Purdy earns first PGA Tour win at Nelson
Purdy fires a 65 to win the Byron Nelson Championship by one shot over Sean O'Hair. The 31-year-old, who spent six years on the Asian Tour, Ayred to the top with a birdie on every hole through a flawless final round, while O'Hair, a rookie, finished strong for $669,600 and his PGA Tour card next year. Vijay Singh tied for third with a final 65, and Tiger Woods missed the cut for the first time in seven years.
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Vijay Singh
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Las Colinas
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Woods
Retief Goosen
Singh
Bob Tway
Doug Barron
Todd Hamilton
Ernie Els
Phil Mickelson
Thorpe and Hatalsky Open Playoff Wow Yet Darkness
Jim Thorpe and Morris Hatalsky tied the playoff hole at Blue Angels Classic before darkness halted play. Thorpe shot 67 to reach 16 under, Hatalsky 66 to 16 under after 54 holes at Moors Golf Club. Weather caused two rain delays totaling 4 hours 18 minutes leaving one hole to finish at daybreak.
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Don Pooley
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Peter Jacobsen
Tom Jenkins
Craig Stadler
Kahne breaks through for first Nextel Cup win at Richmond
Tony Stewart finished second as Kasey Kahne won the Chevrolet 400 at Richmond International, his first Cup victory after 47 starts. Kahne held off Stewart on late restarts, Ray Evernham predicted more wins, and the win ended a long Dodge Charger drought since 1977. Stewart, Johnson, Gordon, and Busch saw mixed results altering the points race. Sam Sadler from Emporia finished seventh.
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Tony Stewart
Richmond International
Kasey Kahne
Stewart
Kahne
Victory Lane
Uley Bel
Ray Evernham
Evernham
Hendrick Motorsports
Jimmie Johnson
Jeff Gordon
Kurt Busch
Hendrick
Roush Racing
Johnson
Greg Biffle
Gordon
Elliott Sadler
Busch
Sadler
Emporia
AF Kasey Kahne
Richmond International Raceway
Points leaders praise after strong weekend on short track
Sadler finished second at Bristol and ninth at Martinsville. He credited improved testing at Lakeland and a pact with teammates for better performance. He praised the weekend at Richmond and called it a great job.
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Bristol
Martinsville
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Richmond
Sorenstam Clinches 60th LPGA Victory at Chick-fil-A Championship
Annika Sorenstam cruised to a 10 stroke win at Eagle's Landing Country Club in Stockbridge Georgia finishing 23 under 265. The Swede bogey free final round 67 capped a dominant week with 82 percent fairways hit and 76 percent greens in regulation. She ties Patty Berg for third on the career victory list with 60 official wins and eyes Wright and Whitworth for the all time lead.
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Annika Sorenstam
Sorenstam
Eagle’s Landing Country Club
Atlanta
Patty Berg
Kathy Whitworth
Mickey Wright
Sorenstam Enid
Candie King
Wright
Whitworth
Karrie Webb
Terry McNamara
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