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| September 20, 2005 | Tuesday | Sha'aban 15, 1426 |
Golf: Gore lifts maiden crown
FARMINGTON (Pennsylvania), Sept 19: Rookie Jason Gore continued his magical run by collecting a maiden PGA Tour title with a one-stroke victory over Paraguay’s Carlos Franco at the 84 Lumber Classic on Sunday.
The American survived a shaky inward nine that included bogeys at the 14th and 17th at the Mystic Rock Golf Course to post a final round two-under 70.
That was just enough to give the 31-year-old a winning total of 14-under 274 and added another line to what has been golf’s Cinderella story this season.
Just three months ago, Gore was struggling in golf’s minor leagues but after three consecutive wins on the Nationwide Tour he earned promotion to the PGA Tour in late August and has made the most of the opportunity.
Franco kept the pressure on the popular American with a flawless final round three-under 69 but came up one shot short to finish alone in second place at 13-under 275.
Ben Crane (67) was two shots further back in third at 11-under 277 followed by fellow American Tim Herron (70) in fourth spot on 10-under 278.
Defending champion Vijay Singh, the world number two, matched his best round of the week with a four-under 68 but a 72-hole total of seven-under 281 left him seven strokes off the pace.
US PGA champion Phil Mickelson slumped to a final round one-over 73 and finished well out of contention at four-under 284.
Leading final round scores:
274 — Jason Gore (US) 65, 72, 67, 70.
275 — Carlos Franco (Paraguay) 69, 69, 68, 69.
277 — Ben Crane (US) 67, 70, 73, 67.
278 — Tim Herron (US) 70, 68, 70, 70.
279 — John Huston (US) 70, 73, 67, 69; Jonathan Byrd (US) 69, 68, 72, 70; Cameron Beckman (US) 69, 65, 73, 72; Chris DiMarco (US) 70, 70, 67, 72.
280 — Stuart Appleby (Australia) 67, 66, 75, 72; Justin Leonard (US) 73, 64, 70, 73; Rod Pampling (Australia) 70, 67, 69, 74; Tag Ridings (US) 68, 71, 67, 74.
281 — Vijay Singh (Fiji) 72, 68, 73, 68; Steve Flesch (US) 72, 70, 68, 71; Phillip Price (Britain) 73, 71, 66, 71; Craig Barlow (US) 70, 66, 70, 75.
282 — Harrison Frazar (US) 73, 71, 74, 64; Dudley Hart (US) 69, 72, 75, 66; Robert Allenby (Australia) 72, 71, 70, 69; Ryan Moore (US) 68, 75, 70, 69; Todd Fischer (US) 70, 73, 69 70; Will MacKenzie (US) 73, 68, 70, 71; Chris Smith (US) 68, 66, 74, 74; Joey Sindelar (US) 68, 68, 72, 74; Zach Johnson (US) 67, 73, 68, 74; Carl Pettersson (Sweden) 66, 70, 70, 76.—Reuters
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