Duval savors victory in Father/Son event
Touring pros enjoy chance to compete in family tourney.
Davi d Duval a nd s t e p - son Nick Karavites shot a 10-under 62 to win the PNC Father/Son Challenge by a stroke in Orlando, Fla.
Duval and Karavites finished at 21-under 123 in the scramble event Sunday at Grande Lakes to hold off 2013 winners Stewart and Connor Cink, newcomers Retief and Leo Goosen, and Fred and Taylor Funk.
“This is as good as anything,” Duval said. “It truly is. I know it’s not winning The Players or something like that, but this is what the progression of life is. To be able to come out in a professional event and win and have the whole family here, I’ll never forget it.
“I came home and talked with Susan, my wife, about six weeks ago and said, ‘You know if I play like I’m playing and Nick plays like he’s playing, we have a chance.’”
T e a m D u v a l e a r n e d $200,000. They birdied Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9 to make the turn at 7 under, and added birdies at 11, 13 and 14.
“Being here with my mom, my brothers and my stepdad, it was amazing,” Karavites said. “We were playing so good and it didn’t seem like too much pressure. Just being with David out here, I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time.”
The Goosens and Cinks shot 61, and the Funks had a 62.
Te a m G o o s e n mi s s e d 10-foot birdie putts on 18 that could have tied them for the lead. Retief saw nothing but positives, though, from 13-year-old Leo.
“He’s learning a lot how to manage hi s game thi s week, how to think around a course,” he said. “He’s only going to get stronger. He stayed positive.”
Event newcomers John and Little John Daly shot 63 to tie for ninth at 17 under.
“The way L.J. played this week, I’m so proud of him,” Daly said. “He’s been clutch all week. It’s been a great week for me. The progress for him to see it under the gun, the way he performed, it was incredible.”
Jack Nicklaus and Jack II had a 68 to finish at 5 under.
“We were a little better than yesterday but basically it’s what ( Jackie) did,” Nicklaus said.
European/Asian Tour: Australia’s Sam Brazel bird- ied the 18th hole to narrowly edge Rafa Cabrera Bello in the Hong Kong Open for his first title on the tour.
R a n k e d 4 8 0 t h i n t h e world, Brazel plays on the Asian Tour and had never had a top-10 European Tour finish before. The win gives him automatic entry into European Tour events for the next two years.
“I’d love to come over to Europe. It would be a great privilege,” an emotional Brazel said. “It feels amazing. I’m speechless.”
Brazel and Cabrera Bello started the round level at 11 under, but the Australian sank three consecutive birdies on the back nine to take the lead, and then made his birdie putt on the final hole to edge the Spaniard.
“Rafa is a great fellow to play with. Plays very nicely. Got a great golf game I think he got unlucky a couple of times. I didn’t really feel like it was a battle between the two of us. I was just trying to have fun, I was trying to enjoy moment and enjoy the experience of it all,” Bazel said of his playing partner.
Brazel shot a 68 for an overall total of 13-under 267, while Cabrera Bello, who had a double bogey on the par-3 eighth hole, shot a 69 and finished a stroke back.
Robert Covington had 16 points and Ersan Ilyasova scored 15, leading Philadelphia past Detroit. Jahlil Okafor finished with 14 points and nine rebounds for the 76ers. Detroit’s Marcus Morris scored 28.
Russell Westbrook’s tripledouble streak ended at seven games, but he scored 23 of his 37 points in the second half to help Oklahoma City defeat Boston. Westbrook had 12 rebounds, but just six assists. His triple-double run was the longest since Michael Jordan had seven straight in 1989. Al Horford led Boston with 19 points.
Klay Thompson scored 30 points and Golden State avoided its first set of consecutive regular-season losses since 2015. Stephen Curry had 22 points and nine assists, and the Warriors extended their NBA-record streak to 111 regular-season games without losing two in a row. Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points and 18 rebounds, and Andrew Wiggins scored 25 for the Timberwolves.
Tim Frazier got his first career triple-double and New Orleans rallied from a 15-point second-half deficit to beat Phoenix, snapping a five-game losing streak. The victory came despite a 4-for-17 shooting performance by NBA scoring leader Anthony Davis. He finished with 14 points. Eric Bledsoe scored 32 for the Suns. Late
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