MATT
FOR 30 YEARS WE'VE WATCHED
GOLFERS CONQUER THE PRICE CUTTER
CHARITY
CHAMPIONSHIP ON THEIR WAY TO THE
P-G-A TOUR.
TODAY, THOUGH, THE BIGGEST CHECK
EVER WAS UP FOR GRABS WITH AN
EVEN BIGGER FIELD
FIGHTING FOR IT.
KOLR 10'S DAN LUCY HAS YOUR
RECAP FROM CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY
AT HIGHLAND SPRINGS.
KANSAS CITY NATIVE HARRY HIGGS
STARTED THE
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND OF THE
P-C-C-C WITH A P-B- AND-J.
HE WAS HUNGRY FOR BIRDIES AND
DID SO ON THE
FIRST THREE HOLES TO TAKE SOLE
POSSESSION OF FIRST PLACE AT 20
UNDER.
Harry Higgs:"Yea, that was three
days in a row of munching
a PB and J up to the first tee."
Dan Lucy/KOLR 10:"THIS IS THE
30TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE CHARITY CHAMPIONSHIP.
BACK IN 1990, JEFF COOK WON
20-THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
THIS YEARS WINNER WILL POCKET
SIX TIMES AS
MUCH.
AND 49 CHILDREN'S CHARITIES WILL
GET A
CHECK AS WELL."
IN THAT LONG HISTORY NO GOLFER
HAS WON THIS
EVENT TWICE.
ANDREW SVOBODA GAVE IT A SHOT.
HE BIRDIED THREE OF THE FIRST
FIVE HOLES.
THEN ON 11, HE HOLES THIS CHIP
SHOT FOR AN EAGLE
AND TIED FOR THE LEAD AT 20
UNDER.
Andrew Svoboda/Finished
-20:"Yea, I made a great up and
down on ten. And then I knocked
in a little chip shot from 25
feet for eagle on 11. And I was
playing really well."
BUT THE 2013 WINNER MISSED A
BIRDIE TRY ON 14
AND FINISHED IN SECOND PLACE.
Svoboda:"I had a great birdie
putt on 14 from like 12 feet and
I
missed that. It was my really
good chance. I had a good chance
on the last hole, but I needed a
few more to go in."
GRANT HIRSCHMAN HAD A GREAT WEEK
IN
SPRINGFIELD.
ON 11 HIS BIRDIE KEPT HIM IN A
FIRST PLACE TIE WITH
HIGGS.
THE TWO PLAYED STROKE FOR STROKE
THROUGH THE
FIRST 12 HOLES.
Grant Hirschman/Finished -18"We
were both playing great
golf. And I thought we'd get
some separation out there from
the field. It kind of slowed up
the last six holes."
Harry Higgs/PCCC winner at
-22:"It was kind of nice, just
the
two of us hitting it back and
forth hitting some good shots. I
think he and I both just kind of
relaxed in that. It was kind of
nice we
sort of cocooned ourselves and
didn't worry about anybody
else."
THEN ON 14 THE 24-YEAR OLD TOUR
ROOKIE FOUND
HIMSELF IN THE DEEP ROUGH AND
DOUBLE BOGEYED AND FELL OUT OF
CONTENTION.
Hirschman:"It's tough, you never
want to have something like that
happen to you on a Sunday.
Especially when you're in
contention. But I tried to
bounce back. I had the looks but
I
couldn't get the putts to fall."
THAT LEFT 27 YEAR OLD HARRY
HIGGS.
HE BIRDIED 11 AND 12 AND CRUISED
IN FROM THERE.
ON 18 HE ROLLS IN THIS PAR PUTT
TO FINISH AT 22
UNDER AND WIN HIS FIRST CAREER
KORN FERRY TOUR EVENT."
Higgs:"I've had a few chances
throughout the year and I've
played well. But it's nice to
put together four days of it and
come out on top for sure. Just
relief and satisfaction for
sure. "
THE VICTORY NOT ONLY MADE HIM
126-THOUSAND
DOLLARS RICHER.
BUT LOCKED UP HIS SPOT ON NEXT
YEAR'S REGULAR
P-G-A TOUR.
Higgs:"I kind of had my card
locked up anyway. But just to
know that you've won at this
level and take it to the next
level."
AT THE CHARITY CHAMPIONSHIP DAN
LUCY
OZARKS FIRST.
THANKS DAN.
HERE'S A GLANCE AT HOW THE TOP-5
FINISHED UP.
