In the first World Golf Championship event of the 2004 season, Tiger Woods overcame Davis Love III to successfully defend the Accenture Match Play Championship at the La Costa Resort and Spa in California. The win was Woods’ eighth World Golf Championship victory in 14 individual events and ensures that his lead at the top of the Official World Golf Ranking is back to over 4.00 points at 4.45. Runner-up Davis Love III moves up one position to World No.4. Ulsterman Darren Clarke won the third place play-off to finish as the top European and he remains World No.13.
In the first World Golf Championship event of the 2004 season, Tiger Woods overcame Davis Love III to successfully defend the Accenture Match Play Championship at the La Costa Resort and Spa in California. The win was Woods’ eighth World Golf Championship victory in 14 individual events and ensures that his lead at the top of the Official World Golf Ranking is back to over 4.00 points at 4.45. Runner-up Davis Love III moves up one position to World No.4. Ulsterman Darren Clarke won the third place play-off to finish as the top European and he remains World No.13.
In the Chrysler Classic of Tucson on the PGA Tour, Heath Slocum fired a final round 65 to edge out Aaron Baddeley by one stroke and he moves up 60 positions in the World Ranking to No.134. Baddeley moves into the Top-100 at No.91 and becomes the 10th highest-ranked Australasian player on the World Ranking.
In the weeks other tournaments, Daniel Vancsik from Argentina won the Abierto Telefonica Open on the European Challenge Tour and he improves to World No. 419. In the first event of the 2004 Canadian Tour schedule, Brad Sutterfield from Utah won the Barton Creek Classic in Austin, Texas and he improves to No.442. Gavin Coles won the NZ PGA Championship and he is the new World No. 335. In the DHL Philippine Open on the Asian Tour, Edward (Ned) Michaels was victorious by 3 strokes and he improves to World No. 546=.
