Golf: Gogel wins as Perez blows lead

Matt Gogel erased some bad memories with a victory at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in California.

Mon, 04 Feb, 2002 - 06:47

Matt Gogel erased some bad memories with a victory at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in California.

Two years after blowing a seven-stroke lead with seven holes to go here, Gogel earned a measure of redemption with a three-stroke win over Pat Perez.

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Courts Golf Heathrow Place: California Place: USA Place: Spa Place: NZL Person: Gogel Person: Perez Person: Matt Gogel Person: Pat Perez Person: Lee Janzen Person: Andrew Magee Person: Jose Maria Olazabal Person: Tiger Woods Person: Pat Person: Phil Tataurangi Person: Jerry Smith Person: Vijay Singh Person: Kent Jones Person: Mathew Goggin Person: Paul Goydos Person: Tim Petrovic Person: Charles Howell III Person: Rory Sabbatini Person: Todd Fischer Person: John Rollins Person: Brett Quigley Person: Brent Schwarzrock Person: Jesper Parnevik Person: Steve Flesch Person: Todd Barranger Person: Fred Couples Person: Kevin Sutherland Person: Dan Forsman Person: Phillip Price Person: Kevin Wentworth Person: Tom Lehman Person: Len Mattiace Person: Jim Furyk Person: Dudley Hart Person: Craig Stadler Person: Jeff Brehaut Person: Pete Jordan Person: Skip Kendall Person: Rod Pampling Person: Chris Smith Person: Esteban Toledo Person: Tim Herron Person: Brandt Jobe Person: Olin Browne Person: Brad Faxon Person: Tom Pernice Person: Paul Claxton Person: Robin Freeman Person: Trevor Dodds Person: Tripp Isenhour Person: John Senden Person: Matt Kuchar Person: Neal Lancaster Person: Ben Crane Person: Bradley Hughes Person: Robert Gamez Person: Scott McCarron Person: Mike Weir Person: Jim McGovern Person: Corey Pavin Person: David Sutherland Person: Paul Azinger Person: Paul Stankowski Person: Craig Perks Person: Donnie Hammond Person: David Frost Person: Ronnie Black Person: Jeff Quinney Person: Jay Don Blake Person: Jay Williamson Person: Shaun Micheel Person: Tom Byrum Person: Steve Scott Person: Jay Delsing Person: Gabriel Hjertstedt Event: Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

<p>EXPERICNCE: The 2007 Irish Open winner did not make the impact on the tournament leaderboard he would have hoped for on Thursday as he got his 30th consecutive appearance in his national Open underway in the morning calm before persistent showers returned to the former Ryder Cup venue. Yet his experience in shooting a two-over-par 74, eight shots off the first-round lead. </p>

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