PGA European Tour - Tournaments

Ballantine's Championship

Pinx GC

Jeju Island, South Korea

23 Apr 2009 - 26 Apr 2009

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McGinley full of praise for Tournament Officials

29 Apr 2009

Paul McGinley led the tributes to tournament officials and workers after the 2009 Ballantine’s Championship was completed amid some of the toughest conditions ever seen at a European Tour event.

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Jaidee wins Ballantine's Championship

26 Apr 2009

Thongchai Jaidee has won the Ballantine's Championship following a play-off after the tournament on Jeju Island's Pinx Golf Club ended in a three way tie.

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Spanish pair lead at Jeju

26 Apr 2009

Spaniards Pablo Martin and Gonzalo Fernando-Castano have moved into the lead of the Ballantine's Championship with nine holes left to play at the co-sanctioned European and Asian Tour event on Jeju Island.

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Derksen maintains advantage

25 Apr 2009

Dutchman Robert-Jan Derksen described the third round as “a very tough day” at the Ballantine's Championship as he was made to work hard to maintain a two shot cushion at the top of the leaderboard with one round to play.

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Challengers struggling to chase down leader Derksen

25 Apr 2009

Robert-Jan Derksen's lead at the Ballantine's Championship was looking safe as very few players were shooting minus numbers in very windy conditions at the Pinx Golf Club at the start of the third round today.

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Derksen conquers conditions for halfway advantage

24 Apr 2009

Robert-Jan Derksen of The Netherlands was the player to shine in testing conditions as he established a two shot halfway lead at the Ballantine's Championship on Korea's Jeju Island.

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Derksen masters "difficult" conditions

24 Apr 2009

Robert-Jan Derksen was one of the few players able to tame windy conditions at the Pinx Golf Club on Jeju Island to move into a two shot clubhouse lead on the second day of the Ballantine's Championship.

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Derksen takes charge in Korea

24 Apr 2009

Robert-Jan Derksen was one of the few players able to tame changing conditions at the Pinx Golf Club on Jeju Island to move into an early three-shot lead on the second day of the Ballantine's Championship.

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Brown and Castaño share first round lead

23 Apr 2009

Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño and Mark Brown continued their fine form to take an early one shot lead at the Ballantine's Championship at the Pinx Golf Club on Jeju Island.

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In form Brown sets first round mark

23 Apr 2009

Mark Brown shot a seven under par 65 to hold a one shot lead over early morning pace setter Kang Kyung-nam as the Ballantine's Championship got under way at the Pinx Golf Club on Jeju Island.

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Els hoping long road leads to victory

22 Apr 2009

Ernie Els says he has no plans to cut back on his travelling as he prepares for the Ballantine's Championship at Pinx Golf Club on Jeju Island, South Korea.

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Ballantine’s trio hoping to ‘Leave an Impression’

21 Apr 2009

American Fred Couples, Sweden’s Henrik Stenson and England’s Lee Westwood – three of the Ballantine’s Championship’s star players – are hoping to live up to the Scottish whisky company’s brand message and ‘Leave an Impression’ at the Pinx Golf Club this week.

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Double Ballantine’s is the order for McDowell

20 Apr 2009

Graeme McDowell will face an intoxicating challenge in his quest to secure a Ballantine’s Championship double this week as many of the world’s best players head to the Pinx Golf Club on the beautiful Korean Island of Jeju.

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