Zack Johnson might want to begin that habit.
In that matchplay type of round he had going with Jason Dufner in yesterday's final round, it almost cost him the championship. The tournament had really been decided on the 15th when Dufner took a triple bogey after driving into a fairway bunker, then hitting his approach left of the flag, spinning into the water.
That gave Johnson a 3 shot lead which he held onto the 18th green. He had a 5 footer for par left, moved it out of Dufner's line, Dufner made his par, then Johnson made his, hugged his caddy, pumped his fist... then someone said hold on a minute..you didn't return the ball... 2 shot penalty....giving him a 72 and a one shot win over Dufner who struggled to a 74 of his own...
So Johnson picks up his 8th win, his second at the Colonial where apart from Dufner, he was the pick of we so called experts.. Horses for courses and all that..
David Hearn closed with 70 and a -2 total good for T13..
CHAMPIONS TOUR.
In my opinion the guy whose win meant the most to, over the weekend was Roger Chapman. The money that Luke Donald, Zack Johnson or Jason Dufner made won't change their lives a jot, but at 53, with one professional win in over 30 years, and that one a minor European Tour event in Brazil, he really hit the jackpot. The millions he will make in endorsements, and appearances and his new exempt status, will make up for the 15 or so runner up spots he accrued in what he called a B minus European Tour career. He even packed that in for a few years to become a Tour rules official.
It's the stuff dreams are made of, here's a bit of the story from pgatour.com
After taking a nine-stroke lead early in the final round of the Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid, Roger Chapman needed only to play out the remaining holes and savor the greatest moment of his professional life.
That's when he began to think about his mentor, George Will, who died two years ago after doing so much to help Chapman's career.
"Your mind just starts to wander a bit," Chapman said. "I was thinking of George all the way around -- what he would be thinking."
By that point, Chapman didn't need to focus totally on his round. After making three bogeys in the final five holes, he held on to win comfortably by two shots Sunday, wrapping up a phenomenal performance in which he held at least a share of the lead at the end of each day. The Englishman had never won on the Champions Tour, but he took control of the major championship during the final two rounds.
Chapman led by five after 54 holes and was never really threatened on the last day at Harbor Shores. He closed with a 1-over 72 -- his worst score of the tournament -- to finish at 13 under par. John Cook was second after a 69, and Hale Irwin was another stroke back after a 68.
Kenny Perry shot 31 31 62 to set a new course and PGA Championship record.
Rod Spittle T56 after a closing 74 +7 total.
final scoreboard http://www.pga.com/seniorpga/2012/scoring/index.cfm
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