Golf Roundup
Published 12:00 am Sunday, May 1, 2011
Associated Press
The golf roundup …
AVONDALE, La. ó Bubba Watson won the Zurich Classic for his second PGA Tour victory of the year and third overall, holing a 3-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a playoff with Webb Simpson.
After his 329-yard drive narrowly stayed out of the water and landed in a fairway bunker, Watson hit his second shot 210 yards to the green on the 568-yard, par-5 18th. Simpsonís second shot landed in a bunker short of the green, and he blasted out to 12 feet. After Simpson narrowly missed his birdie putt, Watson holed out for the win.
Avnet LPGA Classic
MOBILE, Ala. ó Maria Hjorth took advantage of Alexis Thompsonís collapse in a failed bid to become the youngest LPGA Tour winner, rallying to win the Avnet.
Ballantineís Championship
SEOUL, South Korea ó Top-ranked Lee Westwood rallied to win the Ballantineís Championship for his second straight win.