73 Good Enough for Floyd to Win

With wind kicking up and his closest rivals fading, Ray Floyd turned to basics in the Senior Players Championship on Sunday at Dearborn, Mich.

“Nobody made a run at me early, so I just started playing conservatively,” said Floyd, who shot a one-over-par 73 for a two-stroke victory over Hale Irwin. “I just aimed at the middle of the greens and tried to make some putts.”

Floyd, who began the round with a four-stroke advantage over Irwin and stretched the margin to seven with seven holes left, had a 13-under 275 total for his first victory of the season.

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Scott Hoch started with three successive birdies and shot a four-under 67 to win the Michelob Championship with a tournament-record 19-under 265 at Williamsburg, Va.

Hoch led after every round for his second career wire-to-wire victory and seventh win overall. His 265 broke the tournament record of 266 set by Lanny Wadkins in 1990 and tied by Kenny Knox and Mike Hulbert in 1991.

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Michelle McGann successfully defended her title in the Youngstown-Warren LPGA Classic in Ohio, shooting a seven-under 65 for a three-stroke victory over Kim Saiki. McGann, who had a course-record 64 on Saturday, broke the tournament record with a 16-under 200 total.

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Former NFL quarterback Billy Joe Tolliver shot a four-under-par 68 for a four-stroke victory over Donny Anderson in a celebrity tournament at Edgewood in South Lake Tahoe, Nev. Michael Jordan closed with a 79 for a 233 total, 22 behind Tolliver.