SAN ANTONIO (Texas): Justin Leonard joined Arnold Palmer as the only players to win three Texas Open titles last year, and he’ll try to go one better when he defends his crown this weekend. Leonard defeated Jesper Parnevik on the third playoff hole to win the title in his home state last year €” his first playoff in in five tries on the PGA Tour. The triumph jump-started a revival in Leonard’s game that saw him book a spot on America’s victorious Ryder Cup team. Leonard is currently 10th on the money list with a career-high US$3,963,661 in 2008. He’ll be playing for the first time since the Tour Championship, where he secured an eighth-place finish in the FedEx Cup playoffs. The Texas Open is one of the oldest stops on the PGA Tour and is the third of seven Fall Series events on the 2008 PGA...
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