RUSSELL KNOX JOINT 44th WITH LEVEL PAR TOTAL AT VALDOSTA

Inverness exile Russell Knox finished joint 44th in the US Nationwide Tour event, the South Georgia Classic, at Kinderlou Forest Golf Club, Valdosta, Georgia on Sunday.
Knox's third round of 76 cost him a fistful of dollars. His other rounds were 73, 69 and 70. He finished with a total of level par 288.
Knox earned promotion to America's No 2 tour by finishing joint 2nd two or three weeks ago in one of its events, having come through the Monday qualifying competition.
The Scot has been one of the most successful dollar-earners on the Hooters Tour since he stayed on a Jacksonville Beach after four good years on the US college circuit as a Jacksonville University student.
Ted Potter, the man who has won the top prize of $112,500 in the South Georgia Classic has previously won seven times on the Hooters Tour.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
Players from US unless stated
272 Ted Potter 70 69 65 68.
275 Matthew Goggin (Australia) 66 73 67 69.
278 Brent Long 71 68 69 70, Charles Warren 71 69 67 71.
SELECTED TOTALS
284 Greg Owen (England) 74 68 70 72 (T24).
285 Gary Christian (England) 69 70 70 76 (T32).
288 Russell Knox (Scotland) 73 69 76 70 (T44).
289 Matthew Richardson (England) 71 72 73 73 (T53).

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LUKE DONALD FINISHES JOINT EIGHTH IN NEW ORLEANS

Luke Donald finished join eighth in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana, Avondlae, Louisiana. He has not finished out of the top 10 in his six outings on the US PGA Tour this year and is the leading money-winner. His payslip for this one amounted to $172,800.
He shot 68, 71, 70 and 69 for a 10-under-par total of 278 but was never in contention over the weekend rounds which were dominated by Americans Webb Simpson and Bubba Watson who tied on 15 under par 273.
Simpson shot 69, 69, 67 and 69 to the left-handed Watson's 66-68-70-69.
They finished two shots ahead of the field before the play-off was won by Watson with a birdie at the second extra hole (the 18th).

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
Players from US unless stated
273 Webb Simpson 68 69 67 69, Bubba Watson 66 68 70 69 (Watson won play-off). Watson $1,152,00; Simpson $691,200.
275 Jason Duffner 68 69 72 66, Tommy Gainey 67 71 68 69, K J Choi 68 71 67 69.
276 Matt Jones 66 71 69 70, George McNeill 71 70 65 70.
Selected totals:
278 Luke Donald (England) 68 71 70 69 (T8) $172,800.
287 Brian Davis (England) 71 70 73 73 (T56) $14,464.

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Bubba Watson wins play-off after Webb Simpson is
 penalised for ball moving penalty

