South Africa made major strides just by competing in the inaugural World Baseball Classic, despite getting outscored 38-12 in three games. Baseball officials in his country called upon 33-year-old Willem Kemp, the team’s oldest member, to lead this inexperienced squad half made up of teenagers.
Jorge Cantu smacked a solo home run, part of a 3-for-4 performance that produced three runs and sparked Mexico past South Africa 10-4 in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Wednesday at the World Baseball Classic. The victory kept the Mexicans in contention for a second-round berth.
A shocking South African team of gifted amateurs nearly stunned a Canadian collection of major league players on Tuesday at the World Baseball Classic, before faltering at the finish. Dismissed by some as the worst team in the 16-nation event, South Africa tested Canada before losing 11-8.
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/ 9 November 2005
England’s Justin Rose and Australian Geoff Ogilvy each took one-up victories over United States foes in Arizona on Tuesday, leading the Internationals past the Americans 2,5-1,5 at the Tommy Bahama Challenge. Rose and Ogilvy each birdied the 18th hole to bring the global ”young guns” victory in the second edition of the event.
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/ 8 November 2005
England’s Justin Rose, South African Tim Clark, Australia’s Geoff Ogilvy and South Korean-born Kevin Na will face a United States foursome of ”young guns” in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Tuesday in the second Tommy Bahama Challenge. Zach Johnson returns from last year’s triumphant US squad.
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/ 28 February 2005
Unseeded Australian Wayne Arthurs became the oldest first-time winner since the ATP Tour was formed in 1990, beating third-seeded Mario Ancic of Croatia 7-5, 6-3 in the Tennis Channel Open final on Sunday. The 33-year-old left-hander, in his 128th ATP Tour-level tournament, dominated his 20-year-old opponent.
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/ 7 February 2005
Masters champion Phil Mickelson posted a three-under-par 68 on Sunday to win the Phoenix Open by five shots over fellow Americans Scott McCarron and Kevin Na. Mickelson started the final round with a four-shot edge and finished with a 17-under total of 267. McCarron and Na shared second on 272.
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/ 6 February 2005
Masters champion Phil Mickelson made the most of young rival Kevin Na’s lapses on Saturday, capping his third round with two birdies to take a four-shot lead in the Phoenix Open. Na posted back-to-back bogeys late in the round to leave the door open for Mickelson, who followed up a sparkling second-round 60 with a 66.