Wachovia Championship Toms had a bad time at the final hole |
American David Toms survived a quadruple-bogey eight on the final hole to secure his eighth PGA Tour title with victory at the Wachovia Championship in Charlotte.
The 2001 PGA Championship winner took a five-shot lead into the final day and was six clear as he approached the final hole.
A catalogue of errors saw his advantage drastically reduced, but he had done enough to clinch a two-shot win, a closing one-over-par 73 seeing him finish on 10 under for the tournament.
Tied for second were Vijay Singh (68), Brent Geiberger (69) and Robert Gamez (70).
LEADERBOARD (US UNLESS STATED) 278 David Toms 280 Vijay Singh (Fij), Brent Geiberger, Robert Gamez 281 Nick Price (Zim), Kirk Triplett |
Nick Price (70) and Kirk Triplett (71) were another shot back in joint-fifth.
Toms, who failed to win last season, said: "The driver is what won this golf tournament for me this week.
"That last hole was just a fluke, the rest of the week was perfect.
"I'm just glad it's over with. It's been a long time coming and I was just trying to get it in the hole there on the 18th and I could barely do it."
Asahi Ryokuken International Rosie Jones ended a stretch of 17 straight wins by non-American players - the longest streak in LPGA Tour history - with her three shot victory at the Asahi Ryokuken International.
LEADERBOARD (US UNLESS STATED) 273 Rosie Jones 276 Wendy Ward 278 Lorena Ochoa (Mex), Petricia Meunier-Lebouc (Fra), Laura Diaz |
It was the first American win since Meg Mallon took the Canadian Women's Open last August.
Jones, who led each round at Mount Vintange Plantation Golf Club, finished with a 70 for 15-under 273.
Wendy Ward was second at 12 under, with Laura Diaz Patricia Meunier-Lebouc and rookie Lorena Ochoa tied for third another shot behind.
Jones, 43, won her 13th career tournament and first since the Big Apple Classic in 2001.
Jones led Diaz by two strokes when the round began and she rolled in birdie putts at the first and fourth.
She spent the rest of her round steadily and safely locating fairways and greens.
She had chances to extend the lead even more, missing a five-foot birdie try on the sixth and an eight-foot attempt on the seventh.
Ward made a run of four straight birdies from the third to the sixth and despite four bogeys in her next five holes it was enought to cement runners-up spot.