11. 1.2010
�winner canada’s rod
spittle, a monday qualifier,
won the at&t championship, his first champions
tour victory, when he beat
Jeff sluman on the first hole
of sudden death at oak hills
cc in san antonio.
�noteworthy
sixty-five-year-old hale irwin’s
first-round 65 marked the
first time he has equaled or
bettered his age on tour. …
cook and spittle were teammates at ohio state. … the
tournament was the final
full-field event of the season.
the top 30 will convene at
san francisco’s harding park
gc for this week’s charles
schwab cup championship.
… spittle (st. catherine’s,
ont.) joins dave barr (2004
royal caribbean golf classic) as the only senior tour
winners from canada.
champions tour // at&t championship
spittle shines in texas
�key hole the par- 3 18th.
John cook missed an eight-foot birdie putt there that
would have earned him a
playoff spot. spittle, 55, won
when he made a four-foot
par putt and sluman failed
to get up-and-down from a
bunker on the one-shotter.
�top five oak hills cc, San Antonio
1. Rod Spittle 66-68-67—201
2. Jeff Sluman 68-66-67—201
3. John Cook 65-69-68—202
Chien Soon Lu 65-68-69—202
Larry Nelson 65-67-70—202
Playoff: Spittle, 3; Sluman, 4.
$262,500
154,000
105,000
105,000
105,000
� quotable
“not to sound corny, but to say this is a dream
come true literally is the case. these are great
players out here. to tip-toe in that company is
truly amazing.” —rod spittle
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