Golf Central

So, how ‘bout those Cowboys, huh?: Sorry?
That Tom Landry is a helluva coach. And in my opinion there isn’t a better quarterback in the game than Dan Marino: Unfortunately, the NFL arrived 25 years too late for you, didn’t they.
You’re probably right. Better stick to the other stuff I know squat about. Which brings us nicely to…: The golf. The big news is, the tournament finished on time and Grégory Bourdy won his maiden European Tour title, carding a final round 67 for a 12-under par total of 268 and a two-shot victory over England’s Sam Little. Robert-Jan Derksen came third at 9-under, Alastair Forsyth shot a 66 to go 7-under and a double-bogey from Peter Lawrie on 16 caused him to slip to tied fifth with Johan Edfors at 6-under.
How did Sergio get on?: He looked like he might be in the hunt until he lost four shots in four holes from the 12th to the 16th. He finished in a tie for 16th at 3-under.
Is been a good year for the French, hasn’t it...: If you conveniently ignore their Rugby World Cup woes for the sake of this review, yes it has. We’ve had wins from Raphael Jacquelin and Gregory Havret this year already and unsurprisingly, the tradition of dousing the winner on the 18th green was maintained, with Thomas Levet Jean-Francois Lucquin and Christian Cévaèr doing the honours this time around.
By the way, is Sam the the brother of Stuart, the bloke you used to take the mick out of for having the same name as the cartoon rodent?: No, he isn’t, but his brother Jamie does play on The Challenge Tour. He kept his card by less than 500 Euros in 2005, lost it in 2006 to win it back in Q School in 2006. He’d probably have preferred the two-year exemption of a win this weekend, but at least he’s retained his card.
Who else is breathing a sigh of relief?: Richard Finch finished tied seventh at 5-under, going bogey, birdie, double bogey, birdie, bogey, birdie over the last six holes, just to keep everyone guessing. Jarmo Sandelin, he of the interesting shirts and occasional fur hat, tied for 50th at 4-over, but that was enough for him to finish at 117 in the Order Of Merit, taking the last automatic tour card.
And who missed out?: Read it and weep for Lee Slattery (118), Ian Garbutt (119) and Alessandro Tadini (120), as well as InGolfWeTrust favourite James Heath (152).
Still, there’s always Qualifying School…: A sentence that can be only spoken by a simpleton or a masochist...