FROM THE GOLF.COM WEBSITE
AVONDALE, La. (AP) — Bubba Watson has been working on becoming a better man.
He figures he's probably a better player because of it.
Earlier in his career, a double bogey in the middle of a hotly-contested final round might have knocked the combustible Watson off his game.
Not anymore.
Watson overcame a three-stroke deficit over the final eight holes of regulation and beat Webb Simpson in a play-off in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans for his second US PGA Tour victory of the year and third of his career.
"My wife, my caddie and my trainer would say my attitude's in the right spot," Watson said. "This week, I won (by) not getting down on bad shots, just staying focused on what I'm supposed to be doing."
He also had a little luck.
It came in the form of a bad break for Simpson, who remained winless on the US Tour and was left to wonder what might have been if not for an unusual one-stroke penalty on 15 when his ball moved as he was addressing it on the green, less than a foot from the hole.
"I better limit my comments on that rule, because I think it's such a bad rule," said Simpson, who seemed to think windy conditions, combined with relatively dry, hard greens, caused the ball to move. "When the wind or other natural things affect the golf ball, the player shouldn't be penalized. ... It was just unfortunate, but Bubba deserves a win, and I'm pretty happy for him."
Watson, also the winner at Torrey Pines in late January, matched Simpson with a 3-under 69 to finish at 15-under 273 at TPC Louisiana. Both players birdied the 18th on the first extra hole, with Watson making a 12-foot putt to force the second play-off.
Big-hitting left-hander Watson opened the final play-off hole with a 329-yard drive that narrowly stayed out of the water and landed in a fairway bunker. He hit his second shot - a 7-iron - 210 yards to the green on the 568-yard, par-5 18th.
Simpson's second shot landed in a bunker short of the green, near the lip, and he blasted out to 12 feet.
After Simpson narrowly missed his birdie putt, Watson made a 3-foot birdie putt for the victory, which earned him $1,152,000 and moved him up from No. 16 to No. 10 in the world.
K.J. Choi, the 2002 winner in New Orleans, shot a 69 to tie for third at 13 under with Jason Dufner (66) and Tommy Gainey (69). Choi was 14 under after 16 holes, but three-putted for a bogey on the par-3 17th and narrowly missed a birdie putt on 18.
After Watson made his tournament-clinching putt, he hugged his mother, Molly, and wife Angie.
In Watson's estimation, both deserved credit for his latest victory.
His mother, who did not attend his previous two wins, asked him to play in the suburban New Orleans tournament so she could drive from her Pensacola, Florida, area home to watch him.
"I want to ask mom where else I should play," said Watson, who had or shared the lead at the end of every round at Pete Dye-designed TPC Louisiana. "Hopefully, it means a lot to her that she got to sweat and cry and do everything that I did and all my emotions that went through 18 holes and the two extra holes."
His wife, meanwhile, has been telling him for a while to work on his composure on the course.
"She told me that I'm playing golf for a living, it's a dream come true and ... I've got to act differently," Watson said. "If I'm going to support kids and do charity work, getting angry on the course is not a good example."
The best proof of the 32-year-old Watson's maturity came when he got into trouble on the par-3 ninth.
With the wind gusting and the crowd across the water erupting after Brendon De Jonge holed out from a bunker on 18, Watson backed away from his initial stance.
After stepping back up to his ball, the left-handed Watson attempted a draw that was meant to rise up over the water to the left and curl back into a crosswind toward the front of the green, where the pin was placed. The ball died just a few crucial feet short, plunking the distinctive cypress planks imbedded in the bulkhead along the left side of the green and ricocheting into the water.
Watson then took his third shot from the front of the tee box and wound up with a double bogey, while Simpson made par for a two-shot lead.
When Watson's caddie, Ted Scott, offered a couple words of encouragement, Watson responded, "You don't have to worry about me. I'm in it."
Watson hooked drives to the left on Nos. 10, 11 and 12, but wound up with playable lies and made par on each, losing only one more stroke when Simpson birdied 10.
Simpson's bogey on 12 allowed Watson to make up one shot, then he pulled another shot back with a birdie on 13 that he set up with a bold 321-yard drive over a massive sand trap.
Then came Simpson's penalty on 15, after which Watson shook his head sympathetically before methodically two-putting for par to move into a tie at 15 under with three holes to go.
Simpson didn't let the misfortune rattle him too much, making par on the next three holes, which was good enough to force a playoff after Watson's 9-foot birdie putt for the win came to rest 2 inches from the hole.
Yet Watson, who considers Simpson a good friend, called the penalty, "heartbreaking."
"If I didn't win, he would have been a nice guy to have win," Watson added. "We went to a play-off, so obviously one shot is the difference. ... It's a sad way to win, but I won."

BALLUMBIE CASTLE WIN ANGUS BOYS' TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

Ballumbie Castle No 1 won the Angus boys' team golf championship at Piperdam Golf Club today. Connar Cook spearheaded the quartet with an excellent round of one-under-par 71 in difficult windy conditions. No-one else in the field managed to break 80. The rest of the winning team were Sean Grubb (85), Sean Colvin (87) and Mark Howie (87) for a total of 330 - 17 shots ahead of runners-up Monifieth No 1. TOTALS 330 Ballumbie Castle 1 (Connar Cook 71, Sean Grubb 85, Sean Colvin 87, Mark Howie 87). 347 Monifieth 1 (Calum McKay 81, John Miller 84, Ian Douglas 88, Luke Ireland 94). 348 Downfield 1 (Graham Walker 80, Scott Grant 85, Lewis George 89, Greg Urquart 94). 373 Downfield 2. 377 Montrose Mercantile. 458 Montrose Caledonia. No returns: Monifieth 2, Ballumbie Castle 2, Downfield 3.

