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DUBLIN: Kenny Perry defied difficult conditions to
post a decisive two-shot victory at the Memorial tournament on
Sunday.
Perry called his 3-under par 69
one of the “top five” rounds of his life, and his 8-under total
of 280 saw him join Tiger Woods as the only players to win the
prestigious event hosted by Jack Nicklaus three times.
Perry, who posted his 10th PGA
Tour victory, also became the oldest Memorial champion.
The 47-year-old also buoyed his
Ryder Cup hopes, jumping to fifth in the US Ryder Cup standings.
Jerry Kelly (71), Canadian Mike
Weir (71), Australian Mathew Goggin (74) and England’s Justin Rose
(71) tied for second at 6-under.
Goggin went into the final round
with a three-stroke lead, but surrendered his cushion with two early
bogeys.
Perry started the day three shots
adrift and produced a flawless front nine to take a share of the
lead, which he never relinquished on the demanding back nine.
“It was one of the greatest
rounds I remember in a long time, playing in tough conditions,”
Perry said.
“I shot 3-under on the front
nine and it could have been six-under. I mean, I had it close on
every hole. My iron shots were precise.”
--AFP
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