CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Clinging to a one-shot lead, Lucas Glover closed with three gutsy pars Sunday at Quail Hollow, slamming his fist when he made the last one from 7 feet for a 3-under-par 69 and what looked to be a sure win.
Then came Jonathan Byrd, with two great pars, followed by a shot into 15 feet that he made for birdie on the 18th for a 72 to force a playoff.
Glover wound up the winner of the Wells Fargo Championship with a par on the first extra hole, ending a drought of 41 tournaments that stretched nearly two years to his U.S. Open win at Bethpage Black in 2009. They finished at 15-under 273.
Lehman notches win No. 3
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Tom Lehman won the Regions Tradition for his third victory in seven Champions Tour events this year, beating Peter Senior with a par on the second hole of a playoff.
Senior missed a 5-foot par putt when it lipped out on No. 18. Lehman two-putted from 20 feet, polishing off his second bogey-free day at the first Champions Tour major of the season. Both parred the first sudden- death hole, also No. 18 at Shoal Creek. They finished at 13-under 275.
Georgia senior wins Nationwide.
University of Georgia senior Russell Henley became the second amateur winner in Nationwide Tour history, shooting a 3-under 68 for a two-stroke victory in the Stadion Classic on the Bulldogs’ home course in Athens. He wound up at 12-under 272.
