Kelly wins Zurich Classic

Charles Howell III collapsed and Jerry Kelly slid past him on the leaderboard, capturing the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and his third career PGA Tour victory Sunday.

After a week that included just two bogeys before Sunday, Kelly overcame a pair of miscues this afternoon to outlast Howell — who sputtered out on the par-3 17th with a remarkably poor three-putt that cost him the shot at a playoff. Kelly's rally included two birdies on the back nine in what amounted to a final-round 71.

Kelly's -14 total of 274 proved one better than contenders Charlie Wi, Rory Sabbatini, and Howell, all of whom finished one shot back at -13.

Locally, fans soaked in the drama of Game 4 of the Bulls-Celtics series, but there was plenty of it to go around during Sunday's back nine down in the Bayou.

Sabbatini and Wi were among those waiting in the clubhouse just one stroke back as Howell and Kelly dueled out the entertaining final stretch on Sunday evening.

Kelly takes home more than $1.1 million for his victory on Sunday and will surely shoot skyward from his previous FedEx Cup points rankings of 97th. The win was his first in seven years on Tour.

What was supposed to be a down week leading into the Quail Hollow Championship — a field that includes Tiger Woods, the first such since the Masters — churned out what was a pretty awesome Sunday of golf.

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