David Toms continued his meteoric rise by claiming his third title of the
season and second in a row at the USPGA Tour's Michelob Championship.
Toms shot a three-under-par 68 at the Kingsmill Resort to hold off Kirk
Triplett by a stroke and become the fourth player to win the event in
consecutive seasons since it began in 1968.
A three-and-a-half-foot par putt at the 18th hole gave Toms a 72-hole total of
15-under 269 - good for his third title since May, his seventh in the past three
years and the eighth of his career.
"I feel better now that I have been able to win a good many tournaments,"
said 34-year-old Toms.
"So obviously when I get in contention, I feel like I am going to perform."
This week's win was especially surprising to Toms, who missed the cut at the
Texas Open last week, a month and a half after claiming his first major title at
the PGA Championship.
"It has been a good year," said Toms, who earned a spot on the United States
Ryder Cup team with his win at the PGA.
"And winning this week is extra special because of the way I played last
week."
Only Tiger Woods (five) has as many titles this year as Toms, who has moved
into the top 10 in the world rankings.
Triplett matched the best round of the day with a 65 and finished alone in
second at 14-under 270. Charles Howell and Esteban Toledo of Mexico tied at
271.
Len Mattiace was fifth at 274, a stroke better than JJ Henry and two ahead of
a group of five that included Neal Lancaster.
With five events remaining this season, Lancaster is one of a handful of PGA
Tour members fighting to retain their tour cards by finishing in the top 125 on
the money list. He earned £68,750 to jump from 135th to 112th.
Michael Muehr also made a move by tying for seventh. His cheque for £68,750
improved his standing 19 spots to 122nd. Rich Beem collected the same amount and
moved from 122nd to 97th.
Collated final scores from the Michelob Championship, Kingsmill Resort (River
Course), Williamsburg, Virginia (US unless stated, par 71):
269 D Toms 64 70 67 68
270 K Triplett 67 68 69 66
273 C Howell 70 65 71 67, E Toledo (Mex) 68 67 68 70
274 L Mattiace 67 66 74 67
275 JJ Henry 65 71 72 67
276 R Beem 66 70 72 68, J Green 65 70 73 68, N Lancaster 65 69 70 72, J
McGovern 71 68 68 69, M Muehr 65 70 70 71
277 J Coceres (Arg) 71 66 67 73, C Riley 66 67 71 73, M Weir (Can) 69 68 72
68
278 J Kaye 66 67 72 73
279 T Byrum 72 69 71 67, G Chalmers (Aus) 69 66 72 72, R Freeman 70 69 71 69
280 S Kendall 68 70 73 69, G Kraft 68 72 72 68, B Quigley 68 69 72 71, D
Stockton Jr 70 69 67 74
281 R Allenby (Aus) 68 70 67 76, J Anderson 67 70 70 74, J Blake 69 69 74 69
282 L Donald 68 69 73 72, G Hnatiuk (Can) 69 70 73 70, C Paulson 68 66 73 75,
N Price (Zim) 70 70 71 71, M Sposa 67 72 74 69, T Tolles 71 70 73 68
283 B Fabel 69 70 73 71, L Janzen 67 72 71 73, L Mize 71 69 74 69, J Ogilvie
70 70 72 71, D Paulson 70 70 73 70, L Porter 67 70 73 73, K Sutherland 69 69 71
74, P Tataurangi 67 72 73 71, T Tryba 71 69 72 71
284 B Baird 68 72 70 74, D Duval 73 68 72 71, M O'Meara 70 71 70 73, M Reid 71
69 73 71, C Strange 68 71 73 72, C Tidland 69 68 75 72
285 P Azinger 69 69 75 72, B Bryant 70 70 72 73, R Damron 72 69 70 74, S
Flesch 70 69 73 73, F Funk 69 68 72 76, P Goydos 70 70 74 71, M Hulbert 70 68 75
72, B Tway 70 71 72 72
286 K Clearwater 72 66 75 73, R Cochran 70 69 75 72, D Ellis 69 69 72 76, B
Jobe 69 70 75 72, P Johansson (Swe) 69 70 73 74, J Kelly 67 73 74 72, S Maruyama
(Jpn) 65 74 76 71
287 I Leggatt 73 68 71 75, S McRoy 68 69 75 75, F Nobilo (Nzl) 73 68 72 74, W
Wood 68 72 71 76
288 H Haas 70 71 76 71, B Wilson 71 68 78 71
289 B Molder 66 71 76 76, J Riegger 67 71 72 79
292 J Hart 71 69 75 77, T Scherrer 70 71 77 74
294 G Nicklaus 71 68 78 77
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