By PETE IACOBELLI
Associated PressHILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Boo Weekley won his second consecutive Verizon Heritage – and didn’t need any dramatic chip-ins to do it.
Weekley captured his second career PGA Tour title at Harbour Town Golf Links on Sunday, shooting an even-par 71 for a three-shot victory over Anthony Kim (71) and Aaron Baddeley (69).
A year ago, Weekley needed miraculous chips on the 71st and 72nd holes to edge Ernie Els by a stroke. In this one, Weekley took a three-shot lead into the final round and watched it grow by mostly staying trouble free, and seeing competitors struggle to try and catch up.
“It was a lot easier than last year, wasn’t it?” a smiling Weekley said to his group on the 17th hole after his routine par.
Kim trailed by three at the start and, paired with Weekley, was in the best spot to pressure the leader. But Kim’s chance at a first PGA Tour title disappeared with a double bogey on the par-4 ninth.
Jim Furyk, ranked ninth in the world, was the hardest charger early, cutting a six-stroke deficit in half with three birdies in the first five holes. Furyk, though, fell back with a bogey on the 11th.
He shot a 69 to finish fourth, his third top-5 finish in the past four Verizon Heritages.
No one else, including former Verizon Heritage champs Baddeley and Stewart Cink, could make a run at Weekley.
“I just struggled,” Weekley said. “I reckon everybody struggled.”
Not that Weekley didn’t add his own pizazz to the round. He made bogey on No. 8 after botching a chip, then looked in trouble on the 10th with a difficult pitch over a bunker. And Weekley killed it – right into the cup for a birdie that put him up by five.
Weekley grinned as the gallery chanted his name over and over.
He did it again four holes later, slam dunking a 30-footer for birdie from the fringe that if it didn’t hit the cup might have rolled into the water off the edge of the peninsula green.
Again, the crowd ate it up as Weekley pumped his fists in celebration.
Weekley earned $990,000, and a second consecutive invitation to the Masters. He tied for 20th at Augusta National to miss qualifying for 2009.
The even-par finishing round ended Weekley’s string of seven rounds here in the 60s.
Weekley’s the first with consecutive victories here since five-time winner Davis Love III in 1991 and 1992. The late Payne Stewart (1989, 1990) was the only other to go back-to-back at Harbour Town’s history.
Both those stars had played this tournament several times before that success. Weekley just teed it up here for the first time last year.
Divots: Davis Love III was in line for his first top 10 on the PGA Tour since last August. However, the five-time Harbour Town winner played the back nine in 6-over 41. He finished tied for 36th. ... Nick Dougherty withdrew before the final round due to a family illness. The Englishman had been nine shots in back of leader Boo Weekley after three rounds.
Final scores with relation to par and earnings from the Verizon Heritage, played April 17-20 at the par-71, 6,973-yard Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head Island, S.C. (Note: a-amateur):