HARRY HIGGS OF COURSE COMING OUT
ON TOP.
HE WAS FOLLOWED BY STEVE
WHEATCROFT AND ANDREW SVOBODA
WHO TIED FOR SECOND TWO
BACK.
THEN CAME HIRSCHMAN, CONRAD
SHINDLER AND MARTIN FLORES WHO
ENDED AT MINUS 18, TIED
FOR FOURTH.
MATT
TODAY MARKED REHAB APPEARANCE
NUMBER FIVE FOR MATT CARPENTER.
HIS THIRD FOR SPRINGFIELD.
AND FOR THE STRUGGLING THIRD
BASEMAN, IT MEANT THE CONTINUED
SEARCH FOR
HIS FIRST HIT OF THE REHAB
STRETCH.
CARPENTER HITLESS THROUGH TWO
GAMES IN MEMPHIS AND TWO IN
SPRINGFIELD.
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AND AFTER TODAY, WE CAN MAKE IT
FIVE HITLESS GAMES TOTAL.
HE WENT 0-4 ON THE AFTERNOON
WITH ONE STRIKEOUT.
CERTAINLY NOT THE NUMBERS HE'S
WANTING.
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LUCKILY THE OTHER SPRINGFIELD
BATS WERE PLENTY PROLIFIC.
1ST INNING, YARIEL GONZALEZ
LAUNCHES HIS 7TH HOME RUN OF THE
SEASON.
A TWO-RUN SHOT TO RIGHT, PUTTING
THE BIRDS UP A PAIR.
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SAME FRAME, JUSTIN TOERNER DOES
THE SAME WITH THIS TWO-RUN BOMB
TO CENTER.
AS SPRINGFIELD GOES ON TO
OUTLAST THE HOOKS, 6-5 IN A
WALK-OFF WINNER COURTESY OF
DYLAN
CARLSON.
MATT
THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS,
MEANWHILE, IN A RUBBER MATCH
WITH HOUSTON.
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AND THE STROS SET THE TONE
EARLY.
TOP 1ST, GEORGE SPRINGER TAKES
DAKOTA HUDSON FOR A RIDE.
A SOLO SHOT PUTTING H-TOWN UP,
1-0.
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JUMP TO THE 5TH, 2-0 NOW.
JOSE ALTUVE PROVIDES THE ASTROS
THIRD DINGER OF THE DAY ON A
THREE RUN SHOT.
IT'S ALL HOUSTON EARLY, UP
5-NOTHING.
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NEXT INNING, ONE POSITIVE
TAKEAWAY.
RAGEL RAVELO GETS HIS 1ST MAJOR
LEAGUE R-B-I WITH A DOUBLE TO
LEFT.
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BUT HIS CAREER MILESTONE ISN'T
ENOUGH FOR THE WIN, AS THE
ASTROS TAKE THE SERIES
WITH A 6-2 VICTORY.
MATT
AND THE ROYALS TRYING TO AVOID
THE SWEEP HOSTING CLEVELAND.
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BOTTOM 3RD, DOWN 3-1.
RYAN O'HEARN GROUNDS OUT, BUT
TREVOR BAUERS THROW HOME IS WAY
TOO STRONG.
GORDAN AND DOZIER BOTH SCORE ON
THE ERROR TO TIE THE GAME.
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5TH INNING, GAME TIED AT FIVE
NOW.
NICKY LOPEZ COMES THROUGH CLUTCH
WITH THE SINGLE.
RYAN O'HEARN AND JORGE SOLER
SCORE FOR A 7-5 LEAD.
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CLEVELAND PITCHER TREVOR BAUER
SO UPSET WITH HIS PERFORMANCE,
HE THROWS A TANTRUM.
AND I MEAN LITERALLY THROWS ONE.
AS IN, OVER THE CENTERFIELD
WALL.
HE APOLOGIZED AFTER THE GAME,
BUT IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE SCORE
AS KANSAS CITY WINS, 9-6.
THE SPRINGFIELD LASERS MADE SOME
ROSTER MOVES TODAY.
JEAN JULIEN ROJER AND ANNA
BLINKOVA DEPARTED THE ROSTER TO
REJOIN THE TOUR AT THE CITI
OPEN.
MEANWHILE ROBERT LINDSTEDT AND
OLGA GOVORTSOVA FILL THE SPOTS.
SPRINGFIELD COMES UP JUST SHORT
IN PHILLY, LOSING 22-20.
THAT'S THREE STRAIGHT DEFEATS
FOR THE LASERS.