�winner mark wiebe
won his first tournament in
three years with a playoff
victory over James mason
at the Greater hickory classic. the pair tied at 19-under
197, a tournament record,
and had to withstand a
weather delay after the first
hole of the sudden-death
playoff. wiebe won with
a four-foot par putt on the
third extra hole after mason
three-putted from 20 feet
for bogey. wiebe, 53, last
won at the 2008 cap cana
championship.
� noteworthy
Second-round leader bob tway shot
71 Sunday and finished
t- 8. … mason, a 60-year-
old monday qualifier, was
looking to become the third
straight player 60 or older
to win on tour after tom
watson at the Senior PGa
championship and bob
Gilder at the Principal charity classic. … kenny Perry
and fred funk shot 62s Sunday, one off the tournament
record of 61 set by r.w. eaks
in 2008 and matched by
Gary hallberg a year ago.
3. Fred Funk 69-67-62—198
Chip Beck 67-65-66—198
5. Loren Roberts 67-67-65—199
Nick Price 67-66-66—199
Playoff: Wiebe, 4-5-3; Mason, 4-5-4.
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� quotable
“i still get a nice check, but a win would have
been a total redo of my career again.”
—jaMes Mason
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