Campbell shoots 69 to win Viking Classic

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10/01/2007 - Madison, MS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chad Campbell closed with a three-under 69 Sunday to win the Viking Classic by one stroke.

Campbell completed his fourth tour title at 12-under-par 276 despite a three- putt bogey at the par-five closing hole.

Johnson Wagner shot two-under 70 in the final round, but it was enough to finish alone in second at 12-under-par 276. The big payday for Wagner secures his PGA Tour card for next year as he stood 123rd on the money list entering the event.

Boo Weekley (70) and Bill Haas (72) shared third place at minus-11.

Third-round leader David Branshaw stumbled to a three-over 75 in the final round. He tumbled into a share of fifth at 10-under-par 278, where he was joined by former PGA champion Shaun Micheel and John Senden.

Campbell got his round going with a birdie on the second. He gave that stroke back as he bogeyed the fourth, but rebounded to birdie No. 5 at Annandale Golf Club. Campbell parred the next four to make the turn at 11-under, one shot behind Haas and Wagner.

The 33-year-old Campbell made his move on the back nine. He birdied the par- five 10th and then dropped his third to the par-five 11th to two feet.

Campbell kicked that in for birdie to grab the lead at minus-13. He parred three straight to maintain the lead.

However, Campbell missed the green at the par-three 15th and could not get up and down for par. That bogey left him tied for the lead with Wagner and Micheel.

Campbell atoned for that mistake with a 14-foot birdie putt at the 16th. He made it two in row with as he drained a 16-footer for birdie at 17 to push his lead to three as Wagner bogeyed 17 and Micheel double-bogeyed the hole.

Wagner, playing one group ahead of Campbell, got up and down for birdie on 18 to move within two of Campbell's lead at 12-under.

Campbell found the putting surface with his third to the par-five closing hole. However, he three-putted for a closing bogey and created his final winning margin of one.

Branshaw had a chance to force a playoff at the last. He laid his second shot up to 63 yards. Needing to hole the shot to force a playoff, Branshaw could do no better than leaving himself 25 feet for birdie. He also closed with a three-putt bogey to end three back.

Wagner birdied the first, third and fourth. He dropped a shot on the second, but that early run got him to 12-under. He ran off 12 consecutive pars from the fifth to remain there. After a bogey on 17, Wagner closed with a birdie at the last to secure second place.

Kent Jones (71), Bo Van Pelt (70) and Alex Cejka (70) shared eighth place at nine-under-par 279.

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Big Ten Conference odds

Teams that should be in: Michigan State, Indiana
Work left to do: Illinois, Purdue, Michigan, Iowa

Behind the big two, the pecking order might be in a bit of flux. Has Michigan State passed Indiana after handling the Hoosiers in East Lansing? Where is Illinois in that mix? What looked like a four-big league last week could be morphing into five -- and even six is not unthinkable at this point if everything breaks right.

Should be in:

Michigan State [21-8 (8-6), RPI: 20, SOS: 15] The Spartans made it four-for-four on the homestand, a gigantic accomplishment that leaves them in extremely good shape. MSU is only 1-6 on the road and is at Michigan and at Wisconsin to close things out, meaning the date with the Wolverines on Tuesday looms very, very large. Beating Texas early will hold up well, as will the rout of Bradley and the win over BYU, but will 8-8 be enough? It very well could be, as the computer numbers are good, but why chance it?

Indiana [18-9 (8-6), RPI: 24, SOS: 32] Hmm ... good thing the last two are at Northwestern and home to Penn State, because IU might want to get both to feel completely safe after dropping its third in the last four, fading after halftime at Michigan State. Who knew the best nonconference win would be over Southern Illinois, which is a gift that keeps on giving for the Hoosiers. The win over Wisconsin also looks good on the mantel.

Work left to do:

Illinois [21-9 (9-6), RPI: 31, SOS: 25] A good performance at Penn State leaves the Illini in pretty good shape. Can they go to Iowa and take care of business to really look on their way? That's a huge game, as there is a possible cluster of teams that will end at 9-7. Illinois beat Bradley, but has lost to Xavier. A 9-7 mark and a semifinals trip in Chicago could be enough with the computer profile hanging in there, but it would be better not to mess around, clinching at least a tie for third.

Purdue [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 47, SOS: 28] Couldn't get it done at Iowa, but did win at Northwestern to put 9-7 squarely in sight. Where does that leave the Boilermakers, though? Even if they beat Minnesota and Northwestern at home, that won't help the computer numbers. Nonconference wins over Virginia, DePaul and Oklahoma are solid, but not spectacular. The Boilers very well might need an upset in the B10 quarters to have a legit claim.

Michigan [19-10 (7-7), RPI: 55, SOS: 53] Well, Michigan did what it needed to do, winning at Minnesota to take control of its fate. The Wolverines have Michigan State and an already-wrapped-up-the-league Ohio State at home to close, so the chances are there. Win both and we can talk. There is no marquee win yet in the profile, and the Wolverines were splattered in several games against name opponents. A mediocre computer profile fueled by a lack of road wins isn't helping, either.

Iowa [16-12 (8-6), RPI: 80, SOS: 64] For the sake of being complete, we'll add Iowa, this season's Stanford. It's plausible that the Hawkeyes could get to 10-6 (at Penn State, vs. Illinois left), but where does that leave them after a gruesome nonconference performance where the best win was over ... Toledo? Iowa State? Cornell?? If they get to 10-6, we can start to look at what they need to do in the B10 tourney, although my gut sense is that they would need to make the final and have knocked off Ohio State or Wisconsin on the way to have any real claim.

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