Monthly Archives: March 2007

Rocket fueled

Noticed Jason Gore (Hart High of Newhall/Pepperdine) was wearing an Astros hat during the opening rounds of the PGA Tour’s Houston Open. Wasn’t surprising, since Gore recently split with Nike. But it seems there’s quite a story behind the hat. … Continue reading

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Wie out

Wie isn’t playing in men’s or women’s tournaments these days. Wie will miss the Kraft Nabisco, one of the four LPGA majors, with the left wrist injury that has kept her out of action for about a month, according to … Continue reading

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We have a winner!

Tom Purtzer made a 17-foot birdie putt on the fourth playoff hole, the par-5 18th, to defeat Loren Roberts. It was the longest playoff in AT&T Champions Classic history.

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Playoff continues

Tom Purtzer and Loren Roberts both parred the first playoff hole, the par-5 18th, and are headed back to the tee. The players will continue to play No. 18 until a winner is decided.

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The first 18th

On the first playoff hole, Loren Roberts’ first shot was partially buried in the rough, but not as bad as Tom Purtzers second shot, which was nearly hidden in the rough around the green. Purtzer made a nice chip shot … Continue reading

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Extra holes we go

Loren Roberts parred the par-5 18th hole, forcing a playoff with Tom Purtzer. Purtzer birdied from 10 feet on 18 and Roberts two-putted from 19 feet. The golfers will play No. 18 in the playoff until someone wins.

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Trouble closing

In the 17 previous AT&T Champions Classics, the Saturday leader/co-leader has gone on to win just six times. The winners were John Brodie (1991), Joe Inman (1998, 2000), Jim Colbert (2001), Gil Morgan (2004) and Tom Kite (2006).

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Getting tougher

The field scoring average jumped from a course-record 71.227 strokes Friday to 72.093 Saturday.

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Eger to win

David Eger shot a 5-under 67 Saturday on his 55th birthday. He continued his strong play Sunday, going 4 under through 15 holes to move into a share of the lead.

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Front-runner

Hale Irwin, the second-round leader, has won 33 of 48 events when he has led or been tied for the lead entering the final round. He was even through 13 holes Sunday to fall into a tie for third, two … Continue reading

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