May 26 2013

5:22 PM

Watch Weekley's birdie on No. 13

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Boo Weekley rolled in a 21-foot putt for birdie at the par-3 13th to move to 14 under in Sunday's final round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.


4:34 PM

Boo already knows how to wear plaid

By Mike McAllister, PGATOUR.COM

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Among the spoils that the winner of Sunday's Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial will receive is an official Scottish royal tartan plaid jacket, a practice that tournament champions here first began receiving in 1952.

Boo Weekley, currently atop the leaderboard at 13 under through 11 holes, already knows what it's like to wear a tartan plaid jacket in the winner's circle.

Weekley's only wins on the PGA TOUR have come at the RBC Heritage, which he won in 2007 and again the next year. The winner of that event gets a jacket utilizing a specially designed Heritage Plaid, which is essentially the Royal Stewart tartan with one yellow bar removed from the cloth.

Here's the tartan plaid jacket that Weekley won in 2008. (Lecka/Getty Images)

And here's the jacket he's seeking Sunday and the one worn by Zach Johnson in his two wins at Colonial. (Stan Badz/PGA TOUR)


4:05 PM

Watch analysis of Weekley's swing

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Boo Weekley has birdied his last three holes and currently owns a two-shot lead going into the 11th hole.

Scott Stallings, who had been the leader, double bogeyed the 15th hole to drop down the leaderboard.

Click here to follow the rest of Weekley's round on Shot Tracker

Here's a look at Weekley's swing.


3:36 PM

How leaders have fared on back nine

By Mike McAllister, PGATOUR.COM

FORT WORTH, Texas -- With the final group approaching the turn, here's how the players at the top of the leaderboard have fared on the back nine in the first three rounds.

Player Back 9 score
(Rds. 1-3)
Details
Scott Stallings 1 under Was 2 over with no birdies in Rd. 1, and 4 under with no bogeys in Rd. 2
Zach Johnson 5 under Just two bogeys on back nine in first three rounds
Boo Weekley 9 under Has 12 birdies on back 9 this week; shot 30 on back 9 in second round
Matt Kuchar 6 under Bogey-free on back 9 in first three rounds
Tim Clark 3 under Bogeyed the par-4 12th first two rounds but birdied it in third round
Chris Stroud 7 under Has carded eight birdies to just one bogey on back 9 this week
John Rollins 7 under Has 10 birdies on back nine, but struggled in Rd. 2, shooting 37

3:07 PM

Stallings sizzles on front nine

By Mike McAllister, PGATOUR.COM

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Scott Stallings posted six birdies in his front nine on Sunday and made the turn at 12 under and atop the leaderboard in the final round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.

Stallings opened with two birdies, also birdied the par-4 fifth with a 35-foot putt, and then finished his front side with three consecutive birdies. He rolled in a 15-foot putt at the seventh, an 11-footer at the eighth, and a 5-footer at the ninth.

Stallings' front-side 29 is one off the record for the front nine at Colonial.

Click here to follow the rest of Stallings' round on Shot Tracker

LOWEST FRONT NINE SCORES AT COLONIAL

Score Player Year
28 Wayne Levi 1993
29 Scott Stallings 2013
29 Rickie Fowler 2011
29 Jerry Kelly 2010
29 Justin Leonard 2003
29 Kenny Perry 2003
29 Sergio Garcia 2001
29 Keith Clearwater 1991
29 Scott Hoch 1987
29 Tom Watson 1985

2:19 PM

Watch Johnson's first two birdies

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Defending champion Zach Johnson started strong in Sunday's final round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Johnson. He birdied the first two holes and is now 10 under for the tournament through his first five holes on Sunday.

Click here to follow the rest of Johnson's round on Shot Tracker

BIRDIE AT NO. 1: Johnson hits a 53-foot bunker shot to 7 feet on the par-5 1st and makes the putt for birdie. (Top video)

BIRDIE AT No. 2: Johnson hits his 65-yard approach shot to 9 inches on the par-4 2nd and make the putt for birdie. (Bottom video)

 


2:05 PM

Leaders now on the course

Prior to the final round, Bill Rosinski from SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio speaks with Matt Kuchar, Chris Stroud, and Boo Weekley.

