05/11/2008 - Fort Smith, AR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Trailing by six strokes at the start of the day, Colt Knost closed with a five-under 65 to come from behind and win the Fort Smith Classic.
Knost, the 2007 U.S. Amateur and U.S. Amateur Public Links champion, finished his first Nationwide Tour win at 12-under-par 268.
"The questions just kept going and going. It seems I answered the same thing over and over," said Knost of questions about giving up an invitation to the 2008 Masters to turn professional last fall. "After a while, it got really frustrating.
"People looked at it as The Masters, but that's just one tournament. Golf is not one tournament. I'm trying to make a future out of this game."
Darron Stiles had a piece of the lead several times on the back nine, but was done in by three bogeys and a double-bogey on the final nine. He posted a one- over 71 to take second at minus-11.
David Lutterus and Daniel Summerhays both shot 69 to share third place at nine-under-par 271.
Third-round leader Matt Weibring closed with a five-over 75 to tumble into a tie for fifth at minus-eight. Weibring shared fifth with Rich Morris and Ricky Barnes.
Knost got off to a flying start with three birdies in his first four holes to jump to 10-under. He tripped to a bogey on the fourth at Hardscrabble Country Club.
After five straight pars around the turn, Knost birdied the par-five 11th. He picked up another birdie on the 14th, then drained back-to-back birdies from the 16th to gain a piece of the lead at 13-under.
Knost did himself no favors as he bogeyed the last. He headed to the scoring tent to sign his card, then had to sit for more than an hour and watch what happened with Stiles down the stretch.
"When I saw the wind was blowing so hard this morning, I thought maybe I'd have a chance," Knost admitted. "I thought if I could shoot five or six-under, you never know what could happen. I'm from Texas and I like playing in the wind."
Stiles, who won his fourth tour crown here in 2006, wrapped birdies at two and four around a bogey on the third. He moved to two-under for his round with a birdie on the ninth.
The 34 year old dropped another shot on the 10th, but he rebounded to birdie No. 11. Stiles fell back into a share of the lead with Knost as he bogeyed 13.
After Knost bogeyed the last, Stiles double-bogeyed the 14th to fall one back.
Stiles regained a piece of the lead as he drained a 18-foot birdie putt on the par-four 16th. However, he once again dropped behind with a bogey on the 17th. He parred the last to end one back.
"The whole back nine was Jekyll and Hyde for me," Stiles admitted. "I just didn't execute on a couple of shots when I needed to."
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Mayweather picked to beat De La Hoya
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya and his rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. arrived at the MGM Grand here Wednesday amid the pomp and pandemonium befitting two of the biggest stars in the sport who are about to duke it out for the WBC super welterweight crown this Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
As of Wednesday, MySportsbook.com closed its book with Mayweather a favorite to defeat De La Hoya at -170 (a $100 bet wins $70), while De La Hoya is a +140 underdog (a $100 bet wins $140).
Mayweather arrived at about 11:30 a.m. on a big truck with his face and a big "World's Best Pound-for-Pound" sign scribbled across the vehicle. He was accompanied by his entourage made up of rappers and his training team.
A crowd of close to 3,000 eager fans packed the MGM Grand lobby, with their cameras in tow, all trying to vie for position to get a good angle at Mayweather, who is acknowledged as the world's best fighter pound-for-pound.
Eric Gomez, Golden Boy Promotions vice-president, described the fan turnout as "amazing" and swore he had never seen anything quite like this event.
"The crowd was fantastic. Everybody was just too eager to see the two fighters," said ALA manager Michael Aldeguer, who was among those who waited at the lobby together with his ward Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista and AJ Banal.
De La Hoya made his own grand entrance at the hotel lobby at around 12:30 p.m. accompanied by GBP chief executive officer Richard Schaefer and trainer Freddie Roach.
The same group of fans who trooped to see Mayweather also lingered around to get a close look at De La Hoya, who has been secretly working out at a Las Vegas gym for days after arriving from his main training camp in Puerto Rico.
The golden boy then took part in a closed-door afternoon workout with Bautista and Banal. The two, along with Aldeguer and wife Christine, as well as an HBO crew were the only ones allowed inside the gym.
De La Hoya and Mayweather take part in today's final press conference before the official weigh-in this Friday.
Ring Magazine, the acknowledged bible of boxing, reported in its June 2007 issue that 12 out of 20 boxing experts it interviewed have favored Mayweather to defeat De la Hoya, with only 8 favoring the latter.
But Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao said in a recent interview with The Freeman's Emmanuel Villaruel that De La Hoya will win by unanimous decision over Mayweather.
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