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10/21/2007 - San Antonio, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It took only two weeks, but John Cook has become a winner on the Champions Tour.
Cook, an 11-time winner on the PGA Tour, fired a six-under 65 on Sunday to come from behind and win the AT&T Championship. He finished the event at 15- under-par 198 to win the title by two.
Cook tied for 36th place last week in his Champions Tour debut at the Administaff Small Business Classic. He had not won at all since Reno in 2001, but now has made his mark on the elder circuit.
Mark O'Meara, who held at least a piece of the lead after the first two rounds, had a chance at his first Champions Tour win, but could not keep up with Cook. O'Meara, who took second to Bernhard Langer last week, bogeyed the last to shoot a two-under 69 and take second at minus-13.
Fred Funk, last year's winner, posted a four-under 67 and tied for third place with Senior Players Champion Loren Roberts (67) and second-round co-leader Tom Kite (70). The trio finished at 12-under-par 201.
Cook did not get off to a great start on Sunday. He bogeyed the third hole, but more than atoned for the error with back-to-back birdies from the fourth hole.
He birdied the par-three ninth, then two-putted for a birdie at the par-five 10th to get within one of the lead, held at the time by Kite. When Cook drained a nine-foot birdie try at the 11th, his third birdie in a row tied him for first with Kite and O'Meara.
Cook had decent looks at birdie from inside 20 feet at the next three holes, but failed to convert any of them. O'Meara bogeyed 11, birdied 12 and bogeyed 13 to trail by one. Kite bogeyed No. 14 to fall one back, leaving Cook alone in the lead.
Cook reached the par-five 15th green in two and sank a four-footer for birdie. That put him two ahead, but O'Meara holed a similar length birdie putt at the same hole to stay within one.
At the 16th, Cook rolled in a 22-foot birdie putt to once again extend his margin to two. O'Meara stayed strong as he made a 24-footer for birdie to remain one behind.
Cook, in the group ahead of O'Meara, missed an 18-foot birdie putt at the 17th. O'Meara had half that distance for his birdie, but missed.
Cook found a bunker off the tee at the par-three closing hole. He blasted out to seven feet and converted the clutch par save. O'Meara needed a birdie to force a playoff.
The two-time major winner in 1998 missed the putting surface with his tee ball. His second stopped 21 feet from the stick, giving Cook the trophy. O'Meara missed that putt for a bogey to lose by two.
For Cook, he became the second rookie in a row to win on the Champions Tour. Langer titled in Texas last week, but Cook took only two starts to break into the winner's circle.
Lonnie Nielsen shot a three-under 68 and took sixth at minus-nine.
Mark Wiebe (71), Dave Stockton (71) and Mark James shared seventh place at eight-under 205. Wayne Levi (70) and Scott Simpson (72) tied for 10th at minus-seven.
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Field.
The Indianapolis Colts know that winning the Super Bowl last season put a huge target on their backs, and they expect opponents to go all-out to knock them from the top of the mountain.
They’ll get their first test from the New Orleans Saints this Thursday night. The defending champs had nothing but good things to say about the New Orleans defense this past week, praising their opponents’ pass rush and run-stopping abilities.
"They play very aggressively," head coach Tony Dungy told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "They play a lot of man-to-man coverage, and they come after you. They have good pass rushers, and they're going to try to pressure us, I'm sure."
Both center Jeff Saturday and quarterback Peyton Manning gave New Orleans’ front four props, admitting keeping guys like Will Smithand Charles Grant contained would be a tall task for the offensive line.
New Orleans ranked second in total defense during the preseason at a sportsbook, allowing just under 233 yards per game. Last season, the defense finished 11th in the league after giving up 307.3 yards and 20.1 points per contest.
Not so sound on the ground
If Indianapolis' efficient offense has a weakness it has to be its running attack. The Colts one-two-punch of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai is no longer, leaving the bulk of the carries to Addai, the second-year back out of LSU.
Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Kenton Keith was named Addai’s backup this week after beating out DeDe Dorsey for the second-string position. Indy has only three backs on the roster right now, including fullback Luke Lawton, and coach Dungy is aware of the thinness of his ground game. Sports Betting lines on the game can be found at BettingExpress.com
“We’ll continue to look. Luke Lawton’s done a good job for us too. So probably getting a third true tailback is something that we’d like to do,” Dungy told the Indiana Tribune-Star.
Last season, Addai rushed for over 1,000 yards in his rookie campaign and scored seven touchdowns on the ground.
Brees says bring it on
Opening the season on the road against the defending Super Bowl champions is not the way most teams would like to kick off their year – unless you’re the New Orleans Saints or their quarterback Drew Brees. This internet Sportsbooks had the Saints as the favorites.
Brees told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that he is excited to get the regular season started and the Colts are a great challenge for him and his teammates. The 28-year-old QB, entering his second season with the Saints, is expecting a wild environment in the RCA Dome this Thursday when the franchise celebrates its 2007-2007 championship.
Brees said he sees the opening game scheduling as an honor and a testament to how well New Orleans did last season. The Saints missed facing the Colts in the Super Bowl by one game, losing to the Chicago Bearsin the NFC Championship game.
"I mean, people think we can hang with these guys," Brees told reporters. "Even if they didn't, it wouldn't matter what they thought because as a team we're very confident. We know what we can do. We're not satisfied where we finished the season last year. And we've been looking forward to this opportunity for a long time."
SportsBooks ready for a shootout
Oddsmakers are preparing for some fireworks this Thursday when the NFL season kicks off. online Sportsbooks have Thursday’s total set at a whopping 52 points, accounting for two of the league’s most explosive offenses.
“This is like must-see TV,” Saints cornerback and former Colt Jason David told the Baton Rouge Advocate. “It’s two exciting offenses with great players. You’ve got a lot of star power on offense. At any given time a big play can happen. If I was a fan, I wouldn’t miss a snap.”
New Orleans, who ranked No.1 in total offense last season, can go blow-for-blow with the Colts’ attack. Head coach Sean Payton’s offensive schemes will get even better production out of Drew Brees, Reggie Bush and receiver Marques Colston now that they’ve each had a season of playing together under their belts.
The Saints and Colts were the top two passing teams in the NFL last year, but while Indianapolis managed to put up almost 27 points per game, New Orleans struggled to capitalize on their efforts. The Saints ranked fifth in points per game.
“Yards are great,” running backDeuce McAllister told reporters, “but to be able to score more touchdowns would be important for us.”
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