Sports Desk
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GOLF
Ames Wins Playoff Hole To Take Skins Game Title
Skins Game rookie Stephen Ames rolled in a 3-foot birdie putt on the third playoff hole yesterday for $270,000 that gave him the championship with a total of $590,000 in earnings.
Fred Couples, who has won the Skins Game five times in 13 appearances, finished second with $385,000 to run his career Skins earnings to $3.9 million. Although he didn’t win this time, Couples played the best golf of the foursome, with 10 birdies and an eagle over 20 holes.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Source: Arizona State Fires Coach
Arizona State fired coach Dirk Koetter, who led his team to a bowl the last three seasons but rarely beat the best in the Pac-10. Athletic director Lisa Love was expected make the announcement Sunday after the team’s annual awards banquet last night in Scottsdale, a source close to the program said. The source asked not to be identified because the announcement was pending. Koetter went 40–33 in six seasons at ASU. There was no word on whether Koetter would coach the team in a bowl game.
— Associated Press
