Golf: Choi edges Toms for Players title

PONTE VEDRA BEACH: South Korean K J Choi sank a par putt on the first playoff hole to edge American David Toms and win the Players Championship, becoming the first Asian to claim the Players crown. Choi, who turns 41 on Thursday, captured the $1.71m top prize at the $9.5m event for his eighth career USPGA crown, his first triumph since the 2008 Sony Open in Hawaii. “This was the best week I’ve ever played,” said Choi. “For me to shoot under-par every day on this course this week, it’s like a miracle, to be honest with you.”

Published in The Express Tribune, May 17^th, 2011.