Lietzke comes from behind to win in Mexico
Updated: 2/25/2002
Naucalpan, Mexico (Sports Network) - Bruce Lietzke came from five shots down on Sunday to shoot a bogey-free 67 and win the Audi Senior Classic, his third title in 14 starts on the Senior Tour. His eight-under-par 208 was good enough for a one-shot win over Hale Irwin and Gary McCord, who in the end, was the only player who could catch Lietzke.

The swing took place when Lietzke was at 17 and with McCord playing the 16th in the group behind. Lietzke knocked his tee shot 12 feet from the hole at the par-three 17th and watched his ball drop into the left side of the cup to make birdie and match McCord at eight-under par.

McCord, who took the one-shot lead with a 10-foot birdie putt from the fringe at the 15th, drove into the right rough at 16.

Dougherty ahead by two at Audi Senior Classic -Saturday's Story
Updated: 2/24/2002
Ed Dougherty fired a seven-under 65 on Saturday to take the 36-hole lead of the Audi Senior Classic as the Club de Golf Chapultepec played much easier than round one, where one player posted a round in the 60s. His two-day total of eight-under-par 136 puts him two ahead of Bruce Fleisher as Dougherty looks for his third win on the Senior Tour.

Walter Morgan and CBS golf analyst Gary McCord share third place at four-under par.

On Saturday under much more benign conditions, the stroke average fell almost two strokes. Thirty-five players posted rounds of par or better on Saturday while only 11 did so in the first round.

Dougherty ahead by two at Audi Senior Classic
Updated: 2/23/2002
Naucalpan, Mexico (Sports Network) - Ed Dougherty fired a seven-under 65 on Saturday to take the 36-hole lead of the Audi Senior Classic as the Club de Golf Chapultepec played much easier than round one, where one player posted a round in the 60s. His two-day total of eight-under-par 136 puts him two ahead of Bruce Fleisher as Dougherty looks for his third win on the Senior Tour.

Walter Morgan and CBS golf analyst Gary McCord share third place at four-under par.

On Saturday under much more benign conditions, the stroke average fell almost two strokes. Thirty-five players posted rounds of par or better on Saturday while only 11 did so in the first round.

Quigley grabs first-round lead in Mexico
Updated: 2/22/2002
Naucalpan, Mexico (Sports Network) - Dana Quigley, the Senior Tour's "iron man" playing in his 157th consecutive start, posted a three-under-par 69 on Friday to grab a one-shot lead over Walter Hall after the first round of the Audi Senior Classic.

Ed Dougherty, Lon Hinkle, Rodger Davis, last year's runner-up Jim Colbert and 2000 champion Hubert Green share third at one-under par.

Quigley birdied the opening hole at Club de Golf Chapultepec when his drive at the 316-yard hole left him only a chip on to the green. He converted the five- footer and added another birdie at four after he holed a 12-footer.

Irwin takes record haul at Senior Skins Game
Updated: 1/27/2002
Wailea, HI (Sports Network) - Hale Irwin birdied the final hole on Saturday to win the final five skins and capture the Senior Skins Game title. He totaled 11 skins and his $450,000 in earnings broke Ray Floyd's 1995 record by $30,000.

Jack Nicklaus returned to competitive golf for the first time since July and won the first seven skins with a four-foot birdie at No. 7. He had been out of action with a back injury and was the only other competitor to collect in Saturday's unofficial event.

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Kite cruises to MasterCard title
Updated: 1/21/2002
Kaupulehu-Kona, HI (Sports Network) - Tom Kite cruised to a wire-to- wire victory Sunday at the season-opening MasterCard Championship at Hualalai Golf Club. He earned his fourth Senior Tour title by an impressive six shots over John Jacobs.

Kite, who followed a course-record 63 with a 69 in round two, posted Sunday's best round of five-under 67 to finish at 17-under-par 199.

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Kite extends lead in Hawaii
Updated: 1/20/2002
Kaupulehu-Kona, HI (Sports Network) - Tom Kite increased his lead to five strokes heading into the final round of the MasterCard Championship, the first Senior Tour event of 2002. He carded a three-under 69 in windy conditions Saturday for a 36-hole total of 12-under-par 132.

But Kite, who opened with a 63 to set the course record at Hualalai Golf Club, built an even bigger lead on the front nine before backing up with a pair of bogeys on the way in.

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Gilder garners Senior PGA Rookie of the Year Award
Updated: 1/2/2002
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (Sports Network) - Bob Gilder, who won twice in his first year on the Senior Tour, was selected as that circuit's Rookie of the Year for 2001.

Gilder, who turns 51 on the last day of the year, won the Verizon Classic in February in only his third start on the Senior Tour. He went on to post a total 13 top-10s in 30 appearances, including a trio of high finishes in his last three starts.

He closed the season with a tie for fourth at the Transamerica, a tie for second at the SBC Championship and a victory at the Senior Tour Championship.

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