Parnevik Hangs On At Honda

Mark Calcavecchia and Geoff Ogilvy were frustrated after the final round of the Honda Classic. Jesper Parnevik was relieved.

Parnevik shot an even-par 72 Sunday, closing at 18 under and beating Calcavecchia, Ogilvy and Craig Perks by a stroke for his first victory of the season on the PGA Tour.

"I'm obviously pretty disappointed right now," said Calcavecchia, who missed a 15-foot par putt on No. 18 that would have forced a playoff with Parnevik. "I goofed. I had my chances. I'm not going to say Jesper didn't deserve to win, but I blew it."

Calcavecchia (70), Ogilvy (69) and Perks (66) finished in a three-way tie for second place. Each of the top four finishers bogeyed the par-4 No. 18.

"I have nothing to say. I just finished very badly," Ogilvy said.

Ty Tryon, a high school sophomore and the second-youngest player to make the cut in a PGA Tour event, shot a 68 and wound up 10 under in his debut. He finished tied for 39th.

"I can't believe it's over, but at least I had a great round today," said Tryon, who would have made $12,480 for his showing but collected nothing because of his amateur status.

Parnevik took a three-stroke lead into the final round at the TPC at Heron Bay, but it was gone at the turn. The 36-year-old Swede, who stands out with his plaid pants, colorful shirts and flipped-up hat bills, trailed Ogilvy by a shot as he approached the par-3 No. 11.

After Parnevik bogeyed the par-5 No. 9, Ogilvy took the outright lead on the 11th by making a 40-foot putt from the front of the green. It was the first time this weekend that Parnevik was not atop the leaderboard.

But Parnevik answered with a birdie on the 11th. He held on from there with some assistance.

Ogilvy gave strokes back on Nos. 15 and 18. He was equally as frustrated as Calcavecchia, kicking his bag over after he signed his scorecard.

Calcavecchia who had knee surgery just two weeks ago - double-bogeyed No. 6, then missed the putt on the 18th.

"I'll take it any way I can get it," Parnevik said. "It's more a relief than happiness. You never want to win that way."

Parnevik's biggest shot might have come in Saturday's third round. He chipped in from the fringe for a birdie on No. 18. What looked like a one- or two-shot lead into the plus-three advantage.

He needed it.

Parnevik really struggled on the par 5s Sunday. After making birdie eight times in 12 tries on the par 5s through the first three rounds, Parnevik was 1 over on the four longest holes Sunday.

He used his driver on back-to-back shots on Nos. 9 and 14. The risky fairway shots almost cot him the tournament.

On No. 9, Parnevik hooked his second shot into a fairway bunker and came up short with his third shot. He tried the same shot on No. 14 and got similar results. His second shot ended up in behind a bush in a waste area. Again, he scrambled for par.

Parnevik also missed a short birdie on No. 16 that would have given him a two-shot cushion with two holes to play.

He earned his fifth PGA Tour victory and collected $576,000 for the victory.

"After the bogey on No. 9, I felt like the momentum was actually swinging the other way," Parnevik said. "I just tried to hang in there, give myself a chance in the end."

Divots: There have been 10 different winners in 11 tournaments this season. Joe Durant is the only two-time winner. He finished tied for fifth.