2010 THE GREENBRIER CLASSIC
Stuart Appleby shot a 22-under 258 to defeat Jeff Overton by one shot to win the inaugural Greenbrier Classic. Appleby shot a bogey-free 11-under 59 in his 381st PGA TOUR start. He joins Al Geiberger, Chip Beck, David Duval and Paul Goydos as the only players to post that record-low, 18-hole score in a PGA TOUR event. Appleby joins David Duval (1999 Bob Hope Classic) as the only players to shoot a final round 59. Stuart Appleby was seven strokes behind Jeff Overton starting the final round. It is the largest final day comefrom-behind victory on TOUR this season (Bubba Watson – 6 strokes – Travelers Championship). It is the largest final round come-from-behind victory since 2005 when Padraig Harrington (Honda Classic) and Brad Faxon-(Buick Championship) came back from seven strokes to win.
In July at the John Deere Classic, Paul Goydos (59) and Steve Stricker (60) recorded the two lowest scores to ever be posted in the same round (round one). Stuart Appleby’s final round 59 and J.B. Holmes’ 60 in the third round are just the second time those scores have been posted in the same tournament.
Ernie Els has led the FedExCup standings for 19 consecutive weeks. Since the FedExCup competition began in 2007, Els’ run atop the standings betters Tiger Woods’ string of 16 consecutive weeks in 2007.
Charles Howell III (T9) did not record a bogey all week at The Greenbrier Classic. He is the first player since Bubba Watson at the 2006 Chrysler Classic of Tucson to go bogey-free at a tournament and not win.