TOM HARRIS AND AMBER RATCLIFFE FAIRHAVEN TROPHIES VICTORS

By BOB THOMPSON
Fairhaven Golf Club Secretary
Isle of Man golfer Tom Harris (Castletown) won an exciting four-hole play-off against Curtis Griffiths (Wentworth) after they had tied on 300 at the end of four rounds in the Fairhaven Trophies boys and girls' tournament at Fairhaven Golf Club, Lancashire.
The stroke-play play-off, over holes 1, 2, 17 and 18, saw Tom take a two-stroke lead after a great birdie on the difficult 17th hole. However Curtis nearly levelled the scores with a great approach pitch at the par-5 18th, which saw his ball lip out for an eagle 3.
Tom holed a brave 3ft return putt to secure victory by the narrowest of margins.
Max Orrin (North Foreland) finished in 3rd place with a score of 302, closely followed by Oliver Carr (Heswall) and Harry Casey (Enfield) on a total of 306. Sixth place went to Thomas Rowland (Prudhoe) with a score of 308.
The honour of finishing the top Scot was gained by Clackmannan's Lawrence Allan (Alva), a shot ahead of Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie) and two in front of Grant Forrest (Craigielaw), both winners of Scottish titles over the past year or two.
Lawrence came joint 12th, despite a final round of 83 after earlier scores of 78, 77 and 74.
The girls' championship was won in dramatic finish by Amber Ratcliffe (Royal Cromer) with a score of 315, after she holed an 8yd eagle putt on the last hole to beat Elizabeth Stebbings (Wilpshire) by one shot.
On a weekend of gale-force winds on the Lancashire coast, the CSS for the third round was 77 and 78 (reduction only) for the fourth round.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72). CSS was never lower than 76 and ranged as high as 78
300 Tom Harris (Castletown Links) 72 76 82 70, Curtis Griffiths (Wentworth) 69 75 77 79 (Harris won four-hole stroke-play play-off).
302 Max Orrin (North Foreland) 74 74 76 78.
306 Oliver Carr (Heswell) 73 78 79 76, Harry Casey (Enfield) 73 82 73 78.
308 Thomas Rowland (Prudhoe) 76 80 77 75.
Selected totals
312 Lawrence Allan (Alva) 78 77 74 83 (T12).
313 Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie) 73 75 83 82 (T14).
314 Grant Forrest (Craigielaw) 77 79 75 83 (T17).
315 Amber Ratcliffe (Royal Cromer) 75 80 80 80 (T21: Winner of Girls' Section)
316 Elizabeth Stebbings (Wilpshire) 78 78 69 81 (T23).
319 Josh Jamieson (St Andrews) 74 83 75 87 (T28).
329 Greg Marchbank (Dumfries and Galloway) 74 84 84 87 (39th).

FRASER McKENNA TOP SCOT BEHIND LYTHAM WINNER JACK SENIOR

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Heysham's Jack Senior kept the Lytham Trophy within the host county of Lancashire with a five-shot victory at Royal Lytham St Annes today.
Although the windy conditions were brutal at time - the CSS was 77-78-78-79 against a par of 70 - and Senior's winning total was 19-over-par 299, Jack will almost certainly have clinched a place in the Great Britain and Ireland team of 10 for the Walker Cup match against the United States over the Royal Aberdeen Golf Club links at Balgownie in September.
Senior had rounds of 71, 82, 73 and 74, finished five shots ahead of Frenchman Julien Brun, Jeffrey Hopkins (Skerries) and former British boys champion Tom Lewis (Welwyn Garden City).
Former US college golf circuit player Fraser McKenna (Balmore), pictured above, in sixth place on 306 with rounds of 76, 77, 76 and 77, was the highest finisher among the eight Scots - four more than last year - who survived the halfway cut at 156 or better (four Scots on 157 were eliminated).
Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh), up with the leaders after a magnificent second round of 72 in the worst of Saturday's wind, when many players thought play should have been at least suspended or even called off for the day, sank to an 85 in this morning's third round and it took a 76 on the last circuit to earn him joint 14th place on 310.
Also on the 30-over-par mark was James White (Lundin) who had rounds of 76, 74, 78 and 81.
Fraserburgh's Kris Nicol, runner-up to Paul Cutler last year, finished joint 18th on 311 alongside compatriot Greg Paterson (St Andrews New), winner of the Craigmillar Park Open a few weeks back. Nicol scored 77, 74, 84 and 76; Paterson 76, 74, 81 and 80.
Graeme Robertson (Glenbervie) tied for 23rd place on 313 with scores of 77, 75, 79 and 82.
Peter Latimer (St Andrews New) shot 75, 76, 81 and 81 for 314 and a share of 27th place.
Michael Smyth (Royal Troon), the leading Scot after a first-round 73, subsided to three rounds in the 80s - 82, 80 and 81 for 316 and a share of 31st place.
Scottish champion and Walker Cup team place contender Michael Stewart (Troon Welbeck) withdrew with a wrist injury before play began on Friday.

