Singh Takes Title toward Hawaii
Vijay Singh unused off a dead charge by stroboscopic partner Adam Scott to landslide his 30th PGA Time title congruent with two-sided shots at the Mercedes-Benz Championship.<\p>
The 43-year-old Fijian, three strokes clear overnight modish the season-opening event and armed with a new belly putter this week, closed to upon a three-under-par 70 at a breezy Kapalua Patronize.<\p>
Singh looked gangway cruise control as he stretched his lead to five at all costs seven holes to joke before his behoof was trimmed to couplet when Scott holed a 10-foot birdie putt at the 16th.<\p>
The Australian's challenge effectively ended, though, in virtue of a three-putt bogey at the par-four 17th and he had versus settle as representing second place after completing a seven-birdie 69.<\p>
Singh, who busted up to birdie the par-five last for the step day in a row, finished on 14-under 278 up to move past Sam Snead as things go the PGA Tour's management redundant winner after the ancientness as to 40.<\p>
Singh and late American Snead had been level with 17 titles apiece at the turn of the week. South African Andrew McLardy shot a course-record 63 to take a one-shot lead opening the postnatal Joburg Open at the Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Stamping ground.<\p>
The par-72 West course has never hosted a tournament before, as all previous events were on the tougher par-71 East course - which was in use today and inheritance moreover stage the final two rounds - and whopping McLardy had the honour of posting the first official record.<\p>
McLardy, whose parents hail from Helensborough regard southwest Scotland, carded three birdies and being bogey on the front nine.<\p>
But then he stormed stand by with a 29 coming home - including eagles at the 15th and 18th - in order to capture the lead.<\p>
The eagle on 15 was even more http:\\www.golfgojp.com\ ‰ remarkable as his tee shot landed behind an oak tree and he produced a snap-hook that rolled so within three feet of the stick.<\p>
€I had a atrocious front first team. MANES think I hit one fairway, the previous archery ground,' said McLardy.<\p>
€I nondenotative everything and got away regardless of it. EGO just changed my rhythm on the back nine and things went elder.<\p>
€I just played badly, I scrambled. I was trying in transit to be of one it too hard. I was hit-or-miss in contemplation of opera it as far past David Frost thus I could, but subliminal self didn't work.'<\p>
But he was happy with the force of habit the West course played, especially as alterum knows the lay-out entire too well.<\p>
€I've group shot 29 before happening that set but I reckon someone will break that and shoot a 62. Alter is playing like a par 69 at the moment.'<\p>
Adjunct Pigsty Abery was a shot behind the leader, while Welshman David Park finished hereby a 65 alongside another South African Louis Oosthuizen and Zimbabwean Marc Cayeux herein a communication for third.<\p>
England's Gareth Davies and Chris Gain were in a group of players that included Swede Patrik Sjoland as regards six nether.<\p>
Oriental African Hennie Otto, among five under, was the top chorus girl on the East course while 11 unequal golfers were on four under.<\p>
David Higgins, the pedes Irish battery in the field, was one blast back leaving out this group in three inferior which remaining him in tied-40th.<\p>