Leggatt will have to go low in last round to earn card
Ontario native tied for 42nd; Hamilton's Sharp earns LPGA playing privileges
WINTER GARDEN, Fla. — Ian Leggatt of Cambridge, Ont., has some work to do if he wants to get his PGA Tour card.
Leggatt shot a 3-under-par 69 on Sunday to move up 10 spots following the fifth round of the PGA Tour qualifying tournament. But Leggatt heads into the final round with an 8-under-par, 352 total, leaving him tied for 42nd spot.
The top 30 and ties earn their cards for the 2006 season.
Leggatt heads into the sixth round three shots off the qualifying mark.
The next 50 finishers will receive full status on the Nationwide Tour, with the remainder of the field conditionally exempt on the Nationwide Tour.
American John Holmes shot a 6-under 66 on Sunday to gain a share of the lead with D. A. Points, who had a 67. Both golfers have a 21-under-par, 331 total.
Brett Bingham of Red Deer, Alta., shot a even-par 72 to drop from 52nd to 65th overall with a 5-under-par, 355 total. Victoria’s Jim Rutledge shot a 2-under-par 70 to stand tied for 91st spot with a 2-under-par, 358 total.
SHARP MAKES THE CUT
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Alena Sharp of Hamilton earned her LPGA Tour card Sunday.
Sharp carded a final-round 69 to finish tied for 16th in the fifth and final round of qualifying school. The top 24 players earned their cards for the 2006 season.
Sharp began the day two shots behind the qualifying mark but her final- round score earned Sharp her LPGA Tour card with one stroke to spare. She finished with a 2- over- par, 362 total, with a 363 total being the cutoff.
Kim Brozer of Red Deer, Alta., shot a 74 and earned non-exempt status for finishing among the next group of 35 golfers. She can apply to play in LPGA Tour events in 2006. Ai Miyazato, 20, won the five-round marathon.
FURYK SHINES IN SUN CITY
SUN CITY, South Africa — Jim Furyk sank a nine-foot chip for birdie on the second playoff hole Sunday to win the Nedbank Challenge at the Gary Player Country Club.
Furyk, who shot a 72 for a 6under 282 total, led for most of the final round, but a six-foot par putt lipped out on his final hole of regulation to allow Adam Scott, defending champion Retief Goosen and Darren Clarke back into the tournament.
Ernie Els — returning from a 41/ 2-month layoff for injury and surgery — was ninth at 2 over with a final-round 75.
MONTY EARNS 30TH WIN
HONG KONG — Colin Montgomerie won the Hong Kong Open by one stroke Sunday over South Africa’s James Kingston, who squandered a one-shot lead with a double bogey on the final hole.
Montgomerie closed with a par70, his worst round of the tournament, but came away with his 30th victory on the European tour.
Associated Press, Canadian Press