�winner after closing
with an eight-under-par
62 to reach 14 under, marc
leishman had to wait more
than two hours before
learning he’d won his first
pga tour title, the travelers
championship. in particular, the aussie benefited
from charley hoffman’s
double bogey-bogey finish,
which left the former unlv
golfer a shot back with
bubba watson.
18, also a par 4, hoffman
drove wide right then failed
to get up and down from a
greenside bunker, missing a
17-foot putt that would have
forced a playoff.
pga tour victory at river
highlands (fredrik Jacobson,
2011; watson, 2010; hunter
mahan, 2007; J.J. henry,
2006). … the 62 was the
lowest final-round score by a
champion on tour this year. …
mahan’s sunday 61 was his
tour best. … rory sabbatini’s
ace on the par- 3 16th sunday
was his first tour hole-in-one.
sunday 62 lifts leishman to breakthrough win
pga tour // travelers Championship
�key holes nos. 17 and
18. hoffman stood on the
tee of the par- 4 17th at
16 under, two better than
leishman, but his drive
found the hazard and he
made double bogey. on
�noteworthy leishman,
six shots off the lead through
54 holes, is the fifth player in
seven years to record his first
�top five tpC river highlands, Cromwell, Conn.
1. Marc Leishman 68-66-70-62—266 $1,080,000
2. Bubba Watson 66-71-65-65—267 528,000
Charley Hoffman 67-67-67-66—267 528,000
4. Tim Clark 66-69-66-67—268 236,250
John Rollins 68-67-65-68—268 236,250
BrianDavis 67-67-64-70—268 236,250
RolandThatcher 66-67-65-70—268 236,250
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