IRWIN FINALLY SHAKES MORGAN TO CLAIM TITLE : LEADERBOARD.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Hale Irwin Hale S. Irwin (born June 3, 1945) is an American golfer. He is the uncle of Heath Irwin. Irwin was born in Joplin, Missouri. He graduated from the University of Colorado in 1967, where he was a two-time All-Big Eight defensive back, as well as an academic All-American in birdied the 17th hole to break a daylong deadlock with Gil Morgan Gilmer Bryan Morgan II, OD (born September 25 1946) is an American professional golfer. Morgan was born in Wewoka, Oklahoma. He graduated from East Central State College in Ada, Oklahoma in 1968. on Sunday and capture the MasterCard Championship. Irwin finished the final round with a 68 to complete the 54-hole tournament at 7-under 209, while Morgan's 70 put him at 211. Bob Charles Bob Charles may be:
Irwin and Morgan started the final round tied for the lead at 3-under 141, and after Irwin checked in with a bogey and birdie, they stayed tied from the fifth through the 16th holes. On the 164-yard 17th, Irwin knocked in a 20-footer while Morgan left his birdie effort well-short. He then left his par short again to make it a two-stroke swing. Jay Sigel Robert Jay Sigel (born November 13, 1943) is an American professional golfer. He enjoyed one of the more illustrious careers in the history of U.S. Amateur golf before turning pro in 1994 when he became a member of the Champions Tour. , who had a miserable opening 80, shot a final round 5-under 67 to share the 214 slot with Jim Colbert (69) and Al Geiberger (70) with Graham Marsh and Vicente Fernandez, each with 69s, finishing at 1-under 215. Under ideal playing conditions for the second straight day, the field of 24 players, who had to win a Senior PGA Tour event in 1996 to qualify for the tournament, took aim at the flagsticks. Four players, who posted dreadful scores in the windswept wind·swept adj. Exposed to or swept by winds: windswept moors. windswept Adjective 1. opening round, finished with 5-under 67 closing rounds. They included Sigel, Raymond Floyd, who had an opening 77, Gibby Gilbert (76) and Charles Coody (78). Sigel, who had a second-round 67, pulled to within two stroke midway through the final round with a 31, but couldn't pick up any more strokes over the final nine holes for his 2-under finish. The 216 group included Floyd, Jimmy Powell, Tom Weiskopf, Dave Eichelberger and defending champion John Bland. Hale Irwin..........73-68-68--209 Gil Morgan..........72-69-70--211 Bob Charles.........74-69-69--212 Jay Sigel...........80-67-67--214 Jim Colbert.........75-70-69--214 Al Geiberger........76-68-70--214 Graham Marsh........74-72-69-215 Vincente Fernandez..74-72-69--215 Ray Floyd...........77-72-67--216 Jimmy Powell........74-72-70--216 CAPTION(S): Chart Chart: LEADERBOARD lead·er·board n. A board that displays the leaders in a competition. leaderboard Noun a board displaying the current scores of the leading competitors, esp in a golf tournament (see text) |
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