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Monday, August 26, 2013
Ko dominates for history-making win in Canada
New Zealand teenager Lydia Ko became the first amateur to win two LPGA Tour events by shooting a final-round 64 to defend her CN Canadian Open title with an astounding five-shot victory in Edmonton, Alberta, on Sunday.
Ko, 16, entered the final round training Sweden's Carolina Hedwall by one stroke, but Ko's 6-under-par round of 70 was three shots better than anyone else in the field. She finished the tournament at 15-under 265 at Royal Mayfair Golf Club.
"I'm pretty surprised, but I played some really good golf out there, so I was really happy about that," Ko said. "My goal today was to shoot 5 under and just play my own game. If somebody else shot better, then I can't do anything about it."
France's Karine Icher shot a 3-under 67 to take second place at 270. Hedwall finished in a tie for third place at 271 along withAmerican Brittany Lincicome.
"This is one of my better finishes on the LPGA, so I'm very happy this week," Hedwall said. "I'm still waiting for my first win, but hopefully it will come soon. I slept OK, to be honest. I was just excited to come out and play today. I had a lot of fun out there. It's just that Lydia was way too good today."
Ko won the CN Canadian Open in 2012 at Vancouver Golf Club in Coquitlam, British Columbia, becoming the youngest winner of an LPGA event at 15 years, 4 months, 2 days. A year later, she now holds the top two spots on that chart.
"When I saw that record, I thought, 'Wow, that is amazing,'" Ko said. "Who can do that? And to have done that myself, that's pretty special. Last year was a three shot (win), ... so I was pretty happy about that. Now having five shots, it makes it even better."
With the victory, Ko will move from No. 19 in the Rolex Women's World Rankings to No. 7. It is her fourth international victory worldwide.
Ko is the first LPGA player to defend a title since Yani Tseng won the RICOH Women's British Open in 2010 and '11.
Ko has not missed a cut in 14 LPGA events over the past two seasons.
Golf-Woods overcomes back spasm in near miss at The Barclays
By Larry Fine
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Aug 25 (Reuters) - He collapsed to his knees in pain and bent over to place both fists on the ground after a back spasm at the 13th, but Tiger Woods still managed to nearly force a playoff at The Barclays on Sunday.
Woods, who had complained about a sore back he blamed on sleeping on a soft hotel bed this week, hit the deck after hitting a fairway wood for his second shot at the par-five 13th hole during the final round of the event won by Adam Scott.
After collecting himself, the world number one got back to his feet and made his way to the point where his shot sailed over the tee box at the adjacent hole and splashed into water and he took a drop on his way to a bogey.
Woods said he felt twinges in his back on the hole before.
"It actually started the hole before, my little tee shot there started it and 13 just kind of accentuated it," he said.
The bogey at 13 cost him in a tight race in which he had been part of a four-way tie for the lead early on the back nine. Woods had another bogey at the 15th and was bending over gingerly to take his ball out of the cup.
Woods was asked later if it was a back spasm.
"Oh yeah, big time," said the 37-year-old American. "It's definitely spasming."
Woods, a five-time winner on the tour this year, still gave himself a chance to add to his total.
He birdied the 16th and 17th holes to move within one stroke of Australia's Scott, the Masters champion, and had a 26-foot putt from off the green for a possible birdie that would have forced a playoff.
"I had a chance," said Woods.
"I hit a good putt. Thought I made it," he added of the putt that died three inches from the hole. "It was a little double-breaker and I thought I poured it in."
Woods said his back had not given him any previous trouble on Sunday until the tee shot at 12.
"I was playing pretty good, and I was hanging right there and I was only one back," he said.
"I figured I was in the perfect spot and unfortunately just couldn't finish off the rest of the day."
Woods finished up with a two-under 69 that put him in a four-way tie for second at 10-under-par.
The American was not sure about his status for next week's FedExCup event, the Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston.
"That's all hypothetical. I just got off (the course) and I'm not feeling my best right now."
