Rain Brightens Murphy’s Day
Bob Murphy is becoming the king of the abbreviated tournament championship.
“Where is that lucky ol’ dog?” Senior PGA player Larry Gilbert said, shortly after Murphy was declared champion of the IntelliNet Challenge on Sunday without a third-round shot.
It was Murphy’s fifth Senior Tour victory, and the second in an event shortened to 36 holes.
After play was twice suspended because of lightning, and then rain began to fall on The Vineyard’s Country Club course, Senior Tour officials called off the third round.
That gave Murphy, who finished with a seven-under-par 137, a one-stroke victory over Ray Floyd, who was runner-up for the second week in a row.
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