RT Slip hits Pieters
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QUALIFIERS
– May 26–June 3 Each of the six teams Oracle Team USA (the defenders), Artemis (Sweden), Land Rover BAR (GB), Emirates Team New Zealand, Groupama Team France other and Softbank Team Japan – race each twice in one-on-one races. Each win scores one point. BAR start with a two-point in the advantage for winning the World Series drop out build-up. After the qualifiers, Oracle The and do not race again until the final. is out. lowest-placed of the rest of the teams
CHALLENGER PLAY-OFFS
in June 4–12 – The four teams left compete is in two first-to-five semi-finals; the final the same format.
THE AMERICA’S CUP
Oracle June 17-27 – First to seven between and the challenger.
THOMAS PIETERS blamed the Wentworth heatwave for missing out on the first-round lead at the BMW PGA Championship yesterday.
He was chasing an eagle at the last to overtake Johan Carlsson, who opened with a 66, six under par, in temperatures of 28C, but bogeyed it after finding the water with his approach shot.
“The club slipped in my hands – it happens on a hot day,” said Pieters.
Ernie Els shot one under despite calling a penalty on himself for incorrectly replacing a plugged ball in a bunker at the 12th. He chipped in for a three but signed for a five. “The ball came out way too good so I felt I probably didn’t quite put it where I should have,” said Els. “The officials explained that under the rules you try and put it back the way you think it should be, but I still felt uncomfortable with it so we took a two-shot penalty.”