| 1. Boo Weekley |
(4,500) |
|
$990,000 |
|
69-64-65-71--269 |
|
|
-15 |
| 2. Aaron Baddeley |
(2,200) |
|
$484,000 |
|
69-67-67-69--272 |
|
|
-12 |
| 2. Anthony Kim |
(2,200) |
|
$484,000 |
|
67-67-67-71--272 |
|
|
-12 |
| 4. Jim Furyk |
(1,200) |
|
$264,000 |
|
68-68-68-69--273 |
|
|
-11 |
| 5. Cliff Kresge |
(1,000) |
|
$220,000 |
|
69-66-68-71--274 |
|
|
-10 |
| 6. Jason Bohn |
(900) |
|
$198,000 |
|
70-66-67-72--275 |
|
|
-9 |
| 7. Michael Letzig |
(728) |
|
$160,050 |
|
68-73-70-65--276 |
|
|
-8 |
| 7. Camilo Villegas |
(728) |
|
$160,050 |
|
67-71-71-67--276 |
|
|
-8 |
| 7. Matt Kuchar |
(728) |
|
$160,050 |
|
71-70-68-67--276 |
|
|
-8 |
| 7. Stewart Cink |
(728) |
|
$160,050 |
|
67-68-70-71--276 |
|
|
-8 |
| 7. Lucas Glover |
(728) |
|
$160,050 |
|
66-66-73-71--276 |
|
|
-8 |
| 12. Fredrik Jacobson |
(550) |
|
$121,000 |
|
70-67-73-67--277 |
|
|
-7 |
| 12. Charles Howell III |
(550) |
|
$121,000 |
|
67-71-69-70--277 |
|
|
-7 |
| 14. John Rollins |
(450) |
|
$99,000 |
|
67-71-71-69--278 |
|
|
-6 |
| 14. Billy Andrade |
(450) |
|
$99,000 |
|
69-72-68-69--278 |
|
|
-6 |
| 14. Robert Allenby |
(450) |
|
$99,000 |
|
70-66-71-71--278 |
|
|
-6 |
| 17. Briny Baird |
(338) |
|
$74,433 |
|
68-69-76-66--279 |
|
|
-5 |
| 17. D.J. Trahan |
(338) |
|
$74,433 |
|
68-70-75-66--279 |
|
|
-5 |
| 17. Kevin Na |
(338) |
|
$74,433 |
|
71-67-73-68--279 |
|
|
-5 |
| 17. Justin Leonard |
(338) |
|
$74,433 |
|
66-71-72-70--279 |
|
|
-5 |
| 17. Shane Bertsch |
(338) |
|
$74,433 |
|
71-71-66-71--279 |
|
|
-5 |
| 17. Mathew Goggin |
(338) |
|
$74,433 |
|
70-67-70-72--279 |
|
|
-5 |
| 23. John Senden |
(216) |
|
$47,575 |
|
74-67-72-67--280 |
|
|
-4 |
| 23. Woody Austin |
(216) |
|
$47,575 |
|
69-72-71-68--280 |
|
|
-4 |
| 23. Robert Garrigus |
(216) |
|
$47,575 |
|
70-69-71-70--280 |
|
|
-4 |
| 23. Dean Wilson |
(216) |
|
$47,575 |
|
69-71-70-70--280 |
|
|
-4 |
| 23. Brian Davis |
(216) |
|
$47,575 |
|
67-74-69-70--280 |
|
|
-4 |
| 23. Marc Turnesa |
(216) |
|
$47,575 |
|
69-67-73-71--280 |
|
|
-4 |
| 29. Steve Flesch |
(156) |
|
$34,218 |
|
70-71-70-70--281 |
|
|
-3 |
| 29. Ben Crane |
(156) |
|
$34,218 |
|
69-71-70-71--281 |
|
|
-3 |
| 29. Frank Lickliter II |
(156) |
|
$34,218 |
|
72-69-69-71--281 |
|
|
-3 |
| 29. Stephen Ames |
(156) |
|
$34,218 |
|
71-64-74-72--281 |
|
|
-3 |
| 29. Tim Clark |
(156) |
|
$34,218 |
|
70-70-69-72--281 |
|
|
-3 |
| 29. Ken Duke |
(156) |
|
$34,218 |
|
68-69-71-73--281 |
|
|
-3 |
| 29. Tim Wilkinson |
(156) |
|
$34,218 |
|
68-69-71-73--281 |
|
|
-3 |
| 36. Heath Slocum |
(118) |
|
$25,905 |
|
71-67-73-71--282 |
|
|
-2 |
| 36. Mathias Gronberg |
(118) |
|
$25,905 |
|
67-74-70-71--282 |
|
|
-2 |
| 36. Rocco Mediate |
(118) |
|
$25,905 |
|
74-65-71-72--282 |
|
|
-2 |
| 36. Jonathan Byrd |
(118) |
|
$25,905 |
|
69-67-72-74--282 |
|
|
-2 |
| 36. Davis Love III |
(118) |
|
$25,905 |
|
66-71-69-76--282 |
|
|
-2 |
| 41. Bob Tway |
(93) |
|
$20,350 |
|
71-72-71-69--283 |
|
|
-1 |
| 41. Billy Mayfair |
(93) |
|
$20,350 |
|
70-71-72-70--283 |
|
|
-1 |
| 41. Ben Curtis |
(93) |
|
$20,350 |
|
69-68-75-71--283 |
|
|
-1 |
| 41. Nathan Green |
