001), Phil Mickelson (2000) and Tiger Woods (1999).

2009 - Week 42 Winner

Rafael Cabrera Bello (ranked 32nd by Golf Predictor) hit an astounding final round of 60 to win the Austrian Golf Open on the European PGA Tour. The Spaniard's 11 birdie salvo allowed him to overcome an 8 shot deficit and overhaul long time leader Benn Barham for his first ever title. Cabrera Bello had a look at the first ever 59 on the European PGA Tour with a 30 foot eagle putt on the final green. However, it failed to drop and he had to be content with "only" a 60 and a one shot victory. Our top ranked player, Soren Hansen, finished in 3rd position and we had four of the top ten plus ties (4/13) in total.

2009 - Week 42 Prediction Available

The prediction for week 42, the Austrian Golf Open (European PGA Tour), is now available. There is no event on the US PGA Tour this week as the last thirty players standing get a week off before the FedEx Cup finale, the Tour Championship.

The list of pre-2004 champions playing in the Austrian Golf Open (Golf Predictor uses the results from the previous 5 years) include Alex Cejka (1995) and Mark Davis (1994, 1991). Note that the event was relegated to the Challenge Tour from 1997 to 2005.

2009 - Week 41 Winners

Despite missing the cut in his last four tournaments, James Kingston (ranked 52nd by Golf Predictor) won the Mercedes-Benz Championship on the European PGA Tour. The South African finally made some money with a play-off victory over Anders Hansen after they both finished on thirteen under par. Our top ranked player, Lee Westwood, finished in tied 8th position and we had seven of the top fifteen plus ties (7/17) in total.

On the US PGA Tour, Tiger Woods (ranked 1st by Golf Predictor) strolled to his fifth win at the BMW Championship. The world number one ran away with the title this year after destroying the field with a brilliant course record 62 on Saturday. In winning the third FedEx Cup play-off event, Woods reclaimed his place at the top of the FedEx Cup standings. Including the winner, we had six of the top eight plus ties (6/9)*.


*When the correct entry list is used.

2009 - Week 41 Prediction Update (BMW Championship)

While checking the results for the BMW Championship, it became apparent that the entry list available on Monday was significantly incorrect. Many golfers (including Sergio Garcia and Marc Leishman) were left out and other non-competing players inserted. We're not quite sure how the official list for the third leg of the FedEx Cup got so garbled, but we re-ran the prediction engine with the correct list. We apologise for any inconvience caused.

The new ranking list is now available on Golf Predictor. Note that you may have to refresh/reload the prediction pages to see the change.

BMW Championship - Memorable Moments

Better late than never! Here are the memorable moments for this week's US PGA Tour event, The BMW Championship (covered by Golf Predictor). These moments include Scott Verplank's win as a fresh faced amateur, four reasons why tiger is the overwhelming favourite this week and some unlikely putts to help Trevor Immelman and Camilo Villegas to victory.

2009 - Week 41 Prediction Update (Mercedes-Benz Championship)

Due to the fact that the final field for the Mercedes-Benz Championship is only 78 strong, we have removed the predictions for the entire entry list for clarity sake. Since the original entry list had almost 200 names, we thought it prudent to do so.

The new ranking list is now available on Golf Predictor. Note that you may have to refresh/reload the prediction pages to see the change.

2009 - Week 41 Predictions Available

The predictions for week 41, the BMW Championship (US PGA Tour) and the Mercedes-Benz Championship (European PGA Tour), are now available. It's the week of the upmarket German marque as a famous car maker sponsors the event on either tour! The FedEx Cup play-offs are down to the top seventy for the BMW Championship, the third event of the series. There is also a restricted field of seventy eight in the European event, so it represents an excellent chance for Bernhard Langer to get one over on the young guns!

