Big win for Choi, tough loss for Toms at Players
China Daily | Updated: 2011-05-17 07:54
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida - South Korean K.J. Choi showed supreme control and focus as he beat American David Toms in a sudden-death playoff on Sunday to become the first Asian golfer to win the Players Championship.
A birdie on the 17th looked to have given Choi victory in regulation but Toms ensured the event would go into extra time when he sunk a superb 17-foot putt on the last hole.
That could easily have been a momentum shifting putt but Choi kept calm, strolling purposely to the 17th tee for the playoff and making par while his rival bogeyed.
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