champions tour // sas championship
a senior breakthrough
� winner kenny perry,
playing one day after his
sister died of breast cancer,
won for the first time on
the champions tour, beating Jeff sluman and John
huston by one at the sas
championship. the 51-year-
old perry, a 14-time winner
on the pga tour, had an
11-under 205—the highest
winning score in tournament history.
lowed perry to take a two-stroke lead over sluman and
huston into the final hole.
sluman, playing a group
ahead, made par on 18, as
did huston. perry missed
the green and made bogey,
for a one-shot final margin.
�key hole the par- 5 17th,
where perry and huston,
both playing in the final
group, made eagles. it al-
�noteworthy in eight
previous starts on the
champions tour in 2011,
perry had five top- 10 finishes. … only four players, led
by mark calcavecchia and
scott simpson, who shot
68, broke 70 in cold, windy
conditions sunday.
�top five prestonwood cc, Cary, N.C.
1. Kenny Perry 66-69-70—205
2. John Huston 69-66-71—206
Jeff Sluman 67-69-70—206
4. Russ Cochran 66-71-71—208
5. Fred Couples 68-71-70—209
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$315,000
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� quotable
“we’re not used to that cold and blustery kind
of north, northwest wind, and it makes the golf
course set up extremely difficult.” —JeFF SLUMan
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