GOLF ROUNDUP : Simpson Shoots 71, Wins by 1

Tim Simpson withstood late charges by John Mahaffey and Davis Love III to win the Walt Disney World Classic by one stroke Saturday.

Simpson, the leader throughout the tournament, finished with a 71 for a total of 264, 24 under par over the par-72, 7,190-yard Magnolia course at Lake Buena Vista, Fla. His previous rounds were 64, 64 and 65.

Mahaffey closed with an eight-under 64 for second at 265, and Love shot a 67 for third at 266.

Mahaffey began the day eight strokes behind Simpson, but a string of eight birdies put him one stroke back after 17 holes. His birdie putt on No. 18 was inches short and to the left.

“Unfortunately, I misread the putt on 18 and the rest is history,” Mahaffey said. “I felt I would have to shoot in the 50s to catch Tim.”

Love started the round tied for second with Payne Stewart, six strokes back, and was pressuring Simpson until the 14th hole. He hit his second shot into the water in front of the green and took a bogey.

“He gave us a chance to beat him and we didn’t do that,” Love said.

Simpson, the defending Disney champion who hadn’t won this year, earned $180,000 for his fourth victory in 13 years on the PGA Tour.

Lee Trevino, Gary Player and Orville Moody are among six players tied for the lead after two rounds of the $500,000 Transamerica Senior Championship at Napa, Calif.

Also tied at four-under-par 140 at the Silverado Country Club and Resort are Jim Dent, Lou Graham and Rives McBee.

One shot behind are Harold Henning, Gay Brewer and Don January.

Jackie Cummings took the lead on the 10th hole and went on to defeat Bobby Clark, 3 and 2, to win the U.S. Senior Amateur at Desert Forest Golf Club in Carefree, Ariz.