(Editing by Greg Stutchbury)
Woods overcomes back spasm in near miss at The Barclays
By Larry Fine
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (Reuters) - He collapsed to his knees in pain and bent over to place both fists on the ground after a back spasm at the 13th, but Tiger Woods still managed to nearly force a playoff at The Barclays on Sunday.
Woods, who had complained about a sore back he blamed on sleeping on a soft hotel bed this week, hit the deck after hitting a fairway wood for his second shot at the par-five 13th hole during the final round of the event won by Adam Scott.
After collecting himself, the world number one got back to his feet and made his way to the point where his shot sailed over the tee box at the adjacent hole and splashed into water and he took a drop on his way to a bogey.
Woods said he felt twinges in his back on the hole before.
"It actually started the hole before, my little tee shot there started it and 13 just kind of accentuated it," he said.
The bogey at 13 cost him in a tight race in which he had been part of a four-way tie for the lead early on the back nine. Woods had another bogey at the 15th and was bending over gingerly to take his ball out of the cup.
Woods was asked later if it was a back spasm.
"Oh yeah, big time," said the 37-year-old American. "It's definitely spasming."
Woods, a five-time winner on the tour this year, still gave himself a chance to add to his total.
He birdied the 16th and 17th holes to move within one stroke of Australia's Scott, the Masters champion, and had a 26-foot putt from off the green for a possible birdie that would have forced a playoff.
"I had a chance," said Woods.
"I hit a good putt. Thought I made it," he added of the putt that died three inches from the hole. "It was a little double-breaker and I thought I poured it in."
Woods said his back had not given him any previous trouble on Sunday until the tee shot at 12.
"I was playing pretty good, and I was hanging right there and I was only one back," he said.
"I figured I was in the perfect spot and unfortunately just couldn't finish off the rest of the day."
Woods finished up with a two-under 69 that put him in a four-way tie for second at 10-under-par.
The American was not sure about his status for next week's FedExCup event, the Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston.
"That's all hypothetical. I just got off (the course) and I'm not feeling my best right now."
(Editing by Greg Stutchbury)
Bryant shoots 10-under 62, takes second-round lead at Dick's
Bryant shoots 10-under 62, takes second-round lead at Dick's
ENDICOTT, N.Y. -- Brad Bryant sat in an old familiar place, bright lights shining all around as he recounted a round he'll most certainly remember for a long time.
The Champions Tour rookie, a tight wrap covering his left wrist and a constant reminder of his difficult recent past, shot a 10-under 62 on Saturday to take a four-shot lead over Corey Pavin after two rounds at the Dick's Sporting Goods Open.
It didn't match his career low of 60 set in 2004 when Bryant was a consistent threat on the PGA Tour. It was oh-so-satisfying, nonetheless. He's trying to recapture a lot of what he lost at the end of his career on the big circuit, when two wrist surgeries kept him away from the game for three years.
"My wrist is hanging in there. I feel I've been gathering momentum all year, to be honest with you," Bryant said. "I didn't have a lot of game at the beginning of the year. I was able to kind of piece together some rounds, but I knew there wasn't much game there."
There is now, even though he doesn't even practice during the week of a tournament.
Bryant took advantage of another serene day at En-Joie Golf Club, making six birdies in his first seven holes to surge past first-round leader Kenny Perry and finished the day at 16-under 128, a 36-hole record for the tournament.
Duffy Waldorf was 11 under after a 65, and Rick Fehr (67) and Russ Cochran (67) were 10 under. Perry was eight strokes back at 8 under after a 71.
Bryant's round matched the Champions Tour course record set by R.W. Eaks in 2007, the tournament's first year. Hal Sutton, Robert Gamez and Fred Funk each shot 61 when En-Joie hosted the old B.C. Open on the PGA Tour.
More than half the field broke par under nearly ideal scoring conditions on the first day, and the assault at the narrow, tree-lined layout continued Saturday as 47 players finished the day under par.
