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Feeling at home Fleisher wins again in Charlotte
Posted: Sunday May 07, 2000 06:41 PM
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) -- Bruce Fleisher won his third Senior PGA Tour event of the season Sunday, making a birdie on the third playoff hole to beat Hubert Green and retain his Home Depot Invitational title. Fleisher, who closed with a 68, is the only player on the 50-and-over circuit to win more than once this year. He earned $195,000 with the victory to move within $17,000 of $1 million. Fleisher and Green each matched the tournament record with 13-under-par 203 finishes. Bob Murphy, Lee Trevino and Don Bies also share that 54-hole mark. Both players birdied and parred the first two playoff holes before Fleisher hit a 90-yard approach shot to 3 feet on the par-5 18th hole. Green missed his 12-foot birdie putt just left and Fleisher -- after backing away once -- sank his short one for the win. John Jacobs, who won in a playoff last week, shot a 2-under 70 to tie David Lundstrom for third at 9-under 207. Lundstrom, the tourney's first-round leader with a 66, carded a 71 Sunday. Fleisher started the day two shots behind Green, and quickly fell further behind when Green birdied the first two holes. But the leading money winner captured his 10th event in 44 outings with a strong short game, putter and first playoff win on tour. He needed only 23 putts to Green's 30 before the playoff. Fleisher was able to birdie No. 2 himself and then added birdies at No. 5 and No. 9 to make the turn at 33 and pull even with Green at 12 under. He then took the lead with 9-footer on No. 10 and extended his margin to as many as two through 15 holes. Green closed within one shot on No. 16 when his chip shot from the fringe rolled to two feet for birdie. Fleisher left his 12-footer short. Both players carded pars on the par-3 17 hole, and both players hit solid approach shots on No. 18. Green was the first to play, and his 21-foot downhill putt rolled into the left side of the cup to tie it. Fleisher, who had putted well all day, missed his 15-footer an inch to the left as both players headed back to the tee to play the hole again. Both birdied the first extra hole with 6-footers to send the match to the downhill par-3 17th hole before returning to 18 and Fleisher's victory.
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