Bobby Wadkins News

ALOHA, Ore. (AP) _ Bobby Wadkins and Lonnie Nielsen shared a one-stroke lead going into Sunday's final round of The Tradition, the season's final major on the Champions Tour. Wadkins shot a 71 Saturday for an 11-under 205 after the first three rounds on the par-72, 7,150-yard course at the Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club west of Portland. Wadkins missed a six-foot par putt on the 18th to drop a stroke, and Nielsen made a five-foot par ...

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) _ It was the best double bogey Bobby Wadkins ever made. The 12-foot putt on the 72nd hole of the Senior Players Championship gave Wadkins his first major title and a huge sense of relief. After all, it was just a month ago that Phil Mickelson's double bogey on No. 18 cost him a chance to win the U.S. Open. But Jim Thorpe's three-putt bogey on the final hole at the TPC of Michigan on ...

ALOHA, Ore. (AP) _ Bobby Wadkins has been easier on himself this year. As a result, he's been playing better, not kicking himself as much, and, well, smiling more. ``Now you see why Tiger and those guys are always smiling,'' he said. ``It's easy to smile when you're playing well.'' Wadkins, Wayne Levi and defending champion Loren Roberts each had 67s for a one-stroke lead after the first round of The Tradition, the final major on the Champions ...

ALOHA, Ore. (AP) _ Bobby Wadkins birdied three of the last four holes to take a three-stroke lead Friday after the second round of The Tradition, the final major of the season on the Champions Tour. Wadkins shot a 5-under 67 for the second straight day to get to 10 under. Lonnie Nielson was alone in second place at 7-under after shooting a 68 on the par-72, 7,150-yard course at the Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club. Wadkins, who ...