Axley cruises to maiden PGA Tour title
Monday, 25 September 2006 08:43Eric Axley fired a one-over-par final round of 71 on Sunday to ease to a three-shot win at the Texas Open, his first PGA Tour title.
The 32-year-old Tennessee native finished with a 15-under 265 total after playing almost flawless golf for most of the tournament.
Anthony Kim, Dean Wilson and Justin Rose finished tied for second place.
Axley enjoyed a stretch of 53 holes without a bogey or worse at the LaCantera Golf Club before he double-bogeyed the 14th hole on Sunday.
The left-hander had never previously finished higher than tied for 24th on the PGA Tour, although he did win an event on the Nationwide Tour in 2005.
Axley, who shot 63 in his second and third rounds, clinched victory with a birdie on the final hole.
Kim, playing his first PGA Tour event with a sponsor's exemption, fired a final-round 65, Rose carded a 68 to continue his fine recent form and Wilson a 69.
