Posted at 5:11 p.m., Sunday, January 20, 2008
Funk birdies last two holes to win MasterCard tourney
Associated Press
KAUPULEHU, Hawai'i — Fred Funk won the Champions Tour's season-opening MasterCard Championship today, birdieing the final two holes for a 7-under 65 and a two-stroke victory over Allen Doyle.The 51-year-old Funk, coming off a 10th-place tie last week in the PGA Tour's Sony Open, finished with a 21-under 195 total for his third Champions Tour victory in 14 starts and his second title in Hawaii in two years. Doyle had a 68.
Funk screamed "Yes!" and raised his club in the air after he chipped in from 20 feet on No. 17. He then holed a 7-foot birdie putt on the 54th hole, after hitting a spectacular shot out of the white-sand bunker from 149 yards.
Jay Haas, seeking a record third straight money title and player of the year award, closed with a 67 to tie for third with Bernhard Langer (65) at 17 under.
First-round leader Tom Purtzer had a 69 to finish fifth at 16 under.
