Watney shoots down Garcia's challenge
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August 28, 2012, Tuesday
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American Nick Watney won The Barclays in Farmingdale, New York, by three shots on Sunday, denying Sergio Garcia's quest for consecutive victories and moving to top spot in the PGA Tour playoffs.
Watney fired a 2-under-par 69 on the final day to finish at 10-under 274 and claim his fifth PGA Tour victory, three clear of fellow American Brandt Snedeker (70) who was alone in second at 277 and four ahead of overnight leader Garcia (75) and defending champion Dustin Johnson (68) on 278.
Former world No. 1 Lee Westwood, former British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen, Canadian Graham DeLaet and American Brian Harman shared fifth at 279.
Tiger Woods went down the leaderboard with a final round 76, dropping from a tie for 10th into a tie for 38th.
Woods was even par over the first 11 holes before playing a five-hole stretch in five over thanks to three bogeys and a double bogey.
Watney won twice in 2011 but had managed just three top 10s in 2012 before the win which guaranteed him a place at the season ending Tour Championship and a shot at the FedEx Cup and its US$10 million dollar bonus.
"I'm just very, very happy right now," Watney said. "It's been not quite the year I would have wanted, but this really makes it all forgotten.
"Winning a tournament is hard, but winning out here and against this field was very, very difficult. I'm kind of still on a high right now."
Starting two behind Garcia, Watney made a move early with a birdie on the second hole to tie for the lead following an opening-hole bogey from the Spaniard. But Watney slipped back once more when he three-putted the fifth green for a bogey and Garcia dropped a 38-foot birdie on the sixth to reopen a two-shot lead.
Watney fired a 2-under-par 69 on the final day to finish at 10-under 274 and claim his fifth PGA Tour victory, three clear of fellow American Brandt Snedeker (70) who was alone in second at 277 and four ahead of overnight leader Garcia (75) and defending champion Dustin Johnson (68) on 278.
Former world No. 1 Lee Westwood, former British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen, Canadian Graham DeLaet and American Brian Harman shared fifth at 279.
Tiger Woods went down the leaderboard with a final round 76, dropping from a tie for 10th into a tie for 38th.
Woods was even par over the first 11 holes before playing a five-hole stretch in five over thanks to three bogeys and a double bogey.
Watney won twice in 2011 but had managed just three top 10s in 2012 before the win which guaranteed him a place at the season ending Tour Championship and a shot at the FedEx Cup and its US$10 million dollar bonus.
"I'm just very, very happy right now," Watney said. "It's been not quite the year I would have wanted, but this really makes it all forgotten.
"Winning a tournament is hard, but winning out here and against this field was very, very difficult. I'm kind of still on a high right now."
Starting two behind Garcia, Watney made a move early with a birdie on the second hole to tie for the lead following an opening-hole bogey from the Spaniard. But Watney slipped back once more when he three-putted the fifth green for a bogey and Garcia dropped a 38-foot birdie on the sixth to reopen a two-shot lead.
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