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Baird wins after final
round 66
Briny Baird fired a six-
under-par 66 on Sunday and rolled to a four-shot victory at the Monterrey Open
in Mexico. Baird finished with a four-day total of 20- under 268, setting a tournament-record.
Mark Hensby finished second
at 16-under after posting a four- under 68 on Sunday. Tom Kalinowski, Brian Tennyson
and Tripp Isenhour tied for third at 14-under.
Baird, whose father Butch
won two events each on the PGA Tour and Senior Tour, collected a first-prize
of $81,000 and moved up to third on the money list. It was his first win in 49
events.
"It's been a long time
coming," said Baird, who recorded his second top-10 finish of the year. "I can't
say I patiently waited. But I've paid some respects to get here. My dad told
me to be patient, be patient."
Baird, who started the
day with a one-shot lead over Isenhour and J.J. Henry, eagled the first hole
and added birdies on the fourth and fifth holes to build a five-shot cushion.
He reached 20-under with an eagle at the ninth and cruised to the victory.
The closest anyone got
on the back nine was three, when Isenhour birdied the 11th and 12th holes to
reach 17-under.
"I didn't have a chance,"
said Isenhour, who bogeyed the 18th hole to fall into a tie for third. "He played
so good, he did not give anyone else a chance."
Isenhour, who won the Mississippi
Gulf Coast Open two weeks ago, leads the money list with $100,200. Hensby is
second, just $4 behind.
Hensby finished second
for the second time in four events this season. He was also the runner-up at
the season-opening Florida Classic in February.
"I don't like finishing
second, but on this tour you finish second and you know you have played very
well," said Hensby. "I just want to win one and relax a little. The main goal
is to finish top-15 and I'm on my way."
Henry, who started the
day one shot behind Baird, finished tied for sixth at 13-under with David Berganio.
Former PGA Tour players Bob Gilder and Jeff Gallagher tied for eighth at minus-12.
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