Leonard Rallies To Capture TPC
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Justin Leonard shot a five-under 67 Sunday to come from five shots off the lead and win the Players Championship, earning $730,000, the richest first-place prize in golf.
It was Leonard's first win since he won the Open Championship last summer, when he also made up a five-shot final-round deficit. He finished at 278, 10 under par.
Leonard took the lead Sunday with a birdie on the par-4 13th hole, which pulled him ahead of Glen Day and Len Mattiace, who were both looking for their first PGA Tour wins.
Day and Tom Lehman finished tied for second at 8-under.
Lee Janzen, who started the day with a three-shot lead, had a disappointing three-over 39 on the front side, and ended up tied for 13th after shooting a 79.
Trevino Wins, Ends Drought
SAN ANTONIO -- Hall of Famer Lee Trevino fired a 5-under-par 67 today and snapped a two-year winless drought with a two-stroke victory at the $1 million Southwestern Bell Dominion.Trevino, who started the day one stroke behind Bob Dickson, finished at 11-under 205, two strokes ahead of first-round leader Mike McCullough, who also carded a 67. The all-time leader in Senior Tour earnings with more than $7.7 million, Trevino took home $150,000 for his 28th Senior Tour victory, third at this event, and first since the 1996 Emerald Coast Classic.
Dave Eichelberger, Jay Sigel and Dave Stockton tied for third at 7-under 209. Eichelberger fired a 67, Sigel shot a 68 and Stockton carded a 71.
Hurst Captures Dinah Shore Title
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. -- Pat Hurst captured the first major championship of her career, carding a 1-under-par 71 today for a one-stroke triumph at the $1 million Nabisco Dinah Shore at the Mission Hills Country Club.Hurst, the former teaching pro at nearby La Quinta Country Club, won with a 72-hole total of 7-under 281. Helen Dobson of Britain fired a final-round 68 to grab sole possession of second place at 282, followed by one shot by the star-studded trio of Laura Davies of Britain and Swedes Helen Alfredsson and Liselotte Neumann.
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