AUSSIE ACE JOHN SENDEN WINS
VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP
FROM THE US PGA TOUR WEBSITE
PALM HARBOR, Florida (AP) -- Aussie John Senden, pictured above, made two big birdies on a wild and windy Sunday at Innisbrook for a 1-under 70 to win the Valspar Championship.
The one-shot victory was Senden's first on the US PGA TOUR in more than seven years and sends the 42-year-old Australian to the Masters next month.
Senden was tied for the lead when he chipped in from 70 feet on the 16th hole, and then followed that with a 20-foot birdie putt on the 17th. Equally important was a difficult putt from 40 feet that he hit to tap-in range for par on the 18th.
Kevin Na missed his birdie putt from about the same spot and shot 72 to finish one shot behind. Scott Langley, tied for the lead late in his round, had a 70 to finish third.
England's Luke Donald (70 for 280) and Justin Rose (74 for 282) finished tied fourth and tied eighth respectively.
On the same mark as Donald was the long-time leader Robert Garrigus who closed with a 75.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 284 (4x71)
277 John Senden (Australia) 72 71 64 70
278 Kevin Na (USA) 70 68 68 72
279 Scott Langley (USA) 71 69 69 70
280 Will MacKenzie (USA) 73 70 68 69, Luke Donald (England) 71 72 67 70, Robert Garrigus (USA) 69 66 70 75
SELECTED TOTALS
282 Matteo Manassero (Italy) 69 70 71 72, Justin Rose (England) 71 689 69 74 (T8)
285 Russell Knox (Scotland) 70 73 70 72 (T25).
288 Retief Goosen (S Africa) 72 73 64 79 (T44)
290 Darren Clarke (N Ireland) 71 74 73 72 (T58)
291 Nicolas Colsaerts (Belgium) 69 73 76 73, Padraig Harrington (Ireland) 75 70 72 74 (T65)
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Scotland's Russell Knox finished T25 on 285 with a closing round of 72.
Overnight leader Robert Garrigus
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