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Kuchar tops Laird in Barclays playoff

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 10:22 by Prince damin

Paramus, N.J. -- Matt Kuchar sank a 2-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole Sunday, downing Martin Laird for the championship of The Barclays.

Kuchar's approach shot on the par-4 18th hole came to within 2 feet of the pin. Laird couldn't convert a long birdie putt and Kuchar rolled in his 2-footer for his third PGA Tour win and second in two years.

Kuchar moved atop the FedEx Cup points list with the win.

He carded a 5-under-par 66 -- the only player to register four rounds in the 60s at Ridgewood Country Club in New Jersey -- finishing regulation at 12-under 272.
Laird, the third-rounder leader, joined him there with an even-par 71. He was forced into a playoff thanks to a three-putt bogey on 18.

Laird bags Shriners title in playoff

Mon, 10/19/2009 - 10:15 by Rakhi Kaptiyal

Las Vegas -- Martin Laird sank a 12-foot birdie putt on the third hole of a playoff Sunday and won the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas.

Laird, George McNeill and Chad Campbell had gone to extra holes after finishing regulation play tied at 19-under-par 265.

Laird shot a 68, McNeill 67 and Campbell 69 in the final round.

The win was the first on the PGA Tour for Laird, a native of Glasgow, Scotland. He collected a first-place check of $756,000.

"I was amazed how calm I was coming down the stretch," Laird said.

Jim Furyk fired a 10-under 62 to finish at 266, sharing fourth place with Jeff Klauk (68) and Charley Hoffman (68).

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

Senior golfers leads on regular tour

Fri, 10/16/2009 - 13:37 by shalini.bahadur

Las Vegas, Oct. 15: Tom Pernice, Jr., who last month won in his Champions Tour debut, returned to the regular circuit Thursday and promptly grabbed a share of the lead.

Pernice shot a 9-under 62 that tied him with Troy Matteson and Spencer Levin for first place after the opening round of the Shriners Hospital for Children Open.

The event is being played at the TPC-Summerlin course, with Justin Timberlake as host.

Pernice turned 50 on Sept. 5 and three weeks later won the SAS Championship on the Champions Tour. He became the third player this year to win in his debut on the senior circuit, joining Tom Lehman and Michael Allen.

Rollins holds on to win Reno PGA event

Mon, 08/10/2009 - 10:11 by preet_20

Reno, Nev. Aug. 9: John Rollins shot three bogeys and a double-bogey Sunday but was still able to win the $540,000 Reno-Tahoe Open by three strokes.

Rollins mixed his over-par holes with three birdies and an eagle and came away with an even-par round of 72, and a somewhat more-impressive 17-under 271 for the tournament.

"It was kind of an up and down day," Rollins said after notching his third career PGA win.

Jeff Quinney and Martin Laird tied for second.

Rollins led by four strokes heading into Sunday's final round and promptly birdied the second hole at Montreux Golf and Country Club. A missed chip shot and two-putt on the par-5 fourth hole knocked him back to 16-under.