MARTIN LAIRD WINS $180,125 FOR JT 5TH WITH JUSTIN ROSE
Overnight leader Justin Rose blew it big-time over the final round of the US PGA Tour event, the Transitions Championship at Innisbrook, Tampa Bay in Florida.
Rose slumped to a three-over-par 74 for 274 and finished joint fifth alongside Martin Laird and four others.
Rose birdied the long fifth, so far so good. Then the wheels came off. He bogeyed four holes in a row, the seventh, short eighth, ninth and 10th. Rose stopped the rot with a birdie at the long 11th but he couldn't coax a birdie out of holes 12 to 16 - parring them all. Then a bogey at the short 17th was the last straw in his fall from the pole position
His earlier rounds were 70, 65 and 65 over the par-71 course.
Martin Laird had rounds of 66, 70, 68 and 70 to earn $180,125. It is his third top 10 finish in seventh starts of the new season and he has earned a total fo $811,763.
The long-hitting Laird birdied the long first but bogeyed the short fourth. He bvirdiedd the ninth and 12th but a bogey at the short 15th cost him a share of fourth place and a fistful of dollars more than he received.
For the first time for a long while, the first four places in a US Tour event were filled by Americans!
Gary Woodland, Webb Simpson and Scott Stallings - hardly household names in the golf world - finished first, second and third on 269, 270 and 272 respectively.
Another American, the slightly better know Brandt Snedeker finished fourth.
Woodland had rounds 67, 68, 67 and 67 for a 15-under-par total of 269 and a one-shot victory from Webb Simpson (67-67-67-69). Scott Stallings scorted 66, 70,66 and 70 for 272.
Paul Casey, who led at the end of the first round with a seven-under-par 64, finished it with a 74 for 280 and a share of 37th place.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 284 (4x71)
Players from USA umless stated
269 Gary Woodland 67 68 67 67.
270 Webb Simpson 67 67 67 69.
272 Scott Stallings 66 70 68 70.
273 Brandt Snedeker 72 64 67 70.
274 Martin Laird (Scotland) 66 70 68 70, Marc Turnesa 68 67 73 66, Roland Thatcher 68 67 69 70, Chris Couch 69 64 70 71, Justin Rose (England) 70 65 65 74, Brendon de Jonge (Zimbabwe) 69 66 66 73 (T5).
SELECTED TOTALS
277 Sergia Garcia (Spain) 68 66 72 71 (T15).
278 Matteo Manassero (Italy) 68 68 72 70 (T20).
279 Brian Davis (England) 70 71 68 70 (T28).
280 Paul Casey (England) 64 71 71 74 (T37).
TO VIEW ALL THE FINAL TOTALS ON THE US PGA TOUR WEBSITE
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Rose slumped to a three-over-par 74 for 274 and finished joint fifth alongside Martin Laird and four others.
Rose birdied the long fifth, so far so good. Then the wheels came off. He bogeyed four holes in a row, the seventh, short eighth, ninth and 10th. Rose stopped the rot with a birdie at the long 11th but he couldn't coax a birdie out of holes 12 to 16 - parring them all. Then a bogey at the short 17th was the last straw in his fall from the pole position
His earlier rounds were 70, 65 and 65 over the par-71 course.
Martin Laird had rounds of 66, 70, 68 and 70 to earn $180,125. It is his third top 10 finish in seventh starts of the new season and he has earned a total fo $811,763.
The long-hitting Laird birdied the long first but bogeyed the short fourth. He bvirdiedd the ninth and 12th but a bogey at the short 15th cost him a share of fourth place and a fistful of dollars more than he received.
For the first time for a long while, the first four places in a US Tour event were filled by Americans!
Gary Woodland, Webb Simpson and Scott Stallings - hardly household names in the golf world - finished first, second and third on 269, 270 and 272 respectively.
Another American, the slightly better know Brandt Snedeker finished fourth.
Woodland had rounds 67, 68, 67 and 67 for a 15-under-par total of 269 and a one-shot victory from Webb Simpson (67-67-67-69). Scott Stallings scorted 66, 70,66 and 70 for 272.
Paul Casey, who led at the end of the first round with a seven-under-par 64, finished it with a 74 for 280 and a share of 37th place.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 284 (4x71)
Players from USA umless stated
269 Gary Woodland 67 68 67 67.
270 Webb Simpson 67 67 67 69.
272 Scott Stallings 66 70 68 70.
273 Brandt Snedeker 72 64 67 70.
274 Martin Laird (Scotland) 66 70 68 70, Marc Turnesa 68 67 73 66, Roland Thatcher 68 67 69 70, Chris Couch 69 64 70 71, Justin Rose (England) 70 65 65 74, Brendon de Jonge (Zimbabwe) 69 66 66 73 (T5).
SELECTED TOTALS
277 Sergia Garcia (Spain) 68 66 72 71 (T15).
278 Matteo Manassero (Italy) 68 68 72 70 (T20).
279 Brian Davis (England) 70 71 68 70 (T28).
280 Paul Casey (England) 64 71 71 74 (T37).
TO VIEW ALL THE FINAL TOTALS ON THE US PGA TOUR WEBSITE
CLICK HERE
Labels: US PGA TOUR, US PRO TOUR
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