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Scott ends drought with Texas Open win
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 18 - 05 - 2010

Australian Adam Scott ended a two-year title drought by shooting rounds of 66 and 67 Sunday to win the rain-hit Texas Open at TPC San Antonio.
Scott, who was one-under-par for the tournament after his first three holes of the day, in which 36 holes were played, won his first PGA title since the 2008 Byron Nelson Championship with a 14-under total of 274 for a one-shot victory over Sweden's Fredrik Jacobson.
It was the seventh US Tour victory for the 29-year-old, who ended his dry spell on a course designed by compatriot Greg Norman.
Jacobson, seeking his first victory in the United States, needed to birdie the par-five finishing hole to force a playoff but his 20-foot putt from the fringe came up short and curled away to the right as he completed a 70 for 275.
“I was hitting the ball beautiful all 36 holes,” said the Swede, who fired a 65 in his third round earlier on Sunday to surge into contention.
“I was hitting fairways and greens and getting good looks at it. If anything wasn't working for me to put it away, it was the putter, unfortunately.”
Australian Aaron Baddeley (68), American Jimmy Walker (69) and world No. 7 Ernie Els of South Africa (68), were tied for third a further stroke behind Jacobson.
Scott got off to an inauspicious start to the marathon day with bogeys on two of his first three holes after teeing off from the 10th.
An eagle-two at the 347-yard, par-four 17th, where he drove the green and sank a 15-foot putt, followed a birdie at the 14th and ignited his charge. Scott made five birdies on his second nine for a 66.
His birdie barrage continued in the final round as he made six in the first 12 holes to claim the lead. He survived a bogey-six at the last when he missed a five-footer for par - his first miss from inside six feet during the tournament.
Pak's birdie beats Lincicome
In Alabama, Pak Se-ri birdied on the third playoff hole at No. 18 to beat Brittany Lincicome Sunday in a rain-shortened Bell Micro LPGA Classic.
The Hall of Famer from Korea used a nice bunker shot to set up her the shot that sealed her 25th career win and first since 2007's Owens Corning Classic. Pak hit within 10 feet below the hole on a fairway bunker shot from 164 yards to give herself a birdie chance while Lincicome saved par with a long downhill putt.
Suzann Pettersen also made the playoff, but bogeyed the second hole on the par-4, 402-yard 18th.


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