Matt Kuchar claimed his first victory on the PGA Tour with a final-round
six-under-par 66 at the Honda Classic.
The former US amateur champion, competing in just his 17th PGA Tour event,
grabbed sole possession of the lead with a birdie at the 14th hole and never let
go, holding off a group that included Joey Sindelar, Brad Faxon and playing
partner Brett Quigley.
The 23-year-old Kuchar finished the tournament with a total of 19-under-par
269 to claim the £443,000 top prize.
Seeking his first title since 1990, the 43-year-old Sindelar bogeyed the 17th
hole and tied Faxon for second at 17 under.
Quigley bogeyed the last two holes and tied Billy Andrade and JL Lewis one
shot further back.
Third-round leader Mike Weir shot a 75 to finish in a 10-way tie for 11th at
275.
Final leading scores (US unless stated):
269 Matt Kuchar 68 69 66 66
271 Brad Faxon 65 70 69 67, Joey Sindelar 68 67 66 70
272 Billy Andrade 68 70 67 67, J L Lewis 68 68 68 68, Brett Quigley 70 66 67 69
273 Rod Pampling (Aus) 67 67 71 68
274 Peter Jacobsen 71 67 68 68, John Riegger 63 69 72 70, Brett Wetterich 68 66 68 72
275 Skip Kendall 66 74 67 68, Brent Geiberger 70 69 68 68, Kenneth Staton 68 69 71 67, Joe Durant 71 67 69 68, Peter Lonard 70 65 71 69, Carlos Franco (Par) 70 69 66 70, Brent Schwarzrock 72 66 67 70, Chris Riley 69 68 67 71, Phil Mickelson 70 66 68 71, Mike Weir 68 65 67 75.
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