Jonathan Kaye won the FBR Open for his second PGA Tour title, shooting a 4-under 67 for a two-stroke victory over Chris DiMarco in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Kaye, the Buick Classic winner last year in Harrison, N.Y., finished at 18-under 266 and earned $936,000.
He handled the pressure of playing alongside previous Phoenix winners Phil Mickelson and DiMarco, getting a firsthand view of his partners' struggles on the TPC of Scottsdale. DiMarco (69) bogeyed the 16th and 17th holes, and Mickelson bogeyed his last three for a 72 — leaving him in a seventh-place tie at 12 under.
Steve Flesch and 2003 winner Vijay Singh shot 66s to tie for third at 15 under. It was Singh's 11th consecutive top-10 finish, the longest run since Greg Norman had six straight in 1993 and five more starting 1994. Jack Nicklaus set the record with 14 in 1977.
Duffy Waldorf (65) and Masters champion Mike Weir (69) finished at 271, with first-round leader Scott Verplank (69) and Mickelson (72) at 272.
Duffy Waldorf (65) and Masters champion Mike Weir (69) finished at 271, with first-round leader Scott Verplank (69) and Mickelson (72) at 272.
"It's dejecting when you have a chance to win and you don't but I'd rather be in that situation," said Mickelson, who ended an 18-month victory drought by winning the Bob Hope last week. "Last year, I didn't have those chances."
JOHNNIE WALKER CLASSIC: Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez won the Johnnie Walker Classic, closing with a 4-under 68 to beat Denmark's Thomas Bjorn and India's Jyoti Randhawa by two strokes in Bangkok, Thailand. Jimenez, 40, an eight-time European tour winner, finished at 17-under 271.