For the Record, It’s Perry’s Win

Kenny Perry doesn’t have to share this record-setting Colonial victory with anybody.

When Perry won the tournament two years ago, he was overshadowed by Annika Sorenstam’s being the first woman in 58 years to play on the PGA Tour.

This time, Perry had to settle for matching his tournament scoring record after a double bogey on the 17th hole Sunday at Fort Worth.

Perry finished at 19-under-par 261, seven strokes ahead of Bill Mayfair.

“I wanted to finish 20 under. But that’s OK, I tied my own record. That’s pretty special. I just wanted to win again,” Perry said.

“It was Annika’s week the first time. This week it was my week. So it’s 50-50 now.”

Perry, who closed with a one-under 69, began the day with a seven-stroke cushion, a lead that no PGA Tour player has ever squandered in a final round.

Perry finished with the best 72-hole total on the PGA Tour this year, and the largest margin of victory. Phil Mickelson twice won by five strokes this season.

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Paula Creamer made a 15-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win the Sybase Classic at New Rochelle, N.Y., by one stroke and become the second-youngest first-time winner on the LPGA Tour.

The 18-year-old Creamer won’t be able to win two weeks in a row, though, as she has to return home for her high school graduation Thursday.

The former amateur star closed with a one-under 71. She finished at six-under 278.

Marlene Hagge won the Sarasota Open in 1952, only 14 days after her 18th birthday. Creamer is 18 years 8 months old.

Jeong Jang (67) and Gloria Park (71) tied for second at 279, one shot in front of Christina Kim (73), who led or shared the lead after each of the first three rounds.

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D.A. Weibring shot a three-under 69 for a two-stroke victory over Tom Jenkins and Tom Kite in the Bruno’s Memorial Classic at Hoover, Ala., surviving a scare on the 18th hole when his ball appeared to move before he made his final putt.

Weibring’s celebration was put on hold until Champions Tour officials ruled that his putter didn’t touch the ground before the ball moved.

That violation would have cost him a two-stroke penalty and forced a three-way playoff.

Weibring finished at 15-under 201. Jenkins (66) and Kite (70) finished at 203.

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