Valero Texas Open winner Ben curtis
led the field in greens in regulation
(49), was second in fairways hit ( 41)
and approach shot distance to the pin
( 31 feet, three inches) and was third in
strokes gained/putting (+ 8.245 for the
week). He was also one of six players
who didn’t have a three-putt at TPC
San Antonio’s AT&T Oaks course. …
Co-runner-up John Huh opened with a
77, including a 44 on his first nine holes
(the back nine) in which he hit three
fairways and two greens. After that
eight-over start, Huh was 15 under the
rest of the week. He finished the tournament ranked T- 5 in greens hit ( 47)
and ninth in fairways ( 36). … Matt Every
needed only 23 putts in his opening 63.
He had 27 in the final round but took 61
in the middle two rounds. For the week
Every, who was two strokes behind
Curtis, missed three putts from three-to-five feet. … The par- 5 finishing hole
played to an average of 5.079—making
it the second toughest three-shotter
the tour has used in 2012. Two players
made eagle—Hunter Haas and Nathan
Green—both in the first round. … Jerry
Kelly led the way in fairways hit ( 44)
as the field averaged only 53.11 percent
for the week, a far cry from the tour
average of 60.96 percent. The field
also hit fewer greens in regulation than
usual, with 55.26 at TPC San Antonio
compared to 63.57 for the year.
course (par)
TPC San Antonio AT&T Oaks (72)
Riviera CC (71)
Augusta National GC (72)
Harbour Town GL (71)
PGA National Champion (70)
Bay Hill Club & Lodge (72)
at&t oaks stands
up to the test
TPC San Antonio’s AT& T Oaks course was
the toughest par-72 venue the tour used
in 2011 and might be again in 2012. With a
scoring average of 73.989, it was the most
difficult course, regardless of par, used on
tour so far this year.
average
+ 1.989
+ 1.622
+ 1.500
+ 1.288
+ 1.186
+ 1.176
ship. “I worked really
hard with the two tips,
and now it’s perfect
rolling,” she said after
leading the Lotte field
in total putts with 107.
It was the eighth career win for Miyazato.
champions tour
Allen-Frost
take Legends
�� Michael Allen and
David Frost shot
29-under 187 to win
the Liberty Mutual
Insurance Legends
of Golf at The Club at
Savannah Harbor in
Savannah, Ga.
Allen-Frost took the
lead in the Legends
division for good on
the drivable 14th hole
in the final round of the
better-ball event when
Frost holed a 40-foot
eagle chip. The duo
defeated John Cook-Joey Sindelar by one
stroke.
It was the second
consecutive triumph
for Allen, who until
the Encompass Insurance Pro-Am had gone
40 events without
winning since a victory in his first start
on the Champions
Tour, the 2009 Senior
PGA Championship.
Des Smyth-Mark
James won the
Raphael division, a
36-hole unofficial tour-
nament for players
50-69. Gibby Gilbert-
J.C. Snead captured
the Demaret competi-
tion for golfers 70 and
older. —Bill Fields
