Jerry Pate, 54, handled the howling wind to win the Turtle Bay Championship on Sunday, closing with a 2-under-par 70 for a twostroke victory over Jim Thorpe and senior rookie Fulton Allem.
Pate, four strokes behind leader Gil Morgan after the second round, breezed to a 5-under 211 for his first victory in 39 starts and second career Champions Tour title. With tears in his eyes, Pate dedicated the victory to his trainer’s 26-year-old son, Justin Wilk, who was found dead this month in Florida. Kevin Wilk and his son helped rehabilitate Pate after several shoulder surgeries.
Dunlap earns one-shot victory
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA – Scott Dunlap won the Nationwide Tour’s season-opening Panama Movistar Championship, closing with a 1-over 71 for a one-stroke victory over Arjun Atwal and Jeff Klauk.
Dunlap, 44, had a 3-under 277 total on the difficult Panama Golf Club course.
“It’s the first tournament of the year and you almost don’t have any expectations,” Dunlap said. “I hadn’t played a round of golf since Christmas. You come out here and you hope to play well.”
Australian wins Qatar Masters
DOHA, QATAR – Australia’s Adam Scott won the Qatar Masters, shooting an 11under 61 for a three-stroke victory over Sweden’s Henrik Stenson. Scott had 11 birdies, including five in a row to start the round at Doha Golf Club. He finished at 20-under 268.
