LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former
Dartmouth star Peter Williamson sank a 25-foot birdie putt on the third playoff
hole to claim the Southern Amateur title over world No. 1 amateur Bobby Wyatt
at Chenal Country Club in Little Rock. Advertisement GOLF VIDEOS Wyatt had
rallied from four shots back Saturday on the back nine of Chenal's Bear Den
Course to force the playoff. Williamson and Wyatt began the day tied and each
shot a final round 5-under, 67, as did playing partner Daniel Berger — who
missed the playoff by one stroke and finished third. The win qualifies
Williamson for the Arnold Palmer Invitational next spring in Orlando, Fla., —
provided he remains an amateur. Talor Gooch of Oklahoma City and John Catlin of
Gold River, Calif., finished tied for fourth — 12 shots behind the leaders.
irdie a� C e s x�Y H;[ t two more bogeys at the third and sixth holes
left him at 9 under overall. Fortunately for the Aussie, he wasn't being
challenged. Brandt Snedeker made par on the first six holes to get within two
strokes of the lead — only to make a double-bogey 7 at the seventh after he
drove left into the rough. Woods started the round five shots back and looking
to come from behind for the first time ever to win a major title. But the
debacle at No. 6 seemed likely to wipe out any chance he had of rallying. He
ran into trouble by putting his approach into one of the treacherous bunkers
alongside the green. With the ball right up against a towering sod wall, Woods
made the ill-fated decision to try to chip the ball out — and didn't come
close, the ball striking the side of the bunker not even halfway up. He had to
jump out of the way just to make sure he didn't get hit in the shoulder, the
ball plopping back into the stand a little farther back. With nowhere to place
his feet, Woods had to sprawl out on the grass, his left leg tucked up under
his right, and punch at the ball from a sitting position. He caught the lip of
the bunker this time, but the ball skidded out to the front of the green.
Woods' work wasn't done, though. His long bogey putt stopped about 4 feet short
of the hole, and he missed that one for a devastating triple that knocked him back
to 3 under. Graeme McDowell, playing in the final group with Scott, also was
struggling. He bogeyed the second and took another bogey at the sixth after
dumping his ball into the same bunker that doomed Woods. Wisely, G-Mac punched
ball backward in the sand, giving him a chance to stick his next bunker shot
right up next to the flag. He tapped that one in to save a 5, certainly a lot
better than a 7. McDowell and Snedeker were both at 5 under, leaving Scott with
the same lead he had at the start of the day. ___ Follow Paul Newberry on
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