(93) |
|
$20,350 |
|
74-69-69-71--283 |
|
|
-1 |
| 41. Lee Janzen |
(93) |
|
$20,350 |
|
69-70-71-73--283 |
|
|
-1 |
| 46. Ryan Armour |
(73) |
|
$16,023 |
|
71-69-75-69--284 |
|
|
E |
| 46. Jesper Parnevik |
(73) |
|
$16,023 |
|
73-69-72-70--284 |
|
|
E |
| 46. Michael Allen |
(73) |
|
$16,023 |
|
68-69-73-74--284 |
|
|
E |
| 49. Bo Van Pelt |
(62) |
|
$13,723 |
|
69-73-71-72--285 |
|
+ |
1 |
| 49. Corey Pavin |
(62) |
|
$13,723 |
|
72-71-69-73--285 |
|
+ |
1 |
| 49. Jeff Quinney |
(62) |
|
$13,723 |
|
69-72-71-73--285 |
|
+ |
1 |
| 49. John Mallinger |
(62) |
|
$13,723 |
|
70-69-71-75--285 |
|
+ |
1 |
| 53. Mark Wilson |
(58) |
|
$12,733 |
|
69-72-74-71--286 |
|
+ |
2 |
| 53. Scott Verplank |
(58) |
|
$12,733 |
|
68-71-74-73--286 |
|
+ |
2 |
| 53. Parker McLachlin |
(58) |
|
$12,733 |
|
69-68-74-75--286 |
|
+ |
2 |
| 53. Brandt Snedeker |
(58) |
|
$12,733 |
|
70-70-70-76--286 |
|
+ |
2 |
| 57. Niclas Fasth |
0 |
|
$12,265 |
|
69-73-74-71--287 |
|
+ |
3 |
| 57. Daniel Chopra |
(56) |
|
$12,265 |
|
69-72-74-72--287 |
|
+ |
3 |
| 57. Jonathan Moore |
0 |
|
$12,265 |
|
70-72-73-72--287 |
|
+ |
3 |
| 57. Peter Lonard |
(56) |
|
$12,265 |
|
68-72-74-73--287 |
|
+ |
3 |
| 61. Chris DiMarco |
(54) |
|
$11,880 |
|
73-69-74-72--288 |
|
+ |
4 |
| 61. David Toms |
(54) |
|
$11,880 |
|
72-70-73-73--288 |
|
+ |
4 |
| 61. Brett Quigley |
(54) |
|
$11,880 |
|
72-68-74-74--288 |
|
+ |
4 |
| 64. Richard Sterne |
0 |
|
$11,385 |
|
69-73-75-72--289 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 64. J.L. Lewis |
(52) |
|
$11,385 |
|
71-71-75-72--289 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 64. Patrick Sheehan |
(52) |
|
$11,385 |
|
69-68-79-73--289 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 64. Tim Herron |
(52) |
|
$11,385 |
|
67-74-74-74--289 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 64. Glen Day |
(52) |
|
$11,385 |
|
71-70-72-76--289 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 64. Jay Williamson |
(52) |
|
$11,385 |
|
67-69-73-80--289 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 70. Nick Flanagan |
(50) |
|
$11,000 |
|
73-70-74-74--291 |
|
+ |
7 |
| 71. N. Thompson |
(50) |
|
$10,890 |
|
71-72-73-76--292 |
|
+ |
8 |
| 72. Will MacKenzie |
(49) |
|
$10,780 |
|
74-69-73-77--293 |
|
+ |
9 |
| 73. Matt Jones |
(48) |
|
$10,615 |
|
74-69-77-75--295 |
|
+ |
11 |
| 73. Greg Kraft |
(48) |
|
$10,615 |
|
73-70-76-76--295 |
|
+ |
11 |
| • • • |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Missed the cut |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 76. Brian Gay |
|
|
|
|
71-73--144 |
|
+ |
2 |
| 76. Carl Pettersson |
|
|
|
|
73-71--144 |
|
+ |
2 |
| 76. Ryuji Imada |
|
|
|
|
73-71--144 |
|
+ |
2 |
| 76. Ryan Moore |
|
|
|
|
74-70--144 |
|
+ |
2 |
| 76. Tom Pernice, Jr. |
|
|
|
|
70-74--144 |
|
+ |
2 |
| 76. Brian Bateman |
|
|
|
|
71-73--144 |
|
+ |
2 |
| 76. Tom Lehman |
|
|
|
|
74-70--144 |
|
+ |
2 |
| 76. Jeff Maggert |
|
|
|
|
73-71--144 |
|
+ |
2 |
| 76. Bart Bryant |
|
|
|
|
70-74--144 |
|
+ |
2 |
| 76. Chad Campbell |
|
|
|
|
74-70--144 |
|
+ |
2 |
| 76. Paul Azinger |
|
|
|
|
72-72--144 |
|
+ |
2 |
| 76. Craig Barlow |
