STEVE LOWERY MAKES UP THREE SHOTS
AND BEATS VIJAY SINGH IN PLAY-OFF
AT PEBBLE BEACH NATIONAL PRO-AM
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Steve Lowery revealed an aggressive approach to his final round helped the 47-year-old claim the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in California on Sunday.
Lowery carded a 68 and clawed back a three-shot deficit to Vijay Singh with four holes remaining to force a play-off, before sinking a seven-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to beat the Fijian.
He said: "I just kind of told my caddie, I've got nothing to lose. Just go out and play aggressive. I guess if anything, it kind of freed me up a little bit. I just felt like I didn't have anything to lose."
Lowery finished on 10 under par and took a one-shot lead into the clubhouse after nearly clinching the title on the last with a 40-foot birdie putt that hit the cup but stayed out.
Singh then hit a three wood into the wind on the par-five 18th that left him 45 yards to the pin before striking his third shot to five feet, making his birdie for a one-under-par 71 that forced the play-off.
Back on the 18th tee, Singh hit his drive into a fairway bunker after Lowery had found the fairway. A poor shot out of the bunker left Singh almost 200 yards from the green and he found sand again near the green but was able to blast out to eight feet and convert for par.
Lowery laid up and hit a solid third shot, spinning the ball back from past the flag to seven feet before converting the birdie for the third win of his career and first since the Southern Farm Bureau Classic in 2000.
Lowery added: "I knew Vijay was probably going to make that putt. I was trying to commit myself to `I've got to make this putt to win and was able to roll it in there. For me, it was a bit of relief. I couldn't have given it any more in 18 holes. I'd been focusing all week."
Lowery had just one birdie coming in, a 19-footer at the 17th that gave him the lead thanks to some help from the man he was chasing. Singh fell apart down the back nine before recovering to force a play-off, recording three successive bogeys from the 14th.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72)
278 Steve Lowery 69 71 70 68, Vijay Singh (Fij) 70 70 67 71 (Lowery won sudden-death play-off at first hole).
279 Dudley Hart 69 70 68 72, Corey Pavin 73 69 71 66, John Mallinger 67 74 73 65
280 Jason Day (Aus) 69 70 71 70
282 Dustin Johnson 73 68 68 73, Nicholas Thompson 69 69 74 70
283 Y. E Yang (Kor) 69 73 68 73, Joe Ogilvie 74 69 70 70, Tag Ridings 73 71 68 71, Brent Geiberger 69 73 71 70, Jason Gore 70 74 69 70
284 Daisuke Maruyama (Jpn) 71 72 71 70, Michael Allen 68 70 71 75, Parker McLachlin 70 70 74 70, James Driscoll 72 68 72 72, D.A. Points 68 73 70 73, Fredrik Jacobson (Swe) 73 67 70 74, Jim Furyk 71 75 67 71, Mike Weir (Can) 75 69 71 69, Shane Bertsch 77 70 68 69, Padraig Harrington (Irl) 72 70 70 72
285 Chris Riley 73 68 72 72, Pat Perez 74 70 69 72, Paul Stankowski 74 72 69 70, Andrew Buckle (Aus) 69 73 71 72, Davis Love III 70 71 72 72, Jeff Quinney 69 70 71 75, Marco Dawson 73 69 72 71, Ryan Armour 71 71 68 75, Bo Van Pelt 74 74 67 70, Craig Kanada 72 71 72 70
286 Jin Park (Kor) 72 69 74 71, Tim Herron 68 69 74 75, Robert Damron 71 70 70 75, Lee Janzen 74 69 72 71, Jay Williamson 68 71 72 75, John Riegger 72 70 70 74, Tom Pernice Jnr. 70 74 70 72, Mark Wilson 68 71 72 75
287 Kevin Na (Kor) 71 69 73 74, Justin Leonard 70 71 74 72, Mathew Goggin (Aus) 71 70 72 74, Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 70 73 72 72, Olin Browne 68 73 73 73, Matt Kuchar 75 69 69 74
288 Kent Jones 66 74 71 77, Robert Floyd 68 70 74 76, Tim Petrovic 76 66 73 73, Greg Kraft 72 73 70 73, Ryan Moore 71 70 74 73
289 Charlie Wi (Kor) 73 72 70 74, Jeff Maggert 72 73 70 74, Jonathan Kaye 70 71 70 78, Jim McGovern 71 69 71 78, Carlos Franco (Par) 71 73 71 74
290 Nick Watney 76 71 67 76, Brandt Snedeker 73 72 70 75, Alex Cejka (Ger) 72 72 70 76.
LAST WORD FROM VIJAY SINGH
"I'm very disappointed. I let this one slip away. I didn't think I was going to lose this. I need to go re-think and see what really went wrong. I played well, I played well down the stretch but on the middle of the back nine I let some get away."
