Golf World Monday - October 11, 2010

�winner after three straight 66s, heath slocum shot a closing 68 on sea island gc’s seaside course to earn a one-stroke victory over bill haas at the inaugural mcgladrey classic. it was the fourth pga tour title for the

36-year-old and his first since taking the barclays during the 2009 fedex cup playoffs.

�key hole slocum had four birdies over his first eight holes sunday, but bogeys on nos. 9 and 12 dropped him into a three-way tie for the lead. on the par- 4 16th, he rattled in a

60-foot birdie putt from off
the green—his ball hitting the
flag stick before falling in the
hole—that put him ahead for
good. “i’m not looking to try to
make 3 there,” slocum admit-
ted. “i was doing whatever i
could to just two-putt.”

pga tour // mcgladrey classic
slocum’s sea island stand

�noteworthy the fall
series win doesn’t get slocum
a spot in the 2010 masters,
but the $720,000 first-place
check moves him to no. 29
on the tour money list with
the top 30 securing invita-
tions to augusta national.
similarly, after haas won the
viking classic the previous
week, his second-place finish
jumped him to no. 18. … matt
kuchar’s final-round 68 gave
him a seven-under 273, good
for a t-25 and likely wrapping
up the vardon trophy for
lowest adjusted scoring
average (69.57).