Kim denies Taylor a trip to Masters
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April 6, 2010, Tuesday
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ANTHONY Kim made par on the first playoff hole on Sunday to win the Houston Open and deny Vaughn Taylor a trip home to play in the Masters.
Kim, who had a chance to win in regulation until missing a 6-foot par putt, closed with a 70. It was his third PGA Tour victory, and first since the AT&T National in July 2008.
It was a crushing loss for Taylor, who grew up in Augusta, Georgia. The Houston Open was the last chance to qualify for the Masters, and Taylor gave himself a chance by making an 18-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 68, then getting into a playoff when Kim made bogey.
They played No. 18 again in the playoff, and Kim hit his approach into 30 feet for a two-putt par. Taylor's tee shot found a bunker, his approach went into a greenside bunker, and he missed an 18-foot par putt.
"Hugely disappointed," Taylor said. "It's a tough pill to swallow."
The Houston Open went to a playoff for the second straight year. Paul Casey beat JB Holmes last year with a bogey on the first extra hole after Holmes drove into the water.
Kim and Taylor finished at 12-under 276.
Charl Schwartzel (67) and Graham DeLaet (68) finished one stroke back at 11 under. Shaun Micheel (65) was two shots behind, while Kevin Stadler (68) and Houston resident Jeff Maggert (70) finished four behind.
Kim, who shared the third-round lead with Bryce Molder, birdied the first hole on Sunday and maintained the outright lead until the bad putt on 18. He hit his approach into the greenside bunker, blasted out to 6 feet and missed to the right.
He struggled with his tee shots all weekend, but found the fairway on the playoff hole. Taylor hit the bunker on the right off the tee and couldn't recover.
Kim hit only 23 of 56 fairways in four rounds, the fourth-lowest total for a winner since 1983. He still earned his fourth straight top-25 finish this year and broke 70 for the fourth straight final round.
(AP)
Kim, who had a chance to win in regulation until missing a 6-foot par putt, closed with a 70. It was his third PGA Tour victory, and first since the AT&T National in July 2008.
It was a crushing loss for Taylor, who grew up in Augusta, Georgia. The Houston Open was the last chance to qualify for the Masters, and Taylor gave himself a chance by making an 18-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 68, then getting into a playoff when Kim made bogey.
They played No. 18 again in the playoff, and Kim hit his approach into 30 feet for a two-putt par. Taylor's tee shot found a bunker, his approach went into a greenside bunker, and he missed an 18-foot par putt.
"Hugely disappointed," Taylor said. "It's a tough pill to swallow."
The Houston Open went to a playoff for the second straight year. Paul Casey beat JB Holmes last year with a bogey on the first extra hole after Holmes drove into the water.
Kim and Taylor finished at 12-under 276.
Charl Schwartzel (67) and Graham DeLaet (68) finished one stroke back at 11 under. Shaun Micheel (65) was two shots behind, while Kevin Stadler (68) and Houston resident Jeff Maggert (70) finished four behind.
Kim, who shared the third-round lead with Bryce Molder, birdied the first hole on Sunday and maintained the outright lead until the bad putt on 18. He hit his approach into the greenside bunker, blasted out to 6 feet and missed to the right.
He struggled with his tee shots all weekend, but found the fairway on the playoff hole. Taylor hit the bunker on the right off the tee and couldn't recover.
Kim hit only 23 of 56 fairways in four rounds, the fourth-lowest total for a winner since 1983. He still earned his fourth straight top-25 finish this year and broke 70 for the fourth straight final round.
(AP)
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