Perry, the hottest player on the Champions Tour after victories this summer in the Senior Players and U.S. Senior Open, began the day with a one-shot lead after opening with a 7-under 65. Playing in the final threesome with Bryant and Joel Edwards, Perry watched his slim margin slip away quickly.
The formula for going low at the narrow, tree-lined course is to keep the ball in the fairway, and nobody was more consistent than Bryant over the first two rounds. He hit 10 of 14 fairways and reached 16 of 18 greens in regulation each day.
Bryant should have birdied the first seven holes. He rolled in a perfectly paced 20-foot putt that broke right to left at the par-4 second hole, hit his tee shot to 8 feet at No. 4, then made a superlative save at the par-5 fifth hole, blasting out of a greenside bunker to 3 feet from the flag.
He followed that with consecutive 30-foot birdie putts on the next two holes, his only early miscue coming at No. 3, one of three par-5s on the front nine. He stuck his third shot within 5 feet, then watched in dismay as his birdie try barely skimmed the lip and stayed out.
"I played really solid today," Bryant said. "But probably the club of the day for me was the putter. That's kind of been the club that's been holding me back. I just made a lot of putts."
Bryant continued his assault with an 18-foot birdie putt at No. 11 and another birdie at No. 12 to reach 14 under, just missing an eagle try on the latter. Perry also had a chance for eagle at the par-5 and scowled in dismay when his putt barely missed and he had to settle for a birdie.
Pavin, on a roll with finishes among the top three in each of his last three outings, gained sole possession of second at 11 under after making a 6-foot birdie putt at the difficult 15th hole, a 432-yard par-4 that's guarded by a massive water hazard. It was one of only nine birdies there on the day.
"I was playing well before this," Pavin said. "My putter just wasn't behaving as well as I would have liked. I was hitting a lot of good putts and I wasn't making them."
Pavin hit 11 of 14 fairways and reached 16 of 18 greens in regulation on the day and needed only 26 putts as he repeatedly hit it close. He had three putts inside 6 feet, made a 25-footer from the fringe at No. 12, and sank a 15-footer at No. 16 for his final birdie.
Bryant matched that moments later with a birdie at No. 14 after hitting a 4-iron to 5 feet at the 212-yard par-3 and closed his round with a 10-foot birdie putt on the final hole.
Now, it's on to Sunday and the pressure that always brings.
"I know I am going to have to go out and play really well tomorrow to win this," Bryant said. "Someone's going to go low. I can't go out and play real safe. But if I can drive it well, play solid, and if my putter continues to perform as it has, I think it could be a real good day."
Reed tops Spieth in playoff at Wyndham for first PGA Tour title
Reed tops Spieth in playoff at Wyndham for first PGA Tour title
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Patrick Reed won the Wyndham Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, beating Jordan Spieth with a birdie on the second hole of a playoff.
Reed recovered from a drive on the par-4 10th that nearly went out of bounds and placed his second shot 7 feet from the pin.
Spieth reached the green in two strokes but his 10-foot birdie putt trickled less than an inch wide of the cup. Reed then sank his birdie putt to end it.
Reed earned $954,000 money and 500 FedEx Cup points for winning the final tournament before the playoffs.
Reed and Spieth finished regulation at 14-under 266. Reed closed with a 4-under 66, and Spieth had a 65.
Bryant wins Dick's for first Champions Tour victory
Bryant wins Dick's for first Champions Tour victory
ENDICOTT, N.Y. -- It has been 33 years since the Champions Tour was born, and its newest champion is somebody special: 50-year-old rookie Bart Bryant is the tour's 1,000th winner.
Bryant, who shot a tournament record-tying 10-under 62 in the second round to build a four-shot lead, closed with a 72 on Sunday and finished at 16-under 200 to beat Russ Cochran (67) and Corey Pavin (69) by one shot.
"It was a difficult day for me. I just never really felt settled," Bryant said, his family standing by his side. "I really didn't play great. Somehow, I managed to get it in. I think we all feel very blessed at the moment to pull this one out."
