DAWSON WINS FIRST SENIOR TOUR 

TITLE,  MONTY (T9) EARNS $40,800

FROM CBS SPORTS.COM
TUCSON, Arizona -- Marco Dawson won the Tucson Conquistadores Classic on Sunday for his first Champions Tour's title, breaking a tie with a 20ft birdie putt on the par-4 16th hole and closing with two pars for a two-stroke victory and the $255,00 top cash prize..
The 51-year-old Dawson shot a 3-under 69 to finish at 13-under 203 in the first-year event at Tucson National, the longtime home of the US PGA Tour's defunct Tucson Open. He opened with back-to-back 67s to take a one-stroke lead into the final round.
"I'm just thinking about all the work I put in over the years, especially the last few years -- more mental work than anything," Dawson said. "I'm really happy with the way I played. I'm just glad I played the game that I wanted to play."
Dawson won in his 21st start on the 50-and-over tour. He's winless in 412 US PGA Tour starts and has one victory in 161 events on the Web.com Tour.
Dawson bogeyed the par-4 15th to fall into a tie with Bart Bryant at 12 under. On the 16th, Dawson's birdie putt barely tumbled in, and Bryant made a bogey after driving into a bunker. Bryant earned $149,00.
"I just wanted to make sure the speed was right," Dawson said. "I knew there wasn't going to be much break, but the speed had to be right. And the speed was just perfect. It just fell in."
Bryant had a 70 to finish second for the second straight event. He lost a play-off to Lee Janzen last month in Naples, Florida.
"I didn't hit my irons as well as I need to, but Marco played well," Bryant said. "It's a tough course to bring it home on because you have a few white-knuckle shots and the greens are firm. So, I give him all the credit. He handled it better than we did."
Mark O'Meara was third at 10 under after a 66. He earned $122,400.
Tom Pernice junior was another stroke back after a 68.
Colin Montgomerie (67-72-70) and Bernhard Lanager (69-71-69) tied for ninth place on 209 and earned $40,800 each.
Monty was the first-round leader when he should have shot in the low 60s, missing countless birdie opportunities.
The Scot's caddie told him to be patient, to which Monty said later:
"This is what caddies are paid for, to actually tell you to be patient," Montgomerie said. "Then you almost hit them over the head because you've got three rounds, not four, and patience never won a bloody thing, not in a three-round event. A four-round event is different, but not a three-round event. You can't afford to be patient, you've got to go for it."
Sandy Lyle, sadly, earned $731 for finishing last of 80 with scores of 79, 83 and 79 for 25-over-par 241. Time to hang up his clubs? Probably not, with the money that can be earned, even for modest scores on the US Champions' Tour
Jesper Parnevik struggled in his Champions Tour debut, shooting 71-74-71 to tie for 42nd at even par. The five-time US PGA Tour winner turned 50 on March 7. He missed the cut two weeks ago in the US PGA Tour's Puerto Rico Open after injuring his back in a fall during a practice round.
 LEADING FINAL TOTALS
 Par 216 (3x72) Yardage 7,143
Players from USA unless stated
203 Marco Dawson 67 67 69 ($255,00)
205 Bart Bryant 68 67 70 ($149,000)
206 Mark O'Meara 71 69 66 ($122,400)

SELECTED TOTALS
209 Bernhard Langer (Germany) 69 71 69, Colin Montgomerie (Scotland) 67 70 70 (T9) ($40,800 each)
241 Sandy Lyle (Scotland) 79 83 79 (last of 80) ($731)

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