Pat Perez shot a 3-under-par 69 and won the 50th Bob Hope Classic Sunday in La Quinta, Calif., his first victory on the PGA Tour. Perez closed his round with an eagle on the final hole, finishing the five-round event at 33-under 327, three shots ahead of John Merrick, who had a 67. Steve Stricker, who had led after the fourth round, fell to a 5-over 77 and tied for third place with Mike Weir (67), the 2003 champion, at 28-under 332.

Steve Stricker's 10-under-par 62 Saturday lifted him to a three-stroke lead in the fourth of five rounds at the PGA Bob Hope Classic in La Quinta, Calif. The event is being played on four different courses near Palm Springs, Calif. Stricker, the top-ranked player in the field at No.

Pat Perez fell off his record pace Friday but still managed to keep his two-shot lead after three rounds of the five-day Bob Hope Classic at La Quinta, Calif. Perez established the lowest 36-hole score in the history of the PGA Tour Thursday, but had to settle for a 5-under 67 Friday at the SilverRock course -- one of four used for this event. That gave Perez a three-day total of 25-under 191, two shots over the tour's 54-hole scoring record. The SilverRock course is the most difficult of the four layouts and Perez suffered his second bogey of the week at the par-4 sixth hole.

Pat Perez flirted with a sub-60 round before settling for an 11-under 61 Wednesday and a one-shot lead after 18 holes of the Bob Hope Classic. In a tournament that traditionally provides low scoring opportunities, Perez needed just 28 shots to play his first nine holes.

PGA golfer Anthony Kim, ranked No.