Smyth a Legend with second victory

DES SMYTH was in the air again yesterday, heading to Texas for the next stop on a Champions Tour campaign he is quickly making his own.

A day after claiming his second title in three starts at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf in Savannah, Georgia, the Irishman flew west to The Hills Country Club in Austin to prepare for this weekend's FedEx Kinko's Classic.

The latest win earned Smyth $382,000 (€294,000) and, having collected $232,500 (€179,000) from victory at the SBC Classic on St Patrick's weekend, moved him into second place on the Champions Tour money list with $684,506, trailing Hale Irwin by a little over $75,000.