Justin Leonard and Aaron Baddeley have joined the Wyndham Championship field.
Leonard and Baddeley join a Wyndham Championship field that includes world No. 14 Anthony Kim, 2008 Masters winner Trevor Immelman, 1992 Masters winner Fred Couples, 2009 U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover, two-time Wyndham winners Davis Love III and Rocco Mediate, John Daly, David Duval, David Toms, Mike Weir, Boo Weekly, Chris DiMarco and the last three Wyndham Championship winners, Ryan Moore, Carl Pettersson and Brandt Snedeker.
Leonard is 114th in the current FedExCup point standings making the Wyndham Championship an important opportunity to earn FedExCup points. After the Wyndham Championship, the last regular-season PGA TOUR event, only the top-125 advance into the FedExCup playoffs. Leonard enjoyed his best PGA TOUR season in 2008 when he finished eighth in the final FedExCup point standings. The 12-time PGA TOUR winner has made two previous appearances here with his last coming in 2000.
Australian Aaron Baddeley has joined the field; he is currently 87th in FedExCup points. The 29-year-old Australian has two PGA TOUR wins and four international victories. His finished tied for third at the Valero Texas Open for his best result of the 2010 season. Baddeley is making his fourth Wyndham Championship appearance.
Appleby won the inaugural Greenbrier Classic Aug. 3 and is currently 26th in FedExCup points. This weekend’s PGA Championship marks the 14th consecutive week that Appleby has played a PGA TOUR event; he withdrew from the Wyndham Championship to rest before starting the FedExCup playoffs.
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Saturday, August 14, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Weir, Kelly and Kim to Play Wyndham Championship
2003 Masters winner Mike Weir and Jerry Kelly have joined the field for the 2010Wyndham Championship.
Weir won the Masters in 2003 and has seven other PGA TOUR wins including the 2001 TOUR Championship. His best 2010 finish is sixth at the Bob Hope Classic. The Brigham Young University alumnus turned professional in 1992 and last played the Wyndham Championship in 2006. When he makes his fourth Wyndham appearance next week, he will be playing Sedgefield Country Club for the first time. Weir is currently 126th in the FedExCup point standings.
Kelly will make his 13th Wyndham Championship appearance. He has four top-10 finishes here; his best result here came in 2001 when he tied for fourth. Kelly is 17th on the Wyndham Championship top-50 all-time money winners list with $675,940. Kelly is currently 94th in the FedExCup point standings, and he finished tied for third at the Turning Stone Resort Championship, his best result of the season.
Weir and Kelly join a Wyndham Championship field that already includes world No. 14 Anthony Kim, 2008 Masters winner Trevor Immelman, 2009 U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover, two-time Wyndham winners Davis Love III and Rocco Mediate, John Daly, David Duval, David Toms, Stuart Appleby and the last three Wyndham Championship winners, Ryan Moore, Carl Pettersson and Brandt Snedeker.
Weir won the Masters in 2003 and has seven other PGA TOUR wins including the 2001 TOUR Championship. His best 2010 finish is sixth at the Bob Hope Classic. The Brigham Young University alumnus turned professional in 1992 and last played the Wyndham Championship in 2006. When he makes his fourth Wyndham appearance next week, he will be playing Sedgefield Country Club for the first time. Weir is currently 126th in the FedExCup point standings.
Kelly will make his 13th Wyndham Championship appearance. He has four top-10 finishes here; his best result here came in 2001 when he tied for fourth. Kelly is 17th on the Wyndham Championship top-50 all-time money winners list with $675,940. Kelly is currently 94th in the FedExCup point standings, and he finished tied for third at the Turning Stone Resort Championship, his best result of the season.
Weir and Kelly join a Wyndham Championship field that already includes world No. 14 Anthony Kim, 2008 Masters winner Trevor Immelman, 2009 U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover, two-time Wyndham winners Davis Love III and Rocco Mediate, John Daly, David Duval, David Toms, Stuart Appleby and the last three Wyndham Championship winners, Ryan Moore, Carl Pettersson and Brandt Snedeker.
Sunday, August 08, 2010
Trevor Immelman and Davis Love III will play 2010 Wyndham Championship
2008 Masters Champion Trevor Immelman, Davis Love III, Steve Marino, Jason Bohn and Kevin Stadler have all joined the 2010 Wyndham Championship field. The event begins Monday, Aug. 16 at Sedgefield Country Club.
Immelman won the Masters in 2008 in just his ninth tournament after returning to the PGA TOUR from a medical leave. Last year, the South African golfer was limited to 13 events due to tendinitis and had surgery in the fall. This year, he has played just 13 events and is just 151st in the FedExCup point standings. He has never played the Wyndham Championship.
Love is a two-time winner of the Piedmont Triad’s PGA TOUR event. The University of North Carolina alumnus won here in 1992 and 2006. Love is second on the Wyndham Championship’s career money list with $1,314,536 won at this event. He has 20 career victories including the 1997 PGA Championship.
Marino has played the Wyndham Championship in each of the last three years, and he recorded his best finish here last year when he tied for 10th place. The University of Virginia alumnus is currently 53rd in the FedExCup point standings and 67th in the Official World Golf Rankings. He finished 15th in the 2009 FedExCup point standings.
Bohn and Stadler return to the Wyndham after competing in the thrilling three-hole playoff that gave Ryan Moore his first PGA TOUR win at last year’s Wyndham Championship. Bohn has three top-three finishes in his four Wyndham Championship appearances. He finished third 2005, second in 2006 and tied for second last year. Bohn is currently 26th in the FedExCup point standings.
Immelman won the Masters in 2008 in just his ninth tournament after returning to the PGA TOUR from a medical leave. Last year, the South African golfer was limited to 13 events due to tendinitis and had surgery in the fall. This year, he has played just 13 events and is just 151st in the FedExCup point standings. He has never played the Wyndham Championship.
Love is a two-time winner of the Piedmont Triad’s PGA TOUR event. The University of North Carolina alumnus won here in 1992 and 2006. Love is second on the Wyndham Championship’s career money list with $1,314,536 won at this event. He has 20 career victories including the 1997 PGA Championship.
Marino has played the Wyndham Championship in each of the last three years, and he recorded his best finish here last year when he tied for 10th place. The University of Virginia alumnus is currently 53rd in the FedExCup point standings and 67th in the Official World Golf Rankings. He finished 15th in the 2009 FedExCup point standings.
Bohn and Stadler return to the Wyndham after competing in the thrilling three-hole playoff that gave Ryan Moore his first PGA TOUR win at last year’s Wyndham Championship. Bohn has three top-three finishes in his four Wyndham Championship appearances. He finished third 2005, second in 2006 and tied for second last year. Bohn is currently 26th in the FedExCup point standings.
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