4B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2006
GOLI
Aussie gets first tour title
BY PETE IACOBELLI THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HILTON HEAD ISLAND S.C. — Aaron Baddeley won the Verizon Heritage for his first PGA Tour title, rallying with two late birdies and finishing off Jim Furyk with a scrambling par on Harbour Town's lighthouse closing hole.
closing hole.
Baddley was tied with Furyk entering the round, had a two-shot lead by the fifth hole, then was down by that many to Furyk after No. 11.
But the 25-year-old Australian proved unfloppable, birding two of the hardest holes on the PGA Tour — the 14th was statistically the hardest par 3 on tour last year and the 15th was the hardest par 5 — to move in front for good.
and Danny Hillk. Furky, the 2003 U.S. Open winner seeking his first victory since the Western Open last summer, was seemingly in the clear when his birdie on No. 10 and Baddeley's miscue on No. 11 put him up by two shots. However, Furyk missed a 5-footer for par on the 12th hole and could not match Baddeley's touch at the end.
Baddeley shot a 1-under 70 to finish at 15 under, a stroke ahead of Furyk (71) and two ahead of Vaughn Taylor (66) and Billy Mayfair (69).
Furyk had his chances to tie after Baddeley chunked a chip shot at the par-3 17th and made bogey. But Furyk followed by missing a 10-foot par putt to remain one back.
Again on the 18th hole, Furyk had a tying 12-foot birdie putt, but slid it left. Baddeley, who missed the green when his second shot went long and right, then won with a 6-foot
par putt that caught the right edge of the cup and dropped in.
Baddeley raised his arms in triumph, his wife, Richelle, squealing happily alongside the green.
Baddeley won $954,000 and, perhaps more importantly because he was ranked 158th on the money list coming in, gained a tour exemption through 2008.
Golf fans might best know Baddeley as the young hoishot in the golf commercial, driving a convertible with young female fans yelling his nickname, "Badds." It's an image the first-time winner says he's not fully comfortable with and one he expects will change over time.
He's a devout Christian who aspires to the ministry when he's through with golf. He celebrated his one-year anniversary this past Saturday. Hours before his final round tee-time, Baddeley spoke at Harbour Town's Easter Sunrise Service by the 18th green. Two days earlier, Baddeley closed his second bound with an unlikely eagle at the famous lighthouse hole.
He has three victories in Australian, where his family moved from New Hampshire when Baddelley was 2. He finished 10th on the Nationwide Tour in 2002 to qualify for the PGA Tour. He has twice been a runner-up, in 2003 at the Sony Open and a year later at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson.
Ernie Els was the only one of the world's top five players on hand after last week's Masters. Els' 71 left him tied for seventh at 10 under, his sixth Top-10 finish in eight visits to Harbour Town.
Colorado Rockies second baseman Jason Smith reaches out to catch a throw from catcher Miguel Ojeda as Philadelphia Phillies' Bobby Abreu slides safely into second base with a steal in the first inning on Sunday. Philadelphia won the game 1-0.
Phillies shut down Rockies in historic style
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DENVER — Brett Myers combined with two relievers on a seven-hit shutout and Ryan Howard homered Sunday, leading the Philadelphia Phillies over the Colorado Rockies in the first 1-0 win by a visiting team at Coors Field.
In 888 regular-season games at Coors Field, the only other 1-0 game was last July 9, when the Rockies beat San Diego.
Myers (1-0) allowed seven hits in 7 2-3 innings, struck out five and walked one. He is 5-0 against the Rockies, including 4-0 with a 2.64 ERA in four starts at Coors, the home-run haven that opened
in 1995.
Cory Sullivan reached on a bunt single with one out in the eighth, and Clint Barmes flied out. Arthur Rhodes relieved Myers and walked Todd Helton, then retired Garrett Atkins on a lineout to right. Tom Gordon pitched a perfect ninth for his fourth save in as many chances.
Aaron Cook (1-2) gave up six hits in eight innings and is winless in four starts against the Phillies.
Pitches.
Howard hit his second homer of the season in the seventh inning, a 427-foot drive into the Philadelphia bullpen in center field.
Colorado had runners at the corners with one out in the
In 888 regular season games at Coors Field, the only other 1-0 game was last July 9.
fourth before Matt Holliday to hit into his second double play of the game.
Both pitchers worked out of trouble in the sixth inning.
Cook gave up a leadoff single to Jimmy Rollins, who moved to third on a single by Aaron Rowand, who then was caught stealing. After Bobby Abreu walked, Cook got Pat Burrell to hit into a double play.
Helton had a two-out double in the sixth, and Atkins
beat out an infield single for his third hit of the game. But Myers retired Holliday on a groundout.
Baseball Notes:
Baseball Notes:
Myers hadn't worked longer than five innings in his previous two starts.
two starts.
Howard was robbed of a hit in the fifth when second baseman Jason Smith ranged behind the bag to throw him out.
The Phillies began the day as one of four major league teams without a triple. Smith started at second for Luis Gonzalez, who is 0-for-7 against Myers.
Smith went 1-for-3 against Myers with an infield single.
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