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68th Senior PGA Championship PGA MEDIA GUIDE 2008 - 233 68th SeniorSince PGA Championship it opened its Champion: Denis Watson, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 2007 gates in 1991, The Site: The Ocean Course, Ocean Course has Kiawah Island (S.C.) Golf Resort been an 18-hole gauntlet that tests a Date: May 24-27, 2007 Purse: $2,000,000 golfer’s heart and soul. Par: 36-36—72 (7,201 yards) How fitting that Denis Watson, someone who has traveled to the heart Entries: 156 Cut at 152 78 players advanced of darkness in his professional golf ca- reer, would find redemption after 23 years on this strip of land and sand along the Atlantic. Romero, the leader for 67 holes, The 51-year-old native of Zim- closed with a 72 and 281. Price, making babwe stood tall and delivered when his first appearance, was third after a 71 front-runner Eduardo Romero made and Japan’s Naomichi “Joe” Ozaki fin- ished with a 72 to garner fourth. late mistakes, and went on to capture Senior PGA Championship the 68th Senior PGA Championship for The top four were part of 36 inter- his first victory since 1984. national players representing 14 “This validates my golfing career,” countries. American Tim Simpson fin- Watson tied for second at the Turtle said Watson. “It’s gratifying to know ished fifth at 286 after a 70, and Brad Bay Championship, then added three that I’ve still got it after all these years.” Bryant, last year’s runner-up, was sixth more top 10s heading into The Ocean Making his first appearance in the at 287 to round out only six players fin- Course, where he had to face Romero.
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