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  • Roberts bogeyed the last, but it got him in at 12-under 201 at the Red Course at Eisenhower Park. He won the event by a single stroke for his eighth title on the elder circuit.

    2007 champion Lonnie Nielsen shot a 66 and tied for second place with Nick Price, who fired a 65 on Sunday. The pair finished at 11-under 202.

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  • Roberts, the overnight leader by one, finished 36 holes at nine-under 133 and is two clear at the Red Course at Eisenhower Park.

    David Eger shot a five-under 66 and is tied for second place with former U.S. Open winner Scott Simpson, who posted a four-under 67 on Saturday. The pair is knotted at seven-under 135.

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  • He leads an unheralded pair by a stroke. Gene Jones and Greg Hickman both shot rounds of five-under 66 for a share of second.

    Defending champion Lonnie Nielsen, Eduardo Romero, Mark McNulty, Keith Fergus and Brad Bryant are knotted in fourth place at four-under 67.

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  • Sluman ended the event at 17-under-par 199, one shot off the tournament scoring record.

    The win for Sluman was his first on the Champions Tour and first since he claimed his sixth and final PGA Tour crown at the 2002 Greater Milwaukee Open.

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  • Roberts completed 36 holes at 10-under-par 134. The seven-time winner on the Champions Tour is looking for his first title since last year's Senior Players Championship.

    First-round leader Tom Kite carded an up-and-down round of 72. He was joined in second place at minus-nine by Jeff Sluman (67) and Mark McNulty (70).

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  • Mark McNulty and David Eger shot matching seven-under 65s to trail Kite by two shots, while John Morse carded a five-under 67 and was four back.

    Twelve players were knotted at four-under 68, including defending champion Jay Haas, and there were 43 players overall who broke par Friday at Nashawtuc Country Club.

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  • Haas, who won the Senior PGA Championship last week, finished at 10-under-par 203, which was good for a one-shot win over Andy Bean.

    "I thought I'd need something at least 65 or even lower," admitted Haas, who picked up $258,750 to move to the top of the money list. "I thought it was a pretty good day to score. There wasn't much wind. I thought someone ahead of me might go nuts." This was the third time Haas won back-to-back starts and the victory also moved him to the top of the Charles Schwab Cup points list. The title was the 12th on the Champions Tour for Haas.

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  • Price finished 36 holes at six-under 136 and is one ahead of six other players at Glen Oaks Country Club.

    Overnight co-leader Lonnie Nielsen (71), Bobby Wadkins (67), Andy Bean (68), David Eger (68), Mark McNulty (70) and Kirk Hanefeld (70) share second at minus-five.

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  • He had every right to.

    Haas survived four brutal days at Oak Hill to win the Senior PGA Championship on Sunday, closing with a four-over 74 in the final round to hold off Bernhard Langer by a shot.

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  • Langer, a two-time Masters champion, completed 54 holes at two-over-par 212.

    Jeff Sluman tripped to a bogey at the last to end one back at plus-three after his own even-par 70.

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  • Purtzer completed two rounds at even-par 140 thanks to his 67, which tied the second-best round of the day.

    Purtzer, a four-time winner on the Champions Tour, is looking for his first major title on any tour.

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  • Haas bested Brad Bryant in a playoff two years ago at Oak Tree Golf Club to pick up his first and only major championship title.

    Jeff Sluman, the 1988 PGA champion, managed an even-par 70 and shares second place with unheralded Bill Britton.

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  • Bean closed with a two-under 70 to finish his second Champion Tour win at 13- under-par 203. He has won two of the four events in which he held at least a piece of the 36-hole lead.

    "That one was about as good as I've hit it all day, all week, all year," exclaimed Bean, who earned $255,000 for the win.

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  • Bean collected his only Champions Tour win in 2006 at the Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn, while Goodes is looking for not only his first tour win, but his first top-20 finish since joining the Champions Tour last year.

    Bernhard Langer, a two-time winner this year on the Champions Tour, is coming off a tie for 15th at The Players Championship, where he was one back after two rounds. Langer carded a five-under 67 Friday and is alone in third.

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  • The event was held at Augusta Pines during its first four years, but tournament officials have decided to move it to a course with a "rich history in the professional ranks." "A majority of the current Champions Tour players have played the (Woodlands) Tournament Course through the years and we know they will enjoy coming back to familiar ground," said the event's executive director, Bryan Naugle.

    Formerly known as the TPC of The Woodlands, the course hosted the PGA Tour's Houston Open from 1985-2002.

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  • Watson claimed his fourth Champions Tour title at 10-under 206, rolling in an eight-foot birdie putt on the last hole for a one-shot victory.

    He was just one of five players who could have walked off The Hills Country Club course a winner.

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  • The 51-year-old South African was at 12-under 132 at The Hills Country Club -- a tournament scoring record for 36 holes -- and will be seeking his first Champions Tour win on Sunday.

    Loren Roberts and Scott Simpson shot matching 66s to share second place at 10- under 134, with Tim Simpson (69) and Denis Watson (70) three strokes further back at seven-under 137.

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  • Mark O'Meara was one shot back at six-under 66, while defending champion Scott Hoch was tied with Fred Funk, D.A. Weibring, Denis Watson and Tom McKnight at five-under 67.

    Overall, there were 23 players within five shots of Price after 18 holes at The Hills Country Club.

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  • Watson and North completed the event at 31-under-par 185. Their total of 185 breaks the old record of 187 that Tommy Bolt and Art Wall set in 1980.

    "We started today's round four shots ahead," said Watson.

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  • Watson and North matched the 36-hole scoring record with their total of 23- under-par 121. Charles Coody and Dale Douglass set the record of 121 in 1990.

    This event had been an individual stroke-play event the last six years, but returned to its roots as a team event this year at the Westin Savannah Harbor Resort and Spa. The 32 teams are playing a two-man, better-ball event.

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  • This event had been an individual stroke-play event the last six years, but returned to its roots as a team event this year at the Westin Savannah Harbor Resort and Spa. The 32 teams are playing a two-man, better-ball event.

    Watson and North's 59 was one off of the tournament record of 58 which was set by Al Geiberger and Harold Henning in 1991. North won this event in 2000 and 2001 when teamed with Jim Colbert.

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  • The pair finished at 18-under-par 126 and their 10-under 62 broke the 18-hole scoring record in the Demaret Division, which is reserved for players over the age of 70.

    "Al and I had a great time playing together today and he was a great partner," said Powell.

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  • Wiebe, who won the Cap Cana Championship two weeks ago for his second Champions Tour title, birdied three of his last five holes Saturday and was at 11-under 131.

    Defending champion and first-round leader Tom Watson had a 71 and was tied for second place with Scott Hoch (67) at eight-under 134, three shots behind Wiebe.

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