Dougherty shoots 66 to finish second
Associated Press
Senior Tour: SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Oct. 15) -- Jim Thorpe won his second straight tournament, shooting a 6-under 66 on Sunday for a two-stroke victory in the Senior PGA Tour's Gold Rush Classic.
Thorpe, who won the Transamerica Championship last week for his first senior title, finished with a 21-under 195 total, the lowest score this year. He also set a tournament record last week.
He became the first player since Gibby Gilbert in 1992 with sub-200 scores in consecutive weeks. Thorpe broke David Graham's record of 199 set last year on the Serrano Country Club course.
Thorpe's 21-under total is the lowest on the Senior Tour since Gil Morgan in 1998. Thorpe earned $165,000, the largest of his professional career, and joined Larry Nelson as the only player to win consecutive tournaments this year.
Ed Dougherty also shot a 66 to finish second.
Thorpe had four birdies on the front nine to take a four-stroke lead. With Dougherty and John Jacobs threatening late in the round, Thorpe birdied Nos. 15 and 16 to protect his lead.
Jacobs had the day's best round, a 9-under 63, to finish four strokes behind Thorpe. Stewart Ginn was fourth after a 67.
Nelson, the tour's leading money winner, was never in contention the entire tournament. He shot a 67 and finished eight strokes back.
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