|
|
|
|
72-72--144 |
|
+ |
2 |
| 76. Curt Sanders |
|
|
|
|
70-74--144 |
|
+ |
2 |
| 89. Bob Estes |
|
|
|
|
76-69--145 |
|
+ |
3 |
| 89. Bill Haas |
|
|
|
|
75-70--145 |
|
+ |
3 |
| 89. Tommy Gainey |
|
|
|
|
69-76--145 |
|
+ |
3 |
| 89. Jason Day |
|
|
|
|
75-70--145 |
|
+ |
3 |
| 89. J.P. Hayes |
|
|
|
|
75-70--145 |
|
+ |
3 |
| 89. Mark Hensby |
|
|
|
|
73-72--145 |
|
+ |
3 |
| 89. James Driscoll |
|
|
|
|
71-74--145 |
|
+ |
3 |
| 96. Zach Johnson |
|
|
|
|
71-75--146 |
|
+ |
4 |
| 96. a-Rickie Fowler |
|
|
|
|
70-76--146 |
|
+ |
4 |
| 96. Eric Axley |
|
|
|
|
70-76--146 |
|
+ |
4 |
| 96. Mark Brooks |
|
|
|
|
78-68--146 |
|
+ |
4 |
| 96. Vaughn Taylor |
|
|
|
|
76-70--146 |
|
+ |
4 |
| 101. Dudley Hart |
|
|
|
|
76-71--147 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 101. Joe Durant |
|
|
|
|
73-74--147 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 101. Brandt Jobe |
|
|
|
|
74-73--147 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 101. Nick O'Hern |
|
|
|
|
75-72--147 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 101. Rod Pampling |
|
|
|
|
74-73--147 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 101. Fred Funk |
|
|
|
|
76-71--147 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 101. Roland Thatcher |
|
|
|
|
74-73--147 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 101. Jose Coceres |
|
|
|
|
73-74--147 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 101. John Riegger |
|
|
|
|
73-74--147 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 110. Ernie Els |
|
|
|
|
72-76--148 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 110. Brad Adamonis |
|
|
|
|
72-76--148 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 110. Tim Petrovic |
|
|
|
|
72-76--148 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 110. Chez Reavie |
|
|
|
|
79-69--148 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 110. Jon Mills |
|
|
|
|
73-75--148 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 115. Stephen Leaney |
|
|
|
|
74-75--149 |
|
+ |
7 |
| 115. Jason Gore |
|
|
|
|
77-72--149 |
|
+ |
7 |
| 115. Kyle Thompson |
|
|
|
|
74-75--149 |
|
+ |
7 |
| 118. Jerry Kelly |
|
|
|
|
78-72--150 |
|
+ |
8 |
| 118. George McNeill |
|
|
|
|
78-72--150 |
|
+ |
8 |
| 120. Charles Warren |
|
|
|
|
76-75--151 |
|
+ |
9 |
| 120. Sean O'Hair |
|
|
|
|
76-75--151 |
|
+ |
9 |
| 120. Jin Park |
|
|
|
|
81-70--151 |
|
+ |
9 |
| 120. J.B. Holmes |
|
|
|
|
76-75--151 |
|
+ |
9 |
| 120. Kevin Streelman |
|
|
|
|
76-75--151 |
|
+ |
9 |
| 125. Todd Hamilton |
|
|
|
|
77-76--153 |
|
+ |
11 |
| 126. Chris Stroud |
|
|
|
|
76-78--154 |
|
+ |
12 |
| 127. Robert Gamez |
|
|
|
|
79-79--158 |
|
+ |
16 |
| 127. Dustin Johnson |
|
|
|
|
79-79--158 |
|
+ |
16 |
| WD. M. Calcavecchia |
|
|
|
|
72-WD |
|
|
|
| WD. Justin Rose |
|
|
|
|
76-WD |
|
|
|
| WD. C. Beckman |
|
|
|
|
80-WD |
|
|
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| WD. Y.E. Yang |
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|
|
|
80-WD |
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Posted: 4/20/2008
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