Jordan Findlay explodes out of a greenside bunker at the 18th at Royal Lytham. Image by Tom Ward Photography.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 280 (4x70). CSS 77 79 78 79.
299 Jack Senior (Heysham) 71 82 72 74.
304 Julien Brun (France) 75 77 76 76, Jeffrey Hopkins (Skerries) 74 79 74 77, Tom Lewis (Welwyn Garden City) 72 75 75 82.
305 Marcel Sneider (Germany) 76 78 76 75.
306 Fraser McKenna (Balmore) 76 77 76 77.
308 Richard Prophet (Sandwell Park) 76 76 75 81.
309 Todd Adcock (Nevill) 77 79 76 77, Andrew Hogan (Newlands) 75 80 76 78, Paul Lockwood (Hessle) 73 83 75 78, Andrew Sullivan (Nuneaton) 76 77 78 78, Arnaud Abbas (France) 72 77 81 79, Benjamin Westgame (Trevose) 78 77 70 84.
OTHER SCOTS' TOTALS
310 Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh) 77 72 85 76 (T14), James White (Lundin) 76 74 78 81 (T14).
311 Kris Nicol (Fraserburgh) 77 74 84 76, Greg Paterson (St Andrews New) 76 74 81 80 (T18).
313 Graeme Robertson (Glenbervie) 77 75 79 82 (T23).
314 Peter Latimer (St Andrews New) 75 76 82 81 (T27).
316 Michael Smyth (Royal Troon) 73 82 80 81 (T31).

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OPTICAL EXPRESS PRO GOLF TOUR INAUGURAL EVENT

Stranraer Golf Club
Thursday 5th and Friday 6th May

Draw for 1st Round
0730 James Erskine
Nigel Scott – Smith
David Roger.
0738 Stewart Savage
Tom Buchanan
Tom Huguet
0746 Lorne Kelly
Eric Ramsay
Kevin McAlpine
0754 John Green
Lindsay Mann
Neil Fenwick
0802 Ted Innes Kerr
Chris Currie
Lewis Burnett
0810 Heather Macrae
Katy McNicol
Lauren Mackin
0818 FREE
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0826 Steven Duncan
Juan Pinto Puerta
John Henry
0834 Jim McKinnon
Scott Henderson
Robert Arnott
0842 Andrew Oldcorn
Colin Gillies
Graeme Brown
0850 Craig Mathieson
Jason McCreadie
Greig Hutcheon
0858 James Smallwood
Craig Ronald
Henry Barton
0906 Mark King
Graeme Fox
David J. Russell
0914 FREE
FREE
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0922 Paul McKechnie
Paul O’Hara
Alan Lockhart
0930 Andrew Fullen
Craig Gordon
Alan Tait

Entry Fee – Entry to the tournament is £115
Event – The tournament will be 36 holes stroke-play played over 2 consecutive days
Course – Both rounds will commence at 0730 each day.
Prize-money – Top 25 of the total field will receive prize cheques from the GUARANTEED prize-fund of £8,000. Breakdown of prize-fund available to view online at www.opticalexpresspgt.com
Lady Professionals – Will compete in the full event and will play to a 10% reduced course. Ladies will be paired with each other for round one and will then play in score order in round 2, with the rest of the field.
Amateurs – Any amateurs playing will play for a separate prize pot that will be funded from those amateurs taking part, and will receive SGU vouchers as prizes
Play Off – In the event of a tie for 1st place, the money will be split and there shall be no play-off
Draw – Please note that the draw for the second day will be based on highest scores out first, with leaders out last
Prize-giving – There will be no prize-giving as such, however we do request the winning professional, and leading amateur, be available for some photographs at the end of play


