June 05, 2007

Pro Tour Recaps - Week of May 31 - June 3

PGA TOUR
Memorial Tournament
Muirfield Village GC

Dublin, Ohio
Defending Champion: Carl Pettersson
Purse: $6,000,000

K.J. Choi overcame a 5-shot deficit to win the Memorial Tournament. Choi, a self taught pro learned to play golf by reading books by Jack Nicklaus and spending hours watching his videos. Australian’s Adam Scott and Rod Pampling, both had leads but could not hold them, as Choi endured for his fifth TOUR win. Full Field Scores


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RiverTowne Country Club
Charleston, South Carolina
Purse: $2,600,000

Nicole Castrale fought from behind to win her first LPGA Tour victory, beating Lorena Ochoa on the first hole of a playoff. Ochoa, was up by six shots Saturday and still ahead by two shots with three holes to play Sunday, but bogeys on the 16th and 17th holes allowed Castrale to tie at the end of regulation. Castrale, who watched Ochoa's drive land in the hazard on the first playoff hole, found the fairway and made a routine par for the win. Full Field Scores

CHAMPIONS TOUR
The Boeing Championship at Sandestin
Raven Golf Club at Sandestin Resort
Sandestin, Florida
Defending Champion: Bobby Wadkins
Purse: $1,650,000

Loren Roberts won The Boeing Championship for his first Champions Tour victory of the year, closing with a 6-under 65 and a 16-under total, for a three-stroke victory over Argentina's Eduardo Romero. Full Field Scores

EUROPEAN TOUR
The Celtic Manor Wales Open
Celtic Manor Resort
City of Newport, Wales
Defending Champion: Robert Karlsson

Richard Sterne of South Africa made a 7-foot putt on the final hole Sunday to win the Wales Open after Bradley Dredge missed a 5-footer that would have forced a playoff. Full Field Scores

NATIONWIDE TOUR
LaSalle Bank Open
The Glen Club
Glenview, Illinois
Defending Champion: Jason Dufner
Purse: $750,000

John Riegger ended a 20+ year draught, winning his first professional tour title. Riegger fought from behind as he holed a 20-foot birdie putt on the final hole to finish at 17- under, one-stroke better than B.J. Staten. Full Field Scores