Price’s Putt Is One For A Million

Golf

One putt for $1 million.

At Sun City, South Africa, Nick Price lived out every golfer’s dream Sunday, coolly sinking a 12-foot putt to win golf’s richest prize, the Million Dollar Challenge.

“I knew exactly what was on the line,” he said.

It was a difficult final round for Price, who first had to overtake struggling Phil Mickelson and then needed to hold off Davis Love III and Ernie Els, who both birdied No. 18 but finished one stroke behind.

Mickelson, who led through the first three rounds, lost a share of the lead with a bogey on No. 16. He then lost his last real shot to regain it when his birdie putt just missed on No. 17, leaving him briefly tied with Love and Els.

Mickelson’s last hope vanished when his long birdie try on 18 rolled left. His share of second disappeared when he missed the putt for par and finished with a 73.

Bernhard Langer, who began the day two shots off the pace, finished with at 72 for fifth place at 278.

Father-Son

Raymond Floyd and his son, Ray Jr., are still the only winners of the Office Depot Father-Son Challenge, winning the third edition of the tournament in Vero Beach, Fla.

The Floyds, who won $150,000 with their victory, birdied 14 of 18 holes for a final round 14-under-par 58 and a two-day total of 120.

This gave them a one-stroke edge over the first-round leaders, Dave and Ron Stockton. Jack and Gary Nicklaus made five birdies and an eagle on the first six holes, and birdied the last four to finish third.

JCPenney

Clarence Rose and Amy Fruhwirth put together a final-round 5-under-par 66 in the modified alternate-shot format to win the JCPenney Classic in Tarpon Springs, Fla.

Rose and Fruhwirth finished with a 20-under-par total of 264 in the tournament that pairs PGA Tour and LPGA players. One stroke back were the teams of Dan Forsman and Catriona Matthew, and Stewart Cink and Emilee Klein.

Argentine

In Buenos Aires, Jim Furyk shot a 70 to win the Argentine Open by three strokes.

Furyk finished at 5-under par 275, three shots ahead of Mathias Gronberg, Chris Dimarco and Tim Hegna.