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Pampling wins by two strokes in Vegas, ending long drought
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 08 - 11 - 2016

Australian Rod Pampling ended a decade-long drought on the PGA Tour when he won the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open by two strokes from American Brooks Koepka in Las Vegas on Sunday.
The seasoned 47-year-old made a hat-trick of birdies from the 13th hole on his way to a six-under-par 65 at TPC Summerlin in the Nevada desert.
He stamped his third PGA Tour victory by sinking a 30-foot birdie at the last to clinch his first tour win since the 2006 Arnold Palmer Invitational.
"Winning Arnold Palmer's event is still on top (of career highlights) but coming back from what we have the last few years to get a win, it's phenomenal, amazing," Pampling said in a greenside interview, before thanking his family for supporting him through a series of lean years.
"To win this magnificent event, it's fantastic, a great feeling."
Pampling, ranked 451st in the world, is the oldest winner on tour since Davis Love III won in Greensboro in Aug., 2015. He looked like frittering away victory when he three-putted the 10th hole and dropped another shot at the 12th after missing a four-footer.
But he steadied the ship with clutch putting, sinking birdie putts from 13 feet, 18 feet and 11 feet respectively over the next three holes. He was tied with American Glover with two holes left, before the American bogeyed the 17th to open the door.
Glover also bogeyed the last to fall to third, three shots back of Pampling, who finished at 20-under 264.
"It seems the Australians are starting to kick it in again," said Pampling, the fifth player from the country to win on tour this year after Jason Day, Adam Scott, Aaron Baddeley and Greg Chalmers.
"We were dormant for a little while there. Jason and Scotty have kicked it on, so just glad to grab one of those spokes and be part of the big wheel." In 2006, Pampling had thought he was on the road to more victories after winning the late Palmer's event.
"In ‘06 I still thought there were a few more really quickly, but that's golf," he said.
Rising Korean talent Park to make LPGA switch
World No. 9 Park Sung-hyun, the leading money winner on this season's KLPGA Tour, announced on Monday she is leaving the Korean circuit and will play on the US women's tour next season.
Park's departure comes as another blow to the domestic tour, which has been boosting prize money and adding tournaments to its schedule in a bid to keep top players.
The 23-year-old has amassed more than $1.1 million in prize money from Korea alone this season, and finished in the top 10 at three of the five women's global major championships. The long hitter is considered the brightest talent to emerge from Korea in years and, if she can improve her putting, has the potential to reach world number one.
"After much thought I have decided to play on the LPGA Tour next season," she said at a news conference. "I want to win the Rookie of the Year Award and will move to the United States to prepare for next season."
While many thought the decision to switch to the US tour was the natural progression for Park, her lack of English and the prospect of moving away from home had played on her mind.
At last month's KEB Hana Bank Championship, Park said she was still undecided about the move, pointing to the language barrier and her difficulties in adapting to new environments.
Her agency, Sema Sports, said she had bought a house in Orlando and hired an English instructor to help her prepare for the new season, according to Yonhap news agency. — Reuters


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