Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki shot his third straight 67 on Sunday and beat Steven Conran of Australia in a playoff to win the Chunichi Crowns for his second straight victory in as many weeks.
Golfers Vijay Singh (left photo) and Chris
DiMarco yawn as they wait to play the second hole Saturday at the Zurich
Classic. Wet, rainy conditions made for a long day on the course, causing play
to slow to a crawl. Masters runnerup DiMarco grabbed the lead before darkness
halted the third round.
Ozaki tapped in for par in the second extra hole while Conran failed to save par in steady rain after the two players finished the regulation 72 holes tied at a 11-under-par 269 on the Nagoya Golf Club's Wago Course.
Ozaki picked up two shots with four birdies and two bogeys before getting a key birdie on the par-4 16th, which moved him into a tie for the lead with Conran with a two-shot swing as the rain grew heavier.