Practice Rounds – All competitors are entitled to complimentary practice rounds. To book, please call Stranraer Golf Club on 01776 870245, or email stranraergolf@btclick.com
Referee – Qualified PGA Rules Official, Hugh Malcolm will officiate and be on course both days
Practice – There is a practice ground and short game area on site. Competitors must use their own balls
Measuring Devices – All measuring devices are accepted with the exception of the slope specifications
Trolleys – Pull trolleys are available at £3.00. There are also 6 x electric trolleys available at £7.00 each. Should you wish an electric trolley please book this in advance – 01776 870245 or stranraergolf@btclick.com
Catering – Catering will be available in the clubhouse from approximately 0645
Accommodation – The fantastic North West Castle Hotel in Stranraer is offering the following preferential rates on a bed and breakfast basis. Please contact Lindsay to book and quote the Optical Express Pro Golf Tour at Stranraer - 01776 704413
Single occupancy ( 3 nights ) £50 per night
Single occupancy ( 2 nights ) £55 per night
Single occupancy ( 1 night ) £60 per night
Double or twin occupancy ( 3 nights ) £35 per person per night
Double or twin occupancy ( 2 nights ) £40 per person per night
Double or twin occupancy ( 1 night ) £45 per person per night
Travel – Postcode for North West Castle Hotel is DG9 8EH, and for Stranraer Golf Club is DG9 OLF. Please allow plenty of time and Stranraer is approximately just over 2 hours drive from Glasgow.
Contact Us – Any questions or queries, please do not hesitate to contact Tournament Directors, Alan Tait or Nigel Scott Smith. We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, if not before it.
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AMERICAN HENSON WINS CLEARWATER MASTERS BY SEVEN

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Batu Gajah, Perak , Malaysia: Berry Henson posted a solid four-under-par 68 to complete a remarkable wire-to-wire victory at the Clearwater Masters 2011 for his first international victory on Sunday.
The American closed with a 19-under-par 269 total to win by a comfortable seven strokes in the inaugural US$75,000 Asian Development Tour event.
Chinese Taipei’s Chang Tse-peng produced the round of the week with 64 to finish in second place at the Clearwater Sanctuary Golf Resort in Batu Gajah, Perak, which is a 90-minute drive from the capital city of Kuala Lumpur .
M. Sasidaran was the best placed Malaysian when he battled to a 66 to share third place with Jonathan Moore of the United States and veteran Rick Gibson of Canada on a 277 total.
Highly rated Miguel Tabuena of the Philippines, who shot a 71, was two strokes back with rising stars Panuphol Pittayarat and Thanyakon Khrongpha of Thailand . Henson, 31, who held a six-shot lead going into the final day, turned in 34 before adding four birdies against two bogeys in his homeward nine.
“This is my first international victory and it hasn’t set in yet but I’m pretty excited especially with the way I played. It was probably on 17 that I saw the leaderboard and knew I was going to win this,” said Henson, who won US$13,125.
He earned his Asian Tour card in Qualifying School earlier this year in Thailand and is hoping to carry his confidence into his next event at the ICTSI Philippine Open in two weeks time.
“This is a great confidence booster especially coming off the week I had last week (Indonesian Masters where he missed the halfway cut). I played really well this week and hit a lot of good shots. My putter won the tournament this week,” added Henson who resides in California .
Sasidaran produced a sparkling performance highlighted by three closing birdies. He almost had an ace on the par three 17th hole when his tee shot hit the flag before stopping mere inches from the hole.
“This is a good performance for me. On the second last hole, I saw that I was closing in on third place and decided to attack which paid off. I’m happy with the result and my overall performance,” said Sasidaran, who was tied ninth yesterday.
Tabuena claimed his first top-10 finish since turning professional in February and was delighted to hit his target of breaking par on all four days.
“I played very well. I’m feeling a bit tired now because of the rain delays and being on the road for two weeks. Overall it was a good tournament for me. This is my first top-10 but I really wanted to win. Maybe next time,” smiled the 16-year-old.
The top three players of the Asian Development Tour Order of Merit at the end of the season will earn their Asian Tour cards for 2012.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
269 - Berry HENSON ( USA ) 65-70-66-68
276 - CHANG Tse-Peng (TPE) 70-72-70-64
277 - M.Sasidaran (MAS) 72-69-70-66, Jonathan MOORE ( USA ) 69-72-68-68, Rick GIBSON (CAN) 70-68-70-69
279 - Artemio MURAKAMI (PHI) 71-74-68-66, Panuphol PITTAYARAT (THA) 71-70-70-68, Thanyakon KHRONGPHA (THA) 66-73-70-70, Miguel TABUENA (PHI) 69-70-69-71, Atthaphon PRATHUMMANEE (THA) 68-69-70-72
281 - S.Siva CHANDHRAN (MAS) 71-71-69-70
282 - Yosuke TSUKADA (JPN) 69-74-69-70, HSU Chia-Jen (TPE) 66-71-72-73
283 - Shaaban HUSSIN (MAS) 74-65-68-76

