Golf Central

You know, sometimes it's just a matter of "knowing how to win." ...: OK, Cliche Boy. Explain.
Well, poor Johannesburg lad Mark Murless had led this thing wire-to-wire but he just couldn't close it out. ...: What happened to him?
He went to bed on a two-shot lead but woke up and couldn't putt anymore. ...: Ah, the old "I forgot how to putt" overnight syndrome.
That's right. ...: Didn't seem to affect Richard Sterne, though.
Nope, so we got a South African winner after all. ...: And Sterne's pretty legitimate. He was the highest-ranked player in the field of 204, and played like it in the last round, shooting a splendid 65 in the last round, with birdies on the last two holes to get into a three-man playoff with Swede's Magnus Carlsson and fellow South African Garth Mulroy.
Took him two playoff holes to seal the deal, though. ...: And a great fairway bunker shot on the second hole to set up his winning birdie. And it's nice to see the little guy win for once. Sterne's only 5-7 and 10 stone soaking wet, but that's three wins for Sterne on the European Tour, and he's only 26, and now ranked 33rd in the world.
Starting to look like a seasoned veteran. How did our seasoned veteran from Ulster end up? ...: Darren Clarke got it together down the stretch but it wasn't enough to cancel out his 73 in the first round. He finished two shots out of the playoff.
Promising, though ...: Yeah, we've seen some pretty intriguing golf so far on the European Tour, even though we haven't seen Europe in ages.
Where does this peripatetic Tour take us next? ...: Next week we head for the desert! ... as the Tour takes us to that hub of European-ness, Abu Dhabi ...
This Tour is starting to remind me of Beau Geste ...: Just remember to bring your funny hat, Legionnaire ...