Stenson makes Masters, Sims loses out
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April 2, 2013, Tuesday
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HENRIK Stenson's share of second place at the Houston Open was enough to secure his eighth straight Masters berth on Sunday, but a European Tour title left Marcel Siem missing out on Augusta.
Germany's Siem captured the European Tour's Hassan II Trophy in Morocco on Sunday and had moved to 49th in the projected world rankings list after his third Race to Dubai victory - just inside the top-50 needed to claim a spot in the first major championship of the year.
Siem's dream of playing at Augusta National was undone, however, thanks to the results later in Texas.
A 6-under-par 66 for Stenson left him tied for second behind Houston Open winner DA Points in Humble, Texas, but that was enough to assure the Swede of jumping from 53rd in the world rankings to inside the top 50.
And American Russell Hendley, who only needed a top-53 swing in Texas to reach 50th in the world, shared 45th after a final-round 68, meaning he'll move to 50th and bump Siem to 51st.
Stenson, who turns 37 on Friday, needed at least a top-10 finish to continue an unbroken Augusta appearance streak since making his Masters debut in 2006.
Stenson, whose lone US PGA title came at the 2009 Players Championship, was excited about reaching the Masters as he walked off the course with the clubhouse lead - later to be overtaken by Points.
"I said to my caddie coming up the 18th that no matter what happens now we are playing for the chance of a green jacket in a couple of weeks," Stenson said.
"That was the main goal coming to Houston, to get to myself into the Masters."
At one stage, Stenson had slumped to 230th in the world rankings and missed five cuts in six tournaments starting from the 2011 Masters.
The win also gave Points a place in the Masters, as did his only prior PGA Tour triumph at Pebble Beach two years ago.
Germany's Siem captured the European Tour's Hassan II Trophy in Morocco on Sunday and had moved to 49th in the projected world rankings list after his third Race to Dubai victory - just inside the top-50 needed to claim a spot in the first major championship of the year.
Siem's dream of playing at Augusta National was undone, however, thanks to the results later in Texas.
A 6-under-par 66 for Stenson left him tied for second behind Houston Open winner DA Points in Humble, Texas, but that was enough to assure the Swede of jumping from 53rd in the world rankings to inside the top 50.
And American Russell Hendley, who only needed a top-53 swing in Texas to reach 50th in the world, shared 45th after a final-round 68, meaning he'll move to 50th and bump Siem to 51st.
Stenson, who turns 37 on Friday, needed at least a top-10 finish to continue an unbroken Augusta appearance streak since making his Masters debut in 2006.
Stenson, whose lone US PGA title came at the 2009 Players Championship, was excited about reaching the Masters as he walked off the course with the clubhouse lead - later to be overtaken by Points.
"I said to my caddie coming up the 18th that no matter what happens now we are playing for the chance of a green jacket in a couple of weeks," Stenson said.
"That was the main goal coming to Houston, to get to myself into the Masters."
At one stage, Stenson had slumped to 230th in the world rankings and missed five cuts in six tournaments starting from the 2011 Masters.
The win also gave Points a place in the Masters, as did his only prior PGA Tour triumph at Pebble Beach two years ago.
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