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Article: Baddeley calls on faith in win
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- Daily Breeze
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- April 17, 2006
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Aaron Baddeley began the day in the most perfect place he could
imagine, on Harbour Town's lighthouse closing hole speaking about his
Christian faith.
He called on that faith hours later Sunday on the same hole,
repeating part of a New Testament verse as he stood over the winning
6-foot par putt in the final round of the Verizon Heritage at Hilton
Head Island, S.C.
"I said, 'This is for you, Jesus,' and knocked it in," he said.
Baddeley won his first PGA Tour title, rallying with two late
birdies and finishing off Jim Furyk with a scrambling par on the
18th.
Baddeley was tied with Furyk entering the round, had a two-shot
lead by the fifth hole, then was down by that many to Furyk after No. ...