Watney wins after flirting with a 59
NICK WATNEY missed a chance for a 59 on Sunday in his CIMB Classic victory, closing with a bogey for a course-record 10-under 61 at The Mines in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
NICK WATNEY missed a chance for a 59 on Sunday in his CIMB Classic victory, closing with a bogey for a course-record 10-under 61 at The Mines in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Watney finished at 22-under 262 and earned $1,098,000 in the unofficial PGA Tour event. The tournament will become a full-fledged PGA Tour event next year.
Five players have shot 59 in official PGA Tour events.
"I really wanted to finish strong . . . but winning the tournament was more important than a 59 for me," said Watney.
Defending champion Bo Van Pelt and Robert Garrigus tied for second, a stroke back.
Tiger Woods shot a 63 to tie for fourth.
In other tournaments *
At Yang Mei, Taiwan, Suzann Pettersen shot a final-round 3-under 69 to win the Taiwan Championship for her second straight LPGA Tour victory, rallying to beat Inbee Park by three strokes. The Norwegian finished with a 19-under 269 and earned $300,000. Last week in South Korea, Pettersen beat Catriona Matthew in a playoff.
* At Shanghai, Sweden's Peter Hanson won the BMW Masters for his second European Tour victory of the year, shooting a 5-under 67 to hold off Ryder Cup teammate Rory McIlroy by a stroke.
Hanson, who finished at 21-under 267 earned $1,166,600.
Luke Donald was third at 17 under after a final-round 66.
* At San Antonio, David Frost won the AT & T Championship, beating Bernhard Langer with a birdie on the second hole of a playoff.
Frost, who won $277,500, and Langer each shot 6-under 66 to finish at 8-under 208. Second-round leader Mark Calcavecchia had a 74 to finish two strokes back.
Noteworthy *
Tiger Woods is expected to get a $2 million appearance fee and Rory McIlroy $1 million for their 1-day exhibition match Monday in Zhengzhou, China. The top-ranked McIlroy and Woods will play their first head-to-head match at Lake Jinsha International Golf Club.