Todd cards 66 to win Byron Nelson by 2 strokes
IRVING, Texas - Brendon Todd was shocked when he saw his ball settled at the base of a tree by the 13th green in the final round of the Byron Nelson Championship.
IRVING, Texas - Brendon Todd was shocked when he saw his ball settled at the base of a tree by the 13th green in the final round of the Byron Nelson Championship.
As good as he is with his short game, it wasn't natural for the slender, 6-foot-3 Todd to set up lefthanded and hit the ball with the back side of a 4-iron.
"Definitely, without a doubt," Todd said when asked if it was his toughest shot in a competitive round.
And it came in his first PGA Tour victory, a 2-stroke win Sunday over Mike Weir.
Todd saved par at the 185-yard 13th hole after knocking the ball to seven feet, part of a bogey-free 4-under 66. He finished at 14-under 266.
"I'm excited about the relief, like I finally have a chance to play the PGA Tour for multiple years," Todd said. "No. 1, going to Augusta for the Masters is a dream come true."
Weir, the 2003 Masters champion who won the last of his eight PGA Tour titles in 2007, finished with a 67. Charles Howell III and Marc Leishman tied for third at 10 under.
LPGA
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - Lizette Salas won the Kingsmill Championship for her first LPGA Tour title, finishing with a par 71 for a 4-stroke win.
The 24-year-old former Southern California player was never really challenged in the final round on the River Course. She started the day with a 3-shot lead and doubled it with birdies on the par-5 third and par-3 fifth. A bogey 5 on No. 8 was her only hiccup - and only her third bogey in four rounds - until she three-putted the par-3 17th.
She finished at 13-under 271 and earned $195,000.
Yani Tseng tied for second with Kraft Nabisco winner Lexi Thompson and Sarah Jane Smith. Thompson had a 69, and Smith shot 66 - the best round of the day.