pga tour // justin timberlake shriners hospital for children open
na wins in vegas, ends eight-year drought
� winner birdies on nos.
15, 16 and 17 sunday lifted
kevin na to his first pga
tour win, the Justin timberlake shriners hospitals
for children open. despite
erratic play during the final
round, na fired a closing six-under 65 to defeat 54-hole
co-leader nick watney by
two shots at tpc summerlin.
�key hole holding a one-shot lead over playing companion watney, na sealed
his first win in eight seasons
on tour with a center-cut
42-foot birdie putt on the
196-yard par- 3 17th hole.
the birdie gave him a two-shot cushion and allowed
him to play his tee shot on
no. 18 very conservatively.
�noteworthy watney
was looking to become the
tour’s first three-time winner
in 2011. he won the wgc-
cadillac championship
and the at&t national. …
although hurt by a double
bogey on the 70th hole, tim
herron posted a t- 5, which
allowed him to get back
inside the top 100 on the
money list. herron has not
won since 2006. … tommy
(two gloves) gainey’s t- 3
was his seventh top- 10 of the
season. … hunter haas’ clos-
ing 64, the low round of the
day, lifted him 33 spots and
into a share of 10th place.
… twenty-one players had
rounds of 69 or better for
every round.
�top five tpc summerlin, Las Vegas
1. Kevin Na 67-63-66-65—261
2. Nick Watney 65-67-64-67—263
3. Tommy Gainey 67-67-64-68—266
Paul Goydos 66-66-66-68—266
5. Five tied at 267
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� quotable
“it looked like any time [watney] was going
to make a move, i tried the best that i could to
stay one step ahead of him.” —Kevin na
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