I watched the final round of The EDS Byron Nelson today and what a finish !! Over the last few holes Adam Scott and Ryan Moore traded birdies with Scott needing to birdie 18 to force a playoff. He put his approach to about 10 feet and made the putt. The play off went on for three holes with both players having a chance to end it until Scott made a 48 foot bomb on the 18th green (3rd Playoff hole) to win it.
I tuned in to Golf Central to see that Annika Sorenstam and Paula Creamer had to settle The Stanford International Pro-Am in a playoff as well. Sorenstam won it on the 1st playoff hole when Creamer missed a short putt for par. This is Sorenstam's 71st career victory.
A disappointing finish for Canadian Bryan DeCorso who entered the Nationwide's Henrico County Open tied for the lead going into the final round. But a 74 put him two shots out of a playoff with Henrik Bjornstad and eventual playoff winner Greg Chalmers. DeCorso did finish in a tie for fourth for his best Nationwide Tour finish and now has some success to build on.
The Champions Tour came down to the final hole on Sunday as well as TomWatson and Andy North hung on to win the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf over the team of Stadler and Sluman.
Even the Canadian Tour came down to the final hole in Mexico where John Ellis made birdie on the 72nd hole to beat Canadian Wes Heffernan at the Corona Mazatlan Mexican PGA Championship.
And finally, in a feel good story, Darren Clarke won his first tournament since losing his wife in 2006 to cancer. Clarke had a two stroke lead with three to play but Bogies on 16 and 17 put him tied at the top. Clarke dug deep and made a 40 foot bomb for birdie on 18 and the victory.
All five tournaments either went to a playoff or were won on the last hole, very exciting stuff and a good day to be a golf fan.
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