By Mike McAllister, PGATOUR.COM

FORT WORTH, Texas -- The final twosome of Matt Kuchar and Matt Every have just started their final rounds Sunday at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.

Kuchar led by one stroke after 54 holes, but he was the co-leader when he actually teed off, as Graham DeLaet birdied the opening hole to tie Kuchar at 11 under.

Low scores look to be available in the final round. Franklin Corpening, a Fort Worth native who grew up playing at Colonial, shot an 8-under 62 and finished at 8 under.

Brian Stuard is 5 under through 12 holes and is at 9 under.

Josh Teater and Scott Stallings have started strong; each is 3 under on their rounds on the front nine.

On the other end of the leaderboard, last week's winner of the HP Byron Nelson Championship, Sang-Moon Bae, struggled on Sunday, shooting a 7-over 77 that left him at 6 over and tied for last with Bobby Gates.

Gates also shot 77, but his round included a hole-in-one at the par-3 13th.


1:50 PM

Every eyes PGA TOUR breakthrough

By Mike McAllister, PGATOUR.COM

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Matt Every has played in the final group of the final round two previous times in his 70 starts on the PGA TOUR. He didn't get the victory either time.

Perhaps the third time will be the charm on Sunday.

Every will join 54-hole leader Matt Kuchar in the final group Sunday at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial (tee time is 2:05 p.m. ET). He'll start the round one stroke back and in a tie for second with three other players -- Chris Stroud, Boo Weekley and Graham DeLaet.

Every is hoping for windy conditions.

"I'm hitting it good right now," he said, "so i think when the wind picks up, it might favor me a little bit as far as separating the field. When it doesn't blow out here, it's kind of a putting contest because the greens are soft and slow."

Every won the 2009 Web.com Tour Championship but his best finishes on TOUR are two second-place finishes in 2012.

"I'm just going to play," Every said. "And if I win, great. You never know what can happen."

Click here to follow Every and Kuchar on Shot Tracker

MATT EVERY IN THE FINAL GROUP ON SUNDAY

Year Tournament Playing partner(s) Score Final position
2012 Sony Open in Hawaii Jeff Maggert 72 Tied for 6th
2012 Valero Texas Open Ben Curtis, John Huh 71 Tied for 2nd
2013 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Matt Kuchar ?? ??

1:39 PM

Lowest final rounds at Colonial

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Franklin Corpening's 8-under 62 in Sunday's final round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial ties for the third lowest final round ever shot in tournament history.

LOWEST FINAL ROUNDS AT COLONIAL

Score Player Year
61 Lee Janzen 1993
61 Justin Leonard 2003
62 Gene Sauers 1990
62 Franklin Corpening 2013
63 Mike Hulbert 1990, 1993
63 Wayne Levi 1993
63 Phil Mickelson 2000
63 Sergio Garcia 2001
63 Stephen Ames 2006
63 K.J. Choi 2006

12:54 PM

Corpening shows low scores possible

Well, that was a smashing PGA TOUR debut.

Franklin Corpening, a Texas Christian University grad in the field on a sponsor's invite, shot a 62 on Sunday to move up the leaderboard. He teed off in the seventh group of the day with Justin Hicks.

Corpening, who was born and raised just a few miles from Colonial Country Club, made the cut in his first career TOUR start.

"The feeling is unbelievable to have so many friends and family members out here and members," Corpening said. "To have nothing going the first three rounds and then really come out here and make some putts, hit it really well.  It's just a blessing, the whole situation."

Corpening was tied for 10th when he finished, but he probably won't remain there as the leaders are set to tee off. Still, it's been a big two weeks for the 28-year-old Web.com Tour rookie, who is 35th on the Web.com Tour money list.

Corpening shot a 62 last week in the opening round of the BMW Charity Pro-Am and eventually tied for third for his best-ever Web.com Tour finish. 

Corpening's matches the low round of the week at Colonial. Ryan Palmer shot 62 on Thursday.