17th July 2006
Australian John Senden won his first PGA Tour event when he held off the fast finish J.P Lewis at the John Deere Classic. The Queenslander shot a 3-under par 68 to finish at 19-under par 265 and claim a one stroke victory that saw him automatically qualify for this week's British Open
Senden put himself in pole position to claim his first PGA Tour victory on Saturday when he shout a blistering 64 to take a three shot lead into the final round.
He calmed the nerves with birdies at the opening two holes but still needed a birdie at the par five 17 to be assured of victory after Lewis shot a six under par 65 to give himself a chance of claiming his third PGA Tour victory.
Top 5 finishes
1 John Senden -19 $720,000
2 J.P. Hayes -18 $432,000
T3 Alex Cejka -16 $232,000
T3 Heath Slocum -16 $232,000
T5 John Riegger -15 $152,000
T5 B.J. Staten -15 $152,000
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| Date | Tournament | 2004 Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 27-30 | Chrysler Championship | Vijay Singh |
| Nov 3-6 | The Tour Championship presented by Coca-Cola | Retief Goosen |
| Nov 10-13 | Franklin Templeton Shootout | Hank Kuehne/Jeff Sluman |
| Nov 17-20 | WGC World Cup | England |
| Nov 26-27 | Merrill Lynch Skins Game | Fred Couples |
| Rank | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | USA |
| 2 | Vijay Singh | FIJ |
| 3 | Phil Mickelson | USA |
| 4 | Retief Goosen | SAf |
| 5 | Ernie Els | SAF |
| 6 | Sergio Garcia | ESP |
| 7 | Jim Furyk | USA |
| 8 | Adam Scott | AUS |
| 9 | Chris DiMarco | USA |
| 10 | David Toms | USA |
Adam Scott is regarded as the most exciting young Australian golfer since Greg Norman. At the age of 23 years, eight months and 12 days, he became the youngest winner of The Players Championship on the US PGA Tour, an event considered by many to be the game's fifth Major.
Scott is a four-time winner on the US PGA Tour. His initial breakthrough came at the 2003 Deutsche Bank Championship after a second round 62 set up a four stroke win and saw Adam break into the top 20 in the World Rankings for the first time.