Laura Davies sank
a 35-foot birdie putt on the third playoff hole as she and John
Daly came back from a five-shot deficit Sunday to beat Pak
Se-ri and Paul Azinger to win the $2 million JCPenney Classic.
Davies made the winning putt on the par-3 17th hole after
the two teams parred the par-4 18th and 16th holes, the first
two playoff holes.
"That's the longest putt I've holed all year," said Davies,
whose putting problems contributed to an LPGA season bereft of
a victory. "John helped me with my confidence, telling me I'm
rolling it well."
Pak missed on her 18-foot birdie chip from just off the
green in an effort to extend the sudden-death playoff.
"It's one of the most enjoyable wins I've ever had," Davies
said. "To actually have someone else who is hitting all the
shots with you, I was cheering his shots on as much as I was
cheering any time I made a putt. It's a lot of fun."
It was also lucrative as the winning pair collected
$440,000.
Davies and Daly trailed Pak and Azinger by five strokes
entering the final round, but the long-hitting pair combined
for a seven-under-par 64 in the alternate-shot format to finish
at 24-under-par 260.
Pak and Azinger carded a 69 and received the runner-up
check of $230,000.
For the embattled Daly, the win was a bright spot in a year
that saw him admit to a relapse to his drinking and gambling,
which led to his getting fired by sponsor Callaway Golf.
"I've been working for the last three months very, very
hard on my game," Daly said. "I've just got to keep working at
it."
Davies hit the critical putts down the stretch to keep the
hefty, long hitters in business.
"She made three in the last four holes that were clutch,"
said Daly. "That was just awesome."
x-Laura Davies/John Daly$220,000 63-66-67-64--26024-under
Se Ri Pak/Paul Azinger$115,000 65-64-62-69--26024-under
Melissa McNamara/Mike Springer $70,350 67-66-65-64--26222-under
Maria Hjorth/Scott Gump$70,350 65-65-65-67--262
Kristi Albers/J.P. Hayes $45,000 67-67-63-66--26321-under
Marta Figueras-Dotti/Brad Bryant $37,500 66-68-65-65--26420-under
Dottie Pepper/Jeff Sluman$37,500 69-65-65-65--264
Jill McGill/J.L. Lewis $30,000 65-70-64-66--26519-under
Pat Hurst/Rory Sabbatini $19,500 63-72-67-64--26618-under
Charlotta Sorenstam/Robert Damron$19,500 66-66-67-67--266
Tina Barrett/Fred Funk $19,500 68-66-65-67--266
Meg Mallon/Steve Pate$19,500 63-70-64-69--266
Catriona Matthew/Dan Forsman $12,500 68-68-65-66--26717-under
Wendy Ward/Mark Brooks $12,500 68-70-63-66--267
Chris Johnson/Steve Lowery $12,500 68-69-63-67--267
Donna Andrews/Mike Hulbert $11,000 65-68-67-68--26816-under
Dina Ammaccapane/Omar Uresti $11,000 67-67-65-69--268
Wendy Doolan/Esteban Toledo$11,000 66-68-63-71--268
Michelle Estill/Tom Pernice, Jr.$9,125 64-69-68-68--26915-under
Jan Stephenson/Frank Lickliter$9,125 64-72-65-68--269
Dawn Coe-Jones/Dudley Hart$9,125 67-66-67-69--269
Leslie Spalding/Dicky Pride $9,125 67-69-66-67--269
Michele Redman/Skip Kendall $9,125 67-70-65-67--269
Cindy Figg-Currier/Tommy Armour III $9,125 67-68-65-69--269
Barb Mucha/Tom Scherrer $9,125 64-69-69-67--269
Carin Koch/Jay Don Blake$9,125 71-67-65-66--269
Catrin Nilsmark/Chris Perry $9,125 68-67-63-71--269
Juli Inkster/Justin Leonard $9,125 65-66-66-72--269
Kim Saiki/Dennis Paulson$7,375 66-69-66-69--27014-under
Janice Moodie/Steve Flesch$7,375 68-65-67-70--270
Annika Sorenstam/Scott Hoch $7,375 68-72-65-65--270
Joan Pitcock/Bill Glasson $7,375 68-67-62-73--270
Lisa Hackney/Chris DiMarco$6,625 66-69-67-69--27113-under
Nancy Scranton/Jonathan Kaye$6,625 69-69-67-66--271
Kris Tschetter/John Cook$5,775 66-69-67-70--27212-under
A.J. Eathorne/Rich Beem $5,775 68-67-67-70--272
Lorie Kane/Mike Weir$5,775 67-67-66-72--272
Jane Crafter/Kenny Perry$5,775 72-68-64-68--272
Michelle McGann/Greg Kraft$5,350 64-69-69-71--27311-under
Emilee Klein/Stewart Cink $5,350 69-68-66-70--273
Rachel Hetherington/Rocco Mediate $5,200 67-71-63-73--27410-under
Cindy Flom/Ted Tryba$5,000 67-73-66-69--275 9-under
Gloria Park/Jim Carter$5,000 67-70-70-68--275
Marisa Baena/Mark Calcavecchia$5,000 66-74-68-67--275
Leta Lindley/Tommy Tolles $4,825 67-72-67-70--276 8-under
Dale Eggeling/Carl Paulson$4,825 68-71-68-69--276
Maggie Will/Barry Cheesman$4,725 70-69-66-72--277 7-under
Jackie Gallagher-Smith/David Toms $4,725 69-69-69-70--277
Laura Philo/Gabriel Hjertstedt$4,650 72-68-65-73--278 6-under
Cindy McCurdy/Franklin Langham$4,600 70-69-70-70--279 5-under
Annette DeLuca/Jerry Kelly$4,550 68-70-70-72--280 4-under
Amy Fruhwirth/Clarence Rose $4,500 72-67-71-72--282 2-under