LEE WESTWOOD WINS WITH FINAL ROUND 67 IN BALLANTINE'S

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE ASIAN TOURSeoul, South Korea: England’s Lee Westwood showed why he is deserving of his world number one status when he shrugged off the challenges of closest rival Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain to win the €2.2 million (approximately US$3.2 million) Ballantine’s Championship today.

Westwood, pictured, closed with a flawless five-under-par 67 for a four-day total of 12-under-par 276 to make it two wins in a row following his earlier triumph at the Indonesian Masters last week.

Jimenez signed off with a 71 to take second place on 277 while Park Sang-hyun emerged as the leading ~South Korean after a closing eagle on the 18th hole saw him take third place on 278 at the Blackstone Golf Club.
Dustin Johnson of the United States, who was making his debut in Asia this week, closed with a 69 to take fourth place while Korea’s Hong Soon-sang and Sweden’s Alexander Noren are tied in fifth on matching 280s.
Starting the final round in equal fifth, Westwood was expecting a play-off with Jimenez after a dinner conversation with the Spaniard the previous night led them to predict that would be the best way to decide the winner for this week’s contest.
“We had a nice bottle of red wine over dinner and I told Jimenez that I’ll see him in the play-off. It nearly went that way but thankfully it didn’t go to that,” said Westwood who had completed his round about an hour earlier than Jimenez.
While it did not turn out the way that Westwood had expected, it was still a nerve-racking wait for him as Jimenez only needed a birdie in any of his last three holes to force a play-off.
“I watched him play the last, from the 15th green. It was more nerve-racking watching it on the television than being out there playing, because you have a bit of control when you're out there playing,” said the world number one.
“It's the kind of situation where you don't wish ill on somebody, especially Miguel because we get on so well. But over those last three holes I wasn't cheering for him to make a birdie either. I didn't want to go into a playoff. We are all professional sportsmen and we want to win,” said Westwood who knew that he needed a top-five finish at the Ballantine’s Championship to retain his number one status.
After winning his 21st professional title at the Ballantine’s Championship this week, Westwood is now setting his sights on winning that elusive Major.
“My next goal is to win a Major Championship. It's the dream of all professional golfers to get to number one in the world rankings and I've done that. I haven't won a Major yet and that's the missing one. So that's what I’m working towards and hopefully that will be the next thing,” said Westwood.
Although Jimenez came up short against Westwood, the Spaniard knew that he lost to a deserving winner.
“I played well although it was not as good as the first two rounds, but that's the game,” said Jimenez.
“He's (Westwood) a great player. He won two weeks in a roll and he’s the number one player in the world. Pity I didn't beat him today, he beat us,” added Jimenez.
Meanwhile Park continued to show the emerging strength of the game in Korea and credited the success of Asian Tour honorary members, K.J Choi and Y.E Yang for providing them with the self-belief that they can match up against the world’s best players.
“Both Choi and Yang really made us believe that we, Koreans can succeed against the world’s best players. They’ve been our role models and have inspired us to follow their footsteps,” said Park.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
Prizemoney in Euros
276 Lee Westwood (England) 72 68 69 67 (367,500).
277 Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain) 70 67 69 71 (245,000).
278 Sang-Ayun Park (S Korea) 67 72 70 69 (138,033).
279 Dustin Johnson (US) 70 69 71 69 (110,250).
280 Soon-sang Hong (S Korea) 69 72 70 69, Alexander Noren (Sweden) 70 69 67 74 (85,334 each).
281 Brett Rumford (Australia) 71 63 73-74, James Morrison (England) 69-69-72-71, Jbe Kruger (S Africa) 73 70 69 69 (56,889 each).
282 Kim Dae-hyun (S Korea) 71 69 71 71, Kim Kyung-tae (S Korea) 69-71-72-70, Mo Joong-kyung (S Korea) 71 70 72 69 (40,666 each).
283 Rhys Davies (Wales) 70-68-68-77, Richie Ramsay (Scotland) 68-72-69-74, Soren Kjeldsen (Denmark) 71-66-73-73, Shane Lowry (Ireland) 72-70-69-72, Damien McGrane (Ireland) 66-72-74-7, Jamie Donaldson (Wales) 72-69-71-71, Richard McEvoy (England) 71-73-68-71, Robert-Jan Derksen (Netherlands) 73-69-71-70, Matthew Zions (Australia) 76-66-71-70, Gareth Maybin (N Ireland) 72-70-72-69, Marcel Siem (Germany) 76 68 71 68 (29,046 each).
Selected total
292 Peter Whiteford (Scotland) 75 69 76 72 (T53) (7,497).