It was a memorable moment for Bryant and the senior tour, which began in 1980 at the Atlantic City Country Club in Atlantic City, N.J. Don January, who won that first tournament, was on hand to congratulate Bryant and hand him the trophy.
"We thought there might be a market for us old guys," the 83-year-old January said. "We was just interested in getting enough to make a living. There were a bunch of us guys in our late 40s and early 50s still trying to play the [PGA] tour and wasn't being very successful at it. Yet we felt like we could still play a little bit."
The inaugural year consisted of four events. The purse at the Atlantic City Senior International was $125,000 and the total prize money for the season was $475,000. January took home $20,000. Bryant, whose best previous finish this season was a tie for fourth at the 3M Championship in his last start two weeks ago, pocketed $270,000 of the $1.8 million purse.
"Truthfully, when we first started we had no idea how long it was going to last, or whether it would even be successful," January said. "We thought we had a pretty good product, but we weren't sure of anything. I never thought in that realm of 1,000 tournaments. My god, that's forever. It's come a long way. Hopefully, it will get better."
For, Bryant, who won in just his 14th start on the circuit, it was his first victory since winning the 2005 Tour Championship, ending a drought of 7 years, 9 months, 11 days. He also won the 2005 Memorial and the 2004 Valero Texas Open on the PGA Tour.
That was before two surgeries on his left wrist relegated him to spectator status for nearly three years and left him wondering if he'd ever play again, let alone win.
"I dreamed about it. I envisioned it. I don't know if I believed it would happen, especially after I did the first surgery and it failed," Bryant said. "I don't know if I really bought into the belief that it could actually happen this quick."
Bryant, who held the largest lead entering the final round of this tournament since its inception in 2007, vowed not to play conservatively because the narrow, tree-lined En-Joie Golf Club course was yielding lots of birdies under near-ideal conditions.
Luckily for him, nobody made a winning surge on a day where pin placements made going real low somewhat more difficult.
"I just made a lot of pars out there," Bryant said. "For some reason, I just wasn't going today with the putter. I don't know if I got a little nervous. I really struggled. Just lucky that nobody got real hot."
The key to going low at En-Joie is to keep the ball in the fairway, and nobody did it better than Bryant over the first two rounds. He was a model of consistency, hitting 10 of 14 fairways each day and reaching all but two greens in regulation. Small wonder he was the only player in the field to avoid making a bogey the first two days.
That consistency vanished with Bryant's first shot Sunday as he hooked his drive at No. 1 into the left rough. He hit just 4 of 7 fairways and reached only five greens in regulation on the front nine. His errant shots finally caught up to him at the par-3 fourth hole when he overshot the green, pitched back past the hole and over a ridge well past the pin and made bogey.
Pavin, alone in second at the start of the day, was unable to make putts that were there for the taking on the front and parred every hole. Four birdies and one bogey on the back side weren't enough, his putt for birdie at the closing hole missing by inches.
"I just couldn't get anything going," Pavin said. "Hats off to Bart. He made a lot of short putts that he needed to make, which are very hard to make under pressure."
Cochran, six shots behind after two rounds, reached 13 under with three birdies in his first seven holes to move into second. He reached 16 under with three more birdies on the back, but bogeyed the closing hole and was left wondering what might have been after Bryant did the same.
Bryant finally broke through with birdies at Nos. 8 and 9. He spun his third shot at the par-5 eighth hole to within 2 feet, eliciting a nice cheer from the gallery, and calmly sank a 10-foot putt at No. 9 to go 17 under.
"That calmed me down a little bit and gave me a tad of breathing room," Bryant said. "All I really could do was stay patient. I just didn't have much of a game. I don't know if it was the nerves or what. I felt like that was my only chance, to stay patient and not force the issue and hopefully do something at the end to separate myself."
He parred the next eight holes before bogeying 18, missing a terrific opportunity after driving to 7 feet at No. 17.
"I probably have to get a lot stronger mentally," Bryant said. "Hopefully, this will propel me."
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