Jeff Sluman just missed out on equalling the record for the lowest total at
the Milwaukee Open as he won the title for the second time in five years.
Sluman carded a three-under-par 68 at the Brown Deer Park Golf Club, giving
him a 72-hole total of 23-under 261 - the second lowest in the 35-year history
of the event.
The 44-year-old, who will miss The Open for the fifth time in eight seasons,
beat Steve Lowery and Tim Herron by four shots but was still one stroke behind
the 24-under total recorded by Loren Roberts when he won the event in 2000.
Sluman, winner here in 1995 with a total of 265, said: "It's been very good
to me. I couldn't be happier. I haven't played very well this year, but I
thought my game was coming around."
Because he failed to qualify for the third major of the season, Sluman will
try to defend his title at next week's BC Open.
Lowery, the course record-holder, had begun the day just two strokes back but
struggled to a one-under 70 and settled for his fourth runner-up finish in 15
seasons.
Herron tied Lowery at 19-under 265, a stroke better than Kenny Perry and two
ahead of Joey Sindelar, Greg Chalmers of Australia and JP Hayes.
Sluman's four-shot win was the most decisive on tour since mid-May, when Nick
Price won the Colonial by five strokes.
Final round scores from the US PGA Greater Milwaukee Open, Brown Deer Park Golf
Course, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (USA unless stated, par 71):
(a-amateur)
261 Jeff Sluman 64 66 63 68
265 Tim Herron 68 66 65 66, Steve Lowery 66 65 64 70
266 Kenny Perry 64 70 67 65
267 Greg Chalmers (Aus) 67 66 65 69, Joey Sindelar 69 68 65 65, JP Hayes 68 69
63 67
268 Kirk Triplett 66 64 67 71, Tommy Armour III 63 67 71 67
269 Chris Smith 67 70 64 68, Skip Kendall 68 67 69 65
270 Mathew Goggin 70 69 67 64, Chad Campbell 66 66 71 67, Steve Stricker 65 72
66 67, Robert Damron 69 63 71 67, Dan Forsman 69 63 69 69
271 Jess Daley 67 67 68 69, Kaname Yokoo (Jpn) 68 71 67 65, Grant Waite (Nzl)
70 66 70 65, Bart Bryant 70 67 71 63, Kelly Gibson 65 70 71 65, Scott Hoch 69 64
70 68, Bob May 68 67 66 70
272 Rich Beem 69 70 69 64, Hidemichi Tanaka 68 67 68 69, David Berganio Jr 69
70 68 65
273 Brandt Jobe 68 67 70 68, Bo Van Pelt 64 68 78 63, Mark Calcavecchia 70 67
68 68, Glen Day 66 70 70 67, Robert Gamez 71 68 69 65
274 Glen Hnatiuk (Can) 69 70 68 67, Bryce Molder 65 71 67 71, Pat Bates 70 67
70 67, Joe Durant 69 68 67 70, Brian Henninger 70 69 68 67, Shigeki
Maruyama (Jpn) 65 70 69 70, David Peoples 66 67 67 74, Brett Quigley 74-63 68
69
275 Matt Peterson 70 67 71 67, JJ Henry 67 69 69 70, Russ Cochran 69 70 67 69
276 Ben Crane 70 69 69 68, Joe Ogilvie 68 67 69 72, Jim Gallagher Jr 67 71 69
69, Mike Heinen 66 69 71 70, Steve Pate 68 69 70 69
277 Gene Sauers 71 66 69 71, Mike Springer 66 72 70 69, Craig Stadler 70 68 67
72, Phil Tataurangi (Nzl) 70 66 71 70, Robin Freeman 69 68 70 70, Donnie
Hammond 69 70 68 70, Neal Lancaster 70 67 70-70, Larry Mize 71 68 69 69
278 James Driscoll 69 66 74 69, Michael Clark II 67 72 68 71, Paul Claxton 70
65 74 69, Bradley Hughes 66 68 73 71, Corey Pavin 68 71 70 69, a-John Turcott 66
73 71 68
279 Jason Hill 68 69 70 72, Charles Howell III 69 68 71 71, Mario Tiziani 71
65 69 74, David Gossett 66 72 72 69, Woody Austin 73 66 71 69, Brent
Geiberger 66 69 73 71
280 Geoff Ogilvy (Aus) 70 67 68 75, Carlos Franco (Par) 68 65 71 76, Richard
Zokol 70 67 71 72, Michael Bradley (Aus) 67 71 73 69, Danny Ellis 71 68 70 72
281 Jerry Smith 70 69 71 71
282 Brian Bateman 67 67 72 76, Jeff Gove 69 69 71 73, Michael Muehr 70 69 70
73, Brandel Chamblee 70 68 73 71, Ronnie Black 67 71 72 72, Paul Goydos 68 71 71
72
283 Lucas Glover 70 69 74 70, Deane Pappas (Rsa) 64 72 74 73, Fred
Wadsworth 71 68 70 74, Frank Nobilo (Nzl) 69 69 75 70
285 Brad Elder 69 69 75 72, DA Weibring 66 73 75 71, Andrew Magee 69 69 74 73
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