Matteson rallies to win in Arizona
Matteson rallies to win in Arizona
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Recovering from a late collapse, Troy Matteson birdied the second playoff hole yesterday to beat Jamie Lovemark and Rickie Fowler in the Frys.com Open at Grayhawk Golf Club.
Matteson bogeyed the final two regulation holes to fall into a playoff with Lovemark and Fowler, who are both seeking PGA Tour cards. They finished regulation at 18-under 262.
After all three players parred the first playoff hole, Matteson hit his approach within three feet on the 464-yard, par-4 17th hole. With shadows stretching onto the green, Matteson rolled in the putt for his second PGA Tour win.
Champions Tour
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Phil Blackmar won his first Champions Tour title, birdieing five of his first six holes en route to a 7-under 64 and a 1-stroke victory over Jay Haas, Tom Kite and Andy Bean in the AT&T Championship.
Blackmar, a three-time winner on the PGA Tour who joined the Champions Tour late in 2007, had a 10-under 203 total on the Oak Hills course.
Haas (69) had a chance to win or force a playoff, but he bogeyed the 202-yard, par-3 18th.
European Tour
CASTELLON, Spain - Michael Jonzon shot a 4-under 67 to win the Castello Masters. The 37-year-old finished at 20 under at Club de Campo del Mediterraneo, a shot ahead of German Martin Kaymer and fellow Swede Christian Nilsson.
Nationwide Tour
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Matt Every won the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship to earn a 2010 PGA Tour card with a 10th-place finish on the money list, closing with a 5-under 67 for a 3-stroke victory over Michael Sim. The former University of Florida star had a 21-under 267 total on the Daniel Island Club's Ralston Creek Course.
