Chapman, Blake atop better-ball event
Roger Chapman and Jay Don Blake teamed to shoot an 11-under 61 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead in the Champions Tour's Legends of Golf better-ball tournament.
Chapman and Blake were 17 under. The teams of Bernhard Langer-Tom Lehman, Brad Faxon-Jeff Sluman, Scott Hoch-Jim Gallagher Jr., Craig Stadler-Kirk Triplett and Brad Faxon-Jeff Sluman were tied for second.
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Champions Tour Charles Schwab Cup Leaders
Through Jan. 20 Points Money
1. John Cook 309 $309,000
2. David Frost 187 $187,000
3. Bernhard Langer 133 $133,000
4. Fred Couples 112 $111,500
5. Kirk Triplett 87 $86,500
5. Kenny Perry 87 $86,500
7. Russ Cochran 72 $71,500
8. Tom Lehman 63 $62,500
9. Corey Pavin 46 $46,150
9. Tom Kite 46 $46,150
9. Hale Irwin 46 $46,150
9. Jay Haas 46 $46,150
9. Steve Elkington 46 $46,150
Frost leads Champions Tour opener by 1 stroke
David Frost of South Africa had a 7-under 65 Friday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Mitsubishi Electric Championship.
The tournament opens the 34th Champions Tour season at Hualalai Golf Club.
The field of 40 has champions from the past two years and major champions from the past five, plus eight sponsor exemptions.
Frost made a 40-foot eagle putt on the...
Gainey wins Pebble Beach Invitational
Tommy Gainey birdied No. 18 for a 3-under 69 and a one-stroke victory in the Pebble Beach Invitational on Sunday.
Kirk Triplett and William McGirt tied for second in the tournament that featured players from the PGA, LPGA, Champions and Web.com tours. Triplett, who was tied for the lead following the second round, closed with a 68 and McGirt shot a 69 in the final round.
Gainey...
Streb leads Pebble Beach Invitational
Robert Streb shot a 3-under 69 in rainy conditions Saturday at Del Monte to take a one-stroke lead over Billy Horschel after the third round in the Pebble Beach Invitational.
Streb, 25, had a 10-under 206 total. He won the Web.com Tour's Mylan Classic in September and finished seventh on the tour's money list to earn a PGA Tour card.
Horschel had a 68, also at Del Monte...
Cochran, Triplett sit atop leaderboard
Russ Cochran shot a 7-under 65 on Friday at Del Monte for a share of the Pebble Beach Invitational lead with fellow Champions Tour player Kirk Triplett.
Triplett had a 69 at Del Monte to match Cochran at 9-under 135 in the tournament that features 81 players from the PGA, LPGA, Champions and Web.com tours.
John Mallinger, the 2010 winner, was a stroke back after a 69 at Spyglass...
Stallings leads at Pebble Beach
Scott Stallings shot an 8-under 64 on Thursday at Del Monte to take a two-stroke lead over William McGirt and Kirk Triplett in the Pebble Beach Invitational.
Stallings, the True South Classic winner in July for his second PGA Tour title, made eight birdie putts inside 10 feet in the unofficial event that features PGA, LPGA, Champions and Web.com tour players.
''I had to...
AT&T Championship Scores
Sunday At TPC San Antonio (ATT Canyons Course) San Antonio Purse: $1.85 million Yardage: 6,923; Par: 72 Final x-won on second hole of playoff x-David Frost (278), $277,500 71-71-66-208
Bernhard Langer (163), $162,800 74-68-66-208
Mark Calcavecchia (133), $133,200 67-69-74-210
Tommy Armour III (110), $110,075 73-71-67-211
Kirk Triplett (81), $80,938 74-69-69-212
Willie Wood ...
PGA Tour caddie dies of heart attack
Scott Steele, a popular PGA Tour caddie who worked for Larry Mize when he won the 1987 Masters, has died of a heart attack. He was 55.
The PGA Tour said Steele had a heart attack Oct. 14 in the parking lot at the Greater Hickory Golf Classic, where he was working for Kirk Triplett. He was placed in a medically induced coma to help his recovery. Steele died Friday night.
Players...
Caddie of Masters winner Mize dies
Scott Steele, a popular PGA Tour caddie who worked for Larry Mize when he won the 1987 Masters, has died of a heart attack. He was 55.