MILLS LEADS WEATHER-DELAYED NATIONWIDE TOUR EVENT

VALDOSTA, Georgia -- Jon Mills was able to make a miraculous par save on the par-4 12th hole before darkness fell during the third round of the South Georgia Classic presented by First State Bank Trust Co.
Mills' approach to the green came up 60 yards short then got up and down to stay at 11-under par and take temporary possession of the third-round lead in the fifth event on the 2011 Nationwide Tour schedule.
The tournament has been playing catch up since Thursday's thunderstorms that have kept each of the first three rounds from being completed on time. Only 39 of the 71 players who made the cut, which didn't come until early Saturday afternoon, managed to finish the third round. The remaining 32 will return Sunday at 7:50 a.m. to finish round three. Sunday's final round will begin at approximately 10:25 a.m. The winner of the fifth annual South Georgia Classic presented by First State Bank and Trust Co. will collect $112,500.
Mills has recorded 14 birdies through 48 holes, offset by just three bogeys, and is the overnight leader but the Canadian who became a father for the first time in March has a lot of golf left to play.
"I'm not hitting it as good as I can, but I'm making up for it on the greens with chipping and putting," said Mills, who brought his wife Megan and newborn Benjamin Andrew with him this week. "It's going to be another long day tomorrow. Hopefully my little one doesn't keep me up too late. This morning he had me up quarter to five which is a little early. But it's all part of the experience I guess."
Mills leads by one stroke over Monday qualifier Ted Potter Jr. who has played 14 holes. Argentina's Miguel Angel Carballo, first-round leader Mathew Goggin and three-time Nationwide Tour winner Charles Warren are two behind at nine under at various points on the course.
Potter Monday qualified for the event by firing a 66 at Glen Arven Country Club in Thomasville, Ga. This week is his 56th Nationwide Tour event.
"I'm very happy to just get into the event after that Monday qualifier, to play well is a bonus right now," said Potter, whose best finish on Tour is T11 at the 2010 Chattanooga Classic. "I'm just trying to stay positive and take one shot at a time."
While Potter has had little success on Tour, this week being his seventh career made cut, he has experienced tremendous success on the Hooters Tour, having won seven times.
"I've won quite a few tournaments on the Hooters Tour so I'm trying to draw back on those experiences and stay focused on every shot," said the 2006 and 2009 Hooters Tour Player of the Year. "A win out here would mean I have a place to play the next couple of years and I wouldn't be so stressed on where I'll be the following year."
Potter is seeking to become the first Monday qualifier to win since Kyle Reifer won the 2006 Chattanooga Classic.
Russell Knox, the Scot who gained Nationwide Tour membership by finished tied second as a Monday qualifier two or three weeks ago, made the cut in this his first official appearance on America's No 2 Tour but, having made the cut with a second-round 69, the man from Invernes fell back again with a 76 for 218 and is tied 63rd.
• The third round was suspended when darkness fell at 8:12 p.m. Sunday's final round tee times will run from approximately 10:25 a.m.-12:25 p.m.
• There are currently five Monday qualifiers in the top 25: Brian Harmon/T19, Matt Hendrix/T14, Brent Long/T6, Michael O'Neal/T19 and Ted Potter, Jr./2nd.

LEADERBOARD
Par 144 (2x72) and 216 (3x72)
135 Jon Mills (Canada) 69 66.
139 Ted Potter (US) 70 69, Gary Christian (England) 69 70.
140 Charles Warren (US) 71 69, Migfuel Angel Carballo (Argentina) 69 71.
SELECTED SCORES
212 Greg Owen (England) 74 68 70 (T26).
216 Matthew Richardson (England) 71 72 73.
218 Russell Knox (Scotland) 73 69 76 (T63).

+Players with 144 or better totals after 36 holes qualified for last two rounds.

