WALKER CAREER HIGH OF WORLD NO.10
Week 13

Jimmy Walker fired a final-round 70 to complete a convincing four stroke win on home soil at the Valero Texas Open and a career high of World No.10.

Richie Ramsay recovered from dropping four shots in the space of two holes to claim a dramatic one shot victory at the Trophee Hassan II in Morocco.

Kelly Kraft fired a final round, 6-under 65 and came from six shots off the pace to win the Chitimacha Louisiana Open presented by NACHER, his first big win since capturing the U.S. Amateur title in 2012.

30TH MARCH 2015 | 07:06 AM

PGA Tour - Valero Texas Open

Jimmy Walker fired a final-round 70 to complete a convincing four stroke win on home soil at the Valero Texas Open and a career high of World No.10.

Beginning the last day at TPC San Antonio four strokes clear, Walker carded a 70 to see off a late birdie blitz from Jordan Spieth and become the first two-time PGA Tour winner of the season.

Walker, who stormed to a nine-shot win at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January, was never seriously threatened during the final round despite only reaching the turn in par and missing an eight-foot par putt at the 12th.

The 36-year-old posted five birdies during his two-under final round, narrowly missing out on a hat-trick of gains to finish after seeing a 10-foot putt at the last roll just wide of the cup.

"It doesn't happen very often - winning in your home town," Walker said. "The course wasn't giving as much and it was hard to make pars.

"I felt I was leaking a little bit of oil here, wasn't putting very good and then finally smoothed out the putting stroke a little bit and got it back to where it was the past couple of days.


European Tour - Trophee Hassan II

Richie Ramsay recovered from dropping four shots in the space of two holes to claim a dramatic one shot victory at the Trophee Hassan II in Morocco.

The Scot had looked on course for a third European Tour title when he birdied four holes in a row from the third to race clear at Golf du Palais Royal, but after a bogey on the seventh duffed two chips at the short eighth en route to a triple bogey six.

A brilliant tee shot to a couple of feet at the 12th started his recovery, and he birdied the 13th and 14th as well for a three under par 69 and ten under total.

That left Romain Wattel needing to pick up two shots over the closing two holes – he had chipped in for par on the 15th to keep his hopes alive - but after birdieing the 17th the Frenchman failed to find the 18th green in two and had to settle for second on nine under after a closing 70.

Speaking of his exploits at the eighth, Ramsay said: “I made six, as simple as that. I just didn’t execute the shot the way I wanted too – hit a poor chip, it came back in the divot, wouldn’t come out, chipped on and two putts – easy six!

“I knew I was still in the mix and I made great putts on nine and ten just to keep the momentum going.

Web.com – Chitimacha Louisiana Open presented by NACHER

Kelly Kraft fired a final round, 6-under 65 and came from six shots off the pace to win the Chitimacha Louisiana Open presented by NACHER, his first big win since capturing the U.S. Amateur title in 2012.

Kraft crept up on the leaders during the windy final round and when he missed a six-foot birdie putt on the final hole to finish at 14-under 270, he was hoping he might get into a playoff.

Instead, the leaders backed up and then fell short as they tried to reverse gears. Birdies are always tough to come by down the stretch and this year was no different.

Korea’s D.H. Lee put an 8-under 63 on the board and posted his 13-under total about two-and-a-half hours before Kraft finished. Australia’s Rhein Gibson posted three birdies in his first seven holes and was 16-under but stalled out and played the final 11 holes in three-over and had to settle for a share of second place with Lee.

“It’s been a while. It feels good to win again,” said Kraft, who was on the practice green when he found out that challengers had come up short. “The back nine is harder and everyone seems to back up. After nine holes I thought if I can post a number it may work out. Toward the end I was just trying to make birdies.”


PGA Latino America – Mazatlan Open presented by Heineken

Following a bogey on 17 to have his lead cut to one with only one hole to play, Tommy Cocha responded to the pressure by sinking an eight-footer for birdie on the last hole to secure his victory at the Mazatlan Open presented by Heineken.

The 23-year old from Salta, Argentina carded a 69 in today’s final round to win by two strokes over Oscar Álvarez and Andres Echavarría of Medellin, Colombia. Kent Bulle of Glasgow, Kentucky finished solo fourth a stroke further back.

As the only player to post four rounds in the sixties this week at Estrella del Mar Golf, Condos & Resort, Cocha finished the week at 17-under 271.

This victory moves Cocha back into the winners’ circle on PGA TOUR Latinoamérica. His first win had come two years and seven months ago at the Tour’s inaugural event – the 2012 Mundo Maya Open in Merida, Mexico.

“I made only four bogeys this week, one bogey on each round”, said Cocha about a consistent week of 67-68-67-69. The goal this week was to go as low as I could, trying to keep the big numbers away. Last week I had a couple of triple-bogeys that got me out of contention in Colombia, so my goal this week was to stay consistent. I was striking the ball well last week and I kept doing that this week, but when you make the putts it gets a lot easier.”


Asian Development Tour – Charming Yeangder ADT

Chinese Taipei’s Hsieh Chi-hsien prevailed in a four-way play-off after he triumphed on the fourth play-off hole to win the US$150,000 Charming Yeangder ADT on Sunday.

Hsieh closed with a fourth consecutive 70 and was forced into extra time with compatriot and overnight leader Lin Chien-bing, Australia’s Jake Stirling and American Greg Moss after the quartet tied on eight-under-par 280 total in regulation play at the scenic National Garden Golf and Country Club.

After the quartet shot matching pars in the first extra hole, the 18-hole play-off saw Stirling bow out from the second extra hole following a bogey while Moss, Lin and Hsieh par. Lin then conceded defeat on the third extra hole after making par while Hsieh and Moss birdied.

The contest went down the wire with Hsieh and Moss vying for the title on the fourth play-off hole at the US$150,000 Asian Development Tour (ADT) event, which is the burgeoning Tour’s first stop in Chinese Taipei this season.

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