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| The $1.2 million 2001 Hyundai Team Matches were held at the par-70 Monarch Beach Golf Links in Dana Point California. PGA player's played the course at 6,582 yards; Senior PGA member's at 6,542 and LPGA golfers at 6,094 yards. The winning teams on each tour earned $100,000 and a 2001 Hyundai XG300 for each partner while the 2nd place finishers earned $50,000 each, third place $30,000 each and fourth place $20,000. The match consisted of 4 teams who played on Saturday and Sunday. The winners and losers from Saturday's match competed on Sunday. In Saturday's matches Tom Lehman and Duffy Waldorf beat Joe Durant and Skip Kendall eight to six. Lehman shot 3 birdies and Waldorf 5 to create the shortest match in tournament history. Mark Calcavecchia and Fred Couples defeated Steve Flesch and David Toms five to four to set up the Sunday match between the Lehman/Waldorf and Couples/Calcavecchia teams. In the Senior matches Tom Watson and Andy North defeated Arnold Palmer and Bruce Fleisher five to three. Watson had a 60 foot chip on the third hole for an eagle and also chipped in for a birdie on the 7th. In the LPGA matches Grace Park and Wendy Ward defeated Juli Inkster and Dottie Pepper 1-up. Ward sunk a 1.5 foot birdie putt on the final hole to earn her team the win. Lorie Kane and Janice Moodie defeated Kelly Robbins and Karrie Webb two to one. |
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| Mark Calcavecchia and Fred Couples on the 9th hole's island green at Monarch Beach Golf Links. |
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| In Sunday's PGA matches Mark Calcavecchia and Fred Couples defeated the defending champions Tom Lehman and Duffy Waldorf 1-up. Waldorf sunk an eagle putt on the 12th hole to bring the deficit to 1-up then Lehman birdied the 13th to even the match until Couples sunk a 10-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole for the victory. Skip Kendall and Joe Durant defeated Steve Flesch and David Toms for third place. In the Senior's Matches Allen Doyle and Dana Quigley beat Andy North and Tom Watson. Doyle sunk a 20 foot chip on the 3rd hole of the playoff for the 1-up victory. In the battle for third place Bruce Fleisher and Arnold Palmer beat Tom Kite and Gary McCord. In the LPGA matches Lorie Kane and Janice Moodie beat Grace Park and Wendy Ward five to four in only fourteen holes. |
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| Golf legend Arnold Palmer watches his tee shot on the 10th hole. |
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