WATS0N, SIMPSON SHARE LEAD IN ZURICH CLASSIC

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AVONDALE, Louisiana (AP) — Bubba Watson was asked if his experience was an edge over co-leader Webb Simpson entering the final round of the Zurich Classic.
"There's no advantage. He wants to win. I want to win," said Watson, a two-time PGA Tour champion but winless in the previous three events he has had at least a share of the third-round lead.
"There's always pressure you put on yourself and then the outside pressure that everybody else seems to put on you. You have to get used to that. So for him not winning his first one might be a little tougher for him, but I'm just as nervous as he is. I might have a half a percentage better chance than he does."
Watson made a 4ft birdie putt on the par-5 18th hole for a two-under 70 and a share of lead.
Simpson, seeking his first tour title, birdied Nos. 3-7, then closed with 11 pars for a 67 to match Watson, who has had at least a share of the lead after all three rounds, at 12-under 204 at TPC Louisiana.
Watson needed to birdie the 588-yard 18th to get into the final group Sunday. After hitting his 250-yard approach into a greenside bunker, he blasted out to 4 feet to set up his birdie putt.
"Knowing that if I stroke this well, I'm tied for the lead and not one back, knowing I'm in the final group," said Watson, the Torrey Pines winner in January. "There was a lot of pressure on that for me. Somehow it went in dead center, and so I'm in the final group."
John Rollins (69) was third at 11 under, and 2002 winner K.J. Choi (67) was 10 under along with Steve Stricker (68), George McNeill (65), Charles Howell III (66), Tommy Gainey (68) and Matt Jones (69). Former LSU star David Toms, the 2001 Zurich winner, topped a group at 8 under after a 67.
Luke Donald, who missed an opportunity to jump from No. 3 to No. 1 in the world a week ago when he lost playoff to Brandt Snedeker at Hilton Head, was 7 under after a 70.
Simpson has a share of the 54-hole lead for the first time in his career.
"I've always slept pretty good, going back to college and amateur days holding the lead," said Simpson, who tied for second behind Phil Mickelson on April 3 in Houston. "But this is why we do what we do. This is why we work out, why we practise, to give ourselves a chance to win on the PGA Tour.
"I think that will kind of calm my nerves."
Rollins is a three-time tour winner. "I've felt very comfortable on the golf course this week," Rollins said. "We've got three good ones, hoping for one more."
Left-hander Watson made a 3-foot birdie putt on the first hole to open a two-shot lead. He appeared to be in position to increase the lead on the par-5 second after a 321-yard drive, but his 3-iron approach from 256 yards rolled over the green and came to rest near a cypress tree. He stubbed his chip and settled for par.
He three-putted the par-3 third hole for bogey from 47 feet and added another bogey on the sixth to fall back to 9 under, at that point two shots behind Simpson, who was playing three groups in front of Watson.
The 32-year-old Watson then birdied the two par-5s on the back nine to tie Simpson.
"It was hard to make a lot of putts, for me," Watson said. "The greens are getting burned out. Hopefully, they don't lose them by Monday. Some of them are getting pretty brown.
"Other guys on the board were making some putts, but for me it was a tough day."
Simpson quickly made up a three-shot deficit, beginning with a 6-foot birdie putt on the third hole. He followed with a 33-footer on the fourth and a 16-footer on the fifth hole to get to 10 under.
A 62-foot chip-in on the sixth gave him the lead at 11 under, and he closed out the streak with a 4-footer on the par-5 seventh hole.
"It just kick-started the round for me," Simpson said. "I've been playing well I feel like as of late. Today was a little more exciting. "
Simpson brought some unwanted excitement to his final hole when his second shot flirted with the water. He chipped up and two-putted, happy to escape with par.
"I thought it was in the middle of the lake but somehow it stayed left," he said. "Just a poor swing. It was a good break there."

THIRD ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 216 (3x72)
Players from US unless stated
204 Webb Simpson 68 69 67, Bubba Watson 66 68 70.
205 John Rollins 67 69 69.
206 George McNeill 71 70 65, Charles Howell 68 72 66, K J Choi (S Korea) 68 71 67, Tommy Gainey 67 71 68, Steve Stricker 70 68 68, Matt Jones 66 71 69.
SELECTED SCORES
209 Luke Donald (England) 68 71 70 (T16).
214 Brian Davis (England) 71 70 73 (T47).

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204 Webb Simp