Quigley's closing round nets win in Kansas City

The defending champ took the lead by rolling in a birdie putt from 60 feet.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) -- Dana Quigley has done so well in Kansas City, he might want to consider spending even more time there.
With a course record-tying 9-under-par 63 Sunday, Quigley held off all challengers and captured the Greater Kansas City Golf Classic for the second year in a row and the third time since 2000.
It's the first official title for the 59-year-old Massachusetts native since he beat Tom Watson and Gil Morgan in a playoff here in 2005, and by far his best showing since recurring dizziness caused the Champion Tour's "iron man" to skip several events this season.
Earlier 63
His three-day total of 18-under-par 198 was 3 strokes better than David Edwards, the second-round leader whose 63 on Friday had set the record for the Nicklaus-designed, 7,000-yard LionsGate layout.
Edwards shot a 68 Sunday and was tied with Quigley at 14 under until the defending champ took the lead for good by rolling in a birdie putt from at least 60 feet on No. 9.
Next at 12 under for the tournament were Joe Ozaki, who had a 66 on Sunday, and Brad Bryant, who had a 67. Tim Simpson, Bob Gilder and Lonnie Nielsen were 11 under for the three days.
The 63 matched the second-lowest score Quigley recorded in his nine-year Champion's Tour career. It was also his lowest closing round.
Edwards birdied the 15th to get within one stroke of Quigley. But a moment later, Quigley put his drive on the par-3 17th just 3 feet from the pin. He calmly rolled in the birdie to go 9 under for the hot, windy day.
After going up one stroke with his cross-country birdie putt on No. 9, Quigley two-putted the par-5 10th hole for a birdie that put him 7 under en route to taking the $248,000 first prize.
Birdie recap
For the day, Quigley had nine birdies and nine pars. The only holes he didn't birdie on the front nine were the second, sixth and eighth.
Nielsen started the day 3 strokes behind the leader Edwards and was only two strokes in back of Quigley after getting an eagle-3 on the 10th hole. But then, similar to his bogey-bogey finish of Saturday, he double- bogeyed the par-3 14th after hitting his drive into the water and lipped out a par putt on the par-4 15th.
Crowd favorite Tom Watson again failed to win in his hometown. His 75 left him 3 under for the tournament.
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