Golf Digest - South African PGA: South African-based Englishman Chris Williams - who lost his card for the Sunshine Tour last season - need have no further worries about where he can or can't play after winning a five-year exemption on the circuit with victory in the Telkom PGA Champion ship at Woodhill Country Club yesterday.
For the two Irish players in the field, however, it proved to be a contrasting day of fortunes that finished with the same result.
Dubliner Peter Lawrie finished with a 68 (his third successive round in the 60s) to finish on seven-under-par 281, the same total as David Higgins.
The Waterville player, though, signed off with a disappointing final round 74 to slip down the field from a position of contention to finish in tied-26th alongside Lawrie.
Leading Scores: 271 - C Williams (Eng) 74 64 65 68; 273 - H Otto (SA) 70 68 68 67; 274 - Mdu Toit (SA) 70 73 66 65, B Vaughan (USA) 66 71 70 67; 276 - M McNulty (Zim) 71 68 72 65, A McLardy (SA) 66 71 73 66, T van der Walt (SA) 69 69 70 68, T Clark (SA) 66 67 73 70; 277 - M Maritz (SA) 74 69 67 67, G Muller (SA) 71 66 71 69. Others: 282 - P Lawrie (Ire) 76, 69, 68, 68; D Higgins (Ire) 66, 72, 69, 74.
PHOENIX OPEN: Duffy Waldorf birdied two of the last four holes on his way to a four-under 67 at the Phoenix Open to cling to a one-shot lead going into the final 18 holes of the $4 million tournament.
Waldorf, who fired six-under 65s on the opening two rounds, sits at 16-under through 54 holes and a wafer-thin one-stroke advantage over Chris DiMarco and Kenny Perry.
Perry, who finished one stroke out of the play-off in the season-opening Mercedes Championships, jumped into contention after carding the day's best round of seven-under 64.
But the man the record gallery of 164,900 was cheering was hard-hitting, fast-living John Daly, who is lurking just two shots off the pace at 14-under.
Daly's five-under 66 leaves him well positioned to collect his first PGA Tour win since his victory at 1995 British Open. Sweden's Per-Ulrik Johansson is three shots back.
"There are plenty of guys who can win this tournament," said Waldorf.
