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The Week on the tours:

Stewart Cink won at Hilton Head for the second time in four years. He had the largest come from behind victory ever on American soil at the MCI Heritage Classic. His final round 64 got him in a playoff with Ted Purdy. Cink finally birdied the 5th playoff hole with a beautiful 75 yard shot from the waste area, then dropped a five foot putt to win.

On the LPGA Tour it took seven playoff holes for Christie Kerr to beat rookie Seol-An Jeon. Kerr had a four shot lead with six to play in the cold windy weather in Las Vagas at the Takefuji Classic, but was able to outlast Jeon in the playoff.

On the Champion's Tour Tom Jenkins sizzled with weekend rounds of 65 and 63 to blow the field away by 5 shots at the Blue Angels Classic. A pair of Sunday 65s by Rodger Davis and Jim Ahern couldn't even get them close to Jenkins.

PGA Tour:
2004 The MCI Heritage presented by Hilton Head Island:

1 Stewart Cink -10
2 Ted Purdy -10
T3 Carl Pettersson -8
T3 Ernie Els -8
T3 Patrick Sheehan -8
6 Fred Funk -7
T7 Scott Hoch -6
T7 Justin Rose -6
T7 Jay Haas -6
T7 Stephen Ames -6
T11 Geoff Ogilvy -4
T11 Jose Coceres -4
T11 Darren Clarke -4
T11 Jonathan Kaye -4
T11 Kevin Na -4

European Tour:
2004 Open de Sevilla click here for results

Champion's Tour:
2004 Blue Angels Classic click here for results

Nationwide Tour:
2004 First Tee Arkansas Classic click here for results

LPGA Tour:
2004 LPGA Takefuji Classicclick here for results

For full field scores and stats on all the tours, go to PGA Tour.com.

This week:

PGA tour:

European Tour:

2004 The Canarias Open de Espana
Apr. 22 - 25
Golf Costa Adeje
Tenerife, Spain
Defending: Kenneth Ferrie


Champion's Tour:

2004 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
Apr. 23 - 25
Westin Savannah Harbor Resort and Spa
Savannah, Georgia
Defending: Bruce Lietzke
Purse: $2,250,000

Nationwide Tour:

2004 Rheem Classic
Apr. 22 - 25
Hardscrabble Country Club
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Defending Champ: Zach Johnson
Purse: $475,000 ($85,000 to winner)


LPGA Tour:

2004 Chick-fil-A Charity Classic Presented by N. Lopez
Apr. 30 - May. 2
Eagle's Landing Country Club
Stockbridge, Georgia
Defending: Se Ri Pak
Purse: $1,350,000 ($202,500 to winner)



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Quote/Joke of the week:

"What's the point of washing off your ball when teeing off on a water hole?" - Bruce Lansky

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Tip of the week:

Hitting out of a greenside bunker:

Many amateurs are nervous when they end up in a bunker and can't understand why the tour players would rather play from a bunker than the rough around the green. With the following tips and some practice to build confidence, you will feel the same way.

The absolute key to hitting from a bunker is to have a smooth swing. Do not stab at the ball and do not stop your swing when you hit the ball. Take the club up and imagine your swing is "V" shaped, rather than going back low. Make sure to dig your feet in to get good traction and when you swing keep your lower body more still than you normally would. Aim for a spot about two inches behind the ball and come down smoothly but a little more steeply than normal. It is then critical to follow through and finish your swing. Don't be afraid to take lots of sand as the ball is being carried on the sand. Trying to pick the ball on a short bunker shot can be disastrous.

At setup open your stance a little and open your club face a little, of course you have to aim appropriately when you do this. To control the distance, vary the length of your backswing, not your follow through. If you have a longer bunker shot don't be afraid to trade the sand wedge for a pitching wedge, or even an eight or nine iron. Using the same technique will give you more distance and still get lots of spin. In fact the harder you swing from the sand the higher the ball will go and the more spin you will get.

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Top Ten PGA Tour money winners:

Through The Masters:

1 Phil Mickelson 9 events $3,488,600
2 Vijay Singh 10 events $2,449,867
3 Stuart Appleby 8 events $2,090,320
4 Adam Scott 7 events $2,030,000
5 Davis Love III 8 events $1,978,104
6 Tiger Woods 7 events $1,930,050
7 Ernie Els 5 events $1,701,800
8 Mike Weir 9 events $1,464,480
9 Jonathan Kaye 10 events $1,371,415
10 Chad Campbell 11 events $1,326,337

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Good Golfing,

SEAN HARDER

sean@lowerscoregolf.com