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David Duval wins Dunlop
Phoenix
David Duval frittered away a six-shot lead over the final six holes before
winning the Dunlop Phoenix tournament in a playoff on Sunday.
Duval made a four-putt double bogey at the 17th hole, before parring the last
hole to shoot 2-under-par 69 and tie Taichi Teshima, who shot a 65.
They finished at 15-under 269, five strokes ahead of last year's champion,
Shingo Katayama, and Scott Laycock.
Duval, the British Open champion, won the playoff at the first extra hole,
the par-5 18th, where he almost holed a bunker shot from 60 feet before tapping
in for birdie.
``It was very important for me to come over here and win on foreign soil,''
said Duval, who will team with Tiger Woods at the World Cup starting in Gotemba
on Thursday. ``It was a little ugly at the end but I won.''
Duval bogeyed the 14th hole, and after Teshima -- playing ahead -- birdied
three straight holes starting at the 14th.
Duval still appeared in control until the par-3 17th, where his tee shot stopped
35 feet from the hole.
He hit his first putt too softly, leaving himself a tricky, downhill 5-footer
to save par, which he failed to hole. He then missed a 3-footer coming back up
the hill.
Duval still had a chance to win in regulation, but missed a downhill 12-foot
putt on his final hole.
Returning to the 18th for the playoff, Duval's drive found the fairway, from
where he hit a 3-iron into a greenside bunker.
Teshima's drive, meanwhile, stopped next to a tree, leaving him with a severely
restricted backswing. He could only advance the ball about 100 yards, and his
third shot found the same bunker as Duval.
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