February 17, 2011
By Staff Reporter
Harrington, who began the final round four strokes behind Woods, went out in 31 to creep up to just a stroke behind, but that was as close as he would get. He explored some of the course’s more exotic terrain on both 16 and 18, expeditions that resulted in bogeys. Currently world ranked sixth in the world, Harrington closed with a final round of 66 for a 14-under-par total of 270 (68-69-67-66), two strokes behind the tournament host and comfortably ahead of Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez in third. Harrington’s consolation prize came to $750,000.
CHALLENGE TOUR
Hoey transported the fine play he exhibited last week in Panama to the Los Incas Country Club in Lima, Peru, for the TIM Peru Open, where he shared second place, one stroke off Brad Sutterfield’s winning number. After beginning the final round with a bogey, Hoey reeled off four birdies to go out in 33. He had an even-par 36 for the back nine, mixing two bogeys with as many birdies. Leaving his ball in the water on 18 ended his hopes of a championship run.
“It was nice to play golf in Peru and I gave it a run,” Hoey said. “I had to have a go at the 18th from the rough and, well, the shot didn’t quite work out.”
Hoey shot an 11-under-par 277 (69-69-70-69) for the tournament. Tim Rice tied for 22nd place at 287 (73-71-71-72), with David Higgins among a group in 43rd place at 292 (73-67-76-76). Colm Moriarty missed the cut by four strokes with his 152 (76-76).
EUROPEAN TOUR
Damien McGrane finished the year with an eighth-place tie in the Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek in Mpumalanga, South Africa. A double-bogey 5 at the 16th hole cost him a chance for third place or even a spot with the leaders had he birdied. The miscue was his only hole above par for the final round. At four-under-par 284 (74-68-72-70), McGrane was three strokes off the low score of 281 recorded by Charl Schwartzel and Neil Cheetham. Schwartzel won the playoff on the first extra hole. Peter Lawrie shared 32nd place at 291 (75-67-75-74).