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Vijay Singh ascends to No. 2 with Funai Classic title
Lake Buena Vista, Oct 27: Fiji`s Vijay Singh shot a final round five-under-par 67 to win the Funai Classic.
Lake Buena Vista, Oct 27: Fiji's Vijay Singh shot a final round five-under-par 67 to win the Funai Classic.
The 40-year-old Singh finished at 23-under-par 265, four strokes ahead of world number one Tiger Woods (65), Scott Verplank (71) and Stewart Cink (71). Davis Love III (69) and John Rollins (72) tied for fifth at 18-under 270. Singh entered the final round tied with Verplank, Cink and Rollins but opened a three-stroke lead over Cink with an outward 33. On the back nine he offset two bogeys with four birdies. Singh earned $720,000 with his fourth win of the 2003 season and moved to the top of the PGA Tour money list with $6,827,507. The Fijian, who has two wins and six top-five finishes in his last 10 starts, is expected to move to No. 2 when the world rankings are released on Monday.
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The 40-year-old Singh finished at 23-under-par 265, four strokes ahead of world number one Tiger Woods (65), Scott Verplank (71) and Stewart Cink (71). Davis Love III (69) and John Rollins (72) tied for fifth at 18-under 270. Singh entered the final round tied with Verplank, Cink and Rollins but opened a three-stroke lead over Cink with an outward 33. On the back nine he offset two bogeys with four birdies. Singh earned $720,000 with his fourth win of the 2003 season and moved to the top of the PGA Tour money list with $6,827,507. The Fijian, who has two wins and six top-five finishes in his last 10 starts, is expected to move to No. 2 when the world rankings are released on Monday.
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