BRENDON TODD WON the Byron Nelson Championship tonight for his first PGA Tour title, closing with a bogey-free 4-under 66 for a two-stroke victory over Mike Weir.
It was the 77th career PGA Tour event for Todd. He earned $1,242,000, a two-year PGA Tour exemption and a spot next year in the Masters.
Todd finished at 14-under 266. He took the lead for good with birdies at Nos. 9 and 10, and went on to become the eighth first-time winner this season.
Weir, the 2003 Masters champion who won the last of his eight PGA Tour titles in 2007, finished with a 67. Charles Howell III and Marc Leishman tied for third at 10 under.
Dubliner Pádraig Harrington finished tied for 16th at four under, 10 shots off the winner, having teed off today two shots off the top of the leaderboard.
Harrington very nearly made eagle on the 11th but his luck was out as the ball bounced into and out of the hole.
