Golf Results - 18 April 2013

Last week the world’s finest golfers gathered at Augusta National Golf Club in the US State of Georgia where the US Masters marked the first major of the 2013 season. After four rounds of world-class golf, Australia’s Adam Scott emerged victorious after a tense final round playoff against the Argentinian Angel Cabrera.

This year’s Masters saw a diverse group of players included on the list of invited golfers, with golfing greats including Tiger Woods playing alongside talented newcomers to the game – the youngest contestant at this year’s Masters was the 14-year-old Guan Tianlang who hails from China. Unfortunately, the strict rules and etiquette that have made Augusta famous over the years were not kind to either player, with both Woods and Tianlang falling on the wrong side of the rulesman during the course of the tournament.

While the young Tianlang received a single stroke penalty after he fell afoul of Augusta’s rules by slow play in the second round, Woods narrowly escaped disqualification after officials accused him of an illegal drop at the 15th hole. Following a meeting with Augusta’s officials the next morning Woods was permitted to finish the tournament, but a two-stroke penalty took the world number one out of contention.

While the youngest and highest-ranked player were experiencing their share of heavy weather on the course, Adam Scott and Angel Cabrera thrilled fans with a competitive final round that saw the two players tied for the lead after eighteen holes.

After tying once again at the first playoff hole, Scott and Cabrera displayed impeccable sportsmanship as they congratulated each other on two successful tee shots at the second hole. When Scott’s final putt sealed his victory, Cabrera appeared as excited about Scott’s win as the champion himself. Leaving the green arm-in-arm, the two friends and contenders for the trophy provided an excellent example of how a playoff should be conducted at the top level of professional golf.

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