The list of pre-2004 champions playing in the Mercedes-Benz Championship (Golf Predictor uses the results from the previous 5 years) includes Bernhard Langer (1989, 1991, 1997 & 2001), Michael Campbell (2000), Colin Montgomerie (1998), Darren Clarke (1996), Barry Lane (1992) and Jose Maria Olazabal (1988). The BMW Championship has only been in its current guise as a FedEx Cup play-off event since 2007, but pre-2004 winners of the Western Open in the field include Tiger Woods (2003, 1999 & 1997), Jerry Kelly (2002), Robert Allenby (2000) and Steve Stricker (1996).

2009 - Week 40 Winners

Alexander Noren (ranked 30th by Golf Predictor) maintained his overnight two shot lead to win the Omega European Masters. However, the Swede needed the assistance of a difficult holed bunker shot on the 15th for eagle to secure his maiden victory and the second successive success for Swedish golfers on the European PGA Tour. Our top ranked player, Lee Westwood, rallied in the final round, but could only finish in tied 23rd position. In total, we had five of the top seven plus ties (5/10).

On the US PGA Tour, Steve Stricker (ranked 2nd by Golf Predictor) went one better than last week and won the Deutsche Bank Championship. The likeable American sealed his one shot win with an almost tap in birdie on the 18th, the easiest finishing hole on the US PGA Tour. In winning the second FedEx Cup play-off event, Stricker overtook Tiger Woods at the top of the FedEx Cup standings. Woods, who was our top ranked player, finished strongly with a 63 to finish in tied eleventh place. In an event where many of the top players didn't perform, we had four of the top eleven plus ties (4/14) in total.

2009 - Week 41 Predictions Delay

Due to the Labor Day holiday in the US, the Deutsche Bank Championship is not scheduled to finish until today (Monday). Because of this, we probably will not be able to produce predictions this week until tomorrow, when the result is known and all the statistics are available.

We will of course update Golf Predictor and generate the week 41 predictions/statistics as soon as possible.

Tournament Listings Colour Coding Added to Golf Predictor

In addition to the results colour coding, we are pleased to announce similar functionality for the tournaments listings pages on Golf Predictor. These pages (tournaments with tournament type and tournaments with course) are available from the 'View Options' menu ('Tournaments' link) in the member section of the site. As shown in the screenshot above, future tournaments are now shown on a light green background, current ones on a light orange background and past events on a light grey background. This will make it easier to locate the current week's events at a glance and to spot suture/past/current events when sorting the columns.

Note that this colour coding is only used for the current season. Tournament listings for previous seasons on either of these pages will be unchanged. The event is deemed to be current if the current date* is one of the four (or five) scheduled days of the tournament. Late finishes due to weather delays etc. will not be reflected in the colour scheme. Finally, you may have to refresh/reload the tournament pages to see the changes.

Just another way to make Golf Predictor a little better!


*All Golf Predictor times are in US Mountain Standard Time (GMT - 7 hours).

2009 - Week 40 Prediction Updates

We have removed significant late withdrawals Soren Kjeldsen (Omega European Masters) and Paul Casey (Deutsche Bank Championship) from the relevant prediction lists.

The new rankings are now available on Golf Predictor. Note that you may have to refresh/reload the prediction pages to see the changes.

2009 - Week 40 Prediction Update (Deutsche Bank Championship)

Due to the breaking news that Kenny Perry has parted company with long time caddie Fred Sanders, we have revised his ranking for the Deutsche Bank Championship (US PGA Tour). Despite being known as a nice guy, Perry reportedly dumped Sanders via his agent, despite having had him on his bag at The Barclays. Not very nice, but perhaps his son needed a job! Due to the fact that he will now have to work with this new caddie (which also increases his chances of having a family squabble on course!), we have adjusted his rank downwards.

The new rankings are now available on Golf Predictor. Note that you may have to refresh/reload the prediction pages to see the change.

Deutsche Bank Champ - Memorable Moments

Here are the memorable moments for this week's US PGA Tour event, the Deutsche Bank Championship (covered by Golf Predictor). These moments include a typical Tiger Woods win in 2006, an atypical Tiger Woods loss in 2007 (to Phil Mickelson after a great tussle) and an impressive putting display by Vijay Singh to win last year.