Marc Warren and Colin Montgomerie gave Scotland its first major victory in the Golf World Cup by defeating USA. American duo Health Slocum and Boo Weekley were defeated by the Scottish duo on Sunday with a par on the third hole in southern China. With this victory at the Mission Hills Golf Club, Scotland repaid their defeat last year in Barbados on the first hole against Marcel Siem and Bernhard Langer of Germany.
As Weekley missed the 15 foot putt par it was Monty’s tap in for the par on the third extra hole which pulled Scots ahead of USA and gained them the title. Monty in his interview after the game said that there was tremendous pressure after the playoff loss last year, but fought back hard to win this title. Scotland had not won a major title since 1953.
On the preceding hole of regulation the Americans forced a playoff in alternate shot play when Slocum made a 5 foot birdie putt. On the initial playoff hole Slocum had missed an attempt at the 7 foot Birdie. Just few seconds before it was Warren who holed 12 footer to save the par, if by chance he would have missed he would have handed the title to the Americans.
Americans finished at 67 with the regulation at 25 under 263 where as the winners Scotland shot a 6 under 66. Raphael Jacqueline and Gregory Havert of France finished at 67 just a stroke behind where as Justin rose and Ian Poulter of England finished fourth with 67 at regulation 23 under.

Australian Aaron Baddeley defeated Sweden’s Daniel Chopra and thrilled the home crowd at the MasterCard Masters Cup in Melbourne. On Sunday Baddeley, after hitting his tee shot into the trees, saved par on the fourth hole of the playoff. He had chipped to 8 feet on the fourth extra hole and then made the putt. Moreover, Chopra who made several clutch putts in regulation and even in the playoff dragged his putt wide enough to give the Australian his tile.

This was the fifth year out of six that the Masters Cup was decided in the playoff. One of the most difficult holes in the game was the 18th hole because the wind made it very difficult. While hitting the 8 foot birdie Putt on the first extra hole, Baddeley had badly missed the shot just after Chopra making the same mistake of missing the shot twice. On the second extra hole both had missed their shots and on the third extra hole Baddeley was left with a tap in where as Chopra made a difficult 10 foot Putt for par. In the end Baddeley made 2 under 70 to win the title and Chopra had to settle down on 71 at 13 under 275. Australian Stuart Appleby was third with 69 leaving him just two strokes behind and his fellow golfer Robert Allenby and Rory Mcllroy of Northern Ireland were fourth and fifth respectively. By wining this title Baddeley who was at number 87 in the world rankings positioned himself at number 18 at the end of this tournament.