KAUPULEHU-KONA — John Cook caught David Frost on the final hole of regulation, then beat him with a birdie on the second playoff hole to win the Mitsubishi Electric Championship on Sunday. KAUPULEHU-KONA — John Cook caught David Frost on
KAUPULEHU-KONA — John Cook caught David Frost on the final hole of regulation, then beat him with a birdie on the second playoff hole to win the Mitsubishi Electric Championship on Sunday.
Cook closed with a 5-under-67 at Hualalai Golf Club to catch Frost at 17-under 199. Cook drained a 25-foot birdie putt on the 18th green.
Frost shot 69, not able to match Cook’s birdie on the 54th hole of the Champions Tour season-opener.
Frost had held the lead alone since the 12th hole Saturday.
Both birdied the first playoff hole (No. 18) from inside 10 feet and went to the 17th tee. Cook hit his tee shot about 15 feet left of the hole and drained it after Frost had come up short with his birdie try.
Cook won $309,000 for his ninth victory on the senior tour. He did not have a bogey all week while Frost went bogey-free over his last 48 holes.
Bernhard Langer chipped in on the last hole to finish third alone at 200. He started six back and bogeyed two of the first three before getting birdies on nine of the next 11 holes and finishing with a 64.
Fred Couples was five back going into the final round and also had two early bogeys. He rallied with an eagle and six birdies. That run died with a three-putt bogey at the 17th, and he was fourth after a shooting a 67 and finishing at 202.
Kenny Perry was the first to make a move Sunday. He started the day in 14th place but surged into fifth with six birdies and an eagle. His 64 matched Langer’s score as low round of the week. Perry finished four back with Kirk Triplett.
Champions Tour-Mitsubishi Electric Championship
Sunday’s final round
x-won on second playoff hole
x-John Cook 66-66-67—199
David Frost 65-65-69—199
Bernhard Langer 68-68-64—200
Fred Couples 66-69-67—202
Kenny Perry 67-72-64—203
Kirk Triplett 66-68-69—203
Russ Cochran 67-70-69—206
Tom Lehman 66-71-70—207
Steve Elkington 68-69-71—208
Jay Haas 68-69-71—208
Hale Irwin 70-68-70—208
Tom Kite 66-69-73—208
Corey Pavin 68-71-69—208
Joe Daley 69-72-68—209
Fred Funk 69-69-71—209
Larry Nelson 69-70-70—209
Mark O’Meara 70-70-69—209
Willie Wood 66-72-71—209
Mark Wiebe 70-73-67—210
Jeff Sluman 69-72-70—211
Loren Roberts 72-69-71—212
Jim Thorpe 71-73-68—212
Jay Don Blake 71-72-70—213
Craig Stadler 70-71-72—213
Tom Watson 69-74-70—213
Olin Browne 73-71-70—214
Roger Chapman 70-73-71—214
Mike Reid 73-70-71—214
Mark Calcavecchia 71-70-74—215
John Huston 67-75-73—215
Brad Faxon 69-76-71—216
Michael Allen 70-80-67—217
Dan Forsman 73-73-71—217
D.A. Weibring 71-73-73—217
Eduardo Romero 73-73-72—218
Bruce Vaughan 73-72-73—218
Bob Gilder 75-69-76—220
Curtis Strange 69-74-77—220
David Eger 71-75-76—222
Ben Crenshaw 78-74-73—225
