Weekend recap - by the numbers, Heritage Classic finale (maybe) edition

Some numbers from this past weekend's action:

64, 6, 2 - Brandt Snedeker shot a stunning final round 64 to come from six shots off of the lead to tie golf's latest pretender to the throne of the world number one ranking.  He then had to wait for nearly two hours for Luke Donald and playing partner Jim Furyk to finish before beginning a playoff with Donald after the two finished in a twelve under par deadlock.  Three playoff holes later, Snedeker tapped in for a par that sealed the win and denied Donald a place atop the Official World Golf Ranking, which he would have taken from idle Martin Kaymer with a win.  Instead, Snedeker donned the winner's tartan plaid jacket and Donald had to content himself with the second place check and a move from seventh to third in the OWGR.
     Sunday's final round started with 22 players within six shots of the lead, and the short but demanding layout at Harbour Town Golf Links kept the field bunched as several players made runs at the top spot on the leaderboard.  Ricky Barnes and Camillo Villegas surged early but failed to keep the momentum, Tim Herron and Tommy Gainey surged late but also fell short, although Herron did manage to post his first top ten finish since 2008.

1, 2, 3 - Lee Westwood claimed the No. 1 ranking in the OWGR for the second time by firing a three under 69 for a three stroke victory over Thongchai Jaidee in the Indonesian Masters.  Westwood's move in the rankings sparked some controversy as the Indonesian Masters is an Asian Tour event, featuring a much weaker field that the PGA Tour Heritage Classic or the Euro Tour's Volvo China Open, won by Nicolas Colasaerts.  As far as the OWGR, events on the Asian Tour are awarded with the same number of points as are events on the Nationwide Tour, although the Asian Tour is considered a separate entity and not a developmental tour.

     In Champions Tour news, the team of David Eger and Mark McNulty edged Kenny Perry and Scott Hoch on the first playoff hole to win the Liberty mutual Legends of Golf.  The Legends, a two man better ball event started in 1978, provided the impetus for the foundation of the Seniors Tour for over 50 golfers in 1980.  The Seniors Tour would morph in to the Champions Tour of today.