Showing posts with label Ladies European Tour. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ladies European Tour. Show all posts

Friday, December 11, 2015

Happening in Golf:Omega Dubai Ladies Masters

The final event of the Ladies European Tour 2015 season is nearing its end in Dubai,UAE as the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters concludes on Saturday.Leading the event,which is free of charge,after three rounds at the Emirates Golf Club,Dubai,is Ladies European Tour number one Shanshan Feng of China.She shot a third round 14 under par 67.Second,with a 10 under 65,is Thailand's Thidapa Sawannapura.Rounding out the potential podium finishers is Jade Schaeffer of France,who carded a six under par 70.The players had clear skies for the round and impressive views of the Dubai skyline,but there were windy conditions to contend with.
Besides Omega,the sponsors of the tournament include CNN,Emirates Global Aluminium,Mercedes Benz,Gulf News and Emirates NBD.
Nichole Broch Larsen of Denmark is second in the LET rankings and Melissa Reid of England is third.Normally the LET's top players would go on to compete in the LPGA.
Update:Final 1.Shanshan Feng CHI -21;2.Thidapa Sawannapura THI -9;3.Melissa Reid ENG -8

Friday, December 16, 2011

Market Restrained By Europe;Sam Houston State Advances

A positive Philly Fed manufacturing report wasn't enough to bolster the market this week.The S&P fell 2.80 on the week as the Fitch ratings agency reaffirmed its doubts about both European and U.S. banks and put several small countries on credit watch negative.Trading is still distressingly thin as a mood of caution sweeps the market towards the end of the year-if not the end of the world.
Nonetheless,a highly entertaining college football game took minds off this Friday night in Huntsville,Texas,where the Sam Houston State Bearkats edged the Montana Grizzlies 31-28 in a semifinal of the NCAA Division I Championship.The Grizzlies had come back from a 21-0 deficit,but the Bearkats' outstanding running back Tim Flanders ensured their victory with his 287 yards of rushing.The final will be held at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco,Texas on January 7,when the Bearkats will play either Georgia Southern or North Dakota State.
American teen Lexi Thompson,who is all of sweet 16,holds a one stroke lead at the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters,the final event of the year on the Ladies European Tour.She is angling for her first career win on the Tour,having earned her first career win on the LPGA Tour three months ago.Sweden's veteran golfer Sophie Gustafson,38,a 14-time
European Tour tournament winner,is second on the leader board.
The S&P futures declined slightly Friday evening,losing a further 0.80,while bond index futures were on the upswing.
Update:The poised and well-spoken Lexi Thompson went on to win the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters with a final round five under par 67.She became the youngest player ever to win a Ladies European Tour tournament,matching the same distinction she had achieved in the LPGA earlier in the year.South Africa's Lee Anne Pace came in second at Dubai,while Sophie Gustafson finished third in this final event of the season.