FORT WORTH, Texas — More than five years after David Toms last won, a week after losing in a playoff and a day after blowing a seven-stroke lead at the Colonial to go into the final round trailing, Toms shot a 3-under-par 67 on Sunday to win at Hogan’s Alley.
“I’m not dreaming, am I? This is actually happening, right?” Toms asked when he entered the interview room wearing the championship plaid jacket. “Wow, I didn’t know if this day would ever come again.”
Toms regained the lead for good from Charlie Wi with an eagle at the par-5 11th hole with a wedge from 83 yards, and finished 15-under 265 — a shot ahead of Wi.
“It’s one of the most perfect shots I’ve ever hit,” Toms said.
Poulter holds off Donald
CASARES, Spain — Ian Poulter denied Luke Donald the top spot in the world ranking, beating the fellow Englishman 2 and 1 in the final of the World Match Play Championship.
Poulter was 1-down to his Ryder Cup teammate three times, but won the 12th with a 45-foot putt and took Nos. 14 and 16 with birdies. He earned $1.14 million.
Pettersen ends drought
GLADSTONE, N.J. — Suzann Pettersen won the Sybase Match Play Championship, beating Cristie Kerr 1-up at Hamilton Farm to end a 20-month victory drought.
Leading 1-up, Pettersen curled in a birdie to seal the victory.
Footnote.
South Africa’s Garth Mulroy won the BMW Charity Pro-Am in Greer, S.C., for his second Nationwide Tour title, beating Sunghoon Kang on the first hole of a playoff when the South Korean missed a 3-foot par putt. Mulroy shot a 4-under 67 to match Kang (69) at 18-under 268.
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