Kite wins first Senior Major

Tom Kite tapped in a short birdie putt on the Golf Clubs sixth hole of a playoff with Tom Watson yesterday to win The Countrywide Tradition, the Senior PGA Tour's first major of the season.

Larry Nelson also finished regulation at TaylorMade Tour Burner Irons 8-under-par 280, but bogeyed the second playoff hole, leaving Kite and Watson, two of three famous first-year players on the Senior Tour, taylor made tour burner driver review to duel it out for another four holes. Watson shot a 4-under 68, but had the most ground to make up. He opened the tournament with a 76, but shot a remarkable 66 on Friday when storms delayed play for four hours.

Nelson shot a 69 in the final round, Taylor Made Tour Burner TP Drivers and Kite, still trying to get comfortable with his putter, struggled to a 72.

The victory closed a gap for Kite, who Taylor Made Burner Tour Fairway Wood won the 1992 U.S. Open and 20 other titles on the PGA Tour. He was the only one of three famed Senior Tour rookies who had yet to win.