DUBLIN, Ohio, 3 June 2003 — Despite making bogey on five of the last six holes, Kenny Perry gained his second successive victory with a two-shot win in the Memorial Tournament on Sunday.
Perry’s even-par 72 left him on 13-underpar 275 and was worth $700,000.
Twice US Open champion Lee Janzen also shot 72 and was second, while Masters champion Mike Weir of Canada fired a seven-under 65 for third.
Playing his first PGA event since the Masters in April, world number one Tiger Woods also had a 65 and tied for fourth with Fiji’s Vijay Singh (71).
The 42-year-old Perry is on the best run of his professional career after following up last week’s easy win at the Colonial with another comfortable victory despite the late lapse.
Starting with a two-shot lead over Janzen, Perry increased his margin to five strokes by the turn with four birdies and a four-underpar 32 that effectively sealed the win.
Five bogeys and a lone birdie on the back nine, however, made the ending interesting.
Sorenstam Returns in Triumph to LPGA Tour
In Aurora, Illinois, Annika Sorenstam said when she returned to the LPGA Tour that she was back where she belonged, and she certainly looked right at home Sunday as she cruised to her second straight Kellogg- Keebler Classic title.
The Swedish star pulled away early from playing partner Mhairi McKay of Scotland and eased home with a one-under-par 71, winning by three shots after bogeying the last two holes.
Her 54-hole total of 17-under 199 was two strokes off the tournament record she set last year.
The best women’s player in the world won for the second time this year.
In six events, she has five top-threes and has finished no lower than sixth.
Sorenstam was back on the LPGA Tour after playing in last week’s Colonial, where she became the second woman in history to compete in a PGA Tour event.
She missed the cut but said she was looking forward to returning where she belongs.
