Parry Eagles Playoff to
win Supercar
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Craig Parry. Photo - Getty images
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Australia's Craig Parry pulled off the most remarkable
second shot from the 18th fairway in the first, and only, playoff hole against Scott
Verplank after they finished level at 17 under par in the Ford Championship at Doral this
weekend. Parry's iron shot from 176 yards out landed on the front of the green but it
wasn't until the roar went up from the crowd that he knew it was in the hole and victory
was his. |
| Verplank had played a wayward tee shot into a tree on the
right of the fairway but had recovered well to leave his ball on the back of the green for
two. He watched as his opponent's ball rolled into the hole and went right over to
congratulate him. Apart from the $900,000 first prize, Parry also won a $140,000 Ford GT
supercar which starts a 2-year limited production run this summer. |
Verplank congratulates Parry on fairway
Photo - Getty Images
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Retief Goosen. Photo - Getty Images
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Verplank had played his own spectacular shot on the 17th
hole of normal play when he struck his ball 155 yards from a fairway bunker to within two
feet of the pin, then holed out to draw level going to the last. Close on the heels of the
leading pair throughout the final day was South African, Retief Goosen who carded a 66 and
missed the playoff by just one shot. |
| Joe Durant started the week well with a 66 which put him
in second place on day one and he shot a 68 on Sunday to finish in fourth place with a
15-under par total of 273. Bernhard Langer of Germany recovered from a first day 75 with
scores of 68, 66 and 65 to finish tied for fifth place with K.J. Choi, David Toms and Gene
Sauers. |
Joe Durant. Photo - Getty Images
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