Penina Championship Sat, 1st May 2004 Miguel Angel Jimenez - (Spain) Algarve Open de Portugal Penina - Portimao - Algarve - Portugal - 1st to 4th April, 2004 April teed off with the 'Algarve Open de Portugal' at the Penina and was helped by the perfect spring weather making the tournament a great success. It has been a long time since the favorite won and Miguel Angel Jimenez did it in style by exploding from the sand and tapping in for birdie on the 72nd to take the title by two strokes over another 40-year-old player, Terry Price from Australia. Terry Price's last round 64 equaled the course record set about an hour before by Robert Karlsson, propelling the former up the leaderboard from 33rd to the runner-up spot. Miguel Angel Jimenez therefore made sure of his place in this year's Ryder Cup team with this victory. |
Pinheiros Altos Sat, 1st May 2004 After last year's successful charity event in the Algarve which raised over 37,000 Euros, several professionals - including Lis Esterl, Lisa Hed and Cecilie Lundgreen - from the Ladies European Tour - will be here again to participate in another Pro-Am and golf clinic to raise funds for ACCA (local children in need) and Eyes for Zimbabwe (restoring sight to Zimbabweans). The clinic, which is free, will be on the 10th of May, followed by 5-ball Texas Scrambles for both amateurs of both sexes at Pinheiros Altos and Quinta do Lago (11th-12th May). |
Sat, 1st May 2004 Phil Mickelson - (USA) Masters Tournament Augusta National - Augusta - Georgia - USA - 8th to 11th April, 2004 In the first Major Championship of the 2004 season, Phil Mickelson birdied the final hole to win the 68th Masters Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta. The victory was the first Major Championship of Phil Mickelson's career and as a result the American moved to World No.6 in the latest World Ranking. Runner-up Ernie Els remained at No.3 but significantly closed the gap between himself and Vijay Singh at No.2. Korea's KJ Choi finished in outright 3rd place and became the No.20. |
Sat, 1st May 2004 Ricardo Gonzalez - (Argentina) Open de Sevilla Real Club de Golf - Seville - Spain - 15th to 18th April, 2004 Argentinian golfer Ricardo Gonzalez won the Open de Seville in Spain on the European Tour by two stokes from his nearest rivals, Stephen Gallacher from Scotland and Jonathan Lomas from England. |
Sat, 1st May 2004 Christian Cevaer - (France) Canarias Open de Espana Fuerteventura - Canary Islands - Spain - 22nd to 25th April, 2004 On the European Tour Frenchman Christian Cevaer had a fabulous week winning by one stroke from Argentinian Ricardo Gonzalez in Fuerteventura lifting the trophy at the 2004 Canarias Open de Espana Champion and moving into 165th place on the Top 200 Ranking for the first time. |
Sat, 1st May 2004 Graeme McDowell - (Northern Ireland) 61st Telecom Italia Open Castello di Tolcinasco - Milan - Italy - 29th to 2nd May, 2004 Graeme McDowell from Northern Ireland was involved in a playoff with French golfer Thomas Levet to win the Italia Open on the European Tour in Milan. |