2009 THE PLAYERS
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Challenge Season
12th place at Chevron World Challenge
Fred Couples was unable to carry his momentum from his Friday round into the weekend at Sherwood Country Club during the Chevron World Challenge. Couples fired an even par 72 on Saturday and ballooned to a final round 78 on Sunday, dropping him 15 shots behind winner Vijay Singh.
Fred’s final round was the only [...]
Couples moves up the leaderboard in second round of Chevron
Fred Couples made a move up the leaderboard in the second round of the Chevron World Challenge. A second round 69 moved Fred from 9th place to 5th place and is just three shots behind leader Jim Furyk. Couples made 5 birdies and 2 bogeys on the day.
Below is the transcript of the post-second round [...]
Couples in ninth after one round at Chevron World Challenge
Fred Couples is playing in this week’s Chevron World Challenge event at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California. After one round, Fred Couples is in ninth place with an opening round 73. The round featured four birdies and five bogeys over the 18 holes.
Fred will tee off at 1:10 PM Eastern today with [...]
Couples/Cink finish in 7th at Shootout
Fred Couples and partner Stewart Cink finished in 7th place in the Merrill Lynch Shootout over the weekend. Their combined score for the week was 21-under par, 10 shots back of winners Kenny Perry and Scott Hoch. Couples and Cink managed -11 in the Sunday scramble and birdied 7 of 8 holes at one point. [...]
Couples/Cink near top of Shootout
Fred Couples and Stewart Cink started the first round of the Merrill Lynch Shootout with a bang - bagging an eagle on the very first hole. They would go on to birdie the third and sixth holes to get to -4. They would stay there until a bogey at the difficult par five 14th hole. [...]
Couples to play in Merrill Lynch Shootout
Fred Couples will play this week in the Merrill Lynch Shootout at the Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida. Fred’s partner will be Stewart Cink. Last year, Couples was paired with John Daly and they finished 9th out of twelve teams. Friday’s round will be alternate shot. Saturday’s round will be better ball and Sunday’s [...]
Fred scores top 25 in Vegas
Fred Couples played four solid rounds in the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospital for Children Open in Las Vegas. It netted Fred a top 25 - a significant achievement given that Fred had missed the cut in his last three events including the PGA Championship, the Barclays and the Deutsche Bank Championship. It marked his sixth [...]
Fred to play TELUS World Skins
Fred Couples has committed to the TELUS World Skins Game. The tournament will be held at the Predator Ridge Golf Course in British Columbia, Canada June 16-17th, 2008. In addition to Fred, fellow Presidents Cup captain Greg Norman will also be playing. Below is the entire press release. (Thanks to Fantastic Fred Fan freddiefanatic for [...]
Couples takes second in Skins Game
Fred Couples captured $325,000 in the LG Skins Game over the Thanksgiving weekend. It was good enough for second place to Stephen Ames, who won $650,000 with a birdie on the 18th hole.
The Palm Springs’ Desert Sun speculates that Fred Couples will be back in next year’s Skins Game.
So, here’s your 2008 LG Skins Game [...]
Schedule page has been updated
Fred’s schedule for the remainder of the year has been updated on the Schedule page.
In addition to the the Skins Game and Merrill Lynch Shootout, Fred is also playing in the Target World Challenge.
It was also announced that Fred’s playing partner for the Merrill Lynch Shootout is John Daly.
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