Final Round Notes

Houston Open:

Fred Couples finished tied for 4th. His rounds got lower every day. Brett Quigley shot an 82 today. I hope it wasn't because of an injury or anything. Jose Maria Olazabal was -1 in his final round and finished tied for 26th. And Johnson Wagner won the event and earned over $1 Million and a trip to the Masters.

LPGA:

Lorena Ochoa won the first major of the year with a 5 shot lead. Lucky for tv watchers, she was playing the 18th just as Fred Couples finished up his round, so if you flipped over to watch Lorena take the leap into the pond, you didn't miss much of the Houston Open - well, you didn't miss Fred. Hopefully now people will stop trying to find excuses for not giving Lorena Ochoa her due. For some reason, the press wants to keep from recognizing her #1 status by saying things like "Annika was hurt last year." The press doesn't want to compare her to Tiger Woods either. But, ESPN did yesterday and had some interesting stat comparisons. Truth be told, the press just doesn't want to give the LPGA any recognition because they can't make as much money off the LPGA as they can Tiger.

Estoril Open de Portugal:

Bourdy won in a playoff. David Howell had a really good week in getting into the playoff. And Gonzalo Fernandez Castano contended in the final round.