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Golf Roundup: Palmer squeaks by with late birdie putt
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Published: November 3, 2008
Ginn sur Mer Classic: Ryan Palmer made a 10-foot birdie on the 18th hole to break out of a six-way tie for the lead for a victory yesterday in Palm Coast, Fla., and receiving a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour.
Palmer, who was at No. 143 on the money list with two tournaments remaining, had to call a penalty on himself and made bogey on the 10th hole, then took double bogey on the next hole with a tee shot into the water.
But he rebounded with a birdie he desperately needed on the final hole at Ginn Ocean Hammock Resort for his second career win.
Michael Letzig, the 54-hole leader, needed a birdie on the par-5 18th to force a playoff. But his wedge spun 35 feet down the slope and he had to settle for par and a 73 to finish one shot behind.
The final tournament next week is at Disney, and the top 125 keep full privileges for 2009.
Charles Schwab Cup: Andy Bean breezed through 32 holes of play for a victory yesterday in Sonoma, Calif.
Bean finished nine shots ahead of runner-up Gene Jones.
After finishing the last 14 holes of the rain-delayed third round, Bean then made six birdies in the first nine holes of a final-round 66 to finish at 20-under 268, blowing away the 29-man field.
Jay Haas also had reason to celebrate after the Champions Tour's final tournament of the year despite his 16th-place finish at 4-under 284. Haas claimed the Schwab Cup at Sonoma Golf Club for the second time in three years as the winner of the tour's season-long points competition.
Bean got $442,000 from the $2.5 million purse for his second Champions Tour victory of the season, just the third of his career. Haas claimed a $1 million annuity by winning the Schwab Cup.
Kolon Championship: Candie Kung shot a 3-under 69 for a one-shot victory over Katherine Hull yesterday in Incheon, South Korea.
Kung eagled the ninth hole during a windy third round at Incheon's Sky 72 Golf Club course. That gave her the cushion she needed when she dropped a shot on the next-to-last hole. She finished at 6-under-par 210 and collected $240,000 for the win.
Volvo Masters: Robert Karlsson became the first Swede to win the Order of Merit title when closest challenger Lee Westwood couldn't catch Soren Kjeldsen yesterday in Sotogrande, Spain.
Westwood needed a victory at Valderrama to have any chance of claiming his second European money title, but shot a 1 over 72 to finish four shots behind winner Kjeldsen.
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