Three starts, two wins. It's been an explosive debut on the over-50 tour for the man they call "Boom Boom." Couples closed with a six-under 65 to beat Ronnie Black by four shots, adding to his win Feb. 14 at the ACE Group Classic. Last week, the 50-year-old former Masters champion tied for 14th at the PGA Tour's Phoenix Open.

Black also shot a 65 Sunday to finish alone in second place at 14-under 199.

Couples finished 36 holes at 12-under 130 and missed Rodger Davis' 2003 and Jay Haas' 2007 tournament record by a stroke. Couples is two shots ahead at Newport Beach Country Club.

Tom Lehman had a six-under 65 on Saturday and is tied for second place with first-round co-leader Chien Soon Lu, who posted a four-under 67 on Saturday. The pair is knotted at 10-under 132.

Fred Couples, already a winner after two Champions Tour starts and the leading money earner this year, Olin Browne, Lonnie Nielsen and Mike Goodes are knotted in fourth place at five-under 66.

Tway first broke into red figures with a short birdie putt at the par-five third.

Langer and Cook played the par-five 18th hole at The Old Course at Broken Sound for the first extra hole. Cook was in the right rough off the tee and Langer was in the fairway.

Cook hit a great shot to 25 feet to reach the green in two. Langer's second plugged in a greenside bunker and the advantage definitely appeared to be with Cook.

Armour, who fired a 61 on Sunday last week to nearly catch Fred Couples, posted an eight-under 64, while Simpson carded a seven-under 65. The pair finished regulation at 13-under 131 and are one stroke ahead.

Reigning Player of the Year Bernhard Langer fired a seven-under 65 and John Cook had a six-under 66 to share second place at 12-under-par 132 at The Old Course at Broken Sound Armour floundered a bit on the front nine with six consecutive pars.

U.S. Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin and Mike Reid are one stroke back at minus- seven, while five players are two strokes off the pace on The Old Course at Broken Sound Club.

Loren Roberts carded a six-under 66 and he was joined in a share of fifth place by Jim Roy, Tim Simpson, John Cook and Tom Lehman.

Couples posted an eight-under 64 on Sunday at The Quarry and with a two-shot lead heading into the final round, one would think that score would lead to a runaway victory.

They would be wrong.

The first round was halted on Friday after only nine players completed their rounds. That round was complete earlier Saturday and Couples shared the first- round lead with Dan Forsman.

The second round is slated to resume Sunday at 8:00 a.m. (et).

Ronnie Black was the leader in the clubhouse at three-under 69. However, he was one of just nine players that completed their opening rounds.

Tommy Armour III (11 holes) and Fred Couples (10) stand alongside Black at minus-three.

The 54-hole event will take place July 2-4, 2010 at Fontainebleau Golf Club. The total purse is $1.8 million with the winner getting $270,000.

"We realize the strategic importance of growing the Champions Tour brand globally and establishing a strong presence in Canada," said Champions Tour President Mike Stevens. "Following the overwhelming success of the 2007 Presidents Cup, our players are excited to be back playing in Canada and looking forward to visiting and showcasing the Champions Tour in the world- class city of Montreal." The 2007 Presidents Cup took place at Royal Montreal Golf Club.

Watson fired a seven-under 65 at Hualalai Golf Club to better Couples by a single stroke. Watson ended at 22-under-par 194 to earn his first win since he teamed with Andy North to capture the 2008 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf.

Couples shot eight-under 64 to end alone in second at minus-21.

Watson, who missed three short putts on the front nine, had nine birdies in the second round at Hualalai Golf Club. He completed 36 holes at 15-under 129.

Fred Couples, who is making his Champions Tour debut, kept pace with Watson as he posted a 66 of his own. He is alone in second at 13-under-par 131.

Watson, who was winless on the Champions Tour last year, is coming off a victory at the Wendy's Champions Skins Game as he teamed with Jack Nicklaus to win that unofficial event.