AND BEATS VIJAY SINGH IN PLAY-OFF
AT PEBBLE BEACH NATIONAL PRO-AM
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Steve Lowery revealed an aggressive approach to his final round helped the 47-year-old claim the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in California on Sunday.
Lowery carded a 68 and clawed back a three-shot deficit to Vijay Singh with four holes remaining to force a play-off, before sinking a seven-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to beat the Fijian.
He said: "I just kind of told my caddie, I've got nothing to lose. Just go out and play aggressive. I guess if anything, it kind of freed me up a little bit. I just felt like I didn't have anything to lose."
Lowery finished on 10 under par and took a one-shot lead into the clubhouse after nearly clinching the title on the last with a 40-foot birdie putt that hit the cup but stayed out.
Singh then hit a three wood into the wind on the par-five 18th that left him 45 yards to the pin before striking his third shot to five feet, making his birdie for a one-under-par 71 that forced the play-off.
Back on the 18th tee, Singh hit his drive into a fairway bunker after Lowery had found the fairway. A poor shot out of the bunker left Singh almost 200 yards from the green and he found sand again near the green but was able to blast out to eight feet and convert for par.
Lowery laid up and hit a solid third shot, spinning the ball back from past the flag to seven feet before converting the birdie for the third win of his career and first since the Southern Farm Bureau Classic in 2000.
Lowery added: "I knew Vijay was probably going to make that putt. I was trying to commit myself to `I've got to make this putt to win and was able to roll it in there. For me, it was a bit of relief. I couldn't have given it any more in 18 holes. I'd been focusing all week."
Lowery had just one birdie coming in, a 19-footer at the 17th that gave him the lead thanks to some help from the man he was chasing. Singh fell apart down the back nine before recovering to force a play-off, recording three successive bogeys from the 14th.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72)
278 Steve Lowery 69 71 70 68, Vijay Singh (Fij) 70 70 67 71 (Lowery won sudden-death play-off at first hole).
279 Dudley Hart 69 70 68 72, Corey Pavin 73 69 71 66, John Mallinger 67 74 73 65
280 Jason Day (Aus) 69 70 71 70
282 Dustin Johnson 73 68 68 73, Nicholas Thompson 69 69 74 70
283 Y. E Yang (Kor) 69 73 68 73, Joe Ogilvie 74 69 70 70, Tag Ridings 73 71 68 71, Brent Geiberger 69 73 71 70, Jason Gore 70 74 69 70
284 Daisuke Maruyama (Jpn) 71 72 71 70, Michael Allen 68 70 71 75, Parker McLachlin 70 70 74 70, James Driscoll 72 68 72 72, D.A. Points 68 73 70 73, Fredrik Jacobson (Swe) 73 67 70 74, Jim Furyk 71 75 67 71, Mike Weir (Can) 75 69 71 69, Shane Bertsch 77 70 68 69, Padraig Harrington (Irl) 72 70 70 72
285 Chris Riley 73 68 72 72, Pat Perez 74 70 69 72, Paul Stankowski 74 72 69 70, Andrew Buckle (Aus) 69 73 71 72, Davis Love III 70 71 72 72, Jeff Quinney 69 70 71 75, Marco Dawson 73 69 72 71, Ryan Armour 71 71 68 75, Bo Van Pelt 74 74 67 70, Craig Kanada 72 71 72 70
286 Jin Park (Kor) 72 69 74 71, Tim Herron 68 69 74 75, Robert Damron 71 70 70 75, Lee Janzen 74 69 72 71, Jay Williamson 68 71 72 75, John Riegger 72 70 70 74, Tom Pernice Jnr. 70 74 70 72, Mark Wilson 68 71 72 75
287 Kevin Na (Kor) 71 69 73 74, Justin Leonard 70 71 74 72, Mathew Goggin (Aus) 71 70 72 74, Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 70 73 72 72, Olin Browne 68 73 73 73, Matt Kuchar 75 69 69 74
288 Kent Jones 66 74 71 77, Robert Floyd 68 70 74 76, Tim Petrovic 76 66 73 73, Greg Kraft 72 73 70 73, Ryan Moore 71 70 74 73
289 Charlie Wi (Kor) 73 72 70 74, Jeff Maggert 72 73 70 74, Jonathan Kaye 70 71 70 78, Jim McGovern 71 69 71 78, Carlos Franco (Par) 71 73 71 74
290 Nick Watney 76 71 67 76, Brandt Snedeker 73 72 70 75, Alex Cejka (Ger) 72 72 70 76.
LAST WORD FROM VIJAY SINGH
"I'm very disappointed. I let this one slip away. I didn't think I was going to lose this. I need to go re-think and see what really went wrong. I played well, I played well down the stretch but on the middle of the back nine I let some get away."
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