Sunday, August 22, 2010

Atwal First Indian Winner on PGA

Arjun Atwal Became the first Indian to win on the PGA Tour "when they won the Wyndham Championship in North Carolina. 
The 37-year-old, Ken only qualified for the tournament is on Monday at his hi Tour card last month, fired a final-round 67 Thurs finish at 20-under-par ahead of American David Toms. 
Atwal had led or Been Tied for the lead at the end of every round on at his course-record equalling 61 on the opening day & His success Makes him the first qualifier to win on the PGA Tour since Fred Wadsworth at the 1986 Southern Open. 
A group of four players were Tied for third to with John Mallinger and Australian Michael Sim carding rounds of 62 to join John Rollins and Justin Leonard is 18-under. 
Atwal began the final round with a three-stroke lead vain, they had fallen back into a seven-way tie for the lead on 18 under "when they bogeyed the par-3 12th. 
The Indian steadied, however, thu Reclaim the lead with birdies at the 14th before hitting tea at his shot at the par-3 16th Thurs within Six Feet of the flag. 
He sank the putt vain with Toms is putting pressure ahead of him still Needed to par the last Thurs Clinch at his breakthrough success - a task Achieved "when they rolled in a seven-footer. 
"I have no words to describe it," said Atwal. "I really grinded it today. I was so Nervous Over That putt." 
His win MEANS Atwal will not have a two-year Tour Exemption on they had lost at his card last month Because they was too low on the money list "when at his minor medical Exemption ran out.

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