Watney holds nerve to win Buick
Updated: Monday, 09 Feb 2009 07:58
Nick Watney birdied the last hole to win the Buick Invitational by one shot at Torrey Pines.
Watney was level with John Rollins as they played the par-five 18th hole and sealed his second PGA Tour victory with a birdie putt from just inside three feet.
Watney set up the birdie with a beautifully judged putt from 63 feet as he finished 11 under par following a four-under 68.
Rollins then missed a 12-footer for birdie and tapped in for a par to finish 10-under. He had started the day with a three-stroke lead, an advantage he still held at the turn, but was eventually overhauled by Watney after posting a two-over-par 74.
Camilo Villegas finished tied for third at nine-under along with Lucas Glover, who closed with a 68.
Ireland's Padraig Harrington shot his best round of the tournament, with a 68, but that was only good enough to see him finish on one-under, ten shots off the winner.
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