Fred Couples made his Champions Tour debut on Friday and fared very well as he carded a seven-under 65. He shares second place with former British Open champion Tom Lehman Reigning Senior PGA Champion Michael Allen posted a six-under 66 at Hualalai Golf Club and was joined in a share of fourth by Nick Price, Dan Forsman and Phil Blackmar.

Thorpe, a 13-time winner on the Champions Tour, plead guilty in September to two counts of failing to pay income taxes. According to prosecutors, Thorpe has agreed to pay all taxes, interest and penalties owed to the IRS, a sum of over $2 million.

The 60-year-old Thorpe will also have to serve 200 hours community service and spend two years on supervised release.

Nicklaus and Watson finished with 10 skins and $350,000. They earned $130,000 on Sunday with their three skins.

Ben Crenshaw and Fuzzy Zoeller, the 2009 champions, took second place with five skins and $230,000. They earned all five skins on Sunday.

Nicklaus and Watson collected five skins and $150,000 when Watson rolled in a three-foot birdie putt on No. 5 at the Kaanapali course. They added another skin on No. 7 when Watson holed a 10-footer for birdie.

Overall, the leaders made five birdies during the round and took a commanding money lead over the other three teams with nine holes remaining on Sunday.

The tour also announced that Russ Cochran was chosen as the Rookie of the Year.

Langer is the first International player to earn the distinction of back-to- back winner and is the fourth player overall to repeat as Player of the Year.

There were five different major champions. There was a money list winner and a different man took home the year-long Charles Schwab Cup race.

It was almost a tale of two different seasons. By mid-summer, if you would've told anyone that someone other than Bernhard Langer would be the runaway Player of the Year, you'd be crazy. He had four wins, but when Loren Roberts captured the Senior British Open, it kicked off a big run for three players. Roberts, Jay Haas and John C

The 2010 campaign will have tournaments contested in 15 states, plus the Dominican Republic, Scotland and South Korea.

The Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic is the first new event to take place and will be contested from April 30th to May 2nd.

Senior finished at 17-under 267 for a three-shot win at the TPC Scottsdale, leading a group of five players who earned fully-exempt status on the Champions Tour next season.

"Getting in here has been an unbelievable thing," Senior said. "I can now set my schedule and I'm excited about playing on the Champions Tour next year." His victory was made easier by the collapse of two other players.

Haskins, a longtime Nationwide Tour player who has made only one start in the last four years, moved to 17-under 196 with one round remaining at the TPC Scottsdale.

Ronnie Black fired the low round of the tournament thus far, a seven-under 64 that moved him from a tie for 11th place into solo second at 13-under 200.

Haskins, a longtime Nationwide Tour player, finished two trips around the TPC Scottsdale at 11-under 131, giving him a two-shot lead over five players as the tournament reached its halfway mark.

First round co-leader Curt Byrum, a former PGA Tour winner, trailed by only a shot when he reached the 18th hole, but a closing bogey left him two back after a 68.

Byrum was joined atop the leaderboard on the Champions Course at TPC Scottsdale by John Ross, Terry Burke and Lu Chien Soon.

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Baltimore Country Club, which has served as host for the Champions Tour's fifth major since 2007, will return as the host site for this championship in 2011.

"We are delighted to announce this one-year move of the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship to TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm, and we would like to thank the TPC Potomac membership for affording this opportunity to our players, many of whom played there during the Kemper Open and Booz Allen Classic days, and will most certainly enjoy returning to since its incredible renovation," said Mike Stevens, Champions Tour president.

The tournament will be held Apr. 30-May 2, 2010 at Fallen Oak.

"Our players look forward to this terrific addition to our 2010 schedule," said Mike Stevens, President of the Champions Tour. "Mississippi has a rich history of hosting PGA Tour tournaments and we're delighted to team with these great partners for the first Champions Tour event in Mississippi."