The PGA Tour said Steele had a heart attack Oct. 14 in the parking lot at the Greater Hickory Golf Classic, where he was working for Kirk Triplett. He was placed in a medically-induced coma to help his recovery. Steele died Friday night.
Players...
Calcavecchia leads Boeing Classic
Defending champion Mark Calcavecchia eagled the par-5 eighth hole and finished with a 7-under 65 on Friday to take the first-round lead in the Boeing Classic.
Steve Pate, Jeff Sluman, Joe Don Blake, Eduardo Romero and Kirk Triplett were tied for second at 68.
Calcavecchia, a playoff winner last year at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge for his first Champions Tour title, made a 20-foot putt...
Champions Tour-Boeing Classic Scores
Scores Friday from the Boeing Classic, a Champions Tour event at the 7,183-yard, par-72 TPC Snoqualmie Ridge.
First Round Mark Calcavecchia 31-34-65
Steve Pate 36-32-68
Jay Don Blake 34-34-68
Jeff Sluman 35-33-68
Kirk Triplett 35-33-68
Eduardo Romero 33-35-68
Joel Edwards 37-32-69
Jim Gallagher, Jr. 34-35-69
Willie Wood 35-34-69
Rod Spittle 36-33-69
Brad Faxon 34-35-69...
Mark Calcavecchia leads Boeing Classic
Defending champion Mark Calcavecchia eagled the par-5 eighth hole and finished with a 7-under 65 on Friday to take the first-round lead in the Boeing Classic.
Steve Pate, Jeff Sluman, Joe Don Blake, Eduardo Romero and Kirk Triplett were tied for second at 68.
Calcavecchia, a playoff winner last year at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge for his first Champions Tour title, made a 20-foot putt...
Kirk Triplett wins First Tee Open
Kirk Triplett won the First Tee Open on Sunday at Pebble Beach for his first Champions Tour title, making an early eagle and closing with a 6-under 66 for a two-stroke victory.
Triplett, the two-time PGA Tour winner making his eighth start on the senior tour after turning 50 in March, finished at 10-under 206. He opened with a 70 at Pebble Beach and had a 70 at Del Monte on Saturday...
Triplett shoots 66 for 2-stroke victory
Kirk Triplett won the First Tee Open on Sunday at Pebble Beach for his first Champions Tour title, making an early eagle and closing with a 6-under 66 for a two-stroke victory.
Triplett, the two-time PGA Tour winner making his eighth start on the senior tour after turning 50 in March, finished at 10-under 206. He opened with a 70 at Pebble Beach and had a 70 at Del Monte on Saturday...
Olympic Club greens improved for US Open
It is an image the folks at Olympic Club would love to forget.
Payne Stewart, the Ozark hillbilly in the dapper plus-fours, had been leading the 1998 U.S. Open since almost the opening shot. Then, on Friday afternoon, Stewart struck a birdie putt on the 18th green that came within a whisker of going in. But rather than stopping an inch or so from the hole, the ball began rolling...
Champions-Principal Charity Classic Scores
Sunday At Glen Oaks Country Club West Des Moines, Iowa Purse: $1.75 million Yardage: 6,897; Par: 71 Final Round Jay Haas (263), $262,500 66-65-66-197
Larry Mize (140), $140,000 66-68-68-202
Kirk Triplett (140), $140,000 67-73-62-202
Fred Funk (94), $93,625 70-67-66-203
Tom Lehman (94), $93,625 68-67-68-203
Andrew Magee (70), $70,000 68-68-68-204
David Eger (56), $56,000 69...
Haas wins Principal Charity Classic
Kirk Triplett put together the best round of golf anyone had ever played Sunday in the Principal Charity Classic.
But Jay Haas was brilliant for three rounds instead of one, proving yet again that nobody can dominate the Glen Oaks Country Club like he can.
Haas finished with a 16-under 197 total to win the tournament by five strokes, becoming the first golfer to win the Champions...
‘Good One’
(From the ARMCHAIR GOLF archives.)KIRK TRIPLETT IS WORKING on something. Only he and his caddie know for sure. Actually, I’m going to say that his caddie doesn’t know. He’s working the towel. That’s what he does.If you’ve ever watched Tour pros beat balls, you know that after the initial excitement wears off it’s pretty boring. Pick any guy out there and watch them hit...
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