European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 26, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 2007 stars and stripes Page 35 Mahan prevails in earns 1st win the associated press Hunter Mahan was not the fan favorite when he came Down the 18th fair Way trying for the travellers that Honor went to Jay William a 40year old Journeyman who had played baseball and hockey at nearby Trinity playing on a Spon Golf Roundup soils needed the Victory to get Back his tour but after a dramatic 72nd Hole and an even More dra Matic playoff it was Mahan who earned his first pea tour Victory with a 2foot Birdie its Only natural they fans cheer hard for Guys they kind of recognize and Mahan theres an emotional connection Between that kind of player and the fans and stuff and it energizes on every it makes it even better and who shot a 65 for a 15under score of was Trail ing by a stroke on the final when Williamson hit a 161yard second shot to within 12 the crowd then Mahan hit a 144yard approach to within 7 Williamson missed a 12footer for settling for a and the crowd Mahan put his shot in the Back of the pumping his fist and sending the pair Back to the i just kept plugging he Jay gave me a Little open ing on 18 and in glad i made need to beat their service credit Union is proud to offer you the absolute Best Auto loan rate if we cant beat a competitor Well pay you Low rates and fast approvals mean hassle free shopping for people on the used refinances Are eligible no payments for 90 Days apply at a local Branch or by phone Best Auto loan rate apr Allu to Tun Low we restrictions Twitt cons sunt with Swvick credit Sci 6072 month Low other Low twins do not if Sci Conot but computers will credit j100 co qualifying Mcfaw Tascu up to 30 Dws Sci upon Tow top licit pre swung t copy of a lewd Tow disclosure from the fun Wolni we  institution Low new we twins ire Dud we i from off to Chaft without Row shown is annual w of we subject to without apr reflects reduction for Maluvy direct ind its Williamson went right after the Flag again in the playoff and his second shot landed just Over 7 feet Mahan then 134yard approach to within 2 Williamson pushed his putt and could Only watch As Mahan made what was almost a i hit it too hard and i hit it too Williamson in not proud of either but in proud of the Way i played the Victory came a year after Mahan finished second in the same and three Days after he shot a 62 on the same course to take a first round Nick Ohern shot a 66 sunday to finish at 11under and Vijay Singh shot a 65 for Lyga tour at Lorena Ochoa vanquished the playoff now the worlds 1 player is aiming for her first major Ochoa erased a three shot Defi Cit Over the last two regulation holes and then beat South korean Rookie Inkyung Kim in a playoff to capture the we mans Lypa for the second time in Cree the 25yearold mexican Star closed with a 1overpar 73 for an 8under 280 total on the Locust Hill course and won with a Par on the second playoff she Eagle the par5 17th and got even on the last Hole when Kim missed a 4foot putt for it was Ochoa first playoff Vic tory in five and the first playoff finish in this tournament in suburban Rochester since Patty Sheehan Defeated Okamoto in champions tour at Jay Haas set his sights on second place and instead came away with his second consecutive whittling away a three stroke deficit when Tom Purtzer suffered through an eerily familiar sunday Haas shot a 6 underpay 66 to win by three strokes and earn his fourth Victory of the the Only multiple the over50 Haas finished at Leonard who had a double Eagle in the first round and an Eagle on the tied with Brad Bryant three strokes Purtzer Lilac a 73 to finish four strokes and first round Leader Tom Watson was five along with Dan Edwards and pea european tour at my niclas fasth of Sweden won by two a 2under holding off Bern hard fasth finished at 13under 275 to overtake who set the Early clubhouse Lead at the who turns 50 in a shot a 67 to share set Hhd with third round co Leader Josefilibe Lima of who shot a Ricardo Gonzalez of Argentina Anders Hansen of Sweden 68 and Maarten Lefeber 67 finished three strokes off the