European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 38 stars and stripes tuesday april 24 2007 Watney another firs time pea tour Winner in new Orleans the associated press Avondale la Nick wat Ney won the Zurich classic for his first pea tour title closing with a 3under 69 on sunday for a three stroke Victory Over Ken Duke Watney the 25yearold califor Nian in his third year on the tour had a 15under 273 total at the pc Louisiana Duke who also was seeking his first Victory shot a 70 in living a dream right now Watney said wearing Mardi gras beads As winners in new Orleans traditionally do Ive played in close to the last group sometimes and Ive seen Guys go through it but if s definitely More fun to actually do it in trying to soak it All in Watney fifth in two tournaments last year lost the Lead when he missed a 3foot Par putt on the par4 10th he bounced Back with a Birdie on the par5 Lith and went in front for Good with a Birdie on the par314th on the 14th Dukes tee shot landed Short and left of the Green his Chip went 7 feet past the pin and he missed the Par putt com ing Back to fall two shots behind Watney paired the final four holes missing the Fairway Only once off the tee and hitting every Green in regulation i knew if i could get it to one coming to 18 i thought i had a Chance but he had two on me and he played smart and that3s what youve got to do Duke said after Watney tapped in to Seal the Victory his Celebration was subdued he held aloft both arms and hugged his Caddie before clapping above his head in appreciation of the crowd Watney had never before teed off with the Lead in the final round of a pea tour event and he haunt slept As Well As he usually does waking up around am he bogeyed nos 3 and 4 but then holed the shot of the tournament 132yard approach shot for an Eagle on the par4 fifth to pull Back into a tie for the Lead i was definitely nervous to Start out but if s a Good thing Watney said i mean any time you Hole a shot theres a Little Luck involved so it was definitely my week pm proud that i was Able to handle it Watney became the fifth firs time Winner in the past six years at new Orleans annual pea tour event joining Chris Couch Tim Petrovic Steve Flesch 2003 and Kyj Choi tour Rookie Anthony Kim had the Best round of the Day a 65 one shot off the course record that fellow Rookie Kyle reifers set thursday champions tour at Savannah a Jay Haas successfully de fended his Liberty Mutual leg ends of Golf title making up four shots in the final eight holes be fore beating Tom Kite in a playoff for his second champions tour Victory this season Haas closed with a 2under 70 for a 9under 207 total then won on the first extra Hole for his eighth senior circuit Victory Kite 68 had been 30 in senior play offs in the playoff Haas and Kite drove into the Fairway on no 18 but Haas Ball landed in a soft spot and picked up a chunk of mud Haas hit his second shot through the Green Kite mean while was on the par4 in two but 56 feet from the pin Haas chipped within 3 feet then Kite rolled his first putt with in 5 feet of the cup but his next putt spun out for bogey Haas tapped in for the Victory 1 meets current m1114 ballistic properties transparent Armor is presently approved by the us army for the m1114 designed and engineered by bae systems utilizing their extensive experience with military specifications and guidelines in rollover conditions kit installs in less than one hour 1 transparent Armor meets Rock and gravel strike resistance specifications and will not spider or crack when hit by Small rocks or gravel 1 available now 912 Pittsburgh Road Butler a 16002 phone 7245866005 fax 7245866010 visit  or email for More information on our tactical vehicle accessories